Born Buffalo

Third Eye Blind with Special Guest Yellowcard - Summer Gods Tour 2024
2024-07-03 18:30 (America/New_York) | Darien Lake Amphitheater, 9993 Alleghany Rd, Corfu, NY, 14036, United States
Third Eye Blind with Special Guest Yellowcard – Summer Gods Tour 2024

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.

Saturdays in the Useum Studio
2024-06-01 10:30 - 16:00 | Burchfield Penney Art Center, 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY, 14222, United States
Open Studio
Saturdays in the Useum Studio

Jun 2024 10:30am — 4:00pm

Open Studio at the Burchfield Penney Art Center is a drop-in workshop on Saturdays from 10:30 am to 4:00 pm. Each month, explore and experiment with various art materials and techniques guided by Museum Educator Michaela Worosz.
Open Studio welcomes individuals of all ages and skill levels to join the fun and express their creativity. Each month, we will delve into a new theme and art material, allowing you to expand your artistic knowledge and skillset. Each creative theme project is designed to complement the current exhibitions within the museum and the colors, shapes, and textures of the Usuem Studio. Whether you are an experienced artist or a beginner, our Open Studio is the perfect place to learn, create, and connect with other like-minded individuals in a relaxed and supportive environment.
No registration is required. Drop-in anytime between 10:30 am and 4:00 pm.
Free with admission. Members are free.
All materials will be provided.

Kenny Chesney: Sun Goes Down Tour
2024-06-27 19:30 | Darien Lake Amphitheater, 9993 Alleghany Rd, Corfu, NY, 14036, United States

Kids Book Club
2024-06-26 13:30 - 15:30 | Burchfield Penney Art Center, 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY, 14222, United States
Kids Book Club
It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way by Kyo Maclear

Jun 26, 2024 1:30pm — 3:30pm

Kid’s Book Club meets at The Center every fourth Sunday of the month from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm.
The program includes a book, a gallery tour, and an art-making project.

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Registration is required.

June’s Book is It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way by Kyo Maclear

Pricing
Family/Dual Member Level or higher: $20 for one child, including the book. Additional children of the same family are free.
Not yet members: $25 for one child, including the book; $5 for each additional child.

For membership information, visit our support page.
As a special bonus, Hyatt’s All Things Creative has allowed Burchfield Penney to offer $50 Family Memberships to all new members who sign up at Kids Book Club. That’s a $25 savings. And as if that weren’t enough, each new member will receive a $25 gift card for any purchase at Hyatt’s All Things Creative.

Creative Mark Making
2024-06-19 10:30 - 12:00 | Burchfield Penney Art Center, 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY, 14222, United States
Creative Mark Making
Intuitive Drawing Workshop

June 2024 10:30am — 12:00pm

Artist/Instructor: Kathy Gaye Shiroki
Wednesdays, June 19 and 26
Fee: $37 members/$47 not-yet-members (includes both classes)
Develop innovative ideas by trusting your intuitive process. Artists need time to explore and play in new ways that generate unique perspectives. Participants will create using various materials and approaches to inspire and motivate their creativity. This hands-on workshop is about investigating and experimenting through artmaking. No experience is necessary.

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About the Aritst
Kathy’s innovative approach to looking at art opens new conversations. She has worked in Modern and Contemporary Art Museums for over thirty years. In conjunction with her museum work at the Burchfield Penney Art Center, she is the liaison between the Burchfield Penney and Buffalo State University. She is an Adjunct Professor in the Art and Design Department, teaching classes that range from Art Education courses to Themes and Issues in Contemporary Art. Kathy contributed to the publication Academic Museums: Exhibitions and Education, Museums, etc., on ‘Peer-to-Peer Tours,’ Buffalo State student-led tours at the Burchfield Penney. Her installation work has been exhibited nationally, reviewed in the Los Angeles Times, and locally exhibited at Hallwalls and King Fish Gallery. Kathy Gaye Shiroki holds an MFA from the University of California, San Diego, a BFA from Tyler School of Art, and her Associate’s degree from Rochester Institute of Technology, School of American Craftsmen.

Suggested Supplies:
A brown paper bag, for example, from Trader Joe
Mark-making materials, colored pencils, markers, and anything around the house
Black sharpie maker
Sketchbook
Scissors

For further information, contact Kathy Gaye Shiroki

James Taylor & His All-Star Band
2024-06-25 20:00 | Darien Lake Amphitheater, 9993 Alleghany Rd, Corfu, NY, 14036, United States

Bert Kreischer's Fully Loaded Comedy Festival
2024-06-23 19:00 | Darien Lake Amphitheater, 9993 Alleghany Rd, Corfu, NY, 14036, United States
Bert Kreischer’s Fully Loaded Comedy Festival

Niall Horan: "THE SHOW" LIVE ON TOUR 2024
2024-06-22 19:30 | Darien Lake Amphitheater, 9993 Alleghany Rd, Corfu, NY, 14036, United States
Niall Horan: “THE SHOW” LIVE ON TOUR 2024

