Born Buffalo

FARROW
2023-10-20 20:00 (America/New_York) | Buffalo Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, Buffalo, NY, 14203, United States
Farrow will be celebrating their 100th show at Buffalo Iron Works on Friday October 20th, 2023!
Farrow
FARROW is a Rock ‘n’ Soul band from Buffalo, New York with high-energy shows, thought-provoking lyrics, and infectious melodies. They believe Joy is Revolutionary!
This diverse group of musicians creates songs that make you move to the movement and savor everyday joys like eating a fried pierogi dipped in hot sauce. Led by producer/bass player André Pilette and singer/lyricist Michael Farrow, the band features Tim Webb on drums, Michael Ruopoli on percussion, Cory Clancy on guitar, Rufus “Breezy” Cole Jr. on keys, and Danielle Johnson on vocals.
Recent performance highlights include Borderland Music + Arts Festival, North By Northeast Music Festival (Toronto), Bowery Electric (NYC), Rockwood Music Hall (NYC), Jamey’s House of Music (Philadelphia), Shea’s Performing Arts Center, Town Ballroom, Buffalo Iron Works, Sportsmen’s Tavern, Erie County Fair, and several outdoor summer concert series around Western New York.
This show at Buffalo Iron Works on Friday, October 20 marks the band’s 100th show since forming in the summer of 2019. We hope you’ll join us for this celebration of joy!
Buffalo Iron Works
49 Illinois St Buffalo, NY 14203
Tickets: $15 ADV/$20 DOS
Doors: 8:00pm
Show: 9:00pm
Ages: 18+

AbbaFab
2023-10-20 20:00 | Shea’s 710 Theater, 710 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, 14202, United States
AbbaFab
Having played to sold-out crowds across the U.S. and abroad, ABBAFAB is a stunning tribute to the music of ABBA featuring the sensational talents of some of TAD’s most talented and loved artists and musicians! This multimedia production is a tribute to some of the greatest music produced in the 70’s and 80’s including monster hits such as Waterloo, Fernando, Honey Honey, Dancing Queen and countless others. From ABBA’s earliest hits to Mamma Mia, ABBAFAB will take you on a technicolor journey that is unmatched. Our vocalists and musicians have toured the world as solo artists and band members and have come together to create the most entertaining ABBA tribute on the market today!
ABBA’s record breaking string of hits has stood the test of time and continues to thrill audiences of all ages. With vocals and musicianship, they are second to none, the ABBAFAB vibe is infectious! ABBA fans love it and new ABBA fans are created at every show. There’s no generation gap here, so let’s ALL party like it’s1979!

Feed The Fish!
2023-09-30 09:30 | Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo, NY, 14218-1526, United States
Feed the Fish
Gardens Exclusive
9:30am, Select Dates
Adults & Students ages 13 and up – $20.00 Admission is included!
Kids ages 3-12 – $15.00 Admission is included!
Kids 2 and under free but must have a ticket
Member discount does not apply for this special event
Get up close and personal with our family of koi fish with this unique Gardens Exclusive! Enjoy early access to the Botanical Gardens before we open to the public with a special learning experience that’s fun for all ages. Each participant receives a cup of koi fish food and time to help feed our fishy friends! Regular admission for the day is included, so you can explore the conservatory after the feeding! This special encounter is limited to 15 people per experience. All tickets must be purchased ahead of time online. Every person must have a ticket! Member discounts, promotional discounts, and guest passes do not apply.
Masks -Masks are not required at the Buffalo Botanical Gardens. Please be considerate of others’ health and safety when visiting the Botanical Gardens. Keep your distance from others, stay home if you are sick and wear a mask if it makes you feel most comfortable.
Thank you for helping us create the safest environment possible!

Intro to Hydroponics
2023-10-21 10:30 - 11:30 | Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo, NY, 14218-1526, United States
Intro to Hydroponics
On-site at the Botanical Gardens-in the Administration Building
October 21, 10:30am-11:30am
$25 per Person
$22.50 per Member
Pre-registration required – Registration Closes October 18
Did you know you can grow fresh food and flowers year round? Discover how through the wonders of hydroponics! Hydroponics is a method of growing plants in water without soil. In this class, you will learn the basics of how to create and care for a simple hydroponic system, what types of plants are best suited to hydroponics, as well as information on commercial systems and local resources.
“David is an amazing instructor and his courses are filled with useful information and instruction on how to practically apply it. His courses have helped me to fill in the gaps that can’t be learned through online research and enabled me to really step up my gardening game! I look forward to continuing the horticulture series with him.” – Amanda E.
Meet your instructor, David Clark!
David Clark has created and taught the wildly popular 7-level Horticulture Classes at The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens for 10 years. He is a Certified Nursery and Landscape Professional (CNLP), through the New York State Landscaping Association, and PLANT Western New York. An avid gardener, David has a degree in Floriculture from S.U.N.Y Cobleskill with over 30 years’ experience in the professional ornamental horticulture industry.
A nationally recognized garden speaker, David has given presentations locally for Lockwood’s Greenhouses in Hamburg, NY; Urban Roots Community Garden Center, Grass Roots Gardens and Massachusetts Avenue Project in Buffalo, NY; Cornell Cooperative Master Gardeners of Erie, Allegany & Cattaraugus Counties; The New York State Federated 8th District Garden Clubs; and the Erie County Pennsylvania Western Division Garden Clubs Judges Council. Along with being a visiting horticulture instructor at Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh, PA, he has spoken at events across the United States and Canada including Bradford Pennsylvania’s ‘Betty Jane Monjar Landscape and Garden Symposium, the West Coast’s largest Spring Garden Show in Costa Mesa, California, and the Northeast Floral Expo in Groton, Connecticut. David Clark is featured in Television segments, YouTube videos, the National Garden Festival and Buffalo Garden Walk websites, the Buffalo News, The Upstate Gardeners Journal, and the Buffalo, NY “Spree Magazine”. He is a regular contributor to the Buffalo-NiagaraGardening.com online magazine and the #GardenChatter online gardening site. David has been interviewed for gardening podcasts originating in Toronto, Canada, Portland, Oregon, and New York City.
David specializes in orchids and carnivorous plants. He is always learning new techniques; and loves to teach people things he is really good at!

