Holiday
      now-December Albright-Knox Christmas Tree - On view through December at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton streets, Buffalo. The tree features 18th century créche figurines. now-Dec.
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A Christmas TOY
      Theatre of Youth wraps up "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" this weekend. The production, directed by Meg Quinn, is from the play by Barbara Robinson and adapted from her book. "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" continues at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14; 2 and 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15; and 2 p.m. S...
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Family Activities
      fri. 14 Family Fridays! - Open play Family Day, 7-10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, Kidzplay Hero's Facility, 9300 County Road, Building C, Clarence Center; $.
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Theater
      fri. 14-sun. 16 Birth and After Birth - Tina Howe's play under the direction of Steve Vaughan as presented by the Niagara University Theater. Performances: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, The Theater at the Church, 415 Plain St.
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Live Local in WNY
      thurs. 13 The Coupe De Villes, 7:30 p.m., Elks Lodge, 21 Main St., North Tonawanda; free, open to the public. 693-2225 716 Noise Presents, 10 p.m. Merlin's, 727 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $. 886-9270, www.merlinsbuffalo.
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Concerts
     thurs. 13 Washington, D.C.'s Thailia Zedek with special guests Tracy Morrow & The Magi Chippie, Cassi Meyerhoffer and Vox Humana will perform at 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13 at Mohawk Place, 47 E. Mohawk St., Buffalo; $. 855-3931, www. mohawkplace. com
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Literature
      thurs. 13 Small Press Poetry - Just Buffalo presents poets Matthew Klane and Kristi Mealn, 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, Rust Belt Books, 202 Allen St., Buffalo; free. 832-5400, www.just buffalo.org fri.
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Film/Video
      thurs. 13 'Likk Your Idols' - French filmmaker Angelique Bosio's documentary explores the Cinema of Transgression and the No Wave scene that inspired filmmakers, artists and musicians in NYC during the '80s.
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Speakers
      thurs. 13 Donna Zellner Neal - The director of the North Tonawanda History Museum will give a talk on writing the book, "North Tonawanda: The Lumber City," 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec.
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Announcements
      • BROADWAY BOUND - Teen2Teen Theatre Company, a not-for-profit organization that uses theater as a means for teaching racial tolerance, self-esteem and cultural diversity to WNY and NYC youth,
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Art
      fri. 14 Gusto at the Gallery - "The Science and Season of Color and Light." Two family workshops: "Prisms" (5:30-6:30 p.m.) and "Color, Light and Illusion" (6:30-7:30 p.m.
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Special Events
      thurs. 13 The Ruth Fernandez Sisterhood Judaica Shop, 45th annual Hanukah Bazaar, 4:30-6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, Temple Beth Zion Broder Center, 700 Sweet Home Road, Amherst. 836-6565 fri.
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Amherst Community Band concert set
      The Amherst Community Band will hold its holiday concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19 at the Harlem Road Community Center, 4255 Harlem Road, Amherst. According to James Howell, band manager, the concert will "feature familiar music of the season along with marches and popular band music.
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Amherst-based quartet brings home top honor
by ELIZABETH TAUFA Reporter
      You may think of a barbershop quartet as four mustachioed men in red and white striped shirts, but the women of the group Mystique would encourage you to think otherwise. Mystique, a quartet under the umbrella of the Amherst-based Niagara Frontier Chord Authority, recently took the honor of 2007 ...
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