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X-WR-CALNAME:Buffalo · arts · this weekend · CalDiscovery BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Call for past stories\, current fascinations\, and future dreams.. . DTSTART:20260910T120000Z DTEND:20261003T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260915T001204Z UID:10001338-1789027200-1791046800@squeaky.org CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:This fall\, we’re commemorating the 40th anniversary of Sque aky Wheel’s first space on Potomac Ave. \nCelebrating an organization li ke this is to celebrate every person who has been a part of its work over these four decades\, because none of it would have been possible without t he artists\, arts workers\, curators\, programmers\, educators\, learners\ , collaborators\, supporters\, and audiences who have showed up for each o ther and for Squeaky Wheel. We are the sum of you all! \nWe’d love to ad d your voice and your memories to the archive\, and as we look to the futu re\, we’d also love to hear what’s exciting or intriguing you now. \nS ubmit here! LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T001204Z LOCATION:NY URL:https://squeaky.org/event/call-for-past-stories-current-fascinations-a nd-future-dreams/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=buff alo-ny X-SOURCE-NAME:Squeaky Wheel Film & Media Art Center X-SOURCE-URL:https://squeaky.org/workspace-residency END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:M&T Third Friday DTSTART:20260918T140000Z DTEND:20260918T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260730T062504Z UID:10000281-1789725600-1789750800@buffalohistory.org CATEGORIES:arts,family,free DESCRIPTION:Join us on M&T Third Friday for free admission from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.! Discover Western New York’s rich history in more than a half-do zen exhibits\, including “CONTINUUM: A HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY” and “ ICONS: THE MAKERS AND MOMENTS OF BUFFALO SPORTS.” And bring the kids for “Junior History Buffs” children’s programming from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. \nThis free admission day is made possible through the generosity of M&T Bank. LAST-MODIFIED:20260730T062504Z LOCATION:The Buffalo History Museum\, 1 Museum Court\, Buffalo\, NY\, 1421 6\, United States URL:https://buffalohistory.org/event/mt-third-friday-2/2026-09-18/?utm_sou rce=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=buffalo-ny X-SOURCE-NAME:The Buffalo History Museum X-SOURCE-URL:https://buffalohistory.org/exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Junior History Buffs DTSTART:20260918T140000Z DTEND:20260918T160000Z DTSTAMP:20260910T213542Z UID:460dda1e-90f8-11f1-89bd-12d0c5bda0ab CATEGORIES:arts,education,family,free DESCRIPTION:This program engages children ages 4-11 in age-appropriate his tory lessons\, songs\, stories\, crafts and games. A short program\, or “Circle Time\,” is instructor-guided and includes songs\, a brief less on about local history and a story. LAST-MODIFIED:20260910T213542Z LOCATION:The Buffalo History Museum X-SOURCE-NAME:Western New York Family Magazine\, Buffalo\, NY X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.wnyfamilymagazine.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Buffalo Art: Ali Banisadr: Temple of the Mind DTSTART:20260918T140000Z DTEND:20260919T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260918T063856Z UID:10044209-1789725600-1789761600@thebuffalohive.com CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:Image above:Ali Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, born 1976). W eighing of the heart\, 2023. Oil on linen. 48 x 60 inches (121.92 x 152.4 cm). © Ali Banisadr. \n  \nFriday\, June 26\, 2026–Sunday\, November 8 \, 2026 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday\, 10 am–8 pm  (until 9 pm on M&T FIRST FRIDAYS)\n\nAli Banisadr (American\, born Iran\, born 1976). Weighing of the heart\, 2023. Oil on linen. 48 x 60 inches (121.92 x 152.4 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\n\nImita tion is not inspiration\, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art.