Saturday October 14th, 2017

Upcoming events & things to do near you.

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Babushka! Improv Comedy
Sat Oct 14th

Babushka! Improv Comedy

Buffalo ComedySportz Arena

1 hour. 2 improvisers. Hilarious results.With more than 45 years of improv chops combined, Todd Benzin & Don Gervasi create an entirely improvised one-hour play, playing all the characters themselves, on-the-spot, taking the audience on a longform roller coaster ride of spontaneity and discovery.They… >>

Passport Day
Sat Oct 14th

Passport Day

The Buffalo Passport Agency invites you to their upcoming Passport Day! Do you need a passport for international travel within two weeks, or a foreign visa within four weeks? You might be eligible for an appointment at a passport agency. Location: Buffalo Passport Agency 111 Genesee Street, Suite 101,… >>

Cuban Cinema and Culture
Thu Oct 12th → Sat Oct 14th

Cuban Cinema and Culture

Burchfield Penney Art Center

The Riverrun Global Film Series at the Burchfield Penney will feature Cuban Cinema and Culture, an in-depth look at Cuban film and culture. In addition to films, there will also be live music, art, poetry, and delicious food from the BPAC café that will include ropa vieja (stewed beef with vegetables)… >>

ART IN CRAFT MEDIA
Sat Oct 14th

ART IN CRAFT MEDIA

Burchfield Penney Art Center

Art In Craft Media 2017 presented The Burchfield Penney Art Center at SUNY Buffalo State in collaboration with the Sylvia L. Rosen Endowment for Fine Art in Craft Media will be on view at The Center from Saturday, October 14, 2017 – Sunday, January 21, 2018. The exhibition celebrates and explores the… >>

HRVST FESTIVAL
Sat Oct 14th

HRVST FESTIVAL

Buffalo Riverworks

Introducing the inaugural HRVST FESTIVAL! HRVST is a new Fall Music Festival taking place in Buffalo NY that features great music, great craft beer and great food. Headlining this years festival is PHOENIX with special guests Manchester Orchestra, Brian Fallon of The Gaslight Anthem, Joywave, PVRIS,… >>

Baba Yaga
Sat Oct 14th

Baba Yaga

Neglia Ballet’s production of Baba Yaga is a feast for the eyes, ears and imagination, with beautiful and eerie sets, colorful costumes, magical lighting effects and the music of three Russian Masters; Mussorgsky, Stavinsky and Glazunov. This spooktacular tale of how a brave little girl defeats the… >>

Ride the Scajaquada & Wake Up NYDOT
Sat Oct 14th

Ride the Scajaquada & Wake Up NYDOT

Reminding the DOT that we need a complete street for the Scajaquada Project, not a highway with nice shrubbery. Meet at Parkside and Meadow. As for any negative things which may be yelled, respond with love. Peace signs and hearts.

Bill Fortney - World Renowned Photographer comes to Buffalo, NY
Sat Oct 14th

Bill Fortney - World Renowned Photographer comes to Buffalo, NY

Join acclaimed photographer, writer and presenter Bill Fortney for a One-Day Digital Photography Seminar. Bill is a Photographic Generalist shooting Nature, Landscape, Travel, Americana and Close-up work!  With 47 years experience as a Newspaper Photojournalist, Magazine photojournalist, sports photographer,… >>

Choc-toberfest
Sat Oct 14th

Choc-toberfest

The evening will feature a celebration of all things chocolate. Enjoy all-you-can-eat chocolates, hors d’oeuvres, a basket auction, raffles, games, and more. The event will also be a wonderful opportunity to recognize many of the volunteers that make our mission possible. Resurgence Brewing Company… >>

3rd Black Dog Brew: Fundraiser to Benefit Black Dog Second Chance Rescue
Sat Oct 14th

3rd Black Dog Brew: Fundraiser to Benefit Black Dog Second Chance Rescue

Come join us for some craft beer at this family friendly, dog friendly event at the amazing Resurgence Brewing Company! There will be a 50/50, Basket Raffle, Pet Costume Contest and adoptable dogs at the event! Tickets are $25 for adults which include a variety of food, your choice of 2 craft beers,… >>

