The New York City solo comedy Mo-to-the-oncle will appear as part of the 2017 KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival (Thursday, September 14 – Saturday, September 23) on September 19-20 at 9 p.m., September 22 at 8 p.m. and September 23 at 6 p.m. at Writers & Books (740 University Ave, Rochester, NY 14607). Tickets are $10 at rochesterfringe.com, where more information is also available. Remaining tickets will be available at the door starting one hour before curtain.

Mo-to-the-oncle follows the story of Detroit, Jr., a Bronx teenager who is forced to wear a monocle to school after his dad loses their vision insurance.

For her performance in Mo-to-the-oncle, Cole earned the Best Actress award at the 2017 Pittsburgh Fringe Festival—her very first fringe festival—earlier this year. In 2015, she was a finalist in the NBC & Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre Diversity Scholarship Showcase, a showcase featuring up-and-coming comedians selected by talent executives from the Peacock Network.

More about Fringe: Since its debut in 2012, the KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival has become one of the most successful fringe festivals in the U.S., attracting more than 68,000 attendees in 2016. This 10-day, multi-arts festival now boasts over 500 performances and events – more than a quarter of which are free – in 25 venues in downtown Rochester, NY. Celebrating and inspiring creativity, the Fringe – which is partially curated by the non-profit festival and partially by festival venues – includes everything from theatre, music, comedy and dance, to children’s entertainment, spoken word, visual arts, film and much more. Please visit rochesterfringe.com for a complete schedule, tickets and more information.

Topics to be covered include:
• Recording Drums (micing techniques)
• Studio Tips
• Working with clicks & loops
• On the Grid, Off the Grid
• The 5 Lopes (improve your inner clock)
• Increase your Rhythmic Vocabulary
• Overdubbing percussion
• Composing for TV & Film

Admission: $10 per person

Don’t miss out on some amazing door prizes!
Seating is limited!
To reserve your spot call 716-662-0536
or email Heather Myers or Nick Mesler at
heatherm@littleboxcreative.com or
nick@littleboxcreative.com

ED ROSCETTI DRUMMER, COMPOSER, AUTHOR & EDUCATOR
Ed’s Hal Leonard published catalog includes the World Beat Rhythms Series for Brazil, Africa, Cuba and USA as
coauthor, and as sole author, Drummers Guide to Odd Meters, Blues Drumming, Funk & Hip Hop Drumming, Rock
Drumming Workbook, Stuff! Good Drummers Should Know and Creating Professional Drum Loops. He served as
a core curriculum author and educator for 35 years at the Musician’s Institute, Hollywood (MI) and core
curriculum author for MI Japan school’s Odd Meter I and II and Groovin’ In Odd Times classes. He has presented
interactive concerts, clinics, workshops, master classes and/or music camps at NYU, The GRAMMY MUSEUM,
PASIC, NAMM, IAJE, TMEA, AMTA, The Berklee School of Music, World Percussion Festival and continues to do so
at universities, schools and retail venues across the country. His original interactive music video installation
premiered at NAMM’s Museum of Making Music in 2011. He has performed and composed music for records,
jingles, TV shows and films including Fox Sports, Mostly Ghostly, Saturday Night Live, The 60’s, Knight Rider, The
History Channel, WWE and General Hospital. Ed has worked with artists such as Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock
and Joe Sample. He is honored to endorse DW, PDP, Remo, Paiste, Shure, Innovative Percussion (IP), Direct
Sound Headphones & Pitch Slap Percussion.

Inspired by Marie Lorenz’s installation Gyre, on view in our current exhibition Wanderlust: Actions, Traces, Journeys 1967-2017, participants will take a guided tour around the UB Anderson Gallery and be encouraged to collect objects both natural and man-made on the journey. When we return to the gallery, we will use these objects to create cyanotypes or “sun prints” documenting our collections from the walk.

Please be sure to arrive at 12pm for the start of the tour! This workshop is free and fun for all ages!