Painted Pumpkins
2023-10-21 13:00 - 16:00 | Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo, NY, 14218-1526, United States
Painted Pumpkins
On-site at the Botanical Gardens in the Administration Building
October 21, 1-4pm
$45/Person
$40.50/Member
Join us for lots of creative fun while painting pumpkins to hang in your home! We will be using acrylic paint and acrylic paint markers to create fun and beautiful pumpkin panels. Your piece will be “framed” and ready to hang when you leave the workshop. All levels of painting experience are welcome in this one session workshop. All supplies are included.
October 21
Registration closes October 18
Class Information and Procedures
Meet your instructor, Judith Kosinski!
Judith has been creating ever since she can remember and has been teaching all she knows about art and creativity for more than 25 years! She is passionate about all aspects of artmaking and truly loves to help other artists create and grow their skills.
Judy is an experienced and engaging educator; skilled with creative curriculum development, teaching all media in fine art, providing youth and professional mentoring. She most recently worked as an educator for Alden Central Schools for 23 years, teaching art and life skills to grades 9-12, art classes to inmates in a correctional facility, coordinated adult education programs, and organized community-wide art events.
Her passion for painting and drawing is infused in her teaching: “Helping artists find and strengthen their own artistic voice is such an important and rewarding practice” commented Judy, “And teaching with the Botanical Gardens is a wonderful partnership — I love working with students in this incredibly rich environment filled with natural inspiration!” Judy works in a variety of media herself, with a particular love for watercolor, oil and mixed media.

Boo at the Zoo 2023
2023-10-21 17:30 - 21:00 | Buffalo Zoo, 300 Parkside Ave, Buffalo, NY, 14214, United States
Boo at the Zoo 2023
Calling all little ghouls and goblins! It’s time for a fang-tastic evening at the Buffalo Zoo for Boo at the Zoo! Celebrate spooky season with this family-friendly event that features a Trick-or-Treat trail, fascinating Bubble Shows from WOW Party Buffalo, photo opportunities with your favorite characters, special visits from animal ambassadors, and more! Put on your best costume and get here early to show off to your animal friends during this after-hours event, animals are on exhibit until dusk! Purchase your tickets today!
This event is designed for children ages 12 and under. Last entry is 8:00 pm, with the Trick-or-Treat Trail running until 8:30 pm.
DATES:
Saturday, October 21 2023, from 5:30–9:00 pm
Saturday, October 28, 2023, from 5:30–9:00 pm
PRICE:
Members: $15
Non-Members: $18
23 Months and Under: $7
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE
TICKET INCLUDES:
Animals on exhibit until dusk
Goodies from Trick-or-Treat Trail stations
Bubble Shows from WOW Party Buffalo
Ambassador animal meet and greets
Complimentary rides on the train and carousel
Photo opportunities with special characters
Seasonal activities like the corn maze
TICKET DESCRIPTION:
Boo at the Zoo is a festive event designed to celebrate spooky season. To ensure the best experience please note the following:
Ticket Terms and Conditions:
Pre-paid, non-refundable, non-transferable tickets are required to attend Boo at the Zoo. Should a ticket holder be unable to attend, your purchase will be considered a donation. There will be no refunds, nor will tickets be honored at another Boo at the Zoo or year.
Buffalo Zoo Members receive a special member discount. Please bring your valid Buffalo Zoo membership card and identification to the event. A $5.00 per ticket fee is charged for Members who cannot provide a valid Buffalo Zoo membership card and identification.
Member level tickets are non-transferable. The Member’s name must be on all tickets purchased, and the Member must be present with a valid Buffalo Zoo membership card and identification at entry.
This event is held rain or shine. Dates and times are subject to change or cancellation without notice.

FERNWAY HALLOWEEN SHOW
2023-10-21 18:00 | Buffalo Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, Buffalo, NY, 14203, United States
Fernway returns to Buffalo Iron Works on Saturday October 21st for their annual Halloween show!
Lineup Includes: Fernway, Eternal Boy, Diyené, America Part Two & Tuesday Nite
Fernway
Celebrating Fernways’ fifth annual Halloween show with immense excitement. This will be the bands last easy Halloween gig since they’re now bicoastal and focused on creating a new full-length record.
Looking forward to sharing scares, a cool costume contest, and rocking the night away!
Buffalo Iron Works
49 Illinois St Buffalo, NY 14203
Tickets: $15 ADV/$20 DOS
Doors: 6:00pm
Show: 7:00pm
Ages: 18+

Sabres vs. Islanders
2023-10-21 19:00 | KeyBank Center, 1 Seymour H Knox III Plaza, Buffalo, NY, 14203, United States
October 21, 2023
Sabres vs. Islanders
For more information go to https://www.nhl.com/sabres

