Community Calendar

Save the Date, y’all! Your favorite Tool Library garden party and fundraiser is back.

Join your favorite crew of Tooligans in your fanciest floral attire for our signature garden party and annual fundraiser hosted at The Plot Flower Farm, an urban flower farm built with Tool Library tools.

The event will feature:

Catering sponsored by The Lunch Box
An open bar
Fresh cut flowers from The Plot
Lawn games
Silent auction
Basket raffle for the ages
New merch drop
Awards and so much more!

We’re doing things a little differently – a little more classy, a little more sassy, and this year’s event will be 21+.

Tickets are available for $75/person and can be purchased online: https://givebutter.com/c/ggg2025

Whether it’s providing the tools for your next DIY project, offering up free fixes at a Dare to Repair Cafe, or stewarding shared spaces with our neighbors, your support sustains our work of sharing, repairing, and building a world that works for everyone. 🛠️

New York State’s Empire State Development, through its local nonprofit community organization partners, is seeking contractors who would like to be included in the bidding process on future commercial and mixed-use building renovation projects throughout the East Side of Buffalo such as façade and commercial space improvements, roofing, masonry, structural repairs and more.

TOPICS TO BE PRESENTED:

Summary of funding program and types of anticipated projects

Guidance and requirements for interested contractors

Details on the bidding, contracting and payment process

NYS Certified MWBE & SDVOB contractors are encouraged to attend!

A family friendly fun nite to show off & look at cool cars, listen to music, have some good eats and win prizes.
Back for our 8th year.
Mark your calendars for the Good Neighbor Cruise Nite Dates. South Buffalo's cruise nite.

As the YWCA of WNY continues to celebrate 155 years of steadfast service to the community, we have partnered with FeedMore WNY in our effort to advocate for equity access. Through this partnership we are facilitating access to healthy foods, which is a social determinant of health associated with neighborhood and built environment. This collaboration will directly benefit the Black Rock Community & our Buffalo neighbors.

Bring a chair or a blanket and enjoy FREE live music every Wednesday night @ 630-830pm. Food trucks and vendors available to grab a snack.
June 25th - Nashville North
July 9th - Gimme Buffet!
July 16th - 45 RPM
July 23rd - Back To The Bars
July 30th - Terry Buchwald
August 6th - Midnight Kings

Get ready for an unforgettable summer night at Party for Prep! Join us on Friday, August 8 at Hartman’s Distilling Co. (55 Chicago Street) for a fun evening filled with drinks, food, music, games, and incredible raffle prizes, all while supporting a great cause.

Whether you're coming with friends, coworkers, or flying solo, this is one of the most fun ways to support educational opportunity for students across Western New York. The energy is always high, the crowd is amazing, and every ticket helps fuel Buffalo Prep’s mission to uplift the next generation of scholars.

This event benefits Buffalo Prep and it Fuel Fund, presented by National Fuel, which helps cover things like books, transportation, and enrichment programs for high school students striving for academic success.

Bring your crew, grab a drink, and celebrate with us while making a meaningful impact. Group pricing is available, so make it a night out with friends!

Tickets are on sale now - don’t miss it.

The Niagara Hospice Gran Fondo is an annual fundraising event that combines scenic cycling with community celebration, all to support the compassionate end-of-life care provided by Niagara Hospice. Held on August 9, 2025, starting off at the Niagara Hospice campus in Lockport, NY, this event travels through Niagara County offering riders of all levels the opportunity to participate in a 15, 33 or 62 mile ride. Following the race, from 10 am to 1pm, riders have free access to the after party including food, beer & music. Not a rider? with a ticket purchase of 30$ you can enjoy the after party too!

Join us at the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center (1101 Casey Rd.) for a full evening of programming on August 9th, 2025! The refuge is typically closed at night so for this evening we will be offering the following activities:

• Indoor Activities/Crafts and Nature Store from 5pm-9pm
• Nocturnal Life Through Indigenous Eyes presentation with Marve Jacobs at 5pm (RSVP required)
• Live Owl Talk at 6:30pm (RSVP required)
• Lake Sturgeon Talk and Feeding with Denise Clay from the Lower Great Lakes Fish & Wildlife Conservation Office 8pm (RSVP required)
• Night Bug Discovery with Gabriela Cardona Rivera from the Lower Great Lakes Fish & Wildlife Conservation Office at 8:30pm (RSVP required)
• Sturgeon Moon Watch from 8:30pm-9:00pm

Date and Time: Saturday, August 9th, from 5pm-9pm

Location: 1101 Casey Rd, Basom, NY 14013 – at the Visitor Center

Activity Level and Accessibility: Easy-active, will involve sitting and using moderate hand dexterity for some activities. This program is held partially indoors and outdoors. Dress for the weather.

More details can be found on our Facebook event page. To RSVP or for questions and information, please email logan_sauer@fws.gov or call/text/leave a message at 612-759-8662.

As the YWCA of WNY continues to celebrate 155 years of steadfast service to the community, we have partnered with FeedMore WNY in our effort to advocate for equity access. Through this partnership we are facilitating access to healthy foods, which is a social determinant of health associated with neighborhood and built environment. This collaboration will directly benefit the Black Rock Community & our Buffalo neighbors.

The 3rd Annual Toronto Pan Afrikan Film Festival (TPAFF) is HERE!
📅 August 14–17, 2025 | TORONTO
💥 Year THREE is pulling up with VOLUME, VIBES & VIM.
Black brilliance? UNFILTERED.
Diaspora creativity? On FULL display.
And guess what? Festival screenings are FREE. Yes—FREE. No excuses. PULL UP.

📍 THE LINEUP IS STACKED:
🎥 August 14 — The Black Carpet Gala + Film Screening
📍 First Unitarian Centre (473 Oakwood Ave) — right in the heart of Little Jamaica
✨ Red carpet drip required — this is your Wakanda moment.
Champagne. Cameras. Celebs. Conversations that hit deep.
🎬 Feature Film: “Play It Loud”

🎬 August 15–16 — More Festival Screenings
📍 Same venue. Same vibes.
🎟️ FREE ENTRY — Tap into the pulse of Black excellence.
Theme: “RIDDIM”
We’re talkin’:
🎵 Reggae. Hip-Hop. Dancehall. Afrobeat.
The soundtracks of survival that moved us, made us, and still heal us.

🌟 August 17 — GRAND FINALE (Ticketed Event)
📍 Acqua Supper Club
💥 We’re going out with a BANG, not a whisper.
🎞️ A feature film that’ll live rent-free in your head
👗 Fashion Show by Sierra Leone’s own FAB BOUTIQUE
🍽️ Pan Afrikan Diaspora Film & Media Brunch — Break bread with:
🎤 Actors.
🎬 Filmmakers.
📺 Media Moguls.
💼 Legacy-builders.
And the cherry on top…

💥 PHILLIP SCOTT is coming to TORONTO!
Founder of African Diaspora News Channel, Emancipation Media & The Phillip Scott Podcast — LIVE & IN-PERSON for the first time ever in the 6ix!
🎤 Media Panel
👋🏾 Meet & Greet