What’s Good: Oct 30-Nov 5, 2025
Our weekly guide to what’s going on around Buffalo and in the world of pop culture.
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Thursday, 10/30
Art In the Open (UB Center For the Arts, 5pm, FREE)
Guests can meet University artists and see their work in progress. With live music and dance performances and film screenings.
Fruit Bats (Asbury Hall, 341 Delaware Ave, 7pm doors/8pm, $30 adv/$35)
The band strips down to acousting guitar, banjo, and piano on their new album Baby Man.
Come From Away (Shea’s 710, 710 Main St, 7:30pm, $30-$68)
Based on the true story of a small Canadian town that took in 7,000 stranded airline passengers on 9/11. Through 11/9.
Urinetown (Shea’s Smith Theater, 658 Main St, 7:30pm, $22-$46)
A town takes radical steps to deal with their water shortage in this satirical musical. Through 11/9.
Oak (Alleyway Theatre, 1 Curtain Up Alley, 7:30pm, $32-$37)
It’s “snatching season,” and three cousins have reason to be worried about a swamp monster. Through 11/15.
Skulking Ghost (Milkie’s, 522 Elmwood Ave, 7pm, $10 suggested)
w/8/10, The New Dionysius
Shagadelic Bash (Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, 7:30pm, $20adv/$25)
Costumes on the dance floor, with performances by The Funk Knights & U-Lock.
Anthony Mrocka (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 7:30pm, $31-$41)
A psychic medium does live readings.
East Coast Dave (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 5-6:30pm)
Buffalo Hive Event (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 7-10pm)
Event for the local arts and culture web site.
The Improv Mixer (Buffalo Improv House, 255 Great Arrow Ave #207, 7pm, $5 suggested)
Newcomers and experienced performers are all welcome to participate in improv sketch comedy or just watch.
Friday, 10/31
Halloween Party 2025 (Mohawk Place, 47 E Mohawk Place)
Featuring Kill Uncle, The Heathens, and DJ Boobie Riot.
Halloween @ Milkie’s (Milkie’s, 522 Elmwood Ave, 8pm, $10 suggested)
Featuring Racehearse, Catspurr the Ghost, Endolphins, Canela String Quartet
Come From Away (Shea’s 710, 710 Main St, 7:30pm, $30-$68)
Based on the true story of a small Canadian town that took in 7,000 stranded airline passengers on 9/11. Through 11/9.
Urinetown (Shea’s Smith Theater, 658 Main St, 7:30pm, $22-$46)
A town takes radical steps to deal with their water shortage in this satirical musical. Through 11/9.
Oak (Alleyway Theatre, 1 Curtain Up Alley, 7:30pm, $32-$37)
It’s “snatching season,” and three cousins have reason to be worried about a swamp monster. Through 11/15.
Comedian CP (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 7pm/9:15pm, $13-$43)
CP has appeared in Diarra From Detroit, How To Die Alone, and Love Life, and has a new special, Sunday After Six.
From Ashes to New (Town Ballroom, 681 Main St, 6pm doors, $39, 16+)
w/Magnolia Park, Until I Wake, Not Enough Space.
Well Worn Boot (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 5-6:30pm)
w/Irving Klaws, Captain Tom & the Hooligans, Soul Butchers, Jungle Steve
Songbirds (Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, 7pm doors/8pm, $15adv/$20, 18+)
Fleetwood Mac tribute.
Blizzard of Ozz (The Caz, 2221 Seneca St, 6:30pm doors/8pm, $20-$30)
Ozzy tribute.
Improv Collider (Buffalo Improv House, 255 Great Arrow Ave #207, 8:30pm, $10adv/$12/$6.54 student)
An hour of long form improv comedy.
The New Friday Mixer (Buffalo Improv House, 255 Great Arrow Ave #207, 9:30pm, PWYC)
Newcomers and experienced performers are all welcome to participate in improv sketch comedy or just watch.
Rechouse (Rec Room, 79 W Chippewa St, 11pm, $10)
Honey Group presents a night of house music.
Live Band Karaoke (Rec Room, 79 W Chippewa St, 10pm, $8)
New Movies This Week
Bugonia (in wide release)
A beekeeping conspiracy theorist (Jesse Plemons) kidnaps a CEO (Emma Stone) who he believes is an alien in Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest.
Spike and Mike’s Animation Extravaganza (Transit Center)
The legendary festival for animated shorts. 7pm only
Back to the Future (Market Arcade 8, Transit Center, Walden Galleria)
A 40th anniversary screening of the time-travel classic.
