thursday september 15th 2005
An Oktoberfest Celebration in the City
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Well, people have been saying it for years. Buffalo needs a quality Oktoberfest in the city. There is finally a venue that has the ability to pull it off in true Buffalo fashion. Picnic on the Plaza III: An Oktoberfest Celebration... held at The Central Terminal.
The Central Terminal Restoration Corporation (CTRC) is very pleased to announce that it is sponsoring Picnic on the Plaza III: an Oktoberfest Celebration on Saturday, September 24th from 5 pm to 11pm at the Central Terminal on 495 Paderewski Drive in Buffalo. There will be a $5 admission fee at the door. All proceeds benefit the Central Terminal Restoration Corporation.
In true German tradition, Oktoberfest is planned as close as possible to the first day of Autumn, September 21st. You canit make it to Munich this year? You are in luck! Join the CTRC and friends as we enjoy a slice of Munich in our very own biergarte…
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During the last few weeks of continuous Katrina coverage, I came across a story on the internet about a New Orleans theater company that was performing at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival during the hurricane. The company members were watching the coverage on TV between performances, concerned about their homes and their friends.
According to the article from NBC10 in Philadelphia, the company members were very concerned about their future:
"It's like your whole life, just in one storm, totally nothing, you just got to start over," said Erica Centurion. These actors' passion may be in the theater, but their paychecks come from tourists. In New Orleans they are waiters an…
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Buffalo's DeepThinka Records recently announced it's plan for a large scale national promotional push of Buffalo born and bred hip hop artist Rhyson (Reason) Hall. The endeavor will begin with Rhyson's debut 12 single release, Still Raw an immensely popular track from DTR's latest compilation Rebel Radio II. The free of charge, internationally distributed CD received high acclaim, and Still Raw was the consensus choice of over 100 Radio DJs in the US and Canada.
The 12 single, expected to go to radio in late October, is just the tip of the iceberg for young Mr. Hall, a University at Buffalo student and local community activist. Groundwork has been laid for a publicity push to major magazines and print media, a CD release with label-mate Gr& Phee …
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Work on the first atlas was started in 1473 and finally published in 1478. There are very few surviving examples of this atlas (One is preserved in the Karpeles Manuscript Library). A crude copy of this atlas was produced and published by some dissident workers in 1477 in order to be efirsti but the original work of 1473 qualifies the 1478 atlas as the true first atlas. Four years later in 1482 at Ulm, the first Atlas to be printed north of the Alps was issued. During the next 65 years world atlases were issued in many various forms. Some of these showed North America containing locations like Tibet and Cathay next to Cape Cod and Florida. Some showed Antarctica in accurate detail 300 years before it was discovered. These will be part of the exhibit. A listing of the great maps that will…
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Work on the first atlas was started in 1473 and finally published in 1478. There are very few surviving examples of this atlas (One is preserved in the Karpeles Manuscript Library). A crude copy of this atlas was produced and published by some dissident workers in 1477 in order to be efirsti but the original work of 1473 qualifies the 1478 atlas as the true first atlas. Four years later in 1482 at Ulm, the first Atlas to be printed north of the Alps was issued. During the next 65 years world atlases were issued in many various forms. Some of these showed North America containing locations like Tibet and Cathay next to Cape Cod and Florida. Some showed Antarctica in accurate detail 300 years before it was discovered. These will be part of the exhibit. A listing of the great maps that will…
wednesday september 14th 2005
Selected Works by Virginia Cuthbert
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The Burchfield-Penney Art Center presents a selection of works by the versatile artist, Virginia Cuthbert. From her generation, Cuthbert was one of Buffalois most revered artists, known for her proficiency as a painter and her spirited camaraderie as a friend. The artist studied with artists working in a range of styles, including Charles Hawthorne, Colin Gill, George Luks, and Alexander Kostellow. Her work initially was stylistically aligned with the Ash Can School; however, she is best known for her interpretation of a style referred to as Magic Realism. Show runs until October 8, 2005.Inset: Virginia Cuthbert (1908-2001) The Birthday Party, 1956-57 Oil on canvas, 30 x 41 7/8 inches. The Charles Rand Penney Collection of Western New York Art at the Burchfield-…
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Please consider joining us for the fifth year of If All of Buffalo Read the Same Book. This program, developed as part of our 30-year mission to strengthen communities through the literary arts, provides a common point of referenceoa single bookoto inspire connections and conversations among the diverse residents of Western New York. This yearis selection, Paul Austeris The Invention of Solitude, is part elegy, part intellectual self-discovery, and part family tree. In his mediation on his father, and fatherhood in general, Mr. Auster touches readersi experiences of connection to others and to the stories that link us across distance and time. If All of Buffalo Read the Same Book began in 2000 with A…
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"In 1996, Makoto Kawabata banded together with a bunch of communal friends, musicians, farmers, dancers and fisherman from the Acid Mothers 'soul collective' to create what he thought would be a non-continuing outlet for his musical freak-outs. Dubbing the group Acid Mothers Temple and the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. (Underground Freak Out), Kawabata decided to unveil his astrophysical clatter with a 1997 self-titled release on PSF. Although the first release was basically a Kawabata solo record replete with overdubbed group jams, it garnered plenty of international press and paved the way for a full-blown group tour in 1998 and more albums for PSF. Since then, what began as a one-off trip has turned into a full-scale lysergic ride into the noise cosmos.
"From the beginning, there were alwa…
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Mmmmm. Blue Mountain Coffee. You know how good this place is the second you walk through their door. The aroma of all the different types of beans is captivating. And did you know that they serve up a variety of these coffees to go? Yup, you can pick up the whole beans, or have Jim (photo) grind them for you. Plus you can grab a cup while you are waiting. All the dark roasts are amazing. Inside sources say that they are just as good (if not better) than Peet's. Now that's saying something. These guys also have a wide selection of hard-to-find magazines and papers. Fashion, business, architecture, arts, they really have it all. The store dog is named Rocky. Rocky's pretty old, but chimes in on conversations every ten minutes. The new store cat is hysterical. He bounces around the place (e…
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Message to the Co-op: Thanks for the bike racks. Thanks for tuning into the local biking community. Not only do the new racks accomodate a plethora of bikes, the ability to see your bike through Co-op window offers riders and Co-op staff the ability to check on the rides. Biking has recently taken off in the city for a variety of reasons including the outrageous price of gas. This summer we saw a number of bike rallys, along with a new bike taxi, and the addition of the Blue Bike Project. Brad Wales' bike racks in Allentown and the ability to transport bikes on the Metro Rail have fostered an additional pro-bike attitude in Buffalo. There are a number of bike shops throughout the city and recent new businesses like Sunday Skate/BMX Shop and Xtreme Wheels (indoor bike ramps) really help t…
