The third annual Buffalo Day at Chautauqua will bring a number of events to the grounds today, culminating in a screening of the WNED documentary “The War of 1812” at 3:30 p.m. in the Hall of Christ. The screening is part of the Oliver Archives Heritage Lecture Series.

Sponsored by Chautauqua Institution, The Buffalo News, Visit Buffalo-Niagara and WNED, Buffalo Day activities are coordinated with the 10:45 a.m. lecture, a 12:10 p.m. “Chautauqua Field Session Presentation” by Bonnie Foit-Albert and a 12:50 p.m. discussion of the War of 1812 by representatives from the Niagara 1812 Legacy Council, Old Fort Erie and Visit Buffalo Niagara — all of which will happen in Smith Memorial Library.

In addition, Holly Hughes of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery and Don Kimes of the Visual Arts at Chautauqua Institution will lead a tour and discussion of the exhbition “Abstraction in America, Part II — 1960s and 1970s” at 2 p.m. at the Strohl Art Center.