Masterclass with Stewart Goodyear, piano
2024-04-18 19:00 (America/New_York) | Kleinhans Music Hall, 3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NY, 14201, United States
Masterclass with Stewart Goodyear, piano
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra hosts incredible guest artists each year on our Classics Series. We make many of these masters available to the community in our Masterclass series. These artists will work one-on-one with talented local students in front of a live audience. All events are FREE with a required reservation.
Learn more about pianist Stewart Goodyear.
Musically advanced high school and college students are invited to apply as a performer for these classes. All applications require a private instructor’s nomination and an audio recording.
Please send application and recording to rpudlewski@bpo.org.
DEADLINE: Mar 22, 2024
Materials must be received by this date to be considered. All applicants notified by April 1st.
Questions:
Rachael Pudlewski
Associate Director of Education
(716) 242-7822 or rpudlewski@bpo.org

CROWNS
2024-04-18 19:00, 2024-04-17 19:00 | MusicalFare Theatre, 4380 Main Street, Suite 123, Amherst, NY, 14226, United States
CROWNS
Apr 17 — May 19, 2024
Ticket Price: $55; Students: $20; “Under 30”: $30
A moving and celebratory musical in which hats become a springboard for an exploration of history and identity as seen through the eyes of a young Black woman who has come down South to stay with her aunt after her brother is killed in Brooklyn. Hats are everywhere, in exquisite variety, and the characters use the hats to tell tales concerning everything from the etiquette of hats to their historical and contemporary social functioning. There is a hat for every occasion, from flirting to churchgoing to funerals to baptisms, and the tradition of hats is traced back to African rituals and forward to current fashion!
Performance times are:
Wed/Thu at 7pm
Fri at 7:30pm
Sat at 3:30pm & 7:30pm
Sun at 2pm

The Curious Case of the Watson Intelligence
2024-04-18 19:30 | Road Less Traveled Theater, 465 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, 14205, United States
The Curious Case of the Watson Intelligence
by Madeleine George
April 18 – May 19
Directed by Katie Mallinson
Starring Dave Hayes, Brendan Didio and Emily Yancey
Dr. Watson, Sherlock Holmes’ trusty companion; Thomas A. Watson, assistant to Alexander Graham Bell; Watson, the unstoppable supercomputer Jeopardy! champ; and Watson, a Dweeb Team everyman. Four Watsons in three centuries unite to tell one tale in this playful, time-traveling drama about the foibles and frustrations of the human heart and the technology on which it increasingly relies.

Textile Curiosities
2023-11-25 10:00 - 16:00 | Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo, NY, 14218-1526, United States
Textile Curiosities
Step into a world where art and nature converge in a display of faux-taxidermy moth and butterfly sculptures. Aleah Ford, known as “Moth On The Wall,” invites you to experience the enchanting realm of these ephemeral creatures through her meticulously crafted works. In this exhibition, Aleah’s sculptures come to life using textiles, wire, faux fur, clay, and flocking. The sculptures are presented within shadow boxes, reminiscent of Victorian curiosity cabinets, inviting viewers to step back in time to an era of exploration and discovery. Each box offers a glimpse into the fascinating world of the Lepidoptera.

LIQUID STRANGER: WAKAAN EXPANSION TOUR
2024-04-19 19:00 | Bufffalo Riverworks, 359 Ganson St., Buffalo, 14203, United States
MNM PRESENTS
LIQUID STRANGER
WAKAAN EXPANSION TOUR
with special guests
Champagne Drip B2B Jantsen
Shlump, Smth., Sharlitz Web, Lumasi
Friday April 19, 2024
Buffalo Riverworks
Doors / Show 7pm 16+ to enter
$29.50+
Liquid Stranger
liquidstranger.com
In an ever-evolving universe, the art of maintaining complete and total fluidity is the most necessary key for survival. Renowned for his metamorphic capabilities and expertly crafted sonic adventures, Liquid Stranger has mastered his ability to slip in and out of genres all while honing his own personal style.
Liquid Stranger has earned his reputation for exuding incommensurable talent and taking audiences on a soul-stirring aural journey of genre-bending beats on the dancefloor. He has performed at some of the most innovative events and festivals around the globe.
Those who are unfamiliar with his music often tend to categorize him as only a heavy dubstep artist, which is anything but the truth. The most effervescent quality of Liquid Stranger is his ability to shift from genre to genre all while maintaining a sense of smoothness and consistency, which in turn makes him one of the most unpredictable artists to date. In a sense, he has ended genre barriers for the sake of musical storytelling taking whatever sounds he needs to put forward the intended vibe.
Liquid Stranger’s omnifarious approach to music has led him to stand out amongst a pack of artists desperately trying conform to a commercial demand. Proven to be a timeless staple to the world of electronic dance music by bridging the gap between mellow and heavy, what’s next can not be foreseen for this contrastive musician.
w/ special guests
Champagne Drip B2B Jantsen
champagnedrip.com
jantsen.net
w/ support from
Shlump
shlumpbass.com
Smth.
biglink.to/thatboismith
Sharlitz Web
https://zez.am/sharlitzweb
Lumasi
https://linktr.ee/lumasimusic
Hosted by
mnmpresents.com

