At The Flower Garage, Christina Sergakis brings her passion for fragrance to life with Sergakis Fragrance by Koukla Cosmetics. Here, you can layer natural oils to create a signature scent. In the NOV Spree, Katie Smith shares the story. Out early next week. 📷 Beki Tomasello

A big weekend for classical music in Buffalo. The BPO takes on Jonathan Leshnoff’s Symphony No. 5 in its world premiere 10/23-10/24, with Amy Glidden performing Bruch’s beloved Violin Concerto. Plus, World Opera Day on 10/25 at Buffalo State University. ow.ly/XOmS5100a34

A little taste of what’s cooking at Ladybird Deli + Bakery. Our November cover offers a peek inside one of Hamburg’s favorites. Watch your mailbox if you’re a subscriber and keep an eye out for the new issue, on newsstands early next week. ow.ly/X8HZ50ZZKpM

Down a gravel road, past a native field, a restored pre-Civil War barn opens up to a view of Ellicottville. In our November issue, Danielle Ossher takes us inside a thoughtful transformation by Rooted Space Interiors. Subscribe: ow.ly/jfTB50ZZo9a 📷 Natalie Hofert

GIVEAWAY ✨ We’re excited to sponsor the Interior Design Association of WNY’s first-ever Tablescaping Event, and we want to send you! Forbes Theater, 500 Pearl St. Saturday, November 7 | 11am-3pm ENTER TO WIN: ow.ly/biAn50ZYXlW Deadline to enter is 10/25. Must be 21+.

Cheektovegas has a country club? No memberships required. Meagan Doxtad goes inside Cheektowaga Country Club, the kitschy Genesee Street destination: ow.ly/8REF50ZXQ9t Photos by Stephen Gabris

More than 10,000 units sold in under 10 minutes. Now, Buffalo-based OM NEW YORK has its sights set on global expansion. Erin Habes takes us behind the seams: ow.ly/2qjy50ZXPJI

Buffalo native Anna Hezel is back with a new book, this time devoted to the humble olive. The food writer returns home November 7 for a signing and talk with @ReadItandEatBox for her fourth book, The Little Book of Olives.

What is a weed, and who gets to decide? Crystal C. Campbell looks at the many histories of Mimosa pudica, a plant dismissed as a weed despite its medicinal, cultural and scientific significance. ow.ly/T10Y50ZVWYb Story by M. Delmonico Connolly Photo by Brandon Watson

Natalie Neumann knows a thing or two about keeping Buffalo well dressed. Read Katie Smith’s Q&A with the woman behind Riverside: ow.ly/w41P50ZVy8M Photo by kc kratt

For a decade, Thursday Night Terrors has been giving Buffalo horror fans a place to gather, whether at the Amherst Dipson Theatres or under the summer sky at the Transit Drive-In. ow.ly/ZWmM50ZVwJS Photos by Max Collins

One of the @BPArtCenter's biggest exhibitions to date puts Buffalo fashion history on display. Read Schondra Aytch’s story for a closer look at FIT: Buffalo Fashion, Identity, and Transformation: ow.ly/Xt8050ZVtoe Photo by kc kratt

Three years ago, Kate Welshofer announced on live television she was leaving Channel 2. In her latest column for Spree, Kate reflects on how often we move through life without knowing the impact we’re having: ow.ly/VScU50ZUAKH