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Jeff Simon - 2/23/2007
News Arts Editor Jeff Simon has produced an Oscar Tip Sheet for the past 34 years. This year's appeared in Sunday's Spotlight section. Best Picture Will win: "Little Miss Sunshine" Should win: "The Departed" Comments: "Little Miss Sunshine" wins |
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Bob Stilson - 2/23/2007
Bob Stilson can be heard on Newsradio 930 WBEN with Sandy Beach from 5 to 6 p.m. every Friday on "The Movie Show" and Sundays from 7 to 8 p.m. Best Picture Will win: "The Departed" Should win: "The Departed" Comments: Personally, I don't see why this should even be up for discussion. |
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Larry Haneberg - 2/23/2007
Larry Haneberg, in his alter ego as "Larry the Web Guy," reviews films on Saturday Daybreak on WGRZ, on wgrz.com and in Night-Life magazine. Best Picture Will win: "Babel" Should win: "The Departed" Comments: "Babel" wins because: 1) It's an utterly fine picture and completely worthy of the award (although every picture nominated is); 2) Anglo-American Guilt. |
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TELL ME - 2/23/2007
Mark Zupan divides his life into chapters. Chapter One ended on Oct. 14, 1993, when Zupan was thrown from the bed of a truck and became paralyzed. |
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JUST ANNOUNCED - 2/23/2007
Rik Emmett. 7 p.m. March 16. With Perfect Game and Metalworks. Club Infinity, 8166 Main St., Williamsville. 565-0110. www.clubinfinityonline.com. $16 advance, $20 day of show (box office, Tickets.com). |
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FREE FOR ALL - 2/23/2007
The Where Do We Stand in Relation to Nature? film series continues at 7:30 p.m. Monday with a screening of the classic film "The Grapes of Wrath" in Alumni Lounge, Wick Center, Daemen College, 4380 Main St., with commentary by William Predmore. For more information, call 839-8253 or visit www.daemen.edu. |
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FUN FOR ONE - 2/23/2007
Let Zodiaque Dance Storm churn up excitement for you this weekend as it begins performances today in the Drama Theatre of UB's Center for the Arts, North Campus, Amherst. Performances run through March 4, and tickets are available through the Center for the Arts box office as well as Ticketmaster. For more information, call 645-ARTS. |
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NO I.D. REQUIRED - 2/23/2007
Come see the world without leaving Western New York when the Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society Museum opens its new exhibit today, "Bon Voyage: Buffalo Travels the World, 1830 to 1930," which showcases souvenirs from around the world. |
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Winning edge - 2/23/2007
You don't have to look at the calendar to know that the Academy Awards are just days away - you can tell that by how many people you hear saying "I'm going to the movies to see an Oscar film." |
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Behind the Scenes - 2/23/2007
Irish Classical Theatre Company is seeking interns for work backstage and in production for "Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme." For more information, e-mail Brian Cavanagh at cav123@verizon.net. |
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SHORT ORDERS - 2/23/2007
SEAsonings The annual SEAsonings fundraiser for the Aquarium of Niagara is scheduled from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the aquarium, 701 Whirlpool St., Niagara Falls. It's quite an event. |
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Variety shows - 2/23/2007
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, in its quest to adapt to changing times and audiences, is reconfiguring its Pops programs slightly for the 2007-08 season. |
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Glad to oblige - 2/23/2007
Danny Meyer has strong opinions about hospitality, as well he should. For more than 20 years he has used that focus to build an 11-restaurant empire in New York City. |
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Three bands to watch - 2/23/2007
Digital downloading hasn't changed everything. Almost everything, yes. But not everything. One aspect of the music business has remained a constant since the '60s, and that's the manner in which the natural swing of the pop pendulum defies the arbitrary logistical constraints imposed from the outside by bean counters, stock-watchers and trend-spotters. |
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A WING THING - 2/23/2007
The Anchor Bar 1047 Main St. 886-8920 Scene: Hockey fans, football fans, tourists, musicians, celebrities and locals Music: Jazz on Friday nights, Latin jazz on Saturdays |
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Fool's gold - 2/23/2007
To inaugurate its new 450-seat auditorium, Hilbert College is debuting a new play, "Fool's Errand," by Hilbert assistant professor Taylor Doherty. |
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Music lessons - 2/23/2007
This is a big weekend for the art of chamber music. The renowned Alexander String Quartet is in town, giving two concerts and a master class as part of the Slee Beethoven Quartet Series. At the same time, Canisius College is playing host to the first winter installment of the Bravo International Chamber Music Workshop, held in July for the last two years at Niagara University. |
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CLUB CHATTER - 2/23/2007
Metal feast Touring as opening act with Slayer, kings of thrash metal, is a dream come true for a thrash act on the rise. |
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