Literature
      wed. 2 Authors Mike Palecek and Joanna Dicker- Bochmann will read from their books beginning at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 2 at the Center for Inquiry, 1310 Sweet Home Road, Amherst. Call 636-4869 x319 for more information. thurs. 26 .
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Dance
      fri. 27 & sun. 29 Configuration Dance - Two performances direct from its debut at the Alvin Ailey Theatre in NYC starting at 8 p.m. Friday, April 27 and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 29 at the Drama Theatre of the UB Center for the Arts, UB North Campus, Amherst. Call 645-2787 or visit www.ubcfa.org for...
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Speakers Lectures
      thurs. 26 Dr. Narciso Menocal will present a lecture on John Lloyd Wright's use of water elements beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 26 at The Church, 341 Delaware Ave., Buffalo.
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Performance
      fri. 27 .Comedian Wanda Sykes performs at 8 p.m. Friday, April 27 at Niagara University's Gallagher Center, Lewiston. Call 285-1212 or visit www.niagara.edu for more information. fri. 27 & sat. 28 .Comedian Martin Short per forms at 9 p.m. both nights at Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort's A...
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Theatre
      And now for something completely different... "Monty Python's Spamalot" gallops into Shea's Performing Arts Center Tuesday, May 1 to Sunday, May 6. Lovingly "ripped off" from the internationally famous comedy team's most popular film, "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," "Spamalot" tells the leg...
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Concerts
     thurs. 26 .Country stars Lonestar perform their hits such as "Mountains" and "Amazed" starting at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 26 at Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort's Avalon Ballroom, 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls, Ontario. Call 1-888-836-8118 or visit www.fallsviewcasinoresort.com for more infor...
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Symphonic
      thurs. 26 . Chamber Music Recital - The recital begins at 12:15 p.m. Thursday, April 26 at Baird Recital Hall, UB North Campus, Amherst. Call 645-2921 or visit www.slee.buffalo.edu for more information. . UB Choir and UB Chorus - Harold Rosenbaum will conduct the UB Choir and UB Chorus in a pr...
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Family Activities
      thurs. 26 . A Moment in Time - A petite series of poetry readings in honor of National Poetry Month featuring Ann Goldsmith, Karen Lewis and Ryki Zuckerman beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 26 at Kenmore Library, 160 Delaware Road, Kenmore. Call 873-2842 or visit www.buffalolib.org for more in...
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Art
      May 4 Francis Bacon: Paintings from the 1950s - Initiated by the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK, features nearly 50 paintings from the period in which Bacon was at the height of his creative powers.
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Festivals
      fri. 4 Historic Lewiston Smelt Festival - Annual spring event featuring smelt fry, chowder, live music, beer and concessions starting at 6 p.m. Friday, May 4 on Water Street, Lewiston. Call 754-7030 or visit www.northofthefalls.com for more information.
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