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N OV E M B E R 22–24

39th Annual Holiday Gift Show

Get a head start on your holiday shopping at this show of unique, artisan gifts while enjoying food and wine from local vendors with Santa and Mrs. Claus.

Friday, 5–9 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.–4 p.m. at Kenan Mansion and Carriage House (433 Locust Street, Lockport)

KENANCENTER.ORG, 433-2617)

N OV E M B E R 22

Miracle on 34th Street: A Live Musical Radio Play

Adapted from the 1947 radio broadcast of this timeless Christmas story, this live performance features jazzy takes on classic holiday carols as the story is told from an oldschool radio studio.

Through Dec. 8. at Lancaster Opera House (21 Central Ave., Lancaster) LANCOPERA.ORG, 683-1776

Il Divo: A Holiday Song Celebration

The multinational classical quartet that was discovered by the UK’s Simon Cowell performs songs from its Christmas album.

8 p.m. at Shea’s Performing Arts Center (646 Main Street)

SHEAS.ORG, 847-0850, FOR TICKETS 800-745-3000

N OV E M B E R 24 & D EC E M B E R 1

Handel’s Messiah 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. at Mainstage Theatre (Center for the Arts, UB North Campus, Amherst) UBCFA.ORG, 645-6915

Experience this performance by the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus, conducted by Adam Luebke, in

the glorious Our Lady of Victory Basilica.

3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Victory Basilica (767 Ridge Rd., Lackawanna) BPCHORUS.ORG, 980-5701

N OV E M B E R 24– D EC E M B E R 23

Festival of Lights at the Fairgrounds

With festive light displays, holiday shows, kiddie rides, and, of course, Santa, this festival has something for everyone to enjoy.

Hamburg Fairgrounds (5820 S. Park Avenue, Hamburg)

THE-FAIRGROUNDS.COM, 649-3900

N OV E M B E R 29– D EC E M B E R 1 FREE

Christmas in Ellicottville

Enjoy horse-drawn carriages and holiday fanfare in the village where the New York Times says it’s like being “transported to a scene from an old black and white Christmas movie.”

Village of Ellicottville ELLICOTTVILLENY.COM, 699-5046

N OV E M B E R 29– D EC E M B E R 22 FREE

The Winter Village at Chautauqua

From holiday beverages, cooking classes, and wine tastings, to winter sleigh rides and visits with Santa, this holiday event promises festive fun for all ages.

(1 Ames Ave., Chautauqua)

CHQ.ORG/WINTER, 357-6306

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The Ice at Canalside offers public ice skating November 20 through March 1.

N OV E M B E R 29– JA N UA RY 5

Poinsettia and Railway Exhibit This exhibit features thousands of lush and colorful poinsettias, whimsical woodland scenes, an entertaining model railway this holiday season.

Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens (2655 S. Park Avenue)

BUFFALOGARDENS.COM, 827-1584

N OV E M B E R 30– D EC E M B E R 22

Gingerbread Wonderland

Visit Santa Claus in a life-size gingerbread house, and each weekend participate in different holiday festivities, such as chef demos, a toy train show, live performances, and family activities like face painting, holiday crafts, cookie decorating, and more!

Niagara Falls Culinary Institute

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(28 Old Falls Street, Niagara Falls) N OV E M B E R 30 & D EC E M B E R 1

The Nutcracker

The Neglia Ballet Artists’ production presented in collaboration with The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra will transport you to the fantastical Land of Sweets, ruled by the Sugar Plum Fairy.

Nov. 30, 7 p.m.; Dec. 1, 2 p.m. at Shea’s Performing Arts Center (646 Main Street)

SHEAS.ORG, 847-0850, FOR TICKETS 800-745-3000

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N OV E M B E R 30 & D E C E M B E R 7, 1 4 , 2 1

Santa on the Carrousel

Join Santa for lunch, followed by picture opportunities and a carousel ride.

12–2 p.m. at Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum (180 Thompson Street, North Tonawanda)

CARROUSELMUSEUM.ORG, 693-1885

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BNHV presents the Annual Victorian Holiday Tea and Basket Auction, Breakfast with Santa, and a Taste of Christmas past.

Dates TBD. Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village (3755 Tonawanda Creek Rd., Amherst) BNHV.ORG, 689-1440

DECEMBER 3

A Charlie Brown Christmas

Adapted from Charles Schultz’s beloved holiday story, this performance follows the Peanuts gang as they put on their own Christmas production and perform a concert of holiday carols.

7 p.m. at Riviera Theatre (67 Webster Street, North Tonawanda)

RIVIERATHEATRE.ORG, 692-2413

BPO Holiday Concert

The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra’s

annual holiday concert promises to get you in the holiday spirit.

7:30 p.m. at the William E. Swan Auditorium, Hilbert College (5200 S. Park Avenue., Hamburg) BPO.ORG, 885-5000

DECEMBER 4

Horton’s Holiday Hayride

Rockabilly-punk artist Reverend Horton Heat performs with ska-punk band Voodoo Glow Skulls, Japanese rock ’n’ roll trio The 5.6.7.8’s, and country-punk artist Dave Alvin.

8 p.m. at Tralf Music Hall (622 Main Street)

TRALFMUSICHALL.COM, 835-3500

DECEMBER 5

Rick Holland Quartet – Ugly Sweater Party!

Enjoy a performance by Rick Holland and his jazz band along with light refreshments and hot drinks. Wear an ugly holiday sweater

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7 p.m. at Expo68 (4545 Transit Road., Williamsville) EXPO68.COM, 458-0081

DECEMBER 5

Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Chip Davis, founder of Grammyaward-winning neoclassical musical group Mannheim Steamroller, performs from Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, one of the best-selling Christmas albums in the U.S. 7:30 p.m. at Shea’s Performing Arts Center (646 Main Street)

SHEAS.ORG, 847-0850, FOR TICKETS 800-745-3000

Winter Choral Spectacular

Various Buffalo State choral groups celebrate the winter season in song, under the direction of Dr. Victoria Furby and Mr. John Fleischman.

7:30 p.m. at Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall (Buffalo State College, 1300 Elmwood Avenue)

BUFFALOSTATEPAC.ORG, 878-3005

The Oak Ridge Boys Home Christmas

This concert by the Country Music Hall of Fame quartet features classic and contemporary Christmas tunes, making for a night of holiday cheer and tradition.

7:30 p.m. at Riviera Theatre (67 Webster Street, North Tonawanda)

DECEMBER 5–22

Christmas Over the Tavern

This musical written by acclaimed playwright and Buffalo native Tom Dudzick, about a family living over a saloon in Buffalo in 1959, returns.

Shea’s 710 Theatre (710 Main Street)

SHEAS.ORG/710-THEATRE, 847-1410

RIVIERATHEATRE.ORG, 692-2413

Opening Night: A Pan-American Celebration

This Victorian Christmas event features wine and tapas, a silent auction, live jazz, carolers, and decor by the 8th District Federated Garden Clubs of WNY. 5:30 p.m. at Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site (641 Delaware Avenue) TRSITE.ORG, 884-0095

DECEMBER 5–15

A Christmas Carol

The classic Charles Dickens tale is brought to life by the Ghostlight Theatre Company.

