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Join the excitement as famous works of art come to life at the twelfth annual Art Alive: A Walking-Talking Art Contest, sponsored by the Junior Group of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery.

Each year, Art Alive attracts dozens of contestants and hundreds of spectators. All gather to learn about art, to relax, and enjoy the fun as participants compete for more than $1000 in cash prizes.

Entrants reproduce art works in the most creative ways, some spending several months preparing their tableaux. The final interpretations are often amazing compilations of people, props, and even music. Contestants range from elementary and high school students to business people, family groups, artists, and Gallery volunteers. Applicants thus far include groups from Lancaster High School, Frontier High School, and Buffalo Seminary.

Throughout the afternoon four judges including Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, Buffalo Bills right guard Brad Butler, Linda Soltis of BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York and artist A.J. Fries will award points to the artists based on degree of difficulty, creativity, interpretation of original piece, quality, and overall impression.

Pat Cain in conjunction with Grassroots Gardens Buffalo presents a "3 Sisters Garden" (corn, beans, squash) veggie gardening workshop.

The largest rooftop party of the summer, Star Lights, Drinks and Bites, offers guests 21 and over spectacular city views from the museum’s rooftop (weather permitting). The Buffalo Astronomical Association will assist guests as they view Buffalo’s summer sky through telescopes and the naked eye. All guests receive a souvenir wine glass upon arrival which they can use to sample wines from local vineyards as they enjoy hors d’oeuvres from Buffalo’s best purveyors.

Guests can look through the stars and into their futures with readings from astrologers and tarot card readers in the museum’s Connections gallery and dance to the music of our DJ or enjoy the smooth jazz of the Ralph Fava Duo in the Star Lights Lounge.

Peanut Brittle Satellite celebrates the release of their new cd with the help of Armcannon, Ramforinkus and Shapes of States.

PBS's sound is nearly all instrumental, with influences ranging from head-banging metal to jazz fusion to classical contemporaries. The band also owes a supreme amount of inspiration to the local group Gamalon, whose members have been closely entwined with PBS's musical education for years.