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. 16
A Christmas Carol - Presented
by the Niagara Fine Arts. Performances:
7:30 p.m. Dec. 14 and 15, 4:30
p.m. Dec. 16, the Lancaster Opera
House, 21 Central Ave., Lancaster; $.
683-1776, www.lancopera.org
A Christmas Carol - Charles
Dickens' classic story adapted and directed
by L. Don Swartz and presented
by Starry Night Theatre. Performances:
8 p.m. Dec. 14 and 15, and 2 p.m. Dec.
16, Ghostlight Theatre, 170 Schenck
St., North Tonawanda; $. 743-1614,
www.starr ynighttheatre.com
A Christmas Carol - Presented
by the Towne Players of Ken-Ton
and starring Colin Lynch, Robert Lonski,
Robert Wagner and Michael
Leszczynski under the direction of Randall
Rumley. Performances: 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 14 and 15, 2 p.m. Dec. 16, Sheridan
Parkside Community Center, 169
Sheridan-Parkside Drive, Town of
Tonawanda; $. 693-1836, www.towne
players.com
The Littlest Angel and the
Gift of the Magi - Two Christmas
classics presented by ACTS, 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 14 and 15, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
16, ACTS Beacon Theatre, 1470
Church St., Alden; $. 432-9102
now-Dec. 22
Christmas Spectacular - 8
p.m. Fridays and 2 p.m. Saturdays, Gypsy
Theatre, 465 Central Ave., Fort Erie,
Ontario. (905) 871-4407
now-Dec. 23
Sister's Christmas Catechism
- Interactive comedy presented
by Shea's Performing Arts Center and
Albert Nocciolino. Performances: 7:30
p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1 p.m.
Wednesdays, 8 p.m. Fridays, 2 and 8
p.m. Saturdays, 2 and 6 p.m. Sundays
through Sunday, Dec. 23, Shea's Smith
Theatre, 658 Main St., Buffalo; $
(Shea's box office, 650 Main St.; Ticketmaster,
852-5000, www.ticketmaster.
com)
Trailer Park Christmas -
Presented by O'Connell & Company.
Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8
p.m. Fridays and Saturday, 2:30 p.m.
Sundays through Sunday, Dec. 23, The
Cabaret in the Square Theatre, Snyder
Square, 4476 Main St. at Harlem Road,
Snyder; 839-3949
now-Dec. 24
Photos With Santa - 11
a.m.-7 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays,
11 a.m.-8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays,
11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sundays, Center
Court stage of the Eastern Hills Mall,
4545 Transit Road, Williamsville. Extended
hours: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sundays,
Dec. 16 and 23, and 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 24.
now-Dec. 30
Christmas in Clarence - A
holiday light drive-through extravaganza
featuring one mile of giant twinkling
sculptures, cascading arches and dazzling
animated characters set against a scenic
winter wonderland, continuing 11 a.m.-9
p.m. daily through Sunday, Dec. 30,
11199 Main St., Clarence; free and $.
769-6300, www.christmasinclarence.com
Fairgrounds Holiday Lights
Festival - A one-of-a-kind holiday
attraction featuring a two-mile
drive-through of 40 different displays,
holiday magic show and more, 5:30-9:30
p.m. Thursdays-Sundays through Sunday,
Dec. 30, Hamburg Fairgrounds,
5600 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg; $.
649-3900, www.the-fairgrounds.com
Cave of the Winds - See the
Falls lit up for the holidays from the
gorge at the Cave of the Winds attraction
in Niagara Falls State Park. Hours:
9 a.m.-4:45 p.m. through Dec. 20; 9
a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 21, 22 and 23; 9
a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 24; closed Christmas
Day, Dec. 25; 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 26-30.