\n—Albert Pinkham Ryder\n\nAli Banisadr merges the compositional el ements of landscape painting with abstract mark-making to create an altoge ther new form of figuration. The resulting compositions are a carefully co mposed bedlam of forms that suggest but ultimately deny any specific narra tive. Variously reminiscent of gardens of Eden\, the seasonal genre pictur es of Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder\, and Boschian depictions of Hell\, Banisadr’s contemporary abstractions call upon the history of painting. The title of the exhibition\, borrowed from Albert Pi nkham Ryder’s enigmatic painting\, The Temple of the Mind\, serves as a conceptual framework for the project\, suggesting a space where perception \, memory\, and imagination converge. While the Romantic painter was admir ed for his pioneering\, semi-abstract style\, for Banisadr\, Ryder holds a space for contemplation amid rising uncertainties. \nAli Banisadr (Americ an\, born Iran\, 1976). Return to Mother\, 2022. Oil on linen. 82 x 180 in ches (208.28 x 457.2 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\nGiven his deep interest in art history\, the Buffalo AKG has invited Banisadr to participate in the firs t-ever artist collection intervention. In addition to the installation in the Hemicycle Gallery\, a focused selection of Banisadr’s work will be i nstalled throughout the Robert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building\, among the dreamlike imaginings of the Surrealists and the unbridled energy of the Ab stract Expressionists. \nBanisadr reaches across time to draw on a wide ra nge of influences. From art\, history\, literature\, and mythology to musi c\, film\, and technology\, he thinks of such sources as guiding his hand rather than driving his imagery\, and the powerful microcosms he creates a re uniquely his own. Within these layered compositions\, subtle references to current events and the human condition—conflict\, migration\, and co llective uncertainty—emerge and dissolve within the flux of his painterl y language. Originating from one spontaneous moment to the next\, hidden f igures and beguiling narratives reveal themselves to those who slow down i n the present moment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAli Banisadr (American \, born Iran\, 1976). The Witness\, 2025. Oil on linen. 28 x 36 inches (71 .12 x 91.44 cm). © Ali Banisadr.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBanisadr’s wo rks often evoke the natural world\, its shifting terrains and elemental fo rces\, while also suggesting cosmological dimensions that extend beyond th e visible. Furthermore\, the artist’s unusual experience as a synesthete —a blending of the senses—also informs his practice. Over the years\, he has learned to allow his unique perceptions to guide his process\, lean ing into the ways that color evokes specific sounds of harmony or discord. \nFrancisco de Goya (Spanish\, 1746–1828). Mucho hay que chupar (There is Plenty to Suck) from\, “Los Caprichos\,” 1799. Etching with aquatin t. image area: 8 1/8 x 5 inches (20.64 x 12.7 cm)\; sheet: 11 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches (29.21 x 20.64 cm). Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Gift of Fred eric P. Norton\, 1999 (P1999:6.209).\nThe presentation in the Hemicycle Ga llery will also feature an installation that delves deeply into the artist ’s influences and process through materials from his studio and an artis t-curated selection of works from the museum’s collection. From Andō Hi roshige’s evocative woodcuts and Francisco de Goya’s intense\, sometim es nightmarish\, depictions of violence and superstition to the artist’s sketchbooks and other visual cues\, visitors are invited to immerse thems elves in Banisadr’s curious\, fantastical world. \nThe exhibition will b e accompanied by an audio journey voiced by Banisadr and will debut a new etching created with the team at Mirabo Press in Buffalo\, New York. A sho rt-documentary film on the artist is also in development. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nAli Banisadr: Temple of the Mind is organized by the Buffalo AKG Art M useum and co-curated by the artist and Godin-Spaulding Senior Curator for the Collection\, Holly E. Hughes. LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T063856Z LOCATION:Buffalo AKG Art Museum\, Buffalo\, NY\, United States URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-ali-banisadr-temple-of-th e-mind-2/2026-09-18/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=b uffalo-ny X-SOURCE-NAME:PAST EVENTS: 2025 Summer Concert Guide for Buffalo & WNY! X-SOURCE-URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/2025-summer-concert-guide