The Ghostlight Theatre

(170 Schenck Street, North Tonawanda) STARRYNIGHTTHEATRE.COM, 743-1614

DECEMBER 6

Kissmas Bash

Kiss 98.5 presents Kissmas Bash; national recording acts will be announced in the coming weeks.

6 p.m.–midnight at KeyBank Center (1 Seymour H. Knox III Plaza) KISS985.RADIO.COM

Key Bank Holiday Live at Larkin featuring Vitamin D Enjoy live, original holiday music by Vin Derosa and Vitamin D with DJ Sike, plus vendors, food trucks, beer, wine, and free parking.

5–8 p.m. at Larkin Square (745 Seneca Street)

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Peter White Christmas

This contemporary jazz concert features guitarist Peter White, saxophonists Euge Groove and Vincent Ingala, and singer/composer Lindsey Webster in a holiday-themed performance.

8 p.m. at Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall (Buffalo State College, 1300 Elmwood Avenue)

BUFFALOSTATEPAC.ORG, 878-3005

DECEMBER 6–7

The BBC Band: Fourth Annual Christmas Show

A group of Western New York musicians playing in the style of the Beatles and the music of the sixties puts on its annual holiday concert.

Dec. 6, 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 7, 9:30 p.m. at Tralf Music Hall (622 Main Street)

TRALFMUSICHALL.COM, 852-2860

DECEMBER 6–8

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The Craig Warner Quintet performs jazz and holiday classics at PAUSA on December 7.

(Monroe Street, Ellicottville)

ELLICOTTVILLENY.COM, 699-5046

Buffalo Jazz Composers Workshop “Ruins Christmas”

In the final installment of the 2019 Jazz @ the Taylor series, this jazz group reimagines traditional holiday music with a tongue-in-cheek spirit.

7 p.m. at the Taylor Theater at the Kenan Center Campus (433 Locust Street, Lockport) KENANCENTER.ORG, 433-2617

DECEMBER 7 & 8

Holiday Barrel Tasting

Stock up on your favorite Keuka Spring wines for the winter and get a behindthe-scenes taste of what’s in store for next year while enjoying holiday hors d’oeuvres. Reservations required.

Keuka Spring Vineyards artists are represented at this holiday shopping event.

Dec. 6, 12-8 p.m.; Dec. 7, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Dec. 8, 11 a.m.–4 p.m. at Burchfield Penney Art Center (1300 Elmwood Avenue)

BURCHFIELDPENNEY.ORG, 878-6011

DECEMBER 6–22

A Christmas Carol

The 37th annual interpretation of Charles Dickens’s classic novella, adapted and directed by Neal Radice.

Alleyway Theatre (1 Curtain Up Alley)

DECEMBER 6–10

Kaleida Health: Festival of Trees

Take a stroll while getting into the holiday spirit with hundreds of decorated trees celebrating the uniqueness of different cultures.

Buffalo Niagara Convention Center (153 Franklin Street) KALEIDAHEALTH.ORG, 881-8264

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It’s a Wonderful Life: The Live Radio Play

In this live performance, conceived as a 1940s radio production of the classic Christmas film, actors bring Frank Capra’s beloved characters to life as live sound effects are produced onstage as a tribute to the radio format.

Kenan Center Taylor Theater (433 Locust Street, Lockport) KENANCENTER.ORG, 433-2617

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ALLEYWAY.COM, 852-2600

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Tree Lighting Celebration

This annual tree lighting event marks the official opening of the free iceskating season in downtown Buffalo’s Rotary Rink at Fountain Plaza.

12 p.m. at Fountain Plaza (580 Main Street)

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DECEMBER 6–15

to first Saturday Jazz Brunch at The Hollow Bistro and Brew, a series hosted by JazzBuffalo.

11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. at The Hollow Bistro and Brew

Holiday in the Village

The village of Williamsville gets in the holiday spirit with local vendors, a tree lighting ceremony, and caroling.

10 a.m.–6:30 p.m. at Village Hall (5565 Main Street) WILLVILL.COM

1st Saturday Jazz Brunch: A Charlie Brown Christmas

Bassist Ed Croft and keyboardist Jake Malone-Brancato bring the music of A Charlie Brown Christmas

Mistletoe & Merriment with The Craig Warner Quintet

Enjoy a full night of holiday and seasonal tunes to get you feeling festive!

8 p.m. at PAUSA art house (19 Wadsworth St.)

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The Nutcracker

Come celebrate a very special performance of the holiday classic with the American Academy of Ballet’s Nutcracker. This production has become a WNY favorite, selling out performances.

1 p.m. & 6 p.m. at Mainstage Theatre (Center for the Arts, UB North Campus, Amherst) UBCFA.ORG, 645-6915 FREE

A Christmas Stroll

This longtime event, created in 1987, celebrates the holiday season with a

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Roycroft Campus Holiday Show

If you’re looking for the perfect, unique holiday gift, this art show features artists in a variety of media from glass, wood, fiber, paint, and more. Visit with live animals from Thistle Creek Alpacas, and watch artist demonstrations in glass.

10 a.m.–5 p.m. at Roycroft Campus Corporation (31 South Grove Street, East Aurora)

ROYCROFTCAMPUSCORPORATION.COM, 655-0261

Lewiston Tour of Homes

See gorgeous homes decked out by designers for the holidays, presented by Historical Association of Lewiston.

10 a.m.–5 p.m. Village of Lewiston (Lewiston, NY)

LEWISTONHOMETOUR.COM, 754-4214

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The Nutcracker

The classic holiday ballet comes to life.

Dec. 7, 7 p.m.; Dec. 8, 3 p.m.

Buffalo Academy for Visual & Performing Arts (450 Masten Avenue)

BUFFALOCITYBALLET.ORG

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DECEMBER 7 & 14

The Castle by Candlelight

The 18th century historic site offers guests a unique yesteryear experience in a setting untouched by consumerism, but enhanced and accented with ribbons and homemade ornaments, courtesy of the Youngstown Garden Club.

6:30–8:15 at Old Fort Niagara OLDFORTNIAGARA.ORG, 745-7611

D E C E M B E R 7– 2 2

Mr. Popper’s Penguins

Nothing brightens the dull days of winter like a troupe of tap-dancing penguins!

Based on the unforgettable classic, Mr. Popper’s Penguins tells the warm-hearted tale of Mr. Popper, a man who dreams of becoming an Antarctic explorer.

Theatre of Youth (203 Allen Street)

THEATREOFYOUTH.ORG, 884-4400

DECEMBER 7 & 14

“Suit Yourself” Fashion Show and Brunch

Fashion Shows are curated by volunteers from the Site’s Costume Resource Center.

