Students have the Write to Be Heard
by RISA WASIK Assistant Copy Editor
      Margo Davis, a Buffalo teacher, was looking for something to inspire her students. She then came across a play written by a young Canadian playwright and presented it to her students. What happened next was the start of something special.
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Theater
      sun. 25 Stan and Stella's Mostly Traditional Polish Wedding - Family style dinner theater, 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 25, Hearthstone Manor, 333 Dick Road, Depew; $. 684-8850 now-Dec.
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Christmas
      thurs. 22-Dec. 30 Christmas in Clarence - A holiday light drive-thru extravaganza featuring one mile of giant twinkling sculptures, cascading arches and dazzling animated characters set against a scenic winter wonderland, 5:30-10 p.m.
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Family Activities
      fri. 23 Family Fridays! - Open play Family Day, 7-10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 23, Kidzplay Hero's Facility, 9300 County Road, Building C, Clarence Center; $.
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Festivals
      fri. 23-Jan. 7 Holiday Festival - Poinsettia Show - Bring your family to the biggest exhibition of poinsettias in the WNY region, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 23-Jan. 7, Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Ave., Buffalo; $.
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Art
      fri. 23 Gusto at the Gallery - "Culture Fusion": Margaret Mead Traveling Film Festival, 4-6 and 7-8:30 p.m. ("Sisters in Law," 4 p.m., and "El Inmigrante," 7 p.m.); art activity, 5-7 p.m.
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'The Nutcracker'
      Shea's Performing Arts Center, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and BalletMet are teaming up to present the holiday favorite "The Nutcracker" for three performances this weekend. The fairy tale ballet by Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky will feature BalletMet, a ballet company from Central Ohio that w...
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Film/Video
      tues. 27 'Divine Intervention' - Elia Suleiman's 2002 black comedy starring the director and Manal Khader, part of the Buffalo Film Seminar series, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, Market Arcade Film and Arts Center, 639 Main St., Buffalo; $. 855-3022, www. buffalofilmseminars.
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Dance
      wed. 28 East Meets West Movement Theater - World-renowned mime and movement artist Yass Hakoshima and Sergio Neglia, artistic director of Neglia Ballet, 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28, Drama Theater of the UB Center for the Arts, North Campus, Amherst; $.
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Concerts
     wed. 21 Massachusetts' alternative rockers Dinosaur Jr will "Start Choppin" with special guests Shonen Knife and Buffalo's The Juliet Dagger at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21 at the Town Ballroom, 681 Main St., Buffalo; $. 852-3900, www.townballroom.com
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Live Local in WNY
      wed. 21 Live Wire, 10 p.m., Shadow Lounge and Restaurant, 1504 Hertel Ave., Buffalo; free. 835-3975, www. shadowloungebuffalo. com Thanksgiving Eve Party with The Soul Providers (6 p.m.) and Hit n Run (11 p.m.
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Performance
      thurs. 22-sat. 24 Comedian Rob Pue, with Rob Ross and Trevor Boris, 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 22, 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 23, 8 and 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24, Yuk Yuk's at Casino Niagara, 5705 Falls Ave., Niagara Falls, Canada; $.
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Symphonic/Classical
      sun. 25 Sacred Spaces - With the Canisius College Chorale, director Frank Scinta, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 25, Christ the King Seminary Chapel, 711 Knox Road, East Aurora. mon.
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Tours
      fri. 23 Downtown Revealed - Visit the Guaranty Building, St. Paul Cathedral, Ellicott Square Building, City Hall, Old City Post Office (ECC City Campus) and Old County Hall, 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 23, meet at the Main Street entrance of Market Arcade, 617 Main St., Buffalo; $.
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Literature
      fri. 23 Philosophy School Cafe - 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 23, School of the Arts' bookstore, 402 Center St., Lewiston. 471-5379 sun. 25 Spoken Word Sundays - Spoken word and open mic hosted by poet Liz Mariani, 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov.
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Special Events
      fri. 23 Shop, Rock & Stroll - Shopping, music and strolling along the North Park Theatre Block (1400 block) of Hertel Avenue, 6-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 23. 833-0678 sat.
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Speakers
      tues. 27 Making Money on the Stock Market and Keeping More of It - With Dr. B.G. Flickinger.
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Grim endings
      The New Phoenix Theatre's production of Martin McDonagh's award-winning drama, "The Pillowman," continues through Dec. 8. "The Pillowman" finds the police of an unnamed totalitarian state investigating the writer Katurian because of an apparent connection between the endings of his grim, fairy-ta...
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Announcements
      • AVRIL LAVIGNE - Tickets are now on sale for Avril Lavigne's "Best Damn Tour," with Boys Like Girls, 7 p.m. Saturday, March 29 at HSBC Arena. Tickets are $25, $35 and $49.50 (prices include $1.
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Temple to screen peace film
      Temple Sinai will screen the prize-winning documentary film, "Encounter Point," at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29 at the Temple, 50 Alberta Drive, near Longmeadow in Amherst. The 85-minute film tells the stories of ordinary Israelis and Palestinians who, by reaching out to each other through their comm...
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