Wednesday, 3/20
Arditti String Quartet, Slee Hall, 8 p.m., $5 for students.
Love Cowboys, Blue Green, and the Afterbirth Tycoon, Mohawk Place, 9 p.m., $5.
Wesley Willis with Clearmotive, Harriman Hall, 7 p.m., $5 for students.
Omar and the Howlers with Mark Winsick, The Tralf, 8 p.m.
Thursday, 3/21
Arts Council 16th Annual Arts Award Luncheon, Buffalo Convention Center, 12-1:30 p.m., $25-75.
Shrine Circus, Hamburg Fairgrounds, 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m., $8.
Friday, 3/22
Peter Nero with BPO, Kleinhans Music Hall, 7:30 p.m., $20-62. Repeat performance at 8 p.m. on 3/23.
John Brown's Body, Nietzsche's, 11 p.m.
Saturday, 3/23
"The Peter Rabbit Revue," Center for the Arts, 2 p.m.
"Pretty in Pink" free film series, Shea's Performing Arts Center, 7 p.m.
Rhythm Stew, Allen Street Dance Studio, 6 p.m., $3 for students.
Kootsie Thaw Ball, Hyatt Regency, $40, over 21 and creative black tie event.
Last Conservative CD Release Party, Johnny Nobody, and Peter Grey, Mohawk Place, 11 p.m., $5.
Best of the Best comedy, The Tralf, 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. (2 shows).
Sunday, 3/24
Gift to the Community Concert: Timothy Fain, Mary Seaton Room at Kleinhans
Music Hall, 4:30 p.m., free.
Oscar Night Bash, Adam's Mark Hotel, 7:30 p.m., $30 in advance, $25 at door. Optional black tie.
Monday, 3/25
"Rigoletto" Opera, Shea's Performing Arts Center, 8 p.m., $22.50-57.50.
Mushroomhead, Lamb of God, Dog Fashion Disco, and Five Point O, Showplace Theater, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, 3/26
Robert Emmet Long, author of Broadway: The Golden Years, reading and book signing, Allen Hall, 7 p.m.
Thursday, 3/28
90 Day Men, Mohawk Place, 10 p.m., $5.
Kids in the Hall, Shea's Performing Arts Center, 7 p.m., $32-42.
Gaelic Storm and Jackdaw, The Tralf, 8 p.m.
Friday, 3/29
Hypnotic Clambake, Nietzsche's, 11 p.m.
Sunday, 3/31
Anti-Flag, Good Riddance, Strike Anywhere, and Thought Riot, Showplace Theatre, doors open at 7 p.m., $.
Monday, 4/1
Dashboard Confessional, The Anniversary, and Seafood, The Funhouse, doors at 6 p.m.
Wednesday, 4/3
Diana Krall, Shea's Performing Arts Center, 8 p.m., $27.50-57.50.
Bob Dylan Imitators Contest, Nietzsche's, 8 p.m.
Thursday, 4/4
"The Kiss Off," Center for the Arts, 8 p.m., $3 for students. Continues through 4/7 (Sunday show at 4 p.m.).
