Announcements

• HELP PICK SONGS FOR NEW
CD - Local vocalist Mark Weber is
planning to record a CD of cover tunes
redone in a pop-jazz-soul vein with
pianist Dusty Knapp. Weber has listed
35 songs on
www.myspace.com/thereisahope and is
encouraging the public to copy and
paste the list into an e-mail, and send
their comments and e-mail suggestions
to him. You can also e-mail
primopr716@juno.com to receive the list
of songs.
• SONG ON CD - Local singer
Mark Weber has a song, "Who Wants
To Cry at Christmas?," on the Buffalo
Musicians Against Autism benefit CD,
"My Favorite Gift Is You." The CD is
available at Record Theatre and other
stores.
• RESIDENT CONDUCTOR -
Buffalo Philharmonic Resident
Conductor Robert Franz has been
named the Houston Symphony's new
associate conductor. Franz will take over
the position in June of 2008. He will
retain his BPO position and coordinate
his responsibilities and time between his
job here and his new position in
Houston. Franz, who has been with the
BPO since 2006, created a
comprehensive education concert
program, reaching 35,000 students a
year, tripling the number of young
people that the BPO reaches annually.
He also leads the BPO in its Family
Series concerts and many of its Pops
Series concerts.
• LOCAL ROCKER GAINS
NATIONAL ATTENTION - Adam
Zadok has advanced to the
semi-regional finals in FUSE TV's
BODOG Battle of the Bands after two
rounds of performing live in front of
three judges and Cleveland, Ohio,
audiences. Cleveland's House of Blues
will host this national event on Jan. 20,
2008. BODOG's Battle of the Bands
covers North America, narrowing more
than 4,500 participants down to 10
unsigned bands vying for a $1 million
recording contract with the company.
• HOLIDAY SCHEDULE - The
UB Anderson Gallery will be closed
from Dec. 24-Jan. 1. The offices will be
open by appointment only during that
time. The UB Art Gallery will be closed
from Dec. 23-Jan. 1 and will reopen
Jan. 2.
• VOLUNTEERS RECOGNIZED
- The North Tonawanda History
Museum presented certificates of
recognition to 79 individuals and
organizations at its Dec. 8 "Forgotten
Holidays" (Dutch) program. The
individuals and organizations were
recognized for their contributions to the
4-year-old museum, located at 314
Oliver St., North Tonawanda.
• GRANT AWARDED - The
Center for the Arts at the University at
Buffalo has been awarded a $287,182
grant by the John R. Oishei Foundation
to establish a program that will bring
the performing arts and artists into
healthcare settings to enhance the
healing environment for patients and
caregivers in Western New York. The
Center for the Arts' Arts in Healthcare
initiative is being established in
collaboration with Women & Children's
Hospital of Buffalo, a Kaleida Health
facilit y.
• BROADWAY PERFORMANCE
- 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,
performed at the New Amsterdam
Theatre on Broadway in New York City
on Dec. 17 and 18. Seventeen local
youths between the ages of 14 and 18
sang, danced and acted in the "Gypsy"
production, which showcased all the
current Broadway casts in the single
largest fundraising Broadway
performance of the year. Teen2Teen is
the only non-Broadway theater company
that was asked to perform.
• PEACE BRIDGE BOOK - The
Buffalo and Erie County Historical
Society is the exclusive United States
distribution point for "Peace Bridge:
The Dream and its Evolution" by Mike
Cloutier, a book celebrating eight
decades of the Peace Bridge between
Buffalo and Fort Erie, Ontario. The
book is a hardcover coffee table book
and is available for $24.95. All proceeds
from museum shop sales of the book
will go to the Historical Society, 25
Nottingham Court at Elmwood Avenue,

