Comedian Jeff Dunham brings his friends again for his return visit to Buffalo on his “Still Not Canceled Tour.”
Here is a look at highlights of Buffalo area events in the next week.
Jeff Dunham. 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10 at KeyBank Center.
Jeff Dunham loves to be on the road. The prolific comedian and ventriloquist has been touring nearly non-stop for more than 18 years – including more than a year on his current “Still Not Canceled Tour” – and entertaining more than 7.25 million people in the process. His fans love that he’s never alone. On this tour, expect to see his popular friends Walter, Bubba J, Achmed, José Jalapeño on a Stick and Peanut. If you follow him on Facebook, you’ll see his videos from venues along the tour, including one that is funny and touching from Las Vegas where his first-grade teacher is in the audience. Tickets are still available for his return to Buffalo and start at about $75 (ticketmaster.com).
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Retro Rewind. 8:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5 at the Lounge at Revolution Gallery, 1419 Hertel Ave.
DJ Dr. Wisz spins the vinyl as he leads the first Retro Rewind of the year, a dance party with art and music that happens the first weekend of each month at Revolution. Groove to alt, goth, punk, post-punk and other musical stylings, along with video projections. Enjoy a cocktail – or mocktails, if that’s your preference. Tunes start at 9 p.m. It’s a 21-and-older event.
Western New York Artists Group. Opening exhibit of Non-Juried Members Exhibition, noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6 at the Artists Group Gallery, 1 Linwood Ave.
For the 14th installment of the WNY Artists Group, the artists are presenting a self-juried exhibit of work in various mediums, subjects and interpretations that each artist feels best represents their work. Curatorial assistance is from gallery director Donald J. Siuta. The exhibit is on view Jan. 6 to Feb. 2.
John Young’s Original Mumbo Sauce event. Noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6 along the Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor, 146 Broadway.
Product launches are not usual newsletter items, but when it is one of historical importance in Buffalo’s culinary world, then it is certainly noteworthy. The story starts back in the early 1960s, when John Young opened what is considered the first wing shop in Buffalo with Wings N’ Things on the East Side. It is where he served wings whole with drum, flat and tip still together and enveloped in his sweet and tangy sauce. That “mumbo sauce” and those wings led to his nickname of “the King of the Wings.” This event celebrates the launch of the original mumbo sauce that will now be available to the public for the first time in decades. There will be free samples and presentations at the event.
Pianist Albert Cano Smit performs in a Gift to the Community Concert in the Mary Seaton Room of Kleinhans Music Hall.
Gift to the Community with pianist Albert Cano Smit. 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7 in the Mary Seaton Room of Kleinhans Music Hall.
The 25th season of the free community concert season continues in the New Year with pianist Albert Cano Smit performing a program featuring, among other works, Schubert’s Piano Sonata in A Minor, D.784 and Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No.32 in C Minor, Op. 111. A first prize winner at the Naumburg Piano Competition in 2017 and also in the Young Concert Artists International Auditions, he has performed as a soloist with orchestras in the U.S. and Europe. At 2:15 p.m., there will be a performance by the Buffalo Suzuki Strings piano students. Tickets are not needed for this free concert.
Shea’s Family Film Series. Multiple dates.
The animated musical “Sing” opens this free five-film series that takes place in one of two locations: Shea’s Buffalo Theatre (646 Main St.) and Shea’s 710 Theatre (710 Main St.). Movies start at 2 p.m.; doors open at 1 p.m. Tickets are available about three weeks before each movie at the Shea’s ticket office (650 Main St.) and sheas.org. Here’s the full schedule:
- Jan. 7: “Sing” in Shea’s Buffalo Theatre
- Feb. 4: “Remember the Titans,” Shea’s 710 Theatre
- Feb. 18: “Soul,” Shea’s 710 Theatre
- March 3: “Super Mario Bros. Movie,” Shea’s Buffalo Theatre
- April 21: “Disney’s Moana,” Shea’s Buffalo Theatre
Short takes
Papi Grande’s eighth anniversary. 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5 at Papi Grande’s, 4276 Maple Road, Amherst. Music, specials, a photo booth and giveaways will help celebrate the eighth anniversary for the Amherst location of this Mexican restaurant. Live music by Mick Walcott of Mayday Buffalo is from 5 to 8 p.m. and DJ Sandals from 8 p.m. to close.
Silent Disco ice skating. 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6 at the Ice at Canalside, 130 Main St. Three channels of music by SE2 Silent Disco. You’ve got three ticket options: $10 for the silent disco and dancing (no skating); $16 with ice rink admission included and $19 if you need to rent skates, too.
Open ice skating. At Buffalo Riverworks, 359 Ganson St. 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7. There’s more ice skating this weekend at Buffalo RiverWorks. Admission is $5; skate rental is $5. Grab some food and drink afterward.