Paranorman (Walden Galleria)
A remastered 3D re-release of Laika animation’s macabre kids movie.
KPop Demon Hunters: A Sing Along Event (Elmwood Center, Market Arcade 8, Walden Galleria)
A singalong screening.
Self-Help (Transit Center)
A young woman infiltrates a self-help cult after her mother becomes a member.
Violent Ends (Transit Center)
A gruesome, Ozark-set revenge thriller.
Truth & Treason (in wide release)
The true story of a Hitler Youth who turns his back on Nazism and becomes a resistance fighter.
Baahubali: The Epic (Elmwood Center, Transit Center, Walden Galleria)
The two-part Baahubali series (2015/2017) combined to one film, with new scenes and remastered visuals. In Hindi or Telugu with subtitles, check listings.
G-Dragon in Cinema: Übermench (Transit Center, Walden Galleria)
Concert film for Korean singer-rapper G-Dragon. In Korean with subtitles.
Ikk Kudi (Elmwood Center)
A woman starts to doubt her arranged marriage is a good match, and investigates her fiancé’s past. In Punjabi with subtitles.
Madhaniyan (Elmwood Center)
Romantic drama. In Punjabi with subtitles.
Mass Jathara (Elmwood Center)
Ravi Teja stars in writer-director Bhanu Bogavarapu’s latest action comedy. In Telugu with subtitles.
The Taj Story (Elmwood Center)
Courtroom drama, controversial for falsely suggesting the Taj Mahal was originally a Hindu temple. In Hindi with subtitles.
Saturday 11/1
Strawberry Girls (Mohawk Place, 47 E Mohawk Place, 6pm, 18+)
w/Moondough, Post MC, March Lions, Derek Gregoire.
Deviled Egg-stravaganza (Electric City, 433 Pearl St, 5pm, $63-$88/$33 kids)
25 teams serve 40 varieties of deviled eggs. Sample and vote for your favorite! eggsinthebuff.com
Come From Away (Shea’s 710, 710 Main St, 3pm/8pm, $30-$68)
Based on the true story of a small Canadian town that took in 7,000 stranded airline passengers on 9/11. Through 11/9.
Urinetown (Shea’s Smith Theater, 658 Main St, 8pm, $22-$46)
A town takes radical steps to deal with their water shortage in this satirical musical. Through 11/9.
Oak (Alleyway Theatre, 1 Curtain Up Alley, 7:30pm, $32-$37)
It’s “snatching season,” and three cousins have reason to be worried about a swamp monster. Through 11/15.
Hot Mulligan (Riverworks, 359 Gansom St, 7pm, SOLD OUT)
w/Drug Church, Arm’s Length, Anxious.
James Donald Forbes McCann (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 7pm/9:30pm, $33-$45)
Australian comedian/writer/songwriter/poet/essayist/motivational speaker/captain of industry.
The Ha-Ha Show (Buffalo Improv House, 255 Great Arrow Ave #207, 5pm, $12/$8 16 & under)
All-ages improv comedy.
The Harold (Buffalo Improv House, 255 Great Arrow Ave #207, 6pm, $8 adv/$10)
The classic improv comedy format.
Various Factors (Buffalo Improv House, 255 Great Arrow Ave #207, 7pm, $25/$16 student)
A fully improvised Broadway-style musical comedy.
Cagematch!!! (Buffalo Improv House, 255 Great Arrow Ave #207, 8:30pm, $8)
Two improv teams battle for audience votes; the winner returns next week.
Milkie’s Jeopardy (Milkie’s, 522 Elmwood Ave, 6-7:30pm, FREE)
Every first Saturday, prizes for 1st & 2nd place.
Bird Soup (Milkie’s, 522 Elmwood Ave, doors 7pm/8pm, $5adv/$10)
Halloween variety show & costume contest. With comedy by Trebor Finnegan, Mike Shanks, Connor Mink, Brody Walsh, Annamarie DePalma, Rachel Daze, Jesse Winterhalter, and Liz Reaves, plus musical guest Mark the Aquarius
The Brokes (Town Ballroom, 681 Main St, 6pm doors, $33, 16+/12+ w/parent)
Strokes tribute. w/The Smiths etc.
The Gathering Gloom (Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, 7pm doors/8pm, $20adv/$25, 18+)
Tribute to The Cure.
Celtic Sessions (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 4-7pm, FREE)
Traditional Irish music.
Black Rock Arts (Black Rock Arts, 43 Hamilton St, 11am-3pm, FREE)
The new artist-run gallery is open to the public every Saturday.
