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DRACULA, THE GOTHIC OPERA, by Paul Ziemba, produced by Grandmaster Productions, Oct. 19-22, the Lancaster Opera House, 21 Central Ave.; $ 683-1776, www. lancopera. org HAUNTED HISTORY GHOST WALKS OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER, developed by author Mason Winfield. Tuesdays: Buffalo (Niagara Square), meets at SpoT Coffee, 227 Delaware Ave.; Wednesdays: Theater District, meets at SpoT Coffee; Fridays: Allentown, meets at Allen St. Hardware Cafe, 245 Allen St.; Saturdays: East Aurora, meets across from the Roycroft Inn, 40 S. Grove St., East Aurora; Saturdays: North Buffalo (Olmsted district), meets at SpoT Coffee, 765 Elmwood Ave. Tours start at 7 p.m.; $ 655-6663, www. landmark- niagara. org HILBERT COLLEGE GREAT . BOOKS DISCUSSION GROUP, . "The Kite Runner," by Khaled Hosseini, 5:30 p.m., Paczesny Hall . (Honors Lounge), 5200 South Park Ave., Hamburg; $ 926-8792, . www. hilbert. edu . THE MAIZE, through Oct. 31, 3901 Niagara Falls Blvd., Wheatfield. . 433-5505, www.CornFieldMaze.com . MAKE IT, TAKE IT CLASSES, "Hypertufa Planting Container," with Terri Lewin, 6:30 p.m., the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Ave., Buffalo; $ 827-1584 SCARE AT THE FAIR, through Oct. 31, Creative Arts Building, The Fairgrounds, 5600 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg; $ 648-9733, Ext. 483 . . . . . . . Friday, Oct. 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SISTERS OF SWING: "The . Andrews Sisters Musical," presented . by MusicalFare Theatre, extended through Oct. 22, Daemen College, . 4380 Main St., Amherst; $ 839-8540, www. musicalfare. com . WILLIAMSVILLE GHOST WALK, 7 . p.m. Thursdays, through October. Meet at Williamsville Water Mill, 56 . E. Spring St.; $ www. masonwinfield. com . . . ABSOLUTELY SINATRA, with Rick Sonata and guest conductor John . Edward Liddle, 8 p.m., Kleinhans Music Hall, 71 Symphony Circle, . Buffalo; $ (box office, 885-5000; www. tickets. com) . AMERICA'S WAR ON SEX: "How . the Right's Obsession with Sexuality Is Changing American Democracy," . with Marty Klein, 7 p.m., the Center . for Inquiry, 1310 Sweet Home Road, Amherst; $ 636-4869, Ext. 300 . ANNUAL MAGIC WEEKEND, with . more than 50 magicians from around the world performing tableside . magic, 8-11 p.m. Oct. 20 and 21, Magruders Restaurant, 4995 . Broadway, Lancaster. 685-4400 . AUTUMN LEAVES, JACK O LANTERNS AND GHOST . S TO R I E S : "An Evening of Frightfully Good Fun, with the Homewood . Theatre Co., 7:30 p.m. Oct. 20 and 21, Ascension Lutheran Church, . 4640 Main St. at Burroughs Drive, . Amherst; $ BLACK WIDOW, 11 p.m., . Macaroon's, 576 Dick Road, . Cheektowaga. 681-7197, www. macaroonsniteclub. com . BIALY ORZEL, The White Eagle . Polish Song and Dance Ensemble, 7 p.m., Montante Cultural Center at . Canisius College, 2045 Main St., Buffalo. 888-2542 . FAMILY FRIGHT FEST, through Oct. . 29, Six Flags Darien Lake, 9993 Allegheny Road, Darien Center; $ . 585-599-4641, www. sixflags. com/ darienlake GUSTO AT THE GALLERY, 3-10 p.m., the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; free admission. "Rediscovering Chuck Close": "An Art Activity For Every Friday," 5-7 p.m.; Musicians in the Gallery, 6 p.m.; lecture: "Rediscovering Chuck Close," 7 p.m.; concert: Improvised Music with Senior Curator Douglas Dreishpoon, 8 p.m. 270-8204 HAUNTED GARDENS ON THE EEEERIE CANAL, presented by the North Tonawanda History Museum, 7-10 p.m. Oct. 20 and 27, North Tonawanda Botanical Gardens, 1825 Sweeney St.; $. Guided Spooky Stroll, Haunted Hay Ride, Haunted Greenhouse. 