Haydn’s The Clock
2023-10-21 19:30 | Kleinhans Music Hall, 3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NY, 14201, United States
Haydn’s The Clock
Julius Williams makes his BPO conducting debut leading Haydn’s exuberant “The Clock” symphony and expressive violinist Tessa Lark’s performances of Dvořák’s Romance and Ravel’s Tzigane. The program also features the turn-of-the-century Rhapsodic Overture of Edmund Thornton Jenkins, and the inspirational Moments of Arrival by Elena Roussanova.
Program
Julius P. Williams, conductor
Tessa Lark, violin
JENKINS Rhapsodic Overture
DVOŘÁK Romance in F minor for Violin and Orchestra
RAVEL Tzigane for Violin and Orchestra
ELENA ROUSSANOVA Moments of Arrival
I. Moving Forward
II. Reflection
III. The Moment of Arrival
HAYDN Symphony No. 101 in D major, “The Clock”
I. Adagio – Presto
II. Andante
III. Menuet: Allegretto
IV. Finale: Vivace
About Tessa Lark
Violinist Tessa Lark is one of the most captivating artistic voices of our time, consistently praised by critics and audiences for her astounding range of sounds, technical agility, and musical elegance. A budding superstar in the classical realm, in 2020 she was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Classical Instrumental Solo category. She is also a highly acclaimed fiddler in the tradition of her native Kentucky, delighting audiences with programming that includes Appalachian and bluegrass music and inspiring composers to write for her.
Following a busy summer that saw her perform with NY’s Carnegie Hall Citywide, La Jolla Music Society SummerFest, and the Ravinia Festival, among many others, highlights of Lark’s 2023-24 season include the world premiere of Carlos Izcaray’s Violin Concerto – written for her – under the composer’s baton with the Alabama Symphony; and concerts with the Stuttgarter Philharmoniker, marking both her European orchestral debut and her first performances of Gang Chen and Zhanhao He’s Violin Concerto, “Butterfly Lovers.” She reprises Michael Torke’s violin concerto, Sky – also written for her, and the 2020 recording of which earned her a Grammy nomination – with Oklahoma’s Signature Symphony and the Sarasota Orchestra; returns to South Carolina’s Greenville Symphony, the Virginia Symphony, and England’s City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; and performs as a chamber musician in duos with double bassist Michael Thurber and jazz guitarist Frank Vignola.
Lark’s newest album, The Stradgrass Sessions, released in spring 2023, features an all-star roster of collaborators and composers including double bassist Edgar Meyer, pianist Jon Batiste, mandolinist Sierra Hull, and fiddler Michael Cleveland. Album selections mix original compositions by Lark and her collaborators with a sonata by Eugène Ysaÿe, a selection of Bartók’s violin duets arranged for violin and mandolin, and the world premiere recording of John Corigliano’s STOMP.
The violinist has performed with orchestras and at recital venues and festivals around the world. She has appeared with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra; the Louisville Orchestra; and the Albany, Indianapolis, Knoxville and Seattle Symphonies; as well as being presented by Carnegie Hall, New York’s Lincoln Center, London’s Wigmore Hall, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, the Music Center at Strathmore, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Cal Performances, San Francisco Performances, the Seattle Chamber Music Society, Australia’s Musica Viva Festival, and the Marlboro, Mostly Mozart, and Bridgehampton summer festivals.
Lark’s debut commercial recording was the Grammy-nominated Sky, a bluegrass-inspired violin concerto written for her by Michael Torke and performed with the Albany Symphony Orchestra. Her discography also includes Fantasy on First Hand Records: fantasias by Schubert, Telemann and Fritz Kreisler; Ravel’s Tzigane; and Lark’s own composition, Appalachian Fantasy. Invention, marking the debut album for the violin-bass duo of Lark and her fiancé, Michael Thurber, comprises arrangements of Two-Part Inventions by J. S. Bach along with original compositions by both duo partners. A live recording of Astor Piazzolla’s Four Seasons of Buenos Aires was released in 2021 by the BPO in honor of Piazzolla’s centenary.
Lark is a recipient of the Hunt Family Award, one of Lincoln Center’s prestigious Emerging Artist Awards, as well as a 2018 Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship and a 2016 Avery Fisher Career Grant. She was Silver Medalist in the 9th Quadrennial International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, and winner of the 2012 Naumburg International Violin Competition.
In addition to her performance schedule, Lark was recently named Artistic Director of Musical Masterworks, a chamber music presenter in Old Lyme, Connecticut. She champions young aspiring artists and supports the next generation of musicians through her work as Co-host/Creative of NPR’s From the Top, the premier radio showcase for the nation’s most talented young musicians. She also serves as Mentor and board member of the Irving M. Klein International Strings Competition.
Lark is a graduate of New England Conservatory and completed her Artist Diploma at The Juilliard School, where she studied with Sylvia Rosenberg, Ida Kavafian, and Daniel Phillips. Her primary mentors include Cathy McGlasson, Kurt Sassmannshaus, Miriam Fried, and Lucy Chapman. She plays a c. 1600 G.P. Maggini violin on loan from an anonymous donor through the Stradivari Society of Chicago.
About Julius Williams
Julius P. Williams is an award-winning conductor, composer, recording artist, educator, author, and pianist. Named one of Musical America’s Top 30 Professionals of the Year for 2022, his career has taken him from his native New York to musical venues across the globe, and has involved virtually every musical genre. He has conducted American orchestras in Dallas, Oakland, New Haven, New Jersey, Vermont, Knoxville, Sacramento, Tulsa, Savannah, and more, in addition to the Harlem Symphony, Color of Music Festival Orchestra, and New Works Orchestra. Career highlights include debuting at Carnegie Hall with the Symphony Saintpaulia; serving as Music Director of the Washington Symphony (1998-2003); and conducting the Pulitzer Prize-winning opera by Anthony Davis, The Central Park Five, premiering and preparing the work for Trilogy: An Opera Company (New Jersey). Williams’ other past positions include Artistic Director of the Costa del Sol Music Festival in Spain, and Artistic Director of the School of Choral Studies at the NY State Summer School of the Arts for ten seasons.
Williams is currently Artistic Director of the Berklee Contemporary Symphony Orchestra, and Professor of Composition at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, as well as Music Director and conductor of Trilogy: An Opera Company. He is the immediate past president of the International Conductors Guild, and Co-Chair of the League of American Orchestras’ Conductors Constituency. In the past, Williams served as Assistant Conductor to Lukas Foss, former BPO Music Director, with the Brooklyn Philharmonic and the American Symphony in NY. Recently, Williams conducted on tour with the Oberlin Conservatory Opera and the Cleveland Opera Theater, receiving rave reviews for performances of Nkeiru Okoye’s opera, Harriet Tubman. He was a guest conductor with the One World Festival Orchestra in Virginia, and conducted a Gala performance with the Dallas Symphony at the Black Academy of Arts and Letters’ Riverfest Jazz Festival. In 2021, he conducted the score for the Academy Award-eligible film, Sky Blossom. This past season included conducting the Color of Music Festival Orchestra in Sacramento, and the concert series at Boston’s Isabella Gardner Museum. In Europe, Williams has performed and recorded with numerous esteemed symphonies. He has also been featured on national television, profiled on CBS News’ Sunday Morning.
A prolific composer, Williams has created works for virtually every genre of contemporary classical performance, including opera, ballet, orchestra, chamber ensemble, chorus and solo voice, dance, musical theatre, and film. His music has been performed by countless orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra, Detroit Symphony, St. Louis Symphony, and Boston Pops. He has also served as Composer-in- Residence of Connecticut’s Nutmeg Ballet Company, which premiered his ballet, Cinderella. His opera, Guinevere, was performed at the Aspen Music Festival and at the Dubrovnik Summer Festival in Croatia. He composed the score for the film, What Color is Love?, and also scored the theatrical production to In Dahomey. Additionally, Williams has served as a composer with the Boston Symphony’s Composer-In-Residence Project, and as cover conductor for the Boston Pops Orchestra and the Rhode Island Philharmonic. His recordings are on the Albany, Centaur, Naxos and Videmus record labels. In 2024, two new albums of orchestral music will be released on the Albany record label.
In addition to his conducting and composing careers, Williams maintains a demanding schedule of speaking engagements, consulting, and academics. Williams is the recipient of many awards for musical and academic achievement: an Honorary Doctorate from Keene State College in New Hampshire, the Detroit Symphony’s Emerging Composer Award, the Gracie Allen Documentary Award, the Distinguished Medal of Artistic Achievement from the Ecuador Youth Symphony Orchestra Foundation, the Honorary Distinguished Alumnus Award from Langston University, the Marquis Who’s Who Lifetime Achievement Award, proclamations from the mayor and council of Newark for artistic contributions in 2023, the National Culture of the Arts Award from the Association of Foreign Language Teachers of NY, and various ASCAP awards in composition for the past forty years.

