Wednesday August 9th, 2017
Upcoming events & things to do near you.
Cruise Night featuring Emergency Vehicles
New York Beer Project is beyond proud to feature our local hero’s at our special “Emergency Vehicle” edition of our NYBP Cruise Night, Wednesday August 9, 2017. There will be prizes and trophies for the crowd favorites, and all attendees will be given an NYBP VIP card good for 20% off menu items good… >>
Buffalo Walks - Richardson Olmsted Campus
Join Working For Downtown on an historic one-hour tour of the Richardson Olmsted Campus focusing on the past, present and future of the buildings. Hard hats will be provided. This tour does require walking and climbing multiple flights of stairs, so for your safety, wear comfortable, closed-toe shoes.… >>
BNMC Summer Block Party
Grab a blanket or a folding chair and head to the BNMC for the 1st annual Block Party! This family-friendly, alcohol-free event will feature live music, food and drinks, kids activities, and community organizations and is a great opportunity to meet your Medical Campus neighbors and employees.
Sensory Processing Disorder
Does your child/student seem unsteady, uncoordinated and sensitive to sounds and touch? Is a challenging behavior a choice or a simple reaction to what is happening around him/her? Participants will gain an understanding of how the senses work and ways to improve their functions. We Rock the Spectrum… >>
Victorian Halls, In Your Memory, Pointless Pursuit, & more!
FTMP Events Presents:Live Alive Festival Series | Homecoming '17Featuring: Victorian Halls, In Your Memory, Pointless Pursuit, & more!Wednesday, August 9th, 2017Doors at 6:00 PM$8 Presale - $12 Day Of Show18+ (ID Required - No ID/No Entry)Tickets Available Online at:http://www.purplepass.com/LAHomecoming2017at: Stamps...… >>
PAPER FLOWERS WORKSHOP
✿ PAPER FLOWERS WORKSHOP ✿ Wedesday, August 9 • 6-9pm Learn the basics of making fantastic shimmery paper flowers and create gorgeous made-to-last paper flowers for your home. Each participant will be able to complete about 4-8 flowers (depending on their speed). All tools and materials will be provided.… >>
Summer Concert Series: Car Show & Terry Buchwald as Elvis
The GreenFields Continuing Care Community is hosting its annual Summer Concert Series, ending with a Classic Car Show and Terry Buchwald as Elvis on Wednesday, August 9. The Car Show starts at 5:30 p.m., music at 6:30 p.m.
2017 Junior Sail Camp Week 7: Aug 7 – 11
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,… >>
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… >>
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… >>
Artpark Rock Camp
Artpark's Rock Camp takes place Monday-Friday from 9am-4pm at the Mainstage Theater Attendees will form bands, write and perform original music, learn how to interpret music by others, and even gain knowledge about aspects of the music business. Rock Camp concludes with a free concert Artpark's Amphitheater… >>
Pet Connection Programs, INC at the Erie County Fair!
Come see us this year at the Erie County Fair! Pick up one of the shelter’s popular Doggy Bag for Tabby tote for a small $10 donation filled with TONS of goodies for your favorite four-legged friend! 100% of all proceeds goes to our shelter animals and future rescues in need. August 9th 12pm-10pm, August… >>
Macbeth at Shakespeare in Delaware Park
Macbeth is a tragedy by William Shakespeare; it is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatizes the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power for its own sake. Macbeth runs Tuesday through Sunday at 7:30pm from July 27 – August 20. Shakespeare… >>
Erie County Fair
The Erie County Fair is back for the 178th consecutive year at the Fairgrounds. There is fun for the whole family! The Fair features food, rides, shows, animals and shopping. There is something for everyone as we celebrate 178 years of tradition, agriculture and excitement.
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,… >>
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… >>
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… >>
Build a Better World! Passport to Reading contest
The Library System has unveiled a new Passport to Reading contest which encourages families to travel the highways and byways of Erie County to visit all of the public libraries. Library travelers can pick up a special commemorative Passport and have it stamped for a chance to win great prizes including… >>
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,… >>
