Saturday April 22nd, 2017

Upcoming events & things to do near you.

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"Find Yourself Retreat" in Ellicottville NY
Fri Apr 21st → Sun Apr 23rd

"Find Yourself Retreat" in Ellicottville NY

Every day, every moment, we as individuals are changing. It might be due to circumstances, the roles we play, the expectations placed upon us by others, or the hats we wear... whatever the cause, we adapt to our surroundings. Think for a moment how many hats YOU wear and how different you are in each… >>

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Kid's Spa Parties!
Sat Apr 1st → Sun Apr 30th

Kid's Spa Parties!

You're So Vain Spa

April Special! A chance to give the kids a very special occasion they will always remember. Spa With Me Kid's Spa Parties are for little peanuts, tweens and teens. Two hours of fun for 4 kids for only $150! $33 for each additional guest and each guest gets a FREE GIFT FROM THE TREASURE CABINET TO TAKE… >>

Art Express: Family Programs
Sat Feb 25th → Sat Apr 22nd

Art Express: Family Programs

Art Express at the Castellani Art Museum Families can enjoy a mini museum tour, storytelling and a hands-on art making activity. This program is suitable for kids ages 6-12.  Preregistration required, call 716-286-8200. Space is limited. Saturdays from 2:00-4:00 pm $5/child, adults are free, free with… >>

CBW 5th Anniversary Extravaganza and Huge Fun Party Time. Yes!
Sat Apr 22nd

CBW 5th Anniversary Extravaganza and Huge Fun Party Time. Yes!

On April 22nd of this year we celebrate the road ahead. That road includes a new 20bbl brewhouse and taproom in Buffalo and a 3bbl brewhouse and taproom in Niagara Falls, NY. Our little brewery is growing up!We're inviting our new neighbors and old friends to a street party featuring some of our favorite… >>

Record Store Day with Jim Santella
Sat Apr 22nd

Record Store Day with Jim Santella

It's Record Store Day! Spend a few minutes with Jim Santella reminiscing about all the bands and all the bars where they played back in the day when records weren't retro. They were our life! Jim will be chatting and signing copies of his book, Classic Rock, Classic Jock. Stop on by!

Driftwood
Fri Apr 21st → Sat Apr 22nd

Driftwood

Driftwood at The Sportmens TavernFriday, April 21 - 9:30pmSaturday, April 22 - 9:30pm Ages: 21+Tix: $15 adv | $20 dosTicket link: http://bit.ly/DW_BUF Feel free to check out the Driftwood network:Follow them on TwitterBecome a Fan on FacebookFollow them on InstagramWatch videos on YouTubeOfficial websiteListen… >>

Queen City Roller Girls: Lake Effect Furies/Subzero Sirens DOUBLEHEADER vs Steel City Roller Derby
Sat Apr 22nd

Queen City Roller Girls: Lake Effect Furies/Subzero Sirens DOUBLEHEADER vs Steel City Roller Derby

Buffalo Riverworks

Looking to fill your Saturday night with a little more action? Head to Riverworks at 7PM on Saturday, April 22 to cheer on your Lake Effect Furies and Subzero Sirens as both teams take on Steel City Roller Derby in the first doubleheader of the season! If you’ve never seen a travel team game before,… >>

Earthday Fun Raiser for WNY VegFest!
Sat Apr 22nd

Earthday Fun Raiser for WNY VegFest!

All Proceeds to Help Fund Our Work and Keep the WNY VegFest FREE to the Community!... All Vegan! Come out to have a Good Time and Help us Raise some Fun! You will be supporting the important work of the WNY VegFest! Come Celebrate and Bring A Date, Mix and Mingle! Shake it on down! Invite Friends and… >>

Buffalo March for Science
Sat Apr 22nd

Buffalo March for Science

Delaware Park

The Buffalo March for Science will begin at Soldier's Circle. We will march on Lincoln Parkway to Delaware Park where a rally and Science Festival will be held. Please contact us if you or your organization would like to have a table / exhibition at the festival. Organizers are still in the process… >>

Buffalo Small Plate Debate
Sat Apr 22nd

Buffalo Small Plate Debate

Join Dog Ear’s Bookstore for a Night of Delicious Debates! Our 9th annual fundraiser has taken on a twist this year with Buffalo’s Small Plate Debate! Restaurants from all over Buffalo are competing for the title of Best Appetizer, we invite you to join us as we taste the best that our city has to offer.… >>

Earth Day Spring Cleanup
Sat Apr 22nd

Earth Day Spring Cleanup

The Elmwood Village Association will be teaming up with community members and volunteers to do a few “clean sweeps” of the Elmwood Village in anticipation of Earth Day on Saturday, April 22.  We will gather and splitup into groups and distribute supplies for cleanup and beautification. We will collaborate… >>

Lost and Found: Celebrating 150 Years of the SPCA - Trolley Tour
Sat Apr 22nd

Lost and Found: Celebrating 150 Years of the SPCA - Trolley Tour

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the founding of the SPCA Serving Erie County (the second oldest SPCA in the nation). And all of the founders of this outstanding organization, including President Millard Fillmore, William G. Fargo and Mrs. John C. Lord, are buried here in Forest Lawn. So we're… >>

Buffalo State Runway 10
Sat Apr 22nd

Buffalo State Runway 10

Buffalo State College’s Fashion and Textile Technology Department will highlight the best work of students and alumni designers during our professional Runway fashion show, on April 22, 2017. All proceeds go to the Fashion and Textiles Technology Scholarship Fund. VIP tickets - $100 Advance-sale tickets:… >>

