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'Bach to bebop'
Amherst Male Glee Club marks 60th season
by ELIZABETH TAUFA Reporter
      Sixty years ago, Amherst Central High School teacher Walter Reitz started male singing group with about a dozen members. Today that group is known as the Amherst Male Glee Club. "The name is kind of misleading," the Snyder resident admits. "We actually have members from all over the area. Some p...
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Daemen film series marks college's 60 years
      The 2007-2008 Daemen College film series will mark the 60th anniversary of the college by showing "Films from Six Decades." The commentator for each film will be Daemen College or Rosary Hill College alumnus.
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'Amazing Area Artists' slated for 2007-08 concert season
by ELIZABETH TAUFA Reporter
      Now in its 62nd season, the Amherst Symphony Orchestra is concentrating on talent found in Amherst. The 2007-08 season's theme, Amazing Area Artists, will bring together a variety of Amherst-area residents and natives to perform during the four regular-season concerts.
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Theater time
      The curtain will go up on the 2007-2008 theater season when Curtain Up! takes place beginning at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14 in the downtown Buffalo Theatre District.
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Theater
      Openings thurs. 13 The Musical of Musicals - The Musical O'Connell & Company's production moves downtown for this production that stars Pamela Rose Mangus, Jenn Stafford,
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Literature
      sun. 16 Spoken Word Sundays - Spoken word and open mic hosted by poet Liz Mariani, featuring Trudy Stern and Verneice Turner, 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, Allen Street Hardware Cafe, 245 Allen St., Buffalo; free.
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LaChiusa's A.R.T. makes WNY debut
by KATHERINE WUTZ Intern
      The American Repertory Theater of Western New York (A.R.T.) will hold its debut event at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14 at the Town Ballroom, 681 Main St. in downtown Buffalo. This event will feature three different musical acts, as well as an original one-act play titled "Superhero Blues.
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Performance
      Larry the Cable Guy Comedian Daniel Lawrence Whitney, co-star of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour and the subsequent series, "Blue Collar TV," for two performances, 3 and 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept.
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Film/Video
      fri. 14-thurs. 20 'Punk's Not Dead' - 2007 documentary film by Susan Dynner, Friday, Sept. 14 through Thursday, Sept. 20, Market Arcade Film and Arts Centre, 639 Main St., Buffalo; $. 855-3022 tues.
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Dance
      sat. 15 Maya Ravan - A Bharatnatyam dance theater, 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15 at the UB Center for the Arts, UB North Campus, Amherst; $. 645-2787, www. ubcfa. org
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Legendary pianist Van Cliburn opens BPO season
Symphonic/Classical
      The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra begins its 2007-2008 season with classical music legend Van Cliburn at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15 at Kleinhans Music Hal l. An Opening Night Gala will feature the pianist as he celebrates the 50th anniversary of his historic First Prize victory at Moscow's Tchaik...
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Symphonic/ Classical
      tues. 18 Center for 21st Century - Kick off the season with an artist not yet determined as of press time in a program featuring Boulez's multi-movement masterpiece, "Pi selon pli" for soprano and orchestra, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18, Lippes Concert Hall, UB North Campus, Amherst; $. 645-2...
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Concerts
     thurs. 13 Swedish-born New Orleans blues slide guitarist Andres Osborne with special guest The Charlie Hunter Trio will perform at 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13 as part of Thursday at the Square, Lafayette Square, Buffalo; free. 856-3150, www. buffaloplace. com
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Live in WNY
      thurs. 13 Danny Lynn Wilson, 7:30 p.m., Taste, 634-3 Main St., East Aurora; free. 655-1874 Open Mic, with The Forming, 9 p.m. The Fireside Inn, 205 Central Ave., Lancaster; free. 683-0462. Also Cherry B.O.M.
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Mark Freeland remembered with tribute
     A Tribute to Mark Freeland will be held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15 at the Town Ballroom, 681 Main St., Buffalo. Freeland, a local music legend, passed away in June from cancer. To celebrate his life, his talents and his contributions to the local music and arts scene, his friends and fellow mus...
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Family Activities
      now-Oct. 31 The MAiZE - Eight acres of a corn field maze planted in a Buffalo Bandits theme, through Oct. 31, 3901 Niagara Falls Blvd., Wheatfield. 433-5505. www.CornFieldMaze.com sat.
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Festivals
      thurs. 13 Lobsterfest 2007 - This indoor/outdoor event on the shore of the Niagara River is sponsored by the North Tonawanda History Museum Board of Trustees, 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, Buffalo Launch Club, 503 E.
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Art
      fri. 14 CEPA'S Beyond/In Western New York 2007 - Opening reception, 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14 and continues through Friday, Dec. 21 at Gallery, 617 Main St., Buffalo; free.
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Announcements
      • CALL FOR WRITING - What effects does the increased ability to self-publish and distribute through the Internet have on media artists and their audiences?
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'Punk's Not Dead' sheds new light on the genre
REVIEW
by KEN BARTOLOTTA Reporter
      The story of the Ramones, the Sex Pistols and the Clash have been told to death: the tattered images of a CBGB's in its infancy, the importance of Manhattan and London as a backdrop during punk's inaugural year - we've heard it all by now.
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Walking Tours
      sat. 15 Guided Walk and Wildlife - 9 a.m. the first and third Saturday, Knox Farm State Park, Seneca Street, East Aurora. 585-457-3228 sun.
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Want your event listed?
      E-mail your information to Karl Scheitheir at karls@beenews.com by Friday at 5 p.m. for the following weeks publications.
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Library News
      The following events will be held at the Williamsville Library, 5571 Main St. Registration is required for all programs. For more information, call 632-6176. Story Time with Miss Beth, 10:30 a.m. Mondays for toddlers and 11:30 a.m. Fridays for ages 3 to 5.
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Library Hours
      Main Library at Audubon 350 J.J. Audubon Parkway 689-4922 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday through Thursday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, Saturday 1-5 p.m. Sunday, through Dec. 16 Clearfield Branch 770 Hopkins Road 688-4955 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
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Square dancers to hold open houses
      September is National Square Dance Month and to attract new members, the Waterwheel Squares will hold two open houses from 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays, Sept. 17 and 24 at Amherst Community Church, 77 Washington Highway, Snyder. Those interested can learn to square dance with nationally recognized caller ...
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Dance Theatre to bring India to WNY
by ELIZABETH TAUFA Reporter
      Western New York theater-goers will have the chance to see the Indian Dance Theatre Group in English. A production based on the great Indian epic "Ramayana" is set for 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, at the University at Buffalo Center for the Arts on the school's North Campus.
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CFIannounces fall speaker series
      The Center for Inquiry will present its Fall Speaker Series 2007 beginning Thursday, Sept. 13 with Carol Bakhos. Bakhos is an associate professor of late antique Judaism and Jewish Studies at The University of California at Los Angeles. Her current research is on Late Antique rabbinic compilation...
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