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The organization behind a recent placemaking project (https://www.buffalorising.com/2026/06/placemaking-project-at-roose...
08/30/2026

The organization behind a recent placemaking project (https://www.buffalorising.com/2026/06/placemaking-project-at-roosevelt-plaza/) at Roosevelt Plaza (downtown) is now introducing its next step towards site activation. Every Wednesday and Friday throughout the month of September, the stage at Roosevelt Plaza will come alive with the sounds of live music, as musicians perform in an intimate outdoor setting along Main Street.
https://www.buffalorising.com/2026/08/the-hiker-music-series-at-roosevelt-plaza

Buffalo, are you ready to walk? On Friday, August 28th and Sunday, September 6th, Buffalo Fashion Week is throwing open ...
08/28/2026

Buffalo, are you ready to walk? On Friday, August 28th and Sunday, September 6th, Buffalo Fashion Week is throwing open the doors for its biggest model casting calls yet, bringing hundreds of aspiring and professional models, students, creatives and fashion lovers together at Brand Hive Buffalo for a shot at the runway during its upcoming fall show.

And yes, you read that correctly: you don’t have to already be a professional model to show up.
https://www.buffalorising.com/2026/08/ready-for-the-runway-buffalo-fashion-week-wants-you

I never thought the event guide would cause controversy – I always hoped that it would be a fun way to let people know w...
08/28/2026

I never thought the event guide would cause controversy – I always hoped that it would be a fun way to let people know what they could see “out and about” in Buffalo. However, a few of our readers wrote in after our last guide that they wanted to contest my pronouncement that August was the end of the summer… so in the spirit of the summer (which technically ends on September 21), here are some events that are keeping the Queen City hot! Check out Sierra Ferrell at Artpark, relive your teens at the Riv with the POP 2000 Tour, Camp out with Adam Weekley’s exhibition at the Burchfield Penney, or laugh at the cringefest comedy at Alleyway.

We’ll see you about and about in Buffalo… this summer?

Calming the Chaos: Official Book Launch (https://themerryshelley.com/)

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The Merry Shelley
1122 Hertel Ave
September 1 | 6:00 PM
Free | Information (https://themerryshelley.com/)

Amazon #1 New Release author RJ Zielonka launches the newest book in The Hallowed Star Series at Buffalo’s Only Literary-Themed Romantic Horror Bar.

Sierra Ferrell: Heavy Petal Tour (https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1D006444A88734D8)

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Artpark Mainstage Theatre (450 South 4th Street, Lewiston, NY)
September 2 | Gates: 5:30 PM, Show: 7:00 PM
$47+ | Tickets (https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1D006444A88734D8)

The year 2025 kicked off with an impressive achievement, as Ferrell garnered four trophies at the 67th Annual GRAMMY® Awards.
https://www.buffalorising.com/2026/08/not-so-fast-fall-events-to-keep-your-summer-going

The Kenan Center, located in Lockport, NY, is wrapping up construction on its $16.5 million civic arena facility that wi...
08/27/2026

The Kenan Center, located in Lockport, NY, is wrapping up construction on its $16.5 million civic arena facility that will encompass a fitness center, turf field, computer lab, art studio, sport courts, concessions, classrooms, and a front desk to the Kenan Center’s campus.

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On Saturday, September 5, the Kenan Center’s 25-acre regional community oriented campus will be home to the highly anticipated state-of-the-art Kenan Civic Arena. The Civic Center Arena is considered the icing on the cake for the historic campus, which features a1859 Victorian mansion gallery, The Taylor Theater, formal gardens, and a Montessori preschool.
https://www.buffalorising.com/2026/08/kenan-center-to-open-16-5m-kenan-civic-arena

The following article by archival researcher Cynthia Van Ness is perfectly timed in advance of the National Buffalo Wing...
08/27/2026

The following article by archival researcher Cynthia Van Ness is perfectly timed in advance of the National Buffalo Wing Festival (https://buffalowing.com/), scheduled to be held on Saturday, August 29th (11am to 8pm), and Sunday, August 30th (11am to 6pm) at Sahlen Field. Key to color-coding and abbreviations:

- Red = events specific to the Bellissimos and the Anchor Bar

- Purple = events specific to John Young and Wings & Things

- Green = everything else

- Note: the Anchor Bar (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchor_Bar)‘s version is called Buffalo-style chicken wings (BSCW).

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This project collects documentary evidence in chronological order, tracing the evolution of chicken wings, popularly called Buffalo wings (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_wing), from a local delicacy to a national culinary favorite.
https://www.buffalorising.com/2026/08/chicken-wings-in-buffalo-a-timeline

The Water Lantern Festival is an event where people decorate their own floating lanterns with messages of hope, love, dr...
08/26/2026

The Water Lantern Festival is an event where people decorate their own floating lanterns with messages of hope, love, dreams, wishes, etc., before releasing them out onto open waters. In 2026, the festival will be held on Saturday, September 5 at Hoyt Lake (Gala Waters) in Delaware Park.
https://www.buffalorising.com/2026/08/2026-water-lantern-festival

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