Sunday 11/2
Herbie Hancock (Mainstage Theater, UB Center For the Arts, 7pm, $49-$134)
The jazz-funk fusion legend performs with a 5-piece group.
My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult (Electric City, 433 Pearl St, 7pm, $38-$111)
Kitchy industrial music pioneers. w/Die Sexual, Devora
Come From Away (Shea’s 710, 710 Main St, 2pm, $30-$68)
Based on the true story of a small Canadian town that took in 7,000 stranded airline passengers on 9/11. Through 11/9.
Urinetown (Shea’s Smith Theater, 658 Main St, 2pm, $22-$46)
A town takes radical steps to deal with their water shortage in this satirical musical. Through 11/9.
Christian Johnson (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 6pm, $34-$44)
This rising star has opened for the likes of Eddie Griffin, Damon Wayans, Sinbad, and more.
Ann Philippone (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 6-8, FREE)
Barrelhouse piano.
Jazz Cache (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 8:30pm-mid, FREE)
A rotating cast of Buffalo’s best jazz musicians.
Karaoke Night (Twentysixallen, 26 Allen St, 6pm)
Monday 11/3
Sydney Sprague (Rec Room, 79 W Chippewa St, 6:30 doors/7:30pm, $24, 16+)
Introspective indie-pop singer-songwriter. w/Gabrielle Grace, Stress Dolls
George Caldwell (Hallwalls, 341 Delaware Ave, 7:30pm, $10 suggested)
The UB Music Department presents the pianist, who’s performed with the likes of Cab Calloway, Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, and Max Roach.
Oak (Alleyway Theatre, 1 Curtain Up Alley, 7:30pm, $32-$37)
It’s “snatching season,” and three cousins have reason to be worried about a swamp monster. Through 11/15.
Songwriter Showcase (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 8pm-mid, FREE)
Singer-songwriters from 8-9, and then an open mic for the rest of the evening.
Monday Night Foosball (Riverworks, 359 Gansom St, 6pm warmups/7-9pm, $10)
Weekly foosball tournament; free trial week for newcomers, $80 15-week season pass. buffalofoosball.com
Tuesday 11/4
I’m With Her (Asbury Hall, 341 Delaware Ave, 6:30pm doors/7:30pm, $51-$126)
A collaboration between folksingers Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan, and Sara Watkins.
The Motet (Iron Works, 49 Illinois St, 7pm doors/8pm, $27adv/$30, 18+)
w/Michael Wilbur
Born of Osiris (Rec Room, 79 W Chippewa St, 5pm doors/6pm, $35, 16+)
Hard rock show. w/The Browning, Vctms, Axty, Lost in Separation
Steam Donkeys (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 6-8:30pm, FREE)
Long-serving “cosmic Americana” group.
Rust Belt Comedy Showcase (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 9-10pm, FREE)
A rotating cast of local stand-ups.
The Stripteasers (Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St, 10pm-mid, $4)
Weekly burlesque show.
Open Mic (Duende, 85 Silo City Row, 5-8pm)
Hosted by Ian Be, with Adam James on piano.
Open Mic (Cucina @ Hotel Richardson, 444 Forest Ave, 6-8pm)
This weekly open mic features music, poetry, and comedy. Register at jkonze@douglasdev.com.
Karaoke (Milkie’s, 522 Elmwood Ave, 8pm)
Wednesday 11/5
The Mid-Week Vibe (9th Ward, 341 Delaware Ave, 7pm doors/8pm, $30)
This month’s theme is Ladies’ Night, featuring performances by Darcel Blue, DJ Brei, and Yolanda Smilez.
Kennyhoopla (Rec Room, 79 W Chippewa St, 7pm doors/8pm, $33, 16+)
Indie rock singer-songwriter, on the Conditions of an Orphan tour.
Loathe (Town Ballroom, 681 Main St, 7pm doors, $33, 16+/12+ w/parent)
w/Trauma Ray, SPY
Michael Longfellow (Helium, 30 Mississippi St, 7:30pm, $31-$41)
Longfellow was one of eight comics chosen for Netflix Introducing…, and was named one of TBS’ Comics To Watch.
The Band Blackbird (The Caz, 2221 Seneca St, 5:30pm doors/7pm, $13-$19)
Jam band.
Karaoke Night (Twentysixallen, 26 Allen St, 6pm)
Comedy Open Mic (Milkie’s, 522 Elmwood Ave, sign up 7pm, show 9:30pm)