213-0054, www. nthistorymuseum. org HALLOWEEN TRICK-OR-TREAT, for children ages 3-10, Oct. 20 and 21, the Amherst Museum, 3755 Tonawanda Creek Road, Amherst; $ 689-1440 HARVEST FESTIVAL AT THE GARDENS Oct. 20 and 21, the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Ave., Buffalo; $ 827-1584 KENNY THOMASULA AND BREAKTHRU, 9:30 p.m., Shadow Lounge and Restaurant, 1504 Hertel Ave., Buffalo. 835-3975 THE MAIZE ... FOREVER YOURS, film by local filmmaker Bill Cowell, 8 p.m. Oct. 20, and 7 and 9 p.m. Oct. 21, the Riviera Theatre, 67 Webster St., North Tonawanda. 692-2413 MEMORIES IN THE MAKING SILENT AUCTION, featuring artwork created by local artists with a memory impairing illness, presented by the Alzheimer's Association, 6-8 p.m., The Mansion on Delaware Avenue, 414 Delaware Ave., Buffalo. MUSIC AND THE SPIRITUALITY OF THE MYSTICS, retreat, inspirations set to music, Oct. 20-22, St. Columban Center, 6892 Lakeshore Road, Derby; $ 947-4708 . presented by Annunciation R.C. Church, 5-11 p.m., O'Brien Hall, 246 NORTH TONAWANDA GHOST . Lafayette Ave. at Grant Street, WALKS, 7 p.m. Fridays, through Buffalo; $ 885-2469 Oct. 27, beginning at Project Pride . GUIDED WALK and wildlife, every Way on Webster Street across from the Riviera Theatre; $ 213-0554, . first and third Saturday, Knox Farm nthistorymuseum.org State Park, Seneca Street, East . Aurora. 585-457-3228 O K TO B E R F E S T, and Halloween . HOLIDAY CRAFT SHOW, 9 a.m.-3 celebration, 6-9 p.m. Oct. 20, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 21, the Buffalo and p.m., St. Stephens Bethlehem UCC, Erie County Botanical Gardens, . 750 Wehrle Drive, Amherst. 2655 South Park Ave., Buffalo; $ 632-4226 827-1584 . HOUSE RESTORATION FAIR, KONZERT KAPPELLE, 5-7 p.m.; . trade fair of artisans and architectural The Frankfurters, 7:30-11:30 p.m., information, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m., The Fairgrounds Gaming and . Buffalo and Erie County Historical Raceway, 5600 McKinley Parkway, . Society, 21 Nottingham Terrace, Hamburg. 648-9733, Ext. 483 Buffalo; $ 873-9644, Ext. 301 SHARE SHABBAT AT WEINBERG, . ICE AGE II: "The Meltdown," YMCA 4:30-6 p.m., second-floor dining . movie, 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., the room of The Meadows, Weinberg Riviera Theatre, 67 Webster St., Campus, 2700 N. Forest Road, . North Tonawanda. 692-2413, Getzville. Reservations are limited. www. rivieratheatre. org Call 836-6565, Ext. 32. . INVITATIONAL FINE ART AND SPIRITS OF EAST AURORA: A . CRAFT SHOW AND SALE, 10 Haunted Pub Crawl of nine pubs, a.m.-5 p.m., Dunn House, 6902 with Mason Winfield, 7:30 p.m., . Gowanda State Road, Routes 75/62, meets at the Cornell Cooperative Hamburg. Building on the Roycroft Campus, 21 . THE JACK PRYBYLSKI S. Grove St.; $ 655-6663, . CONTEMPORARY JAZZ GROUP, MasonWinfield.com 9:30 p.m., Shadow Lounge and THREE DAYS OF RAIN, Oct. . Restaurant, 1504 Hertel Ave., 20-Nov. 12, Studio Arena Theatre, Buffalo. 835-3975 710 Main St., Buffalo; $ (856-5650, . A MAGICAL MORNING, with 1- 800- 77STAGE) . master magician Igor Lipinski, 11 a.m., the Lancaster Opera House, 21 Saturday, Oct. 21 . Central Ave.; $ 683-1776, . www. lancopera. org ANNUAL DRESS FOR LESS STYLE Show and Theme Basket MILLGROVE LADIES AUXILIARY Raffle, presented by the Diocese of . CHINESE AUCTION, doors open at Buffalo, 11 a.m., the Hearthstone . 