Free Ticket Giveaway - Party on the Portico
As Jennifer already told you, tomorrow is the final Party on the Portico for 2008. We think these events are fantastic and want you to experience it for yourself. So we are giving away 2 sets of tickets to the final Party on the Portico, which takes place August 22, 5-8PM. Guests will enjoy live music by the award-winning Babik, wine, Flying Bison beer and hors d’oeuvre.
To win a set of tickets, simply be one of the first readers to answer the following Historical Society trivia. Send your answer to eventlisting@buffalorising.com, with “Portico” in the subject line.
Which of the following are NOT currently on display in the History Museum?
1. A light-up disco dance floor a la Saturday Night Fever
2. A life-cast of Thomas Jefferson’s face and hands
3. Photos from Buffalo’s grain elevators
4. An early Moog synthesizer
5. A piece of Grover Cleveland’s wedding cake
Did we mention admission includes free food, Flying Bison beer and wine along with an intimate performance by Babik? See you there!
Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society
25 Nottingham Court
August 22, 5-8PM; $10
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they are all there.
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Courtney
Thank you to everyone who submitted answers to the trivia question. The correct answer is #2. The BECHS currently has a life-cast of Abraham Lincoln’s face and hands on display, not Jefferson’s.
I know what you're thinking, that wedding cake has got to be gross by now. Well...come down and see for yourself!
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