Buffalo Events Party Like A Local

Upcoming & Annual Events in Buffalo

Buffalo loves a good party. And good food. And being outside. We love traditions, parades and annual events – the days that bring together locals, homesick ex-pats and hip visitors who have picked up on Buffalo’s fun-loving vibe. Now it’s your turn to party like a local. Plan your trip around one of Buffalo’s signature events.

Things to Do Today in Buffalo

In Buffalo, there’s always something fun and exciting happening. Check out what’s going on today.

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May 19

Buffalo 716 Field of Artisan, Craft and Garden Market

Fontana’s Grove

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May 19

Crossing Delancey

Jewish Repertory Theatre of WNY

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May 19

Exhibition: After the Sun – Forecasts from the North

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 19

Without Flowers, there would be no us

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 19

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

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May 19

Once

Shea’s 710 Theatre

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May 19

“Return to the Rainbow City: Buffalo’s Pan-American Exposition” Exhibit Opening

Buffalo History Museum

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May 19

Oklahoma!

O’Connell & Company

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May 19

Plants from the Past: Herbarium Exhibit

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 19

Buffalo River History Tours

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 19

Wandering Souls Kollective Fair: The Second Coming-Day 2

Buffalo Iron Works

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May 19

Lewiston Food Tour

The Roaming Table

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May 19

Big Kahuna Evening Tiki Cruise

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 19

Shrek – The Musical

Shea’s Buffalo

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May 19

Masters of American Architecture: Downtown Walking Tour

Hotel @ The Lafayette

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May 19

On Golden Pond

Williamsville Meeting House

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May 19

Bruce Bruce

Helium Comedy Club

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May 19

Nightcap Sail

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 19

The AI at Delphi

First Look Buffalo Theatre Company

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May 19

Exhibition: After the Sun-Forecasts from the North

Jeffrey E. Gundlach Building

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May 19

Classic Corner Market

Riley St. & Girard

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May 19

Combo Art Class @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 19

Crowns

MusicalFare Theatre

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May 19

Walk Together Spring Concert

Holy Trinity Lutheran

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May 19

Freedom Art Walk @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 19

Artisan & Farmers Market @ Freedom Run Winery

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May 19

Exhibition: “Before and After Again”

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 19

Exhibition: Sin Wai Kin: It’s Always You

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 19

Yoga & Wine @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 19

Exhibitions: Total Solar Eclipse + Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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May 19

Total Solar Eclipse and Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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May 19

Stanley Whitney: How High the Moon

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 21

Photography Days

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 21

Sunset Harbor Cruise

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 22

Larkin District Walking Tour

Flying Bison Brew Company

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May 25

City of Light Bus Tour

Buffalo Seminary

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May 25

Feed the Fish

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 31

Babushka!

Alleyway Theatre

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Jun 08

Martin House/Graycliff Experience

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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Jun 08

Assembly House 150 Tours

Assembly House 150

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Jun 22

Orchid Repotting with the Niagara Frontier Orchid Society

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Buffalo Signature Events

Traditions are big in Buffalo. Attend an iconic annual event and have a quintessential Buffalo experience.

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Things to Do This Weekend in Buffalo

There’s nothing Buffalo loves more than a fun way to wrap up the work week — so get out this weekend and join the fun!

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May 19

On Golden Pond

Williamsville Meeting House

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May 19

Exhibition: After the Sun – Forecasts from the North

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 19

Without Flowers, there would be no us

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 19

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

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May 19

“Return to the Rainbow City: Buffalo’s Pan-American Exposition” Exhibit Opening

Buffalo History Museum

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May 19

Classic Corner Market

Riley St. & Girard

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May 19

Plants from the Past: Herbarium Exhibit

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 19

Nightcap Sail

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 19

Exhibition: “Before and After Again”

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 19

Exhibition: Sin Wai Kin: It’s Always You

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 19

Crossing Delancey

Jewish Repertory Theatre of WNY

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May 19

Exhibitions: Total Solar Eclipse + Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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May 19

Total Solar Eclipse and Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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May 19

