¦Thursday, April 26

BLITHE SPIRIT, presented by the Irish Classical Theatre Co., through May 20, 625 Main St., Buffalo; $ 853-4282

BUFFALO/ WILLIAMSVILLE Poetry, Music, Dance Celebration, 7 p.m., Kleinhans Music Hall, 71 Symphony Circle, Buffalo; free.

CANISIUS COLLEGE CONTEMPORARY WRITERS SERIES: with novelist Connie Porter, 7 p.m., Grupp Fireside Lounge of the Richard E. Winter '42 Student Center; free. 888-2662

CHAMBER MUSIC RECITAL, 12:15 p.m., Baird Recital Hall, UB North Campus, Amherst. 645-ARTS

CINDERELLA, April 26-29, the ATA Theatre, 5505 Main St., Williamsville; $ 810-0551

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

ETHNOGRAPHIC DREAMS WORLDS conference, highlighting independent bookstores, April 26 and 28, Hallwalls, 341 Delaware Ave., Buffalo. 837-8554

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, presented by Niagara University Theatre, through April 29, Leary Theatre, Clet Hall, NU Campus; $ (286-8622; Ticketmaster, 852-5000, www. ticketmaster. com)

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

LOST IN HOLLYWOODLAND, by Alex Wexler, presented by Alleyway Theatre, through May 5, One Curtain Up Alley, Buffalo; $ 852-2600 www. alleyway. com MUSICAL OF MUSICALS (THE MUSICAL), presented by O'Connell & Company, through May 20, Cabaret in the Square Theatre, 4476 Main St., Snyder; $ 839-3949

PERCUSSION STUDIO RECITAL, noon, Baird Recital Hall, UB North Campus, Amherst. 645-ARTS

A RAINBOW JOURNEY: "The Harold Arlen Story," presented by MusicalFare Theatre, through May 20, Daemen College, 4380 Main St., Amherst; $ 839-8540, www. musicalfare. com

UB CHOIR AND UB CHORUS, Harold Rosenbaum, conductor, noon, Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall, UB North Campus, Amherst. 6 4 5 - A RT S ¦Friday, April 27

ART RECEPTION, arts and crafts Americas V, 5-7 p.m., Canisius College's Montante Cultural Center, 2001 Main St., Buffalo. 888-2790

BIDS FOR KIDS, auction for the Boys and Girls Clubs, 5:30-11 p.m., Knights of Columbus, 775 Erie Ave., North Tonawanda, 873-9842, Ext. 207.

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

BUFFALO MOVIE, by Jon Elston, presented by Road Less Traveled Productions, through May 6, the Market Arcade Film & Arts Center, 617 Main St., Buffalo; $ 629-3069, www. roadlesstraveledproductions. org

CLARINET STUDIO RECITAL, with the students of Susan Wells, 7:30 p.m., St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 4536 S. Buffalo St., Orchard Park. 662-4747

KARI CZUBINSKI, 7:30 p.m., Taste, 634 Main St., East Aurora. 655-1874

FIRE EVANGELISM, 7 p.m., Love Joy Gospel Church, 5423 Genesee St., Lancaster, free. 651-0400 www. lovejoy. org

GUSTO AT THE GALLERY, art activity, 5-7 p.m.; lecture: "Eugene Delacroix," with Mariann Smith, 6-7 p.m.; jazz saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell in concert, 8 p.m., the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; free admission. 270-8204

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

CENTER FOR INQUIRY SPRING SPEAKER SERIES 2007, "The Happiness Myth," with historian Jennifer Michael Hecht, 7 p.m., the Center for Inquiry, 1310 Sweet Home Road, Amherst; $ 636-4869, Ext. 300

JERRY MIRSKIN, book and poetry reading, 7 p.m., Talking Leaves Bookstore, 3158 Main St., Buffalo; free. 837-8554, www. tleavesbooks. com

KLEAR, doors open at 7 p.m., Club Infinity, 8166 Main St., Clarence; $ 565-0110 www.clubinfinitylive.com

N.Y. CENTRAL SYSTEM HISTORICAL SOCIETY, annual convention, through April 29, Holiday Inn Grand Island. 839-5570

THE PAJAMA GAME, through May 6, the Lancaster Opera House, 21 Central Ave.; $ 683-1776, www. lancopera. org

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

SPRING CARNIVAL, through April 29, Eastern Hills Mall, 4545 Transit Road, Williamsville. 633-1600

TAKE BACK THE NIGHT RALLY, to raise awareness and prevent assault against women, 6:30 p.m., Campbell Student Union of Buffalo State College, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; free.