11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site (641 Delaware Avenue) TRSITE.ORG, 884-0095

DECEMBER 8

Secrets of Allentown Tour of Historic Homes

Allentown Association and TRIS present this interior tour of private homes in Buffalo’s Allentown National Historic District fully decorated for Christmas.

Time TBA at Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site (641 Delaware Avenue)

ALLENTOWN.ORG, 884-0095

Christmas Tea

Begin the Christmas season with a delightful afternoon tea, then tour the historic house right next door.

11 a.m. & 2 p.m. at Hull Family Home (5976 Genesee Street, Lancaster) HULLFAMILYHOME.COM, 741-7032

Jazz on Second Sundays: Buffalo Jazz Collective Septet Holiday Celebration

This performance features original arrangements of popular holiday songs, including saxophonist Bobby Militello lending his singing voice to the group’s arrangement of “The Christmas Song.”

2:30 p.m. at The Buffalo History Museum (1 Museum Court)

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The Cheektowaga Symphony performs with the Women’s Choir of Buffalo and the Buffalo Girlchoir.

3 p.m. at Street John Gualbert’s RC Church (83 Gualbert Avenue, Cheektowaga) CHEEKTOWAGASYMPHONY.COM

Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun Honky Tonk Holiday Show

When guitarist Kirchen rolls into town, there are no ordinary Christmas carols, but rather hits like “Truckin’ Trees for Christmas” and “Reindeer Boogie.”

4 p.m. at Sportsmen’s Tavern (326 Amherst Street)

SPORTSMENSBUFFALO.COM, 874-7734

The Nutcracker in the City of Light 2019

Configuration Dance Theatre and School of Ballet’s 2019 performance of The Nutcracker in the City of Light is a timeless holiday classic set at the turn of the century in Buffalo, NY, the renowned city of light.

Two Performances @ 1:00 PM & 5:00 PM at the Flickinger Performing Arts Center (Nichols School) BALLETBUFFALO.COM

The Rockin’ Twangy Blue Holiday Bash with Amy Helm

Helm performs with blues artist Jony James and Tripi in a holidaythemed show.

6 p.m. at Tralf Music Hall

interpreters Larry and Julia Marple describing why Christmastime in the Roosevelt home was one of “delirious joy.”

11:30 a.m. at Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site (641 Delaware Avenue) TRSITE.ORG, 884-0095

Dinner and A Diva Christmas

A champagne toast, holiday boutiques, dinner catered by the Hilton Garden Inn, plus carols, stories, and folk tales

by O’Connell & Company.

5:30 p.m. at Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site (641 Delaware Avenue) TRSITE.ORG, 884-0095

DECEMBER 10

The Lettermen Holiday Show

The sixties group famous for their version of “The Way You Look Tonight” performs holiday classics along with some of their hit songs.

2 p.m. at Seneca Niagara Casino (310 4th Street, Niagara Falls) SENECANIAGARACASINO.COM, 299-1100

The Gift of Music and Poetry

Violinist Mary Ramsey of the 10,000 Maniacs & Vincent O’Neill of the Irish Classical Theatre perform selections from W. B. Yeats Poems: Words and Music.

11:30 a.m. at Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site (641 Delaware Avenue) TRSITE.ORG, 884-0095

TRivia Nite: Victorian Christmas Edition

Wear your ugliest Christmas sweater, enjoy a buffet, and participate in a holiday themed trivia competition.

5:30 p.m. at Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site (641 Delaware Avenue) TRSITE.ORG, 884-0095

(622 Main Street)

TRALFMUSICHALL.COM, 835-3500

DECEMBER 9

Christmas with the Roosevelts The holiday luncheon is catered

by CRaVing followed by renowned

DECEMBER 11

Jazzy Christmas

Enjoy an evening of one of Buffalo’s favorite jazz big bands and the vocals of the retro Buffalo Dolls for an evening of jazzy Christmas music. This special

production sold out twice last year.

7:30 p.m. at Hotel Henry (444 Forest Avenue) JAZZBUFFALO.ORG

Fa-la-la-la-Lawyers!

The luncheon is catered by CRaVing, followed by a program of holiday music & song from talented WNY lawyers & jurists.

11:30 a.m. at Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site (641 Delaware Avenue) TRSITE.ORG, 884-0095

Gap Mangione & The New Big Band: A Holiday Concert

Rochester native and jazz musician Mangione and his big band celebrate the season with his own arrangements of holiday songs.

7 p.m. at Riviera Theatre

(67 Webster Street, North Tonawanda) RIVIERATHEATRE.ORG, 692-2413

DECEMBER 11 & 12

Home Alone in Concert

The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra performs John Williams’s score to accompany the beloved holiday film about a young boy who defends his home from burglars when his family accidentally leaves him home alone for Christmas.

7 p.m. at Kleinhans Music Hall (3 Symphony Circle) BPO.ORG, 885-5000

DECEMBER 12

Buffalo Gay Men’s Chorus

After a gourmet BLT lunch catered

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11:30 a.m. at Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site (641 Delaware Avenue) TRSITE.ORG, 884-0095

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12th Annual Last Minute Panic Holiday Marketplace

Find those last-minute gifts featuring unique, quality handmade goods from housewares, knitwear, and jewelry to hand-printed greeting cards & posters.

Dec. 13, 4–8 p.m.; Dec. 14, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. at Western New York Book Arts Center (468 Washington Street)

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Tran-Siberian Orchestra brings its holiday rock opera to KeyBank Center on December 14.

Charlie Brown Is in Town with Ed Croft

Local jazz band The Ed Croft Trio recreates A Charlie Brown Christmas with a kid’s matinee on Saturday at 4 p.m.

Through Dec. 14 at PAUSA Art House (19 Wadsworth Street)

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Spirits of Victorian Christmas Past Luncheon

Learn what cocktails, ingredients, and recipes were popular in the Victorian era during presentation by Calder Wright of the Shatzel Group. A nonalcoholic option will also be featured.

11:30 a.m. at Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site (641 Delaware Avenue) TRSITE.ORG, 884-0095

The Kerfuffle Before Christmas Sum 41, The Dirty Nil and The Unlikely Candidates perform 7 p.m. at Rapids Theatre (1711 Main Street, Niagara Falls) RAPIDSTHEATRE.COM, 205-8925

a lineup of guest soloists in a holiday concert that is an annual festive favorite.

Dec. 13, 10:30 a.m.; Dec. 14, 8 p.m. at Kleinhans Music Hall (3 Symphony Circle) BPO.ORG, 885-5000

DECEMBER 13 & 14

JoAnn’s Classical Christmas Maestro JoAnn Falletta leads the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus and

DECEMBER 13–15

The Night Before Christmas This original family musical by J.

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Michael Landis and Jay Wollin details a brother and sister’s adventure with Santa and his friends.

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A Very DIVA Christmas

Directed by award-winning Buffalo actress Mary-Kate O’Connell, this show reminisces on Buffalo holiday traditions and features Christmas carols and storytelling.

