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Virtual Experiences

For the health and safety of everyone, we have implemented some changes for visitors to Buffalo Toronto Public Media: 
 

  • We’ve installed an environmentally friendly clean air filtration system throughout our building to attack microbes both in the air and on surfaces. This system uses an innovative Dry Hydrogen Peroxide (DHP™) to fight viruses, bacteria, mold, odors, and insects.
     

We will continue to closely review public health guidelines and update our safety protocol as necessary. Staying informed is our best prospect for remaining safe as we move forward with navigating through the pandemic. Buffalo Toronto Public Media is dedicated to staying up to date with current guidelines to ensure a safe experience for all.  

April 26

Screening of Frank Lloyd Wright's Buffalo

In partnership with the Buffalo History Museum, Buffalo Toronto Public Media invites you to a screening of Frank Lloyd Wright's Buffalo on April 26 from 6-7:30 pm at the Buffalo History Museum. Admission to the museum is Pay What You Wish. Reserve your spot today!

May 3

Screening of Making Buffalo Home: A Refugee's First Year

In partnership with the Buffalo History Museum, Buffalo Toronto Public Media invites you to a screening of Making Buffalo Home: A Refugee's First Year on May 3 from 6-7:30 pm at the Buffalo History Museum. Admission to the museum is Pay What You Wish. Reserve your spot today!

Postponed and Rescheduled Events

Buffalo Toronto Public Media is committed to the health and enjoyment of its event attendees. Check back here for the latest information. If an event is postponed or rescheduled, ticketholders will be notified by email as soon as possible.

The 2020 JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition scheduled has been postponed, due to the nearly impossible logistics of mounting an international competition in the face of the COVID-19 crisis. The BPO will announce a rescheduled date at a later time.

WNED PBS Special Ticket opportunity

Celtic Thunder | Buffalo | Spring 2023 

The Ireland tour at Shea’s Performing Arts Center, Buffalo, NY, for December 2020 is rescheduled to Spring 2023. Date, time and venue will be announced. 


Buffalo Toronto Public Media Signature Events

WBFO’s Buffalo Blues Bash brings a rollicking night of music, food and fun to Buffalo Toronto Public Media each fall and spring. WNED PBS’s large studio is transformed into a state-of-the-art concert venue for one night only; it offers the perfect setting for local opening blues acts and notable national headliners alike. Food, beer and wine are available for purchase to complete this rockin’ evening.

 

WBFO's Buffalo  Blues Bash returned to our studios October 2021. The headliner was 2019 New England Music Award-Winning “Blues Artist Of The Year”Erin Harpe and the Delta Swingers. Rockabilly Steve and BR3 is the opener.

 

Check back soon for information on the next WBFO Blues Bash.


WNED PBS Antiques Home Show

Celebrity Chef's Table at WNED PBS

Celebrity Chef’s Table is a culinary experience. We invite a celebrity chef from a beloved PBS cooking show to join us as we enhance our love of culinary arts through Q&A, demos, and of course, eating.

WNED PBS Antiques Home Show

WNED PBS Antiques Home Show!
WNED PBS's Antiques Home Show is a local, non-televised event using local expert appraisers. For one day only, community members are invited to bring antiques to be verbally evaluated by Western New York’s finest appraisers.

The WNED PBS Antiques Home Show returned to our studios in October 2021.

Check back soon for information on the next WNED PBS Antiques Home Show.


Don Boswell (Buffalo Toronto Public Media) and JoAnn Falletta (Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra) welcome the Semi-finalists.

The JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition

Named in honor of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra’s Music Director, the JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition was launched in 2004 by Classical WNED, WNED PBS and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. It was the world’s first concerto competition for classical guitarists with accompaniment by a full symphony orchestra. The Falletta Competition was established to help identify and encourage talented young classical guitarists and help them on their musical journeys. Every two years, it brings international guitarists to Buffalo, New York for one week to perform publicly in competition for cash prizes, a recording contract, national and international broadcast exposure, and a return engagement with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. It is the opportunity of a lifetime for young musicians who have dedicated themselves to their art and who are serious about pursuing careers not only as international performing and recording artists, but also as concert soloists.

In addition to bringing prominent recognition to highly-skilled young classical guitarists, Buffalo Toronto Public Media and the BPO seek to promote music appreciation and enhance the visibility of the cultural arts in Western New York.

Buffalo Toronto Public Media and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra congratulate Bokyung Byun of South Korea who was awarded first place and Musician's Choice in the eighth biennial JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition on June 9, 2018.

Eight classical guitarists, representing five nations, competed throughout the week. Byun is the first woman to win the competition. Tengue "TY" Zhang of China captured Audience Favorite and second place. Congyi Zhang won third place, and also received the inaugural William and Carol Greiner Award for his performance of Ernesto Cordero’s Concierto Antillano. The Greiner Award encourages the performance of lesser-known works.

Byun will receive a solo concert at the Fondazione La Società dei Concerti in a recital among the series “Winners!” of Incontri Musicali at Gaber Auditorium in Milano, Italy, along with a $10,000 cash prize, national and international broadcast exposure, and a return engagement with the BPO.

The 2020 JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition scheduled for June 3-6 has been postponed, due to the nearly impossible logistics of mounting an international competition in the face of the COVID-19 crisis. The BPO will announce a rescheduled date at a later time.


WNED Kid Fest At Home

Kid Fest has gone virtual for 2021!

We are so sad we couldn’t meet in person this year. With that in mind, we decided to bring Kid Fest to you! While nothing can fully replace in-person fun, we are providing a fun alternative.

 

Check back soon for information on the next WNED Kid Fest.


JazzWorks Live! is a fundraiser for Western New York Public Broadcasting Association, a nonprofit corporation that serves the educational, cultural and informational needs of communities across Western New York and Southern Ontario. Sponsorship support of this unique concert event helps provides the financial resources required for the organization’s on-air, community collaboration and outreach activities.

 

JazzWorks Live!
Thank you for your support.

Saturday, September 14th, 2019
 

Buffalo Toronto Public Media continues its tradition of bringing live music to Buffalo and Western New York with its first JazzWorks Live! The inaugural event took place September 14, 2019. The Buffalo Toronto Public Media studio was transformed into an intimate jazz nightclub setting.with Jazzmeia Horn, winner of the Thelonious Monk Award was the headlining and an opening performance by Taylor Made Jazz. The musicians, ambiance and excitement of this event made for an incredibly memorable evening!

JazzWorks Live! features jazz musicians from Western New York and beyond. There is food and beverages (alcohol and non-alcohol) available for purchase.

 

Check back soon for information on the next JazzWorks Live! event.