END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Buffalo Art: All I ever wanted was a place - A Centennial Celebrat ion of Robert Creeley DTSTART:20260918T140000Z DTEND:20260919T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260918T063856Z UID:10045112-1789725600-1789761600@thebuffalohive.com CATEGORIES:arts,literary DESCRIPTION:On view May 21 through December 7\, 2026. A special installati on marking the centennial of poet Robert Creeley’s birth\, celebrating h is more than forty-year connection to the museum and thirty years living a nd teaching in Buffalo\, in partnership with UB’s Poetics Program\, UB A rt Galleries\, Just Buffalo Literary Center\, and Black Rock Arts. \nMonda y\, 10 am–5 pm\nTuesday\, Closed\nWednesday\, Closed\nThursday\, 10 am –5 pm\nFriday\, 10 am–8 pm  (until 9 pm on M&T FIRST FRIDAYS)\nSaturd ay\, 10 am–6 pm\nSunday\, 10 am–5 pm \n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPoetry Today symposium for The Buffalo Festival of the Arts Today\, March 5\, 19 65\, in the Albright-Knox Art Gallery Auditorium. From left: David Posner (moderator)\, Robert Graves\, William D. Snodgrass\, and Robert Creeley. I mage courtesy of the Buffalo AKG Art Museum Archives.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWes t Corridor\, Knox Building\nCelebrated American poet Robert Creeley (1926 –2005) had a connection to the Albright-Knox Art Gallery (now the Buffa lo AKG Art Museum) that spanned more than forty years\, from speaking to a rtist collaborations. His first engagement with the museum was in March 1 965\, when he took part in the Poetry Today symposium for The Buffalo Fes tival of the Arts Today. The sixteen-day event attracted more than 300\,00 0 guests and received nationwide acclaim. During the symposium\, Creeley s tated\, “Whatever provokes in me this response to the innate rhythm of a poem\, whatever it is\, one singly follows one’s own answer\,” expres sing his deeply felt and responsive style. \nThe poet collaborated with so me of the most celebrated contemporary artists\, forming lasting relations hips with them before the actual “work” took place. Artist Alex Katz\, a collaborator on Edges\, stated\, “Working with Bob makes me feel brig ht.” In May 1972\, Marisol wrote a letter to Creeley after receiving the text for Presences: A Text for Marisol (1976)\, “It is really amazing h ow you could do something so close to me from seeing me so few times.” C reeley mirrored Marisol’s sculptural process in his prose\, creating wha t he called an “active complement.” \n“All I ever wanted was a place \,” Creeley writes\, in a 1988 collaboration with artists Robert Therrie n and Michel Butor. The poet arrived in Buffalo in 1966\, teaching at the University at Buffalo for more than thirty years. He was the inspiration behind Just Buffalo Literary Center and went on to co-found UB’s Poeti cs Program. In his later years\, he was often called “the man in Black R ock.” On this centennial of his birth\, we celebrate the indelible mark Creeley made on the literary and artistic life of this place. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nRobert Creeley Centenary (2026)\n\nThis year marks a century since Rob ert Creeley’s birth. On May 21 and 22\, join us in commemorating his lif e and work in Buffalo\, where he lived for more than thirty years\, in par tnership with the University at Buffalo Poetics Program\, the University a t Buffalo Art Galleries\, Just Buffalo Literary Center\, and Black Rock Ar ts. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nHome\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBuffalo AKG Art M useum\n1285 Elmwood Avenue\nBuffalo\, New York 14222\nNow Open LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T063856Z LOCATION:Buffalo AKG Art Museum\, Buffalo\, NY\, United States URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-all-i-ever-wanted-was-a-p lace-a-centennial-celebration-of-robert-creeley-2/2026-09-18/?utm_source=c aldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=buffalo-ny X-SOURCE-NAME:PAST EVENTS: 2025 Summer Concert Guide for Buffalo & WNY! X-SOURCE-URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/2025-summer-concert-guide END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Buffalo Art: Ragnar Kjartansson: Politics of the Obvious DTSTART:20260918T140000Z DTEND:20260919T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260918T063856Z UID:10045304-1789725600-1789761600@thebuffalohive.com CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:Image above: Ragnar Kjartansson (Icelandic\, born 1976). No To morrow\, 2022. Six-channel digital video\; color\, sound\, 4/6 plus 2 arti st’s proofs. Running time: 29 minutes\, 18 seconds. Commissioned by Sigu rður Gísli Pálmason\; based on a commission by the Iceland Dance Compan y. Courtesy of the artists\, Luhring Augustine\, New York and i8 Gallery\, Reykjavik. Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Bequest of Arthur B. Michae l\, 2024 (2024:64). \n \nOn view September 3\, 2026 through January 31\, 2 027. One of Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson’s most ambitious U.S. ex hibitions\, with six immersive performance\, video\, and installation work s exploring clichés and familiar gestures made strange. Half the works ma ke their American museum debut. Curated by Cathleen Chaffee with Helga Chr istoffersen. \n\n\nMonday\, 10 am–5 pm\nTuesday\, Closed\nWednesday\, Cl osed\nThursday\, 10 am–5 pm\nFriday\, 10 am–8 pm  (until 9 pm on M&T FIRST FRIDAYS)\nSaturday\, 10 am–6 pm\nSunday\, 10 am–5 pm \n\n\n\n\n\ n\n\n\n\n\nThursday\, September 3\, 2026–Sunday\, January 31\, 2027 \n\n \n\n\n\nRagnar Kjartansson (Icelandic\, born 1976). Bangemand/Scaredman\, 2023. Live durational performance\; variable. Courtesy of the artist\, Luh ring Augustine\, New York and i8 Gallery\, Reykjavik. Originally presented at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art. Photo: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art/Poul Buchard\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJeffrey E. Gundlach Building\nFloor 1\nR agnar Kjartansson works across performance\, music\, and image to create s hared emotional experiences from otherwise commonplace or familiar scenes. Politics of the Obvious is one of the celebrated Icelandic artist’s mos t ambitious ever exhibitions in the United States and half of the works ar e making their American museum debut at the Buffalo AKG. The exhibition ce nters on a series of deceptively simple refrains\, clichés\, and truisms. In six immersive installations made over more than two decades\, Kjartans son transforms such familiar phrases or gestures into experiences that bec ome altogether strange\, provocative\, and powerfully moving. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nRagnar Kjartansson (Icelandic\, born 1 976). The Visitors\, 2012. Nine-channel HD video projection\; color\, soun d. Running time: 64 minutes. Courtesy of the artist\, Luhring Augustine\, New York\, and i8 Gallery\, Reykjavik. Photo: Elisabet Davids\n\n\n\n\n\nR agnar Kjartansson (Icelandic\, born 1976). Bangemand/Scaredman\, 2023. Liv e durational performance\; variable. Courtesy of the artist\, Luhring Augu stine\, New York and i8 Gallery\, Reykjavik. Originally presented at the L ouisiana Museum of Modern Art. Photo: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art/Poul Buchard\n\n\n\n\n\nPrevious slideNext slide\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn the video Scenes from Western Culture (The Boat) (2015)\, for example\, an ele gantly dressed couple repeatedly and languidly sets off into a tranquil se a\; the man stays the same while the woman seems to keep changing. Their e vident wealth and ease\, coupled with the impossible beauty of their setti ng\, constitute the stuff of glossy travel brochures\, the carefully const ructed advertising tropes that wallpaper an office worker’s imaginary. S uch an unachievably perfect two weeks’ vacation was\, of course\, a rewa rd designed to help keep that same worker productive during the other fift y weeks of the year. Devoid of drama or incident\, Kjartansson’s The Boa tembodies the deep-rooted fantasy that leisure (enjoyed through the brief reprieve of a vacation or more durably attained through wealth) will cure what ails us. It illustrates a fiction that is as inherent to modernity as our increasingly digital and monitored working lives. \nThe nearby live p erformance Bangemand / Scaredman (2023) offers a stark counterpoint to the holidaymakers in The Boat. Every day during the museum’s open hours\, a man in a tuxedo inches along a narrow ledge high in a gallery\, his body pressed anxiously against the wall. The scenario recalls cinematic tropes —from silent-era physical comedy to midcentury thrillers such as Vertigo (1958)—yet Kjartansson strips the scene of narrative resolution. A clea n-cut\, suited figure is typically a sign of masculine authority\, composu re\, and control\; in Scaredman\, he instead appears beset by unseen and u ndefined forces. The performance evokes a familiar cultural script in whic h masculinity is cast as under siege\, transforming a familiar archetype i nto a meditation on fear\, spectacle\, and the troubling logic that power sustains itself by staging its own vulnerability. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nRagnar Kjartansson (Icelandic\, born 1976). Scenes from Western Cultur e\, The Boat (Stephan Stephensen\, Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir and Gyða Valtýsdóttir)\, 2015. Single-channel video. Running time: 2 hours\, 36 m inutes. Courtesy of the artist\, Luhring Augustine\, New York\, and i8 Gal lery\, Reykjavik\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn an interview\, Kjartansson ha s reflected on the importance of holding opposing emotional registers in p lace: “There is always this balance between irony and sincerity. I think that’s where things become interesting.” This sensibility runs throug hout the works in Politics of the Obvious. In Me and My Mother (2000–25) \, for example\, a repeated\, confrontational act between mother and son b ecomes a tender record of time passing. In No Tomorrow (2017)\, a group of performers with guitars take up historic entertainment repertoires while eventually exposing their artifice\, seeming to dance around the fleeting nature of desire itself. The Visitors (2012) is one of the most beloved ar tworks of the twenty-first century. In the virtuosic installation\, musici ans each play alone in separate rooms of a decaying mansion in upstate New York. Their voices carry through walls\, gradually enfolding a shared ref rain and transforming the individual into a temporary collective. Sunday W ithout Love is a tableau vivant rooted in traditions ranging from romantic balladry to landscape painting that builds into a sustained meditation on loss. \nKjartansson stands in wonder at the world’s contradictions. “ I am just totally in awe of the world and all its mystical beauty and myst ical violence\,” he has affirmed. Seen together\, the works in Politics of the Obvious describe a world in which aspiration and anxiety are tightl y bound\, with the quest for stability\, beauty\, and rest shadowed by a p ersistent sense of precarity. By confronting familiar images throughout th e exhibition—of love\, masculinity\, leisure\, and power—Kjartansson r eveals their underlying instability and invites us to dwell in what often remains hidden in plain sight. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Above: Ragnar Kjartansson (Icelandic\, born 19 76). Me and My Mother\, 2000–25. Six single-channel videos\; color\, sou nd. Running time: variable. Courtesy of the artist\, Luhring Augustine\, N ew York\, and i8 Gallery\, Reykjavik] \n\nRagnar Kjartansson: Politics of the Obvious is curated by Cathleen Chaffee\, Charles Balbach Chief Curator with Helga Christoffersen\, Curator\, AKG Nordic Art and Culture Initiati ve. LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T063856Z LOCATION:Buffalo AKG Art Museum\, Buffalo\, NY\, United States URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-ragnar-kjartansson-politi cs-of-the-obvious-2/2026-09-18/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm _campaign=buffalo-ny X-SOURCE-NAME:PAST EVENTS: 2025 Summer Concert Guide for Buffalo & WNY! X-SOURCE-URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/2025-summer-concert-guide END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Buffalo Art: Natvar Bhavsar: 'Free Yourself' DTSTART:20260918T140000Z DTEND:20260919T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260918T063856Z UID:10045587-1789725600-1789761600@thebuffalohive.com CATEGORIES:arts,free DESCRIPTION:Image above: Natvar Bhavsar (American\, born India\, 1934). R EETVA\, 1968. Painting on paper\, dry pigment\, acrylic medium on rag pape r. 35 x 46 inches (89 x 117 cm). © 2026 Natvar Bhavsar / Artists Rights S ociety (ARS)\, New York. Image courtesy of the artist.  \n  \nOn view Au gust 21\, 2026 through April 4\, 2027. Surveys fifty years of Natvar Bhavs ar’s expressive color-field abstractions made from pure dry pigment\, pr esented simultaneously with the University at Buffalo Art Galleries. Debut s the museum’s two new acquisitions\, RITI-YAA (1969) and KE-RAA (1971). \n\n\n\n\n\nM&T Bank Gallery\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSeymour H. Knox Building\n “I have tried to convey how to free oneself\, using color as a force to reach towards the beauty and generosity of the material that allows you un limited expression.”  \nNatvar Bhavsar (American\, born India\, 1934). KE-RAA\, 1971. Pure pigment on canvas. 87 x 71 inches (221 x 180 cm). Coll ection Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Gift of Natvar Bhavsar and Janet Bhavsar\, 2025. © 2026 Natvar Bhavsar / Artists Rights Society (ARS)\, New York. Ph oto: Thomas Müller \nNatvar Bhavsar: Free Yourself surveys fifty years o f the artist’s expressive abstractions\, inviting viewers to meditate on the power of pure color. Simultaneously presented at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and the University at Buffalo Art Galleries\, the exhibitions respe ctively feature works on paper and monumental paintings spanning each deca de of his career. This exhibition also celebrates the debut of the AKG’s two acquisitions by the artist RITI-YAA (1969) and KE-RAA (1971). \nBhavs ar’s unique physical process centers on tiny particles of pure\, dry pig ment. He begins by soaking the entire canvas in a clear acrylic binder\, t hen sifts or brushes pigment through handmade tools and fine mesh screens\ , building up to eighty sealed layers. Air currents\, breath\, and the rhy thm of his body as he maneuvers around the surface help shape the final im age—a carefully controlled dance that produces textured\, smoky surfaces with subtle shifts in color and tone. As Bhavsar describes: \n\n“When I enter my studio\, everything disappears. It’s like I’ve entered anoth er world. I experience Nirvana. It’s an incredible gift in which I disap pear\, the studio itself disappears\, New York disappears.”\n\n  \nNatv ar Bhavsar (American\, born India\, 1934). VAROONA II\, 1988. Painting on paper\, dry pigment\, and acrylic medium on rag paper. 49 x 39 inches (125 x 99 cm). © 2026 Natvar Bhavsar / Artists Rights Society (ARS)\, New Yor k. Image courtesy of the artist. \nExamined up close\, his dappled surfac es are palpable\; from a distance\, the color fields float and become atmo spheric. Some paintings burst with energy\, while others suggest a boundle ss continuum of color. Unlike other Abstract Expressionists\, who approach ed the sublime through solemnity\, Bhavsar’s path is ecstatic and celebr atory and rooted in his Indian heritage. His work invokes Holi\, the Hindu Spring festival in which revelers douse one another in powdered colors to celebrate the divine love of Radha and Krishna. Later works introducing c urlicues draw on rangoli—decorative floor patterns of colored powder mad e during Diwali\, the festival of light. \nBhavsar’s meditative practice results in an intensely personal experience that invites endless free ass ociation—whether you find yourself peering through a microscope\, wander ing a Holi celebration\, or gazing from the Hubble telescope is left entir ely to you. \n  \n  \n  \n\nNatvar Bhavsar: Free Yourself is organized by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and the University at Buffalo Art Galleries. Its presentation in Buffalo is organized by Katie O’Hara\, Assistant Cu rator\, Buffalo AKG Art Museum\, and its presentation at the University at Buffalo Art Galleries is organized by Robert Scalise\, Director\, Univers ity at Buffalo Art Galleries. LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T063856Z LOCATION:Buffalo AKG Art Museum\, Buffalo\, NY\, United States URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-natvar-bhavsar-free-yours elf-2/2026-09-18/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=buff alo-ny X-SOURCE-NAME:PAST EVENTS: 2025 Summer Concert Guide for Buffalo & WNY! X-SOURCE-URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/2025-summer-concert-guide END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Disrupted DTSTART:20260918T210000Z DTEND:20260919T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260914T052016Z UID:34188-1789750800-1789761600@news.buffaloplace.com CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:Friday\, September 18th at 5pm\, Western New York Book Arts Ce nter welcomes Disrupted — an exhibition of work by printmaking artist K athleen Sherin in our Main Gallery and Natural Mythologies with an openin g reception. \nClick here for more information. LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T052016Z LOCATION:WNY