Saturday January 30th, 2016
Upcoming events & things to do near you.
Niagara Wine & Beer Tasting Fest
Enjoy the fruits of more than 30 wineries, breweries, restaurants and specialty food vendors, the music of the Stoll Brothers, plus a basket raffle, a 50/50 split, and wine by the bottle for purchase. Featured restaurants are Wagner's, Zambistro, Steak, Stone & Sushi, and Molinaro's. This 5th annual… >>
Chinese New Year 2016: Feng Shui Energy Changes
A Feng Shui must for the Year of the Fire Monkey! Find out how this year's annual energy changes will affect your space and how to make the appropriate Feng Shui enhancements in your home/office to help assure the best year ahead. Prerequisite: Feng Shui Basics class, Feng Shui consultation or instructor… >>
Snow Roll 2
Snow Roll 2 is part of the Larkinville Ice Festival, with lots of free family-friendly fun planned at Flying Bison as well as Larkin Square & Hydraulic Hearth. Continuing the momentum built by six months of community bicycle rides with more than 16,000 total participants, Slow Roll Buffalo is presenting… >>
Larkinville Ice Festival
Enjoy an afternoon of family fun, free children’s activities, food and drink, guest speakers and much more at the 2nd Annual Larkinville Ice Festival, a neighborhood-wide winter celebration in Larkinville on Saturday, January 30, 11:00am-3:00pm. Snow Roll 2 will roll out of Flying Bison Brewery right… >>
Donna the Buffalo
Original roots music since 1989, infused with elements of cajun, rock, folk, reggae, and country. Look around you. Consider the keepsakes you cherish, the relationships you relish, the enduring cornerstones in your life, and ask yourself how many have held steadfast since 1989. Closing in on the quarter-century… >>
Back to the Bars
Forgotten Classics, One Hit Wonders
Dreamland Free Store Opening
Looking to clear out all that clutter? Hoping to get rid of unwanted items for something in return? Then here is the store opening for you! Dreamland is excited to announce the creation of a permanent Free/Barter Store in the back room. Utilizing the alchemical tradition of equal exchange (Take what… >>
Jim Santella Book Signing & Chat
Love vinyl? Stop by Record Theatre at Main & Lafayette for a chat with Jim Santella who will be there signing his new book, "Classic Rock Classic Jock." Don't miss this opportunity to meet a Buffalo legend who shares your nostalgia for the days of turntables and freeform radio! There's an entire chapter… >>
Soup Saturday: a cooking class with Chef Krista Van Wagner
Join Chef Krista for a demonstration on how you can make a healthy and easy chicken stock, a hearty creamy soup and a scrumptious butternut squash soup. The menu also consists of a quick and easy focaccia bread. Each participant will sample soup and bread prepared by Krista. Come warm up with some… >>
Donnell Rawlings
You've seen Donnell Rawlings on Comedy Central's "Chappelle's Show" as Ashy Larry. As an actor, he's guest-starred on "Law and Order" and HBO's "The Wire," and and his stand-up has been featured on "Chelsea Lately," and HBO's "Def Comedy Jam." Donnell can be seen regularly on and MTV's "Guy Code," "Hip… >>
ADAM GRAEME - Comedy Stage, Hypnosis Show
QUOTED AS "ONE OF THE MOST ORIGINAL STAGE HYPNOTISTS OF THE 21ST CENTURY" The only type of show in the world that transforms regular members of the audience before your very eyes.
The Frozen Buffalo Pub Crawl
How did Buffalonians survive during winters past? What happened when Buffalo’s main artery—the Erie Canal—froze over for three months a year? Buffalo History Tours explores these questions and many more on this 90 minute pub crawl that starts at Canalside and discusses the way we survive and sometimes… >>
Global Game Jam
The world's largest game jam event will take place simultaneously in Buffalo and at hundreds of sites around the world. Think of it as a hackathon focused on game development. The secret theme will be announced on Friday afternoon, and gamers around the globe will then begin feverishly working to create… >>
Pippin
PIPPIN is Broadway's high-flying, death-defying hit musical! Full of extraordinary acrobatics, wondrous magical feats and soaring songs from the composer of Wicked, PIPPIN will lift you up and leave you smiling. This unforgettable new production is the winner of four 2013 Tony Awards® including Best… >>
Niagara Icewine Festival
For three weekends in January, the Niagara Region is transformed into a wintry wonderland, celebrating one of Canada’s most cherished products: Ontario Icewine. From Gala evening toasts to chestnut roasts, ornate ice bars, ice skating and winery tours, the 21st Annual Niagara Icewine Festival offers… >>
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Vanya and Sonia have never left the confines of their childhood home in Bucks County, PA, while their sister Masha has been gallivanting around the world as a successful actress. A surprise visit from Masha and her 20-something boy toy, Spike, throws the normally quiet household into utter upheaval… >>
All My Sons
Set in post World War II America, it is the story of Joe Keller, a successful businessman and loving family man who during the war allowed his factory to ship faulty airplane cylinders to the US Armed Forces, causing the death of 21 American pilots.
Speak No Evil
The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat; the joys of compatibility and perils of rejection... the comical game of romance demands a determined competitor, and a keen sense of humor and mastery of the language of love. Winner of the 2014 Maxim Mazumdar New Play Competition. Suitable for adults and… >>
Tony N Tinas Wedding
The theatrical performance of Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding satires an Italian-American wedding in which the audience participates in all aspects of this fictitious event. You will toast the Bride and Groom with Champagne, enjoy an Italian dinner, a piece of wedding cake, participate in the bouquet and garter… >>
Lumagination
The Botanical Gardens come alive with amazing light displays, creative designs and interactive features! Lumagination is a captivating interactive exhibit that will transform the Botanical Gardens with light, sound and imagination. All ages will delight in this amazing and unique show that showcases… >>
Orchids
Beautiful and colorful orchids will be in bloom throughout the Gardens, along with a fantastic collection of cymbidiums. An informal Q&A with the Niagara Frontier Orchid Society and an additional Award Winning Orchid Show will take place on the final weekend, February 27-28.
First Friday & Monet and the Impressionist Revolution, 1860–1910
There is stellar line-up for the March 5 edition of First Friday at the Albright-Knox. And while you're there, why not pay a few pence to catch the Monet and the Impressionist Revolution, 1860–1910 exhibit before it ends on March 20, and enjoy the Gallery Talk: Monet and the Impressionist Revolution,… >>
A New Exhibition by Sara Zak: "It's ridiculous to leave all the conversation to the pudding"
“It's ridiculous to leave all the conversation to the pudding, titled after Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, is a release into the whimsical and the nonsensical -- a very welcome place where the joys of color, composition, humor and growth dwell. The exhibit will also contain audio conversations… >>
