to her stellar career as a solo artist,
Ch-ch-chaka Khan is a true R&B legend. She feels for you, she’s every woman, she’s the diva for folks who don’t
believe in divas.
Sunday, January 28
Monty Alexander the Albright-Knox: The Jamaican jazz and reggae
guitarist, who has been recording since
the early 1960s, appears in the always-packed Art of Jazz series playing both
American standards and the music of
the Caribbean.
Tuesday, January 30
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit UB’s
Center for the Arts: The former Drive-By Trucker has earned even more
acclaim as a solo act (or, more precisely, band leader), and his new group’s
latest release The Nashville Sound has
been popping up on one list after another of the best albums of 2017 thanks
to both its hard-rocking alt-country
melodies and its working-class politics.
The current tour has been selling out
fast, so grab those tickets if you haven’t
already.
Ron Ehmke is a writer, performer, and media artist
you can learn more about at everythingrondoes.com.
An updated version of this curated list of musical and
spoken-word events appears at buffalospree.
com at the beginning of (almost) every month.
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Choir! Choir! Choir! Leatherworking
JANUARY 9
Robin Thicke
JANUARY 6
An Act of God
Emmy Award-winner Sean Hayes
is back in his role
of a lifetime, God!
Through Feb. 11 at
O’Connell & Company
(The Park School, 4625
Harlem Rd., Snyder;
oconnellandcompany.
com or 848-0800)
Kevin Urso CD
Release Party
Help Kevin celebrate
his new CD with a
live performance.
The 9th Ward (Babeville,
341 Delaware Ave.;
babevillebuffalo.com
or 852-3835)
Lithium
Pop into the Sabres
game after party with
the band Lithium.
8 p.m. at Buffalo Iron
Works ( 49 Illinois
St.; buffaloironworks.
com or 200-1893)
Twist and Shout
Take a magical tour of
the ’60s with hits from
the Beatles, the Rolling
Stones, and more.
Through Jan. 18 at (6380
Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls,
ON; fallsviewcasinoresort.
com or 877-833-3110)
Damon Fowler
Known as a master
of the guitar in and
around his hometown of
Tampa, Fowler started
wowing audiences with
his musical exploits
as a teenager.
6 p.m. at Tralf Music Hall
(622 Main St.; tralfmusichall.
com or 835-3500)
12
Satisfaction
This glamorous and
authentic international
touring tribute show
is dedicated to the
“World’s Greatest
Rock & Roll Band,”
The Rolling Stones.
8 p.m. at Riviera Theatre
org or 692-2413)
Over the Tavern
This Buffalo-based play
features a hilarious and
warm script exploring
family and religion.
Through Jan. 21 at
Lancaster Opera House
( 21 Central Ave., Lancaster;
lancopera.org or 683-1776)
Boléro
Principal Cellist Roman
Mekinulov performs
the works of Ravel.
Through Jan. 13 at Buffalo
Philharmonic Orchestra, Kleinhans
Music Hall ( 3 Symphony
Cir.; bpo.org or 885-5000)
Buffalo Tango
Orkestra CD
Release Concert
Help celebrate
the release of this
group’s new CD.
6 p.m. at PAUSA Art
House ( 19 Wadsworth
St.; pausaarthouse.
com or 697-9069)
M&T Second Fridays
at the Burchfield
Penney .
On the Second Friday
of every month, thanks
to the support of M&T
Bank, the Burchfield
Penney hosts openings
and happy hours,
programs, concerts,
screenings, or other
special events.
All day at Burchfield Penney
Art Center (1300 Elmwood
Ave.; burchfieldpenney.
org or 878-6011)
13
Joe Diebold
Diebold started
visiting the Botanical
Gardens as a way to
escape the cold winter
weather and fell in love
with its beauty; his
photography has been
featured in Under the
Dome, the Botanical
Gardens newsletter.
Through Feb. 25 at
Arcangel Gallery, Buffalo
and Erie County Botanical
Gardens (2655 S. Park
Ave.; buffalogardens.
com or 827-1584)
America On Tap
Craft Beer Festival
There are hundreds of
craft beers to sample at
this craft beer celebration.
