THEATRE
'Tick, Tick...Boom!'
      MusicalFare Theatre presents Jonathan Larson's autobiographical look at the courage it takes to follow your dreams when "Tick, Tick...Boom!" explodes Feb. 28-April 1. Set in 1990, the production is filled with appealing melodies and a unique and upbeat blend of pop and musical theatre styles.
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FAMILY ACTIVITIES
Polar Bites 2007
      Take a bite out of winter and join the Buffalo Zoo for culinary specialties, along with wines and brews from some of the area's finest establishments. This wildly popular fundraiser will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22 at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center. Enjoy a basket raffle an...
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FILM/VIDEO
'Compensation'
      - Director Zeinabu ire n e Davis' narrative film inspired by a poem written by Paul Laurence Dunbar concerning two unique African-American love stories between a deaf woman and a hearing man. The film will be shown as part of the Institute for Research and Education on Woman and Gender's 11th annu...
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ART
      Feb. 21-May 27 Collective Identity: Expressionism to Realism and the Art of Printmaking in Germany - Drawing on a 400-year-old tradition of printmaking in Germany, the artists in this exhibition revived a medium that is closely related to a collective, national identity.
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SYMPHONIC
      fri. 23 The Duke Ellington Orchestra Paul Mercer Ellington conducts The Duke Ellington Orchestra in the music of his grandfather starting at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23 and Saturday, Feb. 24 at Kleinhans Music Hall, Symphony Circle, Buffalo. Call 885-5000 or visit www.bpo.org for more informatio...
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DANCE
      Feb. 23-25 Zodiaque Dance Company - Eruption of diverse programming, including new and recent works by University at Buffalo's Zodiaque Dance Company, 8 p.m. Thursday- Saturday evenings and 2 p.m. Sunday at the UB Center for the Arts Drama Theatre, UB north campus, Amherst.
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Announcements
      + The Irish Classical Theatre Company is seeking interns for work backstage and in production for "Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme," by Frank McGuinness. Rehearsals are under way; show dates are March 2 through April 1. Reply by e-mail to Brian Cavanagh at cav123@verizon.net.
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Missing Karma releases debut
CD REVIEW
by ROBERT E. KUPCZYK Entertainment Associate Editor
      Missing Karma's self-titled debut CD from 2006 is a rocking first effort from the Buffalo band. The 13 songs recorded at Parkhaven Productions Studio in Buffalo (mixed and mastered by Joe Secchiaroli) offer riff-driven rock from the quartet of musicians, including vocalist Matt Wetter, guitarist M...
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Concerts
     thurs. 22 Trans Am with special guests Resonator and The Staylows bring their computer game sounding mix of synth pop and rock music to Buffalo. The show starts at 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22 at Buffalo Icon, 391 Ellicott St., Buffalo. Call 842-0167 or visit www.thebuffaloicon.com for more informa...
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Speakers
      Feb. 24 Radio producer and host of National Public Radio's "This American Life," Ira Glass, wil l speak at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24 at the Mainstage Theatre of the UB Center for the Arts, UB north campus, Amherst. Call 645-2787 or visit www.ticketmaster.com for more information.
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Elegant Ellington
      Take the 'A' Train to Kleinhans Music Hall when the BPO and resident conductor Robert Franz present a program featuring the Duke Ellington Orchestra at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23 and Saturday, Feb. 24. The concerts also feature the music of George Gershwin and Cole Porter.
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