Thursday, April 5

BUFFALO QUICKIES, one-act plays presented by the Alleyway Theatre, through April 7, the Alleyway Theatre, 1 Curtain Up Alley, Buffalo; $ 852-2600

THE BREAKTHROUGH: "Artwork by Edreys Wajed," through April 13, The Gallery at Arts Council, 700 Main St., Buffalo.

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

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

GILGAMESH, through April 28, New Phoenix Theatre on the Park, 95 Johnson Park, Buffalo, $ 853-1334 www. newphoenixtheatre. com

GLOBEO: NATURE'S STORY OF CLIMATE CHANGE, through June 22, the Buffalo Museum of Science, 1020 Humboldt Parkway, Buffalo; $ 896-5200, www. buffalomuseumofscience. org

JACK DRUMMER SHOW, through April 29, Collectors Gallery of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $ 270-8204

LESLEY DILL: "A Fine Line," through April 18, Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University, Lewiston. 286-8286, www. niagara. edu/ cam

MILTON ROGOVIN: "Native American Series, 1963-2002," photograph exhibit, through June 24, the Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University, Lewiston. 286-8286, www.niagara.edu/cam

THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP, through April 7, Studio Arena Theatre, 710 Main St., Buffalo; $

856-5650, 1-800-77STAGE)

PICTURE A POLISH EASTER, photography exhibit, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Kolbe Center, 178 Clark St., Buffalo.

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

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

GREGG SANSONE, 5:30-9:30 p.m., Midway Lounge, The Fairgrounds Gaming and Raceway, 5600 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg. 648-9733

CAROLEE SCHNEEMANN EXHIBIT, "Remains To Be Seen," through May 26, CEPA Gallery, Market Arcade Complex, 617 Main St., Suite 201, Buffalo. 856-2717, www. cepagallery. com

DANNY LYNN WILSON, 7:30 p.m.,

Taste, 634-3 Main St., East Aurora.

655-1874

Friday, April 6

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

BRONCO UNPLUGGED, 8-11 p.m., Comfort Zone Cafe, 17 Main St., Hamburg. 648-5779

CENTER FOR INQUIRY SPRING SPEAKER SERIES 2007, " Varieties of Unbelief": "God: The Failed Hypothesis," with Victor Stenger, 7 p.m., 1310 Sweet Home Road, Amherst; $ 636-4869, Ext. 300

CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBITION, 7:30-9 p.m., Art Dialogue Gallery - WNY Artists Group, One Linwood Ave., Buffalo. 885-2251

EQUAL MEASURE: PORTRAITS OF LOVE, runs through May 11, El Museo Francisco Oller y Diego Rivera Art Gallery, 91 Allen St., Buffalo. 884-9693

FRIDAY NIGHT CAFE AND OPEN MIC, 8 p.m., Buffalo Church of Scientology, 836 Main St., Buffalo; $ 856-3910

GUSTO AT THE GALLERY, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; free admission. "Celebrating 50 Years of the Allentown Art Festival," art activity, 5-7 p.m.; demonstration: Artists in the Gallery, 5-7 p.m.; curator's lecture: "James Turrell and the Magic of Seeing," 6-7 p.m.; Nickel City Poetry Slam with Bill MacMillan, 7-10 p.m. 270-8204

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

INFANT OF PRAGUE FISH DINNERS, 4-7 p.m., Henessey Hall, 921 Cleveland Drive, Cheektowaga; $ 634-5482

KABBALAT SHABBAT SERVICE, 6 p.m., Temple Beth Zion Broder Center, 700 Sweet Home Road, Amherst. 836-6565

KENNY THOMASULA AND BREAKTHRU, 9:30 p.m., Shadow Lounge and Restaurant, 1504 Hertel Ave., Buffalo. 835-3975

LENTEN FISH OR SHRIMP DINNERS, take-out only, 4:30-6 p.m., St. Christopher Parish, 2660 Niagara Falls Blvd., Tonawanda; $ 692-2660

NARNIA THE MUSICAL, 7 p.m. April 6, and 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. April 7, the Lancaster Opera House, 21 Central Ave.; $ 683-1776, www. lancopera. org

