December 2016
Upcoming events & things to do near you.
Castle by Candlelight at Old Fort Niagara
Follow a guided tour of Old Fort Niagara’s 1726 French Castle decorated for the season by the Youngstown Garden Club and lit entirely by candles. Meet historical characters and witness the firing of the grand feu de joie. This seasonal, historically-authentic…
Junie B. Jones in Jingle Bells Batman Smells
Adapted from the Junie B. Jones series of books. A mischievous and endearing holiday story based on beloved author Barbara Park’s series. It's the worstest day EVER in Room One for everybody's favorite first grader-Junie B. Jones! Tattletale May keeps…
Winter Art Show at Roycroft
Roycroft Campus is happy to bring back the winter art show. It's a great opportunity to find those one of a kind, unique, handmade gifts for everyone on your holiday list. Take your time and explore five of the buildings on the Campus, each housing…
Buffalo State Design Student Sale
20th annual design department student sale! Features students selling work from Metals and Jewelry, ceramics, fiber design, and other fine arts. Your holiday shopping can help support the students and the design department!
Trailblazing Women: Western New York Connections
Co-sponsored by Buffalo Presidential Center, Maryann Saccomando-Freedman will present on the life of Belva Lockwood: a pioneer in the women’s rights movement, an advocate for peace, the first woman to be admitted to the United States Supreme Court, and…
A Christmas Carol
The Delightful faithful adaptation will shift your spirit into high gear as Scrooge, Tiny Tim and the Alleyway Carolers warm the cockles of your holiday heart for another joyous season!For everyone of every age! 34th Annual Holiday Presentation. A…
"The Beauty in Our Backyard" Competition
Open for submissions! The 2017 Beauty in Our Backyard Gardening Art Competition offers artists several incentives for submitting their best garden-themed art. The competition,” produced by the University Heights Arts Association (UHAA), will offer…
Paranormal Theater – A Special Event/Paranormal Investigation for the Holiday Season
The holiday season is an old one for ghosts and ghost stories. Road Less Traveled Productions, Haunted History Ghost Walks, Inc., and The Kila Group have a unique commemoration for the season of 2016: Paranormal Theater, a spiritual journey/investigation…
An Evening With John Cleese
A film and television comic actor! With the legendary “Monty Python’s Flying Circus,” “Fawlty Towers” and “A Fish Called Wanda,” John Cleese created a unique comedic style that has inspired countless writers and comedians. “The world’s funniest man”…
Golden: Celebrating 50 Years of the Burchfield Penney
A once-in-a-half century cultural happening celebrating the Burchfield Penney’s 50th anniversary. Live music will fill the galleries, hallways, and elevators. Site-specific installations by artists will appear in spaces you’d least expect. Come experience…
Wine Glass Painting
If you are among the first 10 to register and use code SAVE10 you will save $10 on your ticket! Group discount: Buy 4 or more tickets to one class and use code BUY4DEAL and you will save $8 per ticket! Register here:http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=dcoadotab&oeidk=a07edcntwb11a440d39…
Holiday Market
Local artisans featuring many one-of-a-kind items including pottery, craftsman-made wood bowls, wood toys, cuttingboards & wine racks. Multiple jewelers featuring lampworkbeads, sterling items, beach glass, bracelets, earrings,necklaces & chain mail.…
Secrets from the Stacks
Join Cynthia as she brings out items about weather in Buffalo in this offering of Secrets from the Stacks. Secrets of the Stacks is a one-morning pop-up display of pictures, books, manuscripts, or other items from the Library collection that you can…
5th Annual Project 308 Holiday Trunk Show
The 5th Annual Holiday Trunk show will take place on Saturday, December 10th, 12-5pm inside the former North Tonawanda Catholic Ascension School located at 69 Keil Street in North Tonawanda! The Holiday show will feature about 40 vendors selling handmade…
Paint Nite
Each participant will paint two wine glasses. Please wear your ugliest Christmas sweater to this event. Prizes will be given for the ugliest sweaters!
Object Slam: Holidays
Share your history with us! All attendees are encouraged to bring one object and share its 3-minute story. Arrive early to pick your time slot. The theme of the evening is 'holidays.' Bring a memento, a photograph, a knick-knack, as long as it has a…
M&T Family Film Series - White Christmas
Singers Bob Wallace (Bing Crosby) and Phil Davis (Danny Kaye) join sister act Betty (Rosemary Clooney) and Judy Haynes (Vera-Ellen) to perform a Christmas show in rural Vermont. There, they run into Gen. Waverly (Dean Jagger), the boys’ commander in…
enWrap
Inspired by both the natural and built environment of the region, Alicia Marván Atelier presents it’s first collection designed specifically for Buffalo, NY. The collection reflects the textures, colors and forms of Buffalo’s unique architectural and…
M&T Third Friday: Quilts
Highlighting the finale of our Quilts: Techniques and Styles exhibit, join Ann R. Emo, Chair and Associate Professor of Theater at SUNY Buffalo State. Ann will talk about how we can take inspiration from objects to inform design and artistry, using a…
M&T Third Friday
Highlighting the finale of our Quilts: Techniques and Styles exhibit, join Ann R. Emo, Chair and Associate Professor of Theater at SUNY Buffalo State. Ann will talk about how we can take inspiration from objects to inform design and artistry, using a…