A TIME FOR LOVE: SONGS FROM A MARRIAGE, in association with O'Connell & Company, through May 13, Studio Arena Theatre, 710 Main St., Buffalo; $ (856-5650, 1- 800- 77STAGE)

UB CHOIR, Magnus Martensson, conductor, 8 p.m., Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall, UB North Campus, Amherst; $ 645-2921

WALL FLOWERS, "A Springtime Fine Art Show & Sale," April 27-29, with an opening reception, 5-8 p.m. Apirl 27, Frame Designs Frame Shop and Gallery, 18 Brunswick Road, Lancaster. 685-3834

ZEPHYR DANCE COMPANY, 8 p.m. April 27 and 28, The Church,

341 Delaware Ave., Buffalo; $

489-5069 www.zephyrdance.com

¦Saturday, April 28

AGING IN PLACE, Senior Resource Fair, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Clarence Senior Center, 4600 Thompson Road, Clarence; free. 741-8083

ASSEMBLING THE BEST: "A Survey of Works," by Nancy Belfer, Joyce Hill, Gerald Mead and Russell Ram, through June 9, Carnegie Art Center, 240 Goundry St., North Tonawanda. 694-4400, www. carnegieartcenter. org

BUFFALO INFRINGEMENT FESTIVAL fundraiser, 8 p.m., Nietzsche's, 248 Allen St., Buffalo; 886-8539

BUFFALO SILVER BAND, 4 p.m., St. Paul's Cathedral, 128 Pearl St., Buffalo; $ www.buffalosilverband.org

CANISIUS CONCERT BAND, Paul Biddle, director, 7 p.m., Canisius College's Montante Cultural Center, 2001 Main St., Buffalo; free. 888-2790

CELTIC LADY OF THE LAKE, CD release party, 4:30-8:30 p.m., the Wilson House, 300 Lake St., Wilson. 940-1948

CORPUS CHRISTI CHURCH spring cleanup, part of the Great American Cleanup, 9 a.m.-noon, 199 Clark St., Buffalo. 896-1050

DINO SALUZZI AND ANJA LECHNER, concert, 8 p.m., Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $ 270-8204

EARTH SPIRIT, an evening Timber Doodle Hike, 7-9 p.m., The Woodlands, Sardinia. 941-6267

FLEA MARKET, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., St. Josaphat's Church, 23 Mansion St. (off William Street), Cheektowaga.

FURBALL, a benefit to support The Ten Lives Club, 1-5 p.m., Knights of Columbus, 36 Pierce Ave., Hamburg; $ 646-5577 www. tenlivesclub. com

FUNDRAISER, to benefit WNY Lady Hoosiers, 7-11 p.m., Macaroon's Nite Club, 576 Dick Road, Cheektowaga. 681-7197

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

ITALIAN FEAST, to benefit Habitat for Humanity Buffalo, 5:30 p.m., Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Main Street and Harris Hill Road, Clarence; $ 626-5922

MARK AND TONY EBERHARDT, 7:30 p.m., Taste, 634 Main St., East Aurora. 655-1874

MICHAEL WALLIS, best-selling author, 1:30 p.m., Buffalo Erie County Central Library, 1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo. 858-8900 www. buffalolib. org

MOTORCYCLE RUN, Chopper Show and benefit party, seventh annual Food Bank of WNY event, check-in at noon at Spider Grove, 1822 Davis Road at Behm Road, West Falls. 649-0797, www. foodbank. org

NRITYA SANGRAM, "Confluence of Four Dance Styles of India," 7:30 p.m., UB Center for the Arts, North Campus, Amherst; $ (Ticketmaster, 852-5000; www.ticketmaster.com)

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

RISING STARS ON ICE, 6 p.m., Holiday Twin Rinks, 3465 Broadway, Cheektowaga; $ 685-3660, www. skategreatinc. com 65TH ANNUAL SCIENCE CONGRESS, 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Buffalo State College Campus Sports Arena, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo. 878-4325

SPAGHETTI DINNER, 4-7 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 146 Reserve Road, West Seneca; $ 674-5353

SPRING ART AND CRAFT SHOW, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Williamsville Meeting House, 5658 Main St., Williamsville.

