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of rape in 2006 (but acquitted at trial) and another in 2007 (but the charge was dropped).

[Los Angeles Times, 11-23-2016] [Boston Herald, 11-23-2016] ■ San Diego police officer Christine Garcia, who identifies as transgender, was turned away in November as she attempted to enter the Transgender Day of Remembrance at the city's LGBT Community Center -- because organizers thought the sight of a police uniform might upset some people. (Garcia herself was one of the event's organizers.)

HOW TO TELL IF YOU'RE TOO DRUNK On Nov. 16, Richard Rusin, 34, was charged with DUI in St. Charles, Illinois, after he drove off of a street, going airborne, hitting close to the top of one house, rebounding off of another, uprooting a tree (sending it onto a roof), and knocking out electricity to the neighborhood when the car clipped a utility pole guide wire -- and his car landed upside down in a driveway.

He was hospitalized. [Patch.com (Geneva, Ill.), 11-16-2016] ■ Allen Johnson Sr., of Meriden, Connecticut, was driving a tractor-trailer up Interstate 89 ■

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BAKING SODA IS DANGEROUS Almost all law enforcement agencies in America use the Scott Reagent field test when they discover powder that looks like cocaine, but the several agencies that have actually conducted tests for "false positives" say they happen up to half the time. In October, the latest victims (husband-and-wife truck drivers with spotless records and Pentagon clearances) were finally released after 75 days in jail awaiting trial -- for baking soda that tested "positive" three times by Arkansas troopers (but, eventually, "negative" by a state crime lab). (Why do police love the test?

It costs $2.) The truck drivers had to struggle to get their truck back and are still fighting to be re-cleared to drive military explosives. [KUTV (Salt Lake City), 10-31-2016]

near Williston, Vermont on Nov. 2 at 63 mph, when, said state police, he apparently tried to stand up in the cab in order to change pants (enabling the rig to roll over). Johnson registered .209 blood-alcohol; it was 9:30 a.m. [WVIT-TV (West Hartford), 11-3-2016]

THE PASSING PARADE (1) Simon Berry, 24, of the English village of Bray, was recently acknowledged by the Guinness Book people for his bungee drop of 246 feet to precision-dunk a biscuit into a cup of tea. (2) A sign posted recently (apparently without fanfare) at the Castle House Inn hostel in Stockholm, Sweden, warns visitors: "It is a criminal offense to smoke or wank on these premises." ("Wank" is British slang for self-pleasuring.) The sign contains the familiar "not permitted" circle over a crossed-out item -- but just the cigarette.

[BBC News, 11-17-2016] [The Local (Stockholm), 11-4-2016] ■

A NEWS OF THE WEIRD CLASSIC (FEBRUARY 2013) ■ Cliche Come to Life: The Kerry, Ireland, county

council voted in January (2013) to let some people drive drunk. The councillors reasoned that in the county's isolated regions, some seniors live alone and need the camaraderie of the pub but fear a DUI arrest on the way home. The councillors thus empowered police to issue DUI permits to those drivers. Besides, they reasoned, the area is so sparsely populated that some drivers never encounter anyone else on the road at night. (Coincidentally -- or not -- "several" of the five councillors voting "yea" own pubs.)

[BBC News, 1-22-2013]

THE CONTINUING CRISIS Groundbreaking Legal Work: In October, a court in Australia's Victoria state began considering an appeal on whether three deaf people might be too intellectually challenged to have planned a murder. The prosecutor offered surveillance video of the three in a lobby planning the murder's details via sign language as they waited for an elevator to take them up to the eventual crime scene. [The Age (Melbourne), 10-4-2016] ■

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ALBERT CUMMINGS Buffalo Iron Works Thurs Dec 8th 7pm $20 Veteran Blues guitarist Albert Cummings has performed for thirty years with a fiery guitar style and a strong blues voice. He will be performing songs from his latest album, “Someone Like You.” RUBBLEBUCKET Waiting Room Thurs Dec 8th 7:30 pm $15 Rubblebucket is a wild art/pop band from Brooklyn revved up like an indie-rock Miami Sound Machine with dancers, horns and ass-kicking dance numbers. Beautiful lead singer Kalmia Traver also doubles on baritone sax.

WILLIE NILE Buffalo Iron Works Dec 9th&10th 9pm $30 Buffalo-born Willie Niles has been heralded by The New York Times “as one of the most gifted singer-songwriters to emerge from the New York scene in years.” Alison Pipitone Band opens the show.

WINTER CHORAL SPECTACULAR Rockwell Hall Thurs Dec 9th $10 students free Various Buffalo State choral groups will celebrate the winter season in song. The concert will also feature the ABC Bel Canto Bravo an Vivace Choirs.

PIPPIN UB Center Fri Dec 9th 7:30pm & Sat10th 1:00&7:30pm $20 $15 students Presented by Nardin Academy, Pippin tells the story of a young prince on his search for meaning and significance in the Middle Ages. The original production was directed and choreographed

by Broadway legend, Bob Fosse.

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They have pushed the boundaries of contemporary jazz music and they will feature original material from their latest album, BOUNCING SOULS Waiting Room Mon Dec 12th 7:30pm $20/$25 The Bouncing Souls are a punk rock band that has been performing for thirty years. They will be performing songs from their latest album, ”Simplicity.” Punk bands Off With Their Heads and Masked Intruder opens the show.

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Composer, Krzysztof Penderecki

HOLD THE CHRISTMAS MUSIC, PLEASE

BY JAN JEZIORO

own Elegy and Tarantella, producing the usual enthusiasm by his marvelous manipulation of his unwieldy instrument. The pieces are of comparatively small musical value, but are most effectively written for the double-bass, though probably nobody but the composer would attempt them”. Anyone who has heard Gnekow perform this work previously would have to take issue with this rather shortsighted review.

Camerata di Sant’Antonio and the Brentano Quartet remind us that it not yet Christmas

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f you love classical Christmas music, and there is absolutely no doubt that very many classical music lovers do, by the time you read this article you already will have had the opportunity to hear at least a couple of local, live performances of Handel’s Messiah, as well as more than a few other concerts devoted to Christmas vocal music, both popular and serious. However, if you are like me, and many others, you might just appreciate a respite right about now, before the Holiday music juggernaut continues on its irresistible path to December 25, and beyond.

Luckily for us, the Camerata di Sant’Antonio will be performing this Sunday evening, December 11, at 7pm at St. Benedict’s Church, 1317 Eggert Road at the corner of Main Street. The Camerata has gained an enviable reputation in his decade-plus history, of either locally premiering new works for chamber orchestra, or resurrecting works that have somehow become woefully neglected. Living up to that proud tradition, the Camerata will offer the area premiere of Latvian composer Pēteris Vasks’ Second Concerto for violin and string orchestra, Vientuļais eņģelis (Lonely Angel), featuring the wonderfully gifted Antoine Lefebvre, the principal second violin of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra as soloist. Lefebvre, who has appeared all too rarely as a soloist locally, demonstrated just the kind of chops that he has when he gave a riveting performance of Tartini’s fiendishly difficult Devil’s Trill Sonata at the Roycroft Chamber Music Festival last year.

The Second Concerto had its premiere in 2006 in Riva, the capital of Latvia, in a concert that featured Lithuanian violinist Gidon Kremer as soloist and conductor with the Kremerata Baltica. Originally written in 1996 and subtitled Meditation for Violin and String Orchestra, the contemplative nature of Lonely Angel has been described as carrying the listener away to another realm with its wide-ranging melodic writing.

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Mendelssohn’s Sinfonia No. 9 in C for Strings, “The Swiss”, a work full of beautiful melodies and Bach-like fugues is also on the program. This work was on the very first program of the Camerata, when it was inaugurated on the feast of St. Anthony on June 13, 1999. And, so as not to exclude the Christmas spirit entirely, the program concludes with the talented and popular soprano Colleen Marcello singing a medley of 1940s and 1950s Christmas hits from great Hollywood films, followed by a special encore.

Tickets available at the door: $18.

Brentano Quartet at the Buffalo Chamber Music Society

almost imperceptible, loving touch of the angel’s wings brings comfort and healing.

This piece is my music after the pain”.

While Vasks, born in 1946, was very much influenced by the Polish composers Witold Lutosławski and Krzysztof Penderecki, who incidentally just concluded a very successful residency with the BPO and the Buffalo Chamber Players, along with the now somewhat overlooked, but highly original American composer George Crumb, he managed to find his own, very effective voice. The Lithuanian violinist Gidon Kremer

has been a tireless proponent of his Baltic colleague, helping him to gain the international recognition that his music so richly deserves. The BPO has never performed a composition by Vasks nor, apparently, has any group at UB, so this performance may very well be the first of any of the composer’s works in Western New York.

Also on the program, BPO bass player Edmund Gnekow will be the soloist in Bottesini’s Elegy and Tarantella. A performance by the Italian composer of this work in Boston in 1885 evoked this review in the Boston Athenaeum: “Bottesini played his

On Tuesday December 16, the Buffalo Chamber Music Society will host a return visit of the Brentano Quartet in the Mary Seaton Room of Kleinhans Music Hall at 8pm. Always welcomed guests on this venerable series, it comes as something of a shock to realize that the string quartet will be celebrating their 25th anniversary next year. The group has been praised for its “luxuriously warm sound and yearning lyricism” by the New York Times, while the Philadelphia Enquirer noted the quartet’s “seemingly infallible instincts for finding the center of gravity in every phrase and musical gesture”.

The members of the Brentano will perform two gems of the 19th century string quartet repertoire, Mendelssohn’s Quartet in E minor, Op. 44, No. 2, and Dvorak’s String Quartet No. 11 in C major, Op. 61. The quartet will also offer the Buffalo premiere of a new work written for them by the American composer Stephen Hartke. A pre-concert talk with the artists will be hosted by WNED-FM’s Peter Hall at 7:15pm.

Tickets: $25. Free admission for grade school/high school students.

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CREATURES OF THE NIGHT

Review by Jack Dumpert.

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This is the third time that Graphic Traffic has reviewed Saga, the mu l t i p l e award-winning series from the multiple award-winning author Brian K. Vaughn and the multiple award-winning artist Fiona Staples. We still love it! From its first appearance in 2012, it’s been clear that Saga is something special. Yes, its sci-fi fantasy. But it’s also something more. In the tradition of John Galsworthy’s “The Forsyte Saga” or Anthony Powell’s “A Dance to the Music of Time,” Saga is an epic of family, of enemies and allies, of the common and the exalted, all caught up in the ebb and flow of history.

Saga is immensely enhanced by the revelatory innovative artwork of artist Fiona Staples, who draws, colors and hand letters every page in her truly unique style. Best get on this series now. The trade paperback edition is up to volume 6, with volume 7 scheduled to appear in March 2017. The series to date has also been collected into two hardcover editions. All are graced with painted covers by Staples. The story, a first-person memoir, is up to the narrator’s time in pre-school. Clearly, there’s a long way to go.

By Neil Gaiman (Author) and Michael Zulli (Illustrator)

Review by Maia Bankhead.

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Do you enjoy Grimm’s Fairy Tales? Do you love the mystical, intriguing yet terrifying tales of the world? Then Creatures of the Night is perfect for you. Neil Gaiman (The Sandman, Coraline) has written two tales that have a similar writing style to the Brothers Grimm, focusing on supernatural evils and heroes lurking in our unsuspecting world. The first story, The Price, is about a modern family that takes in stray cats to feed, vaccinate, and release, and how the father notices that, after taking in an injured black cat, strange things are happening around them. The Daughter of Owls recounts the tale of a mysterious orphan girl that is isolated from the village she was abandoned in, yet seems to have a malicious and unseen guardian. The beautiful watercolor paintings by Michael Zulli (The Sandman, Legends of the DC Universe) just add to the feeling that you’re reading a fairy tale told hundreds of years ago instead of a modern one. I strongly, strongly, STRONGLY recommend reading this one. The stories in Creatures of the Night are an unnerving yet amazing read. After this, I plan on reading more of Gaiman’s work.

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JUDGES AND POLICE CONFERENCE HOLIDAY PARTY IS BIG HIT

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t was a very impressives turnout on Tuesday night at DiPaolo’s Restaurant in Blasdell for the annual holiday get-together for the Judges and Police Conference of Erie County.

“This is a wonderful show of support for this organization which has been doing great work since it was established in 1932,” said A. J. Verel, the martial arts Hall of Fame member who was elected president of the conference last March and has been re-elected for a second

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The conference annually awards scholarships in the criminal justice field and has begun to work with disadvantaged and at-risk youth in the county as part of its mission. Tuesday’s theme was Toys for Tots and the event was sponsored by Towne Mazda, Fisher Price, Collins& Collins Attorneys, LLC, and Northwestern Mutual Financial Services.

“All donations are tax deductible as we are a 501 (c) 3,” said Verel who works in

private life as human services and safety director at Tonawanda Coke.

Guests at Tuesday’s holiday gathering were treated to live entertainment provided by Mark Panfil who was recently inducted into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame. Panfil plays several instruments including piano and slide guitar and put on a terrific show for the audience who also enjoyed the fine food always available at DiPaolo’s Italian restaurant which, under owner Dennis DiPaolo, does quite a bit of scholarship work of its own.

future in the criminal justice field.

Scholarship funds are raised through the annual golf tournament and throughout the year by the generosity of many in the community who are interested in promoting good relations between citizens and the criminal justice system including judges and members of law enforcement.

The Judges and Police Conference holds monthly dinners featuring prominent speakers in the criminal justice field, said Verel.

Among the many notables in attendance on Tuesday night were Harold “Budd” Schroeder, a columnist and former president and board member of the Judges and Police Conference; Family Court Judge Lisa Bloch Rowdwin; and Surrogate Court Administrator Acea Mosey who has announced her candidacy for Surrogate Judge next year.

And he noted the commitment to the community and the future of the area is demonstrated by the annual scholarships awarded as each year as students who meet the criteria are awarded scholarships as they move forward in their education and assist in solidfying a

The Marine Corps Reservists in attendance wanted to remind everyone that their Toys for Tots efforts will wrap up this weekend at the McKinley Mall and they encouraged folks to stop by and make a donation so that some needy tot can have a present for Christmas.

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THEATER | ON THE BOARDS

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Kate O’Connell & Joey Bucheker, directed by O’Connell, starring Betsy Carmichael, Jerry Mosey, Adam M. Wall, Corey Bieber, Sean Murphy.

Through Dec 18, Thu-Sat at 7:30, Sun at 2:30. The Park School, 4625 Harlem Road, Snyder (8480800). www.oconnellandcompany.com BUFFALO PINOCCHIO, new adaptation of the classic story written and directed by Richrd Lambert, starring Todd Fuller, David Adamczyk, Betsy Bittar, Frank LaVoie, Joni Russ, Mary Moebius, Mark Bogumil, Suzanne Fitzery, Kathleen Ashwill, Leonard Ziolkowski. Through Dec 17, Thu-Sat at 8. New Phoenix Theatre, 95 Johnson Park (853-1334). www. newphoenixtheatre.org

Above: Gerry Maher, Lisa Vitrano and Steve Bachman in The Chimes: A Goblin Story Correction: Last week we ran the wrong photo for TOY'S production of Junie B. Jones in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells. To see the correct photo go to https://goo.gl/To1m6p

OPENING A CHRISTMAS CAROL, adapted and directed by Neal Radice, starring David C. Mitchell, Stephanie Bax, Michelle Holden, Noah Doktor, Shawn Calmes, Allison Barsi, Roger VanDette, David G. Poole, Jerry Hudson, Joyce Stilson, James Cichocki. Dec 8-18, Thu & Fri at 7:30, Sat at 5 & 8, Sun at 2. Alleyway Theatre, One Curtain Up Alley (8522600). www.alleyway.com A CHRISTMAS CAROL, adapted and directed by L. Don Swartz.