Stamps- TomStahlAndTheDangerfields/DreamSpectum/1TBA 10/14
Sat Oct 14th

Stamps- TomStahlAndTheDangerfields/DreamSpectum/1TBA 10/14

Clarence Heritage Ghosts
Sat Oct 14th

Clarence Heritage Ghosts

An Autumn evening in Clarence with Tim Shaw, Ordained Minister, Psychic Medium, Reiki, Spiritualist, Energy Healer and Paranormal Investigator, who will talk on local haunted Clarence history and ghost methodology at the Clarence Town Park Club House, 10405 Main Street, Saturday, October 14, 2017 from… >>

Painting & Pastries
Sat Oct 14th

Painting & Pastries

Join us for a fun morning of learning to paint with other aspiring artists. All proceeds benefit SonRays Ministries, Inc., a WNY unplanned pregnancy center.  Coffee, tea and pastries will be served. Cost is $35 per person. Space is limited to 40 people. So register today online at sonraysministries.org.… >>

MEAT RAFFLE South Buffalo Catholic School Notre Dame Academy
Sat Oct 14th

MEAT RAFFLE South Buffalo Catholic School Notre Dame Academy

Meat Raffle Knights of Columbus 261 South Legion, Buffalo, NY $5.00 Emtry Fee - Includes Beer & Pizza Bring your own snacks No outside alcohol allowed In addition there will be a Basket Raffle and Split Club For table reservations please call/text Liz Bell 716-361-0995 Looking forward to seeing you… >>

Allentown Fall Festival
Sat Oct 14th

Allentown Fall Festival

A FREE day-long festival presented by the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus to celebrate Fall in Allentown. Come enjoy live music, artists, a Mini and classic car show, craft beer & hard cider, food, and children's activities on Allen and Franklin Streets from 10am - 6pm with friends and family. Children… >>

Woof 'n' Treat Halloween Stroll & Costume Competition
Sat Oct 14th

Woof 'n' Treat Halloween Stroll & Costume Competition

Join us in the Village of Lancaster for our 2nd Annual Woof & Treat! Dress up your best 4-legged pal and join us to stroll through the Village's Central Business District. Funds go directly to Lancaster Unleashed toward our Campaign for a Lancaster Community Dog Park. Prizes from Purely Pets and PetSuppliesPlus… >>

Autumnfest at the Farm
Sat Oct 14th

Autumnfest at the Farm

Come and get up close and personal with the rescue horses at Phoenix Rising Equine rescue!  We will have crafters - Vendors - pony rides - food and a basket raffle. This will be held rain or shine and ALL proceeds will benefit these great horses .

Cabinet
Sat Oct 14th

Cabinet

Buffalo Iron Works

Cabinet is a band with roots firmly planted in the Appalachian tradition. They wear their influences like badges, honoring the canon of roots, bluegrass, country, and folk, weaving these sounds into a patchwork Americana quilt. But this music isn’t romanticizing or rehashing the past. Cabinet makes… >>

Mambo Kings: Key Bank Pops
Sat Oct 14th

Mambo Kings: Key Bank Pops

Kleinhans Music Hall

This will be one Hot Latin Night at the BPO! Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with one of America’s leading Latin jazz interpreters: Rochester-based Mambo Kings. You’ll be dancing in the aisles to Afro-Cuban rhythms and works by Piazzola, Tito Puente, Dave Brubeck, the Beatles, and more. Stefan Sanders… >>

An Octoroon
Sun Jul 16th → Sat Oct 14th

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… >>

Practically Hip
Sat Oct 14th

Practically Hip

Seneca Queen Theatre

Practically Hip celebrates it’s 20th birthday alongside of Canada’s 150th! Established in Southern Ontario in 1997, “Practically Hip” wows their audiences with their passionate recreation of the Hip’s unique sound. They are the most sought after “Tragically Hip” tribute / clone act in Ontario and the… >>

Asbury Pointe Retirement Community Open House
Sat Jul 15th → Sat Oct 14th

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… >>

Indie Author Day
Sat Oct 14th

Indie Author Day

Central Library

Buffalo joins hundreds of libraries across the U.S. and Canada participating in Indie Author Day, an event designed to bring the community together on one day to raise awareness of local authors and demonstrate their place as a vibrant force in the publishing ecosystem.  Free and open to the public,… >>

