Tesla Festival
Friday 22nd Sep, 2017
A multi-disciplinary art party to celebrate the life and legacy of Nikola Tesla in WNY and Buffalo as the world's first "Electric City." Join the Electric Circus for a Victorian-inspired night of creativity and innovation with Buffalo-Niagara Tesla Festival!
Buffalo Niagara Tesla Festival (TeslaFest.org) Presents "Nikola Tesla: Electric Circus" Friday, September 22, 2017 6pm-midnight (Autumn Equinox), a Tesla-themed extravaganza in a sprawling Old First Ward (near Gene McCarthy's) turn-of-the-century barrel factory fabulously reimagined as the Lakeward Spirits Distillery and Events Center.
• VIP experience from 6:00-8:00pm, Art Party from 8:00pm-midnight with artist Installations, Tesla Coil, projections, live and electronic music + DJs, dancers, performance art, poetry, Slavic band and much more! The man himself will arrive in a Tesla at 6:30pm to a red carpet greeting and press conference.
Plus:
• Regional Tours of Tesla Sites
• Access to Historic Landmarks
• Tesla Car Meetup
Put on by Martin McGee, Dana Saylor, and Tara Sasiadek in concert with ELAB (who brought you CITY of NIGHT). Tickets are limited, so buy yours soon!
DID YOU KNOW?
Nikola Tesla's goal in life, imagined as a young man, was to get to Niagara Falls so he could install his AC-powered turbines to capture and distribute power worldwide. The successful results in Western New York marked the pinnacle of his astonishing career and a major turning point in the course of civilization.