Arts Services Initiative of WNY, Inc. is proud to bring Make Music Day to Buffalo and Niagara Falls, NY for the third year on June 21st, 2018 -- the longest day of the year and the first day of summer! 

Make Music Day is a free celebration of music where EVERYONE is invited to participate no matter your skill level or genre of music. This year’s Make Music Day will feature performances by dozens of musicians and venues throughout Western NY.

Below is the schedule of events for MMD 2018 (all events are FREE):

• 12PM at the Canals (where the ice rink usually is) at Canalside: FREE Intro to Harmonica Lesson including a free harmonica for the first 100 in attendance per lesson. Children & adults are welcome! 
This lesson will be taught by Rick Nicotra from the WNY BluesSociety. 

• Lighting the Niagara Falls, the Peace Bridge AND the Electric Tower Orange for the entire evening to celebrate Make Music Day.

• Bidwell Park
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Community Music School of Buffalo Drum Circle

• Buffalo & Erie County Public Library - Central Library 
1 Lafayette Square 
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Diaspora Drumming
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Concertina Club of WNY
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Elaine Mosher, Flute
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
Fragrance and Juan Cosmic Energy
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
John Kloberdanz
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM
kind(ling)

• Delaware Park Rose Garden
Meadow Drive 
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Community Music Schooll My Grownup & Me Classes

• Hamburg Library
102 Buffalo Street 
1:30 PM - 02:00 PM
John Kloberdanz
3:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Concertina Club of WNY
4:30 PM - 05:30 PM
Reading Soundtrack: Make your own musical composition
5:30 PM - 06:30 PM
Children's Music with Sharon and Brad Meholick
6:30 PM - 07:30 PM
NOAH GOKEY
7:30 PM - 08:30 PM
Violin and Cello Duet

• Parkside Lutheran Church - Musical Story Time (FREE)
2 Wallace Avenue 
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

• A local Fête de la Musique 2018 Make Music Day with the Alliance Française de Buffalo at the Colored Musicians Club: 
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Local Youth Musicians
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Chantons Ensembles
7:00 PM - 7:45 PM
French ConéXion
7:45 PM - 8:30 PM
Carina and the Six String Preacher
8:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Carol McLaughlin's Big Band

You can now sign up as a performer or a venue on the Make Music Day website: 
http://www.makemusicday.org/western-ny/

Other ways to get involved in Make Music Day: 

Donate to Make Music Day through the online “Spring It On” campaign:
https://www.givegab.com/campaigns/music-education-for-children-on-make-music-day

Become a Volunteer: 
Help Buffalo and Niagara Falls celebrate Make Music on June 21 by volunteering your time and talent. Email westernny@makemusicday.org to volunteer. 

Contact westernny@makemusic.org for questions.