Buffalo.com Events List 6/7

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Here are the “Top 5” events for the week:

Thursday:

Thursday at the Square – 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. - Lafayette Square
Thursday at the Square will kick off its 24th Anniversary Season with Alejandro Escovedo and The Sensitive Boys. Rolling Stone Magazine says Escovedo is “in his own genre” and we couldn’t agree more. He is a punk rock dude, roots rocker, alt-country singer-songwriter who has played with The Nuns, Rank and File and True Believers. Escovedo was named the 2008 Austin Music Awards Musician of the Year - don’t miss your chance to see this renowned musician open the 2010 Thursday at the Square season in Downtown Buffalo. Special guest for the evening will be Tift Merritt.

Friday:

Tower Jam Concert Series- Brownman - 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.- HSBC Center Plaza
Internationally acclaimed jazz trumpeter Brownman stride into the city on Friday as the first act in the inaugural Tower Jam concert series at One HSBC Center in downtown Buffalo. The beloved, genre-crossing Toronto horn aficianado will play a retrospective of the works of legendary jazzman Miles Davis with a pickup combo of Buffalo jazz all-stars - a nice post-work treat for anyone ready to call it a week.

Save the Boobies: Charity Bar Crawl – 8:00 p.m.
To benefit the Sisterhood Wellness Center of WNY (breast cancer survivors)
More info: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=132772590073202&ref=search

Saturday

10th Annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure – 10:00 a.m. - Delaware Park Rose Garden

Saturday & Sunday:

Allentown Art Festival – 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Tens of Thousands art patrons visit the Festival to enjoy the beauty of Buffalo's weather in June, the charm and uniqueness of the Allentown area and the quality of the art and crafts presented by the over 400 juried exhibitors.

Enjoy your week!

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Events List 6/7/10

Wednesday

M&T Bank's Plaza Event Series 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Live, outdoor entertainment featuring a diverse lineup of performers which include musicians, dancers, magicians,
One M&T Plaza - Main Street between Eagle & North Division

Monthly Organ Concert -7:30 pm -- Riviera Theatre
The Riviera Organ Preservation Society presents Ken Double at the Mighty Wurlitzer with special guest, Skip Stine on trumpet

Marah – Doors open at 8:00 p.m. - The Mohawk Place
The irrepressible rock and soul sensation makes their return to Mohawk Place. Special guest for the evening will be Tuco.

Thursday

M&T Bank's Plaza Event Series 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Live, outdoor entertainment featuring a diverse lineup of performers which include musicians, dancers, magicians,
One M&T Plaza - Main Street between Eagle & North Division

Corporate Challenge- Delaware Park- 6:45 p.m.

Thursday at the Square – 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. - Lafayette Square
Thursday at the Square will kick off its 24th Anniversary Season with Alejandro Escovedo and The Sensitive Boys. Rolling Stone Magazine says Escovedo is “in his own genre” and we couldn’t agree more. He is a punk rock dude, roots rocker, alt-country singer-songwriter who has played with The Nuns, Rank and File and True Believers. Escovedo was named the 2008 Austin Music Awards Musician of the Year - don’t miss your chance to see this renowned musician open the 2010 Thursday at the Square season in Downtown Buffalo. Special guest for the evening will be Tift Merritt.

Jaheim – Doors open at 7:00 p.m. - Tralf Music Hall
"With his smooth, sonorous tone, Jaheim is the forerunner and torch-carrier of today's soul-originated R&B. A vocalist in the tradition of such greats as Teddy Pendergrass and Luther Vandross, he signed with former Naughty By Nature beat man Kay Gee's Devine Mill record label in 2000."

Friday

M&T Bank's Plaza Event Series 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Live, outdoor entertainment featuring a diverse lineup of performers which include musicians, dancers, magicians,
One M&T Plaza - Main Street between Eagle & North Division

8th Annual Polish Heritage Festival - 4:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. - Hamburg Fairgrounds
The Festival serves to promote Polish culture and traditions. It is a family-oriented gathering place with activities and fun for all ages. This year's festival features the music of: the John Gora Band, Mon Valley Push, John Stevens' Doubleshot, and Jerry Darlak & the Touch! There will be continuous Polish music, the Cracovia Polish Dance Ensemble from Brampton, the Polish Heritage Dancers, the Ludowa Nuta Polish Choir, and dancing.
More info: http://www.polfunfest.com/events.php3