Nature Play Presentation with Author Dave Bauer
Sat Apr 22nd

Nature Play Presentation with Author Dave Bauer

On Saturday, April 22, Dave Bauer, Author of What's Under That Rock, Papa? will be hosting a storytelling presentation and creative outdoor play session from 1p.m. - 2p.m. at the Orchard Park Public Library.  When Serea and Kai spend a weekend at their Grammy and Papa's home, it's always a time of discovery… >>

Speedy Parker Blues Band
Sat Apr 22nd

Speedy Parker Blues Band

Pizza Plant Italian Pub - Transit Road

We've got the Speedy Parker Blues Band in the house!The Band“Speedy Parker Blues Band” was introduced to the Buffalo area in July of 1999 employing some of the areas finest unknown musicians. They quickly established themselves as major players and have gained the respect of fellow musicians and blues… >>

Help A Horse Day
Sat Apr 22nd

Help A Horse Day

Join the ASPCA and Phoenix Rising Equine Rescue Help the horses . Admission is free .  We will have a Magic Show , wildlife presentations, pony rides, games. face painting, Theme basket raffle, a horse feed station and much much more. Get up close and personal with all the rescue horses !  This is a… >>

Record Store Day 90’s Party
Sat Apr 22nd

Record Store Day 90’s Party

Buffalo Iron Works

Saturday April 22nd – Record Store Day 90’s Party w/ Kurt & The Loders & Great Lakes Brewing Co.Doors: 5:00pm, Show: 6:00pm – Tickets: FREE – Ages: 21+

Spring Flower Exhibit
Sat Apr 1st → Sun Apr 23rd

Spring Flower Exhibit

Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens

Don’t miss WNY’s favorite Easter tradition!  This year’s exhibit will be dripping with color. With more than 22,000 bulbs on display, come and celebrate the sensations of spring inside our Dome. Fragrant shrubs and flowers of every kind will be set against the ombre hues of tulips and daffodils highlighting… >>

Patriots Day Weekend
Sat Apr 22nd → Sun Apr 23rd

Patriots Day Weekend

Patriots Day Weekend launches Old Fort Niagara's reenactment season with a salute to veterans and patriotism on April 22 and 23. The weekend's family-friendly, educational and interactive activities will enlighten visitors about the Battles of Lexington and Concord that began April 19, 1775, and started… >>

Contentual Relationships: A Collaborative Exhibition by Scott Kristopher
Fri Mar 24th → Fri Apr 28th

Contentual Relationships: A Collaborative Exhibition by Scott Kristopher

An opening reception to celebrate Contentual Relationships, a collaborative exhibition by Scott Kristopher will be held on Friday, March 24th from 6:00-9:00pm. Contentual Relationships will be on view from March 24th – April 28th, 2017, and is free and open to the public. Contentual Relationships is… >>

Joan Saba
Fri Mar 17th → Sun May 7th

Joan Saba

Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens

Arcangel Gallery Exhibit - Included with Botanical Garden admission - $11 adults, $10 seniors (62+), $9 students (13+ with ID), $6 Kids 3-12, members and kids 2 and under are free! Art In Bloom - Saba returns to the Arcangel Gallery featuring her original oil paintings of flowers on a grand scale. … >>

Guitar: The Instrument that Rocked the World
Sat Jan 21st → Sun May 7th

Guitar: The Instrument that Rocked the World

Buffalo Museum of Science

Take a journey through a motley crew of legendary guitars in the must-see exhibition GUITAR: The Instrument That Rocked The World open Saturday, January 21 through Sunday, May 7. For a limited time only, guests are invited to explore the evolution of the single most enduring icon in American history… >>

Raymond Bonilla: Art Exhibition
Mon Mar 20th → Fri May 12th

Raymond Bonilla: Art Exhibition

Joseph Miller Paintings and Drawings
Fri Mar 24th → Fri May 26th

Joseph Miller Paintings and Drawings

Joseph Miller is an Associate Professor at SUNY College at Buffalo where he has taught drawing and painting since he joined the faculty in 1997. He exhibits nationwide and is in numerous collections. Mr. Miller received his Masters of Fine Art in Painting at the Southern Illinois University at Carbondale… >>

City of Light Bus Tour
Sat Apr 22nd → Sat Jun 17th

City of Light Bus Tour

At the end of the nineteenth century, Buffalo was a major American city in the forefront of technological progress.  It was a busy inland port and a railroad hub with heavy industry and state-of-the-art electricity – all of which brought great wealth to the city.  These economic and technological developments… >>

Me and My Girl
Wed Apr 5th → Sun Oct 15th

Me and My Girl

Shaw Festival Theatre

Can a Cockney man give up his old life – and love! – to join the upper class? The sparkling and fun British hit musical. This delightful comic romp from the thirties follows the fortunes of Bill Snibson, a proud Cockney who is amazed to learn that he’s actually the fourteenth Earl of Hareford. But if… >>

BUILDING BUFFALO: Buildings From Books, Books From Buildings
Thu Apr 20th → Sat Mar 31st

BUILDING BUFFALO: Buildings From Books, Books From Buildings

This new exhibit, open free to the public, focuses on an outstanding collection of rare and exquisitely illustrated books encompassing the history of architecture and landscape design from the late 15th through mid-20th Century.  Part of one of the finest civic collections on architecture in the country,… >>