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Trans-Siberian Orchestra

This year’s presentation of TSO’s rock opera Christmas Eve and Other Stories, based on the triple-platinum album of the same title and product of the vision and imagination of TSO’s late founder/composer/lyricist Paul O’Neill, tells the story of an angel sent to earth to retrieve a representation of humanity.

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Musicians of Buffalo 2019 Christmas Event

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The Glee star performs with Kate Flannery, Tim Davis, and the Tony Guerrero Quintet in a holidaythemed comic cabaret-style show.

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This special concert also features an appearance by Nikki Brown. The ensemble consists of some of the best female Cuban jazz artists assembled here in the US and Canada.

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Jingle Bell Jam

The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra puts on a show for the whole family, featuring holiday stories and songs from A Charlie Brown Christmas, Home Alone, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas—plus, a visit from Santa.

2:30 p.m. at Kleinhans Music Hall (3 Symphony Circle) BPO.ORG, 885-5000

DECEMBER 18

Jim Brickman: A Christmas Celebration

Piano artist Jim Brickman and his special guests dazzle audiences with holiday favorites, hits, vibrant vocals, laughter, and joy.

7:30 p.m. at Riviera Theatre (67 Webster Street, North Tonawanda) RIVIERATHEATRE.ORG, 692-2413

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Buffalo Jazz Collective’s Bobby Militello, a talented saxophonist, flutist, and jazz vocalist, performs a holiday concert at the Expo68 art and design gallery.

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family, with carnival rides, bounce houses, acrobats, exotic animals, and much more.

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Buffalo Ball Drop and Fireworks

Ring in the new year with fireworks and our very own ball drop.

Midnight at Iskalo Electric Tower (535 Washington Street)

Jane Bunnett and Maqueque – A Latin Jazz Christmas

The talents of Andy Cooney, Daniel Rodriguez, and Christopher Macchio combine in a memorable performance that is sure to inspire and entertain audiences of all ages.

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Jane Lynch’s A Swingin’ Little Christmas

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USS New Years

Celebrate the new year with vocalist/ guitarist Ashley Boo-Schultz and hypeman/turntablist Human Kebab.

9:45 p.m. at Rapids Theatre (1711 Main Street, Niagara Falls)

John Morris Russell’s Holiday Pops

Maestro John Morris Russell, otherwise known as “Mr. Christmas,” leads the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and Tony-nominated singer Liz Callaway in this family-friendly and festive holiday concert. The Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus also joins in, featuring a performance of “The Little Drummer Boy” accompanied by the drumming of the African American Cultural Center.

Dec. 19, 10:30 a.m.; Dec. 21, 8 p.m.; Dec. 22, 2:30 p.m. at Kleinhans Music Hall (3 Symphony Circle) BPO.ORG, 885-5000

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BJ Thomas Christmas & Hits

Thomas’s signature hits include “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head,” “Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song,” and “Lonesome.” Join BJ for an evening of Christmas favorites and classic hits.

7:30 p.m. at Riviera Theatre

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HOLIDAY CHEERS

A selection of beautiful beverages and barware for discerning drinkers

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F R O M C H A M PA G N E toasts to Tom & Jerrys, the holidays are full of opportunitites to get together with friends, colleagues, and loved ones over a glass of something special. Celebrating the theory that form follows function, we’re highlighting a selection of glasses and barware that enchances the flavors of beer and cocktails. And don’t leave those who abstain from alcohol out of the mix: employ non-alcoholic spirts to create colorful, aromatic, and herbaceous mocktails that any mixologist would be proud to serve. Happy holidays!

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Seedlip non-alcoholic spirits are the answer to the question, “What do you drink when you’re no drinking?” With zero calories and no artificial flavors, sugar, or sweeteners, the non-alcoholic liquors offer healthier alternatives for nonalcoholic mocktails (and cocktails, too). Try out a couple of Seedlip’s most popular flavors and create some recipe ideas with this gift set. The set includes 200 mL bottles of Grove 42 Citrus, a zesty and complex citrus-forward blend of bitter orange, mandarin, blood orange, ginger, lemongrass, and lemon; Garden 108, herbal, grassy, and floral, with peas, hay, and spearmint; and Spice 94, a complex blend of aromatic

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Spiegelau Deluxe Craft Beer Tasting Kit

Do you really need four different types of specialty beer glasses? Actually, the type of glass you use does affect the taste. Each style in this kit is specifically engineered by Spiegelau to deliver an authentic taste experience for its particular style of beer. Constructed of clear, non-leaded crystal glass made in Germany with Spiegelau’s trademark qualities of design excellence and durability, the specific glass shape supports the beer in releasing its full spectrum of flavors and delivers them to nose and mouth. Constructed with wave-like ridges, the unique bottom on the IPA glass works to bring out the beer’s flavor by creating more foam and pushing the hop aromatics into the balloon-shaped chamber of the upper glass. The Stout glass has a voluminous, open bottom glass base that drives beer and aromatic foam upward in the wider, conical bowl, which significantly amplifies aromas and provides superior flow to mid palate. The American Wheat-Witbier glass’s design helps beer sustain head retention and carbonation while the larger body/bowl of the glass captures and concentrates more of the delicate, complex aromas unique to wheat style beers. The Barrel Aged Craft Beer Glass is the result of a twoyear development project in partnership

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Jamaican allspice berry, cardamom distillates, bark, and a bright citrusy finish. Founder Ben Branson creates the distinct flavors using ingredients from his farm; they are based on centuries-old herbal remedies. The distilled spirits have quickly become a staple of many cocktail bars in London and are now becoming popular in the US. Available locally at Kegworks, 1460 Military Road; kegworks. com, 877-636-3673

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with brew masters from the world’s great producers of barrel aged beer; the impartation of long-term wood aging on fine beer makes for the most complex expression possible in terms of the aroma, taste, mouth feel, and finish.

Available locally at Kegworks, 1460 Military Road; kegworks.com, 877-636-3673 Wild Roots Vodkas

Aside from the gorgeous bottles they’re in, Portland-based Wild Roots Spirits’ line of eleven all-natural non-GMO and gluten-free spirits embody the essence of the Pacific Northwest.

The company currently offers eight fruit-infused vodkas (Raspberry, Marionberry, Apple & Cinnamon, Pear, Dark Sweet Cherry, Cranberry, Huckleberry, Peach), as well as vodka and gin. This holiday season, entertain with Wild Roots Spirits (shout out to Pear, Cranberry, and Apple & Cinnamon in particular!) and enjoy time with your family and friends. The infused vodkas act as the perfect base spirit, complemented by a host of mixers and garnishes. The rich colors and bottle art make for really special gifts. Check out some great holiday recipes you can make with Wild Roots Spirits below. To learn more, visit wildrootspirits.com or call 971-254-4617 Pear Mule

2 ounces Wild Roots Pear vodka .5 ounce fresh lime juice Ginger beer Lime wedge for garnish Pour vodka and lime juice into a copper mug, fill with ice, and then top off with ginger beer. Garnish with lime wedge.

