If you're looking for something fun to do but a fall festival doesn't strike your fancy, here's a sampling of the many other events and attractions to visit in the Greater Niagara Region.
Ongoing Events
2 letter codes at the end of each listing indicate in which county(s) the event takes place:
BU=Buffalo | GE=Genesee | NI=Niagara | OR=Orleans | WY=Wyoming
Buffalo Bills 50th Season Exhibit
This year, all eyes are on the Buffalo Bills - and not just because of Terrell Owens. The team is celebrating its 50th season and the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society will open a new exhibit to mark this milestone.
Fan will relive the most memorable moments in Buffalo Bills history. The exhibit will feature a timeline covering all 50 seasons, as well as sections committed to owenrship, management, coaches, players, stadiums, seasons and the fans. It will be highly interactive, as guests will hang out in a simulated locker room, call their own sportscasts in a broadcast booth, relax in aa fan's basement den, test their Bills knowledge in an electronic trivia kiosk, and cast their votes for their favorite team personalities, seasons and games.
Dates: Through February 7, 2010
Location: Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society
Phone: 716-873-9644
Website: www.buffalohistory.org BU
The NACC's Exhibits
Garden Gallery showcasing local artists; Main Gallery - Native American Artists Exhibit.
Dates: Through October 18
Location:The Niagara Arts and Cultural Center, 1201 Pine Avenue, Niagara Falls
Phone: 716-282-7530
Website: www.thenacc.org NI
Orleans County Artists Exhibition
Featuring Orleans
County Artists and their work. Browse and purchase authentic, original, local art in various styles
and mediums.
Dates: First Friday of each month
Location: Marti’s On Main, 229 N. Main Street, Albion, 5:30 - 9:30pm
Phone: 585-589-6715 OR
BODY WORLDS and the Story of the Heart
Through the life-like and dramatic poses of full-body specimens and detailed presentation of organs and body parts (presrved by Plastination, a groundbreaking method of halting decomposition and preserving the body after death for medical study), guests gain profound insights into the structure and function of healthy and unhealthy bodies.
Dates: Through October 4
Location: Buffalo Museum of Science, 1020 Humboldt Parkway, Buffalo
Phone: 716-896-5200
Website: www.sciencebuff.org BU
Bad Habits
A group exhibition of works from the Permanent Collection of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery features a range of objects in all media focusing on the subversive, unsettling, and deliciously naughty.
Dates: Through October 4
Location: Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo
Phone: 716-896-5200
Website: www.albrightknox.org BU
2 Pianos, 4 Hands by Richard Greenblatt & Ted Dykstra
The riotous tale of two boys sharing the same goal: concert piano stardom. With music from classical to pops to jazz, 2 Pianos, 4 Hands features a show of piano wizardry from Beethoven to Jerry Lee Lewis.
Dates: September 9-October 11
Location: MusicalFare Theatre, 4380 Main Street, Amherst
Phone: 716-839-8540
Website: www.musicalfare.com BU
The Careful Glover by Jim Baines, directed by Neal Radice
A cloud of intrigue settles on Arden Wood as the Bard of Avon plays out a surprising last scene. His final masterpiece ready to shake the Elizabethan world unless somehow his great voice can be stilled. The world premiere of an award-winning drama.
Dates: September 9-October 3
Location: Alleyway Theatre, One Curtain Up Alley, Buffalo
Phone: 716-852-2600
Website: www.alleyway.com BU
Freud and the Sandman based on a tale by Hoffman and an adaptation by Sigmund Freud
About a nightmarish figure who steals the eyes of children... based on E.T.A. Hoffman's tale, “The Sandman” and an original version by Sigmund Freud.
Dates: September 10-October 3
Location: New Phoenix Theatre on the Park, 95 Johnson Park, Buffalo
Phone: 716-853-1334
Website: www.newphoenixtheatre.org BU
Eclectic Improv Company
This clean, hilarious show is suitable for the whole family. You never know what might happen because the show is completely improvised from beginning to end.
Dates: September 11, 26, October 31, November 28
Location: Shea’s Smith Theatre, 658 Main Street, Buffalo
Phone: 716-945-3000
Website: www.sheas.org BU
A Few Good Men by Aaron Sorkin
This sizzling courtroom drama is about the trial of two Marines for complicity in the death of a fellow Marine at Guantanamo Bay.
Dates: September 11-October 11
Location: Kavinoky Theatre, 320 Porter Avenue, Buffalo
Phone: 716-829-7668
Website: www.kavinokytheatre.com BU
Blood Brothers, a Musical
The deeply moving story of twins separated at birth who, unaware of their true relationship and living at opposite ends of society, declare themselves "blood brothers." Nominated for six Tony Awards.
Dates: September 11-October 11
Location: Irish Classical Theater, Andrews Theatre, 625 Main Street, Buffalo
Phone: 716-853-4282
Website: www.kavinokytheatre.com BU
Center for the Arts String Series
The 2009-10 String Series includes Barrage in "Animado", The Stepcrew, Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy, and CherryHolmes.
Dates: Begins October 4
Location: Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo North Campus, Buffalo
Phone: 716-645-6775
Website: www.ubcfa.org BU
Center for the Arts 2009-2010 Dance Series
The 2009-2010 Dance Series includes performances by Illstyle & Peace Productions, Ballet Hispanico, The Stepcrew, The Israel Ballet, Jump Rhythm Jazz Project, Moscow Festival Ballet in “Swan Lake,” and Aspen Santa Fe Ballet. All performances are held in the Mainstage Theatre.
Dates: Begins October 9
Location: Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo North Campus, Buffalo
Phone: 716-645-6775
Website: www.ubcfa.org BU
Man of La Mancha
An all new production of this classic and uplifting musical conceived specifically for MusicalFare's intimate space! Based on Cervantes' "Don Quixote," the score features such classic songs as "Dulcinea," "I'm Only Thinking of Him," and "The Impossible Dream".
Dates: October 28-November 29
Location: MusicalFare Theatre, 4380 Main Street, Amherst
Phone: 716-839-8540
Website: www.musicalfare.com BU
Batavia Downs Live Harness Racing
Gate time 7:35 on race nights. Daily gaming on slot machines.
Dates: Through December
Location: Batavia Downs, Batavia
Phone: 585-343-3750
Website: www.Batavia-Downs.com GE
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