BONNIE RAITT
2024-06-21 19:30 | Artpark, 450 South 4th Street, Lewiston, NY, 14092, United States
BONNIE RAITT: JUST LIKE THAT… TOUR
FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 2024 | 7:30PM
Special guest to be announced
Presented by Artpark
Artpark Mainstage Theater
Gates open at 6:30 pm
All times, dates and performers subject to change
Bonnie Raitt is a singer, songwriter and guitarist whose unique style blends blues, R&B, rock, and pop. After 20 years as a cult favorite, she broke through to the top in the early ’90s with her GRAMMY-award winning albums, ‘Nick of Time’ and ‘Luck of the Draw,’ which featured hits “Something To Talk About” and “I Can’t Make You Love Me” among others. The thirteen-time Grammy winner was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 and Rolling Stone named the slide guitar ace #54 on their recently updated list of the “250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” and one of the “100 Greatest Singers of All Time.”
Raitt’s widely-acclaimed 2012 independent release ‘Slipstream’ sold over a quarter-million copies, making it one of the top selling independent albums, and earned Raitt her 10th Grammy Award (Best Americana Album). In 2016, Raitt released her highly-anticipated 20th album, ‘Dig In Deep’ (Redwing Records.) On tour for much of 2017-2019, Raitt and her band performed overseas in Australia, New Zealand as well as Canada before spending the summers touring as support for James Taylor in stadiums and arenas across the U.S., United Kingdom and Europe.
As known for her lifelong commitment to social activism as she is for her music, Raitt has long been involved with the environmental movement, performing concerts around oil, nuclear power, mining, water and forest protection since the mid ’70’s. She was a founding member of MUSE (Musicians United for Safe Energy) which produced the historic concerts, album and movie NO NUKES and continues to work on safe energy issues in addition to environmental protection, social justice and human rights, as well as creator’s rights and music education.

Fundrasing Party for Haircuts For Those In Need
2024-06-21 18:00 - 22:00 | Knights of Colombus, 1503 Kenmore Ave, Buffalo, NY, 14216, United States
Friday 6/21 from 6-10pm at Knights of Columbus 1530 Kenmore Ave Buffalo, NY 14216
Join us in celebrating and fundraising for Haircuts for Those in Need! Since 2018, we offer free haircuts to anyone in need, no questions asked, because when you look good, you feel good, and when you feel good the opportunities are endless!
HFTIN is a Buffalo based 501(c)3 nonprofit that relies solely on donations to support our community efforts. Currently we provides 60-100 free haircuts every month at shelters located throughout West, East, and South Buffalo, as well as Niagara Falls.
We’re holding this fundraiser to offset operation costs and with a goal to raise funds to get a Mobile Haircutting Unit so we can provide a full service salon experience and serve more communities in need.
Your ticket includes food, beer, wine, and pop. When you attend you’ll find basket raffles, a 50/50, daydream the DJ playing all of the hits, and so much mor to come! When we say party, we mean it!
To purchase tickets, find out more about our organization, or how you can volunteer with us please visit www.haircutsforthoseinneed.org

June Book Club
2024-06-20 18:30 - 19:30 | Burchfield Penney Art Center, 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY, 14222, United States
June Book Club
Special Book Launch Event

Jun 20, 2024 6:30pm — 7:30pm

Join us on Thursday, June 20, at 6:30 pm, with the author Alyssa Palombo to discuss her book The Assassin of Venice.

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About the Book
The Assassin of Venice tells the story of a fictional character named Valentina Riccardi, a courtesan in Renaissance Venice who also engages in espionage – and assassinations – on behalf of the Venetian Council of Ten. After all, who better to get men in a vulnerable position than a courtesan? After escaping a horrific event that cost her her family and her home, Valentina is determined to protect the republic of Venice, which gave her a second chance, and make sure her daughter, Ginevra, can grow up to live a life of her choosing. But everything comes to a head when Valentina’s handler on the Council of Ten, the ambitious and ruthless Ambrogio Malatesta, informs her that the one man she truly loves and the father of her child, Bastiano Bragadin, is a traitor to the Venetian state and must be eliminated. If she doesn’t kill him, her daughter’s life is forfeit. With the help of her fellow courtesans, Valentina must find a way to save the people she loves most and unearth Malatesta’s true motives before it’s too late.

About the Author
[from author’s website]
My name is Alyssa Palombo, and I am a writer living and working in Buffalo, NY. I attended Canisius College in Buffalo, where I majored in English and creative writing with a minor in music. I’m a classically trained mezzo-soprano who also dabbles in playing piano. When not writing, I can usually be found reading, hanging out, and laughing way too hard at nonsensical inside jokes with friends, traveling (or dreaming of my next travel destination), at a concert, or planning for next Halloween. I’m a metalhead and a self-proclaimed French fry connoisseur. I also own way too many hoodies, pairs of sunglasses, and pajamas, but never enough books.
I am the author of four historical novels, The Violinist of Venice, The Most Beautiful Woman in Florence, The Spellbook of Katrina Van Tassel and The Borgia Confessions, all from St. Martin’s Griffin and published (or forthcoming) in multiple languages. My first contemporary novel, Heavy Metal Symphony, published as A.K. Palombo, will be out on August 15th, 2023. I am represented by Sam Farkas of Jill Grinberg Literary Management.