NEXT WORKSHOPS!
October 4: 6:00pm-8:00pm • Edible Art—Free Adults-Only Happy Hour
October 21: 12:00pm to 3:00pm • Shoe Investigations—Free All-Ages Art-Making Workshop
November 18: 12:00pm to 3:00pm • Mapmakers—Free All-Ages Art-Making Workshop

Join us Saturday, September 23rd from 1pm-4pm for “Barks at the Brewery” -a day to celebrate our puppy loves and support a wonderful cause.

We’ve teamed up with Resurgence Brewing Company to support the City of Buffalo Animal Shelter! 100% of proceeds from the day will go to support the shelter and their mission to find forever homes for the animals in their care.

The day will include:

-Gift Basket Raffles
-Free treats for your pooch
-Pet Portraits
-Adoptable pets from City of Buffalo Animal Shelter
-and a few surprises!!

It’s sure to be a fun day with your friends or your four-legged friend!

If you’re feeling extra generous, please help out the animals by bringing an item from the City of Buffalo Animal Shelter’s Wish List http://members.petfinder.com/~NY341/wish.html

We can’t wait to see you there!
-The Buffalo Barkery Crew

Tips and Reminders!
*All dogs MUST be on a leash.
*Please remember to clean up after your pup.

**Be aware this event will have many different dogs of all ages and sizes. We ask that you use your better judgement with your dogs behavior and encourage only dogs that are spayed and neutered to attend. We reserve the right to ask any aggressive dogs to leave.**

Parking:
~Parking lot (complete with bike racks), access to Rich’s parking lot next door, and ample street parking

WNY’s Premier Beer Festival is back, so don’t miss out on the 2017 Ballpark Brew Bash! Head down to beautiful Coca-Cola Field on Saturday, September 23rd and sample over 100 unique beers from 50 breweries near and far!
Your ticket includes admission to the event, a souvenir tasting glass, program, and more!

Saturday Sept. 23rd (4:00-7:00pm) – General Admission: $35 / $45 day of event
Saturday Sept. 23rd (3:00-7:00pm) – VIP: $75 (limited qty)
Saturday Sept. 23rd (4:00-7:00pm) – Designated Driver: $5

Tickets can be purchased at any of Consumers Beverages 17 WNY locations, the Buffalo Bisons Ticket Office, or Tickets.com.

Super bummed that you didn’t get the chance to travel this summer? Hungry to help a good cause? Well, Yelp Buffalo is giving you the chance to dine like the globetrotter you are, and raise money in the process – all during the annual Yelp Without Borders Party at the International Institute of Buffalo!

The IIB has been doing great work aiding refugees since 1918, and they’ve invited us back to explore their space, and celebrate international heritage and pride in a super fun way! With top-rated restaurants like Sun Cuisines, Hali Boyz, and Almaza Grill serving up their best ethnic-inspired dishes, libations by Community Beer Works, Flying Bison, and Midgard Winery, and entertainment by DJ Paul Spitale and Jeremy Stock Caricatures, this year’s Yelp Without Borders is bound to send your taste buds on a trip around the world!

The food, drinks and entertainment will all be free. All we ask is for you to consider a donation for the International Institute at the door.

RSVP:

This is a 21 event! In order to get confirmed, you must fill out a Yelp profile (with photo) and RSVP at http://bit.ly/YelpBorders17

The New York City solo comedy Mo-to-the-oncle will appear as part of the 2017 KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival (Thursday, September 14 – Saturday, September 23) on September 19-20 at 9 p.m., September 22 at 8 p.m. and September 23 at 6 p.m. at Writers & Books (740 University Ave, Rochester, NY 14607). Tickets are $10 at rochesterfringe.com, where more information is also available. Remaining tickets will be available at the door starting one hour before curtain.

Mo-to-the-oncle follows the story of Detroit, Jr., a Bronx teenager who is forced to wear a monocle to school after his dad loses their vision insurance.

