Friday July 14th, 2017
Upcoming events & things to do near you.
July M&T Second Friday and Opening of 50 in 50
There's a stellar lineup at the Burchfield Penney's July Second Friday event. It's the gala Opening of 50 in 50: Fifty Works for 50 Years. At sunset see what happens when the surface of the museum in The Front Yard tranforms into an immersive, video gaming gallery. Anthony Swinnich and Steven Boyar… >>
2017 Jack Beatty Memorial Hospice Cruise & Clambake
The 2017 Jack Beatty Hospice Cruise & Clambake will take place on Friday July 14. This event is open to the public. Members of the Youngstown Yacht Club generously donate their boats and their time to take you and your friends up the Niagara River for a leisurely cruise, while you enjoy cocktails and… >>
Mother Mother at Rapids Theatre
The python of all indie Canadian synth-rock bands, the five-piece outfit known as Mother Mother, is striking Rapids Theatre July 14 with their venomous riffs and some human intervention as part of their 2017 No Culture tour.
The Shuffling Madness plays the music of Jethro Tull in Buffalo, NY
The Shuffling Madness plays all the best music of Jethro Tull in the area. Come see us at a great venue!The Sportsmen's Tavern is the perfect place to see a show also. 2 deck stadium seating in the upper deck. Outdoor patio with open air viewing from the outside. The place really can't be beat. It's… >>
The Stacy White Suite/ Garrett Shea/ Darling Harbor & more!
FTMP Events presents:The Stacy White Suitew/ Garrett Shea and The Red Letter Kings, Darling Harbor, The Rifts, & more!Friday, July 14thDoors at 6:00 pm$10 Presale, $15 at the doorAges 18+ (ID Required / Strictly Enforced)Tickets: http://www.purplepass.com/StacyWhiteSuite071417at: Evening Star Concert… >>
Orations, Future States, DONKNG, and Baci e Ceci
Spooky Buffalo indie shakers Orations bring their literate, haunting sounds to legendary music club Mohawk Place with special guests. Future States from Montreal play tasteful and refined pyschedelic pop. DONKNG from Gainsville, Florida offer raw art-inspired indie rock. Baci e Ceci is one of the many… >>
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.… >>
In The Valley Below
In The Valley Below (married couple Jeffrey Jacob and Angela Gail) share the video for the band's new single "Bloodhands (Oh My Fever)" which premiered today on Sirius Alt Nation and is released today through Bay Area indie Bright Antenna Records (ADA). The band also announces the Elephant EP to be… >>
Miami Nights All White Affair
The 8th Annual Miami Nights All White Affair is an annual All White Attire event presented by Dennis Wilson (owner of The Oakk Room Restaurant). The event features a fashion show, urban vendor market, multiple DJs, a cigar lounge on the patio and more. The event typically fdraws more than 1,000 guests… >>
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… >>
Italian Heritage Festival
Visit the La Cucina Galbani® Cooking Stage every day for delicious recipe ideas and demonstrations by local chefs from Buffalo’s favorite restaurants. Kids can compete in the Children’s Cheese Building Contests taking place every day at 2 p.m. and adults can enjoy Wine Tastings at 4 p.m. Galbani will… >>
Convention Days 2017 Festival
Join Women's Rights National Historical Park for Convention Days 2017! This year's theme is "We Are the Ones We've Been Waiting For." Our Keynote Speaker will be Elizabeth Nyamayaro, executive director of the #HeForShe movement and the senior advisor to the Under-Secretary-General UN Women.Convention… >>
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,… >>
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… >>
Sail Buffalo's 2017 ASA 101 Sail Class: July 14-16
Our goal at Sail Buffalo is to help students to become safe, confident sailors. We promise to give you the tools necessary to excel beyond the requirements of the ASA national course examinations. By the end of this class you will be able to skipper a sloop-rigged keelboat of approximately 20 to 27… >>
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… >>
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… >>
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… >>
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… >>
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,… >>
