Thursday, Feb. 8

AIR HEART, written and performed by Mara Neimanis, presented by Theatre Plus, Feb. 8-17, the Alleyway Theatre's Main Street Cabaret, 672 Main St., Buffalo; $ 852-2600

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

THE BUFFALO AUTO SHOW, "Cool City Hot Cars," through Feb. 11, Buffalo Niagara Convention Center, Franklin Street, Buffalo; $

BUFFALO SHOTOKAN KARATE CLUB, free introductory training session for teens and adults, 8:30 p.m., the Harlem Road Community Center, 4255 Harlem Road, Amherst. 741-8145

BUFFALO SPREE'S BACHELOR AUCTION, 5:30-9:30 p.m., Salvatore's Italian Gardens, 6461 Transit Road, Depew; $25, $30 at the door. 634-0320, Ext. 2202. www. buffalospree. com

THE CANISIUS COLLEGE CONTEMPORARY WRITERS SERIES: with fiction author George Saunders, 7 p.m., Montante Cultural Center at Canisius College, 2045 Main St., Buffalo. 888-2662

CROSSINGS, 11th annual International Women's Film Festival, Thursdays through March 1, the Market Arcade Film and Arts Center, 639 Main St., Buffalo. "My Cultural Divide," by Faisal Lutchmedial (2005), 7 p.m. Feb. 8. 829-3451

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. through 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, through 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

HEART GALLERY photo exhibit, "Framing Faces, Finding Families," presented by the Coalition of Adoption and Foster Care Agencies (CAFFA), through February, the Burchfield-Penney Art Center, third floor of Rockwell Hall, Buffalo State College, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo 878-6012, www.burchfield.org. Opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 7 at Burchfield-Penney.

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

MOLLY RINGWALD SWEET CHARITY, through Feb. 11, Shea's Performing Arts Center, 646 Main St., Buffalo; $ (box office, 650 Main St.; Ticketmaster.com, 852-5000, www. ticketmaster. com)

ROMANCE, PASSION & LOVE, the Western New York Artists Group's 20th annual Valentine's exhibition, through Feb. 16, Art Dialogue Gallery, 1 Linwood Ave., Buffalo. 885-2251

THE RUTH FERNANDEZ SISTERHOOD JUDAICA SHOP, 45th annual Chanukah Bazaar, 4:30-6 p.m. Feb. 8, Temple Beth Zion Broder Center, 700 Sweet Home Road, Amherst.

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

SNOW, exhibits and activities that focus on science-based theme, through Feb. 25, the Buffalo Museum of Science, 1020 Humboldt Parkway. 896-5200, www. buffalomuseumofscience. org

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

WENDELL RIVERA AND FRIENDS, 8 p.m. every Thursday, Sole Restaurant, 5110 Main St., in the Tony Walker Plaza, Williamsville. 362-0358

WINTER BLUES, presented by the Western New York Artists Group, through Feb. 16, Art Dialogue Gallery, One Linwood Ave., Buffalo. 885-2251

WOMEN'S COMMITTEE OF THE ORCHARD PARK SYMPHONY, meeting, 10 a.m., Orchard Park Community Church, 7451 Quaker Road, Orchard Park.

THE WIZARD OF OZ, presented by the Holland High School Drama Club, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8 and 9, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9, Holland High

School, 103 Canada St., Holland; $

537-8200, Ext. 7107.

Friday, Feb. 9

ART RECEPTION, for Jeanne Dunkle, David Miller, Jason Smith, The Rev. Michael Tunney, S.J., Christine Walsh and Tom Wolf, 5-7 p.m., Peter A. and Mary Lou Vogt Gallery, the Bouwhuis Library, at Canisius College, 2001 Main St., Buffalo. 888-2542

DEATH TRAP, presented by the Lancaster Opera House, through Feb. 11, 21 Central Ave.; $ 683-1776, www.lancopera.org

FATHER-CHILD SPAGHETTI DINNER, 6 p.m., Fellowship Wesleyan Church, 1645 Southwestern Blvd., West Seneca. Grandfathers and uncles are also invited; $. Call 675-9245 to make reservations.

