Thursday, April 20, 7 p.m., doors open at 6:30
Organized labor: opportunities and challenges
Western New York is a hotbed of labor activism. It’s where the now-national effort to organize Starbuck’s stores began and currently ground zero to unionize large companies including Tesla and GEICO. Investigative Post Editor Jim Heaney will moderate a speakers panel that will include Peter DeJesus, president of the Western New York AFL-CIO Area Labor Federation; labor attorney Ian Hayes; union organizer Victoria Conklin; and Investigative Post reporter J. Dale Shoemaker.
Big Ditch Brewing Co., 55 East Huron St., Buffalo
$10, includes a beer ticket
Thursday, July 13, 6:30 - 9 p.m., door open at 5:30.
Concert: Tom Toles & Junkman’s Choir
Pulitzer Prize winner Tom Toles and the Junkman’s Choir reprise their popular summer concert to benefit Investigative Post at Buffalo’s premier music nightclub.
Tickets will go on sale soon.
Sportsmen's Tavern, 326 Amherst St., Buffalo
$25