‘Wise’ Christmas
      Studio Arena Theatre concludes the Christmas season with “The 4th Wise Man,” which ends Dec. 23. Written by Studio Arena Artistic Director Kathleen Gaffney and Emmy® Award-winning television writer Tom Fontana, the inspirational production is based on a story by 19th century minister Henry Van D y...
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Holiday Happenings
      Dec. 22 Buffalo Bones & Buffalo Brass Christmas Show, celebrate the holiday season and the reopening of The Tralf with two of Buffalo’s premier jazz big bands starting at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22 at The Tralf Music Hall, 622 Main St., Second Floor, Buffalo. Call 854-3068 or visit www.tralfmusich...
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Faces of Buffalo
      McKinley Mall and Faces of Buffalo join forces in the battle against lung cancer. Brian Nesline and his wife Mary collected hundreds of self portraits from residents all over Western New York to form beautiful mosaic portraits of some of the city’s most notable architecture.
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BOOK REVIEW
A change of pace for George fans
by DAVID HANNAH Bee Reviewer
      I am a big fan of Elizabeth George novels. Usually George writes a book every two years, but she is worth waiting for. George writes best-selling British thrillers with her Inspector Thomas Lynley. In George’s previous book “With No One As Witness” she killed one of her main characters.
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Concerts
     thurs. 21 .Country singer-songwriter Trent Tomlinson puts “One Wing In the Fire” starting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21 at Buffalo Icon, 391 Ellicott St., Buffalo. Call 842-0167 or visit www.thebuffaloicon.com for more information.
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Announcements
       The Buffalo Choral Arts Society will conduct mid-season auditions for the remainder of its 2006-2007 season at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2, at St. Joseph’s University Church on Main Street near Winspear in Buffalo. The group is seeking singers for all voice parts. Prospective auditioners are asked to ...
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Holiday ‘Escape’
      Pop pianist Jim Brickman will offer concertgoers “The Great Escape” from the hectic holiday season when he performs at 8 p.m. next Saturday, Dec. 30, at Shea’s Performing Arts Center. Brickman will weave together his biggest pop hits with new and traditional holiday favorites as well as songs fro...
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