October 2019
Upcoming events & things to do near you.
Cemetery Symbolism
Join the Steel Plant Museum of WNY as we welcome Sandy Stark of Forest Lawn Cemetery! She is going to take us through the different symbols found within the gates. Great for genealogy buffs and people trying to get into the Halloween spirit, this is…
State of the City
Oct. 4 - Nov. 17, 2019 Opening Reception: October 4, 6-9pmArtist Talk: October 5, 2pm State of the City brings together a range of artists from various backgrounds and artistic practices. Each of the projects featured in this exhibition examine different…
Current Seen
Exhibition Dates: October 4 – November 17, 2019Opening Reception: First Friday, October 4, 6-9pm Rochester’s small venue biennial, Current Seen supports the region’s growing contemporary art community by bringing new curatorial voices and new artworks…
Remembrance of Things Fast
October 4 - November 17, 2019 Opening Reception: October 4, 6-9pm Screening on Thursdays & Saturdays, 59 minutes Remembrance of Things Fast: True Stories Visual Lies, 1994 by John Maybury is a landmark work, in terms of its use of high-end post-production…
Plein Air Landscape: Discovering Nature
Experience a new way of looking at the outdoors with the Niagara Frontier Plein Air Painters. Plan on attending their Opening Reception of "Plein Air Landscape: Discovering Nature" on October 5th, from 4:00 until 7:00. From oils to acrylics, watercolor…
The Space Between Notes
Author Sinead Tyrone will be signing copies of her latest book, The Space Between Notes through NFB Publishing, from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at Dog Ears Bookstore & Café, 688 Abbott Road, South Buffalo. Her third novel, The Space Between Notes…
Book Event & Signing: “Rocky Colavito: Cleveland’s Iconic Slugger” by Mark Sommer
Book Event & Signing “Rocky Colavito: Cleveland’s Iconic Slugger” by Mark Sommer Sunday, October 6, 2019 2:00pm-3:30pm 2nd Floor Lippman Lounge JCC Benderson Family Building, 2640 North Forest Rd. Step back in time and join historian and author Mark…
Macramé Workshop with MUSEjar
Learn how to make your own macramé hanging planter with instructor Vanessa Frost, artist and owner of MUSEjar. You will learn the basic knots and patterns used in macramé. The final product will be enhanced with an heirloom pumpkin to fit in with your…
Pumpkin Decorating with Papercraft Miracles
Children five years old and up will decoupage pumpkins using old books and classic paper mache mix of flour and water with the guidance of Janna Willoughby-Lohr, from Papercraft Miracles and Kenan Center’s KidQuest. Pumpkins, material, snacks and fun…
Indie Author Day
For the fourth year, the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library will celebrate Indie Author Day as part of a nationwide effort to connect independent writers to their local public libraries and the community. With the rise of self-publishing services and…
The Leroy Townes Band
If you’re a fan of Americana or Alternative Country music and you haven’t heard of Leroy Townes yet, you’ve been missing out. Sorensen is the driving force behind the Leroy Townes band, which recorded its first album at Houghton College and has since…
Watercolor & Wine - Autumn Sunflowers
Bring your friends, some snacks and a bottle of wine, and learn the basic techniques of watercolor painting with Roycroft Campus artist-in-residence, Kateri Ewing. This class will be painting Autumn Sunflowers. All supplies included, space is limited,…
2019 Roycroft Campus Book Club
Join the Roycroft Campus Book Club as we share our love of literature. Throughout the year, the Roycroft Campus Book Club will read books of various genres, culminating in a night of lively discussion. On Wednesday, October 16th, we will be discussing…
Spooky Art Show With Music, Paintings
A multi-media Halloween event featuring artwork derived from horror, sci-fi, fantasy and supernatural influences by Eric Evinczik, Neil Mahar and Christopher McGee and a live music soundtrack by Haunted Gypsy.
Brad Leali and the Buffalo Jazz Collective
Our first jazz concert of the season will feature GRAMMY award winning saxophonist, educator and bandleader, Brad Leali. Brad spent years in the Harry Connick Jr. Orchestra and the Count Basie Orchestra. He has recorded more than five albums as a leader…
Doll Show & Sale
The Niagara Frontier Doll Club’s 32nd annual Doll Show & Sale will take place from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, in the University at Buffalo Center for Tomorrow on Flint Road in Amherst. This year’s event will feature antique and collectible…
Kindness of Strangers
Following the creative vision to produce WNY playwrights, The Navigation Theatre Company will inaugurate a new beginning by presenting award-winning playwright Mark Humphrey's "Kindness of Strangers" on Oct 24th through Nov 16th. This twisting and turning…
Remnants of Extinction: Artwork by Bethany Krull & Chace Lobley
Upcoming Side-By Each Exhibitat Starlight Studio & Art Gallery Remnants of ExtinctionArtwork by Bethany Krull and Chace Lobley Friday, October 25th, 20196-9pm Exhibition on-view through the end of November Bethany KrullArtist Statement:This work derives…
M&T Fourth Friday Exhibition Reception: The Poeta Project
Combining poetry, art, and education, this exhibition is a “call and response” between Eckerts’s poetry and work from local artists. To start, 16 poems were given to 16 different artists. They had to use the title of the poem as the title of their artwork…
Book Launch - Profiles Volume I: Historic & Influential People from Buffalo & WNY - the 1800s
Book Launch of Profiles Volume I: Historic & Influential People from Buffalo & WNY - the 1800s, which chronicles 100 profiles of people from Buffalo and Western New York who helped shape local, regional, New York State and American history during the…