Saturday May 19th, 2018
Upcoming events & things to do near you.
9 events
Art Express
Join us for family fun! Listen to a story, look at works of art, and make your own masterpiece! Fun for kids ages 6-12. Preregistration and prepayment are required, nonrefundable program. $5/child, adults are free. Free with a CAM family membership.…
The Great Plant Sale
Don’t miss the Greatest Plant Sale of the year! Bigger and better than ever, this year’s Great Plant Sale will feature exciting and unusual plants not found elsewhere. Let your garden flower with locally grown plants your neighbors won’t have; unusual…
Secrets from the Stacks: The Pan-American Exposition!
Secrets of the Stacks is a one-morning pop-up display of pictures, books, manuscripts, or other items from the Library collection that you can actually sit down with and handle.
Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon: A Farewell to Arms
Learn to create and edit Wikipedia entries. Then contribute to entries related to Ernest Hemingway and his classic novel, A Farewell to Arms. Attendance at both sessions is encouraged but not required. Part of the Once Community One Book initiative.
WNED | WBFO's Antiques Home Show
Do you have an antique lamp sitting in your attic collecting dust? Or perhaps you’ve always wondered if the end table you inherited from Great-aunt Myrtle is worth anything. Come on down to WNED | WBFO’s Antiques Home Show and get the answers you’ve…
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…
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…
2018 Springfest Open Chess Tournaments
USCF-sanctioned open chess tournament. Open section - 3 games; Game 60 with a 5 second delay. Open section schedule – Games start at 9:30am, 11:30am and 1:30pm. Registration fee: $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Cash prizes! Two scholastic sections:…
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.…