City
April 11, 2012 8:30 AM
You may find this surprising, but not everyone is familiar with Dyngus Day. And when people hear about Dyngus for the first time, they often laugh.
Well, CNN's Anderson Cooper did a segment on Buffalo's Dyngus Day history last night during his recurring feature, The Ridiculist, and boy did he think Dyngus Day was funny. He made it through the first couple minutes of the segment without laughing but, once there was mention of girls hitting boys with pussy willows, Cooper lost it.
And a minute-long gigglefest ensued. Now, this
City
April 11, 2012 8:29 AM
Where are you from originally?
Buffalo
What is your medium?
I'm mostly known as a painter, oil and acrylic.
How has Buffalo influenced your work?
Buffalo has influenced my work in unexpected ways. First, Buffalo has a rich art environment. So many artists, so many great institutions, so many pockets of creative energy. If you want to be a serious artist, there are plenty of resources here. But Buffalo is a terrible art
City
April 10, 2012 7:48 PM
For anyone who has had an interest learning about demographics from our neighboring Canadian market, there is an event that you might want to attend. We are all very much aware that a huge number of Canadians already frequent this city for shopping and sporting events. The hope would be to expand upon those markets and to attract more Canadians to more areas throughout Greater Buffalo. Niagara Tourism and Convention Corporation and Visit Buffalo Niagara state that "In the past three years, Buffalo Niagara welcomed 3.1 million Ontario shoppers annually who spent more than $900 million in local retailers,
City
April 9, 2012 12:02 PM
By Amanda Gabryszak:
Buffalo State College is hosting a protest against SUNY's recent contract with EnergyMark. The contract will provide five SUNY schools with hydraulically fractured gas for three years. The deal totaled over $22 million dollars, and the schools include Buffalo State College, UB, Fredonia, Alfred State, and the New York College of Ceramics at Alfred State. The protest is scheduled to take place on April 19th on the Buffalo State College Campus, from 12:15-1:30 pm. Weather permitting, demonstrators will gather between Butler Library and Campbell
City
April 9, 2012 9:44 AM
Each year, the annual Dyngus Day Party at the Buffalo Central Terminal is the largest celebration within the city, attracting over 10,000 party guests. This year's party will include a contemporary twist on the traditional celebration, featuring the world's first ever "polka rock concert" with music by the band "Those Idiots."
The band will be starting off their show with two sets of traditional polkas at 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Their last set, "The Polka Meltdown," will start at 8:30 p.m. and will consist of 2 hours of continuous rock-polka fusion.
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City
April 9, 2012 9:33 AM
By Michael Hargrave and Shayna McKie:
Beekeeping may be finding a home here in Buffalo, at least in some small way. Discussion on whether to permit beekeeping within the city limits is rekindling after quieting down at the end of last summer. "So far there's been a couple meetings (about beekeeping)," said Patti Jablonski-Dopkin, general manager at Urban Roots on Rhode Island Street. "But, no resolution has been passed." Honeybees are important for pollinating flowers
City
April 9, 2012 9:05 AM
Milwaukee might be the one Great Lakes city that most closely resembles Buffalo. Both cities are former industrial hubs. Both suffered precipitous decline and both sit in the orbit of prosperous mega cities. Milwaukee is a slightly larger metro than Buffalo at 1.7 million (MSA) to Buffalo's 1.2 million (MSA - plus another 400K nearby Canadians). Milwaukee was built with less wealth than Buffalo and as such lacks some of the historic architectural elegance of Buffalo. However it currently outstrips Buffalo's annual economy by about 50%. Milwaukee has an impressive 14 Fortune 1000 companies
City
April 9, 2012 12:05 AM
Representatives from the Allentown Association, the Preservation League of New York State, and the NYS Historic Preservation Office will be on hand to dedicate the newly enhanced Allentown Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. For over 30 years, only a portion of Allentown was listed on the National Register and through the new One Allentown effort, the entire local Buffalo district boundaries are on the National Register.
The dedication ceremony will take place at 2 PM Thursday April 12 at 18 Plymouth Avenue, an 1892 Queen
City
April 9, 2012 12:01 AM
The Arts Services Initiative of Western New York today announced a Request for Proposals (RFP) for assisted programming along the Buffalo River between May 26 and October 31, 2012. A total of $82,500 is available to qualified organizations and individuals to conduct programs and events at several sites along the River corridor, including:Buffalo River Fest Park;Silo City grain elevators and site;Mutual Riverfront Park ("Ice Boom Park");Father Conway Park; andThe Buffalo River itself.
Funding for
City
April 8, 2012 3:19 PM
Where are you from originally? I am originally from Milwaukee, Wis. But I have lived many places since leaving there, Including Chicago, and New York City. What is your medium? I am a Sculptor and all materials are fair game, I do a lot of casting of metals and of glass, But I almost always take a mixed media approach to the work. The combining of the voices found in different materials is a lot of what my work is about. How has Buffalo influenced your work? That's
City
April 7, 2012 1:34 PM
At one point in your life, if you're interested in art creation, you should take the time to attend an iron pour. Rarely do these public events occur due to the controlled environment needed to regulate safety of the artists and the attendees. But when they do the scene is dynamic and intense. We are lucky to have artists such as Ken Payne*, an internationally recognized sculptor, living and working here in Buffalo. When there is an iron pour, you are sure to find Ken involved with it, if not running the show. On April 21, at the Buffalo State College campus, Ken is hosting an event that will
City
April 7, 2012 8:44 AM
Where are you from originally?
I was born and raised in WNY.
What is your medium?
Photography
How has Buffalo influenced your work?
Buffalo has raised me. I identify with its underdog mentality and tough love approach.
Where do you draw your inspiration from?
The beautiful world we live in.
Who is the artist that most
City
April 7, 2012 7:43 AM
Submitted by DanaSaylor:
This past Tuesday, April 3rd, the Facebook group "Preservation-Ready Sites" met up in person once again. The third installment in their series of preservation-related mixers was held at Bacchus on Chippewa from 5:30-7:30, a change from their previous breakfast meetings. The group, founded by Frits Abell et. al. of the Buffalo Expat Network, has been getting together to collaborate and share ideas on best practices. This month, Daniel Ash from Farmers and Builders presented a brief talk on the topic, "Aligning Preservation, Conservation,
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