Saturday April 14th, 2018
Upcoming events & things to do near you. 28 events
"STEAM Into the Future" Free Community Event
Celebrating the next generation of scientists, coders, engineers, artists, and inventors. Join us for a day of fun for the entire family. This is a wonderful opportunity to engage and learn more about the STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) fields through workshops, hands-on… >>
WillowLight: We Will Set You Right! A Day of Healing
Mark your calendars for our spring event to benefit the Center and introduce you to new services or give you the opportunity to enjoy those you already love! Join us for a wonderful afternoon of healing, community, food, and fun! Each $10 entrance fee gives you two tickets for mini services, including… >>
Buffalo Beach Glass & Coastal Arts Festival
The Beach Glass Festival is the premiere event celebrating arts, jewelry, and crafts created with Great Lakes beach glass, shells, driftwood, stones, and more. This event will be produced and promoted by Glassing Magazine, the first-ever print magazine all about beach glass and sea glass and all types… >>
Batavia Downs Brew Fest
Batavia Downs Brew Fest (21+ event) $10 for advance purchase, $15 at the door (if available) Tickets on sale NOW at www.GetMyPerks.com "Hopportunity" is knockin’ on Saturday, April 14th from 2-6PM at Batavia Downs Gaming & Hotel!Tickets are only $10 and you will receive $10 Gaming Free Play & beer… >>
Yelp's Vibrations & Libations
It’s Saturday night, the drinks are flowing, the crowd is amplified, and your vinyl record is at the center of the party. Can you hear your name being chanted? Yelp Buffalo and Buffalo Distilling Co. has teamed up to manifest your fantasy into a reality with Vibrations & Libation! A juncture for fellow… >>
Buffalo March for Science 2018
The Second Annual Buffalo March for Science, hosted by Science Demands Action, will be on April 14th. The march will start downtown at Niagara Square and end at Canalside with a rally and Science Education Fair for all ages. Schedule of events:- Gather at Niagara Square at 12:30 pm- Begin March to… >>
Denim & Diamonds
Join the Friends of Hawk Creek for a Capitol Fundraising event at the Hayloft in the Grove. This event will begin at 5:30 pm and festivities will include: -Live music by Mercury Blues -Cigar rolling with Buffalo Cigars -Wine Wall -Dinner -Live Auction -Silent auction -Meet some of our live animal ambassadors… >>
Buffalo Championship Wrestling's Queen City Super Clash
BPW & Entertainment Group presents:Buffalo Championship Wrestling'sQueen City Super ClashLive Pro Wrestling Saturday April 14th, 2018F.J. Donovan Post3210 Genesee St. Cheektowaga, NY 142257 P.M. bell time, doors open at 5:45 P.M. for V.I.P. tickets holders, 6 P.M. for general admissionTickets:Front… >>
TRIMANIA 2018
TRIMANIA 2018 is an epic celebration of art, culture, and music that’s held every three years, for one night only, in the former manufacturing building that spans two city blocks. Buffalo Arts Studio, with a little help from Tri-Main Center tenants, transforms the six-floor building into a menagerie… >>
Trimania 2018
An epic celebration of art, culture, and music that’s held every three years, for one night only, in the former manufacturing building that spans two city blocks. Buffalo Arts Studio, with a little help from Tri-Main Center tenants, transforms the six-floor building into a menagerie of culture, featuring… >>
Eye to Eye's Buffalo Learn Different Day
Join us for Eye to Eye's Buffalo Learn Different Day!Participants will be split into parent and student groups: Students will attend an “art room” focused on social-emotional art projects, fostering a partnership with a college/high school students, Mentors, who have a similar learning and attention… >>
Asbury Pointe Retirement Community Open House
Come see what maintenance-free retirement community living is all about! 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 questions you have and enjoy… >>
Buffalo Sings!: Key Bank Pops
Our first-ever celebration of everyone’s favorite songs, featuring John Morris Russell, the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus and YOU! From Broadway classics to the American Songbook, the evening includes spectacular choirs and ensembles from across the region, as well as the debut of the BPO’s “Buffalo Sings!”… >>
April Showers Craft & Vendor Fair
Come on out and support your local small businesses! FREE admission and parking. Basket Raffle, Games, 50/50, Shopping and a cash bar available. Bring a donation for the SPCA and receive $1 off your first sheet of basket raffle tickets. Their wish list is available on the Facebook event page.
