Wednesday July 12th, 2017

2017 Problem Gambling Training Partnership

The Problem Gambling Training Partnership is hosting an exclusive conference to train counseling professionals to assess and treat problem gambling on Tuesday, July 11 through Wednesday, July 12. Attendance at the PGTP Conferences is the first step in the process to become eligible to be listed on the… >>

Billy Strings & Trout Steak Revival

Billy Strings Whether sharing stages with acoustic music royalty, crisscrossing the nation playing as a solo artist or performing high-energy, jaw-dropping sets at festivals, the reaction to Billy Strings tends to come in two varieties: “Who is this guy?” and “That kid can play!” Raised in Michigan… >>

LINO-CUTS & LETTERPRESS WORKSHOP

☛ Lino-Cuts & Letterpress (2 SESSION CLASS) ☚ Wednesdays, July 12 & 19 • 6-9pm Relief Printing is the most basic and direct of all printmaking techniques. Ink is applied to the surface of a printing block and is transferred to paper (think of a rubber stamp). Yet despite this simplicity, subtle and… >>

Fuel & Marcy Playground

FTMP Events presents:Fuel & Marcy PlaygroundWednesday, July 12thDoors at 6:00 pm$35 Presale, $45 at the doorAges 18+ (ID Required / Strictly Enforced)Tickets: http://www.purplepass.com/Fuel071217at: Evening Star Concert Hall / VENUE8810 Niagara Falls BlvdNiagara Falls, NY 14304/ Keep updated on all… >>

Summer Concert Series: Jack Civiletto Sings Sinatra

The GreenFields Continuing Care Community is hosting its annual Summer Concert Series, starting with Jack Civiletto on Wednesday, July 12 at 6:30 p.m at The GreenFields gazebo.

Firearm Safety and Pistol Permit Course

Whether you’re a rifle or shotgun owner or just someone interested in getting a handgun, the most important thing about gun ownership is safety. Even though a course is not required to own rifles and shotguns in NY, safety training is highly recommended. And, if you’re interested in getting a handgun… >>

Artpark Art Camp

Artpark's popular artist-led workshops feature drawing, painting, clay, kinetic sculpture, art in miniature, craft art, photography, and more! Camp runs from 9am-4pm throughout the week Sessions availble: July 10-14, July 17-21, July 24-28Ages 9-14 $250 per week session, register now at www.artpark.netArt… >>

2017 Junior Sail Camp Week 3: July 10 -14

We teach sailing.But, we also teach important life lessons.Every morning, we begin with a classroom session which goes over theory and explains what they will practice that day. Then sailors head out into the harbor and turn theory into practice. Over the week, the kids learn terminology, rigging, hoisting,… >>

Book Arts Camp For Kids

Book Arts Camp for Kids! Monday-Friday, July 10-14 • 9:30am-1:30pm This 5-day summer camp will feature hands-on activities, perfect for those craft-loving kiddos. Campers will participate in artist-led activities each day, from print making and book binding to origami techniques and altering books.… >>

Shakespeare in Delaware Park’s The Merry Wives of Windsor

Shakespeare in Delaware Park's first 2017 summer performance is The Merry Wives of Windsor. This comedy is the only Shakespeare play to deal exclusively with contemporary English Life.  The “must-see summer event” Shakespeare in Delaware Park reaches more than 40,000 audience members each year and is… >>

Chautauqua Theater Company: Noises Off

Location: Bratton TheaterEvent ticket required(Your theater ticket will admit you to the grounds. You do not need an additional gate pass)Michael Frayn’s Noises Off is a roller-coaster, side-splittingly funny look at theatre – both onstage and off – as a hapless troupe of actors attempt to mount a dreadful,… >>

Best of Buffalo

Join us for a downtown walking tour of the best of Buffalo architecture and history! The buildings included on this overview tour help to tell the story of Buffalo’s rapid rise to prominence, from the opening of the Erie Canal to the 1901 Pan-American Exposition. Buildings seen on this tour were designed… >>

Artpark Theater Academy: A Broadway Jr. Program

Coleus & Color at The Botanical Gardens

10am-5pm - 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! Rainbows of color will be incorporated into this summer exhibit of thousands of coleus and so much color! See many different botanical… >>

