The recent events in Virginia were upsetting to Americans across the country. Let’s get our friends, family and neighbors together for a “flashlight walk” in our beautiful and welcoming North Buffalo neighborhood, to celebrate and stand up for the beauty of diversity, and the importance of fighting against racism and discrimination in our community. It’s a good reminder that positive change starts with what you do in your own community.

Local start up group Unite by Night is organizing this small, neighborhood walk by flashlight together, simply to congregate with our neighbors, those we know and those who we don’t yet.

This is to come together as the diverse and welcoming community that we are, and to help shine light on the NFJC WNY, which is the first local organization the Unite by Night nonprofit group has devoted a year of service to. To learn more about Unite By Night check out: https://www.facebook.com/UnitebyNight/ and this great story on WBFO: http://news.wbfo.org/term/unite-night

Please bring and invite your friends and family, and have a flashlight to light our walk together. Strollers, wagons, dogs on leashes all welcome to join in.

We’ll meet at North Park Academy lawn in front of the flag pole and after a nice group photo or two, will begin our walk around the neighborhood.

To learn more about the important work of the National Federation for Just Communities WNY (NFJCWNY) please check out their website and consider attending their “Diversity Dash” in Delaware Park October 1! http://www.nfjcwny.org/

Hope to see you there!

#Buffalove by light, uniting by night.

The Trucking Association of New York will host a Touch-a-Truck Event for families to benefit the Kelly for Kids Foundation on Saturday, August 19, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Park in Henrietta, N.Y.
The Touch-a-Truck Event family fundraiser will give children, their parents and other attendees up-close access to a variety of trucks and emergency vehicles while also raising funds to provide critical financial assistance to disadvantaged and disabled youth in the Buffalo and Rochester areas.
The Touch-a-Truck Event is free and open the public, with attractions including:
• A variety of commercial tractor trailers and their drivers
• Emergency vehicles, including police cruisers and ambulances
• Antique trucks
• Kid-friendly displays
This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact (518) 458-9696 or fpardi@nytrucks.org.
To learn more about Kelly for Kids: http://www.kellyforkids.com

Big announcements for our August 19th Pop Up Playdate Cafe this Saturday at Tifft Nature Preserve! It’s an outdoor, Loose Parts, Adventure Play-style, play space for families with little ones, with curated play materials provided by The Backyard Atelier. Its ideal if you want a chance to relax with friends while your children play, with the convenience of a cafe and the flexibility and freedom of an outdoor space.

FIRST – we are offering a Family Registration discount for those of you who can bring Loose Parts donations from home to add to our permanent collection at Tifft. Please do not purchase anything new (though thrifted finds are great), we are interested in REUSING materials and giving them renewed use in supporting children’s imaginative play. For every $5 credit we ask for a minimum of TWO items. We are looking for items like baking utensils, muffin tins, silicon muffin cups, kitchen timers, old phones or calculators, good quality buckets or pitchers (preferably rust proof metal, sm, med, and large), measuring cups, game board pieces, plastic or wood animal figures, natural items like acorn caps or pinecone collections, old keys, wood beads, wood blocks, sandpaper, cardboard boxes and tubes, milk crates, hammers, wrenches, etc, etc, etc. Send us a PM with a picture of what you’d like to bring for credit and we’ll message you a coupon code for $5, $10, or $15 to use towards your online registration.

SECOND – We’ve nailed down our fall Playdates at Tifft! If you register online by Sunday for all three dates (Sept 30, Oct 21, & Nov 18), we’ll give you a $5 discount up front. Your advance registration will help us grow and expand our offering before the snow flies.

We’re also now offering fresh pressed juice and healthy breakfast options from Ashker’s Juice Bar – Bistro – Gallery, starting this week! Check out the options online at www.popupplaydatecafe.com

When you register by midnight, Friday, August 18, you can pre-order Tipico Coffee cold brew, Butter Block artisan pastries, and Ashker’s fresh pressed juices and breakfast options. August Butter Block selections include: Almond Croissant, Cinnamon Buns, Peaches and Cream Danish, and Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop Tart.