RAYLAND BAXTER W/ FLYTE- FALL TOUR 2023
2023-10-22 19:00 | Buffalo Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, Buffalo, NY, 14203, United States
Twenty6 Productions Presents: Rayland Baxter w/ Flyte – FALL TOUR 2023 at Buffalo Iron Works on Sunday October 22nd, 2023!
Rayland Baxter
For the making of his fourth album If I Were a Butterfly, Rayland Baxter holed up for over a year at a former rubber-band factory turned studio in the Kentucky countryside—a seemingly humble environment that proved to be something of a wonderland. “I spent that year living in a barn with the squirrels and the birds, on my own most of the time, and I discovered so much about music and how to create it,” says the Tennessee-bred singer/songwriter. “Instead of going into a studio with a producer for two weeks, I just waited for the record to build itself. I’d get up and go outside, see a butterfly and connect that with some impulsive thought I’d had three months ago, and suddenly a song I’d been working on would make sense. That’s how the whole album came to be.”
The follow-up to 2018’s critically acclaimed Wide Awake, If I Were a Butterfly finds Baxter co-producing alongside Tim O’Sullivan (Grace Potter, The Head and the Heart) and Kai Welch (Molly Tuttle, Sierra Hull), slowly piecing together the album’s patchwork of lush psychedelia and Beatlesesque pop. In addition to working at Thunder Sound (the Kentucky studio he called home for months on end), Baxter recorded in California, Texas, Tennessee, and Washington, enlisting a remarkable lineup of musicians: Shakey Graves, Lennon Stella, several members of Cage the Elephant, Zac Cockrell of Alabama Shakes, Morning Teleportation’s Travis Goodwin, and legendary Motown drummer Miss Bobbye Hall, among many others. In an especially meaningful turn, two of the album’s tracks feature the elegant pedal steel work of his father, Bucky Baxter (a musician who performed with Bob Dylan and who passed away in May 2020). Thanks to the extraordinary care and ingenuity behind its creation, If I Were a Butterfly arrives as a work of rarefied magic, capable of stirring up immense feeling while leaving the listener happily wonderstruck.
Baxter’s debut release as a producer, If I Were a Butterfly bears a dazzling unpredictability that has much to do with his limitless imagination as a collector and collagist of sound. “Sometimes the bullfrogs in the pond outside would pulse in a certain tempo and I’d apply that to a song, or I’d hear a bird chirping and it would inspire me to add harmonica in a particular place,” he says. “I could be walking around this massive building in the middle of the night and the air-conditioning would turn on, and it’d give me the idea to include a synth part that holds a similar note. I’d wait for those moments to happen and whenever I tried to force anything, the music usually rejected it.”
A perfect introduction to If I Were a Butterfly’s elaborate sonic world, the album-opening title track begins with a recording of a Baxter singing at age four, then drifts into a delicately sprawling reverie ornamented with so many lovely details (lavish flute and cello melodies, radiant horns, the hypnotic harmonies of Lennon Stella and Baxter’s girlfriend, Sophia Rose). “I liked the idea of the first voice on the record being me as a little kid, not knowing where I’d be today,” notes Baxter, who embedded newly unearthed audio clips of himself and his older sister Brooke all throughout the album. Graced with the combustible guitar work of his bandmate Barney Cortez, “Billy Goat” kicks up a potent tension with its restless grooves and hot-tempered gang vocals. “It’s a breakup song about being with someone who’s on a different life path—one side wants to influence the other, and inevitably you part ways,” says Baxter. From there, the album takes on a feverish momentum with “Rubberband Man,” a delightfully frenzied track channeling a wild and giddy freedom. “There’s rubber bands all over the property at Thunder Sound—in the earth, in the concrete, used as insulation for the studio,” says Baxter. “I took a mishmash of images in my head and it turned into a song about staying flexible, rolling with the punches.”
In its searching reflection on love and loss and striving for transcendence, If I Were a Butterfly reaches a quietly glorious intensity on “Tadpole”: a piano ballad threaded with childhood memories at turns oddly tender (catching frogs and crawfish in a nearby toxic creek) and nightmarish (hearing the gunshot when an across-the-street neighbor took her own life). And on “My Argentina,” If I Were a Butterfly closes out with a piano-driven and painfully raw outpouring, its starkness intermittently broken by soulful strings and gospel-esque harmonies. “One time at the studio I stayed up all night and played that song maybe 100 times; we ended up using the last take, which was recorded at about five in the morning,” says Baxter. “It’s a song that represents the thoughts one might have about a perfect love life, and I love how it ends the album in a big angelic cloud of reverb.”
For Baxter, the act of self-producing such a sonically and emotionally expansive body of work proved both exhilarating and arduous. “It really wore me out to spend all that time alone at the studio, editing the hell out of this record; my heart definitely suffered,” he says. “But I also had the guidance of my dad, who was in my dreams all the time—if I was moving too fast, I’d hear him telling me to slow down.” Another profound influence on the album-making process: the 2018 deaths of Baxter’s close friends Billy Swayze (a musician whose parents owned the rubber band company that became Thunder Sound) and Tiger Merritt (the vocalist/guitarist for Morning Teleportation, who worked with Swayze in constructing the studio). “Billy and Tiger had been going up there since 2015, and finally they turned it into a legit recording studio,” he says. “It’s a very special place to me, so they’re two of the four angels I decided to dedicate this record to.”
Even in its most somber moments, If I Were a Butterfly wholly fulfills Baxter’s mission of imparting a certain purposeful joy. “It’s been a weird few years, but I think the big picture is for us to just exist and find love and be loved, and try to see that all the daily bullshit is simply bugs on the windshield,” says Baxter. “I hope that this album makes people feel the way I do whenever I listen to my favorite records, and that it gives them a platform to dream on.”
Buffalo Iron Works
49 Illinois St Buffalo, NY 14203
Tickets: $23 ADV/$26 DOS
Doors: 7:00pm
Show: 8:00pm
Ages: 18+

