August 2018
Upcoming events & things to do near you.
Darleen Stry
June 2 - August 19 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! Simply Beautiful - A display that explores…
Lafayette Square Tour
At the heart of downtown Buffalo, Lafayette Square is filled with history. Centered on the impressive Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Lafayette Square has been the setting for many historic moments in Buffalo history. The buildings that surround Lafayette…
Intro to Canalside Tour
Buffalo's waterfront is a rapidly evolving destination, with construction transforming the Canalside area around the foot of Main Street. As the location of the western terminus of the Erie Canal, this area of the city is where Buffalo grew from after…
Nature’s Kaleidoscope
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! A completely new theme for our colorful summer exhibit! Our talented exhibit team has come up with…
Lincoln Parkway Tour
Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted to be the principal approach to the jewel of his Buffalo park system, Delaware Park, Lincoln Parkway is one of the most beautiful streets in Buffalo. The homes along Lincoln Parkway, constructed in the early part of…
Lincoln Parkway Evening Tour
Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted to be the principal approach to the jewel of his Buffalo park system, Delaware Park, Lincoln Parkway is one of the most beautiful streets in Buffalo. The homes along Lincoln Parkway, constructed in the early part of…
Buffalo Sports History Tour
Buffalo is well known as a city passionate about its local sports teams. This downtown walking tour will trace the history of local sports teams, stadiums, and players, including both major and minor league teams and college sports. As we walk through…
Concrete Central Kayak Tour
Buffalo's waterfront along the Buffalo River is the setting for a dramatic transformation from an industrial landscape back to a natural waterway. Towering grain elevators still line the river, but nature has returned to reclaim the river. This kayak…
The Market at Graycliff
Join us for the Market at Graycliff every Friday evening in July and August! Frank Lloyd Wright’s Graycliff is launching the Market at Graycliff, a new farmers and artisans market taking place on the site's historic home grounds this summer. The market…
JBWC Youth Fellowship
The Just Buffalo Writing Center youth fellowship is an opportunity for a motivated young writer between the ages of 16 and 18 who is interested in developing his or her craft and exploring professional avenues into the literary arts. The fellow will…
Oil Painting in the Landscape
Each week, a different painting will be completed covering essential landscape topics: color theory, atmospheric perspective, and good composition. The handling of oil paint as it relates to mixing, expressive brushwork, and technique will be addressed. …
Tasting Tuesdays
July 10, 17, 24, 31, August 7, 144:30-8:30pm - Last table seating will be at 7:30pm The Botanical Gardens will be open on these Tuesdays from 12pm-9pmReservations for a meal or the bar are not necessary but can be made for parties of six or more by calling…
2018 Annual Canal Fest Member's Art Exhibition at River Art Gallery & Gifts
The 2018 Annual Canal Fest Member's Art Exhibition at River Art Gallery & Gifts opens on July 14th and runs through the 25th of August. There is a wide variety of mediums used including oil, watercolor, acrylic, mixed media, fiber art, etc. The Gallery…
Buffalo Infringement Festival
The Buffalo “Infringement” Festival is a non-profit-driven, non-hierarchical grassroots endeavor bringing together a broad range of eclectic, independent, experimental, and controversial art of all forms. Visual, theatrical, performing, musical, and…
Errol Daniels: Coming Home
CEPA GALLERY PRESENTS OPENING, ARTIST TALK & PANEL DISCUSSIONCOMING HOME: Reentry After IncarcerationCollaborative Photo-Essay Documentary ExhibitErrol Daniels, Photographer & Katherine Russell, WriterOpening Reception: Saturday, July 28, 1:30 – 4:30…
A Mid Summer Night's Drawing Rally & Silent Auction
36 artists drawing live in two 45 minute sessionsSTARTING AT 7:15 SHARP!Your chance to Watch, Bid, & Buy!Opening Bids begin at $39.Cash barAdmission $5 at the door to Asbury HallMusic from ABCDJ Vinny Alejandro • Julia Bottoms • Kristin Brandt Joel Brenden • Kyle…
Roycroft Campus Garden Tour
Explore the grounds of the Roycroft Campus, a National Historic Landmark, on this 1-hour specialty tour. Learn about the past, present, and future of the Roycroft gardens, and the importance of nature in the Arts & Crafts Movement. This tour is outside…
Artpark Gallery Exhibit: Nicholas Miller
Proposals Exhibit running Aug 3- Sept 3. The Artpark Gallery is open Tuesdays & Saturdays from 12-4pm and during theater events. The Artist Talk/ Reception August 23rd at 6-8pm.
Power & Progress: Buffalo’s Black Rock Lock
The Black Rock Historical Society announces a photographic exhibit that includes 21 large photos, taken by the US Army Corps of Engineers of the building of the Black Rock Lock from the early nineteenth century, workers who built it and its construction…
Glass Barge: Buffalo
GlassBarge brings the beauty of hot glassblowing demonstrations to a waterfront communities along the Erie Canal. A 30’ x 80’ canal barge equipped with a mobile hot glass studio, GlassBarge shares the story of glass innovation and artistry through free,…