6 p.m., auction at 7:30 p.m., Manor, 333 Dick Road, Depew; $ Millgrove Fire Hall, 11621 Genesee 895-4001 . St., Alden. ART EXPRESS: Story: "The Last . JOSEPH MULHOLLEN CD release House on the Underground party for "From Underneath A Railroad," by Barbara Greenwood. . Nightcap," 8 p.m., Karpeles Activity: 3-D Houses. Artwork: Manuscript Library Museum, 453 "Stations of the Underground . Porter Ave., Buffalo. 884-6411 Railroad," by Houston Conwill, 2-4 . PARK YOUR CAR IN HARVARD p.m., Castellani Art Museum of YARD, with Manny Fried and Kristen Niagara University, Lewiston. . Tripp Kelley, 8 p.m., Temple Beth 286-8286, www.niagara.edu/cam Zion, 805 Delaware Ave., Buffalo; $ DISABILITIES Film Festival and . 836-6565 Speaker Series. Family Day . QUEEN CITY CONTRA DANCERS, featuring a collection of shorts. Films: with caller, 8-11 p.m., "The Great Little Mouse," "Smudge," . Unitarian-Universalist Church, 695 and "Educating Peter." Speaker: . Elmwood Ave. at West Ferry Street, People Inc.'s Kids on the Block Buffalo; $ 884-0646 Educational Puppet Troupe, 2 p.m., the Market Arcade, 617 Main St., . SAVOR THE FLAVOR OF THE Buffalo; free. 817-7261, . BROADWAY MARKET, food www. museumofdisability. org tastings, 11 a.m., the Broadway . Market, Buffalo. Pre-paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . reservations required by calling 839-5150. . www. YourBuffaloTours. com . SCHNICKELFRIZEN, 11: 30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; Konzert Kappelle, . 4-6:30 p.m; The Auslanders, 7-11 p.m., The Fairgrounds Gaming and . Raceway, 5600 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg; free. 648-9733, Ext. 483 . SPAGHETTI DINNER, 4-8 p.m.; . Midnight Masquerade Casino Night for adults, 7-11 p.m., Nativity of Mary . School, 8550 Main St., Williamsville; $ 633-7441 . SQUEAKY WHEEL'S 20TH . ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION, Oct. 21-Dec. 31, Burchfield-Penney Art . Center, third floor of Rockwell Hall, . Buffalo State College, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo. 878-6012, . www. burchfield. org . STARS OF HOPE, featuring Nashville recording artists Kelly . Lang, Craig Wilkins and the Western New Yorkers and Brook Yaiser, 7:30 . p.m., the Palace Theatre, 2 East Ave., Lockport; $ 438-1130, . www. LockportPalaceTheatre. com . STRUCTURE, SCIENCE, SENSIBILITY AND THE . BROTHELS OF PARIS, lecture, . 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m., the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1285 . Elmwood Ave., Buffalo. 270-8204 . SUCKERPUNCH, 11 p.m., Macaroon's, 576 Dick Road, . Cheektowaga. 681-7197, www. macaroonsniteclub. com . THE WITCHES, presented by the . Theatre of Youth, through Oct. 29, Allendale Theatre, 203 Allen St., . Buffalo. Performances: 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays; 7 p.m. Oct. . 27, through Oct. 29; $ (box office, 884-4400) . Sunday, Oct. 22 . Tuesday, Oct. 24 . THE BURIED TREASURES ENSEMBLE, presented by The . Friends of Vienna, 3:30 p.m., Unity Church, 1243 Delaware Ave., . B u ff a l o . . CALIFORNIA GUITAR TRIO, with Paul Richards, Bert Lams and . Hideyo Moriya, 7 p.m., Club Infinity, 8166 Main St., Clarence; $ 565-0110 . CHOWDER SALE, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., . St. Edmund School, 530 Ellicott Creek Road, Tonawanda. . Drive-through take out or dine in at . the Parish Center. 