Dec 8-18, Thu at 7, Fri & Sat at 8, Sun at 2. Ghostlight Theatre, 170 Schenck St., North Tonawanda (7431614). www.starrynighttheatre.com CHRISTMAS IS COMIN’ UPTOWN, musical by Sherman, Rose & Udell, presented by Paul Robeson Theatre, di8

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rected by Reginald Kelly. Dec 8-18, Thu at 7:30, Fri at 8, Sat at 2 & 8, Sun at 2.

Shea’s 710 Main Theatre, 710 Main St. (1-800-745-3000).

A CHRISTMAS STORY, THE MUSICAL, touring production of the Broadway musical presented by Shea’s & Albert Nocciolino. Dec 13-18, Tue-Thu at 7:30, Fri at 8, Sat at 2 & 8, Sun at 2 & 7. Shea’s Performing Arts Center, 646 Main St. (1800-745-3000).

ONCE, touring production of the Broadway musical presented by Shea’s & Albert Nocciolino. Dec 10 at 8. Shea’s Performing Arts Center, 646 Main St. (1800-745-3000).

ONGOING THE BETSY CARMICHAEL CHRISTMAS SPECIAL, world premiere original comedy conceived & written by Mary

THE CHIMES: A Goblin Story world-premiere adaptation written and directed by John Hurley, starring Andrea Andolina, Gerry Maher, Lisa Vitrano, Nick Lama, Steve Brachmann. Through Dec 18, Thu-Sat at 7:30, Sun at 2. Road Less Traveled Theater, 500 Pearl St. (629-3069). www.roadlesstraveledproductions.org JUNIE B. JONES IN JINGLE BELLS, BATMAN SMELLS, play by Allison Gregory based on Barbara Park’s series, presented by Theatre of Youth, directed by Meg Quinn, starring Renee Landrigan, Arin Lee Dandes, Dan Torres, Danica Riddick, Kevin Craig, Dan Urtz, Larry Smith.

Through Dec 18, Sat & Sun at 2, plus Dec 17 at 10:00 a.m. Allendale Theatre 203 Allen St. (884-4400). www.theatreofyouth.org

CLOSING THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER, holiday play by Barbara Robinson, presented by Lancaster Regional Players, directed by Caroline Parzy-Sanders. Through Dec 11, Fri at 7:30, Sat & Sun at 2:30.

Williamsville Meeting House, 5658 Main St. (435-4919). www.lancast-

erregionalplayers.org A MIDSUMMER’S DYKE’S DREAM, comedy by Shawn P. Northrip presented by Buffalo United Artists and Brazen-Faced Varlets, directed by Lara D. Haberberger, starring Heather Fangsrud, Jennifer Gembka, Stefanie Warnick, Haberberger. Through Dec 10, Fri & Sat at 8. Alleyway Theatre’s Main Street Cabaret, 672 Main St. (886-9239). www.buffalobua. org/www.varlets.org IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE, play by James Rodgers, presented by Western Door Playhouse, directed by Sami Granieri, starring Ricco Slaiman, Sam Fadel, George White, Tom Slaiman, Mary Anne Slaiman, Mike Lombardo, James Murphy, Sam Granieri, Carl Bishara, Robin Bishara. Through Dec 11, Fri & Sat at 7:30. Sun at 2:30. Woodbox Theatre, Niagara Arts and Cultural Center, 1201 Pine Ave. at Portage Rd. (297-5910).

NUNCRACKERS: THE NUNSENSE CHRISTMAS MUSICAL, musical by Dan Goggin presented by Rocking Horse Productions, directed by Leigha Eichhorn, starring Christina Doyle, Gail Graesser, Liz Staley, Artie Vanderpool, Alexandria Watts. Through Dec 11, ThuSat at 7:30, Sun at 2:30. Lancaster Opera House, 21 Central Ave., Lancaster (683-1776). www.lancopera.org THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, musical by Finn, Sheinkin, & Feldman, presented by Niagara University Theatre, directed by Steven Braddock. Through Dec 11, Thu at 7, Fri at 7:30, Sat at 2 & 7:30, Sun at 2. Leary Theatre in Clet Hall, NU campus (286-8685).

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS IT WAS A WONDERFUL LIFE, starring Loraine O’Donnell, John Fredo, Doug Crane, Jen Stafford, Mary Craig, Timothy Finnegan, Dudney Joseph, Annette Christian, Arianne Davidow, Griffin Kramer. Through Dec 27, Sat & Sun at 2, plus Dec 10 & 17 at 11:00 a.m. Forest Lawn Chapel, 1411 Delaware Ave. (3322233).

THEATER | STAGEFRIGHT

On December 5th, The York Theatre Company in New York honored Broadway legend Joel Grey (pictured above) with the 25th Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement in Musical Theatre. Grey has starred in several Broadway shows, some of which have recently set important milestones. Kander & Ebb’s musical Cabaret turned fifty in November. The show first opened on Broadway on November 20, 1966 earning Grey a Tony Award for his performance as the Master of Ceremonies (a touring production of the 2014 Broadway revival will play Shea’s April 25-29). Grey also originated the part of Amos Hart in the current revival of Kander & Ebb’s Chicago, which just celebrated its 20th anniversary on Broadway; Chicago opened on November 14th, 1996, and is now the second longest-running production in Broadway history. Wicked became the ninth longest-running production on December 4th, surpassing Beauty and the Beast; Grey originated the role of the Wizard when the show first opened in October 2003. Grey, who will turn 85 in April, just finished the run of a revival of The Cherry Orchard, also starring Diane Lane. His memoir Master of Ceremonies, published earlier this year, is a must read. Grey has fun memories about performing in Buffalo’s Town Casino.

And speaking of milestones, Broadway‘s longest-running musical, The Phantom of the Opera played its 12,000th performance on November 28th. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical opened on January 26th, 1988.

Up next for Musicalfare, Sophisticated

Ladies, the 1981 Tony nominated musical revue featuring music by Duke Ellington. Directed and choreographed by John Fredo, the show will star Dudney Joseph, Ben Moran, Annette Daniels Taylor, Katy Miner, Cece Baron, London Lee, and Zoe Scruggs. Music director George Caldwell will lead a six-piece on-stage band. Sophisticated Ladies opens on February 1st.

Keeping up with Shakespeare’s 500th birthday, Theatre of Youth will present The Shakespeare Stealer directed

by Chris Kelly, starring Jordan Louis Fischer, Shabar Rouse, Nick Stevens, Jordan Levin, Bobby Cooke, Jesse Tiebor, Dan Torres, Renee Landrigan, and Lisa Vitrano. The show opens January 28th, good for children over 8.

It was Jeffrey in 1994, and now it’s Steven in 2016. The new gay comedy produced by BUA opens on January 20th, directed by Jessica K. Rasp, starring (pictured above) BUA regulars Caitlin Coleman, Michael Seitz, Tim Finnegan, David Granville, Eric Rawski, and introducing Zachary Bellus. BUA’s 25th birthday party will be held on January 29th.

with the classic comedy Heaven Can Wait.

Local child actors Maddie Roth (from Cheektowaga) and Michael Giannini (from Lewiston) were chosen from among 100 children at a local audition and will perform in a musical number in the upcoming touring production of A Christmas Story, The Musical at Shea’s beginning December 13th.

Based on the 1988 film Madame Sousatzka that starred Shirley MacLaine, the new Broadway bound musical Sousatzka will play Toronto’s Elgin Theatre, February 25 – April 9.

Featuring a score by the acclaimed team of Richard Maltby and Buffalo’s David Shire, with a book by Craig Lucas, the show marks the return of producer Garth Drabinsky.

Goodbye to the fabulous Florence Henderson (pictured below) who died of heart failure at age 82 on November 24th. Best known for playing Carol Brady on TV’s The Brady Bunch, Henderson made her Broadway debut in 1963 in Noel Coward’s musical The Girl Who Came to Supper, which also starred Jose Ferrer. The musical was based on Terrence Rattigan’s play, which had earlier been adapted for the screen as The Prince and the Showgirl with Laurence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe.

Save the date! Shakespeare in Delaware Park’s Fabulous Feast will be held on Saturday March 18th. The 2017 summer season will feature The Merry Wives of Windsor, directed by Eileen Dugan; and Macbeth, directed by Saul Elkin.

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NHL YOUTH MOVEMENT

Sabres getting younger and faster to keep up with changing game

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BY ANDREW KULYK AND PETER FARRELL

aturday’s Sabres matinee at Key Bank Center had a different feel to it.

The arena has been notably quiet this season, even by the already low noise standards displayed by the oft moribund Sabres fans, where noise and energy come forth in infrequent spurts.

But this time, the cheers for the intros were palpable, fans were into the game, well, as best they could as the team went to sleep for most of the first half of the contest. But what was different?

Jack Eichel was back.

Buffalo’s future franchise player, who missed 21 games due to an opening day injury sustained during practice, made his mark quickly on his return, and was dominant last week scoring the tying and winning goals against the New York Rangers.

More importantly, the entire team seemed to elevate their level of play. Can one player make a difference? It’s only a couple games since Eichel’s return but that answer seems to be a definite yes.

“It just kind of shows what kind of player he can be and what kind of player he is,” said Coach Dan Bylsma on Eichel. “He brings so much to our team in terms of his speed and attack. It’s carried over to other players and they’re just feeding off the energy that Jack’s bringing.”

Eichel is just one of the new wave of players across the spectrum of the NHL who are making a difference and are sparking renewed interest in the league.

In Toronto, team president Brendan Shanahan has put the franchise into complete teardown and rebuild mode, dispatching veterans and bringing in young stars such as Auston Mathews, William Nylander and Mitch Marner. The Leafs made headlines around the globe when Mathews scored four goals on his opening night debut.

Comparisons are already being made between the Leafs and the MLB Chicago Cubs, another staid, old franchise which finally enjoyed success after decades of futility.

There are other trends shaping the new NHL. Players aren’t only getting younger, they’re getting smaller and more nimble.

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Jack Eichel (left) controls the puck as Montreal's Paul Byron chases

of the “enforcer” or “goon” may be coming to an end, as coaches instead use that valuable roster spot to place another offensive weapon in the lineup.

Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid has already been named their team captain, the youngest player in league history to ever be bestowed such an honor. After years of futility and a boatload of high draft choices and prospects filling out their roster, the Oilers are finally getting their due on the ice.

In Winnipeg, second overall draft pick Patrik Laine is making an immediate impact on the Jets. He has amassed 16 goals and is the team’s leading scorer. Laine is 18 years old.

The Arizona Coyotes currently sit close to the bottom of the western conference standings, but their stable of prospects is impressive… Max Domi, Anthony Duclair, Jacob Chychrun, Christian Dvorak and Dylan Strome are the core of what should be an

exciting roster moving forward.

There are two more subtle trends that may be driving this youth movement and change of play. Remember first, that the current crop of players were beginning their playing days just as the league was coming out of the 2004-2005 lockout and lost season. The new style of play that emerged from that break put more of a focus on speed and skill.

New scoring gimmicks such as the elimination of the red line offsides and the shootout just added to the glitz. Youngsters and the programs they developed in adapted to that, and ten years later, this is the style of play that is shaping the new NHL. Second, general managers may be tilting the playing field towards younger players for one big reason – to save money. The league’s collective bargaining agreement pretty much sets fixed salaries for the first three years of a player’s career. And that means that teams can have the services of a McDavid, Eichel or

Mathews for the “bargain” price of under a million dollars a season before the big bucks kick in. Those developmental contracts then free money to pay the established superstars the huge contracts to keep their services, and out of moving elsewhere in free agency.

Eichel has garnered most of the attention by the fans in the stands, both at the games and at the morning skates, and has also attracted the most reporters in the locker room media scrums. For what it’s worth, Eichel is just happy to be back skating and playing, and contributing to the team’s new energy and success. “It’s nice,” said Eichel when asked about his immediate scoring prowess on his return. “But I think it’s something you want to stay consistent. You’re not going to score every night but if you’re able to find a way to contribute to this team and help us win games and get two points that’s our biggest goal. I just want to continue that.”

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Frank Parlato on the observation deck of One Niagarra

IS FRANK PARLATO GUILTY OR INNOCENT?

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veryone knows that Frank Parlato is guilty of the 19-count indictment against him for fraud, conspiracy, money laundering, obstructing the IRS and so on. How do we know? Former Federal US Attorney William Hochul said he is guilty. Assistant US Attorney Elizabeth R. Moellering said he is guilty.

FBI lead investigator Brian Burns said he is guilty. The IRS said he is guilty. Former Assistant US Attorney Anthony Bruce said he is unquestionably guilty and, based only on what prosecutor Bruce told them, a federal grand jury indicted Parlato in the firm belief he is guilty. News reports on television, radio, online and in print don’t actually say Parlato is guilty, but it’s implied in almost every headline, story, and media report issued on the subject – always careful to also include how many years in prison Parlato could face.

The public, uninformed of all the facts, certainly believes he is guilty; I’ve heard it said many times and have even been asked, “When is Parlato going to jail?” as if it were an inevitability.

The only people who know Frank Parlato is not guilty of any crime are, of course, his lawyers, his family, a few close friends and a select group of political insiders who know how things operate behind the scenes at the Department of Justice (and that may include some DOJ lawyers themselves). But Parlato has been charged ergo he is guilty.

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ing concept that a person is “presumed innocent until proven guilty” is really an American myth. With few exceptions, the reality is public opinion believes that a person is presumed guilty the moment they are charged with a crime. Perhaps because of shows like “CSI” the only thing capable of erasing that perception is DNA evidence contradicting the prosecutor. But that rarely applies to anything other than violent crimes.

In a conversation at a recent public gathering, Anthony Bruce was quoted as saying Parlato is definitely going to jail and that the case against him was one of the most solid cases of his entire career.

But what if Anthony Bruce has been carelessly reckless in his pursuit of a grand jury indictment or even lied or omitted facts just to push this prosecution? It’s not difficult to manipulate a grand jury.

According to a U.S. Department of Justice study on plea bargaining, “Grand juries are notorious for being ‘rubber¬stamps’ for the prosecutor…” (Plea Bargaining: Critical Issues and Common Practices, by William F. McDonald) THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A GRAND JURY AND PRELIMARY HEARING hile grand juries are used in federal prosecutions in all 50 states, in state prosecutions, only half the states use grand juries, New York being one of them. Other states use preliminary hearings, which prosecutors are not fond

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of. Unlike a grand jury a preliminary hearing is presided over by a judge with the defense side present, as well. And unlike the secret witnesses of a grand jury (Parlato has no idea who the supposed witnesses against him are), in a preliminary hearing the defense can see and cross-examine prosecution witnesses.

The presence of a judge, the transparency of evidence and the equal representation of both sides in a preliminary hearing protect a defendant from erroneous charges by a prosecutor and prevent the prosecutor moving forward with an ill-conceived trial. By contrast grand juries have no judge, no one from the defense side, and see and hear only what prosecutors put before them, in this case Anthony Bruce under the direction, according to him, of former US Attorney Hochul.

Now the general rule of ethics is that prosecutors are supposed to also include any evidence to a grand jury that suggests that a defendant might not be guilty—but there is nothing other than the prosecutor’s conscience to enforce this rule. The prosecutor’s conscience may play a big role in the Parlato case.

An affidavit filed by FBI Special Agent Brian Burns is riddled with inaccuracies, misleading information and omitted facts. Because Burns’ investigation and the information contained in his affidavit may have been the basis for Parlato’s grand jury indictment, and because ASUA Bruce was completely dismissive of documents exonerating Parlato, and likely did not show those documents (or explain them properly) to the grand jury, Parlato’s attorneys have recently filed a motion asking to see the grand jury transcripts, a motion that in essence is calling into question the moral conscience of Anthony Bruce.

