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 03

Pat LaBarbera

PAUSA Art House

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May 11

Assembly House 150 Tours

Assembly House 150

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May 17

Legends on the Lawn Trolley Tour

Forest Lawn Cemetery

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May 04

Feed the Fish

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 03

Alex Boeschenstein: Silent Terminalia

The Buffalo Institute for Contemporary Art

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May 19

Combo Art Class @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 03

Exhibition: “Before and After Again”

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 03

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG

Shea’s Smith Theatre

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MAY 03

Stars of the Grand Ole Opry

West Falls Center for the Arts

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May 03

Exhibition: After the Sun – Forecasts from the North

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 03

Airness

Lancaster Opera House

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May 31

Babushka!

Alleyway Theatre

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May 03

Freedom Art Walk @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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MAY 03

My Son the Hurricane. with Road Waves

Buffalo Iron Works

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May 03

Exhibition: After the Sun-Forecasts from the North

Jeffrey E. Gundlach Building

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May 03

First Fridays at the AKG

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 03

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

Buffalo History Museum

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May 03

Curious George: Let’s Get Curious

Buffalo Museum of Science

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May 03

Death of a Streetcar Named Virginia Woolf

Alleyway Theatre

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May 14

Open Art Nights

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 03

City Hall Tour

Buffalo City Hall

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May 03

Crowns

MusicalFare Theatre

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May 03

The Price

Irish Classical Theatre Company at Andrews Theatre

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May 10

Martin House/Graycliff Experience

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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May 03

Once

Shea’s 710 Theatre

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May 03

Exhibition: Robyn Tsinnajinnie – “A Shared Experience”

K Art Gallery (contemporary Indigenous art)

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MAY 03

Decades Silent Disco

Statler Buffalo

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MAY 03

Chooi Brothers and Bach

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

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May 03

Exhibitions: Total Solar Eclipse + Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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May 04

Pour Me a Strong One Acrylic Paint Class

Freedom Run Winery

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MAY 03

First Friday Wine Class @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 07

Photography Days

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 03

Total Solar Eclipse and Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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May 03

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

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May 03

Exhibition: Fruit on Blue by Lydia Kegler

Western New York Book Arts Center

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May 03

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

CEPA Gallery

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May 03

The AI at Delphi

First Look Buffalo Theatre Company

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APR 20

Orchid Repotting with the Niagara Frontier Orchid Society

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 03

The Curious Case of the Watson Intelligence

Road Less Traveled Productions

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May 03

Exhibition: Nice Girls Don’t Yell

Western New York Book Arts Center

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May 22

Larkin District Walking Tour

Flying Bison Brew Company

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MAY 03

Oklahoma!

O’Connell & Company

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May 03

Exhibition: Sin Wai Kin: It’s Always You

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 03

Stanley Whitney: How High the Moon

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 04

Lights and Flights: A Candlemaking Event

Freedom Run Winery

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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 03

Total Solar Eclipse and Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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MAY 04

Buffalo Derby Day Party + Whiskey Release

Buffalo Distilling Co.

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May 07

Photography Days

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 11

Assembly House 150 Tours

Assembly House 150

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May 04

Rare Abraham Lincoln Artifacts on Display

Buffalo Presidential Center

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May 05

The Curious Case of the Watson Intelligence – Sunday Matinee

Road Less Traveled Productions

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May 19

Combo Art Class @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 04

Feed the Fish

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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MAY 04

The Seven Wonders

Buffalo Iron Works

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May 03

Freedom Art Walk @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 03

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

CEPA Gallery

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May 03

Exhibition: After the Sun – Forecasts from the North

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 22

Larkin District Walking Tour

Flying Bison Brew Company

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MAY 04

EXTC – Terry Chambers and Friends

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May 03

Exhibition: After the Sun-Forecasts from the North

Jeffrey E. Gundlach Building

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May 03

Exhibitions: Total Solar Eclipse + Astral Visions

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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May 05

Yoga & Wine @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 03

The AI at Delphi

First Look Buffalo Theatre Company

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MAY 04

Derby Day at Buffalo RiverWorks!

Buffalo RiverWorks

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MAY 04

Williamsville Food Tour

The Roaming Table

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MAY 04

Tim McGraw

KeyBank Center

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May 14

Open Art Nights

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 04

Lights and Flights: A Candlemaking Event

Freedom Run Winery

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MAY 03

Oklahoma!

