In this week's chapter of our quixotic Bills contest, you can win a free Buffalo Rising print by accurately predicting the score of Sunday's Bills - Dolphins game.  The Bills (1-2) head to Miami to face the 0-3 Dolphins.  Given the performance of the NY Jets (3-0) and the perennial power of the Patriots, this is nearly a must-win for both teams if either hopes to position themselves for the playoffs. 

Chad Pennington is finished for the year after a shoulder injury so the other Chad (Henne) will get

We're sure you didn't overlook the fact that the Sabres start the 2009-10 season tonight against the Montreal Canadiens at the HSBC Arena.  To get you ready for the first puck drop, here's a trip down memory lane with SportsCenter's 10 best Rick Jeanneret calls.


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Pembroke Academy (New Hampshire) high school teacher Nathan Graziano will embark on a thirteen-date reading tour in support of his latest paperback After the Honeymoon/lifestyle/index.html

Buffalo and Erie County Public Library Staff Review

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin

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Bad news for Kanye West and Lady Gaga fans.  The tour, Fame Kills, is canceled.  They were supposed to be coming to Buffalo, and many other cities.

There's no word as to why the show was cancelled, though some Hollywood websites are speculating that he will be undergoing rehab for his apparently Hennessey-fueled tirade when he interrupted Taylor Swift's acceptance at the VMA's. 

Refunds are being issued, so if you're one

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One of our favorite local painters, AJ Fries, will be opening a show of new paintings on Friday, November 6th, at Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center.

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By Naima Pearce

Since opening an Allentown space in January 2009 Sugar City collective has steadily ridden off the momentum of their ribbon cutting ceremony. Quickly gaining notoriety within the community as both a /lifestyle/index.html

Who wouldn't love Ben Folds?  Whether it's his lyrics or his interviews, Folds is one of those individuals who uses words to their maximum level, adroitly. His music is the happy platform on which his words rest, though Folds' piano-playing has sometimes been likened to a contact sport.
Acerbic and ironic, Folds, who is a classically trained percussionist, has performed with orchestras across the world, from Australia to Boston.  We'll have the pleasure of hosting him with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, at Kleinhans Music Hall on October 8th, at 8PM. 
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Finding beauty in broken things is a theme in Bill Mallonee's music that might resonate here in Buffalo.

Proclaimed by Paste Magazine to be number 65 among the 100 Greatest Living Songwriter's (between Frank Black and Sting), this singer songwriter will play at Lafayette Ave. Presbyterian Church on Saturday, Oct 3, at 7:30.  Tickets are $10, $5 with student ID.

New York Press says that he's "...the best folk-rock act nobody's

The Bills weren't expected to beat the Saints.  They were 6 point underdogs to the high-powered 2-0 Saints.  But for the first half, it appeared the Bills could play with New Orleans. Or, more precisely, it appeared the Bills defense could keeps the Saints juggernaut in check long enough to give the Bills offense a chance to show up.  Sadly, the offense didn't take that opportunity and were shut out at home against the 15th ranked defense in the NFL.  Yes, the Bills scored on a fake field goal, but the offense couldn't

Being an NPR junkie, I first discovered David Sedaris there, reading his "Santaland Diaries".  Next, I found his essays published in The New Yorker.  After that, I bought and digested every novel of his compiled writings that I could find.  I would include some of my underlined exerpts here, but happily, my essayist daughter has stolen every Sedaris book I had; it was required reading in my house.
Luckily,

Staff Review:  Ann Kling, Buffalo & Erie County Public Library

The Strain - Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan

Del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth) and Hogan have

It's time for our weekly predict the Bills score contest.  The Bills, now 1-1 after beating Tampa Bay in Orchard Park, face the high-powered New Orleans Saints at Ralph Wilson Stadium tomorrow. 

The Saints, if you haven't been paying attention, are the first team since 1968 to score at least 45 points in each of their first two games.  Drew Brees has 9 touchdown passes already as New Orleans beat up on the perennially hapless Detroit Lions in Week 1 and the Donovan McNabb-less Philadelphia

Asbury Hall at the Ninth Ward, 8PM, tonight.

By Tommy Stanford

Talk about a choice

This Friday, September 25th, Viktoria Ciostek opens her photography exhibit, Zones of Discard, at Grant Street Gallery, 216 Grant Street. Ciostek's work documents the area of the West Side she works and lives in (the necklace she wears is a symbol for Sweetness_7 Cafe, where you used to be able to find Viktoria behind the counter on any given day of the week).

If you have the internet and you haven't heard about Kanye West interrupting Taylor Swift when she won the VMA for Best Female Video, I envy you.  It's been everywhere. 

Regardless of your feelings about it, he's a really famous musician, and he's coming to HSBC Arena with Lady Gaga on Sunday, December 20th as part of their tour; Fame Kills: Starring Lady Gaga and Kanye West. 

Tickets are available starting on October 3rd through www.tickets.com

Thankfully, the Buffalo Bills pulled out an impressive win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers yesterday to bring their record to 1-1.  Sure, we could be 2-0, but it's not time to cry about the Pats loss.  Instead, it's time to buy some Buffalo football merchandise. 

Show off your Buffalo football pride by picking up one of the many Buffalo Bills football shirts we carry right here in the Buffalo Rising

Everyone knew that student in college whose course-load consisted of intermediate badminton and advanced handball.  Now, thanks to Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, you can be that person!

Beginning tomorrow and continuing through October 20th (except for October 13th) from 6:30 PM to 8 PM, you can sit-in with Buffalo Bills players and coaching alumni as they discuss their area of football expertise, as part of the Intro to Football lecture series.  Former Bills receivers Charley Ferguson and Lou Piccone will moderate each lecture. 

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