A PROSECUTOR’S CONSCIENCE AND THE DANGER OF MISINFORMATION his is a serious and possibly widespread matter that until recently has gone largely ignored. Federal Judge Alex Kozinski of California’s 9th circuit recently declared there is “an epidemic of prosecutorial misconduct abroad in the land,” and “Only judges can put a stop to it” because the Justice Department and district attorneys continue to ignore the problem. When prosecutors are reckless in their pursuit of a conviction innocent people can find their lives and careers ruined, their family torn apart, spend years in prison and even die by wrongful execution.

Two egregious cases of prosecutorial misconduct that come to mind are the famous case against middleweight boxer

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Rubin “Hurricane” Carter and John Artis, both given three life sentences for a triple murder they didn’t commit. Carter’s conviction was based solely on the testimony of two petty criminals who were committing a burglary a few doors down from the shooting. Prosecutors claimed these two witnessed Carter commit the murders, even though William Marins and Hazel Tanis each described the shooters as being tall, thin and light-skinned. Carter is short with the broad shouldered thick body of a boxer and is dark black. Years later a tape surfaced of a police interview revealing the two witnesses saying they were unsure if Carter was one of the shooters and Patterson, NJ police offering the two criminals money and reduced sentences in unrelated cases if they would testify they saw Carter commit the murders. After spending 20 years in prison Carter was finally freed and the charges dismissed with the US District Judge noting the “The extensive record clearly demonstrates the convictions were predicated on concealment rather than disclosure.”

Another case is John Thompson of New Orleans who was only days away from being executed for a murder charge when the lead prosecutor on his deathbed shamefully confessed he knowingly convicted an innocent man; he hid test results - evidence of clothing soaked with the blood of the real murderer - because that blood did not match Thompson’s and he would have lost the conviction.

Thompson was also freed after spending 18 years in prison. Many others weren’t so lucky and were executed; only to be exonerated after they were dead. Thompson told the Washington Post’s criminal justice writer Radley Balko, “They tried to kill me. The system is broken and it’s the same motherfucking system that protects them [prosecutors enjoy absolute immunity from civil lawsuits, although that is beginning to be punctured more and more].”

While those cases are extreme, the point is that it is only the moral conscience of a prosecutor that determines whether or not to continue pushing a case even though evidence suggests the defendant is innocent. Parlato’s lawyers have certainly been dumbfounded that the case against Frank Parlato has been pushed this far along without being dismissed.

The charges against Frank Parlato revolve around two separate events which have been oddly intermingled by the government: 1) a development project in Los Angeles funded by Clare and Sara Bronfman, heiresses to the Seagram’s fortune; 2) business dealings at the property developed by Parlato in Niagara Falls known as One Niagara.

You would be hard pressed to find a more bizarre cast of characters than the ones the federal government is depending on to press their case against Parlato. Let’s start with One Niagara.

The essential players in the One Niagara case are Frank Parlato, his former business partner Lawrence ‘Larry’ Reger (now deceased), Hong Kong businessman David Ho and Shmuel Shmueli, who is the catalyst for the entire legal debacle.

KING OF CONMEN

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o say Shmuel Shmueli is a conman, a liar and a thief would be too simple.

Shmeuli leaves a crowded trail of deviously deceived victims on every path he walks. He also doesn’t hesitate to falsely

Israeli conman Shmuel Shmueli inflate who he is, including claiming to be a member of Mossad, the Israeli intelligence group, a rabbi, and the leader of the Hassidic Chabad sect of Judaism.

All lies.

Shmueli’s entire life is built on gaming the system. He bought a home in Brooklyn and took out four separate mortgages on it. Then he transferred the home to his wife who got another mortgage. She transferred it back to Shmueli who got still another mortgage.

Then Shmueli transferred it back to his wife who a month later transferred it to their 27-year-old daughter who got

an additional mortgage for $328,000 before selling the home to Jacob and Eva Furhman for $480,000. The Furhmans closed on the home and expected to move in but Shmueli wouldn’t allow them in and instead produced a document signed by his daughter leasing the property to him.

He told the Furhmans he was staying put in the home but that he would pay them rent. The Furhmans had to sue until finally a judge in the US District Court directed the U.S. Marshall to evict Shmueli.

While living in Brooklyn Shmueli started a weekly Hebrew newspaper catering to Brooklyn’s Hebrew community by republishing all the contents of a well know Israeli paper the Haaretz Daily. He got away with it for years until Haaretz caught on and sued him for gross plagiarism and won a $24 million settlement against him. But Shmueli never paid a penny. He declared bankruptcy and discharged the entire debt, along with debts to his lawyers on the case, as well as money owed to all his employees and vendors.

Where Shmueli really thrives though is in the courtroom and he has filed dozens of phony lawsuits with the sole purpose of lining his pockets with gold. He devised a scam where he created a series of companies in different countries and convinces investors that this or that company could make a fortune in a lawsuit if only he had the hundreds of thousands of dollars in lawyer fees needed to pursue a case. He gets an investor to front the money for legal fees with the promise he’ll share the large financial settlement with them. But Shmueli has never won a single lawsuit so no investor in Shmueli’s lawsuit scheme has ever seen a dime from a “large settlement” and all the money they fronted simply evaporates.

Shmueli does actually bring suit and runs up substantial legal fees, but instead of paying the lawyers he stiffs them or pays only a retainer fee and pockets most of the money given to him by his investors.

When lawyers demand their money he sues the law firm for malpractice and doesn’t pay the attorneys representing him in the malpractice lawsuit either. He has stiffed lawyers all over the world and more than a dozen lawyers/law firms right here in Buffalo (Well known local lawyers, Joseph Zdarsky, David Gutkowki, Steven Cohen, Corey Hogan, John LaFalce, Kevin Burke, Bradley Hoppe, Eric Bloom, William Savino, Mitchel Banas, Gene Kazlow, Joseph Mazurek, Phil Abramowicz, David Kloss, Robert Koryl, and Michael Paskowitz, are collectively are owed more than $1 million by Shmueli.)

After losing his home, his newspaper and his wife, Shmueli left Brooklyn and

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But what does conman Shmueli have to do with to One Niagara, the former Occidental Chemical Center, and the case against Frank Parlato? He has a lot to do with it.

THE WOES OF ONE NIAGARA

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n 1999, Chinese businessman David Ho announced plans to turn that property into a Niagara Falls tourist attraction named AquaFalls, an oceanographic experience where spectators could view the sea through a series of glass tunnels, similar to Atlantis Aquarium, the very popular tourist attraction at Paradise Island in Nassau, Bahamas. People were particularly excited about the project because Ho described himself as the billionaire founder of a Chinese oil company with ties to Chevron-Texaco who could pay for the $65 million dollar attraction with his own money. It seemed for once a project in Niagara Falls, NY might actual-

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Ho hired Ciminelli Construction to blast a 40 ft. deep hole the size of three football fields in front of the old Occidental Building for his aquarium. Then came the famous Niagara Falls “uh oh” moment.

“Billionaire” Ho didn’t actually have the money or the financing to build his aquarium. In fact, he couldn’t even pay for the hole until a friend arranged for local developer Larry Reger to loan him $2 million in exchange for a 2nd mortgage on the property. The first mortgage was held somewhat suspiciously by Ho himself in one of his companies’ names for $6.8 million. Five years later there was still no aquarium, the Occidental Building was still vacant and there was a giant hole in the ground. A 2004 Buffalo News story read “There is a huge hole in the City of Niagara Falls and it needs to be filled with more than excuses.”

Meanwhile, after five years of waiting to get his $2 million dollar loan paid back Larry Reger won a judgment against Ho

Ho's Aquarium hole that Parlato turned into tourism parking space at One Niagara ly happen. Governor Pataki even arrived for the groundbreaking, the mayor was ecstatic and the Niagara County IDA generously threw in Tax Exempt status for AquaFalls.

Parlato's partner Larry Reger and set a date to foreclose on the property. But Reger had certain challenges.

Since Ho held the first mortgage, the first $6.8 million of any money gained from selling the property had to go to Ho before Reger could get paid and the property wasn’t worth anywhere near $6.8 million in its present condition. So if Reger foreclosed he would have to invest in the property which included doing something with the large hole which in fact was starting to undermine the sidewalk and streets surrounding it.

Reger told Ho he would forestall the foreclosure if Ho would merely make a payment of $23,000 to cover one month’s interest. Ho didn’t have $23,000. Enter Frank Parlato.

In 2004 the Chinese “billionaire” asked Frank Parlato to loan him $23,000 to stop the Reger foreclosure. Parlato had a better idea that provided an opportunity for him and would be beneficial to

both Ho and Reger. The proposition was to move Reger’s mortgage to first position to stop the foreclosure, and form a partnership with Ho where Parlato would take control of the property and develop it. Ho would not have to invest another penny on the property but would get 50% of the proceeds of a sale and profits from the development after expenses.

Everyone agreed to the proposal and Parlato and Ho created One Niagara LLC and their agreement read in part: “Frank Parlato shall be the sole Manager of the Company,” with “full and exclusive right to control day to day operations and business affairs of the Company…

Parlato shall be entitled to take any and all actions with respect the Property and the business of the Company that (he) determine(s) to be appropriate and in the Company’s best interest, in each case without any further confirmation or approval of (David Ho).”

With this agreement in hand Parlato over the next two years turned the hole into a fully used paid parking lot and then partnered with Larry Reger who financed $500,000 to develop the first floor into food and souvenir tourist center and another $280,000 to renovate the 9th floor into offices for a bus tour business he and Parlato created.

Within two years the property showed signs of becoming very successful; Reger got every dollar he invested back with interest and the stage was set for Reger, Ho and Parlato to make millions going forward.

Fast forward to 2007. Ho visits the building and sees a full parking lot where he had left a big hole in the ground and the entire first floor of the building bustling with tourism business. Ho immediately demands that Parlato cancel his partnership with Reger and give him Reger’s share. Parlato refuses Ho’s demand.

In response to Parlato’s refusal to dump Reger, Ho came back the next day and introduced Parlato to his new agent.

Parlato was told the agent had the right to exercise all and any legal procedures to enforce David Ho’s rights and interests.

In short, he was to be David Ho’s enforcer. Who was Ho’s new agent? Shmuel Shmueli, the man who happened to cross paths with Ho while visiting Niagara Falls on a scam expedition, the man who is reportedly hiding out in Israel after being investigated for Grand Larceny by the Niagara Falls police for failing to pay an entire years rent on a luxury condo in Niagara Falls. And the man who today in Israel is suing his bedridden 90 plus year old mother to enforce a suspicious will Shmueli had her sign at the nursing home disinheriting his brother and making Shmueli sole heir to his ailing mother’s

estate.

But going back to 2007 and Niagara Falls, what had been a smoothly run and growing development project with Parlato at the helm supported by his partner Larry Reger was about to become a nightmare of Shmueli’s signature litigation and false accusations leading to the foundation of the Federal case against Frank Parlato.

Shmueli filed 10 lawsuits against Parlato and Parlato/Reger. As expected, Shmueli lost every single case. A list of the flaws in the government case regarding One Niagara stem from Shmuel Shmueli and branch out to absurdity (flaws to be listed further on in this article).

A BIZARRE CULT USES ANTHONY BRUCE TO PUNISH PARLATO et’s move on to the players in the Los Angeles development case. They are Frank Parlato, Clare and Sara Bronfman, Yuri Plyam and Keith Raniere. Although I don’t believe Raniere is named in any of the legal proceedings, he is actually the main player, like the driver ensconced inside an M1 Abrams tank, you don’t see him but he’s the one making the 68 tons of steel weaponry move. That weaponry is Clare and Sara Bronfman. Who is Raniere?

Compared to Keith Raniere, the villain Shmuel Shmueli is nothing more than a tiny opportunistic pimple. A former computer consultant, Raniere’s greatest accomplishment in the normal business world was his 1990 TV infomercial product Consumers’ Buyline which solicited members to join and enjoy wholesale prices for products bought in volume for its members. By 1993 facing hundreds of lawsuits and being investigated by regulators in 20 states, New York’s attorney

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general shut the business down as a pyramid scheme and thousands of small investors lost whatever money they invested.

Raniere reinvented himself as a self-professed genius, spiritual guru and inspirational coach for business executives. He hooked up with Nancy Salzman, a professional neuro-linguistic programmer (NLP) and hypnotist and started a company outside Albany, NY in 1998 called Executive Success Programs, later named NXIVM (pronounced nex-ee-um). NXIVM soon evolved into a cult that revolves around Raniere who for whatever reason exerts a Svengali-like hold on rich, attractive and powerful women with an “inner circle” of women who run everything for him at the expense of their personal fortunes and sexual submission. James Odato, a journalist for the Albany Times-Union, wrote close to 40 separate articles on NXIVM, including a four-part series titled “Secrets of NXIVM.” Odato describes Raniere as a man who peddles himself as a spiritual being to followers, most of them women, who tend to him, pay his bills, shuttle him around and satisfy his sexual needs.

Clare and Sara Bronfman are at the top of those in the inner circle.

The Times Union wasn’t the only publication to investigate NXIVM. There were exhaustive articles by investigative journalists in Forbes, Vanity Fair, NY Post, New York Observer, Village Voice, WoldCultWatch.org, The Nation and many others. Common to many of the articles published were the terms, cult, bribes, coercion, money laundering, unlawful imprisonment, frivolous lawsuits, blackmail, perjury, forgery, tax evasion, statutory rape, and suicides.

These are not the terms you would come across when reading about companies

Sara and Clare Bronfman in Vanity Fair. Inset photos, their father Edgar and Raniere. artvoice.com | Dec 8 - Dec 14

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like Campbell’s Soup, General Motors, or Microsoft. There is something very weird going on at NXIVM. Raniere was on the cover of the October, 2003 Forbes magazine with a cover title “The World’s Strangest Executive Coach.”

Strange indeed. His former girlfriend Toni Natalie said Raniere bordered on insanity and recalled how he insisted she keep the body of her dead puppy in her garage freezer and look at it daily, which, of course, she did. He was “very charismatic,” she said. “I mean, he could tell you the sun is purple with pink polka dots and

you’d look up and see it.”

WHAT'S SO BAD ABOUT NXIVM? Here are a half-dozen select samples of facts revealed in numerous articles about Raniere and NXIVM: • Gina Hutchinson was raped by Raniere when she was only 15. She later went to a park near a monastery and committed suicide by shooting herself in the head.

• Kristin Snyder, a 35-year-old environmental consultant, disappeared after a NXIVM session in Alaska. Her body was never found, but in her truck, parked on the shore of Resurrection Bay, was a note which read, “I was brainwashed and my emotional center of the brain was killed/ turned off.… Please contact my parents … if you find me or this note. I am sorry … I didn’t know I was already dead.”

• An underaged teenage boy living at the NXIVM compound was forced to videotape Raniere having sex with his underage sisters, as well as other Raniere sexual encounters.

• Raniere and the Bronfman sisters- who together have been described as “a litigation machine” hired investigative firms, including Groupe Canaprobe of Montreal to illegally obtain personal and financial records of U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer; the publisher and editor of the Albany Times Union; investigative reporter James

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Odato, Rick Ross, a professional cult expert and deprogrammer, and four federal judges in Albany: U.S. District Chief Judge Gray l. Sharpe; U.S.Magistrate Randolph F. Treece; U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert E. Littlefield Jr. Jr., and U.S. Senior Judge Thomas J. conscience of Anthony Bruce.

Avoy and two federal judges in New Jersey: U.S. District Judge Dennis M. Cavanaugh and U.S. Magistrate Mark Falk. All of the federal judges were overseeing cases where NXIVM was suing some enemy.

• People at NXIVM therapy sessions were made to believe bizarre and terrible things about themselves such as being “reincarnated Nazis” or responsible for 9/11.