For her performance in Mo-to-the-oncle, Cole earned the Best Actress award at the 2017 Pittsburgh Fringe Festival—her very first fringe festival—earlier this year. In 2015, she was a finalist in the NBC & Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre Diversity Scholarship Showcase, a showcase featuring up-and-coming comedians selected by talent executives from the Peacock Network.

More about Fringe: Since its debut in 2012, the KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival has become one of the most successful fringe festivals in the U.S., attracting more than 68,000 attendees in 2016. This 10-day, multi-arts festival now boasts over 500 performances and events – more than a quarter of which are free – in 25 venues in downtown Rochester, NY. Celebrating and inspiring creativity, the Fringe – which is partially curated by the non-profit festival and partially by festival venues – includes everything from theatre, music, comedy and dance, to children’s entertainment, spoken word, visual arts, film and much more. Please visit rochesterfringe.com for a complete schedule, tickets and more information.

New Work by Terri Katz Kasimov
Opening Reception Saturday, September 23, 6 – 9pm
On View September 23 – October 28, 2017
Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Friday 10am – 4pm or by appointment
Eleven Twenty Projects: 1120 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14209

Buffalo, NY – Eleven Twenty Projects is pleased to announce an exhibition of new work by Buffalo based artist Terri Katz Kasimov.

Recently acclaimed for the large scale installation at the Conventus building on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus; Katz Kasimov’s current practice centers on abstracted mixed media collage featuring two new bodies of works, Roots/Routes and Meanderings.

These new works imbue a controlled randomness, arbitrary or ambiguous to the casual eye, but are in fact pre-planned and allegorical. The collages are meticulously constructed with layers of discarded remnants of the artist’s prior works. As Katz Kasimov describes, “past drawings and saved papers are ripped, cut and incorporated into new ones”. Each fragment of paper represents a point in time, and the marks and compositional flow of each piece carry an immediate, organic energy.

This process of birth and rebirth has been a persistent subject throughout Katz Kasimov’s evolution as an artist. Recently, by exploring the combinations of recycled remnants from the past, the outgrowth from this amalgamation exudes a sense of meditation and unburdening. Katz Kasimov has created her own visual language, rooted firmly in the formal elements of line, form shape, and color, which was passed on by the numerous accomplished painters with whom she has studied. An opening reception will be held Saturday September 23, with an artist’s Talk on Sunday October 15.

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Terri Katz Kasimov is an extolled Buffalo artist whose work is in private, corporate, and museum collections around the world. Katz Kasimov is a visual artist with studios in Buffalo, NY and Kiawah Island, SC. She received her B.F.A. from The Ohio State University and her M.F.A. from SUNY Buffalo, where she later taught.
Artist’s website: www.terrikatzkasimov.com

ABOUT ELEVEN TWENTY PROJECTS:
Founded in 2013, a modern and contemporary arts initiative, located on Buffalo’s Main Street adjacent to the medical campus, Eleven Twenty Projects intermixes art, history, and material culture with a diverse approach and independent vision.

As we get ready for the Buffalo Bills to take on the Denver Broncos at home the next morning, put yourself in your Buffalo Bills best gear (retro encouraged), come out with your friends, and head over to Hydraulic Hearth where you can chow down on a delicious wood fired pizza buffet, enjoy some quality beer and wine selections, and jam out to the tunes of this fun party with a DJ spinning your best dance and popular tunes. Meet Donald Jones, former Buffalo Bills wide receiver and co-anchor of the John Murphy show! Your ticket will grant you automatic entry to win a beautiful throwback Jim Kelly jersey, complete with his autograph, just for attending! This would make for an amazing gift for yourself or someone you know, esp with the holidays coming up! Your ticket purchase will grant you all the pizza you can stuff in your belly, along with three beer/wine drink tickets. Deal!! Weather permitting, we will be enjoying the outdoor bar, and patio, as well as the games available out there (think shuffleboard, and corn hole), so dress for the weather. Does anyone still have their zubaz from the 90s? We want to see them, and you, so come out for some fun with friends!

