BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//GayOut//Event Export//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:236270@gayout.com DTSTAMP:20260907T090542Z DTSTART:20260916T173000Z DTEND:20260916T173000Z SUMMARY:Made in Buffalo Spotlight Tour: Rigidized Metals DESCRIPTION:Join us for a tour of a truly unique Buffalo business: Rigidi zed Metals. Launched in 1940 with the singular notion that deep texturing metals would improve both performance and appearance\\, three generation s of the Smith family have guided Rigidized® Metals: Richard “\\;St ainless”\\; Smith\\, the visionary founder\\, Richard “\\;Sky&# 8221\\; Smith II\\, the tireless marketer\\, and now Richard “\\;Ric k”\\; Smith III\\, the energetic innovator.\\nFrom serving the war e ffort in the 1940s to providing solutions and offerings for transportatio n\\, aerospace\\, architecture and design today\\, Rigidized® MetalsR 17\\; products can be found in a wide array of applications\\, including the futuristic IBM Building (now the United Steel Workers Building) in Pi ttsburgh\\, the iconic Unisphere in New York City for the 1964 World̵ 7\\;s Fair\\, and hundreds of other installations and countless applicati ons. The company manufactures their products in Buffalo.\\nOn this tour\\ , you will learn about the process\\, see and touch samples of their meta l surfaces\\, and hear about the innovations this company has brought to the forefront\\, not just in exterior building fabrications\\, but its us e in interior design.\\nTour is handicap accessible. This tour is of a w orking factory and closed-toe shoes and pants are required –\\; no s horts or sandals allowed.  Parking is available in front of the building at 658 Ohio Street\\, Buffalo NY 14203. This tour is ~60 minutes in leng th.\\n \\nTour Procedures &\\; Policies: \\nSpace is limited on this tour and reservations are required\\, including for Explorer Pass member s. Walk-ups without reservations cannot be accommodated. \\nReservation s close two hours before the tour’\\;s scheduled start time (for ex ample\\, reservations close at 8am for a 10am tour). \\nThe Explore Buff alo docent for your tour will have a list of tour reservations for their tour\\; you do not need to print or bring any tour confirmation. \\nInte rior photography is permitted. \\nAccessibility: This tour is wheelchai r accessible. Please contact us at explore@explorebuffalo.org or (716) 245-3032 if you plan to attend this tour and will require accommodations or if you have questions about accessibility. \\nSee our FAQs page for our refund policy and answers to other questions.\\nBy confirming your r eservation for any Explore Buffalo tour\\, you acknowledge and accept Exp lore Buffalo’\\;s tour policies.\\nhttps://www.gayout.com/usa-canada /united-states/buffalo/events/made-in-buffalo-spotlight-tour-rigidized-me tals-2026-09-16 LOCATION:visitbuffalo.com URL:https://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/united-states/buffalo/events/made-in-buffalo-spotlight-tour-rigidized-metals-2026-09-16 STATUS:CONFIRMED END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR