August 2017
Upcoming events & things to do near you.
Buffalo Walks - Richardson Olmsted Campus
Join Working For Downtown on an historic one-hour tour of the Richardson Olmsted Campus focusing on the past, present and future of the buildings. Hard hats will be provided. This tour does require walking and climbing multiple flights of stairs, so…
BOOK SCULPTURES (ALTERED BOOKS) WORKSHOP
☛ BOOK SCULPTURES (ALTERED BOOKS) ☚ Thursday, August 10 • 6-9pm What happens to books that are no longer read and enjoyed? A creative possibility is to shift the unloved volume from literary binder to object d’ art by re-contextualizing and redesigning…
Revolution Gallery's FIFTH Retro Rewind! w/ DJ Dr. Wisz
DJ Dr. Wisz is once again bringing his vinyl selections to the gallery and spinning 80s and 90s Alternative, Punk, Industrial, and New Wave. Go Retro with us on Friday August 11th - from 8:00pm to 11:00pm. $5 glasses of wine, $3 PBR, $5 local craft beer,…
Lewiston Art Festival
Lewiston’s signature event, now in its 51st year, features work by more than 175 exceptional artists and fine crafters. Meet the artists one-on-one and enjoy more than 20,000 original works of art — including paintings, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry,…
Miyazaki Chalk Contest
Calling all artists, anime fans, and Buffalovers: Bust out your chalk and head to Hertel Avenue Saturday, August 12th to take part in the most awesome annual tribute to Hayao Miyazaki in history: the internationally renowned, 4th Annual Miyazaki Chalk…
Silo City Reading Series
The final installment of the 2017 Silo City Reading Series is not to be missed! If you've yet to attend one of these poetry readings at one of the most unique locations in Buffalo, then you're missing out on an extraordinary example of why Buffalo is…
Silo City: Maggie Smith, Annette Daniels Taylor, Bean Friend, Nancy Hughes & Center Dance
Just Buffalo Literary Center’s Silo City Reading series will take place on Saturday, August 12th at 7pm (100 Silo City Row, Buffalo, NY 14203). The event will feature Maggie Smith, Annette Daniels Taylor, Bean Fiend, and Nancy Hughes. This interdisciplinary…
Silo City Reading Series - August
This summer multidisciplinary series includes musical acts, visual art installations, and poetry, bringing together the best of Buffalo’s arts and cultural community to interact with some of the most dynamic poets from Buffalo and beyond. August 12th…
ADVANCED LETTERPRESS WORKSHOP
☛ ADVANCED LETTERPRESS (2 SESSION CLASS) ☚ Tuesdays, August 15th & 22nd • 6-9pm This workshop builds on the foundation of the Letterpress Basics Workshop. Students will focus on type setting, problem solving, and multi-color layout and registration.…
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…
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,…
Used Book Sale
Used books- fiction & nonfiction, books on CD Thousands of books, video, audio books! Early Bird Preview Thursday, August 17, 8:30-11 am $5 donation for admittance and first picks Regular Sale starts –Thursday, Aug. 17 11 am - 6:30 pm Friday, Aug.…
Peach Mag Season 1 Yearbook Launch Party
Peach Mag is excited to announce the launch of their freshman yearbook with a poetry reading from a cast of Season 1 all-stars: Alana KelleyCaroline RaynerHannah NathansonJoe HallKevin ThurstonNoah FalckPat KewleyRobin JordanSage Enderton In celebration…
Party on the Portico featuring "Robert "Freightrain" Parker"
The happiest Happy Hour in Buffalo. Enjoy a cash bar, light snacks, live music, and free Museum mini-tours. Members $5. General Public $10.
33rd Annual Buffalo Niagara Scottish Festival
August 19th 10:00 am - 8:30 pm August 20th 10:00 am - 7:00 pm $13 Adults, $11 Military & Seniors, $10 Members, Children 12 and under FREE Featuring the Buffalo Heavies Highland Games, Clan Row, Music Entertainment (Pipe Bands, Celtic Bands, Piping…
Eclipse-O-Rama
Celebrating the August 21, 2017 Great American Solar Eclipse! Free and Open to the Public, family-friendly. Learn all about Eclipses and other astronomical wonders! Play Solar System games and enjoy technology demos. See displays and Out of This World…
Pan-American Trolley Tour
The tour begins at Forest Lawn, where you will visit the final resting places of many of the movers and shakers who made the Pan-American Exposition happen. The trolley stops at the Pan-American Brewery in the Hotel Lafayette for lunch (included). …
4th Annual Jack Craft Fair
Buffalo has a long history of enthusiasm for the arts, and this year will be no exception! This summer, the Fourth Annual Jack Craft Fair, Buffalo’s premier alternative craft fair, takes place on Saturday, August 19th at Buffalo Outer Harbor. The fair…
Skywriting in Buffalo
Join us on August 19th to view and document "There Here" an amazing new project by the artist Kim Beck. In There Here, a skywriter will draw arrows in the sky pointing to the US/Canadian border located over the Niagara River in Buffalo, New York. Commissioned…
Danielle Nash at The Botanical Gardens
Arcangel Gallery Exhibit - 10am-5pm - Included with Botanical Garden admission - $11 adults, $10 seniors (62+), $9 students (13+ with ID), $6 Kids 3-12, members and kids 2 and under are free! Plants and Patterns - This is Nash’s first exhibition with…