One ticket is $30 or you can get two for $50.
**Space is limited, so be sure to get your tickets before the event sells out!**
Proceeds from the event will support Compeer of Greater Buffalo mentoring programs – true win/win for all involved!

Purchase Tickets at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bills-bash-tickets-36839198033?aff=eac2

Register Now for Public Event Day at Syracuse Inner Harbor to Kick off the World Canals Conference

The World Canals Conference (WCC) kicks off on Sunday, September 24 with a free Public Event Day from 1 to 6 p.m. at Syracuse Inner Harbor, Creekwalk and downtown museums.
The public is invited to tour the replica 1862 canal schooner Lois McClure, row a traditional six-oar long boat built at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, and watch live hot glass shows presented by the Corning Museum of Glass GlassBarge.

Musical entertainment includes performances by The Sim Redmond Band (1:00-2:45pm), The Measure (3:15-4:15pm), and Damn Dog (4:45-5:45pm).

Other unique experiences include free kayak lessons and demonstrations, boat tours showcasing the cleanup of Onondaga Lake, live fish displays, and exhibits from I LOVE NY and cultural and recreational organizations. Food trucks and Taste NY specialty foods will also be available.

The Stand Up For Pits Foundation is thrilled to be coming to Buffalo to Stand Up For Pits!!

The SUFP Foundation is dedicated to ending abuse, discrimination and saving the lives of pitbull “type” dogs. This “type” of dog based soley on appearance is the target of extreme abuse, discriminatory bans and has been falsely vilified and killed for over 3 decades and it must end. Stand Up For Pits events help us to educate, advocate and save lives. Pit Bull type dogs are born inherently good and deserve to be protected, respected and treated with compassion and without prejudice like all life deserves.

These events sell out around the country, save countless lives and continue to raise national and international awareness. We support other pitbull “type” dog rescues around the country and The Silver Lining Pit Bull Resce will be participating this year! Silver Lining will be bringing available Pibbles for adoption, selling merchandise, collecting donations and will receive 100% of proceeds from their silent auction. Also Fix-A-Bull WNY is also particiatping. They will have a silent auction, sell merhcandise, accept donations and hand out information on the vital work they do. Ticket sales go to the Stand Up For Pits Foundation.

To learn more about Fix-A-Bull go to

To learn more about Silverlining Pit Bull Rescue go to

We are all in this together and there is much work that needs to be done. We thank you all for your dedication to being the voice of the voiceless and being part of the solution to saving lives and look so forward to seeing you all in Buffalo and please remember to bring some much needed shelter supplies for your local shelter animals!

There is also an amazing line up of silent auction items you won’t want to miss.

-SUFP Foundation

To learn more about the Stand Up For Pits Foundation go to standupforpits.us

Follow us on Twitter at @SUFPFoundation

Follow us on Instagram at @RebeccaCorry or @standupforpitsfoundation

Our NYC Oktoberfest is September 17th, but we know that two parties are always better than one. That’s why we bring you our 2nd HUGE Oktoberfest party on September 24th and this time we’re bringing Germany to the Beer Project! Pull out your lederhosen and start practicing Ein Prosit! Live music will be from 4-8 pm by The Bergholz German Band.

The party will be featuring bavarian pretzels, Oktoberfest games and prizes, German sing-a longs and prizes for best German costumes! We also have two German beers for the party, our Red IPA, brewed with german cherries with flavors of bavarian kirsch liqueur and PROST! our award winning German Lager!

This is a party you won’t want to miss, cheers!

Tickets $10/door. 21 unless accompanied by an adult.

The Mark Filsinger Eleventet Plays Bebop featuring original arrangements by trombonist, and special guest, Brendan Lanighan and trumpeter Mark Filsinger.
The Mark Filsinger Eleventet is an exciting jazz ensemble featuring 11 of Buffalo’s most celebrated musicians. The mid-sized ensemble combines the excitement and power of a big band with the creative and improvisational aspects of a jazz quartet.

