monday december 1st 2008
Project Update: Greatbatch Pavilion
West Coast Perspective
Construction is winding down at the Eleanor and Wilson Greatbatch Pavilion, the visitor welcome and interpretive center at the Darwin D. Martin House. The Greatbatch Pavilion, designed by Toshiko Mori Architect, will be substantially complete by January 1 and open to visitors next year.
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buffalorising
After spending her life as a dedicated music teacher for 29 years here in the Buffalo Public School System, Joyce Robinsons retired, but instead of heading to Florida and putting her feet up, she went the opposite direction and stayed active. She moved to Washington, DC where she taught for a little while, but eventually ended up in Union City, Georgia, where she started Brown Paper Bags Gone Wild, LLC. The name of her company is literal: Robinsons takes an ordinary brown paper bag and turns it into a one-of-a-kind work of art.
These creative bags turn from a plain piece of paper into designer handbags that can be used for gifts, decoration, or just a personal statement in your wardrobe. Each of the bags Robinsons designs are handcrafted with the most delicate fabrics and accessories. She truly turns each of her bags into a canvas, making each a special work of art. Her unique s…
andalu13
For those who couldn’t make it to the bitchin’ party of the year Saturday evening, let me give you the skinny. Dave Pietrowski is an ace, he transformed the Buffalo Convention Center into New York State’s largest dance floor with 500,000 watts of sound and light. Voted “The Greatest Event on Earth” by Festivals.com, this year’s disco did not disappoint.
VH1 was in the house, along with 4 of 6 Brady kids- Cindy (Susan Olsen), Greg (Barry Williams), Peter (Chris Knight) & Bobby (Mike Lookinland). The discotheque was filled with 7000 foxy mamas and casanovas dressed in far out and gnarly wear. Danielle Loukataris from Divine Finds (now located at 1201 Hertel) really helped me put the finishing touches on my vintage outfit. From Danielle:
sunday november 30th 2008
Bills: Worst Regular Season Loss Ever?
BlueDevil
As most Buffalonians know, the last time the Bills made the playoffs was 1999. Since that fateful playoff loss, the Bills have been through a series of quarterbacks and coaches.
Since that last playoff appearance, the lackluster list of quarterbacks includes Rob Johnson, Doug Flutie, Drew Bledsoe, Kelly Holcomb, JP Losman, and Trent Edwards. Meanwhile, the coaching carousel has included Wade Phillips, Gregg Williams, Mike Mularkey and Dick Jauron. Throughout this decade to remember, the Bills have stepped all over themselves with poor personnel decisions, poor coaching decisions, and poor game day execution.
But the question that wouldn't go away today was - is this the worst ever regular season loss…
queenseyes
As WestCoastPerspective already pointed out, the proposed South Buffalo Land Use Concepts are to be unveiled on Wednesday:
*The event includes an open house from 5:30 to 6:30 pm, a presentation from 6:30 to 7:15 pm, and a workshop from 7:15 to 8:30 pm. Click here for more information on the public meeting.
What many people might not realize is that the concepts are being presented to the attendees in anticipation of obtaining public input. That means that, most likely, there will be options... not just distinct and different concept options but variations of plans presented. If we can pick and choose the best options and come up with a true hybrid plan, then maybe we could see something really great transpire. That means that the more interested citizens that attend, the better it will be for the fu…
Kate Sorice
Opening night is normally a series of highs and lows. Anticipation, nerves and excitement go hand and hand, for a new playwright it can be agony. Wondering how people perceiving your work, your words, your motivations. Until the curtain closes and there is an eruption of applause, you’re on pins and needles; a sign of a good show is the audience feeling that anticipation as well. I was able to attend opening night of “Triangles” at Road Less Traveled Productions and it was a packed house and a wonderful night of theatre.
I had the chance to speak with playwright Jon Elston who wrote “The Elliptical”, to get a sense of where he was coming from and this is a not to be missed theatre experience. Jon confesses that Ches is a more dysfunctional version of himself and he molded his characters after people he has known for a long time. The line between fact and fictions is …
Wudenbachs
Throughout December & January, the Downtown Central Library has a new exhibit in its series of displays of some of the Library's otherwise hidden collections. If you haven't been to the Central Library in a while, it is well worth the visit. The current exhibit is Movable Books: Revealing Unexpected Delight.
From the exhibit description: "Turn the page, twirl the dial, pull the tab, lift the flap --it is spontaneous pleasure to see what happens as pages in mechanical or pop-up books come alive. Disguised as ordinary books, the simple turn of a page transforms a two-dimensional leaf into a three-dimensional paper sculpture. Although pop-up books range greatly from simple to complex designs and from plain to ornate graphic imagery, mechanical books are sure amusement for all ages.
Pop-up books …
buffalorising
Want a different kind of holiday celebration? One that celebrates the dysfunction of the holidays instead of the usual phony good times and cheer? Squeaky Wheel is hosting their seventh annual Dysfunctional Holiday Party and although it may be celebrating the unhappy side of the holidays, it’s still sure to be a delightful event with a lot of fun and screenings.
This holiday extravaganza isn’t so much as a party of dysfunction as it is a celebration of the dysfunction that comes with the holidays by giving participants a chance to relax amongst friends before returning to the stress that families bring. Holiday snacks, hot chocolate, and loads of food will bedeck Squeaky Wheel’s halls with gluttony as art-lovers and film-buffs rub elbows and celebrate the holiday season.
There will be a silent gift auction and a stop-in by a certain someone. That’s right, the real Santa…
buffalorising
In a world where some students answer the following question: “Where does milk come from?” with: “the store,” the need for teaching children about the rural reality is becoming a necessity. It may be hard to imagine here in Buffalo, but people from downstate may never see a cow in-person unless they take a field trip. With technology increasingly becoming children’s reality, even here in our own city, it is important to show them how the world really works. The Botanical Gardens hopes to do just that with Project Empower, a program aimed at showing third graders how plants around us affect our daily lives through hands on activities.
Project Empower is getting their start-up funding from a grant through HSBC Bank. The bank will present the Botanical Gardens with a check on December 2nd for $10,000, which will help underwrite bus transportation, admission, a tour, and t…
Anthony Swinnich
The Sabres survived a costly turnover against the Penguins on Friday night, but were unable to weather another Saturday night against the Montreal Canadians in a 3-2 loss.
The first of the 3 goals Montreal scored was due to sloppy play by Buffalo. Unfortunately, it jump-started their engines for the rest of the game. The cause was a fumbled pass from Teppo Numminen to Pat Kaleta, just inside the Buffalo blue line. Andrei Kostitsyn picked up the errant puck and drove it past a sprawled Patrick Lalime, who hit the ice in response to a fanned shot. Kostitsyn was able to regain control and pop it over Lalime into the net, despite the Buffalo netminder almost making the save.
This wasn't lost on Lindy Ruff, who recognized that goal as the turning point in the game. “We had real good momentum going into the second period,” Ruff said. “We came off the power play where we…
