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September 2, 2010 / Entertainment

Family Activities

thurs. 2 After School Escape — Children in grades K-5 are invited to enjoy a one-hour program for kids featuring a different, fun, outdoor activity each week, 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. More...

Special Events

thurs. 9-sat. 11 4th Annual Quilter’s Quest Shop Hop Participating shoppers receive a “passpor t” to be stamped at each participating store to be eligible to win prizes. More...

thurs. 2 Blood Brothers — The Springville Center for the Arts will be holding auditions for this play running October-November, 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2 at the Springville Center for the Arts, 37 N. Buffalo St., Springville; Free. More...

Live Local in WNY

thurs. 2 Chris Maloney — 9 p.m., Blue Lantern, 6120 Seneca St., Elma; $. 652-2583 The Bravuras — 8 p.m., Mooney’s, 1531 Military Road, Kenmore; $. More...

Theater

wed. 8 Shout! — Travel back to 1960s England and tracks five groovy gals through a non-stop journey of infectious and soulful pop anthems and ballads. More...

Film/Video

thurs. 2 Rainman — Barry Levinson’s 1988 movie starring Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise and Gerald R. Molen. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. with a pre-show Wurlitzer theater organ performance by a house organist at 6:30 p.m. More...

Literature

thurs. 2 Spit at Spot Coffee — Poetry open mic hosted by Brown Sugar, 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2 at Spot Coffee, 227 Delaware Ave., Buffalo; Free. 818-3739 Poetry open mic hosted by Brown Sugar, 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. More...

Festivals

sat. 4 & sun. 5 National Buffalo Wing Festival — Featuring the food of more than 30 restaurants, wing eating contests, 5k run, sauce contests, live entertainment and Miss Buffalo Wing contest, 12 noon-9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. More...

Tours

thurs. 2 Chestnut Ridge Park — Join the Foothills Trail Club, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2 - meet in the parking lot in front of the casino. We will be walking the roads on the west side of the park. More...

Performance

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Comedy

thurs. 2-sat. 4 Jeff McEnery — Acton, Ontario native and 2007 Best Canadian Stand-up Newcomer winner, 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2 & Friday, Sept. 3; 8 & 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. More...

Art

ongoing now-September 5 Moxie and Mayhem — S elections of WNY artists works that have been collected over the past three years on display through Sunday, Sept. 5 at the Burchfield Penney Art Center, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $. More...

Concerts

thurs. 2 Akron, OH Blues rockers Black Keys will “Set You Free,” 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2 More...

Symphonic

tues. 7 Bryan Boyce — Assistant Professor of Piano Bryan Boyce performs the world premiere of Redshift, a new piece for prepared piano and electronic sounds by composer and faculty member J. More...