Saturday July 15th, 2017

Fire Cannot Kill a Quizmaster: A Game of Thrones Quiz!

Does the equation R+L=J mean something to you? Have you chanted Shame at your pet whilst ringing a bell when they misbehave? Do you always sit as close to the exits as possible at weddings? On Saturday, July 15th we’re headed back to the seven kingdoms to claim what is ours and bring you the 4th edition… >>

Summer Extravaganza!

Join us for a fun and art filled afternoon at the UB Anderson Gallery. Art workshops, live music, the Tool Library will be giving demonstrations, and dance performances by UB students dancers! The Rolling Cannoli and Undergrounds Coffee will be serving up sweets and delicious drinks. Bring your kids,… >>

Hamburg BurgerFest

Join us on Saturday, July 15 from 11:30 a.m.-11:30 p.m. for the 33rd  annual BurgerFest celebrating Hamburg, the birthplace of the burger! It features food from local restaurants and food trucks; live music on the Wegmans Main Stage from Elvis tribute artist Terry Buchwald, rock ‘n roll with Widow Maker,… >>

Jesse Royal

Keeping authentic reggae music alive is Jesse Royal's mission as he continues on the legacy of the late greats Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Jacob Miller, to name a few. Jesse Royal's restless musical drive paired with profound music, prolific lyrics and socially-conscious messages has him regarded as… >>

COPTIC STITCH JOURNAL WORKSHOP

☛ COPTIC STITCH JOURNAL ☚ Saturday, July 15 • 11AM - 3PM In this workshop, participants will learn how to cover boards with decorative paper or book fabric, and assemble a blank journal using the exposed-spine sewing technique known as the Coptic Stitch. Coptic bindings are characterized by one or more… >>

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… >>

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… >>

Cobblestone Live!

Buffalo Iron Works, Lockhouse Distillery & Bar, and Sunbeam Entertainment are proud to be hosting Cobblestone Live! benefiting Planned Parenthood. Buffalo’s inaugural music and arts festival will conveniently be located in the heart of the Historic Cobblestone district in downtown Buffalo. The first… >>

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,… >>

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… >>

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… >>

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… >>

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… >>

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… >>

Asbury Pointe Retirement Community Open House

Guests can tour the grounds – including the beautifully-appointed apartments with such amenities as granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and custom cupboards – speak to current residents, get answers to the questions they have and enjoy delicious refreshments. (Additional Open House events… >>

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,… >>