Buffalo. For more information, call
873-9644, Ext. 301.
• GRAYCLIFF AWARDED
GRANT - The Graycliff Conservancy,
Inc. received a $350,000 grant from The
Margaret L. Wendt Foundation. The
funds will be used to further the
restoration of the Graycliff Estate,
designed by noted American architect
Frank Lloyd Wright.
• AWARD - Darien Lake Theme
Park Resort has received a 2007 IAAPA
Big E Award for its newest show, "Le
Grande Cirque." The International
Association of Amusement Parks and
Attractions is the largest international
trade association for permanently
situated amusement facilities worldwide.
Darien Lake's LaserBlast, an evening
laser and fireworks show, received an
honorable mention award in the
category for Best Spectacular
Production.
• TICKET PRICES CHANGES -
Road Less Traveled Productions is
offering four new ticket categories:
General admission ($25), seniors ($20),
under 30 ($15), and students ($10).
RLTP has also changed its Free Student
Thursdays to Talkback Thursdays ($5
for students on Thursdays). RLTP is
located inside the Market Arcade Film
& Arts Centre, 639 Main St., Buffalo.
For more information, visit
www.roadlesstraveledproductions.org or
call 629-3069.
• RAIN - Tickets are now on sale
for The Beatles Experience RAIN, 7:30
p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23 at Shea's
Performing Arts Center. Tickets range
from $27.50 to $47.50 and are available
through the Shea's box office, 650 Main
St., or through Ticketmaster, 852-5000.
• RASCAL FLATTS - Tickets are
now on sale for Rascal Flatt's "Still
Feels Good Tour," with special guest
Kellie Pickler, 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25 at
HSBC Arena. Tickets are $51.50 and
$66.50 (prices include $1.50 facility fee)
and are available through the HSBC
box office and all tickets.com outlets
(888-223-6000). Random handbill
policy in effect. Handbills are now
available.
• 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 $1.50 facility fee) and are
available through the HSBC box office
and all tickets.com outlets
(888-223-6000). Random handbill
policy in effect. Handbills are now
available.
• BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -
Tickets are now on sale for Bruce
Springsteen and the E Street Band, 8
p.m. Friday, March 7 at HSBC Arena.
Tickets are $66.50 and $95.50 (prices
include $1.50 facility fee) and are
available at the HSBC Arena box office
and all tickets.com outlets
(888-223-6000, www.tickets.com).
Random handbill policy in effect.
Handbills are now available.
• CELINE DION - Tickets are
now on sale for Celine Dion's 2008-09
North American Tour, Wednesday, Sept.
3 at HSBC Arena. Tickets are $45,
$66.50, $96.50 and $136.50 and are
available at the HSBC Arena box office
and all tickets.com outlets
(888-223-6000, www.tickets.com).
Random handbill policy in effect.
Handbills are now available.
• THE HARLEM
GLOBETROTTERS - Tickets are
now on sale for The Harlem
Globetrotters' "Magic As Ever" world

tour, 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9 at HSBC
Arena. Tickets are $20.50, $26.50,
$37.50 and $91.50 and are available at
the HSBC box office and all tickets.com
outlets, online at www.tickets.com or by
calling 888-223-6000.
• CALL FOR WORK - CEPA
Gallery is seeking submissions for its
annual Members' Exhibition, to be held
Feb. 9-March 15, 2008. All work can be
dropped off at CEPA from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. Monday through Friday, or noon-4
p.m. Saturday or mailed between Jan.
7-28. For artists who wish to have their
work sent back to them, returns will
only be made via U.S. Postal Service or
FedEx. Provide postage, FedEx account
number or a check to cover the amount
for the return. All current, new and
renewing members of CEPA can
participate. Members can submit only
one piece of photo-related art for
inclusion. All work should be ready to
hang. All work should be labeled with
artist's name, title, process, date and
sales price. Video and film work is
acceptable, but contact CEPA prior to
submitting. Select work will be exhibited
on CEPA's Web site,
www.cepagallery.org. Call 856-2717 for
more information.
• NEW
DIRECTOR/ SUBMISSIONS
SOUGH T - Award-winning
playwright Susan Anner is the new
director for Road Less Traveled
Productions' New Play Workshop.
Anner's work has been performed in
New York, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis and
Washington, D.C. RLTP's New Play
Workshop is their training ground for
future playwrights. It provides the local
theatre community with the next
generation of playwrights from Western
New York. RLTP is presently accepting
submissions for its 2008 New Play
Workshop. The deadline is Dec. 20.
There is no fee. Send a 20-page excerpt
of a full-length draft with a synopsis
and playwright resume/bio to:
RLTP/New Play Workshop, Road Less
Traveled Productions, PO Box 542,
Buffalo, N.Y. 14205. For more
information, visit
www.roadlesstraveledproductions.org or
call 629-3069.
• POSTCARD BOOK - Buffalo
Heritage's newest book "Postcard Views:
A Walk Down Main Street, Buffalo,
New York, circa 1910," by Joseph
Bieron and Paul McCarthy is now
available. The 68-page book is a
historically accurate glimpse of Buffalo
in more than 70 vintage postcards, many
colorized. "Postcard Views" is available
online at www.buffaloheritage.com or
through most area bookstores for
$17.95.
• BOOK RELEASE - The North
Tonawanda History Museum has
received six orders of its first full-length
book on the history of North
Tonawanda, "North Tonawanda: The
Lumber City." The book is available
through the museum for $34.95 each,
and for $38.95, it can be mailed. The
museum will also be publish a
standalone index for the book. Museum
representatives realized that not all
purchasers would need an index, and
decided to produce a separate index to
retain an affordable publishing price,
which is anticipated to be $10. Orders
are being accepted. For more
information, call 213-0554, visit
www.nthistorymuseum.org or stop in at
314 Oliver St., North Tonawanda.
• BO OK - The North Tonawanda
History Museum is compiling three
full-length books: "North Tonawanda:
Historic Treasures," with a 2009 release
date anticipated; "North Tonawanda: Its
People," with a 2010 release date
anticipated; and "North Tonawanda:
Lumber Capital of the World &
Industrial Center," with a 2011 release
date anticipated. History Museum
representatives are encouraging
community input, including family and
individual historical photos and records.
For more information, call 213-0554 or
visit www.nthistorymuseum.org
• BOOK SALE - The North
Tonawanda History Museum is now
accepting orders for its third in a series
of heritage cookbooks. "Sweet
Treasures," which will sell for $15. For
more information or to order, call
213-0554 or send checks payable to the
museum to 314 Oliver St., North
Tonawanda, N.Y. 14120.