August 2015
Upcoming events & things to do near you.
Book Sale
This huge, annual book sale by the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library offers thousands of gently used books. Find fiction and nonfiction, books on CD & VHS tapes. Choose as many as you like for just 50 cents each! At the Downtown Library. Friday,…
Buffalo Highlights by Bus: Waterfront & South Buffalo
Buffalo’s waterfront has been the source of much of the city’s wealth and prosperity since the city's earliest days. This 90-minute bus tour shows the waterfront as the epicenter for the city’s ongoing renaissance, visiting Canalside, the Outer Harbor,…
Buffalo Brewfest
Indulge in quality beer from some of the world's best breweries at this true "beer tasting." Compare various styles of beer side by side and discover what you really enjoy. It's also the perfect opportunity to show your friends or relatives who have…
Teamwork 2015
This summer Hawk and Team Radio have brought in former collaborator and local DJ juggernaut from 93.7 WBLK & Sirius XM Radio, DJ Heat, and headliner Araabmuzik for the annual Teamwork show. Known worldwide for both his original content and record production,…
Triumph and Tragedy: movements for change around the world
Experience the efforts of social movements, activists and organizations around the globe who are working to stop social and ecological devastation and rebuild a just world. The photographs were taken by Anne Petermann, a lifelong activist who is co-founder…
Saturday Walking Tour Around Hoyt Lake
From great white and great blue herons to the site of the long-gone Spire Head gazebo, there are many features to discover in Delaware Park. Fans of “Gala Water,” as the lake was originally called, are invited to view its sights and learn its history…
The Psychedelic Furs and The Church
The Psychedelic Furs are an English rock band founded in 1977. Led by singer Richard Butler and his brother Tim Butler on bass guitar, the Psychedelic Furs are one of the many acts spawned from the British post-punk scene.
Lewiston Fine Art Festival
The work of more than 175 professional and student artists from 13 states. Artists compete for prizes in 8 categories including; painting, photography, graphic arts, sculpture, artistic crafts (ceramics, wood, fiber, glass) and jewelry. Center Street…
Riverfest Park Beats and Dance
This free, hands-on music fest celebrates the relationship between dance and drum. Join some of the most enthusiastic drummers and dancers in the region for a day of culturally significant art attractions. Learn the rhythms of life, through the primal…
Secrets from the Stacks
Discover treasures from the library’s archives. Cynthia Van Ness, Director of Library and Archives, will uncover pictures, scrapbooks, brochures and other Pierce-Arrow memorabilia. Manufactured in Buffalo from 1901-1938, Pierce-Arrow set the standard…
Restore Our Community March and Rally
Let's raise our voices to restore Humboldt Parkway and correct the Kensington Mistake! The march will begin at the corner of Humboldt and Riley, and continue to Martin Luther King Jr. Park and the East Lawn of the Buffalo Science Museum. Line up is at…
Crooked Gener8ion w/ Avidd The Band, Wacko Fest, Improbable Cause, & In Glory Daze
For The Music Productions Presents: Crooked Gener8ion "OLD FASHIONED, AUTHENTIC, BLOODY-KNUCKLED, TROUBLE-MAKING, HELL-RAISING, UN-APOLOGETIC, DIRTY, SEXY, ROCK N' ROLL." w/ special guests: Avidd the Band, Wacko Fest, Improbable Cause, & In Glory Daze…
East Side Momentum Tour
As the mega projects continue in and around downtown Buffalo, equally important work is happening on a smaller scale in other parts of the city, specifically on Buffalo’s East Side. Fueled by long-time residents, immigrants, and newcomers to Buffalo,…
Smokin Eagles International BBQ Festival
What we do is bring delicious BBQ to Westeren New York by highlighting the curent BBQ restaurants and teach the interesting the fine art of low-slow BBQ. Come expierence Buffalo's finest BBQ competitors duke it out for a $4,000 prize.
Lewiston Chalkwalk Competition
The challenge this year at this free event is to create a coin within the 9’ diameter circle in trompe-l’œil showing the image on the coin in relief. Our Chalk Walk is based on I madonnari (street painters), an Italian tradition of street painting that…
Lewiston fine art festival 2015
This prestigious event will showcase the work of more than 175 professional (30 of them NEW!) and student artists from 13 states as far away as Alaska, Florida and Texas. Artists will compete for prize money awarded in 8 categories including; painting,…
Blues Daddios
Live music every Friday & Saturday night at 9pm
Fare Walk for Food Allergy
Raise critical funds and offers fun activities for the entire family while helping to advance food allergy research, education, advocacy and awareness initiatives to create a safer, more inclusive world for the 15 million Americans with food allergies.…
Crooked Gener8ion w/ Avidd The Band, Wacko Fest, Improbable Cause, & In Glory Daze
For The Music Productions Presents: Crooked Gener8ion "OLD FASHIONED, AUTHENTIC, BLOODY-KNUCKLED, TROUBLE-MAKING, HELL-RAISING, UN-APOLOGETIC, DIRTY, SEXY, ROCK N' ROLL." w/ special guests: Avidd the Band, Wacko Fest, Improbable Cause, & In Glory Daze…
PRO WRESTLING (OSPW WRESTLEFEST 13)
OSPW`s Sat. Aug. 8TH Wrestlefest 13 Partial Card Announcement! See Damien Lucas take on Big Vigo! Cassius Cutcher takes on Sean Carr! Shadokat returns to ACTION! as he faces David Evans and Da Latin Soldier in a 3-way dance for the OSPW TV & JR TV Titles!…