Monday, March 16, 2009

3-17 to 3-22 events list














Buffalo.com photo by Stephanie Hoffman.


Tuesday


“Concert From the Heart”: A Buffalo Music Hall of Fame Spotlight Concert: The Hall of Fame Performers are: The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Lance Diamond, Van Taylor and his international touring band Taylor Made Jazz, and The Historic Colored Musicians Club, represented by the George Scott Big Band, musical arranger Phil Sims with special guests: The Old School B Boys with Mark Mazur and his Little Big Band. 7pm-pre-concert mingle, show starts at 8pm, Kleinhan’s Music Hall, Symphony Circle, Buffalo

Irish at the Irish Center: South Buffalo rocks! The day begins with St. Patrick’s Day Mass followed by a traditional Irish breakfast. Festivities continue all day with Buffalo Irish Arts, Kevin McCarthy, the Blarney Bunch, Penny Whiskey and the Woodgate Shamrock Dancers. 10:45am, Buffalo Irish Center, Abbott Road, Buffalo

St. Patrick’s Punk Rock Parade: Crooked, Drunken Sons Tour: with Street Dogs and Swingin’ Utters. Shot Baker and Wolf Parade open the show, 7pm, Town Ballroom, 681 Main Street, Buffalo

Wednesday

MOMIX: Have photographer need writer! This performance will feature a number of the company's more popular and significant works, 8:00pm, UB’s Center for the Arts: Mainstage Theatre, Amherst


Green Building Forum - A Blueprint for Change: Have photographer need writer! Could be an interesting story for a citizen correspondent. Contactors, housing agencies and public officials learn about the benefits of producing energy efficient and environmentally responsible housing. The project, which created a prototype for an environmentally friendly home to be sold to low-income buyers, won the Department of Housing and Urban Development's highest award for housing excellence in 2008. 4:30-6pm, Karpeles Manuscript Museum, 453 Porter Avenue, Buffalo

Thursday

Sabres Alumni vs Edison Elementary Faculty: Watch your favorite former hockey stars take on the Edison Elementary staff. 7-8:30pm, Kenmore West High School, 33 Highland Pkwy. Kenmore

Friday

23rd Annual Arts Awards: The Arts Council in Buffalo & Erie County and their co-presenters the Buffalo Niagara Partnership and M&T Bank will present the 23rd Annual Arts Awards, features a fantastic artist marketplace of over two dozen local artisans. Proceeds support programs of the Arts Council specifically to assist artists and arts organizations in the Erie Niagara region, 11:30am, Adams Mark Hotel, Downtown Buffalo

Albright-Knox Art Gallery: Premiere of The Stone Angel: The Western New York premiere of the 2008 Canadian film, The Stone Angel. 7pm, Gallery Auditorium, Albright-Knox, Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo

2009 ADDY Awards: Another interesting story for one of our writers, Advertising Club of Buffalo will host the 2009 ADDY Awards, 8-10pm, Hyatt Regency Buffalo.

Ismalia Shrine Circus: High wire acts, canines, tigers, elephants, clowns, and much more! 10:30am, 3:30 & 7:30pm, Agri-Center, Hamburg Fairgrounds

Urban Bush Women: Performance ensemble dedicated to exploring the use of cultural expression as a catalyst for social change, 8pm, UB Center for the Arts

Swing Into Spring: Big band, hop, jitterbug and fox trot to the music of Jon Seiger and the All Stars, 5-8pm, Castellani Art Museum, Niagara University, Niagara Falls

Buckin' Buffalo Happy Hour: Jickster host's 97 Rock's Happy Hour, 6pm-8pm, Darcy McGee's, Pearl Street, Buffalo

Medaille College Spring Jam Concert: Featuring Pirate Dreams, 7-11pm, Medaille College, 18 Agassiz Circle, Buffalo

Tom Callahan & Friends: 8:30pm, Shannon Pub: 2250 Niagara Falls Boulevard Tonawanda, New York

Boys of Summer: Local band performs, 9pm, Club Paradise: inside the Clarion Hotel, McKinley Parkway, Hamburg

Saturday

Ismalia Shrine Circus: High wire acts, canines, tigers, elephants, clowns, 10:30am, 2:30 & 7:30pm, Agri-Center, Hamburg Fairgrounds


Canisius vs. St. Joseph’s Lacrosse: 1pm, Canisius Demske Sports Complex

The Buffalo Bisons’ Family Day Open House: FREE Hot Dogs and soft drinks, NEW TEAM LOGO Gear available, 2 LIVE Shows from Children’s Music Entertainer Glenn Colton, Face Paintings, Bisons Batting Cage and Radar Gun, Nintendo Wii Home Run Derby, Get an Inside Look at the Bisons Home Clubhouse, Press Box and Party Suites, Classic Bisons Trophies and Artifacts, 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. at Coca-Cola Field, Washington Street, Buffalo.

A Night at the Museum: Have you ever wondered what happens in the Museum at night after the lights dim and the doors close? Here’s your chance to experience it for yourself, 5:30pm-9:30am, you don’t have to stay for the whole thing, Buffalo Museum of Science, Humboldt Parkway, Buffalo

3rd Annual Buffalo Small Press Book Fair: The book fair is a one day event that brings together booksellers, authors, bookmakers, zinesters, small presses, artists, poets, and regional cultural workers of all kinds in a venue where they can share ideas and peddle their wares. Noon to 6pm, Karpeles Manuscript Museum, 453 Porter Avenue, Buffalo

Mike Robitaille Appearance: Watch the Buffalo Sabres take on the New York Rangers with Sabres analyst Mike Robitaille. Mike will be available to answer any hockey questions you may have and share stories of his playing days. 7pm-9pm Tully's Good Times, 8070 Main St., Clarence

King & Queen's Royal (Medieval) Feast: audience participation show performed by Actors Anonymous Theatre, be entertained by the Court Jester, Minstrels, Dukes and Duchesses and a cast of very comical characters, 7:15am, Magruder’s Banquet Facility, Broadway Ave., Depew

Tom Callahan & Friends: 8:30pm, Shannon Pub: 2250 Niagara Falls Boulevard Tonawanda, New York

Stealin’: Local band performs, 10pm, Club Paradise, McKinley Parkway, Hamburg

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra presents Mendelssohn’s “Reformation”: 8pm, Kleinhans Music Hall

Sunday

Elmwood Village Family Skate Day at Buffalo State College: 1-3pm, Buff State, 1300 Elmwood Avenue

Ismalia Shrine Circus: High wire acts, canines, tigers, elephants, clowns, 1:30pm, 5:30pm, Agri-Center, Hamburg Fairgrounds

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra presents Mendelssohn’s “Reformation”: 2:30pm, Kleinhans Music Hall

St. Patrick, Joseph, Dyngus Party: Features: Jerry Darlak & the Buffalo Touch Polka Band Formula Italian Band , Stone Row, 3pm Buffalo Irish Center, 245 Abbott Road, Buffalo

Slightly Stoopid: California's reggae-dub-punk-psychedelic rock collective, 7:00 pm. The Town Ballroom, 681 Main Street, Buffalo

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