The Healing Power of Plants
Celebrate World Health Month at our expanded Medicinal Garden feature full of information about the healing power of plants for your mind, body and spirit. Experts will be on hand to discuss the use of plants in pharmaceuticals, the healing power of yoga, how to embrace the simple power of the natural… >>
Geezer - A Tribute to Green Day & Weezer
Geezer – A Tribute to Green Day & Weezer! – Two Classic Albums One Night Only! – Four Buffalo Musicians Unite for a Night of 90’s Magic – Both Albums, Every Song, Back to Back…Just like you remember!
Braided Bookbindings with Debra Eck
Use weaving and braiding to create beautifully stitched handmade books! In this class we will sew models on decorative paper covers, but all the designs can also be sewn on other substrates including on a leather spine or with board covers. These bindings are ideal for poetry chapbooks or small books… >>
Fabulous Feast
A 5-course Elizabethan-style meal, plus fine mead and grog for all!Appearances by witches, ghosts, dancers, musicians, members of the Macbeth clan, including the Thane of Glamis himself! Have your picture taken in your best Shakespearean garb or kilt, while trying your luck at a game of skill or chance. Sword… >>
Farewell to Arms
Rock Hudson stars in David O Selznick’s sweeping 1957 adaptation of the Ernest Hemingway classic, A FAREWELL TO ARMS, presented on the BIG SCREEN in glorious CinemaScope! The film will be screening as part of the Buffalo & Erie County Library’s exciting “One Community, One Book” initiative, a city-wide… >>
6x6 - Artwork entries accepted now through April 15
Artwork entries accepted now through April 15 (or Postmarked by April 14) • Global Online Preview Begins: May 18 at 10am • In Gallery Preview (no purchasing): May 28-June 1, 1-9pm • Opening Party & Artwork Sale: June 2, 4-10pm • 7:30pm raffle for buyer positions #1-20 … >>
Feed My Starving Children MobilePack
Villa Maria College’s contribution to the international “Feed My Starving Children” meal project, in its seventh year this April, inspires students, staff and families to take creative approaches to teamwork and raising money-- selling painting lessons, homemade Sicilian rice balls and even forgoing… >>
digiPlaySpace
Produced by TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival), digiPlaySpace is an interactive playground for kids and grown-ups alike where they can explore new media technologies, learning-centric games and hands-on installations. Guests will engage with 14 different interactive digital activities created… >>
Jazz Appreciation Month
JazzBuffalo Plans 10 Plus Concerts To Celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month And International Jazz Day Last April, JazzBuffalo and the jazz community in Buffalo became first-time participants in the annual April Is Jazz Appreciation Month celebration taking place across the United States. Since 2002, the… >>
Asaf Elkalai
Asaf Elkalai, a recent graduate of the Bezalel School of Art in Jerusalem, is becoming increasingly important in the Israeli art scene and will be exhibiting in Poland just prior to his visit to Buffalo. We anticipate that not only the art, but the experience of working with him will be incredibly memorable… >>
We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965–85
Focusing on the work of black women artists, We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965–85 examines the political, social, cultural, and aesthetic priorities of women of color from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s. It is the first exhibition to highlight the voices and experiences of women of color—distinct… >>
Ann Parker
Florescence - Using vintage manual lenses on a digital camera, Ann captures color, light, shadow, depth, and movement in flowers and leaves. With the manual lenses, (from 1960-1985) the photos take on a painterly look, giving the finished photo an Impressionistic quality. Go to www.buffalogardens.com for… >>
Saturday Zumbini Classes at Fit Happenz
We're getting ready to start our next Zumbini Sessions at Fit Happenz, LLC! Zumbini is an early childhood, music and movement program for newborns to age 4, with a caregiver. We’ll all dance and sing together in a class that’s fun, energetic, and engaging for you and your little one! If you attended… >>
Buffalo Never Fails: The Queen City and World War I
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of America’s entry into World War I (WWI) in 1917, Buffalo Never Fails: The Queen City and World War I looks back to a critical time in our nation’s history, emphasizing Buffalo’s role in the war and the related consequences. This exhibition honors stories of individual… >>