Sabres vs. Canadiens
2023-10-23 19:00 | KeyBank Center, 1 Seymour H Knox III Plaza, Buffalo, NY, 14203, United States
October 23, 2023
Sabres vs. Canadiens
For more information go to https://www.nhl.com/sabres

THE FURIOUS BONGOS – A FRANK ZAPPA PROJECT FEAT. CHAD WACKERMAN
2023-10-24 19:00 | Buffalo Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, Buffalo, NY, 14203, United States
The Furious Bongos – A Frank Zappa Project feat. Chad Wackerman performs live at Buffalo Iron Works – Tuesday October 24th, 2023!
The Furious Bongos
We’re only in it for the money. HAHAHAHA
Actually, we’re just a bunch of professional musicians with pretty diverse backgrounds who decided to take on a pretty big challenge and have some fun in the process.
Now, you might ask, “Oh yeah? ‘Professional’ musicians, eh? What makes you think you can play Frank’s music as well as [insert Zappa family member here]?”
Well…you might not have heard of us individually, but you have heard of the people we’ve spent our careers working with (and we don’t mean “I played a 10am slot at a festival once that was headlined by Famous Artist X”):
Yo Yo Ma, Mick Fleetwood, BB King, REM, Vinnie Colaiuta, Oasis, LA Philharmonic, Madison Symphony, Arthur Barrow, Munich Philharmonic, Bryan Beller, India Arie, Popa Chubby, Limelight: A Tribute To Rush, Pinetop Perkins, Chicago Lyric Opera, Arrested Development, Madison Opera, blah blah blah….you get the idea.
When it came to the music, Frank was constantly changing things, and he allowed his band members to bring their unique voices to the table. He also understood that his live performances were entertainment: it’s supposed to be a rock show, not a piano recital.
With that in mind, we don’t think playing Song X from Album Y note-for-note while staring at our shoes is the proper way to go about this.
The result of that approach (combined with a lot of homework) is a show that pays respect to Zappa’s legacy, but is also new and different and dangerous and FUN, with lots of eyebrows. Kinda like Frank.
Tickets: $20 ADV/$25 DOS
Doors: 7:00pm
Show: 8:00pm
Ages: 18+

Moulin Rouge!
2023-10-24 19:30, 2023-10-25 19:30, 2023-10-26 19:30, 2023-10-27 19:30, 2023-10-28 14:00 | Shea’s Buffalo Theatre, 646 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, 14202, United States
Pop the champagne, Moulin Rouge! The Musical is the winner of 10 Tony Awards® — including Best Musical!
Enter a world of splendor and romance, of eye-popping excess, of glitz, grandeur, and glory! A world where Bohemians and aristocrats rub elbows and revel in electrifying enchantment. Welcome to Moulin Rouge! The Musical! Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary film comes to life onstage, remixed in a new musical mash-up extravaganza. Directed by Tony Award® winner Alex Timbers, Moulin Rouge! The Musical is a theatrical celebration of Truth, Beauty, Freedom, and — above all — Love. With a book by Tony Award® winner John Logan; music supervision, orchestrations, and arrangements by Tony Award® winner Justin Levine; and choreography by Tony Award® winner Sonya Tayeh, Moulin Rouge! is more than a musical — it is a state of mind.

Jim Breuer: Survival With Laughter
2023-10-24 19:30 | Shea’s 710 Theater, 710 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, 14202, United States

Halloween Bat Sh*t Bingo @ Resurgence!
2023-10-24 19:30 | Resurgence Taproom, 55 Chicago St., Buffalo, NY, 14204, United States
Halloween Bat Sh*t Bingo @ Resurgence!
Mark your calendars for another epic bingo experience with taunting, laughing, music, prizes, AND Halloween costumes!
Get spooky and bring your lucky bingo dabbers for the next BatSh*t Bingo on October 24!
D﻿on’t forget– your first beer is on the house!

WELLNESS WALKS
2023-10-05 10:00 - 12:00 | Tifft Nature Preserve, 1200 Fuhrmann Boulevard, Buffalo, NY, 14203, United States
WELLNESS WALKS PRESENTED BY INDEPENDENT HEALTH
OCTOBER 5 @ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Drop by Tifft Nature Preserve every Thursday and join us for a casual volunteer-led tour of the Preserve.
Presented by Independent Health.
Age: All ages
Cost: FREE. $3 donation per person requested.
Please call 716-825-6397 to confirm walk will be taking place.

