Music is Art Partners with America's Fair -- Plus, Goo News
As you may have already read in this morning's Buffalo News, the Music is Art Festival will be moving from its traditional roots at the former ChameleonWest Studios space on Franklin to Hamburg as a part of the America's Fair.
It's the end of a difficult relationship the Allentown Village Society, and the beginning of a bright one with America's Fair, who have been "incredibly accommodating from the beginning," said Takac. "On the one side, it's a bummer to have to move the festival from my neighborhood. At the same time, it's a great opportunity to combine our efforts to support Western New York." Danny Lang, CEO of the America's Fair, was also on hand for the announcement
The 5th Annual Music is Art Festival will take place on August 11, from 9 AM to closing, with 40 bands taking the stage. Included will be Amungus, a Takac project featuring 11 local singers set to dance music recorded by Takac, and a record release by local favorites Agent Me. Robbie himself will be in Tokyo the day of the show, but will participate via pre-recorded video audio and video and live satellite feed.
Robbie emphasized that the Festival is still just one program of the Music is Art Foundation, which is as strong as ever, managing at least seven programs which operate in the area on a daily basis to bring music into the lives of area children. A full outline is available here in Buffalo Rising's previous interview. "The main difference this year is that we'll be able to reach a musch greater cross-section of the community at the Fair," Robbie continued. "People of every type are there to have a good time."
Another interesting bit of information was released as well -- The Goos will be recording their next album entirely in Buffalo, staying in town for a full year. More to come on that.
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iAMbuffalo
This sucks for the city. Someone that could have said "Adios" and went their own way, came back home, opened a viable nd successful buiness, created a foundation that contributes to the quality of young people's lives, developed a festival that rocked and complimented the "fine arts" festival (yeah - fine hotel/motel art) in a porton of the downtown district of the city, and still makes Buffalo their home and the city craps on him.
Good goin' Sue Gonzalez and company!
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kelly
A loss for the city and a loss for Allentown (as a neighborhood).
I read the snooze article, too. And if the Allentown festival is about fine arts than I'm a Kentucky colonel. It's a craft show. Now, I have no problem with craft shows. I rather like them, in fact. Shoot, I post to craftster. I know crafts. And I know that the vast majority of the stuff at Allentown is firmly in Crafttown. For every photographer or painter you have a dozen decorated stools and coat hooks, Americana by the barrelful, fake flower arrangements, jewelry, etc.
Nothing wrong with that. Really. But it's BS for them go on and on to the Buffalo News about how Music is Art didn't belong because it's a "fine arts festival" when, well, we're not talking Monet here. Unless you mean the Monet repro someone was selling silkscreened onto a scarf last year.
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Prl119
Just for the record the correct name for the CEO of the Erie Counth Agricultural Society is Denny Lang, not Danny.
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BryanJamesWhitley
Hurray! We've lost another event to the south towns (insert sarcasm here) and if one of Buffalo's favorite sons doing charity work for a fundraiser can't keep the good people of the Allentown Village Society happy what hopes does anyone else have. I hope the Arts Festival isn't next.
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al-alo
Yeah for the pretentious Allentown Assoc.!!!! Way to get ride of another art form! I can understand how music might rattle the bland suburbanites that go to that yawn, i mean art, festival.
Ill stay home again this year, and decoupage a flower pot - net savings to me: $50
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HelenWheels
Don’t forget that David Granville the henchman for Richard Tobe the lost soul was and still is a part of the Allentown Village Idiots and he tried unsuccessfully to block the MIA Festival last year.
MIA has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to keep kids off the street with instilling interest in music, where schools have had music programs cut. Where on the other hand the Allentown Art Festival gave out a measly $20,000 in scholarships in 2006 to eight kids. That’s eight kids that got a $5,000 scholarship to learn to be a freakin’ snob.
Mary “what the f is herface” said something along the lines of “A fine art festival does not have music,”
Well, Mary, here’s a definition of “Fine Art:” Library > Words > Dictionary fine art (fīn) n.
-Art produced or intended primarily for beauty rather than utility. -Any of the art forms, such as sculpture, painting, or music, used to create such art. Often used in the plural. -Something requiring highly developed techniques and skills: the fine art of teaching.
So, Allentown Village Idiots - why don’t you go get ‘cher self some well needed ed-u-ma-ca-tion - huh?
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Charger
I would just like to clarify something.
The Allentown Art Festival is created and run by the Allentown Village Society.
The Allentown Association is a community based group for the Allentown Historic District.
People are free to have there own opinions on each, but please get the names right.
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chiknlil
Allentown sucks bones! This is why I moved out of there two years ago because it was even more narrow minded and arrogant than the Elmwood 'village'. Y'all want to be the suburbs so bad by trying so hard to be different; y'all sound like a bunch of screwed up teenagers trying to find your image by becoming the 'goth' chick. Get real before you lose the art festival and the few remaining bars on the strip; oh wait, that is what you want.
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STEEL
very sad
very short sighted on the part of AVS
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Archer
I don't usually react to such ignorance, but the arrogance displayed by the Allentown Village Society is pathetic.
“A fine art festival does not have music,” Mary M. Myskiewicz, president of the Allentown Village Society, complained after Music Is Art was granted a city permit in 2003. “We’re trying to protect an art festival that has a national reputation.”
Oh Mary, how sheltered are you? Your glorified craft show having a national reputation? Seriously, does anyone buy that stuff that doesn't have an AARP card? Do not inflate your head as much as the crowd numbers are inflated. Think about it. Most people do not come for the "arts and crafts", but rather the weather, people watching, drinks, etc. Who needs music when you can have a watercolor waterfall painting?
You have done the city and its people proud. Now please move to Williamsville where you belong and let the young progressive art movement that is taking over this city take over your spot. Your time is up.
Be sure to let the Allentown Village Society know how you feel......
http://www.allentownartfestival.com/contact.htm
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WhatRUsmoking
Could somebody please explain to me why the MIA festival couldn't have been held in Allentown on any other weekend except the one used by the Allentown Arts festival? For the first couple of years it was nice to piggyback and get the exposure and recognition. Now that people are aware of the event - just move it to a different weekend.
Regardless of what you think of the art at Allentown, the purpose of the event is not just to give you something to look at while downing your funnel cakes and turkey legs. After all the food, parties, and socializing that goes on that weekend, the artists need to sell art, or they won't be back next year. AAF must have been losing more than they were gaining by having the MIA festival at the same time. Let's face it - in general, the people BUYING art, and the artists themselves, are not the same crowd that are attending MIA.
I've been to both festivals several times. Both are good, but very different. I think MIA will benefit from the move. They need better venues with more space, although I would have preferred maybe LaSalle park or Central Terminal or something like that over the Fairgrounds.
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HelenWheels
MIA was born in Allentown, it derived it's name from the ruckus caused by the Allentown Village Idiots, Roby invested in Allentown, need we say more, and to you I ask "WhatRUsmoking?"
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WhatRUsmoking
Dearest Helen -
Allentown is Allentown 365 days a year. Not just on AAF weekend. My question remains - why not hold the event in Allentown on another weekend?
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