Invite your friends to meet you there, we provide the friendly chatter, play space, and tasty treats. Register online at www.popupplaydatecafe.com, check out past Playdates at www.facebook.com/popupplaydatecafe. Can’t wait to see you.

The Backyard Atelier is an outdoor, play-based early childhood program that draws inspiration from the Adventure Playground movement (playwork), Reggio Emilia Approach and Forest schools of Europe. By creating a curated space that prioritizes each child’s play agenda, children are encouraged to explore their interests, questions and big ideas through open-ended, child-directed, loose parts play.

Free and Open to the Public!
Family friendly

All about Eclipses and other astronomical wonders!
Solar System games and technology demos!
Displays and Out of This World NASA video and programs!
Sky-High Storytime for the littlest explorers!
Fun stuff to make and take!

With the Buffalo Eclipse Consortium:
Buffalo Astronomical Association
Buffalo Audubon Society
Buffalo Museum of Science
Penn Dixie Fossil Park & Nature Preserve
Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium at Buffalo State College
Williamsville Space Lab Planetarium
Buffalo & Erie County Public

Sponsored by:
NASA @ My Library
Star net
American Library Association

Buffalo has a long history of enthusiasm for the arts, and this year will be no exception! This summer, the Fourth Annual Jack Craft Fair, Buffalo’s premier alternative craft fair, takes place on Saturday, August 19th at Buffalo Outer Harbor. The fair aims to revolutionize the way people think about craft and provide an opportunity for consumers to purchase quality, handmade products that can’t be found at any other local festival.

The fair was conceived by Samantha Epps, a Buffalo born artist and entrepreneur who saw the need for an alternative to the traditional “craft fair.” “There are so many highly industrious, innovative, and modern crafts that today’s artists are producing. I felt a need to create an event that would expose this idea of modern arts and crafts,” Epps says.

The fair’s main attraction is a vendor market of over 100 highly curated artists, but the event strives to be much more than that. In conjunction with the vendor market, the event will feature live music from local musician and contender on ‘The Voice,’ Keith James, lunch from local food trucks and a day-long schedule of FREE drop in workshops.

“The workshop component is very important to the event’s identity,” says Khrista Tabak, the Workshop Director for the Jack Craft Fair. “Our mission is to make the art of crafting accessible to any and all individuals. All of our workshops are free and require no pre-registration- simply drop in and learn a new skill!”

This year, the Jack Craft Fair will be partnering with local artists and institutions to offer 6 free workshops: Origami Book Sculptures, Smartphone Photography, Marbled Bowls and Beads, Bubble Printing and My Mark Matters: an exploration of mixed media.

Previously at up-and-coming venues such as Larkin Square, Buffalo Riverworks, and Central Terminal, this year’s event will take place at Wilkeson Pointe in Buffalo Outer Harbor. “An outdoor venue is something we’ve been looking forward to for a while. This expansion allows us to grow our vendor market and accommodate an infinite amount of attendees, while also being a part of Buffalo’s waterfront revival.”

Samantha Epps works for a local advertising start up, Scale Digital Marketing, and was the former Director of Events at Larkin Square. Khrista Tabak is a high school and elementary school teacher for Depew Schools and the former Program Director at the WNY Book Arts Center. The two young women take pride in their Buffalo roots and through this event, strive to put Buffalo on the map as a progressive city with strong ties to art and culture.

The event offers free parking and admission, public bathrooms and easy access if traveling by foot or bike via the Queen City Bike Ferry.

More more information, visit: http://www.jackcraftfair.com/about/. For updates on the fair and vendor previews follow the Jack Craft Fair on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jackcraftfair

Join us on August 19th to view and document “There Here” an amazing new project by the artist Kim Beck. In There Here, a skywriter will draw arrows in the sky pointing to the US/Canadian border located over the Niagara River in Buffalo, New York. Commissioned as part of the exhibition Wanderlust: Actions, Traces, Journeys 1967-2017, the arrows will be photographed and then appear on several billboards dotted throughout the city, fixing the directional language onto signs.