Moss Terrarium Workshop
2023-10-26 18:00 - 19:00 | Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo, NY, 14218-1526, United States
Moss Terrarium Workshop
On-site at the Botanical Gardens in the Administration Building
October 26, 6-7pm
$45/Person
$40.50/Member
Have you ever wondered what goes on in the tiny world of mosses? In this workshop, we will be learning and discussing the basics of moss, including their environment, structure, and types of moss that you would find growing in Western New York. You will then construct your very own moss terrarium, complete with small decorations of your choice. We will go over moss maintenance, and you will be on your way with your own tiny moss world! All plant material and supplies are included.
October 26
Registration closes October 23
Class Information and Procedures
Meet your instructor!
Ellie Nunn
Ellie Nunn is a newer face around the Gardens, having joined our team in August 2022 as our new Educator and Volunteer Coordinator. After growing up nearby in Akron, NY, Ellie went on to continue her education at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Education and Interpretation. After graduating in the midst of the pandemic, she traveled and found a passion for educating people about science and the natural world in Syracuse and Colorado before moving to the city of Buffalo. Ellie has a passion for all aspects of the natural world, with special interests in prehistoric plants, birds of prey, and mycology. She is currently working on her Masters of Education part time at the University at Buffalo and enjoys cooking, painting, kayaking, climbing, and hanging out with her cats and tortoise in her free time!

THE EVIL BUFFALO EXPERIENCE
2023-10-06 18:00 - 20:30 | Bufffalo Riverworks, 359 Ganson St., Buffalo, 14203, United States
THE EVIL BUFFALO EXPERIENCE
Buffalo’s Horrific History
We’ve collected Buffalo’s eight most notorious examples of murder, mystery and mayhem for you to enjoy this Halloween season. These eight amazing stories are brought to life on a lantern-lit tour inside an abandoned grain silo. Each story is graphically depicted in a huge chalk mural inside the silo.
The Evil Stories
Costumed guides will bring to life the deadly and amazing stories spanning more than 350 years of local history during this 50 minute indoor walking tour. The stories are graphically depicted by giant chalk hand drawn murals created by a local artist exclusively for this event.
Stories include:
A local Jack the Ripper Suspect
When Buffalo was burned to the ground
A Ouija Board love-triangle topless model murder
Plus many others!
Tours
Tours are offered at the massive abandoned grain silo located at RiverWorks on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in late September and throughout October at various times. Tours are $25 per person and must be purchased in advance on line as capacity is limited!

WEIRD PHISHES
2023-10-26 20:00 | Buffalo Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, Buffalo, NY, 14203, United States
Weird Phishes – One-Of-A-Kind Mashups of Radiohead in the style of Phish perform live at Buffalo Iron Works on Thursday October 26th, 2023!
Weird Phishes
Weird Phishes is exactly what it sounds like -the iconic melancholy rock songs of Radiohead completely reborn as danceable, crunchy jams. With full-album performances, unexpected mashups, and gluey funk-driven improvisation, their jam-heavy take on alt-rock classics has sparked unexpected energy in audiences across the northeast.
A quick glance at the band’s social media gives a glimpse into why this unlikely mashup proves worthwhile. “Bought tickets on a whim because I love both bands, had wanted to checkout the club and thought it would be amusing. I was not expecting such incredible musicianship and thought that had gone into their set…it was one of the best shows I’ve seen in years.” Said one user. “Clean, creative mashups of a favorite album and great Phish selections. Great energy.” says another. “Impossibly excellent show.”
In July 2019, Weird Phishes solidified their place in the New England jam community, playing back-to-back after parties for Phish’s performances at Fenway Park. With a growing fanbase and an ever-changing setlist, the band continued their breakout year with several headlining performances in Boston and a fall tour to the midwest, topped off with Phish afterparties inProvidence and New York, and the very last performance at legendary venue Nectar’s before the pandemic hit. When live music returned in 2021, Weird Phishes returned with a force. The band made its triumphant return with a headlining performance at the inaugural Safe and Soundz festival, and took a victory lap in their home city, selling out the Aeronaut Cannery and performing at the legendary Paradise Rock Club.
Buffalo Iron Works
49 Illinois St Buffalo, NY 1403
Tickets: $10 ADV/$12 DOS
Doors: 8:00pm
Show: 9:00pm
Ages: 18+

DWAYNE GRETZKY
2023-10-27 19:00 | Town Ballroom, 681 Main St., Buffalo, NY, 14203, United States
Funtime Presents
Dwayne Gretzky
Ages 12+, minors under 16 must be accompanied by a parent
Government Issued ID Required

