Friday September 1st, 2017
Upcoming events & things to do near you.
Bands in the Brewery with the Nickel City Pimp Choir
Join us in the NYBP Taproom from 9 pm – 12 am for our “Bands in the Brewery” with Nickel City Pimp Choir, a a group of mack daddies taking it to the max by paying homage to the R&B legends of the '60s and '70s.
Squeaky Wheel's 14th Animation Fest
Squeaky Wheel’s Animation Fest returns for its 14th year with animations by emerging and established artists from around the world! Designed for ages 6 and up, this family-friendly affair is an annual showcase culled from a public call for submissions and features some of the most innovative artists… >>
2017 Junior Sail Camp Weeks 11 | August 28 – September 1
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,… >>
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… >>
2017 Junior Sail Camp Weeks 11: August 28 – September 1
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,… >>
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… >>
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong w/ Formula 5
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong Pigeons Playing Ping Pong brings end-of-the-world enthusiasm to their high-energy psychedelic funk. Their infectious electro-funk grooves, undeniable live energy and contagious smiles have their rabid fanbase “the Flock” growing exponentially. Based out of Baltimore, MD, this… >>
Sean O'Shea & My First Day
FTMP Events Presents:Sean O'Shea & My First Dayw/ Lexxi Raine, DonnieO, Lelan Allen IV, The Monday Morning Commute, & Jordan PotterFriday, September 1st$7 General Presale, $10 Day Of Show18+ (ID Required) - No ID/No EntryDoors open at 6:00 pmTickets: http://www.purplepass.com/SeanOShea090117at: Stamps...… >>
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 Art Chase Scavenger Hunt
To celebrate the arts in Buffalo, the Allentown Association and the Allentown First Friday Gallery Walk present the “2017 Art Chase” scavenger hunt. On the evening of Friday, September 1st, neighbors of all ages are invited to create teams of four to compete in fun challenges around Allen Street, from… >>
Under Pressure: Redefining the Multiple
September 1–24, 2017 Preview Party & Art Auction: Aug. 31, 6 - 9 pmHors d’oeuvres and libations / Silent Auction / Meet the Artists$50 / 50 tickets available. Call RoCo to Purchase. Opening Reception: September 1, 6–9pm Artist Talk: September 2, 1pmUnder Pressure: Redefining the Multiple returns 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… >>
THE PRODUCERS
The Producers - by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan, music and lyrics by Mel Brooks. Directed and Choreographed by Lynne Kurdziel Formato. Starring Buffalo favorites Norm Sham and Brian Mysliwy.
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,… >>