• Raniere offered to tutor the 12-year old daughter of a woman who worked for him. Instead of tutoring her, Raniere had sex with the 12-year-old approximately 60 times in his townhouse, empty offices, an elevator, even a broom closet. The girl ran away from home so she wouldn’t have to see him again. She reported the statutory rapes to the state police two years later when she was 14 years old.

The police did nothing.

There is not enough space in this article to catalog the crimes of Raniere or how through Bronfman financed lawsuits

he destroyed the lives of dozens of his enemies or those who escaped his control. The lawsuits would drag on until his victims were driven into bankruptcy and their careers and families ruined.

Better still, by paying a virtual fortune to attorney and investigators Raniere could sometimes attain his chief prize – a criminal indictment against one of their enemies. Contracts that came up in discovery show that Raniere offered as much as one million dollars to agents, lawyers and political operatives if they could arrange for various enemies to be indicted.

Lawsuits are Raniere’s tool of vengeance, like the one against Parlato.

While Raniere may be the evil controller of events, it is the Bronfmans who provide him the money to maintain that control. Sara was the first Bronfman to join NXIVM in the fall of 2002, after her 4-month marriage to an Irish jockey fell apart. She was 25 at the time and described by acquaintances as a sweet girl, but “an airhead” party girl who flitted around European cities and tropical islands. A friend said she was “desperately looking for a purpose in her life.”

Apparently she found her purpose at NXIVM. Enamored by Raniere she was immediately seduced into the NXIVM ranks and quickly asked her sister Clare to come join her. It wasn’t long before

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Sara and Clare were NXIVM leaders.

They paid a hefty price for that honor.

Raniere sucked millions out of their personal fortunes. The control Raniere exerts over the Bronfman sisters is extraordinary. But Raniere is master of controlling people through their vulnerabilities and both Clare and Sara Bronfman have father issues, which he exploited, but unlike Clare who is was accomplished equestrian and owner of a thoroughbred horse farm, Sara is further burdened, by her own account, with a deep sense of worthlessness. One person noted that Raniere’s control and influence over Sara was “that he made her important in her own mind.” In the Forbes article Sara is described caressing her yellow NXIVM sash of achievement and gushing that it was “the first thing that I earned on just my merits.”

According to court documents within the span of six years, the Bronfman sisters blew through $150 million of their fortune to “cover Raniere’s failed bets in the commodities market” ($66 million), “to buy real estate in Los Angeles and around Albany” ($30 million), to purchase a 22-seat private jet ($11 million) and the remaining “millions more to support a barrage of lawsuits across the country against NXIVM’s enemies.”

The Los Angeles real estate referred to above is the deal that Parlato got involved in and is now accused of defrauding the Bronfmans of $1 million.

By late 2007, the Bronfmans had sunk $26.4 million into a Los Angeles real-estate project, a joint venture with Yuri Plyam who was purportedly Raniere’s “best friend.” Plyam was also the commodities broker who handled the commodities transactions the sisters lost $66 million dollars on, although curiously there are no records of any transactions ever being made and the Bronfmans never saw anything documenting the trades, either.

At any rate, the Bronfmans and Plyam set up the company Precision Development to build houses and condominiums in the wealthier neighborhoods of Los Angeles.

According to Plyam, the project was Raniere’s idea, although his name did not appear on any of the documents. Neither, initially, would the Bronfmans. Raniere told him Sara and Clare’s involvement had to be kept secret, because they were trying to hide the Precision Development investment from their father. As usual, Raniere controlled everything.

As court documents and the Bronfmans own testimony show, because of suspicions about the development project Parlato went to Los Angeles, acting as the Bronfmans’ consultant, and discovered that Plyam diverted $10 million of the Bronfmans’ money into Plyam’s own

personal real estate. Parlato confronted Plyam and got him to sign over to the Bronfmans the Los Angeles real estate the Bronfmans had paid for. Parlato also secured for the Bronfmans controlling interest in Precision, which before Parlato arrived they had zero documented ownership interest. Plyam later accused the Bronfmans of hiring Parlato to successfully “wrest control” of the company away from him, but the Bronfmans and Parlato won that lawsuit when a jury found that Parlato was right and that Plyam had diverted (stolen) more than $10 from the Bronfmans. In the trial against Plyam, Clare Bronfman admitted that but for Parlato, the $26 million would have been lost and probably more would have been stolen by Plyam.

While Parlato was in the thick of rescuing the Los Angeles project, fighting both for physical control of the properties and in court for a legal injunction to prevent Plyam from stripping the properties, the Bronfmans and Raniere promised Parlato if he was successful he could complete the development – which was now in shambles – for a one third interest in the project. To seal the deal they would also advanced him $1 million to cover taxes due at One Niagara so he could stay in Los Angeles. One Niagara was used as collateral for the $1 million and Parlato would repay the $1 million from the earnings of his promised share of the development.

But Raniere had no intention of honoring the agreement. As soon as Parlato successfully recovered the $26 million in assets, secured the physical real estate and control of the company through the successful lawsuit against Plyams on behalf of the Bronfmans, Raniere and the Bronfmans fired Parlato and demanded the $1 million back. Since the $1 million was supposed to be repaid out of the profits of the development Parlato felt he was the one defrauded.

Parlato set aside the $1 million, putting it in escrow, went back to work at One Niagara and paid the taxes due from One Niagara profits. And he set out to fight the Bronfmans in court. The Bronfmans filed suit; Parlato filed a countersuit. Then the Bronfmans asked for an adjournment on the civil litigation. Parlato granted the delay thinking that they could settle the dispute amicably. Instead, the Bronfmans filed a criminal complaint with the FBI. In the course of time, Parlato eventually sold One Niagara.

It’s ironic that Anthony Bruce believes he is prosecuting Frank Parlato over an alleged fraud for $1million in the interest of the Bronfman sisters when he is really acting in the interests of Raniere, a tax evading, money laundering, bribing,

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AN UNSIGNED CONTRACT IS NOT A CONTRACT It is also ironic that while Parlato had started work in developing the Los Angeles properties he recovered for the Bronfmans, as soon as he was fired, all work ceased on the properties – many of which were in partial stages of construction – and the Bronfmans let millions of dollars of their investment go to foreclosure and neglect as exposed foundations made the construction worthless. They essentially abandoned the project and lost all their money anyway.

In order to invent a fraud he could prosecute perpetrated by Parlato, Anthony Bruce had to have some evidence.

Since the Bronfmans had signed no contract with Parlato on the development of the Los Angeles real estate deal, Bruce had only the Bronfmans verbal representations about what happened and how Parlato allegedly defrauded them.

He had another problem too. The events took place in early 2008 and as Bruce was getting ready to indict in late 2015 - some seven and half years later – anything said or done at the time was beyond the five-year statute of limitations for fraud.

Back in January, 2008, Parlato and Raniere negotiated a deal. The proposal was that One Niagara was used as collateral for the $1 million and Parlato would repay the $1 million from the earnings of his promised share of the development..

Parlato signed a written proposal and sent it to Raniere. The Bronfmans never signed it but within an hour of receiving it they did deposit $1 million in Parlato’s bank account. But then they never honored the partnership terms of the deal.

Parlato told the FBI from day one of the investigation about this proposed contract which he signed but that the Bronfmans promised to sign – when he was in the midst of saving their investment – but did not sign after he recovered their investment - which was Parlato’s evidence of the Bronfmans’ bad faith. If the Bronfmans had signed it they would have been in breach of it anyway for unilaterally firing Parlato without cause and denying him his share of the development contained in the proposal.

Nevertheless, Bruce ignored the facts of the case and took the unsigned 2008 proposal and turned it against Parlato.

Bruce noticed that one of the terms in the proposal extended three years forward to 2011, which meant, had it been signed

Former AUSA Anthony Bruce by the Bronfmans, it would be within the statute of limitations. What was the fraud? Parlato sold One Niagara, the collateral named in the proposal. But the proposal was never signed so he had no obligation not to sell the building.

Based on the indictment, the discovery documents the government produced, reports of witnesses in the grand jury, and Bruce’s statements to defense lawyers, Bruce misrepresented to the grand jury that Parlato’s proposal was an actual contract signed by the Bronfmans which Parlato had violated.

To make it a case of fraud, Bruce had to hold Parlato to the terms of a proposed contract without holding the other party – the Bronfmans - to its terms of a share in the development project. This probably required a hefty dose of lying by omission before the grand jury. This is precisely how Bruce converted the Bronfmans into victims in the Parlato case.

PUTTING WORDS IN A DEAD MAN’S MOUTH hile Bruce has not alleged Parlato defrauded the fraudster Shmueli (that would be laughed out of court), Bruce has alleged Parlato defrauded Reger, Parlato’s partner in the success of One Niagara.

To do that, Bruce ignored the testimony Reger gave before he passed away that he never claimed he was defrauded by Parlato. Bruce ignored the true meaning of the contracts between Reger and Parlato.

Reger and his estate claim they made money with Parlato, but Bruce ignored that too and now says Reger didn’t know he was defrauded. The government, who waited eight months after Reger died before naming him as a victim, claims they know what Reger didn’t know.

FBI Agent Burns said in his very suspicious affidavit, that Reger “was unaware of any of the funds PARLATO stole from him due

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If that’s true why didn’t didn’t they show Reger. Reger died in March 2015. He knew the FBI was investigating Parlato since 2012. He was aware that the US Attorney subpoenaed his business records since he complied with that subpoena in 2013.

Reger was interviewed by the FBI, in the presence of his lawyer, Gregory Photiadis, in 2013 -- concerning Parlato Reger was summoned before the grand jury and gave testimony about Parlato on October 17, 2014, where he never claimed he was a victim.

Former US Magistrate Judge Carol Heckman represented Parlato and was given an opportunity to read Reger’s grand jury testimony by Bruce who was pushing hard for Parlato to accept a plea deal.

Heckman wrote to Bruce, “Thank you for allowing me to review Mr. Reger’s 10/17/14 testimony today. Yesterday, you said that the testimony would ‘leave [us] with a sense of why [you] think the way [you] do.’ Based on that, I had expected to read testimony that would suggest wrongdoing of some sort by my client. But there was nothing like that in the testimony… Your opposite view of the testimony makes unmistakable that the prosecution team has not been listening to us, as we have patiently and repeatedly tried to educate you about the commercial context of this case. We have documented critical and indisputable error after error by the prosecution team. We have also pointed out the much more fulsome testimony by Mr. Reger where he actually explains what he means, as opposed to the limited answers given in response to non-specific leading questions in the grand jury. And now the Government is about to indict based on its ignorance of business law and its apparent failure to review the other Reger testimony... If we had any faith that you would listen to us in good faith, we would make another attempt at educating your team to help you avoid a mistake. But you (Tony) have made clear that your mind was made up before we started…”

If Bruce really had proof that Parlato stole from Reger why didn’t he persuade Reger? Bruce had three years to show Reger, his lawyers, his accountants, his family, his partners. Instead he argues that Reger, a very sophisticated businesmann was unaware of Parlato’s slick moves.

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And he was not exaggerating either.

From 1952 until the time of his death in 2015, Larry Reger formed and built Mader Construction Corp. -- one of the largest interior finish contracting companies in the Northeastern United States.

He created Marc Equity Corporation which developed thousands of apartments, single family homes and residential subdivision lots and after merging with Marrano Homes, Reger became the leading residential home builder in Western New York.

He expanded out of state to do extensive residential development in Florida, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Maine, Rhode Island. Texas and Massachusetts.

Reger acquired companies in solid waste management, steel, equipment leasing. He owned millions of square feet of industrial properties, warehouses, research and development facilities, manufacturing facilities and office properties across the USA. His Carolina Industrial Properties alone owns 4 million square feet of commercial and industrial properties in South Carolina.

During this time, Reger had a comparatively small investment in partnership with Parlato. At the time Reger owned more than six million square feet of industrial and commercial real estate and the lease he had in partnership with Parlato at One Niagara represented less than 1 percent of his holdings.

Yet the government claims that Reger, his son, the team of experts required to operate millions of square feet of real estate were unaware, and could not be persuaded, that Parlato stole from Reger?

Before Reger died, Reger testified at a civil trial before Hon. Timothy J. Walker, on March 11, 2015, in State Supreme Court, in the civil matter of Shmuel Shmueli versus Whitestar (Index 146742).

Reger was examined by Shmueli who was then acting as his own lawyer.

Here was Reger’s chance to say Parlato stole. Instead he testified that he knew precisely where the money went to.

Shmueli implying there was money left over that was stolen from him, Shmueli provoked Reger’s response, “Where is the management fees? You have to manage the building. Who paid for all that? Your owner, Mr. Ho, was spending a half million dollars just on keeping a person there.

And then he had to maintain additional monies for all the other maintenance, for the plumbing, heating, keep the heating going so the pipes wouldn’t freeze. I don’t think you quite understand all the expenses that went in – that, many times, I had to put the money in from Tourist Services to keep it going because you didn’t put 20

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any money in.”

Shmueli tried to get Reger to admit he was a victim of Parlato when he asked about “shell” entities which the government alleged Parlato used to hide money from Reger.

Reger said he didn’t care about company names.

He said, “The only business dealings I did was with people, I did it with Parlato …

People. If there was --- if they had companies behind them, I didn’t address that.

I only dealt with people.”

Shmueli pressed on. But the millionaire one hundred times over, Larry Reger told Shmueli he appointed Parlato to oversee his interests in Tourist Services implying trust and confidence in Parlato.

Thirteen days later Reger died. But on the witness stand he never even hinted he had reason to regret his partnership with Parlato despite knowing that Anthony Bruce was trying to claim Parlato was a thief.

Reger did however blame Shmueli. Reger said on the witness stand, “I had some extremely heavy legal obligations due to you. You’re the one that caused me over a million dollars in legal fees because of your activities, which also prevented us (Parlato and Reger) from trying to rent the building because it was always under a cloud, the cloud you put in under.

I would have loved to have you come in and put some money with me and doing something productive instead of always being an obstruction.”

Greg Photiadis, who represented Reger for more than 35 years and represents the estate of Reger, wrote (on October 6, 2015) to US Attorney William Hochul stating, “… Larry was a sophisticated investor and savvy businessman who understood complex transactions. He was not shy in protecting his interests, when necessary, through civil litigation. As Larry's legal counsel, I am knowledgeable about his Niagara Falls interests in Tourist Services LLC and its relationship with One Niagara LLC. Similarly, I am familiar with Larry's business dealings with Frank Parlato along with the multiple civil litigations involving Shmuel Shmueli…. As a partner with Parlato, … he [Reger] was … personally active in monitoring the business of Tourist Services LLC. During his partnership with Parlato, Larry never claimed that he was defrauded or cheated by Parlato nor did he initiate any civil action in that regard. To the contrary, his testimony in the various Shmueli civil actions was complimentary of Parlato.

Likewise, it is the position of Larry's family - who now owns his Niagara Falls interests - that Larry was neither cheated nor defrauded by Parlato.”

But the letter didn’t seem to matter. It was just another bothersome fact to be ignored. Bruce had decided to indict Parlato.

Maybe because he knew that once indicted everyone would believe Parlato was guilty. And that Parlato would take a plea deal and it would be settled anyway.

A PROSECUTOR'S STRATEGY: IGNORE EVERYTHING Just days before the indictment Bruce offered Parlato a plea deal that could spare him any jail time. Parlato refused.

Then Bruce stormed the grand jury with very questionable arguments to indict Parlato on 19 (mainly repetitive) counts of defrauding the Bronfmans and Reger and a unique tax charge (Klein conspiracy) that alleges Parlato planned to cheat the IRS but did not go through with it.

To get his indictment Bruce ignored scores of documents that contradicted every theory of criminal liability Bruce asserted. But Bruce also was retiring and he knew he would not be around to try the case anyway, and as a prosecutor he is immune from prosecution, so there was little downside for him.

