saturday august 6th 2005
Everything is calm at Seven Seas
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Dateline: Buffalo, NY Time: sunrise, Saturday morning Weather: beautiful, little humidity and a fine breeze Mood: let's summer!
Looking at the skies this morning, I told my dog Lilly... "If Einstein were still around, he'd go sailing today." Such streams of gold and blue imbuing an August morn...robust with days yearn to stretch to an endless horizon...grab a coffee and kick in the day!
Albert Einstein liked many things, from sailing, to the strumming sounds of violin, and then certainly physics. He alluded his strong desire for sailing to the time he was a lad, referring to sailing as a way of entering a special thought stream, saying: iDreaming was central to my lifelong work, from my vision at sixteen of riding a beam of light.i And he sailed well into …
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Have you heard of Art on Porches? On the first Saturday of August (August 6 this year), from 11am until 5pm, the Richardson Towers Community (Abbottsford Place and Bird, west of Richmond) becomes an artist colony. In its third year, this unique art festival has artists and musicians set up on the front porches of the neighborhood to display their work.
The event began in 2002 as a way to spotlight the neighborhood and was modeled after a similar event, Art on the Porches, in Syracuse. Melisa Holden and Uli MacDonald, Co-Directors, worked diligently to find artists to exhibit and neighbors to participate. That year, even though the weather was less than pe…
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When was the last time you took a stroll down Grant Street? I walk on Grant Street quite a bit, as Guercio's Market is one of our favorite places, Lorigo's Meating Place is our favorite place for meat (well, my husband's the meat guy), and we LOVE the Northwest Library. Today, however, I went north on Grant instead of my usual south. Since it was a typical Buffalo Summer '05 day, Daisy (my 18 month old daughter) and I walked to the Grant pool (at Asa Reese Community Center) and had a blast in the sprinkler pool. We met some great kids and parents. Later in the afternoon, I decided I would do something I've been meaning to do all summer, which is go up past Bradley and get a close up look at the gardens I admire on a regular basis from my car.
Many people might recognize where I'm talking about when I mentio…
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The Three Graces bronze fountain in Mirror Lake, which was designed by sculptor Charles Cary Rumsey in 1909.
The sculptor Rumsey was born in Buffalo, New York, on August 29, 1879. In 1893, he traveled to Paris to study art. Upon returning, he enrolled at the Nichols School in Buffalo, graduating in 1898. He attended Harvard University, graduated in 1902, and in the same year studied at the Colarossi and Julien Academies in Paris, and the Boston School of Fine Arts. In 1906, he settled in Manhattan, and maintained a studio at 55 East 59th Street, soon showing his work in Architectural League and National Sculpture Society exhibitions. -NYC Dept. Parks & Recreation
friday august 5th 2005
Artwork wanted for new salon space on Main Street.
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Street Level Salon, located at 737 Main Street, is hoping to turn their expansive green walls into a gallery space. This modern salon recently opened on Main Street and caters to people living and working downtown. The space has a modern feel to it; high ceilings, natural sunlight, modern appliances, funky colors, chill music, etc. Salon owner, Yvette LeClerc has expressed an interest in filling the walls with... actually she is open to all sorts of ideas. If you are a local artist and are interested in getting a little exposure for your work (and hopefully sell a few pieces at the same time), give Yvette a call at 716.842.6760. Street Level is located next to The Sidway Buliding which houses some of downtown's hottest new luxury apartments.
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This is probably the only place in Buff that you can build your own salad, and then enjoy it while surfing the internet. When you first walk in to Cafe 59, there is a table that has little slips of paper that can be filled out and handed to the person behind the counter (Sarah pictured). The checklist includes the basics, and then some additional favorites like marinated zucchini, sundried tomatoes, garbanzo beans, sunflower seeds, and dried cherries. It's a great system, and a sure-fire way to appease even the pickiest customers.
This cyber cafe is also well known for serving up some tasty sandwiches. Check out the chalkboard for the specials. Once you have taken care of all the ordering, it's nice to be able to pop open your laptop and surf your favorite sites while scoping out the sce…
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Chapin Parkway (Photo) This grand Green was named after Brigadier General Edward Payson Chapin. The general was a Buffalo attorney when the war broke out. However, here's the fun part- he was also a member of the city's first semi-pro baseball club, The Niagaras. During the war, Chapin got a group of his teammates together to assist with his command... as boys who play together also fight together. Unfortunately, he was killed in action in 1863 on the very day he was appointed to Brigadier General.
Bidwell Parkway is an integral element to Frederick Law Olmsted's connection system of Parkways to major green spaces. Named after Daniel Davidson Bidwell, the son of wealthy Benjamin Bidwell who was partner in th…
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This weekend is the beginning of this annual event that offers two consecutive Sundays of great music with world-famous players and local musicians paying tribute to the Pine Grill. In addition to featuring great music, the event is principally a reunion and celebration of the Buffalo nightclub that was a highly-regarded fixture on the jazz circuit and frequented by jazz lovers of all types.
The Criterion has the line-up: Straight Ahead n the all-female jazz group from Detroit and a Pine Grill Jazz Reunion crowd pleaser n will headline the first weekend of free jazz in the park.
The remainder of the August 7 lineup includes jazz styling by Melba Joyce and blues guitar by Ray Schinnery, both out of NYC; vocal offerings by Erni Andrews of Califor…
thursday august 4th 2005
Blade Runner + DJs + Live Art = Sixworks Gallery
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There is a real up and coming new gallery in Allentown that you have to check out. Sixworks Gallery is really mixing it up. Wanna see Blade Runner playing to sounds from a local dj? How cool is that? What about the beautiful painting by artist Mike Tamburo shown above? Sixworks Gallery is pulling all the punches with its experimental mixed media shows these days. Pay them a visit at one of their following events:
Saturday, August 6th, is the opening recpetion for "People I Will Never Meet In Places I Will Never Go", a show by Philly artist Brian Aufdenberg. The reception will include live art created on site by the artist and then raffled off. 7pm. Free. Open to public.
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Can you believe it's been five years? Five years worth of photo booth pictures hanging on the wall. Five years of pool and foosball while cool tunes play on the jukebox. Well, Frizzy would like everyone to come down and toast to the next five years on Thursday, August 11th. There will be an open bar from 9-10pm (well and draft), a buffet, and a great prize giveaway. Actually, one of the prizes is a slick Labatt Blue mountain Bike. This neighborhood bar has a lot of character both inside and out on the front patio. Come check it out. Party starts at 5pm and goes 'till... well, it's Buffalo so who knows. Frizzy's is located at 140 Allen Street across from Gabriel's Gate. (Photo: Friz awaits you.)