THE SOUND OF MUSIC, film, 1:30 p.m., the Riviera Theatre, 67 Webster St., North Tonawanda; $ 692-2413, www.rivieratheatre.org

WALK FOR THE WORLD, presented by Eastern Hills Wesleyan Church, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., beginning at the Clarence Soccer Center and ending on the Clarence Bike Path. Register at www.walk4theworld.com.

WELLNESS DAY, 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Mind and Body Wellness, 300 Center Road, West Seneca. 677-4060

ROAR84, 10:30 p.m., Coyote's Night

Club, 2094 George Urban Blvd.,

Depew.

¦Sunday, April 29

AN EVENING OF SONG AND PRAISE, Lancaster Ecumenical Contemporary Music Concert, 7 p.m., Faith United Methodist Church, 5505 Broadway, Lancaster; free. 683-5293

CANISIUS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, 7 p.m., Canisius College's Montante Cultural Center, 2001 Main St., Buffalo; free. 888-2790

CROSS CURRENTS, with classical jazz violinist Stanley Chepaitis, 2:30 p.m., Wutz Concert Hall, 4 Webster St., North Tonawanda; $ 743-8728

EAST MEETS WEST, authentic Japanese Tea Ceremony, Clara's House, 10748 Main St., Clarence; $ 830-8267 www.yearofjapan.org

FASHION SHOW, sponsored by the Women of Studio Arena, 11:30 a.m., Salvatore's Italian Gardens, 6461 Transit Road, Depew. 632-6254

LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN: "A Salute to Edvard Grieg," 3 p.m., Montante Cultural Center at Canisius College, 2045 Main St., Buffalo; $ 888-2542

PARTY IN THE GARDEN, with Sally Cunningham, host of the show "Green Space," 2-5 p.m., Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Ave., Buffalo $ 821-1915 www. heartforanimals. org

PUG SPRING FLING, 1-4 p.m., Brockport Elks Club, 4400 Sweden Walker Road, Brockport, $

RECEPTION and awards ceremony for Niagara Countywide School art exhibition, 2-4 p.m., Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University, Lewiston. 286-8286

SIMON'S ANGELS fundraising concert for Victorious Missionaries, p.m., St. Philip The Apostle Church, 950 Losson Road, Cheektowaga. 632-7856

SPRING CLEANUP, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Central Terminal, 495 Paderewski Drive, Buffalo. 954-2225

THEME AUCTION AND CARD PARTY, sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary, K of C, 1 p.m., Knights of Columbus, 2735 Union Road, Cheektowaga.

UB SAXOPHONE ENSEMBLE, 3 p.m., Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall, UB North Campus, Amherst; $ 645-2921

YOUNG INVESTIGATORS CONFERENCE, 1-4 p.m., Children's Resource Center at the Buffalo Zoo, 300 Parkside Ave., Buffalo. 831-8722 ¦Monday, April 30

DOCUMENTARY SCREENING, on the Buffalo Central Terminal, presented by Canisius College Video Institute, 7:30 p.m., the Richard E.

Winter Student Center, Canisius

College, 2045 Main St., Buffalo.

¦Tuesday, May 1

ANOTHER GLANCE AT SALVATORE DALI, with reception, 1-5 p.m. May 1, through Aug. 4, Museum of European Art, 10545 Main St., Clarence; free. 759-6078

GARDEN GORGEOUS GARDENS FOR ALL SEASONS, with Dr. B.G. Flickinger, 1-3 p.m. Larkin Center, 65 Lincoln Parkway, corner of Forest Avenue, Buffalo; $ 400-9786

MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT, May 1-6, Shea's Performing Arts Center, 646 Main St., Buffalo; $ (box

office, 650 Main St.;

www.ticketmaster.com, 852-5000)

¦Wednesday, May 2

CANISIUS JAZZ ENSEMBLE, 7 p.m., Canisius College's Montante Cultural Center, 2001 Main St., Buffalo; free. 888-2790

LILLIAN FAIRCHILD TRAVEL TALKS, 2 p.m. Wednesdays, through May 9, the Buffalo Museum of Science's auditorium, 1020 Humboldt Parkway, Buffalo. 896-5200, Ext. 391

THE POLKA JACKPOTS, 3:30-6:30 p.m., Midway Lounge, the Hamburg Fairgrounds, 5600 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg; $ 649-3900

SENIOR SHOWCASE, presented by Niagara University, 7 p.m., Shea's

Smith Theatre, 660 Main St., Buffalo;

847-0850, www.sheas.org

¦Thursday, May 3

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