Sunday September 20th, 2015

Upcoming events & things to do near you.

Dozynski Polish Harvest Festival
Sat Sep 19th → Sun Sep 20th

Dozynski Polish Harvest Festival

This joyful celebration, which dates to the middle ages, is the Polish equivalent of America’s Thanksgiving holiday. In Poland, this event marks the end of the wheat harvest. At Corpus Christi, Dozynki is an opportunity to give thanks for all manner of blessings. The heart of the Polish Harvest Festival… >>

OVERKILL, Symphony X
Sun Sep 20th

OVERKILL, Symphony X

The Rapids Theater

All Ages Event, Anyone under 16 Must be accompanied by an adult 18+

Darkness Divided, It Lies Within, & A War Within
Sun Sep 20th

Darkness Divided, It Lies Within, & A War Within

Broadway Joe's

For The Music Productions Presents: Darkness Divided, It Lies Within, & A War Within  w/ Into The Harbor, Contempt Creates A Killer, & Lucid Serenity Sunday, September 20th $10.00 pre-sale, $13.00 day of show Ages 16+ (Valid ID Required) Doors open at 6:00pm at: Broadway Joe's Bar & Grille 3051 Main… >>

Dozynski Polish Harvest Festival
Sat Sep 19th → Sun Sep 20th

Dozynski Polish Harvest Festival

Enjoy great food and drink throughout the festival, including a Polish Platter (golabki, lazy pierogi, polish sausage, sweet/sour cabbage, bread/butter), homemade pierogi, baloney & onions & more. The bar will feature Polish/American b eers & wine, as well as special mugs. The Polish Cafe wiill offer… >>

Quaker Arts Festival
Sat Sep 19th → Sun Sep 20th

Quaker Arts Festival

The largest suburban Arts Festival in Western New York! More than 50,000 people will trek to Orchard Park to shop and support the talented artists and craftsmen in our region, working in Fine Art, Graphics, Photography, Sculpture, Ceramic/Pottery, Fiber, Leather, Floral Design, Glass, Jewelry, Mixed… >>

Shea's 5K Run & Walk
Sun Sep 20th

Shea's 5K Run & Walk

This Race begins and ends at Shea's in the heart of Buffalo's Theatre District. A fabulous After Party will take place at the Theatre Place Pavilion right next to Shea's, featuring a variety of food, beer and raffles! The Shea's 24th Annual 5K Run & Walk follows a USATF Certified Course, and the first… >>

Albert Cummings w/ Grace Lougen & The Leftover Pancakes
Sun Sep 20th

Albert Cummings w/ Grace Lougen & The Leftover Pancakes

Buffalo Iron Works Presents: Albert Cummings w/ Grace Lougen & The Leftover Pancakes: Breaking every cliche associated with the blues while producing some of the most powerful music of the 21st century comes natural to Albert Cummings. The Massachusetts native learned the requisite three chords on the… >>

Deaf Awareness Week
Sat Sep 19th → Fri Sep 25th

Deaf Awareness Week

Deaf Awareness Week on September 19- 25 is an opportunity for the hearing community in Buffalo and Western New York to better understand the deaf culture and the challenges facing those who are deaf or hard of hearing. The Kickoff for Deaf Awareness Week will take place at the Walden Galleria Mall on… >>

Monty Python's Spamalot
Fri Sep 11th → Sun Sep 27th

Monty Python's Spamalot

Lancaster Opera House

Lovingly ripped off from the motion picture Monty Python and the Holy Grail , "Spamalot ” is the Broadway hit and irreverent parody of the Arthurian legend. Rude Frenchmen, Can-Can dancers, the Lady of the Lake and her Laker Girls, killer rabbits, and catapulting cows are just part of the adventures… >>

Buffalo River History Tours
Fri Aug 7th → Wed Sep 30th

Buffalo River History Tours

Canalside Buffalo

Hear the story of the Erie Canal, Buffalo's history as the largest grain port in the world and experience the nation's largest collection of standing grain elevators from just a few feet away. Come travel along the waterway that made Buffalo one of the biggest and richest cities in the world while you...… >>

For Heaven's Sake
Thu Sep 17th → Sun Oct 4th

For Heaven's Sake

Shea's 710 Theatre

A witty drama about family, faith, and the ties that bind, FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE! played to packed houses Off-Broadway last fall. The play is set in 1974 Buffalo and follows the Kilgannons, a typical Irish-American family, during a time when the world outside was changing fast, the generation gap was widening… >>

Granny Bird
Thu Sep 10th → Sun Oct 4th

Granny Bird

Alleyway Theater

Something magical and musical happens when the prospect of sending Granny to a senior care facility prompts an escape to a tree house where the winds of freedom carry her even  beyond this earthly plane!   Suitable for all ages.

The Real Thing
Fri Sep 18th → Sat Oct 10th

The Real Thing

Tony award for Best Play! The Real Thing is about Henry, a playwright, who is not so happily married to Charlotte, the lead actress in his play about a marriage on the verge of collapse. is their marriage Fiction, or the real thing?

Hispanic Heritage Month - This Week
Tue Sep 15th → Thu Oct 15th

Hispanic Heritage Month - This Week

A full and successful Hispanic Heritage Month wraps up with two final events this week. On Thursday, October 15, at 5:00pm at the Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy PS#76, enjoy “Commemoration of Pioneers to Bilingual Education Buffalo Public Schools." And finally, on Saturday, October 17, at 11:00am… >>

A Little Night Music
Fri Sep 18th → Sun Oct 18th

A Little Night Music

Irish Classical Theatre Company

Arguably one of the most enchanting of Stephen Sondheim’s brilliant works, this sophisticated and romantic tale explores the passions and peccadilloes of several couples in turn-of-the-century Sweden. Successful lawyer Fredrik Egerman is married to an 18 year old trophy wife, Anne, but his heart lies… >>