Cranberry Spiced Cider

1.5 ounce Wild Roots Cranberry vodka 1 orange wheel Hot apple cider Cinnamon stick Pour hot apple cider into glass and top with vodka. Garnish with a dash of nutmeg, cinnamon stick, and apple peel.

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Shake things up in style at your next holiday party. This modern, functional, easy to clean shaker is a handsome addition to any home bar. And it pours from any side for ease of use. The stainless steel and copper shaker is constructed of premium materials both inside and out. A decorative rubber sleeve adds visual appeal and provides grip to prevent slippage during shaking, in addition to insulating the hand from an icy exterior. A heavy-duty stainless steel strainer built into the cap is solid enough to effectively break up ice cubes during shaking; any large, chunky pieces that might remain are filtered out while the finest particles of ice are dispensed with the mixed drink. With a thirty-two fluid ounce capacity, home mixologists can serve several people at once. Visit corkpops.com for more information.

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FESTIVE BEVERAGES, WITHOUT THE HANGOVER This holiday season, sip responsibly: make yours a mocktail!

By Jana Eisenberg

Holiday Pomegranate “Mojito”

T H E M O C K T A I L . It’s a thing. A very popular adult thing, as evidenced by the proliferation of non-alcoholic products available in the marketplace. Of course, it’s nice to pop some champagne, make a toast to the season, and share conviviality with friends, coworkers and family at this time of year, but we’ve noticed a definite trend toward choosing adult drinks that are delicious, yet which can be enjoyed without any of the (potentially negative) effects of alcohol. There’s non-alcoholic beer, wine, and even spirits. Of course, bars have been coming up with non-alcoholic cocktail options (“Shirley Temple,” anyone?) for decades. You can do it at home, too.

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To make a sophisticated mocktail at home, look to companies like Seedlip, which claims to be making the “world’s first distilled nonalcoholic spirit.” Their sugar- and sweetenerfree, zero-calorie products are based on distilled non-alcoholic remedies from the classic Art of Distillation, written by Dr. John French in 1651. Seedlip is based in England, and their products are available at some stores in the US or online.

They offer various concoctions with a variety of flavor profiles, and you can even download their free recipe booklet to get some ideas for yourself [seedlipdrinks.com]. Their Garden 108 blends herbal and floral notes—it’s made with peas and hay, fused with distillates from traditional English countryside plants. Spice 94 is distilled from allspice, berry, cardamom, bark and citrus, resulting in an aromatic and complex profile. Lastly, their Grove 42 combines oranges, lemon peel, ginger and lemongrass distillates with a bit of Japanese Sansho peppercorn. According to the Seedlip website, all of these work well simply mixed with tonic, garnished with a sprig or twist of something.

In addition, their recipe booklet offers suggestions from the simple (“Garden Booch,” two ounces of their Garden 108 topped with passion fruit kombucha, on the rocks with a mint leaf garnish) to the Espresso Martino (Two ounces of Spice 94, shaken and double strained with two ounces of cold brew concentrate, and half an ounce of simple syrup. Garnish with three coffee beans and a mint leaf and serve in a coupe.) Refreshing and delicious, and no headache in the morning.

Of course, almost any drink can be made without alcohol—look for recipes from trusted sources like Food and Wine magazine or the everything-drinks site, Imbibe.

Here’s one we found from The Spruce Eats (thespruceeats.com) that works well for kids and grownups alike. (It’s by writer Colleen Graham, a mixologist with a passion for

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creating and sharing great cocktails and mixed drinks that enrich everyday life.)

Graham gives the proportions for making one serving, but this can easily be multiplied, and even made into a punch that everyone can enjoy. Making some of the elements at home can add to the festive feeling and pride in serving a “craft” mocktail. If you prepare the simple syrup, pomegranate juice, and lemonade ahead of time, assembling the mocktail at party-time will be easier and quicker.

Holiday Pomegranate “Mojito”

1/2 ounce mint simple syrup (see below for ingredients and directions) 2 lime wedges 2 ounces pomegranate juice (fresh is best— and easy; store-bought works too) 2 ounces lemonade (see note on pomegranate juice) 2 ounces club soda (alternatively, use a light citrus soda, like San Pellegrino Orange, Q Lemon or Orange) Pomegranate seeds and sprigs of mint for garnish For the mint syrup: 1 cup sugar 2 cups water 2 sprigs of mint (rinsed) Make It Make the mint simple syrup

Combine the sugar and water in a small saucepan and bring to a gentle boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly to dissolve the sugar.

Add the whole mint sprigs.

Reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for about 10 minutes.

Remove from heat and allow to cool. Steep

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for 2 to 3 hours to get a more intense mint flavor. Taste to test.

Remove the mint, using a fine mesh strainer if needed.

Transfer to an air-tight container and label with the flavor and date.

Juice the pomegranate

Check online for various methods—some place the seeds in a plastic bag and gently crush them to release the juice, then cut a corner off and drain out the juice. It can also be done in a blender or food processor, with a few quick pulses.

Make the lemonade

Most simple recipes involves juicing 3-5 pounds of lemons to get 1 1/2 to 2 cups of lemon juice. Combine with simple syrup made with white sugar, or use the sweetener of your choice to taste—some like honey, or maple syrup. Then mix with water to taste (around 8–10 cups).

Make the mojito

Muddle the syrup and lime in a highball glass.

Fill the glass with ice.

Add the pomegranate juice and lemonade. Stir well.

Top with soda of your choice.

Garnish with pomegranate seeds and fresh mint.

Make a toast and enjoy!

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Downtown taco and tequila destination Casa Azul features several house-made fruit-based beverages. The new Speak Easy is a destination for alcohol-free mocktails. They even carry Seedlip products, and are stirring and shaking things up with tasty-sounding drinks like the Count Basie (“When black cherries meet Seedlip Spice….oooh yeah”), and their own freshly made (non-alcoholic) ginger beer. Under the heading of N/A beverages, Marble + Rye offers a seasonal mocktail on its menu. It’s true: you can go to a bar, and not end up under it. Happy holidays!

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by Wendy Guild Swearingen

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The Kitchen Without Borders: Recipes and Stories from Refugee and Immigrant Chefs

Eat Offbeat chefs Workman Publishing, 2019

H O M E C H E F S W I L L L O V E digging into the recipes in these books to explore flavors from around the globe as well as stand-bys from our own back yard. Learn how to tease the most flavor from vegetable-forward dishes as well as the basics (and then some) on how to smoke and barbecue big, ol’ hunks of meat. Speaking of meat, Arthur Bovino literally wrote the book on what’s best to eat in Buffalo, and now has a cookbook out with how-to’s on everything from wings to ‘weck and beyond. And we love the recipes in The Kitchen Without Borders provided by the chefs from Eat OffBeat catering company, which creates quality jobs for refugee and immigrant home chefs. Bonus: proceeds from the sales of this book benefit the International Rescue Committee.

