Wednesday August 16th, 2017
Upcoming events & things to do near you.
Yoga
100 per 10 week series or $15 per class - Free to eligible BlueCross BlueShield of WNY members Led by Leanne Oldenbrook from Oasis Yoga and Wellness. Register for one class or a series, contact Leanne at 864.1194 or crescmnyoga@yahoo.com or online www.cmyoga.com. Sponsored by: Mercy Hospital of Buffalo,… >>
Stand Up Paddle Board Demo
SUP Erie Adventures and the Alliance for the Great Lakes are teaming up for a Stand Up Paddle Board Demo! Join us at Sturgeon Point to get out on the water and test out a paddle board. Space is limited so make sure to RSVP today at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-paddle-board-demo-tickets-36494382681?aff=erelexpmlt… >>
FOLD & STITCH OPEN STUDIO
☛ FOLD & STITCH OPEN STUDIO ☚ Wednesday, August 16 • 6-9pm A drop-in group work hour for bookbinders & crafters, held once a month! Join our open studio for crafters, bookbinders, scrapbookers & more. Work on independent projects while learning folds,stitches, tips & tricks by Open Studio lead Janna… >>
Sets in the City Buffalo
USTA Eastern’s Sets in the City Buffalo will begin on Wednesday, July 12 from 6 - 8 p.m. at West Seneca East Senior High School in West Seneca, N.Y. The social tennis league is for young adults to start or continue playing tennis in an exciting, yet relaxed atmosphere. The cost is $60 per player for… >>
Summer Carnival at Buffalo Center - FREE Admission
Real fun for the whole family!!!! Ted's Hot Dog Truck will be there, plus the Black & Blues music group will be filling the air with music, miniature pony rides, many carnival games and so much more, including rides, so many things for the kids including arts & crafts!! Ice cream and snow cones!… >>
Vacation Bible School Galactic Starveyors
For children entering 1st - 8th grade Monday - Thursday 9:00 am - 12:30pm Friday 9:00 am- 1:30pm Register at door or better online at nlcupc.com Cost per week $25.00/child or $45.00/family Each day is filled with worship rally, Bible lesson, music, sports, crafts, & snack. VBS Finale & Family Fun Day… >>
Vacation Bible School Galactic Starveyors
For children entering 1st - 8th grade Monday - Thursday 9:00 am - 12:30pm Friday 9:00 am- 1:30pm Register at door or better online at nlcupc.com Cost per week $25.00/child or $45.00/family Each day is filled with worship rally, Bible lesson, music, sports, crafts, & snack. VBS Finale & Family Fun Day… >>
2017 Junior Sail Camp Week 9: Aug 14 – 18
We teach sailing.But, we also teach important life lessons.Every morning, we begin with a classroom session which goes over theory and explains what they will practice that day. Then sailors head out into the harbor and turn theory into practice. Over the week, the kids learn terminology, rigging, hoisting,… >>
Artpark Rock Camp
Artpark's Rock Camp takes place Monday-Friday from 9am-4pm at the Mainstage Theater Attendees will form bands, write and perform original music, learn how to interpret music by others, and even gain knowledge about aspects of the music business. Rock Camp concludes with a free concert Artpark's Amphitheater… >>
Canal Bicentennial Celebration with the Schooner Lois McClure
The Lois McClure, an authentic replica of a 19th-century canal boat, will be in Tonawanda on August 15 and on Canalside in Buffalo on Friday, August 18-Sunday, August 20 , as part of a Canal Bicentennial Celebration - the groundbreaking of the Erie Canal was held in Rome, N.Y. on July 4, 1817. The community… >>
Macbeth at Shakespeare in Delaware Park
Macbeth is a tragedy by William Shakespeare; it is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatizes the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power for its own sake. Macbeth runs Tuesday through Sunday at 7:30pm from July 27 – August 20. Shakespeare… >>
Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Broadway's Under the Sea Spectacular!In a magical kingdom beneath the sea, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved stories, with music by eight-time Academy Award winner Alan Menken, it's a hauntingly… >>
Erie County Fair
The Erie County Fair is back for the 178th consecutive year at the Fairgrounds. There is fun for the whole family! The Fair features food, rides, shows, animals and shopping. There is something for everyone as we celebrate 178 years of tradition, agriculture and excitement.
