Announcements

• KISSMASS BASH - Tickets are
now on sale for Kissmas Bash, featuring
the music of Good Charlotte, Hinder,
Boys Like Girls, Sean Kingston and
special guest hosts AJ Brian and Nick
from the Backstreet Boys, 6 p.m. Dec.
11, HSBC Arena. Tickets are $11.50,
$16.50, $31.50, $41.50 and $76.50, and
are available through the HSBC box
office and all tickets.com outlets, online
at www.tickets.com and by calling
888-223-6000.
• WHITE CHRISTMAS - Tickets
are now on sale for the holiday musical
"White Christmas," for performances
Dec. 18-23 at Shea's Performing Arts
Center. Tickets are $24.50-$57.50 and
are available at the Shea's box office, 650
Main St., through Ticketmaster at
852-5000, www.ticketmaster.com and
Ticketmaster outlets.
• GRAMMY ENTRY - WNY's
polka music producer and president of
Sunshine Diversified Entertainment,
"The Sunshine" label, Mike
Nowakowski, has entered the DVD,
"Polkas from the Tavern," by the
two-time Grammy-nominated band
Jerry Darlak & the TOUCH, into the
"Best Long Form Video" category at
this year's Grammy Awards.