May 2012

Upcoming events & things to do near you. 31 events

Duke Ellington Festival-Pops
Fri May 4th

Duke Ellington Festival-Pops

Kleinhans Music Hall
TRIVIUM w/Methos, Sheltered By Skies
Fri May 4th

TRIVIUM w/Methos, Sheltered By Skies

Town Ballroom

Doors Open at: 6:30 PM All Ages (16+ unless accompanied by a parent or guardian)

Duke Ellington Festival-Pops
Sat May 5th

Duke Ellington Festival-Pops

Kleinhans Music Hall

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

Ransomville
Sat May 5th

Ransomville

Club Infinity

CD Release Party to celebrate our Cowboy Troy Produced CD. Drink specials and Visual Effects. Cinco De Mayo!!!

M83
Mon May 7th

M83

Town Ballroom
Shen Yun
Fri May 11th

Shen Yun

Shea's Performing Arts Center

SHEN YUN Experience "I probably have reviewed over three to four thousand shows since 1942." "I will give this production five stars. That's the top!" "I've never seen anything like that. I've seen enough Broadway shows that still cannot compare to what I saw tonight."- Richard Connema, Talkin' Broadway… >>

Trailer Park Boys Live!
Sat May 12th

Trailer Park Boys Live!

67 Webster Street, North Tonawanda, NY 14120

*** Tickets On Sale February 17th *** Sat, May 12, 2012 7:00 PM(Doors open at: 6:00 PM)Trailer Park Boys Live! The Ricky, Julian and Bubbles' Community Service Variety Show Riviera Theatre and Performing Arts Center 67 Webster Street, North Tonawanda, NY 14120 (716-692-2113) All Ages. $27.50 Advance.… >>

A Delicate Balance
Thu Apr 19th → Sun May 13th

A Delicate Balance

Irish Classical Theatre Company

The Pulitzer Prize for Drama, a Tony Award nomination for Best Play for the original Broadway production and a Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play in 1996 - this celebrated American Classic, written by one of our most eloquent writers, dares to encounter the void created by the loss of love in a marriage… >>

ANCESTRAL VOICES: A Family Story
Fri Apr 20th → Sun May 13th

ANCESTRAL VOICES: A Family Story

Road Less Traveled Productions

ANCESTRAL VOICES: A Family StoryAmerican Theatre Master Series By 2012 American Theatre Master A.R. GurneyDirected by Scott Behrend Buffalo, 1940: Young Eddie’s idyllic family life begins to unravel following a shocking announcement from the clan’s Patriarch. This bittersweet and deeply personal yarn… >>

Walter Trout
Mon May 14th

Walter Trout

Tralf Music Hall
Gentleman Jesse and His Men with Barrecudas
Tue May 15th

Gentleman Jesse and His Men with Barrecudas

47 East Mohawk Street Buffalo NY
Steve Kimock
Wed May 16th

Steve Kimock

Tralf Music Hall

Ages: 18+

Santigold
Wed May 16th

Santigold

Town Ballroom
Tyler Perrys Madea Gets a Job
Thu May 17th

Tyler Perrys Madea Gets a Job

KeyBank Center
The Etchings - The Albrights - Free Henry!
Thu May 17th

The Etchings - The Albrights - Free Henry!

47 East Mohawk Street Buffalo NY

The Etchings, Free Henry!, The Albrights

LEE PERRY w/Subatomic Sound System and DJ Universal
Fri May 18th

LEE PERRY w/Subatomic Sound System and DJ Universal

Town Ballroom

Doors Open at: 8:00 PM All Ages (16+ unless accompanied by a parent or guardian)

An Evening with Collective Soul
Sat May 19th

An Evening with Collective Soul

Town Ballroom
Colors In The Air featuring Windsor Drive / Inlite / Ben Cain
Sat May 19th

Colors In The Air featuring Windsor Drive / Inlite / Ben Cain

47 East Mohawk Street Buffalo NY
Blithe Spirit
Fri Apr 27th → Sun May 20th

Blithe Spirit

Kavinoky Theatre

Our friend Mr. Coward is back this season, and this time he’s got ghosts up his sleeve. Indeed, the situation at the heart of this mannered comedy is a fine one — an ill-conceived cocktail party séance brings one man’s ex back from the dead. She’s funny, needy and manipulative, and not necessarily in… >>

The Maine with Arkells
Tue May 22nd

The Maine with Arkells

Club Infinity
The Protomen and Powerglove featuring Danimal Cannon / It's A Dinosaur
Thu May 24th

The Protomen and Powerglove featuring Danimal Cannon / It's A Dinosaur

47 East Mohawk Street Buffalo NY
Funktional Flow
Fri May 25th

Funktional Flow

Mr. Goodbar

ff returns to mister goodbar for 2 full sets of music, great friends and some of the best beer selection in town! gonna be a great night!!

After Dark Presents featuring Rise of the Villain / What Is Normal / 9mm Dental Plan
Fri May 25th

After Dark Presents featuring Rise of the Villain / What Is Normal / 9mm Dental Plan

Club Infinity
RONI SIZE
Fri May 25th

RONI SIZE

Town Ballroom

Presented By: MNN Presents Artists: Roni SizeAges: All ages under 16 w/adultEvent Hotline: 716.852.3900\n

Ryan Montbleau Band
Fri May 25th

Ryan Montbleau Band

Tralf Music Hall

Friday, May 25thESI EVENTS PRESENTS Ryan Montbleau Band 7:00pm Doors | 8:00pm Show $12.00 Advance | $15.00 Day of ShowTickets on sale at Walmart & The Tralf Box Office. Charge by phone: 1-800-745-3000 / 716-852-2860 or *BUY NOW* “Songs for Ryan Montbleau typically need to simmer. In his 10-year career… >>

Pops Showstoppers
Sat May 26th

Pops Showstoppers

Kleinhans Music Hall
MARIACHI EL BRONX
Sat May 26th

MARIACHI EL BRONX

47 East Mohawk Street Buffalo NY

Doors Open at: 8:00 PM All Ages (16+ with ID)

Sunday Night Flow
Sun May 27th

Sunday Night Flow

Tralf Music Hall

Sunday, May 27thLady Kathy Bowman Presents 6:30pm Doors | 7:00pm Show $20.00 Advance | $25.00 Day of ShowTickets on sale at Walmart & The Tralf Box Office. Charge by phone: 1-800-745-3000 / 716-852-2860 “Featuring Recording Artist - Cynthia Jones. Also Appearing: The Antioch Praise Team & True Bethel… >>

Talib Kweli
Thu May 31st

Talib Kweli

Town Ballroom
Boys & Girls Clubs of Buffalo Akidemy Awards
Thu May 31st

Boys & Girls Clubs of Buffalo Akidemy Awards

1180 Delaware Ave, Buffalo NY 14209

The evening will commence at 5:30pm and feature the dramatic talents of youth from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Buffalo while guests enjoy appetizers, cocktails, and a delightful dinner provided by Delaware North Companies. The highlight of the evening is our Youth of the Year Program which recognizes… >>

Wish You Were Here: The Buffalo Avant-garde in the 1970s
Mon May 14th → Sat Jul 28th

Wish You Were Here: The Buffalo Avant-garde in the 1970s

Albright-Knox Art Gallery

Wish You Were Here: The Buffalo Avant-garde in the 1970s surveys a creative ecology that flourished in Buffalo in the 1970s comprising a loosely organized group of collaborative, interdisciplinary artistic communities spanning the visual arts, film, video, performance, literature, and music. Looking… >>