Tower Jam Concert Series- Brownman - 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.- HSBC Center Plaza
Internationally acclaimed jazz trumpeter Brownman stride into the city on Friday as the first act in the inaugural Tower Jam concert series at One HSBC Center in downtown Buffalo. The beloved, genre-crossing Toronto horn aficianado will play a retrospective of the works of legendary jazzman Miles Davis with a pickup combo of Buffalo jazz all-stars - a nice post-work treat for anyone ready to call it a week.
Classical Mystery Tour – 8:00 p.m. - Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra- Kleinhans Music Hall
Imagine The Beatles playing in concert with a symphony orchestra. Hear "Penny Lane" with a live trumpet section; experience the beauty of "Yesterday" with an acoustic guitar and string quartet. From early Beatles music on through the solo years, Classical Mystery Tour is the best of the Beatles live you've never heard them: totally live.
Bach & Beyond Baroque Music Festival – 8:00 p.m. - Fredonia Opera House
Three concerts over three days featuring some of the world’s greatest Baroque music performed by an international ensemble of musicians in an acoustically ideal setting. This year’s festival will feature the beautiful Bach Double Violin Concerto performed on two 18th century Seraphin violins.

Save the Boobies: Charity Bar Crawl – 8:00 p.m.
To benefit the Sisterhood Wellness Center of WNY (breast cancer survivors)
More info: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=132772590073202&ref=search

Rooftops, The Incureables, The Albrights, & Andrew J Reimers – 10:00 p.m.- Nietzsches
Rooftops is a Buffalo based Rock/Punk band.
More info: http://www.myspace.com/rooftopsoverbuffalo

Free Henry! – 11:00 p.m. - Mr. Goodbar
Free Henry!, a rock n' roll jam band that captures the spirit of pioneering and evocative jazz rhythms and melds it with their descriptive lyrics that catapults their listener into a unique experience. This Buffalo, NY band combines their poetic lyrics with the revolutionary and transcendent sound of bands such as U2, The Beatles, and Dave Matthews Band into a fresh new vibe that re-shapes the notes on a scale.

Saturday

10th Annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure – 10:00 a.m. - Delaware Park Rose Garden

Roaming Buffaloes’ Rooftop Brunch at HSBC Tower – 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
See the city from a point that most will never be able to experience in their lives. We will spend this beautiful Saturday morning overlooking the waterfront and the city of Buffalo from the 37th floor of the HSBC tower. While sipping mimosas and enjoying brunch we will go in groups of 10 to the rooftop for a personalized 360 degree tour of the city.

Allentown Art Festival – 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Tens of Thousands art patrons visit the Festival to enjoy the beauty of Buffalo's weather in June, the charm and uniqueness of the Allentown area and the quality of the art and crafts presented by the over 400 juried exhibitors.

8th Annual Polish Heritage Festival - 12:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. - Hamburg Fairgrounds
The Festival serves to promote Polish culture and traditions. It is a family-oriented gathering place with activities and fun for all ages. This year's festival features the music of: the John Gora Band, Mon Valley Push, John Stevens' Doubleshot, and Jerry Darlak & the Touch! There will be continuous Polish music, the Cracovia Polish Dance Ensemble from Brampton, the Polish Heritage Dancers, the Ludowa Nuta Polish Choir, and dancing.
More info: http://www.polfunfest.com/sat_events.php3

Buffalo Bisons Star Wars Night – 6:00 p.m.- 10:00 p.m. – Coca Cola Field
Star Wars characters from The 501st Legion’s Garrison Excelsior, The Rebel Legion’s Echo Base and The North Ridge FanForce chapter will be on hand to entertain and pose for photos at the Buffalo Bisons Star Wars theme night during their Saturday, June 12th game. Star Wars characters will be waiting to greet fans when the gates open and they'll be available for photos and autographs throughout the evening. Plus they will be helping fundraise for charity. Make sure to bring your camera to get photos with characters from the Star Wars universe!

Fear Factory and All That Remains - Doors open at 6:30 p.m. – Town Ballroom
103.3 The Edge will present an epic double headlining night of rock.
Fear Factory is an American heavy metal band. Formed in 1989, they have released seven full-length albums and a number of singles and remixes. Over the course of their career they have evolved from a succession of styles, as well as steadily pioneered a combination of the styles death metal, groove metal, thrash metal and industrial metal. The resultant sound proved to be enormously influential on the metal scene from the mid-90s and onwards.

