CAB Coffeehouse is sponsoring student and faculty performances at 8 tonight in The Rathskeller. The open-microphone event will feature music and poetry from the participants ... "Lethal Weapon 4," starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover and Rene Russo, plays tonight at 7:30 in the Dresser Auditorium in the Murphy Professional Building. It is also scheduled to play at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and at 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $1 ...

The SBU Fall Concert is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Sunday in the Rigas Family Theater of The Quick Center for the Arts ... Pop icon Billy Joel plans to perform at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo on Nov. 4. The show, which begins at 8 p.m., costs $39.50. Tickets can be obtained by calling FANTASTIX at 888-223-6000 ...

Silo 6 is scheduled to perform with The Dominant 7 and Meade Crosby at the Jam Community Room at Cornell University in Ithaca on Saturday. The show begins at 8 p.m. ... Barry Drake is scheduled to present a lecture, "80s Rock Music in the Video Age," at 8 p.m. Wednesday in The Rathskeller ...

Phish plans to release its latest album, "The Story of the Ghost," next week ... R.E.M.'s new album, "Up," is also scheduled to be released next week ...

Monica regained her No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts this week for her single, "The First Night" ... Jay-Z held the No. 1 album position for the second week in a row with "Vol. 2 ... Hard Knock Life" ...

"Dancing in the Dark," a musical about an aspiring choreographer, opens tonight at the Studio Arena Theatre in Buffalo. The show is scheduled to run until Nov. 21. For more information about the show, call the theater at 856-5650 ...

Janet Reed & Dancers plan to perform at 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Buffalo State College's Rockwell Hall. Tickets cost $10-$12 ... Also, John Astin is scheduled to portray Edgar Allen Poe in "Once Upon A Midnight" at Rockwell Hall on Thursday. The show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $24-$30. Call the box office at 878-3005 for tickets.

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