Participate! Viewers of the skywriting can take photographs of the arrows and upload them to social media with the tag #ubskywriting and #ubwanderlust. Please send high resolution images to the artist at kimbeck@idealcities.com. She may choose one of these images to use on a billboard! To see the arrows and participate, viewers can situate themselves between Canalside and the Peace Bridge or most anywhere else in the greater Buffalo area.

Please note: we are so excited to have a wide range of participants. Should you decide to take part and send a photograph to Kim, the copyright of the event and the photograph will become hers to use in this or another context.

A series of photographs will also be on view in the exhibition at the UB Anderson Gallery. Wanderlust: Actions, Traces, Journeys 1967-2017 is on view September 7th through December 31, 2017.

The Gathering
Torn Space Theater Original Production premiering @ Silo City

Torn Space Theater returns to the industrial setting of Buffalo’s Silo City for its latest offering. Collaborating with local artists, technicians, and performers, The Gathering focuses on ideas of surveillance and autonomy, combining the artifacts and ideologies of our collective experience into a singular spectacle.

VIP @ $100 includes meal, drinks and a special additional pre-performance experience
General Admission @ $25,  click here to purchase tickets.

Additional performance:
Fri 8/18 – VIP at 6:30pm, Performance at 7:30pm

Click the LEARN MORE link below for additional event details or to purchase tickets.

For more information on 2017 Response Fest, check out www.tornspacetheater.com

Click the LEARN MORE link below for additional event details or to purchase tickets.

For more information on 2017 Response Fest, check out www.tornspacetheater.com

Bhakti, Beats, & Brews is turning 4! Join Float Yoga and Resurgence Brewing Company as we celebrate the occasion FLOAT Yoga style!

Get ready to groove and get sweaty as DJ Zee Cordero lays down a special throwback, old school house set that will keep your booty shakin and moving as instructor Kristen Thomas guides you through a fun and invigorating vinyasa yoga flow. We’ll cap the morning off with delicious brews courtesy of our fine hosts at Resurgence, so plan to stick around to make merry with us in the sunny biergarten!

DOORS at 10AM, CLASS begins 10:30AM.

TICKETS FOR AUGUST’S CLASS AVAILABLE HERE:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=H3L77KVKVM6A6

Since 2014, Bhakti, Beats, & Brews has provided a monthly 60 minute, all ages / all levels vinyasa yoga class lead by Kristen Thomas MD backed with music by local DJs played on club strength soundsystems.

Resurgence Brewing Co
1250 Niagara Street
Buffalo, NY 14213

It is indeed “a thing” at New York Beer Project, The Hyperjuice Confessions. These are the things one can’t remember, can’t forget, or confesses in the morning after consuming one or two goblets of Hyperjuice! Come to The Beer Project and share your Hyperjuice confessions or create some new ones of your own, as we release our VSE (Very Special Edition) of our 9.1% Barrel Aged Hyperjuice, aged in what else but Tequila Barrels. We have the Boys of Summer Band playing out on The Party Patio from 3 to 7pm, and trust us, after one of these barrel aged beauties, you’ll be the BEST dancer in the World -we promise! #Hyperjuiceconfessions

Click the LEARN MORE link below for additional event details or to purchase tickets.

For more information on 2017 Response Fest, check out www.tornspacetheater.com

Come to Buffalo State College on Monday, August 21, 2017, from 12:30 to 4 PM for an Eclipse View and Do event held on campus to safely view the eclipse and take part in activities for all ages. This event is free and open to the public. Attendees may park in the R-14 Lot on Rockwell Road near Grant Street. Telescopes with solar filters will be provided and free eclipse glasses will be handed out. There will be Astronomy activities and food trucks present too. For more information about this event, please call the Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium at (716) 878-4911, or email them at planetarium@buffalostate.edu. You may also wish to visit the planetarium’s web page at: http://www.fergusonplanetarium.net.

