Theatre
      Grand-slam comedy Kaleidoscope Theatre Productions will be taking theatregoers out to the ballgame with the comedy "Rounding Third," June 8-23 at the Marie Maday Theatre at Canisius College.
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Festivals
      fri. 8-sun. 10 Polish Festival - Polish culture, traditions, exhibits, food and entertainment for the whole family at The Fairgrounds, 5820 South Park Ave., Hamburg. A concert by Peter Cetera will begin at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 9 for an additional cost. Call 648-9733 or visit www.polfunfest.co...
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Speakers Lectures
      wed. 13 Understanding Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Look Inside the Psychological World - Gayle Beck, professor of psychology, will review what is known about psychosocial responses to traumatic events as diverse as car crashes, sexual assault, hurricanes, school shootings...
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Dance
      sat. 9 & sun. 10 Configuration Dance - Jack Cullen presents these two special performances of the world-renowned dance troupe under the direction of Joseph Cipolla. Featured guest performance from gypsy jazz sensation Babik. Performances are at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 9 and 2 p.m. Sunday, June 1...
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Art in Allentown
      Local artists will paint the town - Allentown - when the 50th annual Allentown Art Festival takes place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 9 and 10 along Delaware Avenue in Buffalo. American Style Magazine selected the festival as one of the "Top 25 Art Fairs and Festivals in the ...
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BOOK REVIEW
'Daddy's Girl' is a letdown for Scottoline fans
by LAURA E. WINCHESTER Bee Reviewer
      It's a holiday weekend. You've finally snagged the latest by one of your favorite mystery writers from the library's seven-day shelf. So you're in seventh heaven - a holiday - and time to read. But 150 pages into "Daddy's Girl," you feel as let down by Lisa Scottoline as you do by Buffalo's fi...
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MOVIE REVIEW
'Pirates 3' hunts for plot
by KEN BARTOLOTTA Reporter
      In recent weeks, the third installment of "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" has been panned by most critics as a great disappointment.
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Concerts
     wed. 6 & thurs. 7 ."The Power of Love" will be felt as Grammy-winning Huey Lewis and the News perform hits including "I Want a New Drug," "Hip To Be Square" and Stuck With You" at 8:30 p.m. June 6 and 7 at Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort's Avalon Ballroom, 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls, Ontari...
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Family Activities
      thurs. 7-sat. 9 . Book Sale - Annual fundraising event, 1-9 p.m. Thursday, June 7, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday, June 8, and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, June 9 at the Hamburg Public Library, 102 Buffalo St., Hamburg. Call 649-4415 or visit www.buffalolib.org for more information.
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Symphonic
      now-sun. 10 . June in Buffalo Festival - Featured composers to include David Felder, John Harbison, Steve Reich and Roger Reynolds.
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Literature
      wed. 6 Earth daughters presents Kastle Brill, Joyce Kessel & Ryki Zuckerman in the Gray Hair Poetry Series season finale, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 6 at Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, 341 Delaware Ave., Buffalo. Call 854-1694 or visit www.hallwalls.org for more information.
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Art
      June 8 National Collage Society Postcard Exhibition - The Western New York Artists Group and Art Dialogue Gallery are hosting the opening at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 8 at Art Dialogue Gallery, 1 Linwood Ave., Buffalo. The exhibition includes collage entries from all over the world as selected ...
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