Stanley Whitney: How High the Moon

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 19

Buffalo River History Tours

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 19

Lewiston Food Tour

The Roaming Table

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May 19

Yoga & Wine @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 19

Freedom Art Walk @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 19

Big Kahuna Evening Tiki Cruise

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 19

Masters of American Architecture: Downtown Walking Tour

Hotel @ The Lafayette

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May 19

Exhibition: After the Sun-Forecasts from the North

Jeffrey E. Gundlach Building

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May 21

Buffalo Bisons vs. St. Paul

Sahlen Field

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May 21

Exhibition: Turning Breath into Art

Western New York Book Arts Center

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May 21

Sunset Harbor Cruise

Buffalo Boat Tours

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May 22

East Aurora Farmers Market

Aurora Village (Tops) Plaza

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May 23

Alex Boeschenstein: Silent Terminalia

The Buffalo Institute for Contemporary Art

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May 23

Exhibition: Robyn Tsinnajinnie – “A Shared Experience”

K Art Gallery (contemporary Indigenous art)

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May 23

Exhibition: The Power of Resilience and Hope – Photography & the Holocaust: Then and Now

CEPA Gallery

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May 24

Signature Stars and Stripes

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

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May 24

Multinational Illumination Art: A Diaspora Journey

Buffalo Arts Studio

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May 24

Multinational Illumination Art, “1,849 Millas: Al otro lado del charco; A Diaspora Journey”

Buffalo Arts Studio

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May 24

Buffalo RiverWorks Summer Concert Series

Buffalo RiverWorks

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May 24

Mojo Brookzz

Helium Comedy Club

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May 24

Memorial Day Weekend Street Festival

Old Falls Street, USA

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May 25

Evelyne Leblanc-Roberge, “As the Hour Turns Blue”

Buffalo Arts Studio

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May 25

Totally Buffalo Festival 2024

Buffalo RiverWorks

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May 25

Kiddieland Opens at the Carrousel

Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum

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May 25

Soldiers Through the Ages

Old Fort Niagara

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May 25

Williamsville Farmers Market

Amherst Town Hall Parking Lot

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May 25

Saturdays at Solé

Solé at Woodlawn Beach

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May 25

The Inauguration of the Erie Canal Boat – Seneca Chief

Buffalo Maritime Center at the Longshed

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May 25

Elmwood Village Farmers Market

Elmwood Avenue and Bidwell Parkway

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May 25

Williamsville Food Tour

The Roaming Table

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May 25

Hamburg Farmers Market 2024 Season

Hamburg Farmers Market

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May 25

Star Wars Night at the Ballpark

Sahlen’s Sports Park

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May 25

Rare Abraham Lincoln Artifacts on Display

Buffalo Presidential Center

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May 25

Feed the Fish

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 25

Beyond the Glass Wine Tasting & Tour @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 25

City of Light Bus Tour

Buffalo Seminary

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May 25

Shrek Rave: It’s Dumb Just Come and Have Fun!

Town Ballroom

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May 25

Gary Clark Jr.

Artpark – Mainstage Theater

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May 25

Tugboat Annie

Electric City

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May 25

Tuesday is Country Night at Solé!

Solé at Woodlawn Beach

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May 31

Babushka!

Alleyway Theatre

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Jun 08

Martin House/Graycliff Experience

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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Jun 08

Assembly House 150 Tours

Assembly House 150

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Jun 22

Orchid Repotting with the Niagara Frontier Orchid Society

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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Silo City Reading Series – August 2024

08/31

Silo City – Marine A

$15

Join us for the season finale of the 2024 SILO CITY READING SERIESreadings from Megan Fernandes & 2024 JB Poetry…

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Jazz at Richardson: Buffalo Jazz Festival

09/01

The Richardson Hotel

Join us as we showcase some of the finest talents in jazz from across the region, celebrating the rich cultural…

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Buffalo Bisons vs. Lehigh Valley Ironpigs

09/03 – 09/08

Sahlen Field

Come on out to the ball game downtown as the local Buffalo Bisons take on Lehigh Valley during this home…

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FARROW at Buffalo AKG Art Museum

09/06

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

Free

On the First Friday of every month at AKG Buffalo it’s Pay-What-You-Wish Admission Museum-wide from 10 am to 8 pm…

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Pitbull: Party After Dark Tour

09/06

Darien Lake Amphitheater

Pitbull appearing in concert with special guest T-Pain.