Pretty/Funny at MusicalFare

A World Premiere musical from Buffalo native Marisa Guida, Buffalonian Philip Farugia and MusicalFare!  A coming of age story inspired by the life and work of comedienne, Imogene Coca.  Mom gets a promotion, Dad gets fired and their pre-pubescent daughter, Genny, is being picked on at school.  With… >>

PRETTY FUNNY: THE MUSICAL

Conceived by Marisa Guida Book and Lyrics by Marisa Guida Music and Lyrics by Philip Farugia Directed by Randall Kramer Choreographed by Doug Weyand Music Direction by Philip Farugia  A 21st century Cinderella story for the young, the old, and those who find their way without a dress, a castle or a… >>

William Smyers

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! Presenting his third exhibit in the Arcangel Gallery, Smyers is a known photographer in WNY. He takes pride in his high… >>

Sets in the City Buffalo

USTA Eastern’s Sets in the City Buffalo will begin on Wednesday, July 12 from 6 - 8 p.m. at West Seneca East Senior High School in West Seneca, N.Y. The social tennis league is for young adults to start or continue playing tennis in an exciting, yet relaxed atmosphere. The cost is $60 per player for… >>

M&T Plaza Concert Series

Plaza Event Series will feature 54 performances this summer. It starts June 12, with the season’s last performance scheduled for August 25. Five new acts have been added to the line-up, and several favorites will continue their longtime streaks of Plaza Event Series appearances.  

Shape of a Pocket

June 30–August 26Opening: July 7, 6–9pmEvents: July 29, August 12, August 25 Featuring work by Morgan Arnett, Jason Bernagozzi, Charlie Best and Jaz Palermo, W. Michelle Harris, Kyla Kegler, Dana McKnight, Przemyslaw Moskal, Van Tran Nguyen, Elisa Peebles and the United Melanin Society, Carl Spartz,… >>

Travel Raffle at The Botanical Gardens

Tickets - $20 - 3 Chances to WIN and only 700 will be sold!  Tickets on sale June 1-September 1 Grand Prize - Dream Vacation! - A trip for two to Ireland, Mexico, or the Caribbean!  You pick where AND when! All arrangements will be made for you through The Travel Team Inc. Travel voucher has a maximum… >>

2017 Little Free Library® Design Competition

The Buffalo Architecture Foundation's 2017 Little Free Library® Design Competition is an Open, Two-stage, Design Competition to design, construct, and install a contemporary book shelter in underprivileged neighborhoods in Buffalo, NY. Architects, designers, sculptors, carpenters, students, etc. interested… >>

Buffalo Dead All Stars - play the music of the Grateful Dead every second Wednesday

Every second Wednesday of the month in the 716 the Buffalo Dead All-Stars unite to play you some of the best Grateful Dead. The band is comprised of musicans from the many GD bands that Western NY has to offer. The Sportsmen's Tavern is the perfect place to see a show also. 2 deck stadium seating in… >>

The Roaming Table - Lewiston Culinary Tours

Come discover what the Village of Lewiston (minutes from Niagara Falls) has to offer in a new and fun way! Sample food and beverages from restaurants nationally featured on Food Network's "Man v. Food" and The Travel Channel's "Best of the Road" along with local favorites. The tastings are enough for… >>

Shark Girl: Never Quite There

Clifton Hall Link In the two short years since Casey Riordan Millard’s iconic Shark Girl arrived in Western New York, the sculpture has been so widely shared and experienced that it is now one of Buffalo’s best-known citizens. However, it is perhaps less well-know that Shark Girl has served as one of… >>

Saint Joan at Shaw Festival

Who was Joan of Arc? The saviour of France … or a deluded country girl? Bernard Shaw’s greatest play about the most remarkable teenage girl in history. Saint Joan is Bernard Shaw’s greatest play. At its centre is the most remarkable teenage girl in history. But who is she? The divinely-inspired saviour… >>

Me and My Girl

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… >>

WNY Sports-card Collectible and Memorabilia Show

Check out our Western New York Monthly Sports-card, Collectible and Memorabilia show now being held at: Leonard Post Jr2450 Walden AvenueCheektowaga, New York 14226 September 13, 2017October 11, 2017November 8, 2017December 13, 2017 Vendor Tables Available 25.00 each or 2 for 40.00Free AdmissionShows… >>

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,… >>