278-1730
now-Jan. 1
Christmas in Ellicottville -
The smell of roasted nuts, hot apple
cider and the decorated windows in this

historic 19th century village will bring
back thoughts of a Christmas past at
this nine-day Christmas wonderland, including
a parade, fireworks display, carolers,
reindeer, photos with Santa and
much more, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. through
Saturday, Jan. 1, throughout Ellicottville;
free. 800-349-9099, www.ellicottvilleny.
com
now-Jan. 6
Christmasville - The Village
of Lancaster turns into a Victorian winter
wonderland of decorations, lights,
special events featuring original vintage
and new animated window displays, including
the original AM&A's windows.
Activities for the young and young at
heart from holiday shows and sleigh
rides to holiday bazaars and visits from
Santa. There's something for everyone;
free. 683-1776, www.lancopera.org
now-Jan. 7
Holiday Festival - Includes
Poinsettia Show and Trees Around the
World, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Monday
through Wednesday and Friday; 10
a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday and Saturday,
Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens,
2655 South Park, Buffalo; $.
827-1584, www.buffalogardens.com.
Holiday Light Show, 4-5 p.m. Sunday,
Monday through Wednesday and Friday;
4-8 p.m. Thursday and Saturday.
thurs. 13
A Christmas Carol - The
Dickens' classic adapted and directed by
Neal Radice, opens at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 13 and continues 7:30
p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 2, 5 and 8
p.m. Saturdays; and 2 p.m. Sundays
through Saturday, Dec. 22, Alleyway
Theatre, One Curtain Up Alley, Buffalo;
$. alleyway.com, 852-2600
A German Christmas
Celebration - Traditional dances and
music, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13,
Lancaster Opera House, 21 Central
Ave., Lancaster: $. 683-1776,
www.lancoper a.org
M&T Holiday Concert Series
- Bishop Timon/St. Jude Men's
Chorus, noon Thursday, Dec. 13, M&T
Plaza, downtown Buffalo; free.
The Mantini Sisters Come
Home for the Holidays - The
Winter Festival of Lights presents
Sandra, Barbara and Ann Mantini in a
holiday concert, 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec.

13, Niagara Centre for the Arts, Niagara
Falls, Ontario; $ (Niagara Centre for the
Arts box office; TicketPro,
1-877-777-9365; www.WFOL.com).
Twelve Days of Holiday
Giving - Sponsored by Fisher Price,
the Eastern Hills Mall will be giving
away one new Fisher Price toy per day
through Dec. 24. Club Eastern Hills
members who present $100 in
combined, same-day receipts are eligible
for entry. Entry forms are available at
Mall Services, near Center Court.
fri. 14
The Headers Christmas Show
- 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, Pizza Plant,
8020 Transit Road, Amherst. 632-0800
Betty & Cathy Sound of
Christmas Medley - 7-10 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 14, Korner Kaffe, 231
Aurora St. at Como Park Boulevard,
Lancaster; free. 683-6890
Blanket of Stars - Christmas
music CD release performance by Father
Bill Quinlivan, pastor of Blessed
Sacrament Church, 7 p.m. Friday, Dec.
14, Blessed Sacrament, 263 Claremont
Ave., Kenmore. www.blsacparish.org
Mike Randall in A Christmas
Carol - The Dickens' classic presented
by MusicalFare Theatre is a solo
performance by Mike Randall. Opens at
8 p.m. Dec. 14 and continues at 8 p.m.
Fridays, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, and 2
p.m. Sundays through Sunday, Dec. 23,
MusicalFare Theatre, Daemen College,
4380 Main St., Amherst; $. 839-8540,
www.musicalfare.com
Terry Buchwald's Christmas
Show - 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, Club
Paradise, 3950 McKinley Parkway,
Blasdell; $. 648-4944,
www.clubparadiseonline.com
'Polar Express' - Film
presented by WHTT, 7 p.m. Friday,
Dec. 14, the Riviera Theatre, 67
Webster St., North Tonawanda; free.
Tickets available through WHTT radio.