Brendan Lanighan is a trombonist and educator from Buffalo, New York. Currently, Brendan is touring the United States with the world famous Glenn Miller Orchestra and won the grand prize at the J.J. Johnson competition the 2017 International Trombone Association (ITA) Festival. He holds degrees in Jazz Trombone Performance and Music Education from the Eastman School of Music.

The Canisius College Video Institute is proud to present the premiere of “Gym Jones”, a short film created by Canisius alumni Erin Gaddi (’14) and Chris Collins (’14) .

The premiere will take place on Monday, September 25th at 7 p.m. in the Science Hall Commons. The event is free of charge and light refreshments will be served. A short Q&A session will follow the film.

Collins moved to Los Angeles after working full time as a graphic designer in the NFL for two years. He realized he wanted to be in the television and film industry. So he teamed up with Gaddi to make an original film, showcasing both of their talents.

The film is about a confused gym rat named Phil, who owns a fitness brand where he makes and sells instructional videos. But after his boss pushes him in a different direction, Phil starts to wonder why he got into this mess in the first place…

You can view the trailer here: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XS0NjdXy-8&feature=youtu.be)

Take the classic Food and Beer Pairing one Sense further with this 4 course food, beer and music pairing dinner.

Registration begins at 6:30pm with your Complimentary Welcome Beer, your dining experience begins promptly at 7pm!

Course One – Classical:

Prosciutto & Balsamic Bruschetta, a Classical spin on this classic appetizer

Beer Pairing: Cosmo Wit – A Classy Belgian

Course Two – Jazz:

New York Strip Steak & Shrimp, seasoned with lime and sea salt, Gorgonzola cheese, dried cherries, roaster pancetta, Fried Onion strings, over a bed of spinach, tossed in a warm bacon vinaigrette.

Beer Pairing: Tequila Gose, seasoned with roasted lime sea salt

Course Three – 80’s Jam Throwback:

Herb encrusted Choice Pork Prime Rib with plum vanilla chutney served with beer braised carrots and potatoes

Beer Pairing: Plum Vanilla Saison

Course Four – Music from artists with Food Names, Spice Girls, Black Eyes Peas, Smashing Pumpkins, etc:

New York Pumpkin Porter Cheesecake on a gram cracker crust served with Perry’s Pumpkin Pie ice cream

Beer Pairing: Pumpkin Pie Porter

The cost of $55 includes a complimentary pint of any of our NYBP beers upon arrival, and tax.

Does not include server gratuity. Tickets are available on our Facebook Event Page or Eventbrite.com

• Buffalo State’s Theater Department presents Blood at the Root September 27-30 and October 4-7 at 8:00 p.m., and September 30 and October 7 at 2:00 p.m. in the Flexible Theater, in Donald Savage Theater and Communication Building. Dominque Morisseau’s drama, which debuted in 2014, was inspired by the racially divisive case of the Jena Six involving black Louisiana teenagers accused of an attack on a white schoolmate. Tickets are $15 for the general public; $10 for seniors age 62 and up and $10 for Buffalo State faculty, staff, and alumni; and $6 for Buffalo State students. Advance tickets for all Buffalo State Theater Department productions can be purchased online or by phone (716) 878-3005.

Join us for a night of good food, and good drinks for a great cause! This event will feature live music, silent auctions, and food and beverage samples from your favorite local restaurants, wineries and breweries!

Participating restaurants, include: Joe’s Deli, Sweet Melody’s, Buffalo Raw Bar, Salvatore’s, The Cheesecake Guy, Fat Bob’s Smokehouse, Ru’s Pierogi and much more! Samplings will also be available from local wineries and breweries, including: Ellicottville Brewing Company, CB Craft Brewers, Hamburg Brewing Company, Tom Rotter Distillery, Bootleg Bucha, Ten Thousand Vines and more!

