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AV Hit List: Top Event Picks for This Week

Thu 2/18 Mark Cook

Burning Books, 7pm

Black Panther, political prisoner, and freedom fighter with the underground George Jackson Brigade, Mark Cook speaks at Burning Books on Thursday night.

Fri 2/19 THE ANNUAL GUINNESS TOAST

Buffalo Irish Center, 5:30pm, $10/$12

Celebrate your Irish heritage with the Annual Guinness Toast this Friday night. Music will be provided by Penny Whiskey, The Leftovers, Poor Ould Goat, Callahan, Daly & Jones, Ruch The Growler,Clann na Cara and Rince na Tiarna.

FRI 2/19 Rainbow Skate

Canalside, 5pm, $6

BlueCross BlueShield is showing support for the LGBT community this Friday with an ice skating event featuring music from DJ Charles Masters, ice skating performance from local celebrities, ice skating ($4 for skate rental), curling ($15), and ice bikes ($12), along with food trucks and drinks.

FRI 2/19 BUFFALO ZOO ARCTIC WHITE OUT

Buffalo Convention Center, 6pm, $50/$60

The inaugural Arctic White Out cocktail party/sampling fundraiser event for the Buffalo Zoo is happening this Friday night. Don your all white apparel and come out for spirit and signature cocktail tastings from vodka brand 1812, ice wine from Chateau des Charmes, visits with zoo animals, music, and more. Dance, drink, and be merry!

SAT 2/20 BUFFALO 2016 WINTER HOP FEST

Gene McCarthy’s, 2pm, $20

Come celebrate the hoppiest of occasions! Enjoy the winter season by sipping on Buffalo’s finest hoppy beers from 8 local breweries, including Big Ditch, Resurgence, and Flying Bison.

SUN 2/21 STATLER CITY PSYCHIC FAIR

Statler City, 11 am-6pm, $5

The biggest Psychic Fair in the region is going on this Sunday. Meet your favorite world-renowned psychics, check out the historic venue, and get your own personal, private reading. What does the rest of 2016 hold in store for you?

MON 2/22 WREKMEISTER HARMONIES W/ BELL WITCH

Dreamland, 8pm, $7

Touring to support their newest album Night Of Your Ascension, Chicago-based black metal doom group Wrekmeister Harmonies, (J.R. Robinson, violinist Esther Shaw, and members of Bell Witch, Jesse Shreibman and Dylan Desmand on bass and drums) appears at Dreamland Monday night with bands Vile Creature and Cages.