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.
Thursday May 24, 2012
Wish You Were Here
- May 24, 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 24, 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 ...
Rachel- Arcangel Gallery Exhibit
- May 24, 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...
Rhythm of Color
- May 24, 2012
- Location: Quaker Bonnet Eatery
- Address: 175 Allen Street, Buffalo, NY 14201
- Venue: Quaker Bonnet Eatery
- Recurrence: Recurring weekly on Thursday
- Visit Website
- Ingrid.Luongo.Art@gmail.com
Rhythm of Color is a solo exhibit by local artist Ingrid Luongo. It engages the viewer to explore music visually through vibrant colors, while portraying the beauty of the guitar and a variety of other stringed instruments. The exhibit will be held on Friday, May 4th (First Friday) from 5pm-8pm.
Army Jazz Ambassadors with Guest Gordon Goodwin
- May 24, 2012
- Location: Kenmore East High School
- Address: 350 Fries Rd, Tonawanda, NY 14150
- Visit Website
- paguglia@gmail.com
Gordon Goodwin Writes Piece for High School Contest Winners Grammy winner Goodwin will attend Buffalo premiere By Jeff Tamarkin Music students at Kenmore East High School in Tonawanda, N.Y., will perform a new composition custom-written for them by Grammy-winning saxophonist/keyboardist Gordon Goodwin. The students won the opportunity to have Goodwin write an original piece of music through a contest sponsored by Telarc Records and Alfred Publishing in support of Gordon Goodwin and the Big Phat...
Bisons Baseball
- May 24, 2012
- Location: Coca-Cola Field
- Address: 275 Washington Street, Buffalo, NY 14203
- Visit Website
- info@bisons.com
Vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Yankees)
Buffalo’s Bethune, vintage trolley tour
- May 24, 2012
- Location: Forest Lawn
- Address: 1411 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14209
- Venue: Forest Lawn
- Visit Website
- bechsedu@bechs.org
Tour package will include guided tour of Forest lawn Cemetery, BECHS Museum and Resource Center, lunch at pearl Street Grill with private brewery tour.
Color Me Pretty 2012
- May 24, 2012
- Location: The Clothes Bar
- Address: 4401 Transit Road, Cheektowaga, NY 14221
- theclothesbar1@yahoo.com
The Clothes Bar is having their second spring fashion show, "Color Me Pretty 2012". The night will include a formal fashion show, entertainment by DJ Nicholas Picholas from Kiss 98.5, an amazing Chinese auction, and a 50/50 raffle.
Betsy Potter: Breaking Nature explores the conflict between humankind and the natural world
- May 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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!.
Friday May 25, 2012
Wish You Were Here
- May 25, 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...
AM CAN International Judo Challenge
- May 25, 2012
- Location: Adam's Mark Buffalo Niagara
- Address: 120 Church Street, Buffalo, NY 14202
- Venue: Adam's Mark Buffalo Niagara
- Recurrence: Recurring daily
- Visit Website
Come watch the Nations best Judo competitors from the ages of 6 and on match up to see who is the best at their sport in the Ballroom at the Adam's Mark hotel.
An Evening of Tchaikovsky
- May 25, 2012
- Location: Shea's Performing Arts Center
- Address: 646 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14202
- Venue: Shea's Performing Arts Center
- Visit Website
Neglia Ballet Artists, in collaboration with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and Shea's Performing Arts Center, will present An Evening of Tchaikovsky.
ParaHorror Con
- May 25, 2012
- Location: Buffalo Central Terminal
- Address: 495 Paderewski Drive, Buffalo, NY 14212
- Venue: Buffalo Central Terminal
- Recurrence: Recurring daily
- Visit Website
One of the northeast's largest paranormal conventions comes to Buffalo Central Terminal. Meet and discuss all things ghosts with fellow enthusiasts and national experts. Event will feature lectures, workshops and a number of celebrities including Tyler Mane & Lloyd Kaufman from Troma Films, Leah Gibson from Twilight & Eclipse and James Winburn from the original Halloween. Weekend will include a VIP investigation of Buffalo Central Terminal and an evening of "candlelight" tours...
Public Ghost Hunt
- May 25, 2012
- Location: Buffalo Central Terminal
- Address: 495 Paderewski Drive, Buffalo, NY 14212
- Venue: Buffalo Central Terminal
- Visit Website
Look for ghosts inside what is considered one of the most haunted sites according to the TV Show, 'Ghost Hunters'. You will be able to join groups and share devices the pros use to contact those from beyond.
Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake & Serenade”
- May 25, 2012
- Location: Shea's Performing Arts Center
- Address: 646 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14202
- Venue: Shea's Performing Arts Center
- Visit Website
Join us for an evening of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake & Serenade" performed by Neglia Ballet Artists with the BPO live at Shea's. Don't miss this premiere program set to the music of the great Russian composer Pytor Tchaikovsky. George Balanchine's incomparable "Serenade," will open the program. The second act features "Swan Lake," arguably the most beautiful choreography for the corps de ballet of all the classical ballets, building a backdrop for the Swan Queen a...
Spring Tours of Frank Lloyd Wright's Graycliff Estate
- May 25, 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 25, 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 25, 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...
Buffalo ComedySportz
- May 25, 2012
- Location: Buffalo ComedySportz
- Address: 4476 Main Street, Amherst, NY 14226
- Venue: Buffalo ComedySportz
- Recurrence: Recurring weekly on Friday
- Visit Website
- info@buffalocsz.com
ComedySportz is improvisational comedy played as a sport! (If you've ever seen Whose Line Is It Anyway?, you've got the general idea - except, with us, the points do matter!) Two teams of act-letes compete for the biggest laughs while a referee calls the fouls and gets suggestions from you, the loyal fanz. Everything we do is improvised. We don't have scripts or pre-planned scenes. That's why a ComedySportz match wouldn't be possible without your suggestions. Just make sure your suggestions are ...










