Announcements

Burchfield Penney Covers Application Fees — Organizers Resource: Art and the Buffalo Institute for Contemporary Art (BICA) are setting the multi-venue stages for PLAY/GROUND 2021. The 10-day Buffalo-based public art extravaganza takes place Aug. 6-15 with installations within a 10-mile radius that connects Downtown Buffalo with the Broadway-Fillmore neighbourhood at four main locations: Central Terminal, Broadway Market, Matt Urban Center […]

Art

fri. 25 & sat. 26 Surface Dynamics — Art and Wine on the Patio: A Solo Art Exhibit by Valerie Berner, 5-6 p.m. Friday, June 25, and Saturday, June 26, at PAUSA Art House, 19 Wadsworth St., Buffalo. 716-697-9075, www.pausaarthouse.com sat. 26 & sun. 27 Hervé Tullet: Shape and Color — Largest exhibition ever assembled of the work of this […]

Auditions

Announcement Rocking Horse Productions To Hold Auditions — Rocking Horse Productions will hold in-person auditions for “Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus,” and “Murder on the Orient Express,” from 6 to 10 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, July 19 and 20, at the Meeting House, 5658 Main St., Williamsville. Reservations are required. Actors can audition for both shows with only […]

Classical

sat. 26 & sat. 27 The Second Sight — Sotto Voce Vocal Collective, in cooperation with Nickel City Opera, present the world premier of “The Second Sight,” 7 p.m. Saturday, June 26, and 2 p.m. Sunday, June 27, at Unitarian Universalist Church, 695 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo. The new opera is in three acts and is by composer and librettist Jessie […]

Comedy

fri. 25 & sat. 26 Dave Landau — A recovering alcoholic/addict turned family man, Landau tells tales of his life, family and sobriety with such ease that you can’t help but relate to him, 7:30 and 10 p.m. Friday, June 25, and Saturday, June 26, at Helium Comedy Club, 30 Mississippi St., Buffalo; $. 853-1211, www.heliumcomedy.com. sun. 27 Outdoor Comedy […]

Concerts

sat. 26 Artimus Pyle Band and Blackfoot — Honoring the music of Ronnie Van Zant’s Lynyrd Skynyrd, featuring legendary Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Artimus Pyle, with special guests, Blackfoot, 8 p.m. Saturday, June 26, at the Riviera Theatre and Performing Arts Center, 67 Webster St., North Tonawanda; $. 692-2413, www.rivieratheatre.org Announcements Limp Bizkit Comes to Rapids Theater — The Limited Last […]

Family

sat. 26 Intro to Orienteering — Learn everything you need to know about orienteering with multiple courses available, 10 a.m. Saturday, June 26, at Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve, 93 Honorine Drive, Depew; Free – preregistration required. 716-683-5959, www.reinsteinwoods.org Announcements Aquarium Names New Octopus — The Aquarium of Niagara has added a female Pacific red octopus to its animal collection, and […]

Festivals

sat. 26 & sun. 27 45th Annual Roycroft Summer Festival — The Roycrofters-At-Large Association is excited to announce that it will once again feature its 45th annual Roycroft Summer Arts and Crafts Festival. Visitors can experience fine art in wood, metal, fabric, jewelry, clay, glass, book arts, prints, drawing, painting and photography. The work is created by fine artists and […]

Film

fri. 25-thurs. 1 Dream Horse — Based on a true story of Dream Alliance, an unlikely race horse bred by small town bartender. Features Tori Collette and Damian Lewis, 4 and 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 25 and 26; 2 and 5 p.m. Sunday, June 27; and 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, June 28-July 1, at The Aurora Theatre, […]

Historical Tours

sat. 26 Village of Williamsville — Join Explore Buffalo on this walking tour of history-rich Williamsville. Originally established as William’s Mills, this tour includes one of the oldest buildings still standing in Erie County, 10 a.m. Saturday, June 26. Meet at the bridge at the entrance to Island Park at 5565 Main St., Williamsville, located behind Amherst Town Hall and […]