Calendar of Events
With all the exciting events going on year-round, you'll never run out of things to do in Buffalo! From the Buffalo Winterfest and Powder Keg Festival in February, to the Taste of Buffalo, the Elmwood Festival of the Arts, the National Buffalo Wing Festival, and the National Buffalo Garden Festival (which features America's largest garden walk) in the summer, our events bring in visitors from all over the world.
Tuesday May 22, 2012
Wish You Were Here
- May 22, 2012
- Location: Albright-Knox Art Gallery
- Address: 1285 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14222
- Venue: Albright-Knox Art Gallery
Wish You Were Here: The Buffalo Avant-garde in the 1970s surveys a creative ecology that flourished in Buffalo in the 1970s comprising a loosely organized group of collaborative, interdisciplinary artistic communities spanning the visual arts, film, video, performance, literature, and music. Looking back on the art and ideas these groups propagated, one might argue that aspects of postmodern and contemporary art were seeded during this time, and that Buffalo was one of a group of geographic pock...
Spring Tours of Frank Lloyd Wright's Graycliff Estate
- May 22, 2012
- Location: Frank Lloyd Wright's Graycliff
- Address: 6472 Old Lake Shore Road, Derby, NY 14047
- Venue: Frank Lloyd Wright's Graycliff
- Recurrence: Recurring daily
- Visit Website
- graycliff@verizon.net
Graycliff is an architectural jewel set on a scenic 8.4 acre estate on a bluff overlooking Lake Erie, with high sweeping views of Canada beyond. The complex, with three buildings and extensive grounds and gardens, was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for Isabelle and Darwin Martin as a summer estate. Built between 1926 and 1929, it was occupied by the family until the mid-1940s. Spring, 2012 Tours of Frank Lloyd Wright's Graycliff Estate begin Thursday, April 5, although Graycliff is closed on ...
Western New York Reflections
- May 22, 2012
- Location: Buffalo Niagara Visitor Center
- Address: 617 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14203
- Visit Website
Even though Barbara Crocker is relatively new to the art world she has enjoyed more than moderate success in the past few years. Having lived in Western New York her entire life she has come to appreciate her surroundings. Barbara is always amazed by the architecture and the abundance of green space that is all around the City of Buffalo. She believes it is a wonderful privilege to live so close to one of the natural wonders of the world, Niagara Falls. Working digitally with a camera and a ...
Rachel- Arcangel Gallery Exhibit
- May 22, 2012
- Location: Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens
- Address: 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14218
- Venue: Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens
- Recurrence: Recurring daily
- Visit Website
- egrajek@buffalogardens.com
Through a Child’s Lens Her first exhibition... Rachel is a 10-year-old fourth grader. Her photographs have received first place at the Erie County Fair and she has won first place in the Binational Tourism Alliance’s Doors Open Niagara Architage Contest four years in a row, including an award for the photograph of the Botanical Gardens that is in this exhibition. She enjoys taking pictures of plants and architecture, which makes the Gardens a natural fit. In the future, she hopes...
Bisons Baseball
- May 22, 2012
- Location: Coca-Cola Field
- Address: 275 Washington Street, Buffalo, NY 14203
- Visit Website
- info@bisons.com
Vs. Indianapolis (Pirates)
Broadway, Music and More
- May 22, 2012
- Location: Lancaster Opera House
- Address: 21 Central Avenue, Lancaster, NY 14086
- Venue: Lancaster Opera House
- Visit Website
Take a trip down memory lane as the Carmarie Seniors sing and dance their way to popular show tunes from the golden age of musicals.
Betsy Potter: Breaking Nature explores the conflict between humankind and the natural world
- May 22, 2012
- Location: Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University
- Address: Lewiston Road and College Avenue, Niagara University, NY 14109
- Venue: Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University
For Betsy Potter, a native Western New Yorker, the survival of the natural world is paramount. The works featured in Breaking Nature illustrate the complex relationship between humankind and the environment. Potter says her paintings "...are about the fight between mankind and nature...a war is going on," Her paintings are staging grounds for tales that express nature's vulnerability, fragility and battle for survival in the face of industrialization. Potter explains that her richly ...
