Friday August 3rd, 2018
Upcoming events & things to do near you.
Summer Splash Cocktail Party
Make your way to Buffalo’s waterfront for the seventh annual Summer Splash, the classiest cocktail party of the summer. Add a twist of color to the outer harbor by donning your favorite fashionable MAGENTA attire and fuel your dancing shoes with complimentary…
Junior Sail Camp Week 6: July 30 – August 3
Sail Buffalo's Jr. Sail Camp is open to children and teens between the ages of 7 and 18. We will take kids without any sailing experience and over the course of one summer week – Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 4 PM, and make them into a beginning…
XOXO
The band XOXO is performing at Templeton Landing on Friday, August 3 from 7PM – 11PM. XOXO is a pop band from Buffalo.
Fossil Friday
On select summer Fridays, Penn Dixie will stay open late for after-hours fossil collecting from 5 to 9 pm. If the skies are clear we’ll bring out telescopes for some daytime astronomy, too. All ages welcome and no reservations are needed. Tool rental…
Roycroft Campus Garden Tour
Explore the grounds of the Roycroft Campus, a National Historic Landmark, on this 1-hour specialty tour. Learn about the past, present, and future of the Roycroft gardens, and the importance of nature in the Arts & Crafts Movement. This tour is outside…
M&T First Fridays @ the Gallery
On the first Friday of every month—from 10 am to 10 pm—admission to part of the museum and select events are free for everyone. Certain events are available for a fee. Admission to special exhibitions is Pay What You Wish. Drop-In Art Activity Fri, Aug…
Rockin’ the Downs Presents— Three Dog Night
Rockin’ the Downs Presents— Three Dog Night on Friday, August 3rd, 2018 outside on the racetrack at Batavia Downs Gaming & Hotel! Doors at 4:00 PM, opening acts start at 5:30 PM. $10 for General Admission (Bring own chairs), $25 VIP (seating provided…
Stephen Adly Guirgis' THE MOTHER****ER WITH THE HAT
If you’ve never seen Guirgis’ raucous take on passionate love and addiction, variable morality and misguided judgments, while laughing heartily and being deeply moved, then you’re in for a wild ride. If you’ve seen it before, and see it here, I guarantee…
ASA 101 Sail Class: August: 3-5
You will be able to sail a boat of about 20 feet in length in light to moderate winds and sea conditions in familiar waters without supervision. A preparatory standard with no auxiliary power or navigation skills required. Summary of Student Standard –…
Glass Barge: Buffalo
GlassBarge brings the beauty of hot glassblowing demonstrations to a waterfront communities along the Erie Canal. A 30’ x 80’ canal barge equipped with a mobile hot glass studio, GlassBarge shares the story of glass innovation and artistry through free,…
Salt Cave Yoga
Come join me on a unique experience that will leave you feeling centered and rejuvenated. No prior yoga experience is necessary. This is meant especially for those who have limitations and who want to experience what mindfulness yoga and meditation is…
Spooky One-Act Submissions
**** CALL TO HALLOWEEN ENTHUSIASTS **** Green Buffalo Productions is hosting our first One Act Play Festival this October. This event is Halloween themed, so we are looking for submissions that have spooky undertones. Plays are FREE to submit and will…
Power & Progress: Buffalo’s Black Rock Lock
The Black Rock Historical Society announces a photographic exhibit that includes 21 large photos, taken by the US Army Corps of Engineers of the building of the Black Rock Lock from the early nineteenth century, workers who built it and its construction…
Movies in the Meadow
Bring a chair or a blanket, family and friends to the Meadow in Delaware Park to watch a movie under the stars! As always, movies are free of charge thanks to our SERIES sponsor StaffBuffalo HRBuffalo and start at dusk behind the Parkside Lodge, 84…
Artpark Gallery Exhibit: Nicholas Miller
Proposals Exhibit running Aug 3- Sept 3. The Artpark Gallery is open Tuesdays & Saturdays from 12-4pm and during theater events. The Artist Talk/ Reception August 23rd at 6-8pm.
Liz Lessner: Interstitial Castings
Liz Lessner’s exhibition, Interstitial Castings, uses sculpture to capture the negative space between two people engaged in therapeutic interactions. Prior to her exhibition, Lessner will be in residence at Buffalo Arts Studio working with Tri-Main Center…
Muhammad Z. Zaman: Lux
Muhammad Z. Zaman is a Buffalo-based, urban artist, specializing in calligraphy. Using language and text as cultural signifier, Zaman layers English, Bengali, and Arabic into richly-textured canvases. His canvas paintings and wall murals layer powerful…