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You can enjoy 25 free events at Canalside this week, including concerts, exercise classes, a classic car show and historic reenactments. The Masten District Jazz Festival will be performing a concert called Jazz Meets Gospel on Saturday, August 20 from 6 until 10 p.m. Jamma Jamma African Drums returns to Canalside that same day with a 5 p.m. concert on the Central Wharf. Clutch Artists Autorama comes to Canalside on Sunday, August 21. Classic car aficionados will not want to miss this show. Bello Voice Studio will be showing off local talent on Friday evening, and the Canal Street String Band takes us back to Buffalo s notorious heyday with a concert on Tuesday, August 23. There are plenty of opportunities to keep in shape with four yoga classes and Zumba on the Central Wharf. Families looking for activities can choose from the Erie Canal Puppet Theater, Heads on Wheels by the Theatre of Youth as well as offerings from Explore & More Children s Museum and the Tifft Nature Preserve/Buffalo Museum of Science. If you want to learn more about the history of Buffalo and the Erie Canal, you can interact with DeWitt Clinton and Joseph Hodge, or take a tour of the Canal District with Buffalo Tours. There is something for everyone this week at Canalside!

Friday, August 19 Friday Family Fun on the Central Wharf with Explore & More Children s Museum Train, Planes and Automobiles Canalside: Central Lawn Noon to 4 p.m. Free Groups of more than 10 children must pre-register by calling 716/655-5131. Songs of the Erie Canal Puppet Theatre Performed by Franklin LaVoie Canalside: Central Lawn under the big trees 3 to 4 p.m. Free Heads on Wheels Presented by TOY (Theatre of Youth) This play teaches children the importance of always wearing a bicycle helmet when riding their bike. Canalside: Central Lawn 4:30 p.m. Free MusicalFare Theatre presents DeWitt Clinton Canalside: Historic Ruins 5 to 9 p.m. Free Bello Voice Studio Central Wharf 5 to 7:30 p.m. Free Saturday, August 20 Saturday Family Fun on the Central Wharf with Explore & More Children s Museum Train, Planes and Automobiles Canalside: Central Lawn Noon to 4 p.m. Free Groups of more than 10 children must pre-register by calling 716/655-5131. Erie Canal Story by Buffalo Tours One Hour Guided Walking Tour Canalside: Whipple Truss Bridge Central Wharf side 12:00 Noon to 1:00 p.m. Free African American Cultural Center s Dance & Drum Performance Company Canalside: Central Wharf 4:00 pm to 5:00 p.m. Free Masten District Jazz presents Jazz Meets Gospel - A concert by Buffalo s best jazz musicians Canalside: Central Wharf

6 to 10 p.m. Free Sunday, August 21 Clutch Artists Autorama at the Erie Canal Harbor Classic car show Canalside: Central Wharf & Cobblestone Streets 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free Beginner s Yoga Canalside: Central Lawn 10:00 to 11 a.m. Free Intermediate Yoga Canalside: Central Lawn 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 pm Free Erie Canal Story by Buffalo Tours: One Hour Guided Walking Tour Canalside: Whipple Truss Bridge Central Wharf side Noon to 1 p.m. Free Yogalates Canalside: Central Lawn 1 to 2 p.m. Free Boat Ride with Buffalo Maritime Center aboard the White Elektra or OK Clark Canalside: Commercial Slip 2 p.m. Weather Permitting - Free (First come first served with no reservations accepted.) Hodge s Frontier Trading Post Joseph Hodge and his Native American wife will be glad for your company at his log cabin tavern and trading post for a trip back in time. Canalside: Historic Ruins 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. - Free Monday, August 22 Science Outdoors with Tifft Nature Preserve Learn more about the rich biodiversity of WNY and how everything connects. Canalside: Central Lawn 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free Zumba on the Waterfront Canalside: Central Wharf 6 to 7 p.m. Free

Tuesday, August 23 Yogalates Canalside: Central Lawn 6 to 7 p.m. Free Canal Street String Band Journey back to the musical spirit of Buffalo s infamous Canal Street Canalside: Central Wharf 4 to 6 p.m. Free Wednesday, August 24 Boat Ride with Buffalo Maritime Center aboard the White Elektra or OK Clark Canalside: Commercial Slip 5 p.m. Weather Permitting - Free (First come first served with no reservations accepted.) Concert aboard USS Little Rock Buffalo Naval & Military Park 7 to 9 p.m. Free MusicalFare Theatre presents DeWitt Clinton Canalside: Historic Ruins 5 to 9 p.m. Free Sunset Yoga Canalside: Central Lawn 7 to 8:30 p.m. Free