OH, MARY DON'T YOU WEEP, a Gospel musical, an ELIM Christian Fellowship and Sacred Ground Productions presentation, 7 p.m. April 6, and 4 p.m. April 7, ELIM Christian Fellowship, 70 Chalmers Ave., Buffalo; $ 832-7698

SEVEN DAY FAITH FAREWELL SHOW, 7 p.m., Club Infinity, 8166 Main St., Clarence; $ 565-0110

SKY GAZING IN SPRING, Fridays, through May 4, Buffalo State College's Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium, off Iroquois Drive in Lot S1, next to Science Building, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $ 878-4911 Saturday, April 7

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

EASTER EGG HUNT, 11:30 a.m., the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Ave., Buffalo; $ (pre-registration required 827-1584, Ext. 204)

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

GAMALON, 10 p.m., Scotch 'N Sirloin, 3999 Maple Road, at Bailey Avenue, Amherst. 837-4900

GUIDED WALK and wildlife, every first and third Saturday, Knox Farm State Park, Seneca Street, East Aurora. 585-457-3228

THE ICP ORCHESTRA, Dutch musicians, 8 p.m., Asbury Hall at The Church, 341 Delaware Ave., Buffalo; $ 854-1694

INTUITION, 10 p.m., Shadow Lounge and Restaurant, 1504 Hertel Ave., Buffalo. 835-3975

BRIDGED MONICA, folk, 8-11 p.m., Comfort Zone Cafe, 17 Main St., Hamburg. 648-5779

NAUGHTY DAUG, 7:30 p.m., Dry Gulch, 3145 Walden Ave., Depew. 683-5678

PICTURE THIS, with The World at Rise, Tonight the Riot, and Mandy K, 6 p.m., Club Infinity, 8166 Main St., Clarence; $ 565-0110

QUEEN CITY CONTRA DANCERS, with caller, 8-11 p.m., Unitarian-Universalist Church, 695 Elmwood Ave. at West Ferry Street, Buffalo; $ 884-0646

ROCK N' SOUL, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., The Soos Cafe, 300 Oliver St., North Tonawanda. www.rocknsoul.biz

T.H.F. SPRING MOTORCYCLE SWAP, 4-9 p.m., The Fairgrounds, 5600 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg; $ 648-9733, Ext. 483

YMCA MOVIE, "Night at the Museum" (PG), 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., the Riviera Theatre, 67

Webster St., North Tonawanda; $

692-2413, www.rivieratheatre.org

Monday, April 9

DYNGUS DAY CELEBRATION, 2 p.m., with music, food and bands Phocus, 2-6 p.m., and Knewz, 6 p.m., Polish Falcons Club, 445 Columbia Ave., Depew. 681-0278

DYNGUS DAY CELEBRATION, with the Concertina All-Stars, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Nickel City Notes, 2:30-5:30 p.m.; and Jerry Darlak and The Touch, 6-10 p.m., The Fairgrounds Gaming and Raceway, 5600 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg; $ 648-9733, Ext. 483

DYNGUS DAY LUNCHEON CELEBRATION, noon-3 p.m., Lt. Matt Urban Center (Dom Polski), 1081 Broadway, Buffalo; $ 479-2342

DYNGUS DAY PARADE, 5 p.m., Broadway Market, 999 Broadway, to Buffalo Central Terminal, Memorial Drive off Broadway, Buffalo.

MONDAY NIGHT SONGWRITER SHOWCASE, with 8:30-10:30 p.m., followed by open mic with Michael Meldrum, Nietzsche's, 248 Allen St., Buffalo. 886-8539

M.M. RECITAL: with Sherry Wei, percussion, 8 p.m., Lippes Concert

Hall (formerly Slee Concert Hall), UB

North Campus, Amherst.

Tuesday, April 10

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S Go Red For Women initiative, "Jersey Girls" silent auction fundraiser, featuring notable WNY women modeling 25 autographed Buffalo Sabres jerseys, 6-9 p.m., Fiamma Restaurant, 1735 Hertel Ave., Buffalo; $24 and $35.

