(WNY News Nows) – Buffalo’s Explore & More museum is ready to celebrate diverse local cultures, offer free family fun, and bring a grown-up twist to holiday festivities this fall.
Cultural Connections Day presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield to highlight local cultural organizations on Sunday
Explore & More – The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Children’s Museum, in partnership with Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, invites the community to join them at Explore & More on Sunday, November 24 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the first-ever Cultural Connections Day. During this exciting event, guests can engage with dynamic local arts and cultural organizations and get a first-hand look at their exciting offerings.
Guests will be welcomed by a lineup of community vendors committed to supporting Western New York as active participants in the Arts Access program. Each organization will showcase the programs and resources they will offer for children and families throughout the 2024-2025 winter season.
During Cultural Connections Day, eligible visitors will be able to register for an Arts Access pass and discover the many ways to engage with local arts and cultural organizations. They will be able to receive same-day acceptance and certification for Arts Access passes, allowing residents to register, get certified, and start using their pass immediately – a process that typically requires several days.
Arts Access is a program that opens the door to arts and culture for all Western New Yorkers by connecting them to free and low-cost cultural opportunities in their communities.
More than 50 local theatres, galleries, and other arts and cultural institutions participate in Arts Access and offer low-income individuals and their families of Erie and Niagara Counties the chance to see, experience, and participate in live shows and events by providing free and/or discounted tickets through the Arts Access Pass.
Western New York cultural institutions that participate in Arts Access and will be at the museum on November 24 include:
— The Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
— Chinese Club of Western New York
— Shea’s Performing Arts Center
— Herschell Carousel Factory Museum
— Buffalo Architecture Foundation
— Shakespeare in Delaware Park
— Cornell Cooperative Extension
All activities are free with the price of admission
M&T Bank Fifth Fridays provides free admission to Explore & More on November 29
On Friday, November 29, M&T Bank and Explore & More are teaming up to host the next M&T Bank Fifth Friday, a recently launched program that provides free admission to local families.
Due to overwhelming support from the community, registration for free admission is now closed. Walk-in admission from 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. that day is not guaranteed.
Explore & More will have special general admission hours on November 29: 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Santa Claus will also be making a special visit to Explore & More from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The M&T Bank Fifth Fridays program at Explore & More builds on M&T’s longstanding “Free Friday” partnerships with regional cultural destinations, such as the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Burchfield Penney Art Center, Buffalo History Museum, and Buffalo Arts Studio.
Our next Grown Up Night of Play is set for December 6
If you’re a kid from 21 to 92+, we invite you to leave the little ones at home and enjoy a holly jolly night out. Explore & More’s Grown Up Night of Play is back with “A Merry Mixer” holiday party afterhours at the museum.
Join us on Friday, December 6 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. where guests 21 and up will have access to the museum, and enjoy complimentary beer & wine from Resurgence, bountiful bites from Fat Bob’s, and live music from XOXO Pop Band!
There will be “Christmas Carol-oke,” fun holiday activities like graham cracker house building and LED light-up card making, a special appearance by a green grouch…& more!
Tickets are $40/individual and $70/couple. A limited number of tickets are on sale now at exploreandmore.org.
Explore & More would like to thank its Grown Up Night of Play sponsors including Resurgence Brewing Co., Azar Design Co., National Grid, Jeff’s Attic Secure Self Storage, Sheridan Benefits, Fat Bob’s Smokehouse, and Perry’s Ice Cream.
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