In collaboration with the Buffalo Eclipse Consortium, the Buffalo Museum of Science is hosting a FREE Great American Solar Eclipse Viewing Party. Free viewing glasses, a guide to the 2017 Great American Solar Eclipse and food trucks will be available for attendees.

In tandem, the Museum is celebrating the opening of its newest science studio, Buffalo in Space! Guests can enjoy special extended hours on August 21 from 10AM to 6PM, and admission is only $10 for families and $5 for individuals all day (members admitted free with proof of membership).

The U.S. Postal Service is offering a ‘Total Eclipse of the Sun’ pictorial postmark to commemorate the event, and will have the new Eclipse Forever Stamp available for sale. Attendees can bring their mail, an envelope, a brochure or any collectible paper item to apply postage to and get the special pictorial postmark.

All are welcome to join in free outdoor yoga with Kelly Tripp, in partnership with lululemon Buffalo, on the South Lawn of the Richardson Olmsted Campus the evening of the solar eclipse! Just bring a yoga mat and a friend 🙂

The South Lawn along Forest Avenue was originally designed by Frederick Law Olmsted (of the Buffalo Olmsted Park system, including Delaware Park and Central Park in NYC) as a “therapeutic landscape” for the Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane. Today, the site is known as the Richardson Olmsted Campus and is a National Historic Landmark. Discover for yourself how the Richardson is again becoming a space of hope and healing!
#SummerOnTheSouthLawn

RECOMMENDATIONS
The easiest way to access the South Lawn is from the Richardson Olmsted Campus entrance at Richmond Avenue and Forest Avenue.

Carpooling, biking, or walking to the Richardson Olmsted Campus is recommended (parking is very limited on site).

If you’re driving, plan to arrive about 15 minutes early to allow time to park and walk over.

WHERE TO PARK
Free on-street parking can be found on Forest Avenue, Richmond Avenue, and side streets off of Richmond Avenue. Also, street parking on Elmwood Avenue is free after 5pm.

Paid off-street parking is available in a city lot on the corner of Forest Avenue and Elmwood Avenue.

The on-site Hotel Henry parking lots on the Buffalo State side of the Richardson Olmsted Campus are valet-only ($3 per car).

WHERE NOT TO PARK
The lot on the corner of Richmond Avenue and Forest Avenue is for Buffalo Psychiatric Center employees only and you may be ticketed if you park there.

Bring a book and join us for an hour of reading, relaxing, and gathering on the South Lawn.
RECOMMENDATIONS
The easiest way to access the South Lawn is from the Richardson Olmsted Campus entrance at Richmond Avenue and Forest Avenue.

Carpooling, biking, or walking to the Richardson Olmsted Campus is recommended (parking is very limited on site).

If you’re driving, plan to arrive about 15 minutes early to allow time to park and walk over.

WHERE TO PARK
Free on-street parking can be found on Forest Avenue, Richmond Avenue, and side streets off of Richmond Avenue. Also, street parking on Elmwood Avenue is free after 5pm.

Paid off-street parking is available in a city lot on the corner of Forest Avenue and Elmwood Avenue.

WHERE NOT TO PARK
The lot on the corner of Richmond Avenue and Forest Avenue is for Buffalo Psychiatric Center employees only and you may be ticketed if you park there.

If you are looking for more information, please check the Buffalo Reading Invasion website at http://buffaloreadinginvasion.com or on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BuffaloReadingInvasion (click here for the event).

Sugar City is proud to host the double bill tour of FOOTINGS (DON’T LIVE LIKE ME RECORDS) from Peterborough, New Hampshire on tour in support of their sophomore release Resolver, joined by RICK MAGUIRE from PILE (EXPLODING IN SOUND RECORDS) from Boston, Massachusetts

With local support from LARA BUCKLEY and DAVID ADAMCZYK:

Wednesday August 23rd | 6:00 pm doors | $7 | All Ages Always Welcome
Sugar City 1239 Niagara St. Buffalo, NY 14213
Contact: Nick Gordon 716-536-6202 | buffalosugarcity@gmail.com
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1959006304377578/
Visit www.buffalosugarcity.org for more information