So Bruce ignored the fact that ‘Letter of Intent” Parlato proposed to the Bronfman was merely an unsigned proposal and instead claim it was a contract.

Bruce ignored the signed letter from lawyer of Reger’s estate that Reger was not a victim.

Bruce ignored the plain language in agreements and leases between Reger and Parlato. Bruce ignored the companies’ tax returns.

Bruce mislead witnesses by confounding one company’s management fees with another company’s distributions to create the fictional fraud surrounding Reger.

Bruce ignored evidence of company tax returns and the statements of Reger’s accountant that Reger got all the distribution he was entitled to – something Reger knew clearly.

Bruce ignored a sequence of contracts between Parlato and Reger, the later superseding contracts in favor of older agreements. Bruce ignored the plain language of the main operating contract between Reger and Parlato.

Even if Bruce’s false assertions were true much of it still would be in the realm of civil litigation not criminal as Parlato attorney Dennis Vacco pointed out to Bruce prior to the indictment. At that meeting Bruce said he was committed to getting at least two felony counts – one for the IRS and one for the FBI – before he retired and that the only thing he was interested in hearing about was whether

or not Parlato would take a plea deal.

Prior to the indictment, Bruce possessed all the documents that he later chose to ignore.

The entire list of documents Bruce ignored or mischaracterized in the grand jury come to more than 1000 pages and were detailed in a letter to Bruce three days before Parlato was indicted by his attorneys Heckman and Brian Feldman, a former Assistant US Attorney under Preet Bharara. The letter, on the virtual eve of the indictment shows disdain and shock at Bruce’s very unprofessional actions in ignoring exonerating evidence.

Heckman and Felman wrote, “As you must recognize, our client has been exceptionally open with the Government, bearing the risk of previewing his defenses in any criminal trial in order to share with you exculpatory evidence foreclosing any viable criminal prosecution. Yet we have reason to believe that little, if any, of this exculpatory evidence has been shared with the grand jury…. We likewise repeat our demand, by now well documented, that the Government consider the substantial evidence that rebuts the Government’s case, and that the Government present that exculpatory information to the grand jury. To that end, and for your convenience, we attach as Exhibit A a list reminding you of some of the exculpatory evidence we, or prior counsel, have already shared with you in this matter. In our lengthy presentation of October 19, 2015, and in our letters following that meeting, we explained the relevance and import of these materials. We again ask that the Government present all of this material to the grand jury with sufficient explanation of the exculpatory nature of each document…. Unfortunately, you have made clear that you are not interested in talking further about the Government’s contemplated charges against our client. …

You have taken these actions notwithstanding the significant exculpatory evidence we have provided you…

Please be prepared to hear shortly from trial counsel, who will handle this matter going forward and will address any additional issues, including the client’s position on testifying before the grand jury.

Thank you for considering this submission.

We are obviously disappointed that we have been unable to persuade the Government of the imprudence of proceeding with this case, and we hope that, upon further review of the evidence, the prosecution team realizes that this is not an appropriate case to charge.”

If it is proved that Anthony Bruce lied, omitted facts, and misled the grand jury, then I suppose the final question is WHO PROSECUTES THE PROSECTOR?

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org) Buffalo State College 1300 Buffalo State Buffalo State (878-4000, buffalostate.edu) Buffalo State College Rockwell Hall 1300 Buffalo State Buffalo State (8784000, buffalostate.edu/pac) Buffalo State College Warren Enters Theatre Buffalo State 1300 ( Amherst8563910wwwu.buffalostate.edu/tour/tours/ view/campus/35) Buffalo Visitor Center at the Brisbane bldg Buffalo Erie County US 741-8573clarencecentercoffee. comBurchfield Penney Art Center 1300 Buffalo State Buffalo State (8786011, burchfieldpenney.org) Byrd House 4646 N Buffalo Rd Orchard Park 847-6850clubmarcella.com/ Club_Marcella/club_marcella.htmlCEPA Gallery 617 Main St ( Amherst856-2717, cepagallery.org) Carnegie Art Center 240 Goundry St839-3600daemen.edu/Pages/ default.aspx Niagara (694-4400, carnegieartcenter.org) Castellani Art Museum 5795 Lewiston Rd Lewiston (286-8200, purple.niagara. edu/cam) Central Park Grill 2519 Main St ( Hamburg836-9466, https://www. facebook.com/pages/Central-ParkGrill/111538115552316?ref=hl) Church of Scientology of Buffalo 836 Main St ( Amherst856-3910, scientologybuffalo.org) Clarence Center Coffee Co. 9475 Clarence Center Rd551-0661clubmarcella. com/Club_Marcella/club_marcella.html Clarence (741-8573, clarencecentercoffee. com) Clarence Public Library 3 Town Pl Clarence (741-2650, buffalolib.org/ libraries/clarence) Clarence Town Park 10405 Main St Clarence (741-8927, clarence.ny.us) Clarion Hotel Park Rd Batavia NY (585344-2100, clarionhotel.com/hotel-batavianew_york-NY503) Clinton Bar and Grill 2460 Clinton St Cheektowaga 692-4837dwyerspub.comClub Marcella 622 Main St ( Niagara847-6850, clubmarcella.com/Club_Marcella/ club_marcella.html) Colored Musicians' Club 145 Broadway ( Lancaster855-9383, coloredmusiciansclub. org) ComedySportz Buffalo 4476 Main St Amherst 8833742epiconelmwood.com/index. htmlConsumer Credit Counseling 40 Gardenville Pkwy W8864581elmwoodvillageschool.org West Seneca Couzins 7115 Boston State Rd Boston (649-1020) epiconelmwood.com/index.htmlCoyote Cafe 36 Main St Hamburg (649-1837, thecoyotecafe.com) Cuginos Italian restaurant 6011 Main St Amherst 940-5391dukesbohemiangrovebar. comDaily Planet Coffee Co. 1862 Hertel Ave ( Cheektowaga551-0661) gardenparkcafe.comDandelions Restaurant 1340 N Forest Rd Amherst (688-0203, dandelionsrestaurant.com) Delavan-Grider Community Center 877 E Delavan Ave Niagara County4385765gardenparkcafe.comDog Ears Bookstore 688 Abbott Rd (823-8225) gscof.org HamburgDuke's Bohemian Grove Bar 253 Allen St ( Niagara County240-9359, dukesbohemiangrovebar.com) Dwyer's Irish Pub 65 Webster St Niagara (692-4837, dwyerspub.com)

El Buen Amigo 114 Elmwood Ave ( Hamburg885-6343, elbuenamigo.org) El Museo 91 Allen St ( Niagara464-4692, elmuseobuffalo.org) Ellicott Creek Playhouse (St. Edmund Campus) 530 Ellicott Creek Rd Tonawanda (284-6358) hallwalls.orgElma Primary School 711 Rice Rd8531211heliumcomedy.com/buffalo/ index.php Elma (995-2320, iroquoiscsd. org/elma) Epic Restaurant & Lounge 431 Elmwood Ave ( Hamburg8833742, epiconelmwood. com/index.html) Ernie Weber's Beef and Ale 3167 South Park Ave Erie County 693-1885carrouselmuseum.orgEvening Star Concert Hall 8810 Niagara Falls Blvd Niagara (940-5391) HIBuffalo.orgExpressions Glass 3333 Lakeshore Rd Hamburg 783-8222hotmamascanteen.comFirst Niagara Center 1 Seymour H Knox III Plaza ( Lewiston783-8222hsbcarena.com) First Presbyterian Church 1 Symphony Cir ( Lewiston884-7250) genemccarthys.com First Presbyterian Church Youngstown 100 Church St Porter (745-7067, youngstownpres.org) First Presbyterian Church of East Aurora 9 Paine St Aurora (652-0160, fpcea.org) Flattery's Irish Pub 1130 Orchard Park Rd West Seneca (674-9554, flatterys.com) Forgotten Buffalo Tours Buffalo Erie US (833-5211, ForgottenBuffalo.com) Gallo coal fire kitchen 800 Center St Lewiston 688-4033jccbuffalo.orgGarden Park Cafe 3525 Genesee Stforest-lawn. com/about Cheektowaga (635-0387, gardenparkcafe.com) Gene McCarthys 73 Hamburg St ( Niagara County855-8948, genemccarthys.com) Gonzos 7 Main St Niagara County (438-5765) kleinhansbuffalo.orgGood Shepherd Community of Faith 187 Southside Pkwy ( Niagara County824-4112, gscof.org) Greenfield Manor 5949 Broadway Lancaster 683-1776lancopera.orgGypsy Parlor 376 Grant St 832-5400justbuffalo.org HamburgHallwalls 341 Delaware Ave ( Lewiston854-1694, hallwalls.org) Hamburg Palace Theatre 31 Buffalo St Hamburg (649-2295, hamburgpalace.com) Hamlin House 432 Franklin St Lancaster833-6227empiregrill.netHamlin House Restaurant 432 Franklin St ( Hamburg885-8084, hamlinhouse.com) Handlebar 149 Swan St ( Evans259-9632, handlebarpub.com) Hat Trix Bar and Grill 4923 Southwestern Blvd Hamburg 662-9467buffalosmohawkplace. comHelium Comedy Club 30 Mississippi St ( Niagara County8531211, heliumcomedy.com/buffalo/index.php) Hellenic Orthodox Church of the Aunnunciation 146 W Utica St Erie (8829485, greekorthodoxchurchbuffalo.org) Heritage Discovery Center 100 Lee St Orchard Park8825881milkiesonelmwood. comHerschell Carrousel Factory Museum 180 Thompson St (693-1885, carrouselmuseum.org) Orchard Park646-4674Himalayan Institute 841 Delaware Ave ( Clarence883-2223, HIBuffalo.org) Holy Trinity Lutheran Church 1080 Main St ( Niagara County886-2400, holytrinitybuffalo.org) Hot Mama's Canteen 12 Military Rd ( Cheektowaga783-8222, hotmamascanteen.com) Hotel at the Lafayette 391 Washington St ( Niagara County853-1505, https:// www.facebook.com/hotelatthelafayette)

Hydeout 490 Center St Lewiston 882-4000nietzsches.comHydraulic Hearth 716 Swan St Niagara895-7494mobcbuffalo. comInspiration Point Buffalo 483 Elmwood Ave Niagara Countyhamburggardenwalk. com646-4674mooneyssportsbar. comIrishman Pub and Eatery 5601 Main St882-4000nietzsches.com Amherst (626-2670, irishmanpub.com) JP Fitzgeralds 4236 Clark St4470401negliaballet.org Hamburg 745-7611oldfortniagara.orgJack Devine's 4170 Southwestern Blvd Hamburg 282-7530thenacc.orgJewish Center of Greater Buffalo/Benderson Family Building 2640 N Forest Rd4470401negliaballet.org Amherst (688-4033, jccbuffalo.org) Just Buffalo Literary Center 617 Main St ( Niagara County832-5400, justbuffalo. org) Kenan Center 433 Locust St Niagara County (433-2617, kenancenter.org) Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Cir ( Niagara883-3560, kleinhansbuffalo.org) Knights Of Columbus Father Justin Council #5670 2735 Union Rd8560062panamericangrill.com Cheektowaga 646-4674Lake Effect Ice Cream 79 Canal Stpausaarthouse.com Niagara County 836-1361parksidelutheran.org/ homeLancaster Opera House 21 Central Ave Lancaster (683-1776, lancopera.org) Lancaster Variety Club 6114 Broadway Lancaster 442-5215spotcoffee.comLaurel and Hardy's 1388 Broadway Clarence856-0062panamericangrill. comLewiston Peace Garden 476 Center St Lewiston (616-0892northofthefalls.com) Lutheran Church of the Messiah 915 Oneida St Lewiston 442-5215pizzaplant.comMac's on Hertel 1435 Hertel Ave ( Clarence833-6227, empiregrill.net) Main St Ice Cream 35 Main St Hamburg 695-3504raintreebar.comMain Street Gallery 515 Main St Amherst626-5566pizzaplant.comMangia Ristorante 4264 N Buffalo Rd Orchard Park (662-9467) pocketeerbilliardsandbar.comMargaret L. Wendt Archive & Resource Center 1990 Main St ( Cheektowaga822-4908forestlawn.com/about) Market Arcade Building 617 Main St ( Tonawanda880-1914) raintreebar.comMartin House 125 Jewett Pkwy West Seneca884-7172squeaky. orgMarvin's Bar & Grill 7675 Goodrich Rd Clarence (741-3431, yelp.com/biz/ marvins-bar-and-grill-clarence-center-2) Milkie's on Elmwood (formerly Elmwood Lounge) 522 Elmwood Ave ( Aurora8825881, milkiesonelmwood.com) Mohawk Place 47 E Mohawk St ( West Seneca312-9279, buffalosmohawkplace. com) Montante Cultural Center 2001 Main St Lancaster632-9871spotcoffee. comMooney's 13 Main St Niagara County 332-2299spotcoffee.comMooney's Bar & Grill 4628 Broadway Cheektowaga (681-2121, mooneysbroadway.com) Mooney's Sports Bar & Grill 1531 Military Rd ( Amherst877-1800, mooneyssportsbar.com) Mr. Goodbar 1110 Elmwood Ave ( Amherst882-4000) scotchnsirloinrestaurant.netMt. Olive Baptist Church 701 E Delavan Ave ( Niagara895-7494, mobcbuffalo.com) Mug & Musket Main St Youngstown Niagara County 445-4446buffaloshambhalameditation. blogspot.comNashville's 2 8166 Main St Clarence

743-9348shannonpub.comNeglia Ballet Artists 1685 Elmwood Ave ( Amherst447-0401, negliaballet.org) Niagara Arts and Cultural Center (The NACC) 1201 Pine Ave8747734sportsmenstavern.com Niagara (282-7530, thenacc.org) Niagara County Community College 3111 Saunders Settlement Rd Cambria (614-6222, niagaracc.suny.edu) Niagara County History Center 215 Niagara St Niagara (434-7433, niagarahistory.org) Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society 39 Granger Pl LaSalle833-0298stjosephbuffalo. comNiagara University 5795 Lewiston Rd Lewiston (285-1212, niagara.edu) Nietzsche's 248 Allen St ( Erie886-8539, nietzsches.com) North East Athletic Center 227 Thorn Ave Orchard Park 864-8448themusicroomea.comNorth Tonawanda Library 505 Meadow Dr Niagara (693-4132, ntlibrary.org) O'Neill's Stadium Inn 3864 Abbott Rd Orchard Park (646-4674) strikerz.bizOZone 2268 Genesee St Niagara693-2223buffalosugarcity.orgOld Fort Niagara Youngstown Porter NY (745-7611, oldfortniagara.org) Oliver's 2095 Delaware Ave ( Niagara877-9662, oliverscuisine.com) Orchard Park Country Club 4777 S Buffalo St Orchard Park (662-4471, orchardparkcc.com) Our Bar 861 Military Rd Tonawanda 825-9279freewebs.com/taltysOur Lady of Victory National Shrine & Basilica 767 Ridge Rd Erie (828-9444, ourladyofvictory.org) PVT. Leonard Post VFW Hall 2450 Walden Ave Cheektowaga (684-4371) alleycatbuffalo.com/sites/contact. htmlPan American Grill & Brewery 391 Washington St (856-0062, panamericangrill.com) Amherst645-2921slee.buffalo. eduPausa Art House 19 Wadsworth St ( Niagara434-7433pausaarthouse.com) Peace of Mind Coffee Shop 83 Main St887-2626uwbec.org Newstead (4425215) thecornerstoneclarence.comPenny Lane Cafe 10255 Main St Clarence 656-7946thecoveseafoodandbanquets. comPeopleart Coffeehouse 1243 Delaware Ave Erie County 646-6109the-fairgrounds.comPizza Plant Italian Pub (Transit Rd) 7770 Transit Rd Amherst (626-5566, pizzaplant.com) Pocketeer Billiards 2444 Clinton St Cheektowaga (822-7665, pocketeerbilliardsandbar.com) Polish Villa 2 1085 Harlem Rd Cheektowaga (822-4908, polishvilla.org) Raintree Bar & Grill 2970 Colvin Blvd256-1940uaccbuffalo.com Tonawanda (695-3504, raintreebar.com) Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve & Environmental Education Center 93 Honorine Dr Cheektowaga (683-5959, dec.ny.gov/education/1837.html) Riley Street Station 27 Riley St Aurora (655-4948, rileystreetstation.com) Riverside Park Inn 1160 Tonawanda St Niagara County205-8925rapidstheatre. comRiviera Theatre 67 Webster St Niagara (692-2413, rivieratheatre.org) Road Less Traveled Theater 639 Main St ( Lewiston629-3069) tralfmusichall.comRockin' Buffalo Saloon 1800 Union Rd West Seneca 825-6397sciencebuff.org/tifft-u.-p-1Rose Garden Restaurant & Grove 2753 Wehrle Dr Lancaster (632-9871) tonyromesea.comSPoT Coffee (Delaware) 227 Delaware Ave ( Niagara332-2299, spotcoffee.com) Samuel's Grande Manor 8750 Main St Clarence (634-8425, samuelsgrandemanor.com)