Lewis Black – 8:00 p.m. Seneca Niagara Events Center
Lewis is one of the most prolific and popular performers working today. He executes a brilliant trifecta as stand-up comedian, actor and author. Receiving critical acclaim, he performs over 200 nights a year to sold out audiences throughout Europe, New Zealand, Canada and The United States. He is one of few performers to sell out multiple, renowned theatres, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City Center and the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. In August 2007, he was the first stand-up comedian to ever perform in concert at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.
Lewis’ live performances provide a cathartic release of anger and disillusionment for his audience. Lewis yells so they don’t have to. A passionate performer who is more pissed-off optimist than mean-spirited curmudgeon. Lewis is the rare comic who can cause an audience to laugh themselves into incontinence while making compelling points about the absurdity of our world.

Orchestral Fireworks – 8:00 p.m. – Kleinhans Music Hall
The season concludes with JoAnn Falletta leading a firey program that opens with Stravinsky's Fireworks. Phillippe Bianconi is the featured soloist in Prokofiev’s Third Piano Concerto and Maestro Falletta concludes the program, leading the orchestra in Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique.

Bach & Beyond Baroque Music Festival – 8:00 p.m. - Fredonia Opera House
Three concerts over three days featuring some of the world’s greatest Baroque music performed by an international ensemble of musicians in an acoustically ideal setting. This year’s festival will feature the beautiful Bach Double Violin Concerto performed on two 18th century Seraphin violins.

MINIKISS featuring Hair Nation – 8:00 p.m.- Club Infinity
More info: http://www.minikiss.com/

Free Henry! – 9:00 p.m.- Merge
Free Henry!, a rock n' roll jam band that captures the spirit of pioneering and evocative jazz rhythms and melds it with their descriptive lyrics that catapults their listener into a unique experience. This Buffalo, NY band combines their poetic lyrics with the revolutionary and transcendent sound of bands such as U2, The Beatles, and Dave Matthews Band into a fresh new vibe that re-shapes the notes on a scale.

Sunday

Allentown Art Festival – 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Tens of Thousands art patrons visit the Festival to enjoy the beauty of Buffalo's weather in June, the charm and uniqueness of the Allentown area and the quality of the art and crafts presented by the over 400 juried exhibitors.

5th Annual Niagara Falls Firefighters Motorcycle Run After Party – 2:00 p.m.
Niagara Falls USA Hard Rock Café - On Falls Street adjacent to the Café
Street vending and live music featuring eXit! www.exitrock.com
Benefits the Christmas Toy Fund

Orchestral Fireworks – 2:30 p.m. – Kleinhans Music Hall
The season concludes with JoAnn Falletta leading a firey program that opens with Stravinsky's Fireworks. Phillippe Bianconi is the featured soloist in Prokofiev’s Third Piano Concerto and Maestro Falletta concludes the program, leading the orchestra in Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique.

Bach & Beyond Baroque Music Festival – 4:00 p.m. - Fredonia Opera House
Three concerts over three days featuring some of the world’s greatest Baroque music performed by an international ensemble of musicians in an acoustically ideal setting. This year’s festival will feature the beautiful Bach Double Violin Concerto performed on two 18th century Seraphin violins.

Haste the Day – 5:00 p.m.- Xtreme Wheels
With special Guests MyChildren MyBride, Upon a Burning Body and More
Haste The Day is a Christian metalcore band signed with Solid State Records from Carmel, Indiana, formed in 2001.

Peter Wolf Crier - Doors open at 7:00 p.m. -The Ninth Ward at Babeville
Indie/soul duo from Minneapolis, MN.

David Allan Coe featuring Bareback Jack – 9:00 p.m. – Club Infinity
If there's ever been a way to describe DAC, it has got to be his ability to defy categorization. With nearly three decades of following his musical muse wherever it's led, this outlaw has crossed the panorama of American roots music.
More info: http://eventful.com/performers/david-allan-coe-/P0-001-000047815-8

Monday

Founders' Day – 11:00 a.m. - Niagara Falls USA Hard Rock Café
In honor of Hard Rock’s Founders’ Day, police, firefighters and emergency medical technicians, are invited to visit Hard Rock Cafe - Niagara Falls, USA and enjoy a specially priced burger from Hard Rock’s Legendary Experience menu. Throughout the day, eligible civil servants will also receive a limited-edition Hard Rock Cafe bear, made by Herrington Teddy Bears, to re-distribute to a child in need of comfort.