Thursday July 19th, 2018
Upcoming events & things to do near you.
Learn Salsa Dancing
Join us Thursday to learn Salsa dancing! This free event includes drink and food specials all night! Instructed by the amazing Natasha Perkins. Must be 21+.
Fiesta Fundraiser For Heart Animal Rescue
Heart Animal Rescue & Adoption Team is an all-volunteer, non-profit, no-kill organization whose mission is to rescue, rehabilitate, and place for adoption orphaned, abused, injured, or neglected stray animals. Our organization operates solely on donations, money raised from fundraisers, or raised within… >>
Scattered Hamlet & Skinbound
FTMP Events presents:Scattered Hamlet & SkinboundThursday, July 19th$10 General Presale, $12 Day Of Show18+ (ID Required) - No ID/No EntryDoors open at 6:00 pmTickets: http://www.purplepass.com/ScatteredHamlet071918at: Evening Star Concert Hall / VENUE8810 Niagara Falls Blvd.Niagara Falls, NY 14304/… >>
Botanics & Brews
$30 Members$35 General Public$40 After July 9Tickets include...Enjoy a Craft Beer tasting from Try-It DistributingLive music from JJ SWINGDelicious food from Oliver's CateringIncredible raffle prizesTours of the Botanical Gardens and more! Botanics and Brews will be held under a tent on the Botanical… >>
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… >>
Burn the Brake CD Release Party
Thursday, July 19th Burn the Brake live in The 9th Ward Tickets: $5.00 at Ticketfly.com, Babeville Box Office (M-F 11a-5p), or charge by phone at 877.987.6487 7pm Doors 8:00pm Show Burn the Brake is an original rock band from Buffalo, New York. The band is comprised of Lead Vocalist/Rhythm Guitarist… >>
Vanessa Williams in Concert with the BPO
ARTPARK MAINSTAGE THEATER 7pm Doors8pm Start Stefan Sanders, conductor Television, film and Broadway star Vanessa Williams and her band joins the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra in this special concert event, for one night only! Under the baton of Stefan Sanders, Williams performs songs that span her… >>
Mystery Night at 12 Gates Brewing Company
The year is 1947 and there’s been a murder aboard a ship sailing from New York to London. You and your team must work together to find the killer! Play along as the story unfolds through the narrator, “Lucky” Faraday. Along the way you must solve puzzles and riddles to win the clues to solve the murder!… >>
Just Buffalo Writing Center Summer Camp
Calling all teen poets/novelists, comic artists, songwriters, and word-weavers! Just Buffalo Writing Center is thrilled to invite you to join us for an imaginative creative writing summer camp. Led by an exceptional team of teaching artists, you’ll spend a week developing your creative and literary… >>
Junior Sail Camp: July 16 - 20
Sail Buffalo's Jr. Sail Camp is open to children and teens between the ages of 7 and 18. We will take kids without any sailing experience and over the course of one summer week – Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 4 PM, and make them into a beginning sailor. In addition, a teen that has already completed… >>
Genesee County Fair
2018 marks the 179th anniversary of the Genesee County Fair, July 16-21. The Genesee County Fair is a short drive from both Rochester and Buffalo. There are many changes and exciting events planned for the Fair this year! We are pleased to announce for 2018, that Hammerl Amusements will provide Fairgoers… >>
Canal Fest of the Tonawandas 2018
An eight day, event filled, outdoor festival the whole family can enjoy! Canal Fest has a little something for everyone! We pride ourselves in the variety of food, music and nightly events our festival has to offer. Our parade is one of the largest in all of New York State, and our Bike Cruise draws… >>
Jose Canseco Autograph at Dave & Adam's
Come meet the legendary Major League Baseball All-Star Jose Canseco, courtesy of MAB Celebrity Services! Tickets are $29.99 for 8x10 photo. $34.99 for a premium item. Sorry, no mail in items will be accepted.
Christmas in July Sale
Book your Holiday Party before July 31, 2018 and get a discount! There are three ways to save! Your party must occur in December 2018 or January 2019. * If you choose to have your party at one of our venues . . . you will receive a 10% discount with a full dinner and bar. * If you choose another… >>
TOY's Summer Theatre Workshops
Theatre of Youth is offering a variety of Summer Workshops for youth (kindergarten through high school). Since 1972, TOY has offered theatre workshops that inspire IMAGINATION, exercise CRITICAL THINKING, and build CREATIVE CONFIDENCE. Thousands of students, from the curious to the committed actor,… >>
JBWC Youth Fellowship
The Just Buffalo Writing Center youth fellowship is an opportunity for a motivated young writer between the ages of 16 and 18 who is interested in developing his or her craft and exploring professional avenues into the literary arts. The fellow will be based at Just Buffalo’s Writing Center, a free… >>
Darleen Stry
June 2 - August 19 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! Simply Beautiful - A display that explores the details and colors of the botany found at… >>
Nature’s Kaleidoscope
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! A completely new theme for our colorful summer exhibit! Our talented exhibit team has come up with some kaleidoscope inspired display pieces that… >>
Yoga
Led by Leanne Oldenbrook from Oasis Yoga and Wellness. Register for one class or a series, contact Leanne at 864.1194 or crescmnyoga@yahoo.com or online at cmyoga.com. Sponsored by Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, part of Catholic. Go to www.buffalogardens.com for more information. Spring- February 28,… >>
CURRENT EVENTS
CURRENT EVENTSLively discussions of political,social and cultural concerns.Bring your point of viewand opinions and have yoursay about news at the local,national and internationallevels.Facilitators: Howard Ross &others June 13 - August 22Wednesdays 10:30am-12:00pmclass#19597Full/Social Member FREEGym/CP… >>
Spooky One-Act Submissions
**** CALL TO HALLOWEEN ENTHUSIASTS **** Green Buffalo Productions is hosting our first One Act Play Festival this October. This event is Halloween themed, so we are looking for submissions that have spooky undertones. Plays are FREE to submit and will be reviewed and selected by the founders of Green… >>
Stage Kiss
Two bitter exes are cast in the same play as passionate lovers. Will they strangle each other? Or seduce each other? And how can we tell if it’s real or make-believe? Heartfelt and hilarious, this modern romantic comedy by Pulitzer Prize finalist playwright Sarah Ruhl will take you behind the curtain… >>
Grand Hotel, The Musical
Check into the lavish Grand Hotel, where the lives of ten hotel guests collide over one unforgettable night. Love. Betrayal. Jealousy. Murder. And the glamour of Berlin in the Roaring Twenties. Soaring with songs and dance, it’s the mesmerizing musical about what happens when our deepest, most desperate… >>
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… >>