LATIN FIRE

Enrico Lopez-Yañez, conductor José Sibega, trumpet

Mónica Abrego, soprano

A passionate and energetic celebration of Hispanic orchestral music, this sizzling program includes Tico Tico no Fubá, Bésame Mucho, Granada, Carmen Suite, Libertango, Brasil, y mucho más!

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•PEBO BRYSON, 8 p.m. Feb. 9-10, Niagara Resort & Casino Niagara Falls, Bear's Den. Tickets start @ $65 on sale at senecniagaracasino. com

•JODECI, 8 p.m. Feb. 10 Niagara Resort & Casino Bear's Den. Tickets start @ $55 on sale at senecniagaracasino.com

•VALENTINE’S SOUL

JAM Friday, 8 p.m. Feb. 10, featuring The Whispers, Howard Hewett, Heatwave Rochester Auditorium theatre, Rochester, NY

•ROYAL COMEDY

TOUR 2023,March 31 at 8 p.m. Rochester Auditorium starring Sommore, Bruce Bruce, Lavell Crawford, Arnez J, Rochester Auditorium Theatre

•BRIAN MCKNIGHT, Saturday, March 11, 8 p.m. Buffalo Shea’s Performing Arts Center

In October, Goldenvoice, the company responsible for the famous Coachella music festival held every year in the California desert, sued Afrochella for alleged copyright infringement.

Although Afroachella organizers report they won the lawsuit, they had already been planning on going through a rebranding which included the name change to AfroFuture. because they felt they needed to evolve.

"The future is Africa and we want people to come to Africa, so that is why we wanted to do AfroFuture. The future is bright and we want more people to come to the continent,” explained co-founder of Afrochella, Ken Agyapong Jnr.

Call For Artwork

Garden Walk Buffalo, Americas largest garden tour, is looking for submissions of original artwork to promote the 2023 event, which will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 29 & 30, 2023. Entries are due Tuesday, January 31, 2023 Email your entry to aclark@ gardensbuffaloniagara.com. Include ART ENTRY in the subject line. For more info & guidelines for submission email GardenWalkBuffalo@ GardensBuffaloNiagara.com or call (716) 247-5004.