GUSTO AT THE GALLERY, 3-10 p.m., the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; free admission. "Universal Inspiration": exhibition and art activities: Art Therapy with Matter at Hand, 5-7 p.m.; workshop: Music and Movement Dance for Young Children, 5 and 6 p.m.; workshop: African Drum and Dance, 5:30-7 p.m.; performance: Paul Hage and the Mirage Band, 7 p.m.; performance: Trance Dancing with Folkloric Productions Dance Company, 8 p.m. 270-8204

HIT N RUN, 11 p.m., Macaroon's, 576 Dick Road, Cheektowaga. 681-7197, www. macaroonsniteclub. com

KATHY AND ANDY, lounge, 5-9 p.m., Midway Lounge of The Fairgrounds Gaming and Raceway, 5600 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg. 648-9733, Ext. 483

LOVE IS IN THE AIR - "A Valentine Special," with Marvin Hamlisch and vocalists with the BPO, 8 p.m. Feb. 9 and 10, Kleinhans Music Hall, 71 Symphony Circle, Buffalo; $ (box office, 885-5000; www.tickets.com)

VINCE MARTINO, 8 p.m., the Comfort Zone Cafe, 17 Main St., Hamburg. 648-5779

PRESTO CHOIR OF BELCANTO, with Clarence students, 12:30 p.m., St. Paul's Cathedral, 128 Pearl St., B u ff a l o .

A TUSCAN WINE DINNER, presented by the UB Women's Club, 7 p.m., Buffalo Launch Club, 503 East River Road, Grand Island; $55

per person. For reservations, call

626-9332.

Saturday, Feb. 10

ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT SPAGHETTI DINNER AND SLEDDING, sponsored by Literacy Volunteers of Buffalo and Erie County, dinner at 4-6 p.m., Casino building of Chestnut Ridge Park, 6121 Chestnut Ridge Road, Orchard Park; $. Tickets available at Literacy Volunteers, 1313 Main St., Buffalo. 876-8991

ALTAN, Irish band, part of Great Performers Series, 8 p.m., Performing Arts Center, Rockwell Hall, Buffalo State College, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $ (878-3005, www. buffalostate. edu/ pac)

ART AUCTION, 6 p.m., Sapphire Room of The Lodge, 212 Cazenovia St., near Seneca Street. 826-0168

ART EXPRESS: Story: "Picasso and the Girl with the Ponytail," by Laurence Anholt. Artwork: "Monte Cassino: The View," by Italo Scanga. Activity: Making 3D stick people: "The Art of Assemblage," 2-4 p.m., Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University, Lewiston. 286-8286, www. niagara. edu/ cam

BETTY AND CATHY, 8 p.m., the Comfort Zone Cafe, 17 Main St., Hamburg. 648-5779

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

FIRST CHURCHES OF BUFFALO TO U R , 10 a.m., St. Paul's Cathedral, 128 Pearl St., Buffalo; free. 855-0900, www.stpaulscathedral.org

FROM PARIS IN 1850 TO NEW YORK LAST WEEK IN 22 HOURS, lecture series, "The Physical Fact and the Fleeting Idea: Minimalism and Conceptual Art," 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m., the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $ 882-8700, www. albrightknox. org

PUSH BUTTON THEORY, 11 p.m., Macaroon's, 576 Dick Road, Cheektowaga. 681-7197, www. macaroonsniteclub. com

SATURDAY ADVENTURES: "Pocket Embroidery," 9 a.m.-noon, Old Fort Niagara, Youngstown; $ 745-7611, www.oldfortniagara.org

SNEAK PEAK of 14th Decorators' Show House, The Silverthorne Mansion, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 10, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 11, 877 Delaware Ave., Buffalo; $. Show House 2007 is April 28-May 20.

SPAGHETTI DINNER, sponsored by the Seneca-Babcock Community Association, 2-4 p.m., Seneca-Babcock Community Center, 1168 Seneca St., Buffalo; $. 822-5094

SWEETHEART SUPPER, sponsored by the Ten Lives Club, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Patchin' Fire Hall, Boston State Road, Boston; $. 646-5577

WINTERFEST IN MOTION, family oriented event with tours of City Hall, noon-4 p.m. Family activities also on Saturday and Sunday at Hyatt Regency Buffalo and along Buffalo Place's Main Street by Rotary Rink. 851-4615

YMCA MOVIE, "Deck the Halls," PG, 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., the Riviera Theatre, 67 Webster St., North

Tonawanda; $ 692-2413,

www. rivieratheatre. org

Sunday, Feb. 11

AN AFTERNOON WITH DR. SEUSS, with the BPO and conductor Robert Franz, 2:30 p.m., Kleinhans Music Hall, 71 Symphony Circle, Buffalo; $ (box office, 885-5000; www. tickets. com)

THE ERIC ALEXANDER QUARTET, Art of Jazz series, 3 p.m., Albright-Knox Art Gallery auditorium, 1285 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $ 270-8292, www.albrightknox.org. The Williamsville East High School Jazz Combo band plays at 2 p.m.

