Community Calendar

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

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

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

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.

Music & Market Mondays at Buffalo River Grove! (Formerly Fontana's)

2025: Mondays June 16 to August 25, 4pm to 8pm
Get ready to kick off your week with excitement at Music and Market Mondays at the Grove!

Our vibrant outdoor venue is open to all, packed with live music, delicious theme food each week, cash bar, unique vendors, fun games, and community displays for every age. With plenty of free parking, there’s no reason to miss out! Grab your friends and make your Monday unforgettable with an evening full of energy, laughter, and community. See you there!

List of more activities below. Plus, while your there you can check out the venue to see if it might be a great place to hold your next picnic or event.

If you've ever wanted to be part of a book club, but can't find time to do the homework, join us! We'll check in at the beginning, then read aloud from writings on care and community we've found meaningful. Some will volunteer to read while others are invited to continue doing life while listening- washing dishes, walking, fixing dinner, caretaking on mute, and then joining for discussion after the reading is complete. Afterwards, we'll ask: what did we learn? How does it fit into our actual lives? Our goal is to let the reading be in conversation with life, and make a book club more accessible for folks who don't have time or ability to read independently.

Join us on Zoom here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83552951102

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.

🎉 **You're Invited to the International Festival of WNY!** 🌍

Location: Cheektowaga Town Park – Lions Pavilion Shelter & Cultural Center, Time: From 2 PM until sunset

Get ready for a vibrant, joy-filled celebration like no other! Savor the flavors of the world with authentic cuisine from across the globe. Dance to the rhythm of live music, soak in the sights and sounds of rich cultural traditions, and enjoy an atmosphere bursting with energy and unity.

Hosted by GDA Buffalo, a passionate nonprofit powered by dedicated volunteers, this event is your chance to experience a global journey right here in Western New York.

✨ Exchange greetings, share stories, taste incredible food, win exciting raffle prizes, and make unforgettable memories with friends and family!

Come hungry. Come curious. Come ready to celebrate the world!

We can't wait to welcome you—see you there! 🌎🎶🍴

Music & Market Mondays at Buffalo River Grove! (Formerly Fontana's)

2025: Mondays June 16 to August 25, 4pm to 8pm
Get ready to kick off your week with excitement at Music and Market Mondays at the Grove!

Our vibrant outdoor venue is open to all, packed with live music, delicious theme food each week, cash bar, unique vendors, fun games, and community displays for every age. With plenty of free parking, there’s no reason to miss out! Grab your friends and make your Monday unforgettable with an evening full of energy, laughter, and community. See you there!

List of more activities below. Plus, while your there you can check out the venue to see if it might be a great place to hold your next picnic or event.

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.