02/28/2015 to 02/28/2015 – Carrubba Collision presents, New York State Golden Gloves Boxing

02/24/2015 to 02/24/2015 – An evening in celebration of the music of the Man In Black. Four incredible acts live on The Tralf stage performing the music of the last great American. Guests are encourage to wear black in honor of Johnny Cash. Blow out the candles on a big black birthday cake. This is a fun night of music, entertainment, and celebration.

03/17/2015 to 03/17/2015 – More than 2,500 guests will fill The Conference & Event Center Niagara Falls for the 33rd Annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration, hosted by the Ancient Order of Hibernians.
The party features traditional Irish food and beverages, music by The Blarney Bunch, and Irish dance performances by the McCarthy School of Dance.
“This is truly the largest annual party of its kind in Western New York,” said Jason Murgia, general manager at the Conference & Event Center Niagara Falls.
Prior to the party, guests can experience the “World’s Shortest Parade,” at 4:45 p.m. The parade route begins about 75 steps away, from Old Falls Street at First Street into the entrance of The Conference & Event Center.
Advance sale tickets are being sold at B&B Cigars on Main Street and McCloud’s Pharmacy on Buffalo Avenue, in Niagara Falls; Always a Party on Military Road in the Town on Niagara; Cheri Amour on Center Street and Capitol Cleaners on Portage Road, in Lewiston; and at McNerney’s Irish Imports inside the Eastern Hills Mall.

02/27/2015 to 02/27/2015 – Echo City is one of the newest and most exciting Western New York bands making its way onto the Buffalo scene. These young all stars are bringing modern hits from the radio straight to a stage near you. Echo City is an experience that will make you dance.

03/21/2015 to 03/21/2015 – Melissa Ferrick, indie singer songwriter from Boston, MA, released 17 albums over the last 20 years. Melissa also teaches part time at Berklee College of Music.
Regarded as one of the most prolific & hardworking artists in the industry, Ferrick tours regularly and plays to packed houses across the U.S., performing upwards of 100 shows a year. She has shared the stage with Morrissey, Marc Cohn, Paul Westerberg, Dwight Yoakam, John Hiatt, Weezer, Tegan and Sara, G-Love & Special Sauce, Dan Bern, Ani DiFranco, k.d. Lang, Suzanne Vega, Shawn Colvin, Mike Doughty, The Indigo Girls and among many others.

03/13/2015 to 03/13/2015 – Two Western New York guitar heroes will be performing here in the 9th Ward at Babeville. The acclaimed singer-songwriter BRUCE WOJICK and the solo finger-style virtuoso JAMIE HOLKA are award-winning musicians from Niagara Falls, NY.

03/13/2015 to 03/13/2015 – Come down to Larkin Square for the 3rd Annual Live at O’Larkin celebration on March 13th from 5pm-8pm!
The celebration will feature dozens of food trucks favorites, live music, and festive drinks including the much anticipated GREEN beer! Music by: McCarthyizm, Emerald Isle, Clann Na Cara School of Irish Dance, and Greater Buffalo Firefighters Pipe and Drum.
This family-friendly event will take place under the heated boardwalk. Festive attire encouraged. Plenty of free parking available. This event is free, family-friendly and open to the public!
Larkin Square events are presented by First Niagara and sponsored by Independent Health.

03/22/2015 to 03/22/2015 – Forest Lawn frequently highlights the beautiful architecture on its manicured landscape on the tours we offer, and many famous WNY architects are buried at Forest Lawn. So, it only made sense to highlight one of Buffalo’s gleaming assets, its architecture, in our winter programming. Hosted by Martin Wachadlo, an architect and expert on Buffalo’s stock of historic buildings, this four part series will give you an in-depth look at the Buffalo architectural and cityscape timeline, and will highlight some of our most famous architects, Esenwein & Johnson and Edward Brodhead Green, Sr. (Esenwein and E.B. Green are both buried in Forest Lawn)
Esenwein & Johnson was one of the most active architectural practices in Buffalo at the turn of the twentieth century. The talk will highlight the research Wachadlo did on this firm and will cover the many accomplishments of this dynamic architect duo.

03/15/2015 to 03/15/2015 – The jazz age was alive and well in the Nickel City…and still is today. Many jazz musicians started their careers in local venues such as the Colored Musicians Club, Shea’s and the Erlanger Theater. Hear about the musical adventures of such notable artists as Grover Washington, Sr., Bo Peep Green and saxophonist, Elvin “Shep” Shepard.
This event will be held in the Forest Lawn Chapel

03/10/2015 to 03/10/2015 –

Fashionistas Show to create, re-style, transform and recycle an article or articles purchased from a Salvation Army Thrift Store into a runway-ready piece of fashion.

5pm Doors Open – Glam Bags, Exclusive Shopping Experience in the Atrium, Vintage Jewelry Sale, Handbag sale and Auctions. Soup, Hors d’ouevres, dessert stations, music, prizes and more
6pm Live Show and Judging
7pm Awards Presentation
VIP After Party Meet the Judges, Designers and Sponsors

The mood at this event is a creative energy from the entrepreneur vendors, the designers, the community influencers and the corporate sponsors that are measurably impacted by active conversations and inspirational corporate citizenship.