September 2016
Upcoming events & things to do near you.
Hull Family Home & Farmstead Regency Open House
Get a glimpse into the daily activities at the Hull Family Home & Farmstead, with interpreters performing many of the daily duties of Hull Family life during the 1800s. Restoration of the home is in full swing and many new restoration projects have been completed.…
Alden Fall Art Show
Alden Art Show and H & L Fire Company BBQ The 59th Annual Alden Lancaster Art Show will be held on Sunday Sept. 11, 2016. It will run from 10am-4pm and will be held at the Firemen’s Memorial Bandstand Park in the Village of Alden. This is a judged…
Clover and the Shooting Star Takes Off
Celebrate the publication of Western New York's most beautiful board book. Clover and the Shooting Star, by Heather Lynn Harris, is a beautifully illustrated story that will capture the imagination of even the youngest pre-reader. But it is also an important…
Live with Susan Arbetter and Investigative Post
Join the Burchfeild Penny Art Center for an informative and interesting event as Investigative Post Editor Jim Heaney interviews Susan Arbetter, the award winning host of The Capitol Pressroom, the daily interview program heard on WBFO and some 20 other…
Buffalo Insta Exhibition
One part gallery exhibition, one part viral Instagram hashtag, one part local art market, and one helluva party by your friends at StepOutBuffalo.com You know all of those #hashtagstepoutbuffalo photos you’ve been posting, liking, and sharing? Step Out…
Local Author Celebration
In recognition of the rich literary community in Western New York, Larkin Square will again welcome scores of authors to discuss and sell their published works at the thirds annual Larkin Square Local Author Celebration, which will close the fourth season…
The Supernatural Roycroft Ghost Walk
A classic tour of the myth, magic and mystery of East Aurora's historic Roycroft Campus. Occult symbolism, sacred astronomy, Arts & Crafts mysticism, campus ghosts, and "The Five Deaths of Elbert Hubbard." Supernatural Roycroft tours of East Aurora are…
Buffalo Comicon
The Buffalo Comicon fall show is coming SOON! Reserve your tickets today: www.buffalocomicon.comMore information on guests and vendors coming soon! As usual, stay tuned for our big cosplay contest and thanks for staying loyal to the most well known comic…
Niagara Falls Blues Festival
Niagara Festival & Entertainment Group PresentsTHE 9th ANNUAL NIAGARA FALLS BLUES FESTIVAL FEATURING: PIONEER OF BRITISH BLUES: John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials Popa ChubbyThe Tommy Z BandTHE FULL MOON CHICAGO BLUES REVIEW:Shawn…
Curtain Up!
Dinner. Shows. Free street party! This is where we kick off the 2016-2017 Theatre Season! Act I Start the evening with cocktails and dinner at any of the Theatre District’s fine restaurants or join celebrities of Buffalo’s theatre community on the majestic…
Curtain UP Buffalo
The 35th annual celebration of the openingof the Buffalo Theatre Seasonpresented byTheatre District Association of Western New Yorkand M&T Bank. Each year, Curtain Up! is held in Buffalo’s Historic Theatre Districtand is theatrically designed in three…
James A. Welu Lecture on Eggers
Technology Incubator Art Gallery includes a collaborative lithograph by Eggers and Brown, fifteen additional lithographs, early 20th century drawings of Dunkirk, portraits and self-portraits of Eggers, and several personal items. The impressive collection…
Arts & Business Luncheon with Kahn & Selesnick
FTI Arts and Business Luncheon Series, in its second year, kicks off the fall semester with Kahn and Selesnick, who will be speaking on their professional experience as artists in relation to the business world, including their commercial work in music…
Niagara Celtic Heritage Festival & Highland Games
Guests will find themselves immersed in the wonders and pageantry of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The weekend of family-friendly fun includes Celtic music, dancers, athletics, clans, living historians, vendors, food, children’s activities and much more!…
Quaker Arts Festival
Join us for the 55th annual Quaker Arts Festival, the largest suburban Arts Festival in WNY. Over 300 Artisans and Craftsmen. FREE admission, Entertainment and Food - all new this year - some of the best food trucks in WNY as well as favorite food…
Bubblefest
Bubblefest is back, bigger, and even more bubbly! For those of you who have never experienced Bubblefest before, get ready to be bubbled-out with bubble crafts, a bubble performance, and a tekno bubble dance room where you can boogie down surrounded…
Wordism
The Premier Non-Competitive Open Mic Event for Spoken Word Artists!!Inspired by Wordizm, created by poet and author Kendra Durand in the '90s. WORDISM provides wordsmiths, lyricists, poets, and spoken word artists of all kinds with an outlet for unfettered…
Larkin Square Author Series: Tom Dudzick and Holly Caster
Larkinville native and favorite playwright Tom Dudzick along with his wife, writer Holly Caster, return to the Larkin Square Author Series for a conversation on the Boardwalk, Monday, September 19th from 5:30pm – 6:45 pm. Holly is the author of the…
Third Wednesday Reading Series at The Screening Room
This is a reading series with hosts Marek Parker and Lynn Ciesielski @ The Screening Room. There are two featured readers each night and up to 12 open mic poets.
Larkin Square Author Series: Paul Hertneky
Paul Hertneky, author of Rust Belt Boy: Stories of an American Childhood will speak in Larkin Square as a part of the Larkin Square Author Series on Wednesday, Sept 21st from 5:30-6:45pm Rust Belt Boy: Stories of an American Childhood portrays a moment…