M&T Holiday Concert Series
- Iroquois High School Concert Choir,
noon Friday, Dec. 14, M&T Plaza,
downtown Buffalo; free.
A BCAS Family Christmas -
The Buffalo Choral Arts Society, 110
singers all dedicated to the choral art, in
a program including familiar and
traditional seasonal favorites, as well as
works spanning many centuries with
instrumental accompaniment under the

direction of Marcia A. Giambrone, 7:30
p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, Our Lady of
Victory Basilica, 797 Ridge Road,
Lackawanna; $. 812-1541,
www.buffalochoralar ts.org
Songs for the Holidays - The
Ismailia Shrine Chanters and the
Ismailia Shrine Band featuring the
Niagara Frontier Chord Authority, 8
p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, Ismailia Shrine,
1600 Southwestern Blvd., West Seneca;
donation.
Spin-a-Storytellers - "A
Variety of Holiday Stories," 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 14, Holy Spirit
Church/School, 85 Dakota Ave.,
Buffalo. Use Dakota Avenue entrance;
freewill offering. Storytelling workshop
at 6:30 p.m.
fri. 14 & sat. 15
The Great Russian
Nutcracker - By the
world-renowned Moscow Ballet, 8 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 14; 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 15, Seneca Niagara Casino &
Hotel's Seneca Event Center, 310
Fourth St., Niagara Falls; $. 278-4944,
1-877-873-6322,
www.senecaniagaracasion.com
A Classical Christmas -
Featuring the Buffalo Philharmonic
Orchestra under the baton of JoAnn
Falletta in music by Tchaikovsky,
Vivaldi, Corelli and more - to be
recorded for sale ($15 pre-order by
calling 885-5000), 10:30 a.m. Friday,
Dec. 14 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15,
Kleinhans Music Hall, Symphony
Circle, Buffalo; $. 885-5000,
www. bpo. org
The Castle by Candlelight -
Explore the French Castle by
candlelight, and meet historic
personages. Decorations by the
Youngstown Garden Club. An evening
fundraiser to benefit Old Fort Niagara,
7 p.m. or 8:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14 and
Saturday, Dec. 15, Old Fort Niagara,
Lewiston; $. 745-7611,
www.oldfortniagara.org. Dress for the
weather, wear walking footwear and
bring a flashlight.
sat. 15
McCarthyizm Holiday Party
- With McCarthyizm, John and Mary,
A Potter's Field, the Ifs, Dee Adams
and the House Cats, Poor Ould Goat
and Guillermo Izguierdo of the
Corrections, 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15,

Nietzsche's, 248 Allen St., Buffalo; $
(Discount admission price with
nonperishable food and winter clothing
for Friends of the Night People.
www.mccarthyizm.com
Breakfast with Santa -
Children can enjoy an entertaining show
featuring performers Buffalo and Brandy.
Each child, ages 12 and under, will
receive a free gift, 10 a.m. Saturday,
Dec. 15, Eastern Hills Mall's food court,
4545 Transit Road, Williamsville; free.
633-1600, www.shopeasternhills.com
Broadway Market Celebrates
Christmas Foods - By showcasing
the Old-World quality of Buffalo's
best-loved foods with cooking
demonstrations and tastings, 1 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 15, Broadway Market,
999 Broadway; $; reservations required.
839-5150,
www.brownpapertickets.com/event/23420
Celebrations of the Heart -
Holiday hymns and carols with Nan
Hoffman with Joe Tumino, Kathy
DeLoughry, Tom DeLoughry and Mary
Bieger, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15,
Eggertsville United Church of Christ,
3400 Sheridan Drive, Eggertsville;
freewill offering. 832-8663 or 773-5315
Vince Martino 'O Holy Night'
Songs of the Season - 7-10 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 15, Korner Kaffe, 231
Aurora St. at Como Park Boulevard,
Lancaster; free. 683-6890
Harmonia Chamber Singers
- A 17-voice a cappella chamber choir,
under the direction of Robert Pacillo,
performs an Advent and Christmas
concert, 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, St.