A Gospel Symphony Celebration with Donald Lawrence
2023-10-27 19:30 | Kleinhans Music Hall, 3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NY, 14201, United States
A Gospel Symphony Celebration with Donald Lawrence
Donald Lawrence wears many musical hats, including songwriter, producer, and recording artist. Over a 30-year career, the multiple Grammy and Stellar Award winner has collaborated with marquee names in the Gospel, R&B, Hip Hop, Pops, and Broadway worlds. Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind performance with the BPO and the voices of the Buffalo United Community Choir under the baton of the equally accomplished composer, orchestrator, and educator, Dr. Henry Panion III.
Program
Dr. Henry Panion III, conductor
Donald Lawrence, vocals
Buffalo United Community Choir
Ride on King Jesus
Presence of the Lord
The Blessing of Abraham
Bless Me (The Prayer of Jabez)
Back II Eden
Glory from Selma
–INTERMISSION–
In the Sanctuary
Procession of the Levites
Anthem of Praise
Total Praise
Jehovah Sabaoth (God of Angel Armies)
The Best is Yet to Come
This performance features songs composed by iconic Gospel artists including Richard Smallwood, Kurt Carr, Byron Cage, and featured guest Donald Lawrence. Orchestral arrangements provided by Dr. Henry Panion, III, guest conductor.
About Donald Lawrence
Songwriter. Producer. Composer. Music/choir director. Recording artist. Those words capture the multifaceted essence of Donald Lawrence. The guiding force behind such No. 1 hits as “Encourage Yourself,” “Back II Eden,” and “The Blessing of Abraham,” Lawrence has also been the producing force behind No. 1 songs like “Blessed and Highly Favored” by the Clark Sisters and “Lift Him Up,” “Souled Out,” and “Every Praise” by Bishop Hezekiah Walker.
Donald Lawrence is one of the most influential figures in modern gospel music, with an impressive career in the gospel industry that has spanned more than 25 years. Over the course of that time, Lawrence resurrected and led the Tri-City singers, who were noted as one of the best choirs in the world, and found much individual success as a solo artist with multiple #1 Billboard hits and albums. He has also worked on numerous films and television programs, providing his musical services.
On top of over 30 Stellar Award wins and 4 Dove Award wins, Lawrence has been nominated for 18 Grammy awards over the course of his career, including a Grammy win in 2008. Lawrence has also served as the face of Verizon’s How Sweet The Sound national tour, the Musical Director and headlining act for the McDonald’s Inspirational Gospel Tour, and the Music Supervisor for BeBe Winan’s hit theatrical production, Born For This.
In 2019, Donald and The Tri-City Singers released their 25-year anniversary project, Goshen. The highly anticipated album was met with much praise and acclaim. It earned a Grammy nomination for “Best Gospel Album,” and the album’s hit single, “Deliver Me. This Is My Exodus,” which went to #1 on the Billboard charts, was also named Billboard’s “most played Gospel song of 2019.” Furthermore, Goshen won 5 Stellar Awards, including the Song of the Year award for “Deliver Me. This Is My Exodus.”
Lawrence has stayed busy since the release of Goshen. In the past few years he has worked on a song with the Hamilton cast that featured former President Barack Obama and also performed for President Joe Biden’s Inaugural Prayer Breakfast, to name just a few of many projects.
Lawrence has also helped relaunch the How Sweet The Sound tour, and has filled his mentor’s shoes by taking over the Music & Arts charitable organization started by the late Edwin Hawkins. He recently relaunched this organization with an amazing global conference in London, and looks forward to the future of this organization.
Lawrence continues to produce new music, like his highly anticipated tribute project to Twinkie Clark, Power-Reimagined. “It’s said that the music you do is where you’ve lived,” says Lawrence of his creative journey. “What I do isn’t contrived. I don’t think in terms of genre or religious perspective. It comes from being honest. I just honor the gift and purpose I was given to touch the world and inspire. And people have paid attention to that.”
About Henry Panion III
Henry Panion III, PhD, holds the distinguished titles of University Professor and Director of Music Technology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). He holds degrees in music education and music theory from Alabama A&M University and Ohio State University, respectively. Dr. Panion is most known for his work as conductor and arranger for pop icon Stevie Wonder, an association that spans over the past 30 years. Other artists for whom Dr. Panion has had the opportunity to conduct and/or arrange include Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, the Blind Boys of Alabama, the Clark Sisters, India Arie, The Winans, Yolanda Adams, Lady Tramaine Hawkins, Kirk Franklin, the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, Lionel Richie, ALABAMA, Kelly Price, Robin Thicke, LeAnn Rimes, Bootsy Collins, and American Idol winners Carrie Underwood, Taylor Hicks, and Ruben Studdard.
Dr. Panion has worked with more that 50 orchestras across the globe, including the Royal Philharmonic (England), the Bolshoi Theater Orchestra (Russia), the Orchestre de Paris (France), the Melbourne Symphony (Australia), the Rio de Janeiro Philharmonic (Brazil), the Raanana Philharmonic (Israel), the Gothenburg Symphony (Sweden), the Namibian National Symphony Orchestra (South Africa) and the Tokyo Philharmonic (Japan), and in this country prominent orchestras such as those in Nashville, Cleveland, Atlanta, Honolulu, Boston, Baltimore, Detroit, D.C., and his home state of Alabama. During the 50th Anniversary of Selma’s Bloody Sunday in 2015, Dr. Panion served as Artistic Producer & Conductor for the BET/Centric TV special. In 2019 he concluded the city of Birmingham’s three-year commemoration of the state of Alabama’s Bicentennial, in which he served as composer, advisor, and artistic director. The 2020 PBS concert-documentary Dreams of Hope: Birmingham’s Historic 16th Street Baptist Church Welcomes Violins of Hope was produced by Dr. Panion and has been broadcast over 1000 times since its release, received 13 Telly Awards, and has been featured in prestigious film festivals domestically and abroad in major cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Jerusalem, and Sydney. In 2021, Dreams of Hope picked up 2 Emmy awards for Music Composition and Audio Post-Production.
As a producer, composer, arranger, and orchestrator, Dr. Panion’s work has produced three Grammy Awards and a host of other national music awards and nominations. From 1994 to 2000, Dr. Panion served as chair of UAB’s Department of Music. Other honors include a 1995 Distinguished Alumni Award from Alabama A&M University, a similar award from Ohio State University in 1996, the 1996 Caroline P. and Charles W. Ireland Award for Scholarly Distinction, the 2009 Congressional Black Caucus’ Civic and Cultural Advancement Award, and an appointment as Cultural Ambassador for the City of Birmingham in 2009. He was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame in 1995 and the Alabama Arts Hall of Fame in 2019. Dr. Panion is presently serving a Governor’s appointment as Chair of the Alabama State Council on the Arts and has recently been appointed to the Board of Governors of the Southeast Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. He most recently served as Artistic & Creative Director and Composer for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2022 World Games, and producer of the World Games’ new theme song, “Hope of Alabama,” featuring an all-star cast of singers and receiving an unprecedented 19 Telly Awards and a 2023 Emmy nomination for musical composition and arranging. In 2023, Dr. Panion was inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame.
About the Buffalo United Community Choir
The Buffalo United Community Choir (BUCC) was formed in January of 2023, with a goal of unifying the Buffalo-Niagara region by gathering voices from across the community to sing and work together. This 100-plus voice choir represents the very best of Buffalo, with representatives from 42 local churches and organizations including First Shiloh, First Calvary, St. Luke AME and Mt. Olive Baptist Churches, St. Joseph University Parish, the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus, the Community Music School, and many more.
The group is led by three exceptional music directors: Ella E. Robinson, Karen Saxon, and George Brown, with assistance from Adam Luebke and Phillip McMullen of the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus. The BUCC debuted in February for Buffalo United for Black History at First Shiloh Baptist Church, performed at the Johnnie B. Wiley Sports Pavilion as part of the May 14th Remembrance event, and sang with the BPO in the 2023 Concert for Unity. The BUCC’s motto is, “We lift our voices in song as ONE community.”

