October 2019
Upcoming events & things to do near you.
Elmlawn Family Fall Fest
The 5th Annual Elmlawn Family Fall Fest event will feature FREE activities including hayrides, a petting zoo, balloon animals, character appearances, Tonawanda Police and Fire Department, trick or treating, food trucks, vendors and MUCH more!
Annual Small Business Summit
The West Seneca Chamber of Commerce and the GEICO Local Office in West Seneca are teaming up to host Senator Patrick M. Gallivan’s annual Small Business Summit on Tuesday, Oct. 22, as part of the Chamber’s six free speaker events in 2019. This event…
A Toast to Literacy!
Whether it’s lack of education or a language barrier, Buffalo is still faced with a serious literacy issue. Buffalo’s illiteracy rate is 30%; 10% higher than the national average. 63% of all U.S. jobs now require education beyond high school. Yet, nearly…
Immolation & Blood Incantation
FTMP Events Presents:Immolation & Blood IncantationWednesday, October 23rd$20 Presale, $25 Day Of Show18+ (ID Required) - No ID/No EntryDoors open at 6:00 pmTickets: http://www.purplepass.com/Immolation102319at: Mohawk Place47 E Mohawk StBuffalo, NY…
Oh My God!
OH MY GOD! by Anat Gov October 24 –November 17, 2019 Thursdays @ 7:30- 10/24, 10/31, 11/7, 11/14 Saturdays @ 3:30 & 7:30 (NEW TIMES!) – 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16 Sundays @ 2:00 - 10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 11/17 Directed by Saul Elkin. Starring Todd Benzin,…
Save Mossy Point
The Western New York Land Conservancy and the Friends of Mossy Point have now raised nearly $1.1 million toward the purchase and protection of Mossy Point, a 222-acre property located in South Wales. They need to raise an additional $500,000 by Dec.…
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…
Oh My God
God walks into a therapists’ office….. When a conflicted and depressed God seeks out an earthly therapist to aid him with his wrenching doubts, it is not always clear who is providing therapy to whom. Ella, a single mother living with her autistic son,…
Red, White, Rock 'n Blues
The Veterans One-stop Center, Buffalo Blues 4 Vets, and the Sportsmen's Americana Music Foundation would like to invite you to attend the 2nd annual fundraiser, “Red, White, Rock 'N Blues” concert on October 24, 2019 to benefit the Veterans One-stop…
The Kindness of Strangers
The Kindness of Strangers, a new play by local playwright Mark Humphrey, is about a chance meeting of strangers in a bar, who are forced to make the best of being stuck there. Over the course of the evening, stories are told and secrets may be revealed.…
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…
She Kills Monsters
SHE KILLS MONSTERS takes audiences to a fantasy realm rich with sword-wielding she-warriors, bug-eyed beasts, and dorky demons and finds some fresh ways to take on real world monsters like bullying, peer pressure, gender stereotypes, and even homophobia…
Spooky One-Act Play Festival
Green Buffalo Productions (GBP) is bringing back their Spooky One-Act Play Festival this October with a fresh program of Halloween-themed plays. The 2nd annual fundraising event will be held once again at the University Heights Community Laboratory (the…
The Toxic Avenger
The regional premiere of THE TOXIC AVENGER is Directed and Choreographed by Doug Weyand. Based on the 1984 cult classic film, this rock musical is a true underdog story set in the world’s most toxic waste dump…New Jersey.
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…
John Harris and the Otherworldly Entities
FTMP Events Presents:John Harris and the Otherworldly Entitiesw/ Kanuton, Chris Squier Band, & David RizzutoFriday, October 25th$8 Cover18+ (ID Required) - No ID/No EntryDoors open at 6:00 pmat: Stamps... the bar98 Main StreetTonawanda, NY/ Keep updated…
Pellicano's Homeade Italian Comedy Night with Anthony Rodia
Anthony Rodia will be making his Buffalo debut at Asbury Hall! The hilarious Italian American stand up comic will be in Buffalo for ONE NIGHT ONLY for Buffalo’s first-ever Italian Comedy Night! Sponsored by Pellicano’s Marketplace. Anthony is a 1st generation…
Tony Trischka Band
Saturday, October 25th 7pm The Tony Trischka Band Tony Trischka, the man who made the banjo bigger, jazzier and more worldly brings his banjo to West Falls Center for the Arts, October 25th. Some musicians open up whole new realms. In the world of the…
Incredible lineup of athletes to appear at Legends & Stars event in Batavia
A long list of football, baseball and hockey legends — along with actors Tom Guiry (Scotty Smalls) and Chauncey Leopardi (Squints) from the classic movie The Sandlot — will visit Batavia in October for the Legends & Stars autograph and sports collectibles…
Midnight Symphony's Midnight Masquerade
FTMP Events & Midnight Symphony presents:Midnight Masquerade- A Benefit for WNY Hero's & Queen City Pitties -Featuring performances by: Midnight Symphony, BarKing Spiders, After Affect, & Jim Jowsey* Costume Contest, Basket Raffles, Door Prizes, 50/50,…