CARD PARTY, fundraiser, 2-4 p.m., the A.J. Jurek American Legion Post 1672, intersection of Smith and New Roads, Swormsville. 636-4636

JUDAISM, SPIRITUALITY AND POSITIVE AGING, with Rabbi Phil Cohen, Ph.D., breakfast/discussion, 10:30 a.m., Weinberg Campus, the Meadows, second floor lounge, 2700 N. Forest Road, Amherst; free. For reservations, call 689-1588.

MASTERWORKS A LA CARTE, featuring Mozart's "Requiem," reading performance, 4 p.m., Deerhurst Presbyterian Church, 257 Deerhurst Park Blvd., at Colvin Boulevard, Kenmore.

OF MICE AND MEN, Feb. 11-March 4, Studio Arena Theatre, 710 Main St., Buffalo; $ (856-5650, 1- 800- 77STAGE)

ONCE UPON A TIME: "Operatic Fairy Tales," presented by the Chromatic Club and Community Music School, 3 p.m., Montante Cultural Center at Canisius College, 2045 Main St., Buffalo; $ 884-4887

PANCAKE BREAKFAST and baked goods sale, sponsored by the West Seneca Lions Club, 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., West Seneca East Middle School, 1445 Center Road; $

SLEE VISITING ARTISTS SERIES, with Nadja Salerno Sonnenberg, violin, Sergio and Odair Assad, guitars, 3 p.m., Lippes Concert Hall, North Campus, Amherst; $ 6 4 5 - A RT S

SUPERNOVA BATTLE OF THE BANDS, 5 p.m., Club Infinity, 8166 Main St., Clarence; $ 565-0110

TIN ROOF MARDI GRAS JAZZ BAND, 5-8 p.m., Sean Patrick's

Restaurant, 3480 Millersport

Highway, Getzville. 636-1709

Tuesday, Feb. 13

LATE NIGHT CATECHISM, Feb. 13-March 11, Shea's Smith Theatre, 660 Main St., Buffalo; $ (box office; Ticketmaster.com, 852-5000, www. ticketmaster. com) RAMSI P. TICK MEMORIAL CONCERT SERIES, with pianist Richard Goode, 8 p.m., Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 1080 Main St., Buffalo; $ 694-0521

SAXMAN SLIM, 8 p.m., The Chocolate Bar, 114 W. Chippewa St.,

Buffalo (inside the Hampton Inn).

332-0484

Wednesday, Feb. 14

LOVE, LAS VEGAS STYLE, Valentine's Day dinner theatre with Rich and Debbie Derwald, 7 p.m. Feb. 14 and 17, Magruders Restaurant, 4995 Broadway, Depew; $ 683-1776, www.lancopera.org.

NICK BATTISTELLA, Sinatra Revue, 5-9 p.m., Midway Lounge of The Fairgrounds Gaming and Raceway, 5600 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg. 648-9733, Ext. 483

A VAUDEVILLE VALENTINE, 2

p.m., the Riviera Theatre, 67 Webster

St., North Tonawanda; $ 692-2413

Thursday, Feb. 15

CROSSINGS, 11th annual International Women's Film Festival, Thursdays through March 1, the Market Arcade Film and Arts Center, 639 Main St., Buffalo. "Festival," by Annie Griffin (2005), 7 p.m. Feb. 15. 829-3451

DARK OF THE MOON, presented by the Amherst Players, Feb. 15-24, the Harlem Road Community Center, 4255 Harlem Road, Amherst; $. Adult themes intended for a mature audiences. 866-2173

MARVIN'S ROOM, presented by Starry Night Theatre, Feb. 15-March 4, the Ghostlight Theatre, 170 Schenck St., North Tonawanda; $ 743-1614, www.starrynighttheatre.org

SECRETS OF BUFFALO: "Secret Reserves," with Katie Krawczyk, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Benderson Family Building, 2640 N. Forest Road, Getzville. 688-4033