694-5900, www. stedmundschool. com . CRAFT SHOW AND BAKED . GOODS SALE, sponsored by the . Justinettes Ladies Auxiliary, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Knights of Columbus, . Father Justin Council No. 5670 Columbus Hall, 2735 Union Road, . Cheektowaga; 50 cent admission. Wednesday, Oct. 25 . ERIE COUNTY FORESTLAND HIKE, presented by Earth Spirit, 1-4 . p.m., The Woodlands Environmental Education Center, Genesee Road, . Sardinia. Pre-registration required by . calling 941-6267. GIANT BASKET RAFFLE and . Autumn Extravaganza, sponsored by . Canine Helpers for the Handicapped, 1-5 p.m., Fontana's Banquet Hall, . 2440 Clinton St., Cheektowaga; $ 433-4035 . MS ART EXHIBITION AND Thursday, Oct. 26 . LOTTERY, noon-4 p.m., the Erie Ballroom of the Adam's Mark Hotel, . 120 Church St., downtown Buffalo. Admission is free. 634-2261, Ext. 18 . PANCAKE BREAKFAST, sponsored . by the HEART Inc. Animal Rescue and Adoption Team, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., . Knights of Columbus, 36 Pierce . Ave., Hamburg; $. Chinese auction, 50/50 split. . SPAGHETTI DINNER, sponsored by . the Villa Maria Chorale, noon-5 p.m., Villa Maria College cafeteria, 240 . Pine Ridge Road, Cheektowaga. . JOSHUA WRIGHT, piano, Stecher . and Horowitz Foundation Winner of the New York Piano Competition, 3 . p.m., Montante Cultural Center at Canisius College, 2045 Main St., . Buffalo. 888-2542 . WXRL'S 36TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW, starring Bill Anderson, 3 . p.m., the Riviera Theatre, 67 Webster St., North Tonawanda; . $28-$35. 692-2413, . www. rivieratheatre. org . . BUFFALO FILM SEMINARS, with Diane Christian and Bruce Jackson, . "M*A*S*H," (1970), 7 p.m., the Market Arcade Film and Arts Center, . 617 Main St., Buffalo. . b u ff a l o f i l m s e m i n a r s . c o m DOWNTOWN BUFFALO: . Underground Railroad walking tour, . 1:15 p.m. Meet at Market Arcade, 617 Main St., Buffalo; $ . www. buffalotours. org . MUSIC IS ART LIVE @ THE CENTER, Lisa Rose and Electromat, . 9 p.m., the Center for the Arts, UB North Campus, Amherst. UB STUDENT RECITAL, String Studio recital, 12:15 p.m., Baird Recital Hall, UB North Campus, Amherst. THE CARD INDEX SCATTERED, by Tadeusz Rozewicz, 8 p.m. Oct. 25-28, 2 p.m. Oct. 28 and 29, Black Box Theatre, Center for the Arts, North Campus, Amherst; $ (Ticketmaster, 852-5000; www. ticketmaster. com) D.A.R.E. RED RIBBON DAY, The Fairgrounds, 5600 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg; $ 648-9733, Ext. 483 CONVERSATIONS WITH JACQUELINE DARAKJY, presentation on the recovery and restoration process of current Buffalo Museum of Science photo exhibit, "James Ogden's Photographs of Tibet 1905-1928," 7-9:30 p.m., 1020 Humboldt Parkway. 896-5200, www. buffalomuseumorscience. org FRANKENSTEIN, produced by The Mystery Company, Oct. 26-29, the Lancaster Opera House, 21 Central Ave.; $ 683-1776, www.lancopera.org THE KINGDOM RELEASED, presented by Eagles' Wings, Christian conference, Oct. 26-28, Love Joy Gospel Church, 5423 Genesee St., Lancaster; $. To register, call 800-519-4647. www. lovejoy. org A PAINTING NATURE: "Selected Works from the Estate of Carl W. Illig (1910-1987), landscape paintings by the WNY artist, Oct. 26-Nov. 16, with an opening reception from 5:30-9 p.m. Oct. 26, Dana Tillou Fine Arts, 417 Franklin St., Buffalo. 854-5285 REFER MADNESS, presented by Alleyway Theatre, Oct. 26-Nov. 18, One Curtain Up Alley, Buffalo; $ 852-2600 www.alleyway.com SPIRITUAL WISDOM ON CONQUERING FEAR, by Harold Klemp, book discussion, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Northeast Holistic Health Center, 1961 Wehrle Drive, Williamsville. 839-9842, www. eckankarny. org SKI SWAP, Oct. 26-29, Expo Hall, The Fairgrounds, 5600 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg; $ 648-9733 FALL FESTIVAL FUND-RAISER, | |||||