BSA BIRD STUDY MERIT BADGE
2024-04-20 11:00 - 16:00 | Tifft Nature Preserve, 1200 Fuhrmann Boulevard, Buffalo, NY, 14203, United States
BSA BIRD STUDY MERIT BADGE
APRIL 20, 2024 @ 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Use binoculars, a field guide, an app, and hands-on activities to explore a few of the over 200 species observed at Tifft Nature Preserve.
$30 per scout

BUFFALO BLUE & ROOTS FESTIVAL
2024-04-20 13:00 - 23:00 | Bufffalo Riverworks, 359 Ganson St., Buffalo, 14203, United States
Barry Entertainment & Three Chord Bourbon proudly Presents The 3rd Annual Buffalo Blues & Roots Festival Saturday, April 20th, 2024, at Buffalo RiverWorks in Buffalo, NY!
This all day event features the best in national, regional and local blues and roots acts, as well as over 20 local vendors and artisans, food/drinks and more!

Beethoven’s Emperor
2024-04-20 19:30 | Kleinhans Music Hall, 3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NY, 14201, United States
Beethoven’s Emperor
Cross-border collaboration comes to Kleinhans when Canadian pianist Stewart Goodyear returns to perform Beethoven’s heroic “Emperor” Piano Concerto No. 5 under the baton of Calgary Symphony Music Director Rune Bergmann, while Prayer by JUNO Award-winner Vivian Fung is an affirmation of faith. The Second Symphony of Sibelius is fierce and triumphant, itself a source of Finnish pride.
Program
Rune Bergmann, conductor
Stewart Goodyear, piano
VIVIAN FUNG Prayer
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2

Disney Princess: The Concert
2024-04-20 19:30 | Shea’s Buffalo Theatre, 646 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, 14202, United States
Disney Princess: The Concert
For generations, the music of Disney’s princesses has been the soundtrack to our lives. Now, these beloved songs come alive on stage with a host of acclaimed Broadway and television stars in Disney Princess – The Concert! Your every dream will come true as larger than life animation and theatrical effects immerse the audience in pure Disney magic, while these powerhouse talents sing your favorite princess, hero and (yes!) villain songs, and share behind-the-scenes stories from their time on the stage and screen. We invite you to relive your VHS glory days, dress up in your favorite royal attire, and share the joy of Disney with your loved ones at this internationally acclaimed concert experience. Be part of our world at Disney Princess – The Concert!
Songs to include “How Far I’ll Go,” “A Whole New World,” “Just Around the Riverbend,” “Part of Your World,” “Almost There,” “Let It Go” and more!
Program will last approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes, including one 20-minute intermission.
*This production features Broadway performers appearing as themselves. Costumed Disney characters do not appear at this event.

BABEL | Kiese Laymon
2024-04-25 20:00 | Kleinhans Music Hall, 3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NY, 14201, United States
BABEL | Kiese Laymon
Just Buffalo Literary Center presents
BABEL featuring Kiese Laymon
Thursday, April 25, 2024
8:00 pm
Doors open & VIP Patron Reception at 7:00 p.m.
Featured Book: Heavy: An American Memoir
Join Just Buffalo Literary Center for an evening with award-winning author Kiese Laymon whose urgent message will bring the audience to both tears and laughter as he reflects on his book, Heavy: An American Memoir.
Season Subscriptions include a ticket for all (4) of Just Buffalo Literary Center’s BABEL 2023-24 events.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
KIESE LAYMON is a Black southern writer from Jackson, Mississippi. In his observant, often hilarious work, Laymon does battle with the personal and the political: race and family, body and shame, poverty and place. His savage humor and clear-eyed perceptiveness have earned him comparisons to Ta-Nehisi Coates, Alice Walker, and Mark Twain. He is the author of the award-winning memoir Heavy, the groundbreaking essay collection How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America, and the genre-defying novel Long Division.
Laymon’s memoir Heavy won the 2019 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction and was named one of the Best Memoirs of the Past 50 Years by The New York Times. A personal narrative that illuminates national failures, Heavy is defiant yet vulnerable—an insightful, often comical exploration of weight, identity, art, friendship, and family.
ABOUT THE BOOK
*Named a Best Book of the Year by the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, NPR, Broadly, Buzzfeed (Nonfiction), The Undefeated, Library Journal (Biography/Memoirs), The Washington Post (Nonfiction), Southern Living (Southern), Entertainment Weekly, and The New York Times Critics*
In this powerful, provocative, and universally lauded memoir—winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal and finalist for the Kirkus Prize—genre-bending essayist and novelist Kiese Laymon “provocatively meditates on his trauma growing up as a black man, and in turn crafts an essential polemic against American moral rot” (Entertainment Weekly).
In Heavy, Laymon writes eloquently and honestly about growing up a hard-headed black son to a complicated and brilliant black mother in Jackson, Mississippi. From his early experiences of sexual violence, to his suspension from college, to time in New York as a college professor, Laymon charts his complex relationship with his mother, grandmother, anorexia, obesity, sex, writing, and ultimately gambling. Heavy is a “gorgeous, gutting…generous” (The New York Times) memoir that combines personal stories with piercing intellect to reflect both on the strife of American society and on Laymon’s experiences with abuse. By attempting to name secrets and lies he and his mother spent a lifetime avoiding, he asks us to confront the terrifying possibility that few in this nation actually know how to responsibly love, and even fewer want to live under the weight of actually becoming free.

THAWFEST 2024
2024-04-26 18:00 - 22:00 | Bufffalo Riverworks, 359 Ganson St., Buffalo, 14203, United States
A Springtime Celebration Of Tastings from NY’s Breweries, Distilleries & Wineries!
This year, ALL Thawfest attendees will get a VIP experience, including:
– Samples from Breweries, Cideries, & Distilleries from around NY
– Finger Foods
– Music from DJ Sike
– Free Parking
Tickets are $60/per

Landslide: A Tribute to The Music of Fleetwood Mac
2024-04-26 19:30 | Kleinhans Music Hall, 3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NY, 14201, United States
Landslide: A Tribute to The Music of Fleetwood Mac
Bradley Thachuk, conductor
Paying homage to one of the greatest and most popular bands in music history, LANDSLIDE recreates the hits from yesteryear, taking fans on an electric journey through Fleetwood Mac’s incredible catalog of music, including the hits from their solo careers.

Merrily We Roll Along
2024-04-26 19:30 | Shea’s Smith Theatre, 654 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, 14202, United States
Merrily We Roll Along
Second Generation Theatre
Spanning three decades in the entertainment business, Merrily We Roll Along charts the turbulent relationship between composer Franklin Shepard and his two lifelong friends — writer Mary and lyricist & playwright Charley. This acclaimed hit, recently celebrating its Broadway Revival, features some of Stephen Sondheim’s most celebrated and personal songs.

Jesus Christ Superstar
2024-04-26 19:30 | Shea’s Buffalo Theatre, 646 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, 14202, United States
Jesus Christ Superstar
Celebrating its 50th Anniversary, a new mesmerizing production of the iconic musical phenomenon returns to the stage. Originally staged by London’s Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre and helmed by the acclaimed director Timothy Sheader (Crazy for You, Into the Woods) and cutting-edge choreographer Drew McOnie (King Kong, Strictly Ballroom), this production won the 2017 Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival garnering unprecedented reviews and accolades. Appealing to both theater audiences and concert music fans, this production pays tribute to the historic 1971 Billboard Album of the Year while creating a modern, theatrical world that is uniquely fresh and inspiring. With lyrics and music by Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony winners Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jesus Christ Superstar is set against the backdrop of an extraordinary series of events during the final weeks in the life of Jesus Christ as seen through the eyes of Judas. Reflecting the rock roots that defined a generation, the legendary score includes ‘I Don’t Know How to Love Him’, ‘Gethsemane’ and ‘Superstar’.