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Cage the Elephant – Neon Pill Tour

09/07

Artpark – Mainstage Theater

Cage the Elephant is an American rock band formed in 2006 in Bowling Green, Kentucky. They moved to England and…

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Taste of East Aurora

09/07

Main Street in East Aurora

Free Admission

Join us for the 13th Annual Taste of East Aurora from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 9…

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Schlachtfest

09/08

Spring Garden Park

$6

Featuring a specially brewed Octoberfest beer, from Hofbräuhaus Buffalo. Food will be available for purchase, and parking is FREE.  No…

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Falling in Reverse – The Popular MonsTour II: World Domination

09/10

Darien Lake Amphitheater

Lineup includes Falling in Reverse, Black Veil Brides, Dance Gavin Dance, Tech N9ne, Jeris Johnson.

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Orchid Repotting with the Niagara Frontier Orchid Society – Evening

09/12

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

Free!

Join us for an Orchid Repotting Event in partnership with the Niagara Frontier Orchid Society!Bring your orchid with you! Our experts will help repot your plant and…

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RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars Lve

09/12

Shea’s Buffalo

Enter the Werk Room this Summer and get ready to experience the high kicks and low splits of RuPaul’s Drag…

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ZZ Top and Lynyrd Skynyrd

09/12

Darien Lake Amphitheater

The Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour comes to the Darien Lake Amphitheater.

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Borderland Music and Arts Festival

09/13 – 09/15

Knox Farm State Park

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The Borderland Music and Arts Festival celebrates the rich history and renaissance of the region with a 3-day music and…

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Deer Tick

09/14

Babeville – Asbury Hall

Emotional Contracts, the latest full-length album from Deer Tick, catalogs all the existential casualties that accompany the passing of time,…

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Bflo Bisons vs. Scranton/WB AAA Baseball

09/17 – 09/22

Sahlen Field

Come on out to the ball game downtown as the local Buffalo Bisons take on Scranton/WB  during this final home…

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Outlaw Music Festival 2024

09/17

Darien Lake Amphitheater

Lineup includes: Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, Southern AvenueEvent is rain or shine. For the safety, comfort and experience…

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Spoon

09/17

Electric City

$42-$84

New album ‘Lucifer On The Sofa’ out now.

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Terminal B Concert Series: Lake Street Dive

09/17

Terminal B Event Center

The Good Together Tour:Since forming in 2004, Lake Street Dive have matched their sophisticated musicianship with a fearless refusal to…

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An Evening with Cowboy Junkies

09/19

Babeville

$45

In 1988, Cowboy Junkies proved that there was an audience waiting for something quiet, beautiful and reflective. The Trinity Session was like a whisper…

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Mandy Gonzalez: Broadway Today

09/21

Kleinhans Music Hall

Bradley Thachuk, conductorMandy Gonzalez, vocalsThe Broadway star of Hamilton (Angelica Schuyler), In the Heights (Nina Rosario), and Wicked (Elphaba) headlines…

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Music is Art Festival 2024

09/21

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

Free

Each September, the Music is Art Festival attracts thousands of people from WNY and the world. This annual homegrown festival…

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The Price is Right Live!

09/21

Shea’s Buffalo

THE PRICE IS RIGHT LIVE is the hit interactive stage show that gives eligible individuals the chance to hear their…

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Some Like it Hot

09/24 – 09/29

Shea’s Buffalo

Winner of 4 Tony Awards, including Best Choreography and Best Costumes, and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album,…

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Daniel Champagne

09/25

Babeville – 9th Ward

The young Australian virtuoso recently described as “the finest guitar player of this generation” has been selling out shows all…

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