Tuesday February 16th, 2016
Upcoming events & things to do near you.
Break Out: Presidents and First Ladies
Stuck inside? Break out of your house and come visit the museum during school vacation. There will be plenty of activities for all ages. Learn about Buffalo's connection to U.S. Presidents, do a scavenger hunt through the galleries, and/or make a craft! All are welcome to participate.
Niagara Street Now
Niagara Street Now will address the stretch of Niagara Street, from Porter Avenue up to Ontario Street. This will involve upgrades to Robert Rich Way (formerly known as the “Foot of Ferry”), the Broderick Park Master Plan, and make enhancements to the Shoreline Trail from Broderick Park to the International… >>
Manifesto
Fascinated by the manifesto form? Learn about it. From the Communist Manifesto to the Surrealist Manifesto to the Feminist Manifesto, the manifesto has remained a powerful and pliable form of writing. Why has it been so compelling to artists as a means to both establish and undermine conventions? We… >>
STEM Fun at the Carrousel Museum
A different STEM activity for children to learn about and create will be featured each day during Presidents’ Week. · Engineer a building out of Lincoln Logs · Make a magnetic train track · Clean pennies and make them turn green · Build a moving carrousel horse · … >>
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… >>
Coding Contest for Middle School Students
Students compete against one another by completing levels in Codecademy. Codecademy gives points for log-ins, completing tasks, and performance. The student with the most points by midnight on the 20th gets the prize. There will be programmers throughout the week to teach and aide participants. … >>
February Fest
Walden Galleria is hosting February Fest! All Week Long: Mall Wide Sale, many of our retailers are offering heavily discounted and clearance items available in store only. Preview products and retailers on our sales page. Free Ice Scrapers, redeemable at Customer Service with February Fest Pass… >>
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… >>
Love's Passionate Fire
NPT’s artistic director, Kelli Bocock-Natale, continues her exploration of making Shakespeare’s works accessible to contemporary audiences. Performed by an all-male cast this original piece will touch your heart and make you laugh, absorb and connect with some of Shakespeare’s greatest sonnets. >>
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… >>
