Thursday, Jan. 25

THE BIRTHDAY PARTY, by Harold Pinter, presented by the Irish Classical Theatre Co., through Feb. 11, 625 Main St., Buffalo; $ 853-4282

BRIDAL STAMPEDE, Jan. 25-27, the Lancaster Opera House, 21 Central Ave.; $ 683-1776, www. lancopera. org

DISNEY ON ICE, "Mickey & Minnie's Magical Journey," Jan. 24-28, HSBC Arena, Buffalo; $ (Tickets.com, 888-223-6000; www.tickets.com; HSBC box office, www. hsbcarena. com)

FAMILIAR STRANGERS, "Featuring the Songs of Joni Mitchell," presented by MusicalFare Theatre, through Feb. 11, Daemen College, 4380 Main St., Amherst; $ 839-8540, www. musicalfare. com

FAMILY PREPAREDNESS and Community Emergency Response Team Course, 6:30-9 p.m. Jan. 25-March 22, Charles E. Burchfield Nature & Arts Center, 2001 Union Road, West Seneca. Call 558-3325 to register.

FOUNDATIONS, presented by Subversive Theatre Collective with the Buffalo Ensemble Theatre, Jan. 25-Feb. 10, the New Phoenix Theatre, 95 N. Johnson Park, Buffalo; $ 408-0499, www. subversivetheatre. org

GAMALON, 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, the Central Park Grill, 2519 Main St., Buffalo. 836-9466

JOSEPH MILLER: "Figures, Power and Vulnerability," through Jan. 28, Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University, Lewiston. 286-8286, www. niagara. edu/ cam

LILLIAN MENDEZ: "Lily's Funky Parade," through Jan. 28, Castellani Art Museum at the Falls, Niagara Falls Conference Center, 101 Old Falls St., Niagara Falls. 286-8200

MUNDO GYTARA, by Hugo Rodriguez, through Feb. 28, Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo, Holland Family Gallery, 787 Delaware Ave., Buffalo. 688-4114, Ext. 337

OPEN HOUSE SERIES: Father Belle Center, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Jan. 25, Feb. 22 and March 23, 104 Maryland St., Buffalo. Free. 843-4023

PLUS AND BEYOND, presented by Theatre Plus, through Jan. 27, the Alleyway Theatre's Main Street Cabaret, 672 Main St., Buffalo; $ 852-2600

THE RUTH FERNANDEZ SISTERHOOD JUDAICA SHOP, 45th annual Chanukah Bazaar, 9 a.m.-noon, Temple Beth Zion Broder Center, 700 Sweet Home Road. Also 9 a.m.-noon Jan. 28 and Feb. 4; by appointment on Jan. 30; and 4:30-6 p.m. Feb. 1.

SAXMAN SLIM, 7:30 p.m., Butterwood Desserts & Martini Bar, 5409 Main St., Williamsville. 204-0939

SECRETS OF BUFFALO: "Secret Diva," with Mary Kate O'Connell, executive director, O'Connell & Company, 10:30-11:30 a.m., the Jewish Community Center's Benderson Family Building, 2640 N. Forest Road, Getzville. 688-4033

SELECTIONS FROM THE CHARLES RAND PENNEY "Collection of Historic Niagara Falls Prints," through Jan. 28, Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University, Lewiston. 286-8286, www. niagara. edu/ cam

STARTING HERE, STARTING NOW, revue by David Shire and Richard Maltby Jr., presented by O'Connell & Company, through Feb. 11, Cabaret in the Square Theatre, 4476 Main St., Snyder; $ 839-3949

RANDY STONEHILL, concert for the Peace of the City Ministries, with dinner reception and concert, 6-8:30 p.m., Forbes Theatre of the Buffalo Christian Center, 512 Pearl St., downtown Buffalo. www. peaceofthecity. org

SWIFTWATER POWER SQUADRON Boat Smart®/Jet Ski Certification Class, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Thursdays, beginning Jan. 25, for five weeks, Elk's Lodge No. 860, Main and Sweeney streets, North Tonawanda. 692-2159

THE SYRINGA TREE, by Pamela Gien, through Jan. 28, Studio Arena Theatre, 710 Main St., Buffalo; $ (856-5650, 1-800-77STAGE)

DANNY LYNN WILSON, 7:30 p.m., Taste, 634-3 Main St., East Aurora. 655-1874

WENDELL RIVERA AND FRIENDS, 8 p.m. every Thursday, Sole Restaurant, 5110 Main St., in

the Tony Walker Plaza, Williamsville.