12–9: 30 p.m. at (Buffalo
Niagara Convention
Center; 153 Franklin
St.; americaontap.com/
event/buffalo-on-tap)
Tribal Seeds
Hear the reggae
band composed of
Al Anderson, Howard
Smith, Chet Samuels,
and Rohan Reid.
7 p.m. at Town
Ballroom (681 Main
St.; townballroom.
com or 852-3900)
The Allegory of Color
Art Opening .
Art instructor Cassie
Lipsitz debuts her work.
6 p.m. - 10 p.m. at PAUSA
Art House ( 19 Wadsworth
St.; pausaarthouse.
com or 697-9069)
14
Guy Wagner: In
Memoriam
Celebrate the life of
departed fellow actor
and friend Guy Wagner.
1 p.m. at Alleyway Theatre
( 1 Curtain Up Alley.;
alleyway.com or 852-2600)
Calico
This is a California
band in the deepest,
most natural sense of
the term; shorthand
for California country.
5 p.m. at Sportsmen’s
Tavern (326 Amherst
St.; sportsmensbuffalo.
com or 874-7734)
Jazz on Second Sundays
Artistic director George
Caldwell leads the BJC
Repertory Orchestra in an
afternoon of the music of
the Count Basie Orchestra.
2: 30 p.m. at The Buffalo
History Museum (One
Museum Court; buffalohistory.
org or 873 9644)
Alixandra
Martin Exhibit
Reception .
The Kenan Center kicks
off the 2018 gallery
schedule with a special
solo exhibit of work by
East Aurora artist, muralist
and illustrator. Included
in the exhibit will be
illustrations that celebrate
the history of the Kenan
Center in a specially
commissioned children’s
book entitled, The Place,
written by Cynthia Cotten
and illustrated by Martin.
Reception 2–5 p.m.; exhibit
through Jan. 19 at Kenan
Center Gallery (433 Locust
St., Lockport; kenancenter.
org or 443-2617)
15
Kids Day at the
Botanical Gardens
Stop by the Wegmans
Family Garden and
other hands-on stations
to participate in fun
seasonal activities
and meet some of the
amazing plants that live
at the Botanical Gardens.
10 a.m. at Buffalo and
Erie County Botanical
Gardens (2655 S. Park
Ave.; buffalogardens.
com or 827-1584)
16
Calidore Quartet
This award-winning group
gives a spellbinding
performance.
8 p.m. at Kleinhans
Music Hall ( 3 Symphony
Cir.; kleinhansbuffalo.
org or 885-5000)
17
Rachmaninoff &
His Psychiatrist
Local pianist/
psychiatrist Dr. Richard
Kogan performs in
honor of Rachmaninoff.
7 p.m. at Buffalo
Philharmonic Orchestra,
Kleinhans Music Hall
( 3 Symphony Cir.; bpo.
org or 885-5000)
Daniel Tiger’s
Neighborhood Live:
King for a Day!
The grr-ific musical for
little tigers and grownups alike is back with
an all-new show.
6: 30 p.m. at Mainstage
Theatre (Center for the Arts,
UB North Campus, Amherst;
ubcfa.org or 645-6915)
Spotlight On Youth
(SOY) is a coffee house
Buffalo open mic
series held on the third
Wednesday of every
other month giving
young people ages
12–21 a chance to share
and develop their talents
in front of a live and
supportive audience.
5: 30 p.m at Shea’s Smith
Theatre (658 Main St.;
justbuffalo.org or 832-5400)
19
The System
The Bob Seger Tribute
Band recreates a
classic ’70s-era concert
experience consisting
of radio hits and fan
favorites, combining
studio and live versions
from the multi-platinum Live Bullet.
8 p.m. at Riviera Theatre
( 67 Webster St., North
Tonawanda; rivieratheatre.
org or 692-2413)
Bruce
in the USA
Called the “most
powerful and intense
Springsteen experience
on the planet,” this high-energy musical event is
a note-perfect, visually
accurate recreation of
one of the greatest rock
’n’ roll bands of all time.
8 p.m. at Bear’s Den at
Seneca Niagara Casino
(310 4th St., Niagara Falls;
senecaniagaracasino.
com or 299-1100)
Henry Rollins
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