TOUR DATES
8/17 – Providence RI @ house w/ Death Vessel
8/18 – Portland ME @ Apohadion Theater w/ Bright Boy
8/19 – Burlington VT @ Lamp Club Light Shop w/ Ouzkxqlzn
8/20 – Montreal QC @ L’Esco w/ Ada Lea
8/21 – Ottawa ON @ Avant Garde Bar
8/22 – Toronto ON @ Smiling Buddha
8/23 – Buffalo NY @ Sugar City
8/24 – Ithaca NY @ Kava Bar
8/25 – Albany NY @ Chateau Providence
8/26 – Becket MA @ Dreamaway Lodge

///// RICK MAGUIRE FROM PILE

Pile is an American indie rock band from Boston,Massachusetts. Starting as the solo act of Rick Maguire in the late 2000s, Pile has been a collective since the release of “Magic Isn’t Real” in 2010. To date, Pile has released six full-length albums and two singles. In recent years the band has gained increasing popularity, becoming a prominent part of the Boston indie rock scene and frequently touring through both the US and Europe. While remaining outside of the mainstream, the band has been repeatedly recognized for captivating a particularly enthusiastic and dedicated fan base. Their sound has been described by The Village Voice as a “distinct blend of melted guitars” with “howling-wolf vocals and shred-free guitar harmonies”

Listen: Pile’s latest record A Hairshirt of Purpose https://pile.bandcamp.com/album/a-hairshirt-of-purpose
Watch: Pile on Audio Tree Live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js96pvAkc28

///// FOOTINGS

Footings is a vehicle for the songs of Eric Gagne, who also played with Death to Tyrants, Dweller on the Threshold, and Redwing Blackbird. He is often joined by Elisabeth Fuchsia on viola, and/or Dustin Ashley Cote on drums, and together they create music that has been described, as part Songs:Ohia, part Godspeed You Black Emperor. Eric is also a co-founder of New Hampshire DIY music festival Thing In The Spring which just celebrated it’s 11th season this past year.

Listen: Footings new album Resolver footings.bandcamp.com
Watch: Footings on Athens GA LIVE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psWilUX5Kpw

///// DAVID ADAMCZYK (Buffalo Violinist, Composer, Busker Extraordinaire)
Listen: https://davidadamczyk.bandcamp.com/
Watch: David Adamczyk on Silo Sessions http://davidadamczyk.blogspot.com/2015/02/silo-sessions.html

///// LARA BUCKLEY (Buffalo Folk Song Stylist)
Listen: https://larabuckley.bandcamp.com/music
Watch: Lara Buckley live at Hickory Woods Urban Sanctuary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLO4tSKiYpw

Information about our organization:
Sugar City is Buffalo’s only legal, DIY, volunteer-run, all-ages
performance venue. Accordingly, all events at Sugar City are drug and
alcohol-free and end before 11pm. Our goal is to provide an
alternative space to share and create art and community projects based
on participatory culture and a do-it-together attitude. Events and
initiatives include, but are not limited to music, films, poetry
readings, a zine library, meeting space, art gallery, workshops, and
more. We want to break down the barriers of what is and isn’t “art”
because in some way everyone is an artist.
More information: www.buffalosugarcity.org
—
Sugar City: Buffalo, NY Based DIY art collective.
http://www.buffalosugarcity.org

Ah, wine and investing. Both can seem intimidating, conjuring up pictures of snooty sommeliers or aggressive traders. But, both can also be super approachable—at least, once you know what you’re doing.

Get the best of both in this special class, combining crash courses in wine and investing. Whether you already know the ins and outs of the markets (or, how to pick up the perfect bottle for any situation), or you don’t know the difference between a stock and a bond (or, between a rose and a white zinfandel), a night with us promises to be fun and illuminating.

Together, we’ll cover the basics, as well as things like how much you should aim to invest and how to know what a bottle of wine is worth. Best of all, we’ll sample wine and feast on some food from Giancarlo’s along the way.

