Saturday May 19th, 2018
Upcoming events & things to do near you.
27 events
Charge of the Knights 5K & 1 Mile Family Fun Walk
Join us for our annual 5K Run though the Village of Williamsville. Not up for a full 5K ? How about the 1 mile run/fun walk. A great activity to set a goal for - or to do with your child. 5K Run/Walk .................. $30 Advance / $35 Day of 1Mile…
Buffalo Living Tour: Southtowns
Tour six different properties in the Southtowns. The upscale and unique residences are open to the public from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Free shuttle service is provided by We Care Transportation and will be available at each location. The properties being…
Lake Effect Furies' Annual Meat Raffle
The Lake Effect Furies, Buffalo's Division 1 roller derby team, are hosting their annual Meat Raffle this Saturday, May 19th to help defer costs associated with travel and training. Doors open at 6:30pm and the first raffle is at 7pm. There will be basket…
MetroPCS 1st Anniversary Event
The MetroPCS Corporate Store is celebrating its first anniversary and wants YOU to join them! Stop by MetroPCS at 2521 Walden Ave. (across from super Wal-Mart) on Saturday, May 19th from 12-2PM Enter to win Post Malone Tickets from WBLK! Enjoy FREE lunch…
Rally for Rescued Pets Spring Expo
Many not for profit Rescue organizations with adoptable pets and items to benefit each rescue, giant basket raffle, Homemade bake goods, Pet food samples, Messinger wood with live owls, Many vendors with items for Pets, Friends and Family members of…
Porchfest
A truly grassroots music festival. All volunteer.Add one part 'City of Good Neighbors', two parts musical talent, and a dash of historic Buffalo architecture. That's Porchfest! Buffalo Porchfest is a grassroots music festival that turns porches into…
Gregg Sansone One Man Band
Gregg Sansone - Solo EntertainerGregg plays every instrument from his keyboards and plays the sequence during shows. This enables him to sound just like the band he is covering. Gregg will play guitar or keyboards while the sequence he composed is playing…
Buffalo Zoo Storytime
Join "Storytime in the Village" at the Buffalo Zoo! Storytime will start at 11:00 AM in the picnic area near the carousel. After reading a couple of fun children's books, we'll enjoy lunch together (BYOL) and then go explore the Buffalo Zoo (regular…
Erie Canal Bicentennial
The Erie Canal had a major impact on Western New York and the heartland of the United States. Derided as “Clinton’s folly” after NY Governor DeWitt Clinton, the canal was completed in 1825, and brought unbridled economic prosperity to Buffalo at its…
Writing as Daily Practice - Adult Workshop
This workshop asks you to integrate writing into your daily life, to make writing not a chore or a task, but an active engagement with your day. We will discuss methods other writers have used to build writing habits, establish personal goals and plans…
WNED | WBFO's Antiques Home Show
Do you have an antique lamp sitting in your attic collecting dust? Or perhaps you’ve always wondered if the end table you inherited from Great-aunt Myrtle is worth anything. Come on down to WNED | WBFO’s Antiques Home Show and get the answers you’ve…
Moving Workshop
Thinking of moving? Anne Kader and Sally Ball Conover, licensed real estate brokers with the Olear Team at MJ Peterson, will host a seminar on that topic from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 19, at St. Francis Park, 5229 South Park Ave., Hamburg. …
Walk for Hope
The third annual South Buffalo Walk for Hope, an event to raise awareness of depression, addiction and mental illness and to reduce the societal stigma attached to these issues, will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 19 in Cazenovia Park.…
Rally for Rescued Pets Spring Expo
FREE ADMISSION Not for Profit Pet Rescue Organizations with adoptable Pets and items to benefit each Rescue, basket raffle, pet food samples, Phoenix Rising Equine Rescue and Rehab with a great items and pony rides (weather permitting), Messinger Woods…
Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon: A Farewell to Arms
Learn to create and edit Wikipedia entries. Then contribute to entries related to Ernest Hemingway and his classic novel, A Farewell to Arms. Attendance at both sessions is encouraged but not required. Part of the Once Community One Book initiative.
Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Literature’s most famous detective, the inimitable Sherlock Holmes comes to life in KEN LUDWIG'S BASKERVILLE: A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY, a fast-paced comedy full of humor. Watch as our intrepid investigators try to escape a dizzying web of clues, silly…
Secrets from the Stacks: The Pan-American Exposition!
Secrets of the Stacks is a one-morning pop-up display of pictures, books, manuscripts, or other items from the Library collection that you can actually sit down with and handle.
The Great Plant Sale
Don’t miss the Greatest Plant Sale of the year! Bigger and better than ever, this year’s Great Plant Sale will feature exciting and unusual plants not found elsewhere. Let your garden flower with locally grown plants your neighbors won’t have; unusual…
Archres, Inherent Vice, THIS, Of Night And Light
All WNY News & Radio return to the Attic at Mr. Goodbar, and we're bringing along Archres, Inherent Vice - band, THIS, and Of Night And Light. Come join us! $5 advance tickets will be available soon from AllWNYDeals.com and the bands, the price goes…
Art Express
Join us for family fun! Listen to a story, look at works of art, and make your own masterpiece! Fun for kids ages 6-12. Preregistration and prepayment are required, nonrefundable program. $5/child, adults are free. Free with a CAM family membership.…
Empire State Wrestling featuring Ex-WWE Stars
Empire State Wrestling (ESW) will return to the St. Johnsburg Fire Hall, at 7165 Ward Road, North Tonawanda, NY, and present “Brawlfest” on Saturday, May 19. Front row tickets are sold out. Second row tickets are $20 and general admission tickets are…
A Day Out with Thomas
All aboard for a 25 minute train ride with Thomas. Meet Sir Topham Hatt, bounce house, play tables, coloring, bean bag toss, live entertainment, museum admission and more!
We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965–85
Focusing on the work of black women artists, We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965–85 examines the political, social, cultural, and aesthetic priorities of women of color from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s. It is the first exhibition to…
Ann Parker
Florescence - Using vintage manual lenses on a digital camera, Ann captures color, light, shadow, depth, and movement in flowers and leaves. With the manual lenses, (from 1960-1985) the photos take on a painterly look, giving the finished photo an Impressionistic…
2018 Springfest Open Chess Tournaments
USCF-sanctioned open chess tournament. Open section - 3 games; Game 60 with a 5 second delay. Open section schedule – Games start at 9:30am, 11:30am and 1:30pm. Registration fee: $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Cash prizes! Two scholastic sections:…
East Side Bike Club Saturday AM Rides
The East Side Bike Club is a group of cyclists who meet every Saturday at 11:30am at MLK Park, in front of the Martin Luther King bust. The group sets out to explore the East Side (ride embarks at noon), and there’s a heck of a lot to explore, because…
Buffalo Never Fails: The Queen City and World War I
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of America’s entry into World War I (WWI) in 1917, Buffalo Never Fails: The Queen City and World War I looks back to a critical time in our nation’s history, emphasizing Buffalo’s role in the war and the related consequences.…