4-H Fall Fest and a BOOtanical Celebration
Sat Sep 30th → Sun Oct 15th

4-H Fall Fest and a BOOtanical Celebration

The 4-H Fall Fest, including animals on the 4-H farm, will be held at the Botanical Gardens from September 30 through October 15 from 10am to 4pm daily. A special BOOtanical Celebration, sponsored by Wegmans, will be included in the festival on October 14 from 10am to 2pm. Through a wonderful partnership… >>

Saint Joan at Shaw Festival
Wed May 24th → Sun Oct 15th

Saint Joan at Shaw Festival

Shaw Festival Theatre

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
Wed Apr 5th → Sun Oct 15th

Me and My Girl

Shaw Festival Theatre

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… >>

Fall Festival  at the Great Pumpkin Farm
Sat Sep 16th → Sun Oct 29th

Fall Festival at the Great Pumpkin Farm

Young and old who attend the 22nd annual Great Pumpkin Farm’s Fall Festival will enjoy the thrill of the amusement rides, hayrides and corn maze. All can pick out their pumpkins, eat homemade donuts, pies, cookies and pastries, select the perfect Halloween decorations and watch special events, such… >>

WNYBAC Exhibition: Don't Be So Blue | Mizin Shin & Rachel Shelton
Sat Oct 14th → Wed Nov 1st

WNYBAC Exhibition: Don't Be So Blue | Mizin Shin & Rachel Shelton

Opening Reception: Saturday, October 14th | 7-9pmShow on view: October 14th- November 1st, 2017. FREE & Open to the public!Join the artists for a collaborative workshop:Saturday, October 21st from 12-2pm!http://wnybookarts.org/register/?action=evregister&event_id=252ABOUT THE SHOW:'Don’t Be So Blue'… >>

Mum Exhibit
Sat Oct 14th → Sun Nov 5th

Mum Exhibit

Celebrating more than 100 years!  Enjoy all the colors of the fall season with many different varieties of mums!  View innovative displays with some creative surprises.  10am-5pm - Included with Botanical Garden admission - $11 adults, $10 seniors (62+), $9 students (13+ with ID), $6 Kids 3-12, members… >>

Kim Bellavia Art Exhibit
Sat Oct 7th → Sun Nov 5th

Kim Bellavia Art Exhibit

Bellavia is a sculptor/mixed media artist inspired by the landscape of the state parks, woodlands and National forests in the Finger Lakes Region of NY, where she lives. Bellavia’s work depicts how nature and human nature weave themselves into the intrigue of life and the entropy of existence. Her most… >>

Botanical Gardens Staff
Sat Oct 7th → Sun Nov 12th

Botanical Gardens Staff

This diverse collection is presented by employees of the Botanical Gardens. This work is characterized by the unique experiences and perspectives of those who are immersed in our living museum. Pieces include photography, painting, drawing, and multi-media work inspired by life at the Botanical Gardens. … >>

Tue Sep 12th → Tue Dec 26th

Current Events

Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo

Lively discussions of political, social and cultural concerns.  Bring your point of view and opinions and have your say about news at the local, national and international levels.   Sept. 12 - Dec. 26 Tuesdays   1:00-2:00pm     Full Member: Free | Gym/Community Participant: $25 https://tinyurl.com/y9ezv7jd… >>

Sun Sep 17th → Wed Dec 27th

Special Friends©

Jewish Repertory Theatre

Adapted swim lesson class for all children with Cerebral Palsy, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Fragile X Syndrome, and Down’s Syndrome.   Age 3-5 Sept. 17 - Dec. 17 Sundays 11:30am-12:00pm   Full Member: $251 | Gym/Community Participant: $292   Class #18760   Age 6-9 Sept. 17 - Dec. 17 Sundays 12:00-12:30pm… >>

BUILDING BUFFALO: Buildings From Books, Books From Buildings
Thu Apr 20th → Sat Mar 31st

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,… >>