M&T First Friday: August 5, 2016

credit: Wikimedia Commons/Dave Pape

On the first Friday of each month, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, located at 1285 Elmwood Ave. in Buffalo, opens the doors to the 1962 Knox Building to the public free of charge from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., thanks to sponsorship from M&T Bank.

• Drop-in Art Activity – 10 a.m.-noon and 5-7 p.m.
• Family Fun Tour – 11-11:45 a.m.
• Toddler Art Class – 12:30-1:30 p.m. for ages 3-4 – free for members, $10 for non-members.
• Studio Art Classes for Adults – 1-3 p.m. and 7:30-9:30 p.m. – free for members, $10 for non-members.
• Public Tour – 1:30-2:30 p.m. – a free tour of the 1962 Knox Building.
• Outdoor Sculpture Tour – 4-5 p.m. – free one-hour tour (in the event of rain, tour will take place in 1962 Building).
• Drop-in Art Activity – 5-7 p.m. – free in the Education Classrooms.
• Jazz and Happy Hour – 5:30-7:30 p.m. – live music by George Kane and Wayne Moose in the AK Café.
• Gallery Talk – Clyfford Still/Mark Bradford – 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. in the 1905 Building, South Galleries.
• Live Drawing by artist Joan Linder – 6-8 p.m. – in the Clifford Hall Link.
• Performance: Creek Bend Bluegrass Band – 8-9 p.m. – in the Sculpture Garden – free.
• The Art of Food and Drink: Downtown Distilleries – 8 p.m. in the AK Café and Sculpture Garden – $5 for members, $10 for non-members.

Registration is required for many classes and events – call 716-270-8292 to register and find more information at www.albrightknox.org.