Lawrence Church, 1520 East Delavan
Ave., Buffalo; $. www.harmoniacs.org
Holiday Festival - This fun
event will include photos with Santa
(maybe one of his reindeer), kids
activities, hot chocolate, snacks,
poinsettias for sale and more, 11 a.m.-2
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, Buffalo and Erie
County Botanical Gardens, 2655 South
Park Ave., Buffalo; $. 827-1584,
www. buffalogardens. com
Mother Fruit Cake & The
Sugar Plum Gang - Drag performer
Vicky Vogue presents a night of
Vaudeville in the holiday spirit as a
benefit for Ujima Theatre, featuring
Loraine O'Donnell, Josephine Hogan,
Maryalice Demler, Jimmy Janowski,
Chris Kelly, Madeline Davis, Mary
Loftus, Kendall Kelly, Kerry Kate Abell
and Michael Hake, 8 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 15, TheatreLoft, 545 Elmwood
Ave., Buffalo; $.
sat. 15 & sun. 16
Edward Neeberscrooge - "A
High School Christmas Carol" musical
presented by ATA Theatre, 1, 4 and
7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 15
and 16, 5505 Main St., Williamsville; $.
810-0551
Graham Cracker House
Making - Kids of all ages can create
edible decorations for the holidays, 10:30
a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 and
12:30-4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, Explore
& More, a Children's Museum, 300
Gleed Ave., East Aurora; $. 655-5131
Breakfast with Santa -
Celebrate the holiday spirit with Santa
and the Zoo animals. Santa's elves will
be hard at work providing everyone with
a breakfast catered by the Akron House,
prizes for the children, admission to the
Zoo, and, of course, a chance to visit
with Santa himself. There will be two
seatings: 9 and 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec.
15 and Sunday, Dec. 16, Buffalo Zoo,
300 Parkside Ave., Buffalo; $. 837-3900,
Ext. 116, www.buffalozoo.org
Elephant Holiday Photos -
Celebrate the holiday spirit with photos
of you, your family and the festive
elephants of The Buffalo Zoo. Two
photo sessions: 10:30-11:30 a.m. and
1:30-2:30 p.m. Dec. 15 and 16, Buffalo
Zoo, 300 Parkside Ave., Buffalo; $.
837-3900, Ext. 116, www.buffalozoo.org
The Nutcracker - Performed by
the Buffalo City Ballet, 3 p.m. Dec. 15
and 16, Buffalo State College's Rockwell
Hall Performing Arts Center, 1300
Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $. 878-3005,
www. buffalostate. edu/ pac
'Rudolph the Red-Nosed
Reindeer' - Bring the whole family
to this all-time classic movie, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 15 and 4:30 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 16, Riviera Theater, 67 Webster
St., North Tonawanda; $. 692-2413,
www.r ivieratheatre.org

sat. 15 & sun. 16
Santaland - Crafts,
face-painting, letter-writing campaigns
to Santa, hayrides, songs and snacks, 9
a.m.-3:30 p.m. Dec. 15 and 16 at the
Chestnut Ridge Park Casino, 6121
Chestnut Ridge Road, Orchard Park;
donations for violence shelters. 662-3290
sun. 16
Tifft Holiday Celebration -
For all ages. Participants will learn about
many ways to decorate in an
environmentally friendly way for the
holiday season. Create and take
ornaments and treats home with you,
2-4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, Tifft Nature
Preserve, 1200 Fuhrmann Blvd., Buffalo;
$, and pre-registration required.
825-6397
Christmas at the Benjamin
Long Homestead - Sponsored by
the Garden Club of the Tonawandas.