RAVENSCOON W/ SUPER FUTURE, MEDUSO, REZI
2023-10-27 20:00 | Buffalo Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, Buffalo, NY, 14203, United States
RAVENSCOON
w/ Super Future, Meduso, Rezi
Friday October 27
Iron Works
49 Illinois St Buffalo NY
Doors 8pm 18+ $20+
Ravenscoon
ravenscoon.com
twitter.com/ravenscoon
instagram.com/ravenscoon
soundcloud.com/ravenscoon
Paul Conversano, aka Ravenscoon, is an electronic music producer & DJ from San Francisco, California, who combines influences of death metal, hip-hop, and punk rock with experimental bass music.
Originally from Atlanta, GA, his unique flair of southern roots compliment pulsating dream-like bass lines and psychedelic arpeggios to create something uniquely fresh yet also familiarly nostalgic.
His passion and love for electronic music are present in both his original songs and his wildly popular mixtape series. No genre goes untouched — from dubstep, trance, rap, trap, drum & bass, halftime, psytrance, and more — each Ravenscoon live set is unlike anything you’ve ever experienced before.
From sold-out headlining shows to supporting industry-leading bass music acts — Ravenscoon has made a statement that he’s just getting started.
w/ special guests
Super Future
superfuturedj.co
instagram.com/superfuturedj
soundcloud.com/superxfuture
Meduso
fanlink.to/Meduso
Rezi
rezimusic.com
Produced by
MNM Presents

BOOtanical Celebration
2023-10-28 10:00 - 15:00 | Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo, NY, 14218-1526, United States
BOOtanical Celebration!
A Wegmans Day of Play
Included with Regular Admission
Includes Coleus and Creatures Exhibit
October 28
10am-3pm
Join us for another Wegmans Day of Play at our annual BOOtanical Celebration! It will be the most spooktacular, indoor family event of the year! Explore the spooky scenery and activities that will be fall fun for all! Creatures have taken over the Botanical Gardens for our new Coleus and Creatures Exhibit. See all the exciting plant creatures and learn about pre historic creatures from Past & Present with a scavenger hunt. Be sure to check out the carnivorous plant collection and learn with BioFacts about Venus Fly Traps.
Pick up an activity booklet to complete throughout your adventure through the Botanical Gardens and turn it in for a prize! While you’re exploring the grounds, be sure to check out our carnivorous plant collection. This is a candy-free event! We highly encourage adults and children to wear costumes for this spooktacular occasion!
E-Tickets – E-TICKETS are recommended for all visitors. Walk-ins may be turned away if our visitor capacity has been met. Please arrive within 15 minutes of your arrival time. Most visitors spend 45 minutes-1.5 hours to complete their visit, but you are welcome to stay until we close to the public at 4pm.

“ALL BAD TOUR” – NICK SHOULDERS AND THE OKAY CRAWDAD
2023-10-28 19:00 | Buffalo Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, Buffalo, NY, 14203, United States
Twenty6 Productions and DSP Present:
“All Bad Tour” – Nick Shoulders and The Okay Crawdad on Friday October 28th, 2023!
Nick Shoulders
All Bad, the latest album from Nick Shoulders, ultimately encapsulates everything that makesShoulders’ inimitable form of country music so vital: a heady balance of dazzling musicianship and punk defiance, coupled with gritty eccentricity and a generational connection to the roots of the genre. With a singing style inherited from his family’s vocal lineage, Nick’s songs achieve the rare feat of imparting difficult truths while inciting a certain joyful abandon, balancing a sound forged by years of hard travel with a heartfelt reverence for the origins of country music. In the spirit of HazelDickens and Jimmy Driftwood, the incisive yet wildly jubilant All Bad vocally objects to the reckless destruction of the natural landscape and development run rampant, while still offering plenty of joy and dance-ready rhythms. Spanning a variety of early country styles, the album’s infectious harmonies shine alongside everything from jangling cajun waltzes to surf-rock infused bluesy ballads–all tied together by a voice seemingly out of place in this century, yet ever ready to speak up about its problems.
Released via Gar Hole Records (a label founded and co-owned by Shoulders), All Bad marks the first LP made with his longtime band, the Okay Crawdad, since 2019’s premier full-length Okay,Crawdad and their subsequent pandemic-imposed hiatus. After writing most of the album from the front seat of a tour van, the Fayetteville, AR-based musician and bandmates Grant D’Aubin (harmonies/bass), Cheech Moosekian (drums) and Jack Studer (lead guitar) recorded the album in a home studio on the banks of the Mississippi River with New Orleans collaborators Ross Farbe and Sam Doores.
Surrounded by a singing style passed down from a time before microphones, Nick’s childhood of bird call whistles and an over-exposure to southern gospel music eventually steered him toward an adolescence drumming for metal and punk bands, and subsequent years as an active illustrator and member of Arkansas’s heavy music scene. After numerous personal calamities and a growing obsession with the rural musical traditions of his lifelong home, Shoulders left the Ozarks and lived out of his van, singing on the street corners of the west while slowly being drawn to the vibrance of the New Orleans dance and busking world. After forming in early 2018, the ‘Okay Crawdad’ band flourished briefly in the wildly talented south Louisiana alt-country scene, culminating in the release of ‘Rather Low’ by the popular YouTube channel Western AF, catapulting Nick’s songs to a vastly wider audience right as Covid-19 and lockdowns ensued. Since then, a rapid ascension into the world of touring music has seen Nick playing alongside the likes of Sierra Ferrell and at major festivals such as Stagecoach. With the hard rhythms and heavenly melodies of their newest release,All Bad, the band manages to concoct a body of work that is at turns sublimely freewheeling and profoundly illuminating, yet primed to permanently warp the listener’s perspective to glorious effect.
Buffalo Iron Works
49 Illinois St Buffalo, NY 14203
Tickets: $20 ADV/$25 DOS
Doors: 7:00pm
Show: 8:00pm
Ages: 18+
