Sunday July 2nd, 2017
Upcoming events & things to do near you.
Sail Buffalo's 2017 ASA 101 Sail Class: June 30 – July 2
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… >>
2nd Annual Patriotic Paws Parade to benefit Lancaster Unleashed
Lancaster Unleashed, Inc., is a grassroots 501(c)(3) organization of devoted dog lovers working together to create a community dog park. As part of their fundraising efforts, in collaboration with the Village of Lancaster, they will be co-hosting the Second Annual Patriotic Paws Parade on Sunday, July… >>
Gaufest 2017 - Buffalo
Gaufest is a German Festival. Visitors will be treated to a number of traditional festivities including Heimatabend (performances of traditional song, dance, and music), Mundartmesse (traditional church service done in Bavarian dialect), Welcome and Farewell Dances, Festabend (Saturday banquet), Ehrentaenze… >>
Ellicottville Summer Music Festival
Friday night is the kickoff of the Stroll the Streets Friday night celebration. Come out from 5 to 8 p.m. for great events throughout the village, even some music at the gazebo! This is the first Friday night event of the 12-week series planned for 2017. Come out and see what’s going on with Stroll… >>
Eryn Woods: Punk Queen of the "Misfit" Nation
FTMP Events Presents:Eryn WoodsSunday, July 2nd$10 Presale, $15 Day Of Show18+ (ID Required) - No ID/No EntryDoors open at 6:00 pmTickets: http://www.purplepass.com/ErynWoods070217at: Stamps... the bar98 Main StreetTonawanda, NY/ Keep updated on all the upcoming FTMP EventsWebsite: www.FTMPEvents.comwww.Facebook.com/FTMPEventswww.Twitter.com/FTMPEvents/… >>
July 4th Weekend Free Concert & BBQ
Come listen to free concert, from a great Israeli band "Simply Tsfat" while you eat good food, and hang out with friends on this 4th of July weekend!Simply Tzfat is: Three Breslev Chassidim, 2 Americans, and one Israel, 2 guitars and one violin. Their aim is to spread the joy and inspiration of Breslev… >>
Pan-Am Walking Tour
Take a walking tour of the Pan-American grounds with one of our trained docents. See the fair in a new light. $10. Pre-registration required. A map with historic photos is included. In the event of rain, a free history tour of the Pan Am Building (the Museum) will be offered. Guests may also register… >>
Camping World of Buffalo RV Show and Sale
There will be a large inventory of both new and pre-owned RV’s and accessories. Great deals and special financing available.
RE-ENACTMENT French & Indian War Encampment
Bring your family to Old Fort Niagara July 1, 2 and 3 for a one-of-a-kind living history experience! You will be surrounded by re-enactors portraying French, British and Native soldiers and civilians, who fill Old Fort Niagara and Fort Niagara State Park with stories and demonstrations that leave their… >>
Where to Watch Fireworks in WNY
Fireworks displays will be plentiful across western New York as July begins. List of displays: Amherst July 4- University at Buffalo North Campus. Entertainment will begin at 7 p.m. The Erie County Wind Ensemble will perform at 8:45 p.m. until the fireworks begin at 10 p.m. Batavia July 4- Fireworks… >>
Botanical Artists - A Curated Exhibition
An exhibit of botanical related art curated by Donald Siuta. Artist reception on June 2, 2017 from 7:30 - 9 pm. For more info call 716-885-2251
Garden Railway Exhibit
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! Go to www.buffalogardens.com for more information.
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… >>
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… >>
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… >>
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,… >>