Born Buffalo

Textile Curiosities
2023-11-25 10:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | 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.

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

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.

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.

Join us on Zoom

Join us In-Person

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.

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.

Register Here

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

NATE BARGATZE 2024 ON THE BE FUNNY TOUR
2024-06-16 19:00 | KeyBank Center, 1 Seymour H Knox III Plaza, Buffalo, NY, 14203, United States
COMEDIAN NATE BARGATZE ANNOUNCES EVEN MORE SHOWS FOR 2024 ON THE BE FUNNY TOUR
TICKETS GO ON SALE FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2024, AT 10 AM LOCAL
January 23, 2024 – Comedian Nate Bargatze has announced even more shows to extend THE BE FUNNY TOUR into the summer of 2024. Nate Bargatze will perform at KeyBank Center on Sunday, June 16, 2024.
Hailed as “The Nicest Man in Stand-Up,” by The Atlantic Magazine and a “Rising Star,” by CBS Morning, 2021 Grammy nominated comedian, podcaster, director and producer Nate Bargatze is selling out shows around the world.
An Old Hickory, Tennessee native, Bargatze followed in the showbiz footsteps of his father, a former clown turned world-class magician, whose influence is seen on his 2015 debut Comedy Central special, Full Time Magic , and his debut album, Yelled at By a Clown, which reached #1 on the iTunes Comedy Charts and remained on Billboard’s Top Ten Comedy Charts for weeks.
Bargatze’s half-hour Netflix Special The Standups, premiered in 2017 and his first solo one-hour Netflix special, The Tennessee Kid, premiered globally with rave reviews in 2019. In 2021, he released his critically acclaimed second Netflix special, The Greatest Average American, which received a Grammy nomination for Best Comedy Album. On January 31, Nate released his latest and third one-hour special, Nate Bargatze: Hello World, on Amazon Prime which now holds the record as Amazon’s most-streamed original comedy special in its first 28 days of viewership.
On April 15th 2023, Bargatze broke the attendance record at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville with 19,365 tickets sold. This month, he also broke the record for tickets sold at The Delta Center in Salt Lake City with 32,638 fans attending – the highest amount ever sold by a comedian at the venue.
He was also recently signed to Universal Music Group Nashville as their flagship comedian under their new Capitol Comedy label.
Bargatze was featured as one of Esquire’s “Best New Comedians” by Jim Gaffigan, one of Marc Maron’s “Comedians to Watch” in Rolling Stone, one of Variety’s “10 Comics to Watch” for 2015, and as #1 on Vulture’s ‘50 Comedians You Should Know’ in 2015. He also appeared on the cover of Variety’s annual comedy issue in 2022.
Artist presale begins Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at 10 a.m. local (code FUNNY). A KeyBank Center presale will be held Thursday, January 25, 2024, from 10 a.m. local through Friday, January 26 at 9:30 a.m. local. Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, January 26, 2024, at 10 a.m. local via natebargatze.com.

MJ The Musical
2024-06-11 19:30 | Shea’s Buffalo Theatre, 646 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, 14202, United States
MJ The Musical
The music. The moves. The icon. Now, the unparalleled artistry of the greatest entertainer of all time comes to Buffalo as MJ, the multi Tony Award®-winning new musical centered around the making of the 1992 Dangerous World Tour, begins a tour of its own. Created by Tony Award®-winning Director/Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, MJ goes beyond the singular moves and signature sound of the star, offering a rare look at the creative mind and collaborative spirit that catapulted Michael Jackson into legendary status. MJ is startin’ somethin’ as it makes its Buffalo premiere at the Shea’s Performing Arts Center in 2024.