If you’re looking for a gift for a loved one who likes to eat well and do good, here’s a book that checks off both boxes. Kitchen Without Borders is a collaborative cookbook from Eat Offbeat, a unique catering company founded by brother and sister Wissam and Manal Kahi in New York City. Eat Offbeat is staffed by chefs through the International Rescue Committee from countries including Syria, Iran, Eritrea, and Venezuela, who have found a home in America. The seventy recipes bring to life the culinary traditions of fourteen immigrant and refugee chefs from countries around the world, including adas (lentils pureed with berbere spices) from Chef Mitslal of Eritrea; fattoush (salad and

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pita) from Chef Diaa of Syria, fattayer (chicken hand pies) from Chef Dhuha of Iraq; and paneer curry from Chef Rachana of Nepal. Further nourishing is the hope each chef found in America illustrated through essays and personal stories interwoven with the recipes and gorgeous photos. Workman Publishing will donate two percent of the cover price to IRC for every copy sold between March 1, 2020 and March 30, 2021.

Umami Bomb: 75 Vegetarian Recipes that Explode with Flavor

Raquel Pelzel Workman Publishing Co., 2019

Umami, the fifth taste (after sweet, salty, bitter, and sour) can be hard to define.

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Mixon is is a celebrity chef and competitor on the competitive barbecue circuit. He is a four-time barbecue World Champion and appears as a judge on Destination America reality television show BBQ Pitmasters. Mixon answers his fans’ frequently asked questions in this guide to getting started in pit mastery. He’s careful to note that he is not a nutritionist, scientist, or historian-just a barbecue champion, and he can tell you how he got that way and how to make food at home that tastes a lot like his prize winning creations.

Mixon starts out describing the world of competitive barbecue and moves on to barbecue basics and equipment.

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cow, seafood) with extremely helpful simple diagrams of how to cut and prep each one. The book is shot through with mouthwatering photos and comprehensive easy-to-follow recipes.

Of course, there are chapters on sides and desserts, too.

The Buffalo New York Cookbook

By Arthur Bovino Countryman Press, 2018

Arthur Bovino is a restaurant, food media, and travel writer, and the author of Buffalo Everything: A Guide to Eating in “Nickel City”. The Daily Meal’s founding Eat/Dine editor, Bovino is a graduate of New York City’s International Culinary Institute. His foodie bona fides are fully established, to be sure. What’s unexpected is the interest and passion this Long Island native and world

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Bovino’s cookbook brings Buffalo to the world’s table with seventy recipes handpicked from our favorite eateries and our mom’s and grandma’s kitchens. Yes, there are the requisite wings and beef on ’weck, but who among us has

perfected the Tom & Jerry? Homemade sponge candy? Kummelweck roll? Bovino takes a deep dive into what makes our favorites so fabulous and offers easy-to-follow instructions on how to reliably get those results at home.

We also love the Q&A’s with worldwide and local celebrity chefs from José Andrés’ take on great wings to Charlie Roesch (Charlie the Butcher) dishing on the proper amount of au jus.

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F O R W E S T E R N N E W Y O R K G A R D E N E R S , winter is a time to plan, learn, look at seed catalogs, and maybe travel to places where gardens are still in full bloom. Books can help with this, maybe better than any other resource. Although gardeners are increasingly turning to the internet for gardening advice—it’s temptingly easy and the results are instant—the answers are often too general, too simplistic, or just plain wrong.

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Nature into Art: The Gardens of Wave Hill

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Just half an hour from midtown Manhattan, there’s a twenty-eight-acre oasis overlooking the Hudson River. It was founded in 1965 as a city-owned nonprofit, but gardens have existed there since a private estate was built in the mid-nineteenth century and owned by successive (and prominent) New York families. The Greek Revival house was finally demolished in 1926, but, over the years since the estate was donated to the city, the neglected gardens have been redeveloped into specific plantings—Shade Garden, Flower Garden, Wild Garden—and trails. In addition, a new central structure, Wave Hill House, has been built. The views from Wave Hill across the Hudson to the Palisades are so spectacular that gardeners have had to create special features that tempt visitors to look away from the river to the gardens as well as incorporate parts of the gardens into these all-encompassing views.

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Thomas Christopher’s words and Ngoc Minh Ngo’s photographs tell the story of Wave Hill and each of its ten major features. Christopher explains how the new gardens arose from neglect and how the soft, undulating style of plantings Wave Hill is known for came into being. Ngo’s images will undoubtedly make anyone who sees them want to visit this gorgeous estate—which isn’t all that far away from Buffalo.

A Way to Garden

Margaret Roach Timber Press, 2019 Former Martha Stewart Living editor Margaret Roach is known for her blog A Way to Garden, which has evolved into a podcast and expansive website, loaded with information about plants, gardening, and country living. Roach is someone Western New Yorkers should know about; she gardens in the

Hudson Valley, which is close enough to make her recommendations relevant here. Roach’s new book is an updated version of 1998’s A Way to Garden; the title plays with the idea of gardening as an escape, which it literally was for Roach, who abandoned Manhattan life for the country about a decade ago.

A Way to Garden is organized by season, as Roach leads us through all the chores, highlights, and how-tos associated with running a large country property that combines ornamental and edible plantings. She explains how her garden has changed over the decades, as certain plants became known as invasive and she began to gradually exchange lawns for meadows. There is a advisory on nuisance animals—squirrels, racoons, woodchucks, deer, she has them all—and how to diagnose the damage and take preventative measures. Other plant-specific chapters take on lilacs, tomatoes, clematis, hydrangea, and many other favorites.

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Leslie F. Halleck Timber Press, 2019 Turning to the indoor garden, Leslie Halleck offers a way for houseplant fans to add to their collections without financial hardship.

Though the propagation of other types of plants is included in this general advisory on cutting, dividing, and seed-starting, most of the illustrations are of indoor plants. The book offers basic knowledge that too many gardeners lack; we’re used to buying what we need at the garden center. It’s fun to create your own baby plants; it also gives indoor and outdoor gardeners a better idea of how plants work.

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The Artist’s Garden

Jackie Bennett White Lion, 2019

Close connections between artists and the natural world are obvious almost every time we walk into a museum or gallery. These relationships are always worth exploring; they reside at the heart of centuries of art history. The Artist’s Garden explores those relationships at an essential level. It takes readers on a tour of the gardens that have been central to more than two dozen artists, many of them household names.

Most know that Monet had a garden at Giverny, but understand less about his previous gardens at Argenteuil and Vétheuil. No outside place to work was a deal breaker for this artist, who tried always to paint en plein air. Bennett

provides the history of all Monet’s gardens and what he did in them, contemporary and archival photography show the gardens themselves, and art reproductions indicate the results.

