September 2015
Upcoming events & things to do near you.
Labor Day Train Rides
Enjoy a round trip train ride along the Erie Canal. The Labor Day Train Ride is from 11:00am-1:00pm, and the Blues & Booze Train Ride is from 2:00-4:00pm. Medina Railroad Museum admission included.
National Buffalo Wing Festival
Buffalo's most iconic festival! Try dozens of different wings from across the country, along with 70,000 of your most ardent fellow wing enthusiasts. Don your wing wear -- the wing hat is particularly appropriate -- and meet and greet folks from all…
Arts in the Village
Enjoy the work of more than 60 WNY artists and artisans who will display and sell their work right on Central Avenue in the heart of the Village of Lancaster from 10:00am-6:00pm. Bring the kids to the Children's Art Area where kids can create on site.…
Wild Photo Day
Increase your shutter speed and prepare for a once in a lifetime opportunity to capture animals in action, in their natural settings! Professional, amateur, and recreational photographers are invited to bring their cameras and venture into the wild during…
Kenn Morgan's Hot Dog Day
Celebrate life, good friends, comfort food and simple pleasures, and leave the worries of the world behind you! It's the end of an era at Locust Street Art.
Biggest Loser Run/Walk- Half Marathon/5K
A race for all fitness levels. Whether you are ready to set a personal record or this is your first race, The Biggest Loser RunWalk is for you! Each registered participant and finisher will receive the following: The Biggest Loser Finisher's Medal…
Jazz @ the Lighthouse
Sultry cabaret blues and jazz by Melissa Kate from her CDs Blind Faith and Kissed by Kate, at the iconic Buffalo Main Lighthouse, along with Buffalo Music Hall of Famers Ron Walker and Mike Pennick from the Legendary R&B group, The Exoutics, performing…
Labor Day Walk for Peace and Nonviolence Cookout and Festival
Walk for Peace around MLK Park and enjoy a Family Cookout featuring music, entertainment and children’s activities at this FREE community event. Entertainment by Ismail & Co., Chuckie Campbell, The Buffalo Ukulele Club and Michele Costa (theatreFigüren).…
The Gray Hair Reading Series
Reading on September 9 are Michael Basinski & Peter Siedlecki, both Buffalo-based poets of significant reknown. Just $5 at the door. Michael Basinski is a text, visual, and sound poet. He has many books of poetry, including Poems Popeye Papyrus (Slack…
Live at Larkin - Buffalo Heritage Night
It's Buffalo Heritage Night at Live at Larkin! The most ambitious concert event yet - our first Music Heritage Night, featuring six bands all representing local music-related nonprofit organizations! FREE - The Twang Gang representing Sportsmens Americana…
The Dirty Heads LIVE at The Rapids Theatre
The Sound of Change can’t come from external forces, it has to emanate from within. For Dirty Heads, evolution beyond their reggae-rock roots has developed over time and is manifested on their new album “Sound of Change.” Due out summer 2014 via Five…
Free Rabies Vaccination Clinic (Dogs, Cats, Ferrets)
FREE Rabies Shots for Dogs, Cats & Ferrets. Bring pets on a short leash or in a carrier. No aggressive dogs! If possible, bring a copy of your pet's vaccination records. www.erie.gov/health
Music Legacies & Legends : Ramblin' Lou
Hailed as “WNY’s Father of Country Music,” Ramblin' Lou Schriver, WXRL's longtime owner and on-air personality will share his incredible story during a special up-close and personal interview. All are invited to join in the conversation! Lou is a Buffalo…
Granny Bird
Something magical and musical happens when the prospect of sending Granny to a senior care facility prompts an escape to a tree house where the winds of freedom carry her even beyond this earthly plane! Suitable for all ages.
Masters of American Architecture
See signature works by some of America’s greatest architects on this downtown walking tour by Explore Buffalo. At the turn of the twentieth century, Buffalo was the eighth largest city in America and the city’s businesses, organizations, and citizens…
Buffalo Hates You, Too: A Love Story - Launch Party
A free event to support this locally-produced movie that promises to paint a vivid picture of where Buffalo has been, where it’s going, and the struggles it must address to truly recover. By looking closely at the Queen City’s neighborhoods, citizens,…
Corey Holcomb
Corey Holcomb first got his feet wet in the world of stand-up comedy by attending open mic nights with family friend and fellow Chicago comedian, Godfrey. Since then, the self-proclaimed “ghetto Dr. Phill” has appeared in numerous TV shows including…
Child Care Resource Network's Totally Tubular 80's Nite
Get out your leg warmers, neon & acid washed jeans and take a step back in time. Join us for Child Care Resource Network’s Totally Tubular 80’s Nite- an awesome evening of cocktails, auctions, dinner and rockin’ out on the dance floor to your favorite…
The Deja Groove Band
The Deja Groove Band Friday, September 11th $8.00 pre-sale, $10.00 day of show Doors open at 7:00pm Ages 18+ (unless accompanied by a parent/guardian) For tickets, call: (716) 831-3271 or order online at: http://mapleentertainment.com/event.cfm?id=205536…
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (Performing E. 1999 Eternal in it’s Entirety)
Description. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony will perform their E. 1999 Eternal album it its entirety. E. 1999 Eternal is their second studio album, released on July 25, 1995. The album was released four months after the death of rapper Eazy-E, the group’s…