Tour the 1829 home on East Niagara
Street in the City of Tonawanda, 1-4
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16; $; free for
members of the Historical Society and
children ages 12 and under. 694-7406
A Visit from St. Nick -
Conductor Paul Ferington leads the
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, the
Greater Buffalo Youth Ballet, the

Buffalo Jugglers and Santa in this
Wendy's Family series concert, 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 16, Kleinhans Music Hall,
3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo; $.
885-5000, www.bpo.org
A BCAS Family Christmas -
The Buffalo Choral Arts Society, 110
singers all dedicated to the choral art, in
a program including familiar and
traditional seasonal favorites, as well as
works spanning many centuries with
instrumental accompaniment under the
direction of Marcia A. Giambrone, 7:30
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, Our Lady of
Victory Basilica, 797 Ridge Road,
Lackawanna; $. 812-1541,
www.buffalochoralar ts.org
Sounds of the Season - The
Cheektowaga Community Symphony
Orchestra with the Buffalo Suzuki
Strings and The Ring Masters Handbell
Choir, 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, Our
Lady of Blessed Sacrament Church, 10
French Road, Depew; free.
www.cheektowagasymphony.org
Holy Trinity Christmas
Celebration - The Holy Trinity
Concert Choir and the Western New
York Chamber Orchestra team up for
this annual event under the baton of
Glen Cortese in works by Vaughn
Williams and other seasonal works, 2
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, Holy Trinity
Church, 1080 Main St., Buffalo;
886-2400, www.holytrinitybuffalo.org

Harmonia Chamber Singers
- A 17-voice a cappella chamber choir,
under the direction of Robert Pacillo,
performs an Advent and Christmas
concert, 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16,
Unitarian Universalist Church, 695
Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $.
www.harmoniacs.org
The Perfect Gift - Christmas
musical for the whole family presented
by the Buffalo Church of Christ, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 16, Temple Beth Am
Building, 4660 Sheridan Drive,
W illiamsville.
Palace Theatre Christmas
Concert - Join the American Legion
Band of the Tonawandas, Post 264, for
holidays classics, 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
16, the Palace Theatre, 2 East Ave.,
Lockport; $. 438-1130
Christmas Pageant - "Twas
the Night Before," presented by Grace
Lutheran Church, 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec.
16, 174 Cazenovia St., South Buffalo.
Christmas roast beef dinner follows;
freewill offering. 822-0553
mon. 17
A Christmas Carol - The
American Theatre Arts for Youth
present this award-winning musical
adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic,
10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 17, Riviera
Theatre, 67 Webster St., North
Tonawanda; $. 1-800-523-4540,
www.r ivieratheatre.org

tues. 18
Magic Lantern Show -
Experience cinema before film, a
re-created 1890s mix of projected color
pictures, live drama, music and audience
participation, 2 and 7 p.m. Tuesday,
Dec. 18, Lancaster Opera House, 21
Central Ave., Lancaster; $. 683-1776,
www.lancoper a.org
tues. 18-sun. 23
'White Christmas' - Romantic
comedy/musical based on the 1954
holiday film classic by Irving Berlin,
White Christmas follows the adventures
of army buddies Bob Wallace and Phil
Davis, whose romantic pursuit of two
sisters leads them to a Vermont inn for
the holidays. Opens 7:30 p.m. Tuesday,
Dec. 18; and continues at 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 19 and
20; 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21; 2 and 8 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 22; and 2 and 7 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 23, Shea's Performing Arts
Center, 646 Main St., Buffalo; $.
847-0850, www.sheas.org
wed. 19
Christmas in Ireland - Brush
the snow off the Blarney Stone and join
in the festive Christmas celebration with
traditional Irish entertainment, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 19, Lancaster Opera
House, 21 Central Ave., Lancaster; $.
683-1776, www.lancopera.org
Amherst Community Band
Holiday Concert - Featuring the
music of the seasons, plus other band
favorites, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19,
Harlem Road Community Center, 4255
Harlem Road, Amherst; $.