This event is free but pleaser register to attend: https://www.theestablishmentbuffalo.com/classes/wine-investing-101/

Ride for the Kids!

Variety has teamed up with Slow Roll Buffalo for the first-ever Variety Ride on August 26th! The kid-friendly program is packed with excitement from start to finish, with pre- and post-parties in Futures Garden and a unique route that highlights important Variety landmarks in the City of Buffalo. Riders will see first-hand how supporting Variety – the Children’s Charity of Buffalo & WNY helps kids be kids in our community.

REGISTRATION
The ride is free, but we are asking riders to pledge a minimum of $50 for adults and $25 for kids. Ride as an individual or create a team of up to 8 people. Sign up for the event to get your t-shirt and create your own fundraising page at: http://varietybuffalo.org/event/the-variety-ride/

EVENT SCHEDULE

10:00 AM Registration, bike tune-ups, helmet give-away (while supplies last) & tables at Futures Garden
11:45 AM Adaptive Bike Presentation: Variety presents Freedom Concepts bike to YMCA
12:00 PM Ride starts from Futures Garden
1:00 PM Ride ends at Futures Garden
1:15 PM Awards
1:30 PM After-party with live music, tables, food & beverages

Open to the Public.
Inspiration fuels creativity in this bright whimsical tree painting. Be creative and choose words that give you inspiration or that can inspire others.A paint and sip class with an extra dose of heart and soul. When you buy a seat in a Painting It Forward class, you’re making a donation to a nonprofit or community fundraiser.

This is a fundraiser for International Child Advancement, a local 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Through their amazing Educational Sponsors and Donors, orphans and disadvantaged children are able to become self-sufficient through education, vocational training, mentoring and spiritual nourishment. Your participation in this event will allow the organization to pay tuition for the 2017-2018 school year, purchase school supplies, uniforms and fund their vocational training programs.

As summer decides on whether to stick around or not, American Repertory Theater of WNY will come out of the company’s season hiatus with one of the first events of the 2017-18 season. August will feature an one-night only staged reading of Mark Humphrey’s AN INQUIRY INTO THE FATE OF THE U.S.S. PEQUOD at the company’s 330 Amherst location. The reading will feature Buffalo actor Stan Klimecko and the return on Jack Hunter as he will share his directorial eye with the project.

In describing THE FATE OF THE U.S.S. PEQOUD, Humphrey offered a brief insight into the piece, (the work) “is a one person show with the actor playing Capt Ahab. Simply put, Capt Ahab is explaining to the investors what happened to the ship. He talks about his time at sea, including his brushes with Moby Dick, the giant white whale.”
The event will also feature an after-show Q & A with playwright Mark Humphrey, Mr. Klimecko and Mr. Hunter. Showtime is 8 pm on August 26th at the 330 Amherst Street performance space and is free to the public.

In the 2017-18 season, American Repertory Theater of WNY will continue to highlight this local playwrights work with a full production of Humphrey’s ROOMMATES for the September Curtain Up! slot. “Great stuff, immediately felt like a Seijun Suzuki film on stage to me”, said director Drew McCabe on Humphrey’s original piece. Suzuki, best known for his 1966 film Tokyo Drifter, pioneered a genre of B-movie gangster movies and inspired contemporary film-makers like Quentin Tarantino. McCabe (who has received an Artie nomination for his direction on the ART/WNY March 2016 production, THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES) returns back to ART/WNY for another directorial gig and has assembled a great ensemble including Victor Morales, Michael J Starzynski and Brett Klaczyk for this time around.

Mark Humphrey without giving away too much on his work, “ROOMMATES is about two men who have to stay overnight in the same apartment. One man is a former stock broker who owes money to a gangster, the other has been sent by the gangster to keep him safe.” Humphrey’s overview of what the piece means to him and audiences gives ROOMMATES substances instead of some sort of criminal and victim predictability “The main focus of the piece though, is what we dreamed of becoming, as opposed to what we became” concluded Humphrey.