General admission tickets are $30 each for Independent Health members and $35 for the general public. A limited amount of VIP tickets are on sale for $60 and include an open bar, commemorative glass, giveaway bag and more! You must be 21 years or older to attend. Event attire is business casual.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit the Healthy Options website at https://www.healthyoptionsbuffalo.com/event/100021/taps-apps-2017.

“Taps & Apps” will benefit the Independent Health Foundation’s efforts to combat childhood obesity in Western New York, including events like Kids Run and community programs such as the Fitness for Kids Challenge and Soccer for Success.

Doubt, while fundamental to the scientific method, has played an out-sized role in the public debate on climate change. Why do so many Americans distrust science in this specific context? Join our panelists in a discussion of the history of environmentalism, the politicization of science, and more for the launch event of the Buffalo Humanities Festival 2017: Environments.

Our panelists include:
Elizabeth Mazzolini, author of The Everest Effect and Associate Professor of English at the University at Buffalo.
Adam Rome, author of The Genius of Earth Day and Professor of History at the University at Buffalo.
Jason Briner is Director of the Paleoclimate Lab and Associate Professor of Geology at University at Buffalo.
Jacqueline Patterson is the Director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program.
Ryan McPherson, our moderator, is the Chief Sustainability Officer at the University at Buffalo.

The neurological health of U.S. presidents has a long history of being misunderstood, ignored, and covered up. On Thursday, September 28 Nicholas J. Silvestri, MD, clinical associate professor of neurology at the University of Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and an avid history buff will present ”Neurological Ailments in U.S. Presidents.” His talk will take place at 6 pm at the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, 1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY.

This program is presented by the Association for a Buffalo Presidential Center in cooperation with the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, and is free and open to the public.

From John Adams’ migraines to Woodrow Wilson’s stroke to Ronald Reagan’s Alzheimer’s disease, Dr. Silvestri presents an historical overview of how neurological diseases affected a number of U.S. presidents.

Silvestri notes that although these and other neurological conditions significantly affected the ability of some presidents to carry out their duties, it is only relatively recently that legislation addressed such circumstances.

“It wasn’t until 1967 that an amendment of the Constitution passed that said that if a president was unable to discharge his duties, the president can be replaced by the vice president,” says Silvestri.

The Buffalo Presidential Center Association encourages the study, exploration, interpretation and public awareness of Buffalo and Western New York’s contributions to the presidency and national affairs.

Girls Night Out is a local Fundraiser to raise awareness for the Breast Cancer Network of WNY. This year Peak Performance teamed up with WNY Imaging Group to benefit the Breast Cancer Network of WNY. Their mission is to support, educate, and advocate for individuals with breast cancer, breast cancer survivors and family and friend co-survivors. They are dedicated to ending breast cancer and the deaths it causes.

The 5th annual Girl’s Night Out event is September 29th at The Grapevine Banquets from 6-11pm. Our event includes food, drinks, 42 local vendors, DJ, dancing, 50/50, Chinese auction, wine wall, Amherst Casino Events, grand prize raffle, and lots of fun! Tickets can be purchased for $20 pre-sale at www.BCNWNY.org or $25 at the door. The first 700 people in the doors will receive a free tote bag.

All proceeds go to The Breast Cancer Network of WNY.
We hope to see you there!

Buffalo, NY – Buffalo Startup Weekend will bring together entrepreneurs from around the region for a 3-day crash course in how to take an idea and turn it into a business plan.

The weekend long celebration of business ideas will begin Friday, Sept. 29 at 6 p.m. and run through Sunday, Oct 1 at 5 p.m at Dig Buffalo, 640 Ellicott Street. The crash course in entrepreneurialism kicks off 43North Finals Week and is designed to match entrepreneurs, developers, designers and startup enthusiasts with business mentors and expertise.

“Buffalo Startup Weekend is a gateway to the startup world and a chance for anyone in the community to learn what it takes to launch an idea in just a weekend. Along the way, participants meet new people, form a team and learn the process from Buffalo-based entrepreneurship trailblazers,” said Matt Hostetler, one of the organizers for the 7th annual Buffalo Startup Weekend. “The first-place team will have the opportunity to pitch their idea and get feedback from judges at 43 North – the world’s largest business idea competition
– during 43North week in October and all of the top three teams will receive prizes at Buffalo Startup Weekend.”

