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Calendar of Events

September 2008

  • Sat. Sept. 13
    Puerto Rican Day Parade
    Niagara Square at LaSalle Park, Buffalo NY
    Largest Hispanic event of WNY.  Parade begins on the steps of Buffalo City Hall at noon and continues north up Niagara Street to LaSalle Park.  Enjoy shopping for gifts from shops along Niagara Street, great Latin American food and music.
    Free admission

  • Sat. Sept. 13
    Music Is Art Festival
    Albright Knox Art Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo NY
    The all day festival kicking off at 11 a.m. will take place outdoors (rain or shine) on the Lincoln Parkway side of the gallery on three stages featuring live music, dance and theatre performance.  The event will also feature live art creation, displayed art and photography, a kids village, a not for profit row, and a DJ performance area.  The Music is Art Student Battle of the Bands winners will play on the main stage, and this year the other finalists and winner of The Big Easy in Buffalo battle will also perform.
    Free admission

  • Mon. Sept. 15
    Flavors of Buffalo 2008
    Harry's Harbour Place Grille
    2192 Niagara Street, Buffalo NY
    The WNY Chapter of the American Liver Foundation proudly presents Flavors of Buffalo 2008.  During the cocktail hour and silent auction each chef will offer passed hors d'oeuvres.  Each chef will showcase their own unique menu and wine pairings. Flavors events lend themselves to the creativity of the chefs and their competitive nature; meals feature each chef's artistry. Each menucooked tableside--will be an experience to remember. After dinner, there will be a live auction hosted by Bert Gambini where an array of fascinating and unique offerings will go to the highest bidders. Noted musician Paul Kozlowski of Casperous Vine, will play classical guitar during cocktail hour.
    Price:  $150 per person

  • Tues., Sept. 16
    Girls Night:  The Musical
    Shea's Smith Theatre
    658 Main Street, Buffalo NY
    Hours:  Call for show times, Phone:  (716) 847-0850
    A hilarious and touching "tell-it-like-it-is" look at long-time girlfriends, GIRLS NIGHT promises to have audiences laughing, crying and dancing in the aisles with memorable tunes like "Girls Just Want to Have Fun," "I Will Survive," and more!

  • Fri. Sept. 19
    Curtain Up
    Theatre District, Main Street between Tupper and Chippewa, Downtown Buffalo
    Curtain Up is the official opening of Buffalo's live theatre season and offers something for everyone with theatrical performances at over 14 participating theatres, associated events, a Gala Dinner on stage at Shea's Performing Arts Center and a community celebration featuring live entertainment on Main  Street in Buffalo's Theatre District.
    All curtains rise at 8:30pm, post part immediately following theatrical performances, call 716-847-1410 for admission fees.

  • Sat. Sept. 20
    Grand Mansions, Inside & Out
    Meet at the corner of Summer Street & Oakland Place
    Hours:  9:30 a.m., Phone:  (716) 852-3300
    Join us for this rare glimpse inside the magnificent homes of Buffalo's Golden Age on Delaware Avenue & Oakland Place. See how the rich and famous of the early 20th Century lived during Buffalo's heyday.
    Attendance is limited; reservations required.
    Price:  $25 per person

  • Sat. Sept. 20
    Raggs Live!  Dance Party
    Buffalo State Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall
    1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo NY
    Hours:  10:30 a.m. & 2:00 p.m., Phone:  (716) 878-3005
    Get ready to wag and wiggle with your favorite canine kids band! Our interactive, 90-minute rockin' dance party will feature the colorful cast from the "Raggs" public TV series - Raggs, Trilby, Pido, B. Max and Razzles performing a dozen of their hit songs including: "What's the Dealio?," "Stand Back, Brain Attack" and "Pawsuuup!" Kids favorite wise-cracking cat, Dumpster, will also make an appearance.
    Price:  $20/$15 (adults) & $15/$10 (children)

  • Sun. Sept. 21
    Free Gift To The Community Recital
    Kleinhans Music Hall, Mary Seaton Room
    Symphony Circle, Buffalo NY
    Hours:  3:00 p.m., Phone:  (716) 883-3560
    As part of its Gift to the Community Recital series, free concerts featuring internationally renowned young musicians, the Buffalo Chamber Music Society presents French pianist Jean-Frederic Neuburger. The Washington Post described 20-year-old Neuburger as a "brilliantly polished, profoundly gifted young pianist" following his debut recital in the Young Concert Artists Series at the Kennedy Center.

  • Sun. Sept. 21
    Gordon Lightfoot
    Shea's Performing Arts Center
    646 Main Street, Buffalo NY
    Hours:  7 p.m., Phone:  (716) 847-0850
    Ticket Info:  Ticketmaster at (716) 852-5000, online at www.ticketmaster.com, and at Sheas Ticket Office, 650 Main Street
    The legendary balladeer weaves tales of love and longing in eloquent musical masterpieces that have become enduring standards. Lightfoot's poetic journeys have been told with such timeless, thought-provoking songs as "If You Could Read My Mind," "Sundown," "Early Morning Rain," "Carefree Highway," "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald," "Canadian Railroad Trilogy" and many more.


  • Sun. Sept. 21
    Buffalo:  The Whirlwind Tour
    Meet at Bidwell Pkwy and Elmwood Avenue
    Hours:  10 a.m., Phone:  (716) 854-3749
    This signature tour gives you all the architectural highlights of Buffalo-grand civic architecture, residential neighborhoods, buildings by Frank Lloyd Wright, H.H. Richardson, Louis Sullivan as well as cruises down Chippewa and Allen street and Elmwood Avenue.
    Reservations recommended. Proceeds benefit historic preservation.
    Price:  2 hour tour:  $20

  • Fri. Sept. 26
    Paint The Town Live Auction
    The Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society
    25 Nottingham Court, Buffalo NY
    Hours:  6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Phone:  (716)873-9644 ext. 301
    The History Museum will display original paintings of Buffalo scenes by fifty local artists. Guests will view the works, sample food from Oliver's, and participate in a live auction of the paintings.