Tuesday August 7th, 2018
Upcoming events & things to do near you.
Trad Sessions
Oh, happy day! Usually one would have to travel to an Irish Pub in NYC, or cross the pond to Ireland to hear a good ol’ fashioned Irish Traditional music session, but no more! Join us at New York Beer Project where the Tap Room will be rockin’ it out Irish style for First Tuesday Trad sessions! You’re… >>
Soulful Songwriting Workshop with Kelley Hunt
Celebrated touring singer, songwriter, and recording artist, Kelley Hunt brings a wealth of career experience as a published songwriter and performer to a special “Soulful Songwriting” workshop Tuesday, Aug. 7 at 2pm at California Road Music Hall in Orchard Park hosted by Music Is Art. The workshop… >>
Jeff Beck with Ann Wilson of Heart
Tuesdays in the Park presented by M&T BankArtpark Amphitheater Gates open at 5:00PMShow start time 6:30PM Times and performers subject to change General Admission (no chairs provided, 1 chair per person carry-in permitted) Advance: $17 Week of show (Sun-Tues): $22 Front of Stage Pit (standing room only):… >>
Junior Sail Camp: Aug 6 – 10
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… >>
Relief Printing with the Etching Press Workshop
This demonstration primarily shows a relief printing technique. Participants will first learn how to transfer the image onto the linoleum blocks with acetone. Following this, participants will learn how to carve linoleum blocks, set up registration for a two-layer print, and print the blocks on an etching… >>
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… >>
Errol Daniels: Coming Home
CEPA GALLERY PRESENTS OPENING, ARTIST TALK & PANEL DISCUSSIONCOMING HOME: Reentry After IncarcerationCollaborative Photo-Essay Documentary ExhibitErrol Daniels, Photographer & Katherine Russell, WriterOpening Reception: Saturday, July 28, 1:30 – 4:30 PMArtist Talk: 2 PM & Panel Discussion 2:30 – 3:30… >>
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… >>
Muhammad Z. Zaman: Lux
Muhammad Z. Zaman is a Buffalo-based, urban artist, specializing in calligraphy. Using language and text as cultural signifier, Zaman layers English, Bengali, and Arabic into richly-textured canvases. His canvas paintings and wall murals layer powerful messages onto seemingly borderless fields, inspiring… >>
Liz Lessner: Interstitial Castings
Liz Lessner’s exhibition, Interstitial Castings, uses sculpture to capture the negative space between two people engaged in therapeutic interactions. Prior to her exhibition, Lessner will be in residence at Buffalo Arts Studio working with Tri-Main Center tenants to create a series of sculptures through… >>
Downtown Food Tour: Chippewa Street
Chippewa Street has been at the heart of downtown Buffalo’s resurgence, led by an eclectic collection of restaurants that have reinvigorated this section of downtown. On this guided food tour, we’ll stop at five of those restaurants to sample some of their signature dishes. From Buffalo classics – yes,… >>
Travel Raffle
Tickets - $20 - 3 Chances to WIN on each ticket and Only 700 will be sold! Winning tickets will be drawn Tuesday, September 18 at the Botanical Gardens (winners need not be present). Tickets can be purchased online at www.buffalogardens.com, in our Gift Shop, or by calling 827.1584 ext. 295. Must be… >>
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… >>
The Hound of the Baskervilles
CANADIAN PREMIERE! It’s the return of the murder mystery to The Shaw. Sir Baskerville has been scared to death — literally. Now deductive genius Sherlock Holmes is on the case to find the murderer … with twist after twist to keep you guessing. Darkly fun, deliciously sly, and just the right amount of… >>
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… >>