Book Arts Center\, 468 Washington Street\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14 203\, United States URL:https://news.buffaloplace.com/event/disrupted/?utm_source=caldiscovery &utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=buffalo-ny X-SOURCE-NAME:Buffalo Place X-SOURCE-URL:https://news.buffaloplace.com/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Buffalo Art: Kathleen Sherin & Amanda Maciuba Exhibitions Opening DTSTART:20260918T210000Z DTEND:20260919T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260918T063856Z UID:10046022-1789750800-1789761600@thebuffalohive.com CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:Western New York Book Arts Center is pleased to announce Disru pted — an exhibition of work by printmaking artist Kathleen Sherin in ou r Main Gallery and Natural Mythologies — an exhibition by printmaking ar tist Amanda Maciuba in our Studio Gallery.  \nAn opening reception will t ake place at the Book Arts building\, 468 Washington Street\, on Friday\, September 18\, 2026 from 5:00–8:00pm. The exhibitions will be on view fr om September 18 through October 17\, 2026. LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T063856Z LOCATION:WNY Book Arts\, 468 Washington Street\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14203\, Un ited States URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/event/buffalo-art-kathleen-sherin-amanda-ma ciuba-exhibitions-opening/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_camp aign=buffalo-ny X-SOURCE-NAME:PAST EVENTS: 2025 Summer Concert Guide for Buffalo & WNY! X-SOURCE-URL:https://thebuffalohive.com/2025-summer-concert-guide END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Silly Goose x Eaton DIY Stash Containers DTSTART:20260918T220000Z DTEND:20260919T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260825T061409Z UID:367359-1789754400-1789765200@canterra.co CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:DIY Stash Container Night\nJoin Canterra x Eaton for a fun\, c rafty night where creativity meets good vibes! Decorate and customize your very own stash container to take home while hanging out\, getting creativ e\, and enjoying great company. \nBring your friends or come solo—no cra fting skills required! Just bring your creativity and we’ll take care of the rest. 💚 LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T061409Z URL:https://canterra.co/event/silly-goose-x-eaton-diy-stash-containers/?ut m_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=buffalo-ny X-SOURCE-NAME:Canterra X-SOURCE-URL:https://canterra.co END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Fall Festival DTSTART:20260919T140000Z DTEND:20260919T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260806T180641Z UID:457@reinsteinwoods.org CATEGORIES:arts,festival,food DESCRIPTION:Enjoy the premier festival that celebrates all things nature a nd environment in WNY! Crafts for kids\, live animals\, hands-on activitie s\, food\, and more! No registration required. The NFTA Parks Adventure Bu s is offering free transportation from the main terminal in Buffalo to the festival. Visit the NFTA website for more details.\n\nVisit www.reinste inwoods.org/fall-fest for more information! LAST-MODIFIED:20260806T180641Z URL:https://reinsteinwoods.org/events/fall-festival/?utm_source=caldiscove ry&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=buffalo-ny X-SOURCE-NAME:Artisan Market X-SOURCE-URL:https://reinsteinwoods.org/artisan-market END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Builders of the Canal Tour at the Waterway of Change Exhibit DTSTART:20260919T170000Z DTEND:20260919T173000Z DTSTAMP:20260808T182451Z UID:10000508-1789822800-1789824600@buffalohistory.org CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:Come explore the triumph and tragedies of the Erie Canal. Un cover the details of each theme behind the Waterway of Change exhibit!  Look at the land itself while getting a deeper dive into the point of vie ws that created a lasting impact of the Erie Canal had on New York a nd The United States of America. \nThis tour explores the triumph and tr agedies of the Erie Canal. Look through the lens of the builders of the ca nal and the overwhelming hurtles they overcame to accomplish this massive feat. Step back and see the vision George Washington had for the canal and how Dewitt Clinton adapted it to New York State. \nPlease note that thes e tours are inside and outside the exhibit. There is walking involved in  different types of terrain. \nPlease contact Megan DeJoe at Mdejoe@buf falohistory.org for questions. \nGet tickets HERE! LAST-MODIFIED:20260808T182451Z LOCATION:The Longshed at Canalside\, 44 Prime St.