LIONEL RICHIE AND LEGENDARY MUSICAL POWERHOUSE EARTH, WIND & FIRE
2024-06-15 19:30 | KeyBank Center, 1 Seymour H Knox III Plaza, Buffalo, NY, 14203, United States
LIONEL RICHIE
AND LEGENDARY MUSICAL POWERHOUSE
EARTH, WIND & FIRE
SING A SONG ALL NIGHT LONG TOUR
KEYBANK CENTER – BUFFALO, NY
SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 2024
Today, legendary singer, songwriter and producer Lionel Richie announced the extension of his Sing A Song All Night Long tour with very special guests and one of the best-selling bands of all time, Earth, Wind & Fire. Produced by Live Nation, the 13-date run of 2024 shows includes a stop at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY, on Saturday, June 15, 2024.
The 2024 dates follow a highly successful 2023 sold-out 20-date run of the Sing A Song All Night Long tour which made its way through North America with stops in Chicago, Boston, Toronto, San Francisco, Los Angeles and more.
Last year, 2023, was another pivotal year for music icon Lionel Richie, who has sold over 125 million albums. He was recently inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, won the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song by the Library Congress and was honored at Kennedy Center Honors. Richie has served as a judge on ABC’s “American Idol,” for the past six seasons and will return for its seventh season, set to debut in February 2024.
With over 100 million albums sold worldwide and an impressive nine GRAMMY® Awards, Earth, Wind & Fire has cemented their lasting impact on popular music as they continue to inspire new audiences and thrill those who have been with them from the beginning. Most recently, the legendary musical group earned their 27th career GRAMMY® nomination for Best Traditional R&B Performance as a featured artist on Victoria Monét’s song “Hollywood.” These two iconic artists have now sold a combined quarter billion albums worldwide.
TICKETS: Tickets will be available starting with artist presales beginning on Wednesday, January 17 at 10 a.m. A KeyBank Center presale will be held Thursday, January 18 from 10 a.m.to 10 PM. The general on-sale will begin on Friday, January 19 at 10 a.m. at ticketmaster.com.
VIP: The tour will also offer a variety of different VIP packages and experiences for fans to take their concert experience to the next level. Packages vary but may include premium tickets, access to the pre-show VIP lounge, limited edition tour posters, specially designed VIP gift items and more. For more information, visit vipnation.com.
SING A SONG ALL NIGHT LONG 2024 TOUR DATES:
Thu May 23 – Knoxville, TN – Thompson-Boling Arena
Sat May 25 – Jacksonville, FL – VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
Tue May 28 – Birmingham, AL – Legacy Arena
Wed May 29 – Memphis, TN – FedEx Forum
Fri May 31 – Orlando, FL – Kia Center
Tue Jun 04 – San Antonio, TX – Frost Bank Center
Thu Jun 06 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center
Fri Jun 07 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
Sun Jun 09 – Omaha, NE – CHI Health Center
Wed Jun 12 – Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center
Thu Jun 13 – Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center
Sat Jun 15 – Buffalo, NY – KeyBank Center
Sun Jun 16 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena

GRAIN SILO MURDER MYSTERY
2024-04-27 18:00 - 21:00 | Bufffalo Riverworks, 359 Ganson St., Buffalo, 14203, United States
Back by popular demand! All 14 shows sold out last year, so get tickets while you can!
The year is 1899. Buffalo’s booming waterfront is seized in the grips of a violent labor strike pitting Irish grain scoopers against their bosses. You are joining the Buffalo community gathering for a labor meeting at a grain elevator in the heart of the dispute.
After interacting with the real life characters in this murder mystery you’ll enjoy a wonderful buffet dinner at RiverWorks. But don’t get too comfortable! Murders afoot and we need your help in solving this grisly grain mill murder mystery.
Following dinner you’ll walk to the grain silo, the scene of the crime! Look for clues, listen to interrogations, interview suspects and try to outwit the annoying lead detective.
After you’ve collected your clues, you’ll return to RiverWorks once again and discover “who done it”. Expect a fun challenge to determine the team that wins the final prize after correctly identifying the killer.
Dinner Menu:
Fresh Garden Salad
Warm Dinner Rolls
Seasonal Vegetable Medley
Smashed Red Potatoes
Six Cheese Bow Tie Pasta
Honey Basil Chicken Breast (Gluten Free)
Beer Braised Pot Roast & Gravy
Coffee Hot Tea Included (Fountain and Alcoholic Drinks Are Extra)

June M&T Second Friday 2024
2024-06-14 17:30 - 20:00 | Burchfield Penney Art Center, 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY, 14222, United States
June M&T Second Friday 2024

Jun 14, 2024 5:30pm — 8:00pm

ABOUT M&T SECOND FRIDAYS
Mark your calendars for the second Friday of each month when, thanks to the generous support of M&T Bank, we stay open late, and admission is free! Immerse yourself in artistic experiences, from captivating exhibition premieres to engaging all-ages art-making sessions, curated screenings, and special programs. Explore the galleries, shop The Museum Store, and enjoy live music. Our cash-only pop-up bar awaits, offering soft drinks, wine, and beer. Stop by Roux Soup Bar & Café, serving up a delicious array of soups, sandwiches, and salads.
Psst! Here’s an exclusive offer just for you – enjoy a 10% discount on most Museum Memberships when you join or renew in person during M&T Second Friday. Stop by our membership table to learn more!

Stay tuned to find out what’s on for June M&T Second Friday 2024!

Live Music

Family Funktion and the Sitar Jams
Reception Space
5:30pm- 8pm
A world jam trio consisting of sitar, drums, and bass. Based out of Buffalo, NY, the group is psyche.
