Kenan Center — Local services in City of Lockport

I had my wedding reception here on June 21st, 2025. My wife has celiac disease, and many venues were going to force us to use their catering, and none of them could guarantee a 100% gluten-free menu. We found the Kenan by chance at a wedding event, and when they told us we could use our own catering, we were immediately on board, even before seeing the location.

Once you see the location, the building is beautiful for a wedding. It doesn't need much to spruce it up as it has a classical beauty to it. If you're considering using Kenan for a wedding venue, take my advice and book them. They are extremely easy to work with and offer a super fair price for a wedding venue! Plus, they have excellent AC for summer weddings, and the way the building is set up allows a dance floor to be in a different room than the main dining room, allowing guests to talk in a more quiet area while dancing is going on. They also allow you to purchase a time slot the day before your wedding to set up, as I've been to weddings where they won't let you set up until the morning of. This ability to have the reception set up and ready to go 24 hours before the big day cannot be overstated.

While we were planning our wedding, the Kenan hired an event coordinator by the name of Jimmy Lewis, who has a whole career of making events amazing! You can clearly see he loves his work, and it showed in how he worked with my wife and me to make our day special. Once Jimmy came on, there was a collective sigh of relief from both myself and my wife, knowing that he was dotting all the Is and crossing all the Ts. He met with us as many times as we needed to review the plan of the day and helped us figure out things we didn't even know about. Because of his experience running events, he knew to ask the questions that would arise on the day of the event.

Speaking of the day of, he ran it like clockwork! He was a shadow in the background, popping in and out of locations, ensuring everything was in order, proper, and taken care of. He knew the schedule of the day and probably had memorized it and would appear at my side letting me know "first dances in 15 minutes" and then "first dance in 5 minutes" and then when we went over the time slot for photos he seamlessly moved everything back and made sure all the guests knew where to be and when.

Looking back, I would have paid an agency thousands of dollars alone for the confidence and talent that Jimmy brings. But he comes with the beautiful package that is the Kenan.

Please give Kenan and Jimmy your patronage, as they truly deserve it above any and all other reception locations in the Buffalo area. Additionally, by hosting your wedding or event at the Kenan, you are helping to preserve a bit of history with...

I recently coached soccer this past season and it was for lack of a better word horrible. Unorganized to say the least. Coaches had new players each week. The director also was a disappointment. I will never coach there again and please if you're thinking about having your child play there don't. They have no clue how to organize it. I didn't know my roster until a week before the first game. Jerseys weren't in on time and the sizes were way off. I asked to practice after the season and I was given the green light up until today. The director text me saying I can't after she previously said it wasn't a problem and then deleted me off the app we use to communicate with the team. Please...

We attended the Kenan Center’s production of Bye, Bye Birdie yesterday afternoon! Absolutely FANTASTIC‼️. Highly recommend! The level of the performances was truly amazing! I only wish they had more performances so more people could experience the quality and enjoyment! One more performance today,...