Santora's Pizza Pub & Grill (Millersport) 1402 Millersport Hwy Amherst (688-3081) tudorlounge.comSantora's Pizza Pub & Grill (Transit Rd.) 7800 Transit Rd Amherst (616-0892) ubcfa.orgSaturn Club 977 Delaware Ave ( Niagara884-8800, saturnclub.org) Scotch 'N Sirloin 3999 Maple Rd Amherst (837-4900, scotchnsirloinrestaurant.net) Seneca Allegany Casino 777 Seneca Allegany Blvd Cattaraugus (877-8736322, senecaalleganycasino.com) Seneca Niagara Casino 310 4th St Niagara (299-1100, senecaniagaracasino. com) Shambhala Meditation Group of Buffalo 408 Franklin St ( Tonawanda445-4446, buffaloshambhalameditation.blogspot. com) Shannon Pub 2250 Niagara Falls Blvd Tonawanda (743-9348, shannonpub.com) Shea's Buffalo Performing Arts Center 646 Main St (847-1410, sheas.com) Niagara283-9861Sorrentino's Spaghetti House 5640 Main St Amherst (633-2150) tour-city.com/webhosting/waiting_room/ index.htmlSportsmen's Tavern 326 Amherst St ( Cheektowaga874-7734, sportsmenstavern.com) Spot Coffee (Orchard Park) 6519 E Quaker St Orchard Park (332-2299, spotcoffee.com/index.php?option=com_ content&view=article&id=4) St. Francis of Assisi School 70 Adam St Erie (692-7886, stfrancistonawanda.org) St. Gregory the Great RC Church 200 St Gregory Ct Amherst (688-5678, stgregs.org) St. John's Grace Episcopal Church 51 Colonial Cir ( Erie County885-1112, stjohnsgrace.com) St. Joseph's University Parish 3269 University at Buffalo LaSalle (833-0298, stjosephbuffalo.com) Stamps Bar 98 Main St Erie (694-3475) woodcockbrothersbrewery. comStatler City 107 Delaware Ave ( Hamburg856-5000, statlercity.com) Steel Plant Museum 100 Lee St 825-9279freewebs.com/taltysSterling Place 1487 Hertel Ave US332-2433taphousepubandgrill. comStockman's Tavern & Grove 9870 Transit Rd Amherst (688-9896) alleycatbuffalo.com/sites/contact. htmlStrikers Lanes 50 Michael Rd West Seneca (674-1104, strikerz.biz) Sugar City 1239 Niagara St (buffalosugarcity.org) Aurora652-6554T.C. Wheelers Bar & Pizzeria 341 Wheeler St Erie County (6923632, tcwheelers.com) TGI Friday (Sheraton) 300 3rd St Niagara (285-3361, sheratonatthefalls. com/niagara-falls-dining.php) Talking Leaves ...Books 3158 Main St (837-8554, tleavesbooks.com) Talty's Tavern 2056 South Park Ave ( Aurora825-9279, freewebs.com/taltys) Tap House Pub & Grill 85 W Chippewa St (332-2433, taphousepubandgrill.com) The Alley Cat 199 Allen St (235-8215, alleycatbuffalo.com/sites/contact.html) Niagara CountyThe Arena 4476 Main St Amherst 205-8925rapidstheatre.comThe Book Corner 1801 Main St Niagara (285-2928, fallsbookcorner.com) The Col. Wm. Bond-Jesse Hawley House Museum 143 Ontario St Niagara (4347433, smithsonianmag.com/museumday/ venues/The_Col_Wm_Bond-Jesse_Hawley_ House.html) The Cornerstone Bar & Grill 10651 Main St Clarence (759-1764, thecornerstoneclarence.com) The Cove 4701 Transit Rd Elma (656-7946, thecoveseafoodandbanquets.com) The Fairgrounds 5600 McKinley Pkwy Hamburg (646-6109, the-fairgrounds.com)

The Foundry 298 Northampton St (9490900, thefoundrybuffalo.org) The Grill @ the Dome 175 Brompton Rd Tonawanda (504-4745, thegrillatthedome. com) The Groove Lounge 1210 Broadway Erie County417-9488The Hollow Bistro and Brew Main St US 855-9643tudorlounge.comThe Lodge Bar & Grill 79 W Chippewa St (256-1940) AmherstThe Maize 3901 Niagara Falls Blvd Wheatfield 645-2000buffalo.edu/buildings/ building?id=CAPENThe Music Room 609 Oakwood Ave Aurora (864-8448, themusicroomea.com) The Niagara Hotel 58 N Transit St Niagara County (434-9343) ubcfa.orgThe Ninth Ward at Babeville 341 Delaware Ave NY645-2921slee.buffalo.eduThe Penalty Box 34 Chestnut St Niagara County The Popin 218 Grant St Erie882-0391unitybuffalo.orgThe Rapids Theatre 1711 Main St Niagara (205-8925, rapidstheatre.com) The Tralf Music Hall 622 Main St ( Niagara8522860, tralfmusichall.com) Tifft Nature Preserve 1200 Fuhrmann Boulevard ( Niagara825-6397, sciencebuff. org/tifft-u.-p-1) Tony Rome's Globe Hotel & Restaurant 711 Main St Aurora (652-4221, tonyromesea.com) Town Ballroom 681 Main St ( Cheektowaga852-3900, townballroom. com) Transit Lounge 4723 Transit Rd Erie County Trinity Church 371 Delaware Ave Tudor Lounge 335 Franklin St (855-9643, tudorlounge.com) UB Center for the Arts The Center for the Arts 103 (645-2787, ubcfa.org) UB Slee Concert Hall (Lippes Concert Hall) Williamsville Amherst NY (645-2921, slee.buffalo.edu) Ukrainian-American Civic Center 205 Military Rd (877-7200, uaccbuffalo.com) Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo 695 Elmwood Ave (885-2136, buffalouu.org) Unity Church of Practical Christianity 1243 Delaware Ave Erie (882-0391) VFW Post #898 Col. J.B. Weber 2909 South Park Ave Erie (823-9605) VFW Post Harvey D. Morin 965 Center Rd West Seneca (674-2940) Verve Dance Studios 910 Main St (4322761, vervedancestudio.com) Vizzi's 967 Kenmore Ave Tonawanda (871-1965) WNED Studios 140 Lower Terrace (8457000, wned.org) Wagon Wheel Restaurant 7201 Niagara Falls Blvd Niagara (283-9861) Waiting Room 334 Delaware Ave (849-1000, tour-city.com/webhosting/ waiting_room/index.html) Walden Galleria Mall 1 Walden Galleria Cheektowaga (681-7600, waldengalleria. com) Water Street Landing 115 S Water St Lewiston (754-9200, waterstreetlanding. com) Wegman's (Transit-Depew) 4960 Transit Rd Lancaster (6857300, wegmans.com) Wegmans (Orchard Park Rd) 370 Orchard Park Rd West Seneca (8264000) West Seneca East Senior High School 4760 Seneca St West Seneca West Seneca Middle School 395 Center Rd West Seneca Westminster Presbyterian Church 724 Delaware Ave (884-9437, westminsterbflo.org) Woodside Coffee House 675 Abbott Rd Yoga Parkside 2 Wallace Ave

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CALENDAR THURS DEC 8 MUSIC

ACOUSTIC/FOLK DAILY PLANET COFFEE CO. - 12:30-1:30pm Acoustic Lunch with Westcott & Co GALLO COAL FIRE KITCHEN - 6-9pm Ray Barry UKRAINIAN-AMERICAN CIVIC CENTER - 9pm Lance Drake acoustic show

BLUES ABBEY SQUARE - 8:30pm Open Blues Jam ALTERNATIVE BREWS - 7pm Jim Wynne Band

MOONEY'S - 8pm DJ Trivia

POP

JAZZ

THE MEETING HOUSE 7:30pm Steve Balesteri's 3rd Annual Christmas in the Village

CHURCH OF THE ADVENT - 12-2pm MaydenJazz with Dennis M Warne and Jennifer May COLORED MUSICIANS' CLUB - 8pm Carol Mc Laughlin DAILY PLANET COFFEE CO. - 5-6:30pm Evening Jazz:: Fred Caputi PAUSA ART HOUSE - 7pm Rick Holland's Little Big Band feat Lindsey Holland

KARAOKE 727 ELMWOOD - 9pm Karaoke night GARDEN PARK CAFE - 8pm Dan's Nightly Karaoke GYPSY PARLOR - 9pm Karaoke HAT TRIX BAR AND GRILL 10pm karaoke ROCKIN' BUFFALO SALOON - 7pm Rock and Roll Rich STERLING PLACE - 9pm Tom Tom

OPEN MIC

ARMOR INN TAP ROOM - 6:30pm Miller and Other Sinners and Friends LAUREL AND HARDY'S 9pm Pro Blues Jam OUR BAR - 7pm Open Blues Jam SPORTSMEN'S TAVERN 7-9pm WNY Blues Society Annual Blue Thursday Christmas Party Jeff Lindner and the Whole Lotta Blues Band with special guest

COUZINS - 8-11:30pm Bouncin' off the Walls GONZOS - 11pm Andy Geier and Joe Batt O'NEILL'S STADIUM INN 10pm Cory Klawon & Dustin Francis PENNY LANE CAFE - 7-10pm AJ T.C. WHEELERS BAR & PIZZERIA 8-11pm Michael Hund

COUNTRY SPORTSMEN'S TAVERN 12-2:15pm Mark plays classic country withThe Lunchtime Classic Country Review

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MOHAWK PLACE - 5pm Bold Folly, Sonny Baker, Deadwolf, Handgrenades NIETZSCHE'S - 9pm Bryan Johnson,& Family, Corner, The Ithaca Bottom Boys, Toto Magic Show WAITING ROOM - 7pm RUBBLEBUCKET

COMMUNITY EVENTS ARTS & CRAFTS

BRIGHTON PLACE LIBRARY - 1:30-2:30pm Cardcrafter's ClubThursdays from 1:30 â 2:30Create beautiful, handmade greeting cards.

Experienced and beginning crafters are welcome. This is not a class; we share ideas and techniques. Call 3324375 for information.

MARTIN HOUSE - 6pm Wright Gingerbread House

TAP HOUSE PUB & GRILL - 710pm Keith Shuskie Jr WAGON WHEEL RESTAURANT - 8:30pm Thursday Night Jams with Chuck DeRose

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GALLERY 164 - 7-9pm Buffalo Benches Project

outdoor walk on beautiful and accessible trails! Please call 825-6397 to confirm walk will

LECTURES/ PRESENTATIONS GOOD SHEPHERD COMMUNITY OF FAITH 7-8:30pm Timothy Logsdon, MSEd, LMHC,NCC; owner and operator of Inner Quest.

Counseling Services will be leading us in a FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF ADDICTED PERSONS: SUPPORTAND EDUCATIONAL GROUP.

LITERARY BUFFALO & ERIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY - 8:30-6pm Milestones of Science: Books that Shook the World!; 8:306pm Celebrating 400 years of Shakespeare: Reflecting on the Life of the Bard

be taking place. $2 donation per person is appreciated ; 10-noon Wellness Walks Thursdays

SEASONAL EVENT

FRI DEC 9

CASTELLANI ART MUSEUM - 4:30pm Annual Holiday Party and Toy Drive

ACOUSTIC/FOLK

SPECIALTY/ COMMUNITY THEATER

MUSIC

DAILY PLANET COFFEE CO. - 12-1pm Acoustic Lunch with Drew Azzinaro; 7-9pm Panfil Brothers

ALLEYWAY THEATRE 7:30pm A Christmas Carol

FILMS/SCREENINGS CEPA GALLERY - 8-8pm Biff Henrich The Structure of Things

KARAOKE

ARMORY SALOON - 10pm Karaoke at bthe Armory HAT TRIX BAR AND GRILL 10pm karaoke RIVERSIDE PARK INN - 10pm Riverside park Inn 1160 Tonawanda St. Buffalo

OPEN MIC

WOODSIDE COFFEE HOUSE - 7-11pm open mic

PIANO POP

31 CLUB - 9pm Steve Balesteri

REGGAE BLUES

COMMUNITY INTEREST

STEEL PLANT MUSEUM - 105pm A Fair Day's Work: The Role of the Union in the Steel Plants

ANCHOR BAR - 8pm The Jazz Example BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE ROCKWELL HALL 7:30pm VINCENT INGALA, JONATHAN FRITZEN,CINDY BRADLEY PAUSA ART HOUSE - 7pm Gruvology

OLIVER'S - 7:30pm George Jones

MR. G OODBAR - 8pm Open Comedy Mic

BUFFALO & ERIE COUNTY BOTANICAL GARDENS - 8:45-10:45am Beginner Watercolor DELAVAN-GRIDER COMMUNITY CENTER - 56:30pm PeaceJam Buffalo, For Teens: THE MUSIC ROOM - 7pm (music, comedy, poetry) Hosted by Dave HallettAll ages. Loaner instruments if necessary. In house non-alcohol refreshments. Free popcorn! Professional sound system. Kid/family friendly.