The 3-day marathon event promotes taking a business from concept to creation, and is open to aspiring and experienced entrepreneurs, developers and technicians, designers and business enthusiasts. Last year’s event drew over 125 entrepreneurs and even more are expected to attend this year.

“The event is open to students from colleges, universities and even high schools,” said Jon Spitz, Managing Director of Z80 Labs and co-founder and former lead organizer of Buffalo Startup Weekend. “It’s a really fun and exciting weekend, and no idea is too big or too small.”

Past company participants of Buffalo Startup Weekend that are still active in the WNY business community include Heads Up, Atinga Project, and Buffalo Automation Group. Individuals who participated on teams, provided feedback as judges, and served as coaches and organizers include the leaders of ACV Auctions, CoachMePlus, and Thimble.io.

Tickets are $25 presale and are available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/startup-weekend-buffalo-tickets-36080464641. Sponsorship opportunities are also available. If interested, reach Matt Hostetler @ Matt.Hostetler@gmail.com

Join Todd Shalom on a participatory walk that responds to Buffalo’s streetscape via sound, movement, visual and architecture-based prompts. U.S. Customs and Border Protection will perform our ritualized relationships to country, institution, public space and self. This walk holds 12 people and is open to all abilities.
Shalom is the founder and director of participatory walks organization, Elastic City. He performs and makes installations to re-contextualize the body in space using vocabulary of the everyday. He is a member of the core faculty at Pratt Institute’s MFA in Writing. Todd holds a BSBA in Marketing from Boston University and an MFA in Writing from California College of the Arts.

Dates/times:
Fri, 9/29; 7pm–walk 1
Sat, 9/30; 4pm–walk 2
Sat, 9/30; 7pm—walk 3

Starting Point: The blue plaque at the intersection of Fargo Avenue and Jersey Street, Buffalo

For those who are driving: It is best to park around Porter/Busti

Duration: approximately 75 minutes

Ages: 16
Admission: Free but RSVP necessary

Email Rachel Adams (radams4@buffalo.edu) to RSVP, no later than September 22nd. Please indicate which walk and include your cell phone number.

Join Dee Adams And Friends for an evening of the songs of Indigo Girls. From the great-big-sing-along-classic-hits to deep cuts both rockin’ and folkin’, we’ll be honoring one of the most iconic musical groups in modern folk history in the name of raising funds and awareness for Gay and Lesbian Youth Services of WNY ($10 at the door). At least one song from each of their studio albums spanning 30 years will be performed by a band led by Dee Adams, and featuring Buffalo staples Paul Ceppaglia, Helen Butler-Ceppaglia, Sarah DiChristina, Charlie Gannon, Elton Hough, Kathryn Koch, Joe “Mojo” Mergler, Loraine O’Donnell, and Grace Stumberg. Signed merchandise by Indigo Girls will be available for auction in benefit of GLYS of WNY. For more information, contact deeadamsmusic@gmail.com

Join the Buffalo-Niagara LGBTQ History Project and co-sponsor Grindhaus Cafe for a screening of Victor Silverman and Susan Stryker’s 2005 documentary, Screaming Queens, the retelling of the 1966 riot at Compton’s Cafeteria in San Francisco. Followed by a panel discussion on the impact of gentrification, race, and class on queer places in Buffalo.

Speakers:
Tinamarie and Denise Sweet, Sweets Lounge and Black Intelligent Ladies Alliance
Reggie Griggs, community organizer, All About Us
Sherrill Cooper, former owner of MC Compton’s bar
Emily Terrana, community organizer, PUSH
Bridge Rauch, No Labels Clothing Cooperative and Queers for Racial Justice
Seth Girod, Dreamland

Suggested donation: $ 5-10. No one turned away for lack of funds.