Are you interested in the real thing? Ready to step off the Interstate and discover an authentic American city? Does great American architecture fascinate you? Are you a fan ofFrank Lloyd Wright,Louis Sullivan andH.H. Richardson? Does theAmerican Arts & Crafts Movement and the work of theRoycrofters have a place in your home and heart? Do you enjoy botanical gardens and the parks ofFrederick Law Olmsted? Does African American heritage and theUnderground Railroad arouse your curiosity? Are you interested in American originals like artistCharles Burchfield? Do the crosscurrents ofmodern and contemporary art excite your imagination? Do you savor road food andhard-to-find regional dishes? Do you collectantiques and treasure the undiscovered, off beat and overlooked? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, make plans to visit Buffalo — a great American road trip.
What's happening
INNOVATIVE ART The best and most innovative of Western New York visual art can be found this fall at Beyond/In Western New York 2010: Alternating Currents, a region-wide exhibition, featuring pieces by contemporary artists living and working in and around Buffalo. Organized by a collaboration of arts organizations, the prestigious exhibition explores the historical impact of power and energy on the WNY region. Highlights of the month-long event include the chance to meet local artists in their studios and watch artist Didier Pasquette walk a high-wire. The exhibition will open everywhere on September 23. More...
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VICTORIAN WEEK AND IVY SHOW Delight in the largest public Ivy collection in the world on display at the Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens September 25 through October 3.More...
SPOTLIGHT
MUSIC IS ART FESTIVAL
Music is Art, founded by the Goo Goo Dolls and Buffalo Native Robby Takac, is based on the basic belief that everyone should have the opportunity to find their musical voice. The 2010 MiA Festival will be held on Saturday, September 11, from 10am - 10pm, at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery! Magic Mayhem is an all-FREE festival that includes 40 bands, 50 artists, a kids village, food and drink and much more. More...
PREMIER THEATER EVENT
CURTAIN UP! BUFFALO
Curtain Up! is the Buffalo Niagara community’s celebration of the opening of the theatre season. Thousands will gather in downtown’s Theatre District to celebrate the city’s rich live theater scene. The celebration appeals to everyone. From a Creative Black-Tie Dinner to a free street party, you can have a thoroughly enjoyable time. More...
Distinctive Destination
ONCE YOU GO “PLAID”...
One of the most popular and successful musicals comes to the KavinokyTheatre September 10 - October 10. The story centers around foursingers killed in a car crash on the way to their first big concert, now miraculously revived for the posthumous chance to fulfill their dreams and perform the show that never was. More...
WALKS, TALKS & TOURS
BUFFALO TOURS
Discover Buffalo’s incredible architecture and learn about the city’s crime kingpins, self-made millionaires and fiery dock workers, as part of the 2010 Buffalo Tours schedule. To find out about tours covering everything from Buffalo’s grain elevators to City Hall, click here.
OPEN-AIR AUTOBUS SUMMER 2010 The Campaign for Greater Buffalo's Open-air Autobus exposes travelers to the sights, sounds, - even the smells - of a unique American City. Tours include The Whirlwind Tour, Historic Neighborhoods, Frank Lloyd Wright's Buffalo, The Historic Harbor Land Cruise, and Bungalows and Foursquares: The Arts & Crafts Century. For more information click here.
ARCADE & ATTICA RAILROAD Your journey aboard the Arcade & Attica Railroad begins even before you board the train. As you enter the historic station, you are surrounded by the history of railroading in America.
Through out the year, special excursions, some powered by our steamer, others by our vintage World War Two-era diesel engines are offered.Regular excursions run every weekend from Memorial Day Weekend until the last full weekend of September. The month of October is Fall Foliage month and the train operates on an extended schedule which includes Fridays and 3 trains each day on the weekends. more...