This combination of research, facts, photographs, and reproductions is repeated for the other artists and there is visiting information for each of the locations, which include properties inhabited by Peter Paul Rubens, Pierre-August Renoir, Salvador Dali, Frida Kahlo, even Leonardo da Vinci.

A few of the gardens that inspired these artists have been continuously maintained but, in most cases, decades of neglect has been followed by heroic restoration efforts that often used paintings to figure out the original garden layouts.

The Artist’s Garden is a great coffee table book; it’s also a great idea for a world gardening tour.

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Marie Iannotti Timber Press, 2019

The title of this book may alarm gardeners who know quite well that New York is a big state with a wide variety of climates, but rest assured, that diversity is taken into account, with clear charts on the different zones and different frost dates.

Just as an example, Old Forge experiences its average first frost September 1–10, while Buffalo is five weeks later. After a first chapter on these and other weather concerns, Ianotti’s book gets right into the seasons, starting in January/February (planning and preparation), March (indoor sowing), April (outdoor planting starts), and so on. The instructions, charts, lists, and illustrations couldn’t be clearer. Anyone who wants to get started with vegetables in Western New York will profit from this well-written, fact-filled, and easy-to-scan book.

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WHAT KID DOESN’T LOVE getting books as gifts? Seriously though, these two get high marks for both their subject and artful representation. An intriguing historical event comes to technicolor and death-defying life in the pages of King of the Tightrope as the titular funambulist traverses a wire over Niagara Falls. It’s a keeper.

Kids and adults alike will appreciate Buffalo artist Shaunna Russell’s how-to book on painting their favorite animals in vibrant watercolor. It’s clearly written and fun to do and share.

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Here’s a beautiful book with a local twist.

Younger kids will love this picture book about Jean-Francois Gravelet, known at the Great Blondin, who walked across the Niagara River on a tightrope in 1859. From his childhood interest in acrobatics to his impressive determination and using his skills in mathematics and engineering to figure out how to get a rope across the rushing water, Boman’s meticulously researched book gives readers a clear and exciting look into Gravelet’s life and accomplishments.

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Colorways: Watercolor Animals: Tips, Techniques, and Step-by-Step Lessons for Learning to Paint Whimsical Artwork in Vibrant Watercolor

Shaunna Russell Walter Foster, 2019

While not technically a children’s book, this how-to guide is a great gift idea for the artsy older kid or young adult in your life. Russell, a watercolor artist from Buffalo, paints portraits of animals using bright colors on a white background. She encourages budding artists to capture the essence of animals and provides clear and useful tutorials on types of strokes, the best brushes for the job at hand, using washes and underpaintings,

and even how to fix mistakes in this most temperamental of media.

Focusing less on realistic representation and more on creating vibrant, expressive art, this book invites learners to let their imagination soar to create unconventional and fanciful paintings.

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WNY-based authors offer everything from train talk to music history to poetry

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BUFFALO IS A CITY OF AUTHORS. Just go to the History Museum’s Local Author Book Signing Day or visit the Central Library’s annual Indie Author Day. WNY is home to mystery, romance, and fantasy novelists; experts in every possible area of local history; poets; authors of books for children; biographers; spiritual writers; and selfhelp specialists. These books often show up at the Buffalo Spree office and we’re happy to share this year’s crop.

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Walter Simpson Simmons-Boardman Books, 2018 Walter Simpson is an energy expert who was the University at Buffalo’s Energy Officer for twenty-six years. He founded a Green Office there and is credited with saving the campus more than $100 million. Now retired from UB, Simpson has focused on his lifelong interest in railroads and his belief that this technology— which is already energy-efficient—can be updated to make US trains run better and become more environmentally sustainable.

The book is meant to thoroughly explain these locomotives: their history, their energy flow, how

emissions can be reduced, and how maximum efficiency and fuel economy can be achieved.

As a result, it is necessarily filled with tech talk and diagrams, as well as imposing images of the machines Simpson clearly admires.

This book makes a great gift for train lovers, of which there are many, but it is also comprehensive and detailed enough to be used in a train engineering classroom, as is the plan. Learn more about the topic at the first link below. The second link contains some interesting information about America’s passenger train network.

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Allentowners

William Faught Fairfax PM, 2019 Subtitled Tales from Buffalo, New York’s Most Colorful Neighborhood, these fictional stories are studded with the familiar names of Allentown’s bars, storefronts and streets, but the characters clearly arise from the author’s imagination.

Faught, whose photographs were featured in 2016’s Allentown: A Photographic Journey, has upped the Bohemian ante in his beloved neighborhood considerably with these fanciful narratives of bank robbing, car hotwiring, and former porn stars, which are interspersed with shorter vignettes.

There is a dark strain running through many of the stories, including incidents of beatings, rape, and murder. It’s not quite Last Exit to Brooklyn, but Faught has definitely done his best to conjure up the lurid truth that might lie hidden behind his beloved neighborhood’s historic facades.

Profiles Volume I: Historic and Influential People from Buffalo & WNY, the 1800s

Rick Falkowski, 2019

The endless appeal of Buffalo’s history is demonstrated once again in a new book documenting famous figures of the 1800s. There are 100 profiles here—ranging from one page to several pages long—of both well-known and obscure figures. Familiar names like Cicero Hamlin, Roswell Park, and Red Jacket appear, but the book is dominated by the lesser-known, people like Sara Hinson, who was thought to have cofounded Flag Day; Anna Katherine Green, considered the mother of the American detective novel; and Farmer’s Brother/Honayawas, who led his Seneca troops against the English in both the French & Indian War and the War of 1812.

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Irving Feldman is a MacArthur Prize-winning poet who has published eleven books of poetry, most of which are winners or finalists for prestigious awards. This book is not poetry, but those who know Feldman will enjoy it all the more, as it expresses Feldman the wit and raconteur, a man many in Buffalo and beyond know as a friend. The book is a series of observations, consisting—mostly—of one to three sentences. Some of the observations are gentle, some are scathing, and many are quietly apt. It is unexpected, in the twenty-first century, to come upon a book of aphorisms; the surprise adds to the pleasure.

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STYLISM Rise to your Best Self through fashion.

