Buffalo's film aficionados can experience a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to locally view a classic film alongside a musical performance by a groundbreaking musician. Steven Severin, best known as the bassist and co-founder of influential 1980s band Siouxsie and the Banshees, will perform a new score he created for Jean Cocteau's surrealist film Blood of a Poet in conjunction with a film showing. The show has toured throughout the UK and North America, and will now be presented once in Buffalo. The show will be hosted by Buffalo-produced television program Offbeat Cinema and Hallwall's Contemporary Art Center on Saturday, August 27th at 7 p.m. at Market Arcade Film & Arts Center. The program's distinctive combination of music and film promises to be an unforgettable experience according to Offbeat Cinema creator James Gillan. As he explains, "This will be an opportunity for people to [not only] see an incredibly influential performer, but also see him
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Alexandra Muto: August 2011 Archives
Regional
August 8, 2011 12:58 PM
Years of brainstorming how to best serve the Buffalo and Western New York artistic community has led to the creation of the Arts Services Initiative (ASI) of Western New York, which officially began operations on August 1, 2011. The Arts Services Initiative will coordinate the work of many local art organizations to effectively and efficiently serve the needs of the Buffalo art community. According to Paul Hogan, a board member for the Arts Services Initiative and vice president of the John R.
City
August 4, 2011 8:19 AM
Medaille College has taken a leading role in helping the Riverside neighborhood through a partnership between the College, the Buffalo City School District, specifically Riverside High School, and the Olmsted Parks Conservancy. The partnership allows Riverside High School to offer unique programs to students, including Riverside School of Entrepreneurship, health care programs and the National Academy of Finance. One benefit of this collaboration is the formation of the Academy for Creativity and Entrepreneurship (A.C.E.). A.C.E. offers students opportunities to participate in various projects
Regional
August 2, 2011 7:00 AM
Facebook has clearly evolved beyond its initial purpose of improving college students' social networking experiences. Facebook now allows increased communion between friends, families, towns, and even individuals and their favorite sports teams, musicians, books, and more. Naturally, businesses, restaurants, local attractions, and other enterprises have realized Facebook's incredible potential for advertising. As Facebook becomes increasingly popular, more users are exposed to places and events locally and beyond. Consequently, Facebook exposes users to not just their friends' and families' pages,
City
August 1, 2011 3:23 PM
In the past decade, Buffalo's Roswell Park Cancer Institute has increased its inpatient and outpatient business by 40 percent and 60 percent respectively. As a result, the treatment center needs to expand its patient care and research facilities. This goal requires the help of thoughtful community members. Consequently, the Roswell Park Alliance Foundation, a non-profit organization that manages Roswell Park's donations, began a campaign to raise funds for patient treatment. The Campaign to Build a Greater Roswell now aspires to finance a $40 million capital improvement project to build a
City
August 1, 2011 2:58 PM
Considering last year's success, Brewfest 2011 should be even more spectacular. Joseph Cozzo, CEO and president for the Buffalo Hearing and Speech Center, stated that 2010's BrewFest sold out and boasted more brewers than ever before. Consequently, BrewFest 2011 has been expanded. In addition to its usual location on the first two floors of HSBC Arena Atrium and the surrounding Arena Plaza, this year's event will also use space on parts of Perry Street. This will allow 5,000 people to
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