Three things to do this weekend: August 28-30, 2015

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Historic Lewiston Jazz Festival – Friday and Saturday, August 28-29 at a number of venues throughout Lewiston. In addition to the music, there’s plenty of food and wine available throughout the village from some of the area’s finest restaurants and Niagara Wine Trail wineries, the Premiere Jewelry Show at the corner of South Fifth and Center Sts., and a classic car show on Saturday. For the complete schedule, visit www.lewistonjazz.com.

Buffalo Irish Festival – Friday through Sunday, August 28-30 at Buffalo RiverWorks, 359 Ganson St. in Buffalo. Celebrate everything Irish with live entertainment, food and beverage, raffles, the Parade of the 32 County Flags of Ireland (Friday at 5:30 p.m.) and more. Entertainment will include The Eileen Ivers Band, The Glengarry Bhoys, Emish, Seamus Kennedy, Pat Shea and the Blarney Bunch. Hours are Friday 5 to midnight, Saturday noon to midnight and Sunday noon to 10 p.m. – find out more at www.buffaloirish.com.

Elmwood Ave. Festival of the Arts – Saturday and Sunday, August 29-30 on Elmwood Ave. between W. Ferry and St. James Place – find out more here.

2015 Elmwood Ave. Festival of the Arts – August 29th and 30th

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The 16^th annual Elmwood Ave. Festival of the Arts will take place Saturday and Sunday, August 29^th and 30^th on Elmwood Ave. between W. Ferry and St. James Place.

This year’s festival will feature more than 170 juried artisans in multiple mediums, including ceramics, fiber, glass, jewelry, metal, photography and sculpture. There will be three stages for musical performances featuring a diverse line-up of acts as well as the Kidsfest Stage and tents. Environmental Row also returns, located at Elmwood and Lafayette, and Cultural Row will be located on Breckinridge near Elmwood.

No Buffalo festival is complete without food, and this one is no exception. The Festival Café returns to Elmwood and Lafayette and will feature popular area food merchants including Sweet Melody’s, the Lexington Co-Op and Mineo and Sapio Sausage. In addition, check out Lloyd Taco Truck, the Black Market Food Truck and Frank Gourmet Hot Dogs Food Truck in the area.

Hours for the juried festival are Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Five Things to do in August 2015

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August…really? Already? Where did that summer go? There are still a few weeks left in summer, so get out and do something fun – because it’s Buffalo, it’s what we do! Need some ideas? Read on!

Check out a county fair – it’s county fair season – here are some local ones to check out:

• Orleans County Fair
• Chautauqua County Fair
• Cattaraugus County Fair
• Niagara County Fair
• Erie County Fair
• Wyoming County Fair

Visit an art festival – the Lewiston Art Festival is August 8^th and 9^th, and the Elmwood Ave. Festival of the Arts is August 29^th and 30^th. One of the area’s newer festivals is ARTsPARKed at Artpark in Lewiston, taking place August 15^th – it’s part trunk show, part music and part visual arts.

Get your fill of corn – the Eden Corn Festival is August 6^th through 9^th, featuring animal competitions, a craft show, softball and baseball tournaments, live music, food and more.

Highland games, music, food and more – the 31^st annual Scottish Festival and Highland Games happens August 15^th at the Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village, 3755 Tonawanda Creek Rd. in Amherst. Features music, dancing, food and beverages, the Highland Games and more.

Everyone is Irish… – at the Buffalo Irish Festival! This year’s festival will be at Buffalo RiverWorks, 359 Ganson St. in Buffalo, taking place August 28^th through 30^th and featuring live music, the Parade of 32 Counties, food and beverage and much more (like all Buffalo festivals!).