362-0358

Friday, Jan. 26

ART UNLEASHED AUCTION, benefit for the SPCA, 6 p.m., Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo's North Campus, Amherst; $40 advance, $45 at the door, $100 patron. 629-3523, www.yourspca.org

JONATHAN BAILEY, 7:30 p.m., Taste, 634-3 Main St., East Aurora. 655-1874

THE BOYS OF SUMMER, 11 p.m., Macaroon's, 576 Dick Road, Cheektowaga. 681-7197, www. macaroonsniteclub. com

BROADWAY IN CONCERT IV, presented by the Niagara Regional Theatre Guild, 8 p.m., the Riviera Theatre, 67 Webster St., North Tonawanda; $ 692-2413, www. rivieratheatre. org

THE FOURTH WALL, by A.R. Gurney, presented by the Kavinoky Theatre, through Feb. 4, D'Youville College, 320 Porter Ave., Buffalo; $ 829-7668, www.kavinoky.com

GUSTO AT THE GALLERY, 3-10 p.m., the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; free admission. Art activity with mobiles, 5-7 p.m.; performance with the Nimbus Dance, presenting "Windows Movement, Video, Spoken Word; the David Kane Quartet, 8-10 p.m. 270-8204 I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE, presented by Kaleidoscope Productions, through Feb. 3, the Marie Maday Theatre at Canisius College, 2001 Main St., Buffalo; $ 629-8548

LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSION!, by Terrence McNally, presented by Buffalo United Artists, through Jan. 27, Alleyway Theatre, One Curtain Up Alley, Buffalo; no one under 18 admitted; $ 886-9239, www. buffalobua. org

NIAGARA ICEWINE FESTIVAL, 12th annual event including 30 wineries, through Jan. 28, Niagara Falls, Ontario. For locations, visit www.niagarawinefestival.com, or call 688-0212.

ONE-ACT PLAYS, presented by Niagara University Theatre, Jan. 26-Feb. 4, Leary Theatre, NU Campus, Lewiston. Includes 20 one-acts; $ (286-8622; Ticketmaster.com, 852-5000)

RESOLUTIONS 07, media arts festival, Jan. 26 and 27, Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center, 341 Delaware Ave., Buffalo. Experimental shorts and installations by local and international film and video makers; $ 854-1694

WNY RV SHOW, through Jan. 28 Agri-Center, Expo Hall, the Hamburg Fairgrounds, 5600 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg; free admission. 649-3900

WORLD'S BIGGEST '80S PARTY, presented by STAR 102.5, with Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock, 7 p.m., Club

Infinity, 8166 Main St., Clarence; $

565- 0110

Saturday, Jan. 27

BLIZZARD WEEKEND, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Blizzard of '77, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Jan. 27 and noon-5 p.m. Jan. 28, the Buffalo Museum of Science, 1020 Humboldt Parkway, Buffalo; $. Erno Rossi will sign copies of "White Death - The Blizzard of '77," on Jan. 28.

BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA, presented by the Theatre of Youth, through Feb. 11, Allendale Theatre, 203 Allen St., Buffalo; $ (box office, 884-4400)

BUFFALO LEGENDS POPS CONCERT, with composer David Shire, saxophonist Bobby Militello and singers Lynne Wintersteller and Mary Kate O'Connell, with the BPO, 8 p.m., Kleinhans Music Hall, 71 Symphony Circle, Buffalo; $ (box office, 885-5000; www.tickets.com)

FROM PARIS IN 1850 TO NEW YORK LAST WEEK IN 22 HOURS, lecture series, "All Shapes and Sizes: Sculpture, 1900-1960," 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m., the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $ 882-8700, www. albrightknox. org

GIVE THE YANKEES NO QUARTER, Cabin Fever Lecture Series on the 1814 siege of Fort Erie, with speaker Jim Hill, superintendent of Heritage, Niagara Parks Commission, 2 p.m., Fort Niagara Officers' Club, Youngstown; $ 745-7611, www.oldfortniagara.org

IRISH COUNTRY DANCE, presented by the Buffalo Irish Arts Society (aka the Martin Wynne Chapter of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann), 8 p.m., the Buffalo Irish Center, 245 Abbott Road, South Buffalo; $

NAUGHTY DAWG, 10 p.m., JJ's Bar and Grill, 10806 Sisson Highway, North Collins.

PAMPERING FEST, products and services for women only, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Beamsville Secondary School, 4317 Central Ave., Lincoln, Ontario; $ 905-562-5191

PUBLIC GUIDED TOURS, 10 a.m. Saturdays and Wednesdays, Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve, 77 Honorine Drive, Depew. Pre-registration required by calling 683-5959.

