Saturday October 20th, 2018

Upcoming events & things to do near you.

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Best of Buffalo Fun and Food Tour
Wed Aug 22nd → Fri Nov 30th

Best of Buffalo Fun and Food Tour

The Best of Buffalo Fun and Food Tour is a unique and exciting way to create some memories with friends and family.  We pick your party up in a limo and take you on your tour of bests.It’s an evening you will remember forever, yet priced so that you can do it when you want.  You can come single, coupled,… >>

Buffalo Scholastic Rowing Association plans Head of the Buffalo regatta
Sat Oct 20th

Buffalo Scholastic Rowing Association plans Head of the Buffalo regatta

The Buffalo Scholastic Rowing Association (BSRA), located at 405 Ohio St. in Buffalo along the Buffalo River, will host the Head of the Buffalo Regatta on Saturday, Oct. 20. Head of the Buffalo will feature teams of high school, collegiate, open and masters rowers competing on an exciting 4,000-meter… >>

FREE Kids Yoga
Sat Oct 20th

FREE Kids Yoga

Yoga is a great tool to help your little one quiet their mind + connect with their bodies. Your child will learn how to harness their own energy and emotions to create positive experiences. By registering for this class you agree to consent of the following: It is your responsibility to inform the instructor… >>

Health Insurance and Wellness Fair-Open to the Public
Sat Oct 20th

Health Insurance and Wellness Fair-Open to the Public

It’s open enrollment! Are you interested in getting more information on what insurance is best for you as well as health and wellness materials?  We will be hosting over a dozen vendors for you to obtain well needed information.  This event is free and open to the public. The first 50 people through… >>

Acoustic Trio with Doug Yeomans, Willie Schoellkopf and Sue Kincaid
Sat Oct 20th

Acoustic Trio with Doug Yeomans, Willie Schoellkopf and Sue Kincaid

Acoustic Trio with Doug Yeomans from the Lo Blu Flame, Willie Schoellkopf from the Willies, and Sue Kincaid from the Need.  Original music plus covers of classic artists of the Folk and Country Rock scene like James Taylor,  CSNY, and Joni Mitchell West Falls Center for the Arts1863 Davis Rd.West Falls… >>

Fall Craft & Vendor Fair
Sat Oct 20th

Fall Craft & Vendor Fair

Fall Craft and Vendor Show Get Ready For The Holidays!Support our local crafters and vendors! Raffles, 50/50, snack table $1 Admission Proceeds benefit the Maryvale PTO

Strengthening Families Celebration at UBEOC
Sat Oct 20th

Strengthening Families Celebration at UBEOC

Strengthening Families Celebration is a wonderful free opportunity for parents to connect with their children ages 4-15 through educational activities, learning exhibits and carnival style games in a family–friendly environment.

Spooky One Acts Festival
Sat Oct 20th

Spooky One Acts Festival

Are you ready for a Spooooky night of local theater?We're excited to be hosting our first production of 2018-2019 season! This Spooky One Acts Festival highlights the work of local playwrights and features local actors and directors while serving as a fundraiser for Green Buffalo Productions. TICKETS… >>

Hypertufa Container
Sat Oct 20th

Hypertufa Container

Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens

Make-it, Take-it Workshop - 2pm, Members $25, General Public $30 By popular demand, one of our most popular spring workshops returns for Fall! Get messy and creative at the Botanical Gardens. Fashion your own unique planting container from peat moss, Portland cement and perlite. Wear clothing you do… >>

2018 Summer International Chess Games
Sat Jul 21st → Sat Oct 20th

2018 Summer International Chess Games

Monthly USCF-sanctioned chess tournaments for all skills and ages hosted by the Archangel 8 Chess Academy.  (One) Open section of play, 3 games,  Game 60 with a 5 second delay.  See tournament flyer for additional details.  Pizza and refreshments provided.  Free parking under the Mall.  Bring your Staunton-style… >>

Printing from Nature Workshop with Debra Eck
Sat Oct 20th

Printing from Nature Workshop with Debra Eck

In this workshop, participants will unlock the beauty and color inside natural materials using a simple dyeing technique. No previous dyeing experience is needed.

The Broadway Legacy Concert
Fri Oct 19th → Sat Oct 20th

The Broadway Legacy Concert

Kleinhans Music Hall

“There is never an evening when somewhere in the world, the music and lyrics of Jerry Herman are not being sung by a lady in a red headdress, or a lady with a bugle, or a middle-aged man in a wig and a boa.” Composer Jerry Herman is well-known for amazing musicals such as Hello, Dolly!, Mame, La Cage… >>

Horticulture I Certificate Series - Fall Semester
Sat Sep 8th → Sat Oct 20th

Horticulture I Certificate Series - Fall Semester

Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens

Join us for an entertaining garden education with David Clark, Horticulturist & CNLP. David is fast becoming one of the country’s noted garden speakers! These classes are great for beginners or gardeners and landscapers wishing to brush up on their skills. Those who complete each series will be presented… >>

The Color Purple
Sat Oct 20th → Sun Oct 21st

The Color Purple

Paul Robeson Theatre

The Color Purple is an inspiring family saga that tells the unforgettable story of a woman who, through love, finds the strength to triumph over adversity and discover her unique voice in the world. This musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel (and the popular 1985 Steven Spielberg… >>

