Tuesday August 22nd, 2017
Upcoming events & things to do near you.
Jethro Tull at Artpark
Artpark AmphitheaterOpener TBATickets on sale Friday, February 24 at 10am $12 Advance General Admission ($17 week of show Sun-Tues)$27 Front of Stage Pit (Standing Room Only)*Prices above include facility fee, other fees apply for online and phone orders* Limited quantities!Purchase tickets: online… >>
Reading Invasion on the South Lawn
The Reading Invasion is a celebration of our city’s love of reading, our beautiful public spaces, and our spirit of community and gathering. The idea is simple: People bring something to read and “invade” a large public space. This isn’t a book club; just a time to come together, to enjoy the act of… >>
Party in the Park 2017
It's the Come Aboard Party! All hands on deck in support of our veterans. This annual event benefits the Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park, responsible for the upkeep and improvements on the ships, military equipment, artifacts, monuments and grounds at the Naval & Military Park. One of the… >>
Tasting Tuesdays at The Botanical Gardens
Stop by the small Café inside the Botanical Gardens on Tuesday nights for a casual farm-to-table experience where guests can enjoy fresh imaginative small plates and creative herbaceous drinks from chef Avi Altman of Obviously Avi Catering. Tables will be located among the tropical surroundings for… >>
Chautauqua Institution Food Festival
A weeklong food, craft beverage and entertainment festival in Bestor Plaza featuring renowned speakers from the culinary world as well as a daily roster of food- and drink-themed events, from cooking demonstrations and competitions to interactive experiences and tastings prepared by the best regional… >>
2017 Junior Sail Camp Weeks 10: Aug 21 – 25
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,… >>
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.
Annual Canal Fest Member Art Exhibition At River Art Gallery & Gifts
River Art Gallery & Gifts located at 83 Webster St. in North Tonawanda presents the annual Canal Fest Member Exhibition opening on Saturday, July 22 and runs through Saturday, August 26. The opening reception is on Saturday, July 29 from 4pm to 7pm. There are a total of 25 artists exhibiting using a… >>
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,… >>
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… >>
Build a Better World! Passport to Reading contest
The Library System has unveiled a new Passport to Reading contest which encourages families to travel the highways and byways of Erie County to visit all of the public libraries. Library travelers can pick up a special commemorative Passport and have it stamped for a chance to win great prizes including… >>
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… >>
Volunteer Training with Crisis Services
Crisis Services' 24 Hour Hotline is in need of phone operator volunteers! When was the last time you felt you did something meaningful? Consider becoming a part of the safety net for fellow Buffalonians and be there to help talk them through some of their most difficult moments. Volunteer training begins… >>
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… >>
Danielle Nash at The Botanical Gardens
Arcangel Gallery 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! Plants and Patterns - This is Nash’s first exhibition with the Arcangel Gallery. Her original oil paintings… >>
An Octoroon
Hilarious. Uncomfortable. Vital. An edgy new American comedy set on a slave-owner’s plantation at the Shaw festival. When Dion Boucicault wrote The Octoroon in 1859, it was considered a masterpiece. Its story of a plantation owner falling for a woman of mixed race was taken as a bold plea for racial… >>
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,… >>