American Repertory Theater of WNY’s Artistic Director Matthew LaChiusa views the relationship between the company and Humphrey’s works as a continuing creative feature in ART/WNY’s theatrical season. “I’ve always enjoyed Mark’s skills as a storyteller and his ability to write for theater.” Said LaChiusa. “His works fit right into the artistic vision of the company and throughout the past few seasons reflect exactly the type of works we love to present at ART/WNY.”

Humphrey’s list of works at the company include two one acts submitted into the Local Playwright’s showcase and the most recent Artie Award winning production of his work LITTLE ROBERT based on the final evening spent by legendary blues player, Robert Johnson. “I still regard that work (LITTLE ROBERT) as one of the top-ten productions at ART/WNY,” LaChiusa on the successful history of Humphrey’s works. “The acting of Robert Insana and Hugh Davis, set and lighting design were outstanding. Overlooked as par for the course when it comes to smaller theaters, but outstanding nonetheless.”

Mark Humphrey’s ROOMMATES is schedule to open on September 7th and run to the 23rd as part of the Curtain Up! celebrations. All showtimes are at 8 pm at ART/WNY’s 330 Amherst Street performance space.

Humphrey’s two works will also kickstart a season filled with original works including 2013 Young Playwright Showcase finalist, David Moran, will see his full-length work, AN INCH SHORT & A DAY LATE. Drew McCabe picks up his second directorial job with ART/WNY as this work reflecting Millennial rockers falling in and out of love features the 2017-18 season return of Rick Lattimer, Brett Klaczyk, Diane DiBernardo but also see alumni Nick Lama (A BEHANDING IN SPOKANE), Ben Caldwell (THE UNDERPANTS) and Lisa Miller (THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES) as well as finally making her ART/WNY debut, Becky Globus. The current production days are scheduled for January 4th-20th. Then opening in May 2018 is the local playwright showcase THE RAIN DOG PROJECT which will feature original works based on the music of Tom Waits. Directorial overseeing of this presentation will be handled by Nick Lama and Catherine Burkhart. Works and actors selected for this showcase will be announced in August.
For more information on American Repertory Theater of WNY’s 2017-18 season, please visit www.artofwny.org

Is your cocktail shaker hidden under an inch of dust? Do you know how to protect what matters most to you? Are you still pouring and stirring mixed drinks? It’s time to step up your knowledge and drinking game like (ahem) an adult.

Sometimes stuff just happens – it’s a fact of life. When it does, understand how having the right coverage in place can make the crappy situations in life a little more bearable.

Whether you’re seeking to understand how to financially protect you or your family (or, how to mix up the perfect round of cocktails for any occasion), or you don’t understand ways to address different financial needs during various stages of life (or, you don’t know the difference between a mojito and mint julep), spend the evening with us and we will teach you the basics. Plus, our mixologist, Mikey Rizzo, will be mixing, shaking and pouring an assortment of cocktails and shots for you to try.

This event is free but please register to attend: https://www.theestablishmentbuffalo.com/classes/cocktails-and-coverage/

Ellicott Development’s third summer series happy hour will feature the call for the new John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital Patient Room SPONSORS. Help brighten individual patient rooms!

Meet & Greet Ellicott Development’s Marketing Director and very talented artist during the event while she displays her remarkable work for the John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital.

RSVP: https://www.ellicottdevelopment.com/rsvp/

Learn more:

Buffalo, NY – Local artist Caitlin Krumm (married name Ring) has been designated as a signature artist for the new John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital, part of the Healing Art Incentive. The Healing Art Incentive has gathered a group of local artists and designated them each a floor in the new hospital, Krumm being on level 10. These local artists will donate a variety of art pieces to help uniquely decorate the halls of their own levels.
Krumm’s floor will feature two new and two classic Trendy Buffalo designs, part of a concept she created in 2014. Since her first design, the Trendy Buffalo collection has grown to include over 20 Trendy Buffalos, all available for sale in 11×17 prints and some in 24×36 original canvas. The collection and more of Krumm’s work can be viewed at CaitlinKrumm.com
In addition to the level 10 art Krumm has painted and donated to John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital, she has painted two doctor themed Trendy Buffalos as well as developing & designing of Trendy Buffalo collage prints to adorn and brighten individual patient rooms. Patient room art is available for sponsorship ($500) which includes printing and framing of art, and the sponsor name/business name on a framed Trendy Buffalo print located in the lounge of the sponsored room floor.
Fundraising for the Healing Art Incentive is being collected in addition to room sponsorships, and will be accepted in any denomination.