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716.242.9954

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Please come visit our new location just 2½ miles north of Riviera Theatre

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OUR NEW STORE HOURS: Tuesday - Saturday 10 am - 6 pm; Closed on Sunday & Monday

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Good Health & Happiness & Love For the New Year

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Cappelli’s Pizzeria & Catering (716)662-2290, www.cappellicatering.com......139 CBD Best Oil (585)435-9283, www.cbdbestoil.com..............142 Choco Logo (716)855-3500, www.chocologo.com...............132 CooCooU (716)432-6216, www.facebook.com/27vintage.........................138 Corning Museum of Glass (800)732-6845, www.cmog.org.......................108 Corto’s Salon and Seasons Spa (716)648-3120, www.cortossalonandspa.com....41 Crazyartgrrl Jewelry (800)281-0774, www.crazyartgrrljewelry.com... 72 Danahy’s (716)831-0773, www.danahys.com.....................21 Dark Forest Chocolate (716)288-9167....................................................60 Delta Sonic (800)843-5477, www.deltasoniccarwash.com...16 Dessert Deli (716)689-2115, www.dessertdelibakery.com.....124 Dr. Andrew P. Giacobbe (716)634-5555, www.wnyplasticsurgery.com.... 20 Dr. Konstantin Frank (800)320-0735, www.DrFrankWines.com........ 141 Early Bird Bakery and Cafe (716)901-0503...................................................60 Eastview Mall (585)223-3693, www.eastviewmall.com............ 53 Evolation Yoga (716)882-4151, www.evolationyoga.com........... 25 Excuria Salon and Spa (716)839-3106, www.excuriaspa.com................ 35 Explore & More Children’s Museum (716)655-5131, www.exploreandmore.org.........102 Explore Buffalo (716)245-3032, www.explorebuffalo.org..........123 Extreme Sun Capsule (716)685-2002, www.extremesuntanning.com.. 57 Face Fitness (716)631-0964, www.facefitnessltd.com........... 121 Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls USA (716)297-2022, www.theoutlets.us...................... 9 Fat Bob’s Smokehouse (716)887-2971, www.fatbobs.com.......................51 Feel Rite Fresh Markets (716)835-5686, www.feel-rite.com.................... 22

Fisher Price (716)687-3478, www.fisher-price.com..............140 Five Points Bakery (716)884-8888, www.fivepointsbakery.com...... 24 Float 18 (716)206-4598, www.float18.com...................... 38 Franco’s Pizza (716)866-1866, www.francospizza.com............. 88 Furry Friends (716)393-3187....................................................60 Furs by Russell (716)839-5900, www.fursbyrussell.com.............13 Gates Circle Wines and Liquor (716)884-1346, www.gatescircleliquor.com......133 Gilded Maple (716)473-5127....................................................60 Glen Park Tavern (716)626-9333, www.glenparktavern.com........122 Grapevine d’Vine (917)670-7572, www.grapevinedvine.com..........61 Gurney Becker & Bourne/Carmelo Parlato ......................................................................... 43 Half & Half Boutique (716)239-1652, www.halfandhalfboutique.com........................ 101 Heed House (716)259-8087, www.heedhousesalon.com.......109 Hogenkamp Optics (716)662-5050, www.hogenkampoptics.com..............................18 Hooked (716)428-3957....................................................17 Howard Hanna / Deb Meyers (716)689-8100, www.howardhanna.com............71 Howard Hanna / Dee Cammilleri (716)573-4751, www.howardhanna.com...........125 Hunt Real Estate/Bonnie Clement (716)633-0300, www.bonnieclement.com......... 37 Hunt Real Estate/Camille Colvin (716)631-4800, www.huntrealeastate.com....... 137 Imagine Salon and Day Spa (716)332-2250, www.imaginesalonbuffalo.com........................107 Irish Classical Theater (716)853-1380, www.irishclassicaltheatre.com.. 70 Jacqueline Shoppe (716)631-2722, www.jacquelineshoppe.biz........ 77 Jo-An’s Hallmark & Boutique (716)875-5588, www.facebook.com/ joanshallmarkondelaware................................. 69

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TO BECOME A SPREE ADVERTISER, CALL (716) 783-9119 Joeval’s Formalwear (585)413-1748, www.joevalspromandpageant.com................... 39 Johnny’s Meats (716)876-2500, www.johnnysmeats.com..........107 Josie’s on Central (716)713-7502.....................................................61 Julie Muscato Interiors (716)201-1274, www.juliemuscatointeriors.com.. 52 Kenny Carpets (716)631-0028, www.kennycarpets.com............ 74 Lace & Day (716)884-1580, www.laceandday.com................ 2 Lloyd Taco Factory (716)863-9781, www.whereslloyd.com............... 42 Lockwood’s Garden Center (716)649-4684, www.weknowplants.com.......... 56 Mangia Ristorante & Caffe (716)662-9467, www.mangiaristorante.com.....103 Martin Group (716)242-7495, www.martingroup.com............. 55 Mercedes-Benz of Buffalo (716)391-3035, www.mercedesbenzbuffalo.com..........................1 Mills Jewelers (716)433-6456, www.millsjewelers.com............138 MJ Peterson / Susan Lenahan (716)819-4200, www.susanlenahan.com........... 58 Mystic Candle Co. (716)406-7463...................................................60 Nardin Academy (716)881-6262, www.nardin.org.......................135 New York International Style (716)639-7574................................................... 87 Niagara Grape & Wine Festival (905)688-0212, www.niagarawinefestival.com.........................132 North Park Theatre (716)836-7411, www.northparktheatre.org.......107 NY Store (716)683-4374, www.new-york-store.com..........61 Old Editions Book Shop & Gallery (716)842-1734, www.oldeditions.com...............136 Oliver’s (716)877-9662, www.oliverscuisine.com............... 8 Orville’s (716)601-0610, www.orvilles.com....................... 54 Paradise Wine (716)322-5396, www.paradisewinebuffalo.com......................... 25

Petrichor Flora (716)302-4232, www.petrichorbuffalo.com....... 25 Picasso’s Pizza (716)668-0334................................................... 111 Plum Bottom Salon (716)983-2357....................................................61 Pumpkins Fine Children’s Clothing (716)632-2246, www.pumpkinschildrensclothing.com.............. 141 Red Siren (716)259-8289, www.theredsiren.com..............140 Ritzy Rags Upscale Consignment Boutique (716)634-6858, www.ritzyragsconsignment.com......................134 Riverside Men’s Shop (716)833-8401, www.riversidemens.com.............. 6 Room (716)939-2692, www.roomforhome.com...........107 Roycroft Inn, The (716)652-5552, www.roycroftinn.com..............120 Runner’s Roost (716)662-1331, www.therunnersroost.com........133 S&E Jewelers (716)832-1595, www.sandejewelers.com............. 7 Salon Avanti & Day Spa/Bellamore Boutique (716)875-0471, www.facebook.com/BellAmoreBoutique............91 Salvatore’s Hospitality (716)683-7990, www.salvatores.net.................. 59 Sarah’s Vintage & Estate Jewelry (716)633-3738, www.sarahsvintagejewelry.com........................ 33 Shea’s 710 Theatre www.sheas.org/710main..................................... 4 Shea’s Performing Arts Center (716)847-0850, www.sheas.org........................IFC Sinatra’s Restaurant (716)877-9419, www.sinatraswny.com..............125 Skoobs Village Grille (716)473-5675, www.skoobsvillagegrille.com.....61 Spa Niagara LLC. (716)205-0039, www.spaniagarausa.com........ BC steph + elli (716)913-3620, www.stephelli.com................... 141 Studio M Hair Design (716)632-9670, www.studiomhairdesign.com.... 73 Stylism Buffalo (716)242-9954, www.stylismbuffalo.com.........136

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