Tuesday July 18th, 2017
Upcoming events & things to do near you.
Lomo Lomo @ Buffalo Center
The Lomo Lomo food truck will be at Buffalo Center for lunch and will donate a portion of their profits to the Alzheimer's Association of Western New York. The food is great so come by and help fight Alzheimer's Disease! If you can't make it, please help end Alzheimer's Disease and make a donation… >>
The BPO & Shakespeare in Delaware Park
No author has inspired more classical music than William Shakespeare. Centuries after his death, the themes explored in his plays continue to resonate with audiences. The BPO joins forces with the company of Shakespeare in Delaware Park to present a free evening of music and theater, featuring “Macbeth,”… >>
Brit Floyd at Artpark
Artpark AmphitheaterOpener TBATickets on sale Friday, February 24 at 10am $12 Advance General Admission ($17 week of show Sun-Tues)$27 Front of Stage Pit (Standing Room Only)*Prices above include facility fee, other fees apply for online and phone orders* Limited quantities!Purchase tickets: online… >>
Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers
Hailed as one of the most exciting live acts on the road today, Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers are musical beacons of the Southwest fueled by witty and insightful lyrics, crunching guitar riffs, a dynamic rhythm section and tequila. RCPM are the only act to release seven consecutive studio albums to… >>
LETTERPRESS BASICS WORKSHOP
☛ LETTERPRESS BASICS WORKSHOP (2 SESSION CLASS) ☚ Tuesdays, July 18th & 25th • 6-9pm This workshop covers the fundamentals of letterpress printing. It focuses on hand setting type, the basics of laying out a forme, and the operation of platen and bed presses. Students can expect to spend time learning… >>
Live Alive: Dress Classy, Act Trashy // Sabella & Special Guests
FTMP Events Presents:Live Alive Festival Series | Dress Classy, Act TrashyFeaturing: SABELLA, Distinguisher, Unity-TX, Sleepers, Restless Nights,Ritual Walk & more!Tuesday, July 18th, 2017Doors at 5:00 PM$8 Presale - $12 Day Of Show18+ (ID Required - No ID/No Entry)Tickets: http://www.purplepass.com/livealivedressclassyacttrashyat: Stamps...… >>
Artpark Art Camp
Mega Kids Camp
July 18-21st from 6 -8:30 pm is for kids that have completed k-5th grade. Mega Camp is our way of including more kids into the camp experience by having new and different opportunities . Our 4 options are … Flag football* cheer dance* art * science Choose a track for your week at camp. Each evening… >>
2017 Junior Sail Camp Week 4: July 17 – 21
We teach sailing.But, we also teach important life lessons.Every morning, we begin with a classroom session which goes over theory and explains what they will practice that day. Then sailors head out into the harbor and turn theory into practice. Over the week, the kids learn terminology, rigging, hoisting,… >>
Canal Fest
Canal Fest of the Tonawandas is the largest festival of its kind along the Erie Canal. Shared by the Twin Cities of Tonawanda and North Tonawanda, it encompasses a 2-square-mile area, jam packed full of fun and entertainment. Enjoy eight full days of entertainment at the largest event held anywhere… >>
Best of Buffalo
Join us for a downtown walking tour of the best of Buffalo architecture and history! The buildings included on this overview tour help to tell the story of Buffalo’s rapid rise to prominence, from the opening of the Erie Canal to the 1901 Pan-American Exposition. Buildings seen on this tour were designed… >>
Artpark Theater Academy: A Broadway Jr. Program
Coleus & Color at The Botanical Gardens
10am-5pm - Included with Botanical Garden admission - $11 adults, $10 seniors (62+), $9 students (13+ with ID), $6 Kids 3-12, members and kids 2 and under are free! Rainbows of color will be incorporated into this summer exhibit of thousands of coleus and so much color! See many different botanical… >>
Pretty/Funny at MusicalFare
A World Premiere musical from Buffalo native Marisa Guida, Buffalonian Philip Farugia and MusicalFare! A coming of age story inspired by the life and work of comedienne, Imogene Coca. Mom gets a promotion, Dad gets fired and their pre-pubescent daughter, Genny, is being picked on at school. With… >>
William Smyers
Arcangel Gallery Exhibit - Included with Botanical Garden admission - $11 adults, $10 seniors (62+), $9 students (13+ with ID), $6 Kids 3-12, members and kids 2 and under are free! Presenting his third exhibit in the Arcangel Gallery, Smyers is a known photographer in WNY. He takes pride in his high… >>
M&T Plaza Concert Series
Plaza Event Series will feature 54 performances this summer. It starts June 12, with the season’s last performance scheduled for August 25. Five new acts have been added to the line-up, and several favorites will continue their longtime streaks of Plaza Event Series appearances.
Shape of a Pocket
June 30–August 26Opening: July 7, 6–9pmEvents: July 29, August 12, August 25 Featuring work by Morgan Arnett, Jason Bernagozzi, Charlie Best and Jaz Palermo, W. Michelle Harris, Kyla Kegler, Dana McKnight, Przemyslaw Moskal, Van Tran Nguyen, Elisa Peebles and the United Melanin Society, Carl Spartz,… >>
Travel Raffle at The Botanical Gardens
Tickets - $20 - 3 Chances to WIN and only 700 will be sold! Tickets on sale June 1-September 1 Grand Prize - Dream Vacation! - A trip for two to Ireland, Mexico, or the Caribbean! You pick where AND when! All arrangements will be made for you through The Travel Team Inc. Travel voucher has a maximum… >>
2017 Little Free Library® Design Competition
The Buffalo Architecture Foundation's 2017 Little Free Library® Design Competition is an Open, Two-stage, Design Competition to design, construct, and install a contemporary book shelter in underprivileged neighborhoods in Buffalo, NY. Architects, designers, sculptors, carpenters, students, etc. interested… >>
Shark Girl: Never Quite There
Clifton Hall Link In the two short years since Casey Riordan Millard’s iconic Shark Girl arrived in Western New York, the sculpture has been so widely shared and experienced that it is now one of Buffalo’s best-known citizens. However, it is perhaps less well-know that Shark Girl has served as one of… >>
An Octoroon
Hilarious. Uncomfortable. Vital. An edgy new American comedy set on a slave-owner’s plantation at the Shaw festival. When Dion Boucicault wrote The Octoroon in 1859, it was considered a masterpiece. Its story of a plantation owner falling for a woman of mixed race was taken as a bold plea for racial… >>
Saint Joan at Shaw Festival
Who was Joan of Arc? The saviour of France … or a deluded country girl? Bernard Shaw’s greatest play about the most remarkable teenage girl in history. Saint Joan is Bernard Shaw’s greatest play. At its centre is the most remarkable teenage girl in history. But who is she? The divinely-inspired saviour… >>
Me and My Girl
Can a Cockney man give up his old life – and love! – to join the upper class? The sparkling and fun British hit musical. This delightful comic romp from the thirties follows the fortunes of Bill Snibson, a proud Cockney who is amazed to learn that he’s actually the fourteenth Earl of Hareford. But if… >>
BUILDING BUFFALO: Buildings From Books, Books From Buildings
This new exhibit, open free to the public, focuses on an outstanding collection of rare and exquisitely illustrated books encompassing the history of architecture and landscape design from the late 15th through mid-20th Century. Part of one of the finest civic collections on architecture in the country,… >>