To Sponsor a patient room please bring a check or cash the night of the event.

Can’t make the event? See below.
CHECK PAYABLE TO:
OISHEI CHILDREN’S CULTURAL FUND
Mail to:
Healing Art Initiative OCH
ATT: Krumm
295 Main Street • Suite 210
Buffalo, NY 14203

CAITLINKRUMM.COM

Thinking about college for yourself or a loved one is a gateway to new experiences. There’s so much to consider when it comes to getting ready: where to go, what to study, how to apply, how to pay for it all, and more. How prepared are you?

Preparing for financial success during and after college is a delicate balance. A college education is a long-term investment. With careful planning you can find the school and funding options that work best for your situation and can help put you on the path to success.

In this workshop learn how to maximize aid through grants and scholarships, understand how to avoid the 5 largest mistakes families make, get a grasp on your expected family contribution and what it means to your larger financial picture and explore careers, majors and colleges.

It’s never too early—or too late—to explore your options for college. We’ll walk through understanding the current economy’s effect on college and share some key steps in helping you learn how you can spend less for college and save more for retirement. Preparing for college takes time to understand your options, but you don’t have to do it alone. We’re here to help!

This event is free but please register to attend:

You already paid for school—so you really shouldn’t be paying with your life. If you want to learn more about the smart ways to pare down your student loans, as well as how to manage them without sacrificing your financial future in other areas, this is the one for you.

It starts with understanding, just like college did. When you choose this class, you’ll learn how to discern exactly what you’re paying each month, more about options for repayment or forgiveness, how to develop a plan for paying it all back, and how your loans influence your overall financial picture.

Whether you’ve been pretending your loans don’t exist, or checking in on your progress daily, learning even more can help give you the tools to take on the dreaded student debt.

So join our team of down-to-earth advisors to learn a thing or two, hang out with recent graduates in shoes like yours, and even—seriously—make thinking about your loans a little more fun.

This event is free but please register to attend: https://www.theestablishmentbuffalo.com/classes/making-sense-of-student-loans/

Join us as we see the city, cycle and sample on Thursday, August 31. Cruise the streets of downtown Buffalo with a 9-mile bike tour with stops at four restaurants to sample their Healthy Options menu items: RiverWorks, Ru’s Pierogi, Joe’s Deli and Fat Bob’s.

The tour begins promptly at 5:30 and ends at 8:30 p.m. All participants should meet at the Reddy Bikes bike rack at RiverWorks. Plan to arrive around 5:00 p.m. to unload your bike or learn how to use your Reddy Bike, if you rent one.

To purchase tickets and for more event information, visit healthyoptionsbuffalo.com/gears-grub.

Tickets include four Healthy Options samples. Drinks and other menu items can be purchased separately. You must be 21 years or older to participate in the event.

Other Gears and Grub event dates include September 21.

Know if you are better off renting or buying, learn how to budget for your down payment, explore mortgage options, and understand how buying your first home can impact your bigger financial picture.

Buying a home is one of the biggest financial decisions you will ever make. The process can be intimidating and confusing: down payments, mortgage options, fees, the list goes on and on. In this class, we break down the home buying process and help to make the plunge into home ownership a little less painful.

So take a deep breath (we promise, everything will be ok), grab a drink and some food at The Establishment and learn about budgeting, funding, and programs that are available for first time home buyers and so much more in our first time home buyers class.

This event is free but please register so we know you are coming: https://www.theestablishmentbuffalo.com/classes/buying-first-home/