Towne Players turns 50
      Looking for an evening of affordably priced, high-quality family entertainment? Look no farther than the Sheridan Parkside Community Center in Tonawanda, home of the Towne Players theater group.
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Art
      June 1 Scrapbook- A multi-media installation with haunting memories projected onto suspended panels of paper. Philadelphia-based artist Marc D'Agostino combines experimental sound and video that fracture, filter and examine artifacts of a family history from multiple points of view. The exhibi...
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Dance
      now-sun. 3 Chita Rivera's the Dancer's Life - Legendary Tony Award-winning Broadway performer Chita Rivera, who starred as Anita in the original cast of "West Side Story," comes to Buffalo.
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Literature
      thurs. 31 George Bowering - Canadian poet and baseball fan will read from his work at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 31 at Talking Leaves Books, 3158 Main St., Buffalo. Call 837-8554 or visit www.tleavesbooks.com for more information.
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Performance
      fri. 1 & sat. 2 .Nine-time Emmy-winning comedian/satirist and host of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," Jon Stewart, will perform at 9 p.m. Friday, June 1 and Saturday, June 2 at Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort's Avalon Ballroom, 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls, Ontario. Call 1-888-836-8...
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Lectures
      thurs. 31 Union College professor Stephen Berk will speak on "Israel at Crossroads: A Discussion of the Contemporary Middle East," presented by the Jewish Federation of Greater Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 31 at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo's Benderson Building, 2640 N....
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Concerts
     thurs. 31 .Indiana's progressive rock jam band Umphrey's McGee with special guest Tea Leaf Green open Thursday at the Square's 21st season starting at 5 p.m. Thursday, May 31, Lafayette Square, Buffalo. Visit www.buffaloplace.com for more information.
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Symphonic
      mon. 4 & sun. 10 . June in Buffalo Festival - Featured composers to include David Felder, John Harbison, Steve Reich and Roger Reynolds.
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Film/Video
      sat. 2-sun. 10 Buffalo International Jewish Film Festival - The 22nd presentation of award-winning features and documentaries is the second oldest, continuously running annual festival of its kind in America. The program includes a multicultural mosaic of Jewish life from Tel Aviv to Paris.
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A red hot mama
      A rollicking tribute to vaudevillian singer and comic Sophie Tucker returns to the area after almost three years. MusicalFare Theatre's production of "Sophie Tucker: Last of the Red Hot Mamas" will be on stage June 1-24 at the Irish Classical Theatre.
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Announcements
      + Tickets go on sale June 1 for comedian Margaret Cho with special guest Ian Harvie, 8 p.m. Aug. 21, Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo. Show intended for mature audiences only. For tickets, call 885-5000 or visit www.bpo.org. + The Kavinoky Theatre is holding open auditions for the role of Hank Willi...
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It's alive - art that is
      Famous works of art will come to life when the 11th annual Art Alive: A Walking Talking Art Contest is held from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 2 at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. Art Alive 2007 will take place on the gallery lawn across from Delaware Park. Admission to the gallery will be free al...
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Twinkle, twinkle little star
      The sky's the limit when star gazing, wine tasting and more will be on tap when Star Lights, Drinks & Bites is held from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, June 2 at the Buffalo Museum of Science, 1020 Humboldt Parkway, Buffalo.
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Family Activities
      thurs. 31 . Blue Moon Walk - Will the moon really be blue? Take a walk under the light of the second full moon in May and learn more about the folklore behind this rare lunar occurrence at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 31 at Reinstein Woods, 77 Honorine Drive, Cheektowaga. Advance registration required....
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Festivals
      fri. 1-sun. 3 Hellenic Festival - Annual festival of everything Greek at the Hellenic Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, 146 West Utica St., Buffalo. Live music, arts and crafts, dance, food and drink. Call 882-9485 or visit www.hellenicfestival.com for more information.
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     THE HILLS ARE ALIVE - "The Sound of Music" starring Amherst residents Katie Miner, center, as Maria; Taylor Gesel, standing left, as Friedrich; and Jimmy Lamb, standing center, as Kurt, will be performed at the Lancaster Opera House starting June 1. For
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