EARLY NOVEMBER, with The Rocket Summer, Melee, and Nothing Ever Stays, 7 p.m., Club Infinity, 8166 Main St., Clarence; $ 565-0110

FRIENDS OF HARMONY, men's chorus rehearsal, 7:30 p.m., 181 Lincoln St., Depew. New members welcomed. 662-4026

GARDEN GORGEOUS GARDENS FOR ALL SEASONS, with Dr. B.G. Flickinger, 1-3 p.m. Tuesdays, April 10, 17, 24, May 1, Larkin Center, 65 Lincoln Parkway, corner of Forest Avenue, Buffalo; $

LECTURE AND BOOK SIGNING, with Dr. Robert M. Gianetti. Lecture: "Words and Books: Spiritual and Material, in conjunction with the exhibition "Leslie Dill: A Fine Line," 4-6 p.m., Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University, Lewiston. 286-8286, www.niagara.edu/cam

MOVING MEDIUMS EXPRESSIONIST ART ON A GRAND SCALE, through Aug. 15, the Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University, Lewiston. 286-8286, www.niagara.edu/cam

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

SEMINAR: "Human Relations Made Simple," 7 p.m., Church of Scientology Buffalo, 836 Main St., Buffalo. 856-391

SMALL SAILS, music, 8 p.m., Squeaky Wheel, 712 Main St., Buffalo; $. 884-7172, www. squeaky. org

STRING STUDIO RECITAL, 12:15 p.m., Baird Recital Hall, UB North Campus, Amherst.

SWAN LAKE, presented by the Moscow Festival Ballet, 8 p.m., Mainstage Theatre of the Center for the Arts, UB North Campus, Amherst; $ (box office; Ticketmaster, 852-5000, www.ticketmaster.com)

VOICE STUDIO RECITAL, 8 p.m.,

Baird Recital Hall, UB North

Campus, Amherst; free.

Wednesday, April 11

BUFFALO GATEWAY SHOW CHORUS, female singers invited to rehearsals, 7 p.m., Southeast Community Works, 181 Lincoln St., Depew. 635-8642, www. buffalogatewaychorus. com

JUNIOR RECITAL: Asako Hirobe, piano, 8 p.m., Baird Recital Hall, UB North Campus, Amherst.

LECTURE: "What Keeps A Person From Thinking Clearly?," 7 p.m., Church of Scientology Buffalo, 836 Main St. 856-3910

LILLIAN FAIRCHILD TRAVEL TALKS, 2 p.m. Wednesdays, through May 9, the Buffalo Museum of Science's auditorium, 1020 Humboldt Parkway, Buffalo. No talk on April 11. 896-5200, Ext. 391, www. buffalomuseumofscience. org

NAN HOFFMAN, musician, 2-3 p.m., Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum, 180 Thompson St., North Tonawanda; $ 693-1885, www. carrouselmuseum. org

THE POLKA JACKPOTS, 3:30-6:30 p.m., The Clubhouse of the Fairgrounds Gaming and Raceway, 5600 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg; $ 648-9733, Ext. 483

UB BRASS ENSEMBLES, Jon Nelson, director, noon, Lippes

Concert Hall (formerly Slee Concert

Hall), UB North Campus, Amherst.

Thursday, April 12

THE DINING ROOM, presented by the Amherst Players, April 12-21, the Harlem Road Community Center, 4255 Harlem Road, Snyder. Amherst; $

FLUTE STUDIO RECITAL, with students of Cheryl Gobbetti Hoffman, noon, Baird Recital Hall, UB North Campus, Amherst.

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

MUSIC AND ART PRESENTATION, "Baroque Art Meets Baroque Music," with Martha Dunkelman, art history, and Jane Cary, harpsichord, 2:30 p.m., Marie Maday Theatre, Lyons Hall, Canisius College, 2001 Main St., Buffalo.

MUSICAL OF MUSICALS (THE MUSICAL), presented by O'Connell & Company, April 12-May 20, Cabaret in the Square Theatre, 4476 Main St., Snyder; $ 839-3949