Motha Funkin' Fridays GYPSY PARLOR - 10pm DJ Basha MOONEY'S BAR & GRILL 8pm DJ Brian Blaze MOONEY'S SPORTS BAR & GRILL - 10pm DJ Homewrecker POLISH VILLA 2 - 8pm Tom Hastings Dance Party

JAZZ

COMEDY

EXHIBITS

DANCE/DJS/ ELECTRONIC BLU BAR & GRILLE - 7pm Dancing All Night with DJ's Nino and Henry from LVP. DUKE'S BOHEMIAN GROVE BAR - 9pm Throwback Thursdays with DJ Charles Masters

ROCK

FUNDRAISERS

HOT MAMA'S CANTEEN 8-11pm The River Dogs Blues Band VIZZI'S - 10pm Jony James LANCASTER OPERA HOUSE - 7:30pm Nuncrackers: The Nunsense Christma Musical NEW PHOENIX THEATRE 8pm New Pinocchio

SPIRITUAL SHAMBHALA MEDITATION GROUP OF BUFFALO - 7pm Open Meditation

TOURS/HIKES ST. MARY'S SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF - 6-8pm Tour of St Mary's School for the Deaf TIFFT NATURE PRESERVE - 10-noon Wellness WalksThursdays (offered all year)10AM-12PMAll AgesTifft Nature Preserve 1200 Fuhrmann Blvd. Buffalo, NY 14203Drop by Tifft Nature Preserve and enjoy the fresh air and the sights and sounds of the season with a healthy

CLASSICAL

KLEINHANS MUSIC HALL 10am Classical Christmas

COUNTRY

NASHVILLE'S 2 - 9pm 2 Leftboots

DANCE/DJS/ ELECTRONIC

ALLEN BURGER VENTURE - 10pm "Snake n' Stylus. DJ Malik Von Saint and Marcos Ugawdawa playing Disco Punx high class dance rock" CASTELLANI ART MUSEUM - 5-8pm 10th Holiday Bash with Penelope CLUB MARCELLA - 10pm Friday Night Dance Party DUKE'S BOHEMIAN GROVE BAR - 9pm The Legendary Milk and Cochise w/ Buffalo Funklord Lopro play It's

NIETZSCHE'S - 6pm The Neville Francis Band

ROCK

AMERICAN LEGION MATTHEW GLAB POST 1477 - 9pm The Screaming Pineapples ARMOR INN TAP ROOM 9pm, 9pm Toast BLACKWATER TAVERN & TAP - 8pm Party Hounds JACK DEVINE'S SOUTH (HAMBURG) - 8pm Chris Maloney MAC'S ON HERTEL - 9pm Mike Zogaria MOHAWK PLACE - 5pm Sara Elizabeth;

MOHAWK PLACE - 8pm Cold WAve at the Cat Cave: Tomoreaux, DJ's Collin Gabriel, Nicholas Reid, Matthew Von Goethe MR. GOODBAR - 8pm Andrew Hambridge Darling Habor& Joy Ridge; 10pm The Revenge Therapists NIAGARA FALLS CULINARY INSTITUTE - 5pm NCCC Rock Ensemble Holiday Performance NIETZSCHE'S - 10pm Shana Falana, The Tins, dream beaches, Matt Script OUR BAR - 7pm Hot Daddy Rocks ROSE GARDEN RESTAURANT & GROVE 7:30pm The Angry Buffalo SANTORA'S PIZZA PUB & GRILL (MILLERSPORT) 8pm Road To Recovery SANTORA'S PIZZA PUB & GRILL (TRANSIT RD.) - 9pm Hit N Run SENECA ALLEGANY CASINO - 5:30pm Sky TOWN BALLROOM - 7pm Arkells Two Day Pass WAGON WHEEL RESTAURANT - 9:30pm Junkyard Dogs

Claus and the Gingerbread House THE FOUNDRY - 5:30-8pm Toolfest

FILMS/SCREENINGS

CEPA GALLERY - 8-8pm Biff Henrich The Structure of Things

LECTURES/ PRESENTATIONS

CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY OF BUFFALO - 7pm Clear Body, Clear Mind

LITERARY

BUFFALO & ERIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY - 8:30-6pm Milestones of Science: Books that Shook the World!; 8:306pm Celebrating 400 years of Shakespeare: Reflecting on the Life of the Bard COMEDYSPORTZ BUFFALO - 7:30pm Improvisational Comedy BURCHFIELD PENNEY ART CENTER - 5pm Golden Celebration 50th anniversary UB CENTER FOR THE ARTS - 7pm JOHN CLEESE

SPORTSMEN'S TAVERN 5:30-8pm Skiffle Minstrels

COMMUNITY EVENTS

CLINTON BAR AND GRILL 9pm Comedy Open Mic The Friday Night Bender THE ARENA - 8pm ComedySportz Buffalo Improvisational Comedy

COMMUNITY INTEREST

BUFFALO & ERIE COUNTY BOTANICAL GARDENS - 8:45-10:45am Beginner Watercolor CANVAS SALON & GALLERY - 6-8pm Holiday Glam NIAGARA FALLS CULINARY INSTITUTE - 5-9pm Santa

ACOUSTIC/FOLK DAILY PLANET COFFEE CO. - 2:30-4:30pm Acoustic Set with MJ Beeghley J.P.'S PUB - 8:30-11:30pm Panfil Brothers

BLUEGRASS DAILY PLANET COFFEE CO. - 7-9pm Cooper/Kane/Bacha

BLUES BROADWAY HOTEL - 4pm Grateful Dans THE COVE - 2-5pm "Blues Crew" with Joe Dimino, Paul Iannello, Bob Price & Speedy Parker

CELTIC/IRISH NIETZSCHE'S - 5pm The Celtic Seisuns

ARTS & CRAFTS

COMEDY

MUSIC

SPECIAL EVENT

WESTERN SWING

THE FAIRGROUNDS - 49pm This yearâ s edition of Springtime in the Country features garden art, metalworks, womenâ s fashion, original wall art, custom furniture, designer jewelry, home décor, spa quality bath and beauty products, gourmet foods, childrenâ s toys, pottery and so much more.

SAT DEC 10

CHORAL SPECIALTY/ COMMUNITY THEATER

ALLEYWAY THEATRE 7:30pm A Christmas Carol LANCASTER OPERA HOUSE - 7:30pm Nuncrackers: The Nunsense Christma Musical NEW PHOENIX THEATRE 8pm New Pinocchio SHEA'S BUFFALO PERFORMING ARTS CENTER - 8pm SHOT! by Persis Vehar

FOURTEEN HOLY HELPERS PARISH - 7:30-9:30pm Grand and Glorious Christmas Masterpieces NIAGARA FALLS CULINARY INSTITUTE - 2pm College Choir Holiday Concert ST. JOSEPH'S CATHEDRAL - 7:30pm The Buffalo Choral Arts Society under the direction by Marcia A. Giambrone

ROCK

ERNIE WEBER'S BEEF AND ALE - 5-10pm Live Country Roundup J.P.'S PUB - 8:30-11:30pm Panfil Brothers NASHVILLE'S 2 - 9pm Wasted Whiskey

11TH FRAME BAR & LANES 9:30pm 22 Calibre ARMOR INN TAP ROOM 9pm The Strangers CRAZY JAKE'S - 8pm Supercharger EVENING STAR CONCERT HALL - 8:30pm The Doors Tribute Show by the Garage Doors JACK DEVINE'S SOUTH (HAMBURG) - 9pm Ultraviolet MOHAWK PLACE - 8pm The Jumpers, Tiger Sex MR. GOODBAR - 9pm Nuke Fun NIETZSCHE'S - 10pm THE TRUTH, Space Junk, Volver, Frontstreet Men PIZZA PLANT ITALIAN PUB (TRANSIT RD) - 7:3010:30pm Snowing Sideways RAINTREE BAR & GRILL 2pm Don's Queen City Blues SANTORA'S PIZZA PUB & GRILL (TRANSIT RD.) - 9pm Silver Xtreme SENECA NIAGARA CASINO - 8pm An Evening with Edwin McCain SUGAR CITY - 6pm Crooked Gener8ion, Improbable Cause, Winski & The Black Hats THE CORNERSTONE BAR & GRILL - 9pm Alex Betschen Machine THE GRILL @ THE DOME 8pm K-Ride TOWN BALLROOM - 7pm Arkells Two Day Pass

DANCE/DJS/ ELECTRONIC BLU BAR & GRILLE - 8pm This week's DJ is DAN DEGOSKIFREE DISCO LESSONS at 8pm with TRISH from the Step by Step TV show CLUB MARCELLA - 9pm Salvation Saturday Drag Show and Sexy Underwear Contest DUKE'S BOHEMIAN GROVE BAR - 9pm SNM feat: Scott Down, Daringer, Charlie the Butcher, Milk & Cochise and Keith Concept MOONEY'S SPORTS BAR & GRILL - 10pm DJ Homewrecker MOONEY'S - 8pm DJ Homewrecker

FUNK/SOUL HYDRAULIC HEARTH 9:30pm Ron Davis and Ray Haugen NIAGARA CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL - 6-10pm Marsha Mc Wilson

JAZZ CUGINOS ITALIAN RESTAURANT - 6:30pm Joe Baudo and Cheryl Ferris DELAINE WARING AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH - 5pm Sabu Adeyola Oasis + 4 PAUSA ART HOUSE - 7pm The Greg Millar Quartet AL-E-OOPS - 9:30pm Eric Joseph OUR BAR - 2pm Jimmy Munt; 8:30pm Lithium feat Bill Mason MANGIA RISTORANTE - 9pm Piano bar with Jon Lorentz

POP CLASSICAL KLEINHANS MUSIC HALL 10am Classical Christmas M&T BANK PLAZA - 1pm Holidays Under the Dome

31 CLUB - 9pm Joe Bolognese and Dolly Durante; 9pm Joe Bolognese & Dolly Durante LOCKPORT UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST 7pm 29th Holiday Concert with Joe Tumino and Kathy DeLoughry

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH OF BUFFALO - 104pm Annual Holiday Arts and Crafts Show

COMEDY

COMEDYSPORTZ BUFFALO - 9:30pm Todd Benzin & Don Gervasi HELIUM COMEDY CLUB 8pm comedy open mic THE ARENA - 7pm ComedySportz Buffalo Improvisational Comedy

COMMUNITY INTEREST

BUFFALO & ERIE COUNTY BOTANICAL GARDENS - 8:45-10:45am Beginner Watercolor ; 11-1pm Horticulture 2 BUFFALO SEMINARY 10-2pm Buffalo Seminary Holiday Bazaar BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE - 10am Buffalo State Ice Skating Classes HERITAGE DISCOVERY CENTER - 11-3pm Free one on one genealogical assistance INSPIRATION POINT BUFFALO - 9-11am Homeopathy Consultations

by Rev. Ellen Bourn; 12-2pm Psychic Healing and Readings

by Lory Pollina MARKET ARCADE BUILDING - 4-6pm Right Here, Right Now: The Buffalo Anthology NIAGARA FALLS CULINARY INSTITUTE - 11-8pm Santa Claus and the Gingerbread House OLV SENIOR NEIGHBORHOOD - 10-noon Osteoporosis After a Stroke

DANCE

OPEN MIC

PIANO

TOURS

BUFFALO MUSEUM OF SCIENCE - 1pm Mastodons in our backyard- The Byron Dig BUFFALO VISITOR CENTER AT THE BRISBANE BLDG 10am Masters of American Architecture FORGOTTEN BUFFALO TOURS - 5:30pm A Polish Tavern Christmas

COUNTRY

WAGON WHEEL RESTAURANT - 9:30pm Bruce Wojick & Jamie Holka

COMMUNITY EVENTS ARTS & CRAFTS

KNOX FARM STATE PARK 10-5pm Christmas Arts and Crafts Show ST. THEODORE ORTHODOX CHURCH - 9-2pm Russian Tea Room & Winter Bazaar

ALT THEATRE - 6-10pm Nancy Hughes and the Mission Improvable Contact Improvisation Series NEGLIA BALLET ARTISTS - 9:30-10:15am Hatha Yoga; 10:30-11:30am Pilates/ Floor Barre

EXHIBITS

STEEL PLANT MUSEUM - 105pm A Fair Day's Work: The Role of the Union in the Steel Plants

FILMS/SCREENINGS

CEPA GALLERY - 10-5pm Biff Henrich The Structure of Things

FUNDRAISERS

NASHVILLE'S 2 - 1-5pm Toys For Tots benefit OLD FORT NIAGARA -

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KIDS STUFF BUFFALO & ERIE COUNTY BOTANICAL GARDENS - 910:30am Kids Art Classes HERSCHELL CARROUSEL FACTORY MUSEUM - 11-3pm Lunch with Santa

FORGOTTEN BUFFALO TOURS - 5:30pm A Polish Tavern Christmas MARTIN HOUSE - 9am Photography plus tour THE COL. WM. BONDJESSE HAWLEY HOUSE MUSEUM - 1-3:30pm Christmas Exhibit

TOURS/HIKES ST. MARY'S SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF - 1-4pm City of Light Bus Tour

TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH (BUFFALO) - 11am Gomer The Goose Dragon

LITERARY ARTSPACE GALLERY - 79pm Speaking of Words Evening of Poetry BUFFALO & ERIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY - 8:30-6pm Milestones of Science: Books that Shook the World!; 8:306pm Celebrating 400 years of Shakespeare: Reflecting on the Life of the Bard COMEDYSPORTZ BUFFALO - 7:30pm Improvisational Comedy

SEASONAL MARKETS

SUN DEC 11 MUSIC CHORAL

OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS - 3pm The Buffalo Schwaben Chor ST. KATHARINE DREXEL PARISH COMMUNITY - 3pm Festival Chorus

CLASSICAL KLEINHANS MUSIC HALL 1:30pm Jingle Bell Jam DAILY PLANET COFFEE CO. - 3-5pm Classical Music Sunday with THe Bell Canto Quartet

SPECIAL EVENT ARTSPACE GALLERY - 123pm Enkaustikos Encaustic Paints of Rochester

ALLEYWAY THEATRE - 5pm, 5pm A Christmas Carol ALLEYWAY THEATRE - 8pm A Christmas Carol LANCASTER OPERA HOUSE - 7:30pm Nuncrackers: The Nunsense Christma Musical NEW PHOENIX THEATRE 8pm New Pinocchio SHEA'S BUFFALO PERFORMING ARTS CENTER - 8pm Once THEATER OF YOUTH - 2pm Junie B. Jones in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells

TOURS BUFFALO VISITOR CENTER AT THE BRISBANE BLDG 10am Masters of American Architecture

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OPEN MIC

SPECIALTY/ COMMUNITY THEATER

MR. GOODBAR - 9pm Keith Shuskie Jr.

POP RIVERSIDE-SALEM ENVIRONMENTAL COTTAGE - 4pm 29th Holiday Concert with Joe Tumino and Kathy DeLoughry RIVIERA THEATRE - 7:30pm Riviera Christmas Concert

R&B ARMOR INN TAP ROOM 7pm Denzell Ward and Cool Platinum

ROCK ARMOR INN TAP ROOM 6pm Half a Heard Acoustic BACKSTAGE PUB - 8pm Jimmy Zigzag and Johnny Jeffery EVENING STAR CONCERT HALL - 6pm Caskey MY SALOON - 4pm Party Hounds

COMMUNITY EVENTS ARTS & CRAFTS

KNOX FARM STATE PARK 10-5pm Christmas Arts and Crafts Show

ALLEYWAY THEATRE - 2pm A Christmas Carol LANCASTER OPERA HOUSE - 2:30pm Nuncrackers: The Nunsense Christma Musical THEATER OF YOUTH - 2pm Junie B. Jones in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells

SPIRITUAL INSPIRATION POINT BUFFALO - 12-2pm Energy Awareness I Workshop

MON DEC 12 MUSIC CHORAL

NIAGARA COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE 7pm College Choir Concert Bradley Wingert conductor

COUNTRY

TALTY'S TAVERN - 7pm 1st Monday of every Month: Charlie Oâ Neill Guitar ClubOPEN MIC = ALL WELCOME = 7:00pm HOSTED BY: Jim Brucato THE ALLEY CAT - 9pm Bobby Angel

ROCK

MOHAWK PLACE - 5pm Daisyhead & Capstan w/ Humble State, This, Green Schwinn, Remotely, Darth Nater & Sleepy Sad Sack WAITING ROOM - 7pm THE BOUNCING SOULS; 7pm The Bouncing Souls

COMMUNITY EVENTS COMEDY

TUDOR LOUNGE - 8:30pm Comedy OPen Mic

COMMUNITY INTEREST

BUFFALO & ERIE COUNTY BOTANICAL GARDENS - 8:45-10:45am Beginner Watercolor GYPSY PARLOR - 8pm Trivia with Geeks who Drink

JAZZ BUFFALO HISTORY TOURS 2:30pm One of Buffalo's jazz treasures, Bobby Militello, leads his world-class quartet in a concert of jazz standards and songs by Dave Brubeck.

COLORED MUSICIANS' CLUB - 6pm Open Jam Session NIETZSCHE'S - 6pm Ann Phillipone; 8pm Dr Jazz and the Jazzbugs TRINITY CHURCH - 7pm In a tranquil, candle-lit setting, listen to superb live piano jazz interspersed with readings and time for silent meditation.