O’Connell & Company

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May 03

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

Buffalo History Museum

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May 03

Alex Boeschenstein: Silent Terminalia

The Buffalo Institute for Contemporary Art

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May 03

Curious George: Let’s Get Curious

Buffalo Museum of Science

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May 03

Stanley Whitney: How High the Moon

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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MAY 03

Chooi Brothers and Bach

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

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May 10

Martin House/Graycliff Experience

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House

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APR 20

Orchid Repotting with the Niagara Frontier Orchid Society

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

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May 04

Pour Me a Strong One Acrylic Paint Class

Freedom Run Winery

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MAY 04

Jon Lehning Presents: The Music Of Hiatus Kaiyote

PAUSA Art House

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May 03

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

Clinton Bailey Farmers Market

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May 03

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG

Shea’s Smith Theatre

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May 03

Airness

Lancaster Opera House

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May 03

Death of a Streetcar Named Virginia Woolf

Alleyway Theatre

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May 03

Exhibition: Sin Wai Kin: It’s Always You

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 31

Babushka!

Alleyway Theatre

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MAY 04

Cinco de Mayo Patio Festival ’24

Deep South Taco – Ellicott Street

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MAY 04

Steve Martin & Martin Short: The Dukes of Funnytown!

Shea’s Buffalo

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May 17

Legends on the Lawn Trolley Tour

Forest Lawn Cemetery

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May 04

Beyond the Glass Wine Tasting & Tour @ Freedom Run Winery

Freedom Run Winery

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May 03

The Price

Irish Classical Theatre Company at Andrews Theatre

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May 03

Once

Shea’s 710 Theatre

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May 04

Go, Dog, Go!

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MAY 04

Derby Day at duende

duende at Silo City

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May 03

Exhibition: “Before and After Again”

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

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May 03

Crowns

MusicalFare Theatre

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MAY 04

Steve Martin and Martin Short

Shea’s Performing Arts Center

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May 05

Artisan & Farmers Market @ Freedom Run Winery

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May 03

The Curious Case of the Watson Intelligence

Road Less Traveled Productions

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May 03

Exhibition: Robyn Tsinnajinnie – “A Shared Experience”

K Art Gallery (contemporary Indigenous art)

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Urban Farm Day Tour

08/17

Free

Urban Farm Day is filled with more fun and learning than anyone can imagine! Wonderful arrays of urban gardens will…

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Avril Lavigne: The Greatest Hits Tour

08/20

Darien Lake Amphitheater

Avril Lavigne comes to the Darien Lake Amphitheater on her Greatest Hits Tour.  Also appearing: Simple Plan and Girlfriends.

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Bachelors of BROADWAY: Gentlemen of the Theater

08/20

Tickets start at $50

Take a trio of dashing men, add soaring melodies from stage and screen with lush symphonic arrangements of songs from…

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Buffalo Bisons vs. Omaha Storm Chasers

08/20 – 08/25

Sahlen Field

Come on out to the ball game downtown as the local Buffalo Bisons take on the Omaha Storm Chasers during…

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Tedeschi Trucks Band: Deuces Wild 2024 Tour

08/20

Artpark – Mainstage Theater

Tedeschi Trucks Band (TTB) is a Grammy Award-winning 12-piece rock and soul powerhouse that holds the well-deserved reputation as one…

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Beau Fleuve Music and Arts Celebration Weekend

08/22 – 08/25

Buffalo Central Terminal

Beau Fleuve has been attracting artists and visitors alike from across the region and abroad throughout New York State, Southern…

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New Kids on the Block

08/22

Darien Lake Amphitheater

New Kids on the Block with Paula Abdul and DJ Jazzy Jeff come to the outdoor Darien Lake Amphitheater.

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Owen – 2024 Headline Tour

08/23

Babeville

Spanning more than two decades, Mike Kinsella’s widely influential songwriting has steadily sharpened and evolved with each new chapter. In…

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Poochella (Dog Day) on Old Falls Street

08/24

Old Falls Street, USA

Free

Bring your furry friend to Old Falls Street for dog-friendly activities, including a dog caricature artist, dog ‘kissing booth,’ a…

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Tonawanda City Porchfest

08/25

Assorted porches in City of Tonawanda

Bringing the community together with music and the arts. Family free event open to all! Held on the last Sunday…

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O.A.R. Summer Tour

08/27

Artpark

$25+

O.A.R. returns to Artpark with special guests Ripe and DJ Logic in the Amphitheater. O.A.R. might just be music’s biggest…

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Cole Swindell – Live in Concert

08/29

Artpark

COLE SWINDELLS DOWN HOME CREW – Live in Concert at Artpark.

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Labor Day Weekend Street Festival

08/30 – 09/02

Old Falls Street, USA

Free

Come celebrate Labor Day on Old Falls Street with food trucks, live music, and more at our Labor Day Weekend…

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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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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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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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ZZ Top and Lynyrd Skynyrd

09/12

Darien Lake Amphitheater

ZZ Top and Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour come to the outdoor Darien Lake Amphitheater.  Also…

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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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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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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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