January 2016
Upcoming events & things to do near you.
2nd Annual Hope Studio Watercolors
This is a group show featuring watercolors by 21 artists from a seminar under the direction of well known Buffalo watercolorist Sally Treanor. The exhibit opens Friday, Dec. 4 from 5-9 PM. Other items are also avaialable at the gallery including pottery,…
Call for Garden Art
The University Heights Arts Association seeks garden-related art for use on the 2016 Capen Garden Walk poster as well as a related summertime exhibition at Amy's Place Restaurant. It is free to enter your artwork and a prize of $100 will be awarded…
Second Friday at the Burchfield-Penney: WNY Playwrights Celebrate the Work of Charles Burchfield
Presented with three Burchfield images: December Light, Snow Patterns, and The Horn Call from Sibelius Fifth, Western New York playwrights were invited to use one (or two, if a member of the Dramatists Guild) of the pieces to inspire a play of no more…
Second Friday at the Burchfield Penny
Be part of the Launch! Happy Hour with Love Music by the Small Appliance Orchestra from 5:30-7:30pm on the November second Friday. The Small Appliance Orchestra improvises music with an affinity for electronic and mechanical noisemaking. Their performances…
Architecture + Education
The culmination of the Architecture + Education Program is always a great source of pride for participating students, parents, teachers & architects. Opening remarks by Dr. Kriner Cash, Buffalo Public Schools Superintendent @ 5:45pm. Be inspired by the…
Creating the Year - BCAT Opening
Features the work of BCAT students and Ecuadorian artist and recent Buffalo transplant Patricio Calderon, who worked with BCAT art, music and video classes to produce abstract drawings he used as inspiration for a series of new paintings. Calderon worked…
Fleuron Rouge's 2016 Winter Hafla
Share a shimmy with Fleuron Rouge! Celebrate the New Year the annual Hafla, with special guest performer, JILL PARKER. Other performers include MARIA HAMER, Fleuron Rouge Belly Dance, Bellydance Academy Dancers, Spun Out Fire Productions & Elektra, Tess…
Buffalo's Great Retailers - Lecture by Steve Cichon
Buffalo Historian and Author, Steve Cichon takes us back to a fun and heart-warming time when not only did we have our own stores like AM&As, Sattlers, and Sample, but those grand department stores were lined up along city streets like Main, Broadway,…
Community Gallery Opening
People I Don't Know - Opening Reception for artist Donald Blank, a street photographer, whose work captures the lively streets of Buffalo, both in the 1960s and today. Members free; museum admission.
Pocket Sand Improv
Come and have a great, hilarious and inexpensive time watching Pocket Sand Improv open for Seven Minutes in Heaven at The Arena! Two troupes for the price of one! Tickets available at http://www.cszbuffalo.com/#!calendar/c19q9. Ages 18+ (language)
Chae Hawk At The Colored Musicians Club
One Night Only, featuring Tone and Shane. Also be a part of BuffaloVibe's live filming of City Alive Part II. Proceeds benefit Buffalo Center for Art & Technology.
Cemetery Symbolism @ Forest Lawn
Have you ever wandered through a cemetery and wondered about the meanings of the designs carved on old and new gravestones? This program explores some of the more common - and not so common- symbols found on stones in Forest Lawn. Presentation by Forest…
Silent Film: Sherlock Holmes
Head back in time to the era of silent films to celebrate Shea's 90th anniversary. Sherlock Holmes, played by John Barrymore, will be on the screen, with live accompaniment by Bruce Woody on Shea's Mighty Wurlitzer Organ. Part of Shea's FREE Family Film…
Trivia Night!
Test your knowledge of Buffalo history at Trivia Night. Come with a team, or join one when you arrive. Snacks and fun prizes! Members are free; museum admission for non-members.
Larkin Square Author Series: Romance Night
The Larkin Square Author Series takes a romantic turn as Jessica Topper and Amanda Usen talk about what inspires a great romance novel and the challenges of capturing those ideas on paper! This informal talk takes place Thursday, January 21st, 5:30-6:45pm…
4th Friday @ Buffalo Arts Studio
Two exhibitions that recall the history of the Tri-Main Center as the former Ford Plant and Bell Aircraft manufacturing site will open during M&T 4th Friday at the Buffalo Arts Studio in the Tri-Main Center. Mark Snyder’s exhibit Auto-Cannibalism and…
Resurgence: Growth of a City and a People
The grand opening of the new Main St. Gallery. Resurgence: Growth of a City and a People, the gallery’s inaugural exhibition, celebrates the wonderful cultural and artistic diversity that can be found throughout the region. This show is a selection of…
Lumagination
The Botanical Gardens come alive with amazing light displays, creative designs and interactive features! Lumagination is a captivating interactive exhibit that will transform the Botanical Gardens with light, sound and imagination. All ages will delight…
Opening Reception of The Log Lines: An Exhibition by Jill Kambs and Timothy Frerichs
The Western New York Book Arts Center (WNYBAC) presents The Log Lines, an exhibition by Jill Kambs and Timothy Frerichs on view from January 29th through March 4th, 2016. An opening reception to celebrate the exhibition will be held on Friday, January…
CEPA Gallery Openings x 3
There's a three-for one art opportunity at CEPA! Plan to attend all three Openings at CEPA Gallery in the Market Arcade: Totems for a Flattened Now by Nando Alvarez opens in the CEPA 1st Floor Flux Gallery, Resemblance and Representation by Frank O'Connor…