New Kid
Sat Oct 20th → Sun Oct 21st

New Kid

Theatre of Youth

After moving from Homeland to America, Nick and his family are settling into a new way of life. Starting in a new school, Nick’s hopes of making new friends vanish after his classmates make fun of his clothes, lunch, and his confusion about almost everything. Worst of all, Nick doesn’t speak the English. New… >>

The Hound of the Baskervilles
Wed Aug 1st → Sat Oct 27th

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Shaw Festival Theatre

CANADIAN PREMIERE! It’s the return of the murder mystery to The Shaw. Sir Baskerville has been scared to death — literally. Now deductive genius Sherlock Holmes is on the case to find the murderer … with twist after twist to keep you guessing. Darkly fun, deliciously sly, and just the right amount of… >>

Thu Oct 4th → Sun Oct 28th

THE STRUDEL LADY by Shirl Solomon

Jewish Repertory Theatre

The Strudel Lady by Shirl SolomonOctober 4 – 28, 2018 Thursdays @ 7:30pm Oct 04, Oct 11, Oct 18, Oct 25Saturdays @ 4pm & 8pm Oct 06, Oct 13, Oct 20, Oct 27Sundays @ 2pm Oct 07, Oct 14, Oct 21, Oct 28 Chava, an American born, Orthodox wife and mother, is deserted by her husband and children. Embarrassed… >>

Susan Copley – Then and Now: Four Decades of Painting
Fri Oct 5th → Tue Oct 30th

Susan Copley – Then and Now: Four Decades of Painting

1045 Elmwood Gallery for the Arts

Over four decades of paintings by Susan Copley will be on exhibit at 1045 Elmwood Gallery for the Arts, from October 5th through October 30th. The opening reception on Friday, October 5, 6:00-9:00pm, will feature Susan's just-published limited edition book, Susan Copley, Then and Now: Four Decades of… >>

Photography Caravan- Images of Jewish Buffalo
Wed Aug 15th → Wed Oct 31st

Photography Caravan- Images of Jewish Buffalo

PHOTOGRAPHY CARAVAN – IMAGES OF JEWISH BUFFALO, ON EXHIBIT AT JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER BUFFALO ART GALLERY, HOLLAND FAMILY BUILDING, 787 DELAWARE AVE, BUFFALO, NY, AUGUST  15 – OCTOBER 31, 2018 This exhibit is a showcase of photographs taken by members of the community who participated in… >>

The Great Pumpkin Farm Fall Festival
Sat Sep 15th → Wed Oct 31st

The Great Pumpkin Farm Fall Festival

The Great Pumpkin Farm’s Fall Festival is all about wholesome fun, great food and enjoying everything the season has to offer. It’s where families come to get their pumpkins, mums and cornstalks, to enjoy the thrill of the rides and the chills of the events, attractions and shows.  It’s where you can… >>

Photographs from Near and Far - Photography Exhibit
Wed Sep 5th → Wed Oct 31st

Photographs from Near and Far - Photography Exhibit

Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo

“Photographs from Near and Far” Photographer Lawrence M. Ross On Exhibit September 5th  – October 31, 2018 at the Bunis Family Art Gallery. Free and open to the public during regular JCC hours.  Free Artist Reception, Thursday, September 6 from 6-8pm. Tour the Gallery, meet the photographer and enjoy… >>

Tarot Writing
Sat Oct 20th → Sat Nov 3rd

Tarot Writing

Tarot, a Fool’s Journey through innocence to experience, using the idea of fortune and oracle to see through your writer’s blocks and visions. No knowledge of tarot required—just a spirit of curiosity & exploration. Sherry Robbins is a poet, teaching artist, and long-time student of Tarot. Her publications… >>

Jerome Bianchi
Sat Oct 20th → Sun Nov 18th

Jerome Bianchi

Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens

Arcangel Gallery Exhibit - 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! Fruits and Flowers - Photography is a very special combination of technical skills and artistic perception.… >>

Restorative Yoga Series
Mon Oct 15th → Mon Jan 7th

Restorative Yoga Series

START WITH SLEEP

Yoga helps us connect to the still, quiet, peaceful place within us which can be called upon when we are having a hard time falling asleep or struggling with waking at night. Having issues with waking in the middle of the night and not being able to fall back asleep? Feeling anxious? Indecisive? Frazzled?… >>

Our Humanity is Not a Debate - WNY Refugee Film Festival
Thu Sep 13th → Sat Jun 8th

Our Humanity is Not a Debate - WNY Refugee Film Festival

Journey’s End Refugee Services, Inc. cordially invites you to a very special film festival on refugees in 2018-2019, beginning this September with a series of extraordinary documentaries on the refugee experience in the U.S., culminating in a two-day grand finale of three outstanding international films… >>

Buffalo Never Fails: The Queen City and World War I
Sat Nov 18th → Fri Jan 31st

Buffalo Never Fails: The Queen City and World War I

Buffalo & Erie County Public Library

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. This exhibition honors stories of individual… >>