ROMANCE, PASSION & LOVE, the Western New York Artists Group's 20th annual Valentine's exhibition, Jan. 27-Feb. 16, with an opening reception from noon to 1:30 p.m. Jan. 27. 885-2251

SAVOR THE FLAVOR, Super Bowl themed event with Taste of Home magazine WNY Field Editor Sandy Starks and Airborne Eddy Dobosiewicz, 11 a.m., the Broadway Market, 999 Broadway, Buffalo. Pre-paid reservations required by calling 839-5150, www. YourBuffaloTours. com

THE REV, 11 p.m., Macaroon's, 576 Dick Road, Cheektowaga. 681-7197, www. macaroonsniteclub. com

THE ROAD HOME, with Victim of Sunday, You Could Say That, Close to Eden, Heritage of a Hero and Charles Wants to Kiss You Goodbye, 6 p.m., Club Infinity, 8166 Main St., Clarence; $ 565-0110

STEVE ROTH AND MEREDITH, 7:30 p.m., Taste, 634-3 Main St., East Aurora. 655-1874

TONY N' TINA'S WEDDING, presented by Actors Anonymous Theatre Co., 7:15 p.m., Magruders Banquet Facility, 4995 Broadway, Depew; $. 633-4355, www.aatc.net

YMCA MOVIE, "Everyone's Hero," Rated G, 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., the Riviera Theatre, 67 Webster St.,

North Tonawanda; $. 692-2413,

www. rivieratheatre. org

Sunday, Jan. 28

ANNUAL PENGUIN RUN, to benefit Cradle Beach, 5K foot race, Classics V Banquet Center, 2425 Niagara Falls Blvd., Amherst. Runners pre-register at www.cradlebeach.org. 549-6307, Ext. 201

BENEFIT FOR FRED VAN IDERSTINE, with Suckerpunch, Gravity, No Excuses, and Dropset, 3 p.m., Club Infinity, 8166 Main St., Clarence; $ 565-0110

MIGUEL ZENON QUARTET, part of the Art of Jazz series, 3 p.m., Albright-Knox Art Gallery auditorium, 1285 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $ 270-8292, www.albrightknox.org

A MOZART BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION, with the BPO, 2:30 p.m., Kleinhans Music Hall, 71 Symphony Circle, Buffalo; $ (box office, 885-5000; www.tickets.com)

PINK FASHION AND CHOCOLATE SHOW, belly dancing, henna tattoos, tango and spoken word performances, 7 p.m., Shadow Lounge and Restaurant, 1504 Hertel Ave., Buffalo; $ 835-3975

STRIKE UP THE CHOIRS, premiere of the Buffalo Choral Arts Society High School Master Chorale, with the Buffalo Choral Arts Singers, 3 p.m., St. Amelia's Church, Tonawanda.

TOOL RAFFLE, more than 20 quality tools to be raffled, 1-5 p.m., Infant of Prague, 921 Cleveland

Drive, Cheektowaga; $ for

admission. 632-3404

Monday, Jan. 29

STEPHEN MANES, The Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas, "Hammerklavier," fifth concert in series, 8 p.m., Lippes Concert Hall,

North Campus, Amherst; $

6 4 5 - A RT S

Tuesday, Jan. 30

RED HOT TRIO, 7:30 p.m., Taste, 634-3 Main St., East Aurora. 655-1874

SAXMAN SLIM, 8 p.m., The Chocolate Bar, 114 W. Chippewa St., Buffalo (inside the Hampton Inn). 332-0484

SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE, with Dr. B. G. Flickinger, based on the book

Social Intelligence" by Daniel Goleman, 1-3 p.m. Jan. 30, Feb. 6,

Larkin Center, 65 Lincoln Parkway,

Buffalo. Call 400-9786 to register.

Wednesday, Jan. 31

MASONWINFIELD.COM LECTURES 2007, "Talking Animals and Medicine People: Iroquois Supernaturalism," with author Mason Winfield, 7 p.m., the Cornell Cooperative Extension Center at Roycroft, 21 S. Grove St., East Aurora; $. 655-6663, MasonWinfield.com

SESAME STREET LIVE, "Super Grover! Ready for Action," Jan. 31-Feb. 4, Shea's Performing Arts Center, 646 Main St., Buffalo; $ (box office, 650 Main St.;

Ticketmaster.com, 852-5000,

www. ticketmaster. com)

Thursday, Feb. 1

DRAKE BELL, musician and actor, 6 p.m., the Walden Galleria Mall, One Walden Galleria Drive. 681-7600

SWEAR I CAN FLY, with solo performer and playwright Francine Conley, presented by Theatre Plus, Feb. 1-17, the Alleyway Theatre, One Curtain Up Alley, Buffalo; $ 852-2600 www. alleyway. com

LECTURE: "America, Osama bin Laden and the War That Has Barely Begun," with CBS News terrorism analyst, former senior CIA officer, and 1974 graduate of Canisius College, Michael F. Scheuer, 8 p.m., Montante Cultural Center, Canisius College, 2045 Main St., Buffalo. Free. 888-2542

DANCE WITH THE JIM TUDINI BAND, 12-piece contemporary big band, 7:30-11 p.m., Mary Seaton Room of Kleinhans Music Hall, Symphony Circle, Buffalo; $ 885-5000, www.bpo.org

DANNY LYNN WILSON, 7:30 p.m., Taste, 634-3 Main St., East Aurora. 655-1874