Pet Connection Programs, INC at the Erie County Fair!
Come see us this year at the Erie County Fair! Pick up one of the shelter’s popular Doggy Bag for Tabby tote for a small $10 donation filled with TONS of goodies for your favorite four-legged friend! 100% of all proceeds goes to our shelter animals and future rescues in need. August 9th 12pm-10pm, August… >>
M&T Plaza Concert Series
Plaza Event Series will feature 54 performances this summer. It starts June 12, with the season’s last performance scheduled for August 25. Five new acts have been added to the line-up, and several favorites will continue their longtime streaks of Plaza Event Series appearances.
Shape of a Pocket
June 30–August 26Opening: July 7, 6–9pmEvents: July 29, August 12, August 25 Featuring work by Morgan Arnett, Jason Bernagozzi, Charlie Best and Jaz Palermo, W. Michelle Harris, Kyla Kegler, Dana McKnight, Przemyslaw Moskal, Van Tran Nguyen, Elisa Peebles and the United Melanin Society, Carl Spartz,… >>
Annual Canal Fest Member Art Exhibition At River Art Gallery & Gifts
River Art Gallery & Gifts located at 83 Webster St. in North Tonawanda presents the annual Canal Fest Member Exhibition opening on Saturday, July 22 and runs through Saturday, August 26. The opening reception is on Saturday, July 29 from 4pm to 7pm. There are a total of 25 artists exhibiting using a… >>
Build a Better World! Passport to Reading contest
The Library System has unveiled a new Passport to Reading contest which encourages families to travel the highways and byways of Erie County to visit all of the public libraries. Library travelers can pick up a special commemorative Passport and have it stamped for a chance to win great prizes including… >>
Travel Raffle at The Botanical Gardens
Tickets - $20 - 3 Chances to WIN and only 700 will be sold! Tickets on sale June 1-September 1 Grand Prize - Dream Vacation! - A trip for two to Ireland, Mexico, or the Caribbean! You pick where AND when! All arrangements will be made for you through The Travel Team Inc. Travel voucher has a maximum… >>
2017 Little Free Library® Design Competition
The Buffalo Architecture Foundation's 2017 Little Free Library® Design Competition is an Open, Two-stage, Design Competition to design, construct, and install a contemporary book shelter in underprivileged neighborhoods in Buffalo, NY. Architects, designers, sculptors, carpenters, students, etc. interested… >>
Shark Girl: Never Quite There
Clifton Hall Link In the two short years since Casey Riordan Millard’s iconic Shark Girl arrived in Western New York, the sculpture has been so widely shared and experienced that it is now one of Buffalo’s best-known citizens. However, it is perhaps less well-know that Shark Girl has served as one of… >>
An Octoroon
Hilarious. Uncomfortable. Vital. An edgy new American comedy set on a slave-owner’s plantation at the Shaw festival. When Dion Boucicault wrote The Octoroon in 1859, it was considered a masterpiece. Its story of a plantation owner falling for a woman of mixed race was taken as a bold plea for racial… >>
Saint Joan at Shaw Festival
Who was Joan of Arc? The saviour of France … or a deluded country girl? Bernard Shaw’s greatest play about the most remarkable teenage girl in history. Saint Joan is Bernard Shaw’s greatest play. At its centre is the most remarkable teenage girl in history. But who is she? The divinely-inspired saviour… >>
Me and My Girl
Can a Cockney man give up his old life – and love! – to join the upper class? The sparkling and fun British hit musical. This delightful comic romp from the thirties follows the fortunes of Bill Snibson, a proud Cockney who is amazed to learn that he’s actually the fourteenth Earl of Hareford. But if… >>
BUILDING BUFFALO: Buildings From Books, Books From Buildings
This new exhibit, open free to the public, focuses on an outstanding collection of rare and exquisitely illustrated books encompassing the history of architecture and landscape design from the late 15th through mid-20th Century. Part of one of the finest civic collections on architecture in the country,… >>