Very peaceful, unique experience

KARAOKE RIVERSIDE PARK INN - 7pm

BUFFALO & ERIE COUNTY BOTANICAL GARDENS - 8:45-10:45am Beginner Watercolor CANISIUS COLLEGE 10am 49th Annual German Christmas Mass NIAGARA FALLS CULINARY INSTITUTE - 12-5pm Santa Claus and the Gingerbread House

FILMS/SCREENINGS CEPA GALLERY - 10-3pm Biff Henrich The Structure of Things MR. GOODBAR - 7pm Sunday Public Domain Film Night

KIDS STUFF KENAN CENTER - 4-7pm Pajamas and stoies with Mrs Claus; 4-7pm Knead To Know

LITERARY BUFFALO & ERIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY - 12-5pm Milestones of Science: Books that Shook the World!; 12-5pm Celebrating 400 years of Shakespeare: Reflecting on

6pm Climate Change and Public Health

LITERARY BUFFALO & ERIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY - 8:30-6pm Milestones of Science: Books that Shook the World!; 8:306pm Celebrating 400 years of Shakespeare: Reflecting on the Life of the Bard

RECREATION/GAMES EPIC RESTAURANT & LOUNGE - 8pm Epic Movie Trivia Night!

TUES DEC 13 MUSIC

ACOUSTIC/FOLK SPORTSMEN'S TAVERN - 9:30pm John Culliton Mahoney

CLASSICAL KLEINHANS MUSIC HALL 8pm Brentano Quartet

COUNTRY SPORTSMEN'S TAVERN 6pm Twang Gang

SPORTSMEN'S TAVERN 7pm Stone Country Band

DANCE/DJS/ ELECTRONIC

COMMUNITY INTEREST

THE FOUNDRY - 12-4pm Holiday Market at the Guild

SPECIALTY/ COMMUNITY THEATER

Karaoke with Eclectic Sound

DUKE'S BOHEMIAN GROVE BAR - 8pm Neo Soul with Mike DiSanto's Verse

JAZZ INSPIRATION POINT BUFFALO - 12-2pm Psychic Healing and Readings by Lory Pollina

DANCE/DJS/ ELECTRONIC MOONEY'S SPORTS BAR & GRILL - 7:30pm DJ Trivia

JAZZ COLORED MUSICIANS' CLUB - 7pm George Scott Big Band HALLWALLS - 8pm Studies in Freedom with William Parker & Patricia Nicholson Parker NIETZSCHE'S - 5:30pm Einat Agmon

OPEN MIC BACKSTAGE PUB - 8-11pm Michael Hund GENE MCCARTHYS - 7pm Mike P; 8-11pm Open Mic NIETZSCHE'S - 8pm Buffalo's longest runnin open mic

DANCE

NEGLIA BALLET ARTISTS - 5:45-7:15pm Adult Ballet; 7-8:30pm Adult Ballet for Beginners

FILMS/SCREENINGS

CEPA GALLERY - 8-8pm Biff Henrich The Structure of Things

SPORTSMEN'S TAVERN noon Joe Baudo Big Band

KARAOKE BLU BAR & GRILLE - 8pm Karaoke by Steve Urge

OPEN MIC CLARENCE CENTER COFFEE CO. - 7:30-10:30pm karaoke; 7:30-10:30pm Doc Stuart Shapiro CLINTON BAR AND GRILL 8-11pm Jony James

LECTURES/ PRESENTATIONS

CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY OF BUFFALO - 7pm Dianetics Lecture NIAGARA HISTORY CENTER - 7pm Author Michelle Ann Kratts discusses new book "Niagara Falls in World War II UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH OF BUFFALO -

COYOTE CAFE - 9:30pm Keith Shuskie

FLATTERY'S IRISH PUB 9:30pm Tyler Massaro

Watercolor INSPIRATION POINT BUFFALO - 9:30-11:30am Homeopathy Consultations

by Rev. Ellen Bourn; 4-6pm Metaphysical Medicine Astrology Readings by Aaron Fried THE LODGE BAR & GRILL 8pm Trivia Night

DANCE

NEGLIA BALLET ARTISTS - 6:30-7:30pm Yoga By Bonnie Series GENE MCCARTHYS - 7-9pm Trivial Tuesday GYPSY PARLOR - 8pm TuTuTuesday and Open Mic MILKIE'S ON ELMWOOD (FORMERLY ELMWOOD LOUNGE) - 8pm Open Mic THE ALLEY CAT - 9pm Bobby Angel THE GROOVE LOUNGE 7:30-11:30pm Bringing the lovers of Blues and Soul together, networking in the Blues Community, mentoring in the genres and good times!

POP SHANNON PUB - 2-5pm Jack/Joe sing Sinatra

ROCK ARMOR INN TAP ROOM 7pm Plant Nite MOHAWK PLACE - 6pm The Stolen, Four Door Theatre, The Sulls RIVIERA THEATRE - 8pm Kenny G â Live for Christmas: TGI FRIDAY (SHERATON) 7pm Steve Balesteri

COMMUNITY EVENTS ARTS & CRAFTS

BRIGHTON PLACE LIBRARY - Adult ColoringTuesdays, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pmOur Adult Coloring Club is a great way to relax and meet new friends. This is not a class and is very casual. Call 332-4375 for information.

EXHIBITS

STEEL PLANT MUSEUM - 105pm A Fair Day's Work: The Role of the Union in the Steel Plants

FILMS/SCREENINGS

CEPA GALLERY - 8-8pm Biff Henrich The Structure of Things

LECTURES/ PRESENTATIONS

NIAGARA HISTORY CENTER - 5:30-7:30pm Victorian Holiday Traditions still practiced Today

LITERARY

BUFFALO & ERIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY - 8:30-6pm Milestones of Science: Books that Shook the World!; 8:306pm Celebrating 400 years of Shakespeare: Reflecting on the Life of the Bard

RECREATION/GAMES

CELTIC/IRISH SHANNON PUB - 6:30pm Joe Head

COUNTRY ARMOR INN TAP ROOM 6:30pm Blood Money

DANCE/DJS/ ELECTRONIC DUKE'S BOHEMIAN GROVE BAR - 9pm Dolla Dolla Beer Ya'll with DJ Charles Masters EPIC RESTAURANT & LOUNGE - 10:30pm Ladies Night and DJ MOONEY'S SPORTS BAR & GRILL - 7:30pm DJ Trivia PAN AMERICAN GRILL & BREWERY - 5:30pm DJ Trivia

HIP-HOP NIETZSCHE'S - 9pm Rodagues, Little Cake Band, I am TruStarr, Blake and the Bad Motherfuckers,Prime Example

JAZZ

NIETZSCHE'S - 8pm Rust Belt Comedy

COMMUNITY INTEREST

BLUES

ALTERNATIVE BREWS - 8-

COMMUNITY INTEREST

BUFFALO & ERIE COUNTY BOTANICAL GARDENS - 8:45-10:45am Beginner Watercolor INSPIRATION POINT BUFFALO - 1-5pm Tarot Readings by Eva Danielle every Wednesday UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH OF BUFFALO 9:30-11:30am The Best of All Possible Worlds! -- Utopia and Other Imaginary Lands; Michael Harris, instructor

DANCE

FILMS/SCREENINGS

WED DEC 14 SHANNON PUB - 6:30pm Joe Head

COMMUNITY EVENTS

KARAOKE

PAUSA ART HOUSE - 7pm The Sid Winkler Trio

ACOUSTIC/FOLK

HYDEOUT - 8pm Randy California's Open jam MARINARO'S LARKIN TAVERN - 5:30-8pm Alfie Alessandra/Alan Knoll Duo MOHAWK PLACE - 8pm The Industry of Life Devine, Resurrection, Blue Lazer TGI FRIDAY (SHERATON) 7pm Steve Balesteri

BLU BAR & GRILLE - 7pm Dance lessons by Salsa for the Soul NEGLIA BALLET ARTISTS 7-8am Barre Fitness

OZONE - 9pm Karaoke Nights

MUSIC

ROCK

NIETZSCHE'S - 6pm, 6pm Tyler Westcott & Dr Jazz SPORTSMEN'S TAVERN noon Joe Baudo Quartet

BALLYHOO BAR & GRILL 8pm Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz

COMEDY

BIG DITCH BREWING COMPANY - 6pm Buffalo Women in STEMM holiday mixer BUFFALO & ERIE COUNTY BOTANICAL GARDENS - 8:45-10:45am Beginner

11:30pm Blues Pro-Jam with Big Sauce Trio with special guests; 8pm Blues Pro Jam THE COVE - 7-10pm Blues Crew Frank Grizanti

LOUNGE/STANDARD OPEN MIC ANCHOR INN - 7-11pm J C Thompson ASHKER'S JUICE BAR & CAFE - 7-10pm Cosmic BYRD HOUSE - 9pm Phil Elinsky MILKIE'S ON ELMWOOD (FORMERLY ELMWOOD LOUNGE) - 8pm Comedy Open Mic MUG & MUSKET - 7pm Dave Thurman & Ray Barry PEACE OF MIND COFFEE SHOP - 7-10pm Keith Shuskie STAMPS BAR - 8-11pm Arrow STOCKMAN'S TAVERN & GROVE - 8pm Tom Seitz THE PENALTY BOX 10pm Open Jam with Matt Ruschmann TUDOR LOUNGE - 10pm Todd Allen

CEPA GALLERY - 8-8pm Biff Henrich The Structure of Things HARLEM RD. COMMUNITY CENTER - 7pm Polish Arts Club of Buffalo film of trip to Poland

LECTURES/ PRESENTATIONS BUFFALO RIVER FEST PARK - 6pm Problems and Solutions of Plastic Pollution CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY OF BUFFALO - 6:45pm You can be more able than you are. A recorded lecture by L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Dianetics and Scientology. $15. 856-3910; 7pm Clear Body, Clear Mind CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY OF BUFFALO - 7pm Dianetics Lecture

LITERARY BUFFALO & ERIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY - 8:30-6pm Milestones of Science: Books that Shook the World!; 8:30-

6pm Celebrating 400 years of Shakespeare: Reflecting on the Life of the Bard

Thursdays with DJ Charles Masters MOONEY'S - 8pm DJ Trivia

RECREATION/GAMES

JAZZ

MAIN STREET GALLERY 8:30pm The Players Chess Club

SEASONAL EVENT

THE LODGE BAR & GRILL 6-9pm Holiday Gift Gala

SPECIAL EVENT

SENECA NIAGARA CASINO - 8pm Holiday Celebration On Ice Tour Featuring Brian Boitano, Franc Dâ Ambrosio, & More Including Western New Yorkâ s Own Carly Donowick

TOURS

BUFFALO MUSEUM OF SCIENCE - 6:30pm Fur Fins and Feathers

THURS DEC 15

CHURCH OF THE ADVENT - 12-2pm MaydenJazz with Dennis M Warne and Jennifer May COLORED MUSICIANS' CLUB - 8pm Carol Mc Laughlin DAILY PLANET COFFEE CO. - 5-6:30pm Evening Jazz:: Fred Caputi

KARAOKE

727 ELMWOOD - 9pm Karaoke night GARDEN PARK CAFE - 8pm Dan's Nightly Karaoke GYPSY PARLOR - 9pm Karaoke HAT TRIX BAR AND GRILL 10pm karaoke ROCKIN' BUFFALO SALOON - 7pm Rock and Roll Rich STERLING PLACE - 9pm Tom Tom

LATIN

MUSIC

PAUSA ART HOUSE - 7pm Tangos with Moshe Shulman and Chrisasquez

DAILY PLANET COFFEE CO. - 12:30-1:30pm Acoustic Lunch with MaryBeth King GALLO COAL FIRE KITCHEN - 6-9pm Peggy Silvestri UKRAINIAN-AMERICAN CIVIC CENTER - 9pm Lance Drake acoustic show

OPEN MIC

ACOUSTIC/FOLK

BLUES

ABBEY SQUARE - 8:30pm Open Blues Jam ARMOR INN TAP ROOM - 6:30pm Joseph Mahfoud Feat Faron Johns LAUREL AND HARDY'S 9pm Pro Blues Jam OUR BAR - 7pm Open Blues Jam

COUNTRY

LANCASTER OPERA HOUSE - 7:30pm Pat Shea SPORTSMEN'S TAVERN 12-2:15pm Mark plays classic country withThe Lunchtime Classic Country Review

DANCE/DJS/ ELECTRONIC

BLU BAR & GRILLE - 7pm Dancing All Night with DJ's Nino and Henry from LVP. DUKE'S BOHEMIAN GROVE BAR - 9pm Throwback

COUZINS - 8-11:30pm Bouncin' off the Walls GONZOS - 11pm Andy Geier and Joe Batt O'NEILL'S STADIUM INN 10pm Cory Klawon & Dustin Francis PENNY LANE CAFE - 7-10pm AJ T.C. WHEELERS BAR & PIZZERIA - 8-11pm Michael Hund TAP HOUSE PUB & GRILL - 710pm Keith Shuskie Jr WAGON WHEEL RESTAURANT - 8:30pm Thursday Night Jams with Chuck DeRose

ROCK

MOHAWK PLACE - 8pm The Good Neighbors, Darling Harbor, Nuke Fun, Echota TOWN BALLROOM - 7pm Slander B2B Nghtmre Habstrakt & Krne

VARIETY

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Call 1-800-518-8103 All offers require credit qualification and 24-month commitment and early termination fee with eAutoPay Offer for new and qualifying former customers only.Important Terms and Conditions: Qualification: Advertised price requires credit qualification and eAutoPay. Upfront activation and/or receiver upgrade fees may apply based on credit qualification. Offer ends 1/16/17. 2-Year Commitment: Early termination fee of $20/mo. remaining applies if you cancel early. Included in 2-year price guarantee at $39.99 advertised price: Flex Pack plus one add-on Pack, HD service fees, and equipment for 1 TV. Included in 2-year price guarantee at $54.99 advertised price: America's Top 120 Plus programming package, Local channels and Regional Sports Networks (where available), HD service fees, and equipment for 1 TV. Included in 2-year price guarantee for additional cost: Programming package upgrades ($54.99 for AT120+, $64.99 for AT200, $74.99 for AT250), monthly fees for additional receivers ($7 per additional TV, receivers with additional functionality may be $10-$15) and monthly DVR service fees ($10). NOT included in 2-year price guarantee or advertised price (and subject to change): Taxes & surcharges, add-on programming (including premium channels), Protection Plan, and transactional fees. Premium Channels: Subject to credit qualification.

After 3 mos., you will be billed $60/mo. for HBO, Cinemax, Showtime, Starz and DISH Movie Pack unless you call to cancel. Other: All packages, programming, features, and functionality are subject to change without notice. After 6 mos., you will be billed $8/mo. for Protection Plan unless you call to cancel. After 2 years, then-current everyday prices for all services apply. For business customers, additional monthly fees may apply. Free standard professional installation only. © 2016 DISH Network L.L.C. All rights reserved. HBO®, Cinemax® and related channels and service marks are the property of Home Box Office, Inc. SHOWTIME is a registered trademark of Showtime Networks Inc., a CBS Company. STARZ and related channels and service marks are property of Starz Entertainment, LLC. With PrimeTime Anytime record ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC plus two channels. With addition of Super Joey record two additional channels. Commercial skip feature is available at varying times, starting the day after airing, for select primetime shows on ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC recorded with PrimeTime Anytime. Recording hours vary; 2000 hours based on SD programming. Equipment comparison based on equipment available from major TV providers as of 6/01/16. Watching live and recorded TV anywhere requires an Internet-connected, Sling-enabled DVR and compatible mobile device. All new customers are subject to a one time processing fee.

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