What a neat place! They offer tours of the space on Saturdays at 11am - no reservations needed,…read morejust show up at 11. Ring the buzzer and they will come let you in (be patient, sometimes they may need to walk to the door from the other side of the building). The staff is friendly and helpful, and happy to answer questions. There is a wood shop, a metal shop, a fabric area, a Cricut machine, embroidery machine, 3D printer, laser cutters, and all kinds of other interesting tools to make stuff. They offer classes, and let people use the tools after taking safety classes if you show up during open shop hours when the supervisor of the space is there. They rent out small spaces as incubators and offer classes and guidance for growing businesses. If you have ideas of a thing you want to make, chances are there is somebody here who can teach you how to make it. The organization is very much based around community and sharing knowledge. If you are at all curious, I highly recommend the tour.

The Foundry is a place, a space, an incubator. At the Foundry you can learn, create an explore…read more If you haven't been here or looked them up do it, do it now. So far I've had the opportunity to make a shot glass, make some jewelry and learn the history of glass beads and play with 3D printing. As I mentioned previously the Foundry the incubator for a variety of business that make their home here. I recently attended the holiday market where a number of the vendors that make the Foundry home were open and many visiting crafters. Many if not all of these vendors host a class or two that for a reasonable price you can get hands on to learn a new skill. So far I've taken 3 and I can tell you these classes are small, intimate and really give you a hands on experience that really makes the class worth it. Some of these resident creators include a company that makes pucks and baseballs into bottle openers, a metal worker, glass blower, jewelry maker, a wooden frame bicycle maker and a man that makes bird feeders that resemble Frank Lloyd Wright windows. Most of them have etsy or other stores to browse what is available for purchase. For me, The Foundry is about creation, creativity and the access to be able to taken part in it. To work with skilled craftsmen, hear their stories, get tips while making something in the process. So check out a class or 10, it's worth it!

Magical light show in Lancaster, a town of WNY. We go every year! Sure does put you in the holiday…read moremood. I should've taken some pictures, but I was driving my family so I let them do the picture taking. It's free. It's amazing. This year (2025 Xmas season) the 100% of the donations collected will go to a charity by the name of Sleep in Heavenly Peace. Worthwhile cause for sure. They build beds for children in the city of Buffalo who are in need of beds.

What a great festive experience. I'm posting this too late for this year but do yourself a favor…read moreand bookmark this for next year. Do you like driving around during the Christmas season to check out all the holiday decirations? Well this is an amazing neighborhood where over 300 houses get together and decorate for this holiday event. They even supply a map of the best route to take to be able to see everything. It runs from Thanksgiving night until New Years Day. The event is free but there's spots along the route to make donations. Each year they give the donations to a different organization. This past year (2024) the money was going to the Lancaster Depew Boys & Girls Club. Remember - Thanksgiving night 2025 2025-9

Very happy with Erie County!!! I've lived here all of my life and intend to retire here tooread more

Disappointed ... Expensive, and well , just blah .. not…read moreworth it ... Nothing special to see from my lens

Today I attended a presentation on Diabetes 101: Prevention & Lifestyle Change presented by Sam…read moreCumbo CSCS. Great presentation but the review is on the banquet center. There was a coffee and tea station set up at the banquet room entrance, serve yourself and pitchers of water were on the table and offer refilled. For lunch we were served chicken cordon bleu, baby carrots, roll and butter and cheesecake for dessert. The meal was good, I wish once they started serving food they would have put a coffee carafe on each table.

We had a bridal shower in July at Creekside Banquet and everything was just beautiful. The room…read morefor our party of almost 35 was a great size and the sunny day showed off the high windows in the room. Loved the layout and the room accommodated the extras we brought in (flower cart, balloon arch). The food was delicious and we never ran out of anything. Jennifer and her team were a delight to work with. Wouldn't change a thing and highly recommend talking to Jennifer if your are looking for a great venue.

Great shop, I have attended the Toast To Type Event here the last couple years and it's so much…read morefun.Its an evening of hands on printing demos, food and drink plus raffles on baskets, wine and wreaths.You get to handprint your own punny reusable tote bag and clink commemorative coasters.Its such a fun event. I also attended the posters for the irish classical theatre a Retrospective, which was cool to see all the posters of the past, especially the plays i have attended. The staff is friendly and you can purchase prints, posters, post cards and jewelry from local artists.

I have been going to the Toast to Type Event here the last few years and I must say it's a blast…read morefor a good cause.You can screen print a tote bag and coaster, which is so fascinating. You get food and drink included in your ticket price and they have raffles for baskets wine and wreaths. The shop is cool and the staff so nice, you can purchase posters, prints, stationary, jewelry and screenprints.I also had the chance to catch the posters for the Irish Classical theatre company Retrospective. So many exciting posters from past productions I have attended. This was so cool !!

We used Lilies of the Field to provide flowers for our wedding in September. Lilies of the Field…read morealso sets up at the East Aurora farmers markets where you can make your own bouquets. On the day before the wedding my mother in law and bridesmaids and I picked up 6 buckets of fresh cut flowers from their farm and made our bouquets by hand. None of us are florists but it wasn't difficult to make beautiful bouquets and arrangements with the gorgeous flowers they provided and may I add for an insanely reasonable price. So please consider them for you floral needs for any big event! Everything was freshly picked and so beautiful. The vines they included made my bridal bouquet absolutely breathtaking. With six buckets of flowers we had enough for my bridal bouquet, a bouquet for each of my 5 bridesmaids, 13 vases of flowers for the dining tables, and boutonnières for my husband, my brother and nephews, and the 3 groomsmen. Here are the results.

what a find! we wanted to see the asylum exhibit which was ending, so made it a point to get…read morethere. museum is bright (lots of windows), signage was informative and we're so glad we went. Plenty of parking in their lot. admission is always free, a bonus. exhibits change regularly, so be sure to check their website. be sure you're looking at the anderson gallery info, rather than the cfa info. for those who have accessibility concerns, there's info on that website. not as easy as some places, but at least it's available, altho only with asking. bathrooms on the 2nd floor are rather hidden at the far end, around a corner.

Friendly place. The building is a former buffalo public school building that they transformed into…read morea bright and beautiful gallery. Open areas and a great display of art. We viewed Futura. It is a free and open to the public UB Art Gallery. I will go back when they display a new exhibit.

Wow! I went to see the Pink Floyd music laser show at this planetarium on the campus of Buffalo…read moreState College/University a few days ago. The science and math building which is cooling itself. Park near in lot 37. The laser light show was set to the music of Dark Side of the Moon album. Very cool! Tickets can be bought on Eventbrite. There are upcoming shows that set laser experience to David Bowie, Metallica, The Beatles, etc. Plus some special shows for the upcoming Valentine's Day.

My friend and I were in Buffalo, a city we had not yet enjoyed. Looking around for something to do…read moreon a Friday night, we found the EventBrite entry for the planetarium show. Not too expensive. Not too late. Not too far from where we were staying. So we purchased our tickets online. The show was great- beautiful views of the seasonal sky, a wonderful narrator- Dr. Jen Fox, and a clean venue with plenty of free parking. So glad we spent our Friday at the planetarium-a treasure for Buffalo! And we met a Canadian who invited us to visit Canada! Thank you, Wayne.