Artwork by Ralph Sirianni
- May 22, 2012
- Location: Ashker's Juice Bar and Cafe
- Address: 1002 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14222
- Venue: Ashker's Juice Bar and Cafe
- Visit Website
Artwork by Ralph Sirianni. Sneak Preview: Fri 5/11 7pm-9pm Opening: Fri 5/18 7pm-9pm
Charlotte's Web
- May 22, 2012
- Location: Theatre of Youth (TOY)
- Address: The Historic Allendale Theatre, Buffalo, NY 14201
- Venue: Theatre of Youth (TOY)
- Visit Website
Joseph Robinette's play captures the playful and endearing spirit of this family favorite. All of the classic characters are here: Wilbur, the irresistible young pig who desperately wants to avoid the butcher; Fern, the sweet and energetic girl who understands what animals say to each other; Templeton, the gluttonous wise-cracking rat who can occasionally be talked into a good deed; the Zuckerman family; and most of all, the extraordinary spider, Charlotte, who proves to be a good friend and wr...
Comedy Juggler John Park
- May 22, 2012
- Location: Darien Lake Theme Park Resort
- Address: 9993 Allegheny Road, Darien Center, NY 14040
- Venue: Darien Lake Theme Park Resort
- Visit Website
Fast- paced comedy & incredible juggling- big laughs, big tricks, and a big, big finish!
Buffalo Bites Food Tours
- May 22, 2012
- Location: Tour meeting location provided once tickets are purchased.
- Address: Elmwood at Cleveland Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14222
- Recurrence: Recurring weekly on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
- Visit Website
- info@buffalobitesfoodtours.com
Buffalo Bites Food Tours combines delicious food and fun in some of Buffalo's tastiest neighborhoods. On our 3-hour guided walking tours you will eat delicious samples from local eateries and explore the exquisite architecture, history and culture in Buffalo's neighborhoods. This delicious and memorable experience will entice you to come back to the these neighborhoods like a local again and again! The casual pace of our walking tour makes it a great experience for all ages and fitness levels. ...
Local Playwrights One-Act Showcase
- May 22, 2012
- Location: American Repertory Theatre of WNY
- Address: 1410 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14209
- Recurrence: Recurring daily
- Visit Website
This event has been annual part of ART's season and reflects the creative mission to support a new generation of American playwrights and to utilize new or unproven talent. The showcase will feature three local playwrights original works including John F Kennedy's "Peoples" which centers upon the voices of inner-city schools.
Laserblast
- May 22, 2012
- Location: Darien Lake State Park
- Address: 10289 Harlow Road, Darien Center, NY 14040
- Venue: Darien Lake State Park
- Visit Website
Nightly Laserblast spectacular including popular music full of color laser effects and fireworks!.
All Wright All Day
- May 22, 2012
- Location: Forest Lawn
- Address: 1411 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14209
- Venue: Forest Lawn
- Visit Website
- info@darwinmartinhouse.org
Western New York affords visitors a rare opportunity to see a variety of Wright's residential, recreational, and monumental designs - both historic and newly-constructed. This all-inclusive tour package begins at historic Forest Lawn, and proceeds by trolley to the Martin House Complex (1903-05) for an extended tour. Next stop is a tour of the Fontana Boathouse (2007) on the Black Rock Canal. After a delicious lunch at the Buffalo Yacht Club, the day continues with an extended tour of the Gray...
Wednesday May 23, 2012
Wish You Were Here
- May 23, 2012
- Location: Albright-Knox Art Gallery
- Address: 1285 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14222
- Venue: Albright-Knox Art Gallery
Wish You Were Here: The Buffalo Avant-garde in the 1970s surveys a creative ecology that flourished in Buffalo in the 1970s comprising a loosely organized group of collaborative, interdisciplinary artistic communities spanning the visual arts, film, video, performance, literature, and music. Looking back on the art and ideas these groups propagated, one might argue that aspects of postmodern and contemporary art were seeded during this time, and that Buffalo was one of a group of geographic pock...
Spring Tours of Frank Lloyd Wright's Graycliff Estate
- May 23, 2012
- Location: Frank Lloyd Wright's Graycliff
- Address: 6472 Old Lake Shore Road, Derby, NY 14047
- Venue: Frank Lloyd Wright's Graycliff
- Recurrence: Recurring daily
- Visit Website
- graycliff@verizon.net
Graycliff is an architectural jewel set on a scenic 8.4 acre estate on a bluff overlooking Lake Erie, with high sweeping views of Canada beyond. The complex, with three buildings and extensive grounds and gardens, was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for Isabelle and Darwin Martin as a summer estate. Built between 1926 and 1929, it was occupied by the family until the mid-1940s. Spring, 2012 Tours of Frank Lloyd Wright's Graycliff Estate begin Thursday, April 5, although Graycliff is closed on ...
Western New York Reflections
- May 23, 2012
- Location: Buffalo Niagara Visitor Center
- Address: 617 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14203
- Visit Website
Even though Barbara Crocker is relatively new to the art world she has enjoyed more than moderate success in the past few years. Having lived in Western New York her entire life she has come to appreciate her surroundings. Barbara is always amazed by the architecture and the abundance of green space that is all around the City of Buffalo. She believes it is a wonderful privilege to live so close to one of the natural wonders of the world, Niagara Falls. Working digitally with a camera and a ...
Rachel- Arcangel Gallery Exhibit
- May 23, 2012
- Location: Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens
- Address: 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14218
- Venue: Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens
- Recurrence: Recurring daily
- Visit Website
- egrajek@buffalogardens.com
Through a Child’s Lens Her first exhibition... Rachel is a 10-year-old fourth grader. Her photographs have received first place at the Erie County Fair and she has won first place in the Binational Tourism Alliance’s Doors Open Niagara Architage Contest four years in a row, including an award for the photograph of the Botanical Gardens that is in this exhibition. She enjoys taking pictures of plants and architecture, which makes the Gardens a natural fit. In the future, she hopes...
My City Limits: Refugees in Buffalo, film screening and panel discussion
- May 23, 2012
- Location: Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society
- Address: 25 Nottingham Court, Buffalo, NY 14216
- Venue: Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society
- Visit Website
- bechsedu@bechs.org
The program will begin with a screening of the local documentary “My City Limits” with director Mike Sobieraj. The panel will identify WNY’s 21st century new arrivals from around the world. Buffalo is the largest recipient of international refugees in NYS. You will hear stories and perspectives from refugees themselves, the educators who help acclimate them to Buffalo, and from organizations who help with resettlement, support, and life building skills in a new part of the worl...
Betsy Potter: Breaking Nature explores the conflict between humankind and the natural world
- May 23, 2012
- Location: Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University
- Address: Lewiston Road and College Avenue, Niagara University, NY 14109
- Venue: Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University
For Betsy Potter, a native Western New Yorker, the survival of the natural world is paramount. The works featured in Breaking Nature illustrate the complex relationship between humankind and the environment. Potter says her paintings "...are about the fight between mankind and nature...a war is going on," Her paintings are staging grounds for tales that express nature's vulnerability, fragility and battle for survival in the face of industrialization. Potter explains that her richly ...
Artwork by Ralph Sirianni
- May 23, 2012
- Location: Ashker's Juice Bar and Cafe
- Address: 1002 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14222
- Venue: Ashker's Juice Bar and Cafe
- Visit Website
Artwork by Ralph Sirianni. Sneak Preview: Fri 5/11 7pm-9pm Opening: Fri 5/18 7pm-9pm
Charlotte's Web
- May 23, 2012
- Location: Theatre of Youth (TOY)
- Address: The Historic Allendale Theatre, Buffalo, NY 14201
- Venue: Theatre of Youth (TOY)
- Visit Website
Joseph Robinette's play captures the playful and endearing spirit of this family favorite. All of the classic characters are here: Wilbur, the irresistible young pig who desperately wants to avoid the butcher; Fern, the sweet and energetic girl who understands what animals say to each other; Templeton, the gluttonous wise-cracking rat who can occasionally be talked into a good deed; the Zuckerman family; and most of all, the extraordinary spider, Charlotte, who proves to be a good friend and wr...
Comedy Juggler John Park
- May 23, 2012
- Location: Darien Lake Theme Park Resort
- Address: 9993 Allegheny Road, Darien Center, NY 14040
- Venue: Darien Lake Theme Park Resort
- Visit Website
Fast- paced comedy & incredible juggling- big laughs, big tricks, and a big, big finish!
Buffalo Bites Food Tours
- May 23, 2012
- Location: Tour meeting location provided once tickets are purchased.
- Address: Elmwood at Cleveland Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14222
- Recurrence: Recurring weekly on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
- Visit Website
- info@buffalobitesfoodtours.com
Buffalo Bites Food Tours combines delicious food and fun in some of Buffalo's tastiest neighborhoods. On our 3-hour guided walking tours you will eat delicious samples from local eateries and explore the exquisite architecture, history and culture in Buffalo's neighborhoods. This delicious and memorable experience will entice you to come back to the these neighborhoods like a local again and again! The casual pace of our walking tour makes it a great experience for all ages and fitness levels. ...
Local Playwrights One-Act Showcase
- May 23, 2012
- Location: American Repertory Theatre of WNY
- Address: 1410 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14209
- Recurrence: Recurring daily
- Visit Website
This event has been annual part of ART's season and reflects the creative mission to support a new generation of American playwrights and to utilize new or unproven talent. The showcase will feature three local playwrights original works including John F Kennedy's "Peoples" which centers upon the voices of inner-city schools.










