Sunday July 23rd, 2017

Buffalo Raceway

 Buffalo Raceway begins its 75th anniversary harness racing season on Wednesday, January 11 and will celebrate in various ways throughout the 90-day meet until closing day on Sunday, July 23. Starting on Saturday, January 21 and continuing every Saturday throughout the meet is the Winter Winner's Circle… >>

DeRay Davis

DeRay Davis is a multi-faceted comedic force who's conquered everything from the stage to the big screen. Davis first made a name for himself in the stand-up world, winning Comedy Central's Laugh Riots Competition and appearing in the Cedric the Entertainer Festival. Along the way he made the leap to… >>

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… >>

Wild Renn Fest

Travel back into a time when giant, fire-breathing dragons and brave knights roamed the land! Come join Hawk Creek Wildlife Center for its largest annual fundraiser with a medieval twist! WILD RENN FEST on the weekends of July 15, 16, 22 & 23, from 11:00am-4:00pm is highlighted by nationally renowned… >>

Fan World: 2017

Fan World brings gaming, animation, celebrity guests, cosplay, etc. fans from around the world an amazing event on the unparalleled Niagara Falls!Meet actors Todd Haberkorn (anime voice actor, Lt. Spock in Star Trek: Continues) and Christopher Robin Miller (fantasy actor, voice of Nintendo's Professor… >>

Grease Pole Festival

Live music, carnival rides, and countless performances take place throughout this three-day celebration. Each year, the Grease Pole Festival features a grand finale. Contestants climb up on each other’s backs in order to scale a greased telephone pole. There is an assortment of prizes, but the best… >>

Cheektowaga Summer Guitar Show and Swap

The Cheektowaga Summer Guitar show and Swap is a venue for musical equipment vendors to sell, trade, or barter their new or used equipment. It allows buyers to see a assortment of guitars, banjos, mandolins, amps, pa equipment, parts/accessories and much more … Event proceeds will be donated to the… >>

Music of the Grateful Dead on a Sailboat on Lake Erie With Sonic Garden

Join us for an early evening of sailing on the beautiful Lake Erie and the music of the Grateful Dead by Sonic Garden Acoustic Trio. Jimmy John will be joining Dan and Kevin for a sunset sail with some of your favorite Dead tunes. Tickets are $25 and seating is limited so get your tickets early. The… >>

Polaris

FTMP Events Presents:Polaris, King Dame, BossNardoBaby, Rae Rose, The J.N.C., Telly Da Don, Jamal Gasol, ThatBoyAntBanks, & D Lew* DJ NiTELiTE on the decks // * Hosted by: YA BOY TWANSunday, July 23rd$7 General Presale, $10 Day Of Show18+ (ID Required) - No ID/No EntryDoors open at 6:00 pmTickets: http://www.purplepass.com/Stamps072317at: Stamps...… >>

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.  

Annual Canal Fest Member Art Exhibition At River Art Gallery & Gifts

River Art Gallery & Gifts located at 83 Webster St. in North Tonawanda presents the annual Canal Fest Member Exhibition opening on Saturday, July 22 and runs through Saturday, August 26. The opening reception is on Saturday, July 29 from 4pm to 7pm. There are a total of 25 artists exhibiting using a… >>

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,… >>