\, Buffalo\, 14202\, Unit ed States URL:https://buffalohistory.org/event/builders-of-the-canal-tour-at-the-wat erway-of-change-exhibit-8/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_camp aign=buffalo-ny X-SOURCE-NAME:The Buffalo History Museum X-SOURCE-URL:https://buffalohistory.org/exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Women on the Canal Tour at the Waterway of Change Exhibit DTSTART:20260919T174500Z DTEND:20260919T181500Z DTSTAMP:20260916T183124Z UID:10000512-1789825500-1789827300@buffalohistory.org CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:Life during the Erie Canal was complex for anyone: the civil w ar\, reconstruction\, and the social movements are just a few examples of the height of the canal went through. Women have had many challenges with the canal however it has also played pivotal rolls on social reforms. Imme rse yourself into the time of the canal and uncover the climate that women had to face. \nCome explore the triumph and tragedies of the Erie Canal.  Uncover the details of each theme behind the Waterway of Change exhibi t! Look at the land itself while getting a deeper dive into the point of views that created a lasting impact of the Erie Canal had on New Yo rk and The United States of America. \nPlease note that these tours will begin inside and continue outside the exhibit. There is walking involved  in different types of terrain. \nPlease contact Megan DeJoe at Mdejoe @buffalohistory.org for questions. \nGet tickets HERE! LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T183124Z LOCATION:The Longshed at Canalside\, 44 Prime St.\, Buffalo\, 14202\, Unit ed States URL:https://buffalohistory.org/event/women-on-the-canal-tour-at-the-waterw ay-of-change-exhibit-8/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaig n=buffalo-ny X-SOURCE-NAME:The Buffalo History Museum X-SOURCE-URL:https://buffalohistory.org/exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sensory Hour DTSTART:20260920T150000Z DTEND:20260920T170000Z DTSTAMP:20260910T213542Z UID:53827e0a-764c-11f1-be8f-12782171dfcf CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:For visitors with sensory sensitivities or anyone who prefers a calmer museum experience\, the Waterway of Change exhibit is offering a Sensory Hour every Sunday from 11am-12pm with limited crowd size\, muted a udio components and dimmed lighting. LAST-MODIFIED:20260910T213542Z LOCATION:Waterway of Change X-SOURCE-NAME:Western New York Family Magazine\, Buffalo\, NY X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.wnyfamilymagazine.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Behind the Scenes Curator Tour DTSTART:20260920T173000Z DTEND:20260920T193000Z DTSTAMP:20260814T050907Z UID:19533-1789911000-1789918200@buffalonavalpark.org CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:Join the Buffalo Naval and Military Park’s Curator and Dire ctor of Museum Collections\, Shane Stephenson\, for a special behind the scenes tour of USS Little Rock\, the last remaining Cleveland-class cruise r in the world. \nThis tour will give an in-depth look at our ships as art ifacts and highlight some of the challenges in preserving them for future generations. You’ll visit spaces aboard USS Little Rock and USS The Sull ivans that are not available on any other tour. \nEach tour will last appr oximately 2 hours and will be limited to 11 people. When touring most area s of the ship\, visitors should expect to traverse narrow passageways\, be able to step over significantly raised thresholds\, and climb up and down very steep ladders. We recommend that you wear comfortable clothes\, cl osed-toe shoes\, and bring a flashlight. \nDue to the length of the tour a nd the spaces that will be visited\, the Curator tour is for ages 11 and o lder. \nCurator Tours will take place at 1:30 PM. \nClick here to purchase your tickets! LAST-MODIFIED:20260814T050907Z LOCATION:Buffalo Naval Park\, United States URL:https://buffalonavalpark.org/event/curator-tour-9-20-26/?utm_source=ca ldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=buffalo-ny X-SOURCE-NAME:Buffalo Naval Park X-SOURCE-URL:https://buffalonavalpark.org/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR