Please join us for our 1st Annual Golf Tournament to support the Lancaster High School Marching Band. Our talented and hardworking students have been invited to represent New York State and the veterans of the USS New York in the Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade in Hawaii this December. This great honor comes with higher than normal trip expenses. In order to ensure all of our students are able to join us on this once in a lifetime trip, the proceeds of this tournament will be going to offset costs for all students to get to Hawaii.

We have posted the forms for the golf tournament in the discussion portion of this event. There will be a maximum of 144 golfers. Fees include:
-Lunch before the tournament – Choice of 2 hotdogs, 2 hamburgers or 1 of each and a draft beer or fountain drink
18 holes of golf with cart
-Unlimited driving range use prior to tee off
-3 Hours of open bar
-12 oz. steak dinner, salad, antipasto, chef’s selected vegetables, creamy scalloped potatoes and rolls with butter
-Open draft beer and fountain drink bar included during dinner
-Live music by Total Eclipse and the Buffalo Horns
This is a 18 and over event.

Please email Brian Lubkowski for any questions or concerns at brianlubkowski@gmail.com.

Old Home Days is a 4 day festival held annually in Williamsville!

It all starts with a parade on Tuesday, July 16, 2019 down Main Street in Williamsville. The festival opens at 4 p.m. Tuesday and runs through Friday, July 19th with rides, food, games, a beer tent, special events and performances daily.

Wednesday through Friday midway is open from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

There is no admission cost to the event, but you must purchase tickets to ride the rides. There is also a cost for concessions and other activities unless they are noted as free on the schedule. Individual ride tickets and wristbands are available for purchase. Wristbands are $15 per person on Tuesday only, then $20 per person each day throughout the rest of the festival.

A complete schedule of events, including a list of bands performing in the beer tent can be found here – https://www.oldhomedayswilliamsville.com/schedule

The Main-Transit Fire Department will host fire departments from across WNY to compete in a thrilling spectacle of man, machine and firematic skill. This event is open to the public with gates opening at 5:00pm on the grounds of the George Karl, Jr. Memorial Training Facility, 6777 Main Street, Amherst, NY 14221. Tickets are $5 and children under 10 are free. Live music will be performed by SuperCharger, a bounce house and food & refreshments will also be available. All proceeds to benefit the Main Transit Fire Department, for information, E-mail Tickets@mtfd.com or call the Main-Transit Fire Department for more info at (716) 632-9710 Ext. 113.

St. Mary Swormville parish community is celebrating their 170th annual picnic July 19 through July 21. The weekend of fellowship and tradition featuring St. Mary’s famous chowder, will also have some new attractions this year.
Kicking off the weekend is the eighth annual 5K Chowder Chase on Friday, July 19. “The certified course runs through the neighborhoods surrounding St. Mary’s and is fast, flat and well-marked, sufficiently staffed with numerous volunteers from start to finish. There will be cash awards for the first overall male/female as well as the masters male/female”, according to Lynda Carver, Race Director. Walkers are also invited to participate, and will follow a 3K course. The race begins at 7 p.m. Runners and walkers may pick up their packets at the Parish Center Thursday, July 18 from 5 to 7 or beginning at 4:30 on race day. Registration is $28 through July 17 and $33 July 18 to race day. Runners will receive a Chowder Chase T-shirt (guaranteed to the first 300 runners), Coors Light, a chowder voucher, and slice of pizza. Register online by clicking on the Chowder Chase logo at http://www.stmaryswormville.org.
Sponsors of this year’s Chowder Chase are Joe Cecconi Chrysler Complex, Marygold Manor, Bank on Buffalo, Wild Horse Wine and Spirits, Elements Massage, Universal Woodworks, Switala Construction, Gabe’s Collision, and Tacos, Community and Beer.
Also happening that night is the Beer and Wine Social under the Wild Horse Wine and Spirits Beer Tent. Live music from one of the area’s premier bands, Party of Nine, will be featured from 6:30 pm to 10:30pm., along with local craft beers, wine and local food trucks J&L BBQ, Mineo and Sapio Street Eats, and Sassi Cakes.

On Saturday, July 20, Mass will be celebrated under the tent at 6 p.m., followed by cutting vegetables for the kettle-cooked chowder. Bring utensils and cutting boards and join the tradition.

Picnic festivities begin at 11 a.m. on Sunday, July 23 with fun for the entire family. Eat-in or take-home chowder sales will be available. Featured this year is a brand new children’s midway with new games, rides and activities. A $15 day pass or $40 family day pass for inflatables and rides will be available.

Krolick’s chicken dinners will be served in the air-conditioned gym, and hamburgers, hot dogs, fries, kettle corn and funnel cakes will be available on the grounds. The Wild Horse Beer and Wine Tent opens at noon and features live music throughout the day.

For complete schedules and more information, visit http://www.stmaryswormville.org.

Friday, July 19th

DSP Shows presents Ariella live in the 9th Ward

General Admission Seated Tickets: $12 in advance, $15 day of show at Ticketfly.com, The Babeville Box Office (M-F 11a-5p), or charge by phone at 877.987.6487

7pm Doors, 8pm Show

Infusing Funk, Jazz and Samba with Blues Soul and Tango, Award winning International Touring artists Ariella and Nicolaas have created a memorable ear-catching sound. Formed in September of 2013 they quickly became one of the top acts in their native Tampa Bay music scene, as evidenced by their nomination for best local group in Tampa Bay and Ari for best Jazz vocalist.
Their high energy live show has landed them performance slots at renowned venues such as Skippers Smokehouse, Janus Live, The Tampa Hard Rock Casino and have opened for Lake Street Dive at Vinyl Music Hall. They have also performed in New York, Cleveland, Atlanta, Asheville, New Orleans, Los Angeles and Austin. This past summer (2018) they expanded into Canada with concerts in Ottawa and Hamilton Ontario. On their way home they were honored to be guest performers at Victor Wooten’s nature camp Wooten Woods outside of Nashville Tenn. In 2019 they have broadened their reach again with a series of eight shows in Scotland.
After their performance at the 2018 winter NAMM show the group signed an artist deal with Sennheiser North America who provided all microphones for the recording of “Home” as well as in ear monitors, wireless systems and microphones for their live performances.

The National Undy RunWalk is not just an opportunity to run or walk in your underwear. It is a family-friendly undy-themed RunWalk created by the Colorectal Cancer Alliance, with the goal to provide support for patients and families, caregivers, and survivors; to raise awareness of preventive measures; and inspire efforts to fund critical research .All fitness levels attend. Dogs are welcomed! All participants receive a pair of Undy RunWalk boxer shorts, light food and beverage and for our 5K participants, timing services.

Registration Details:
5K Adult (ages 14 and older) $35 Advance/ $40 Race Day
5K Youth (ages 6-13) $30 Advance/ $35 Race DAy
I mile fun run (all ages, children 5 and younger are free) $30 Advance/ $35 Race Day
Survivors and Patients FREE! Please email specialevents@ccalliance.org for the
registration code.

Call or text 716-930-5011 to schedule your healing with Katy.
A specialized session with Katy always begins with with discussion. Katy likes to find out from you where you specifically need healing. Some healing is needed physically but the best healing is one that takes place on all levels, physical, emotional, & spiritual.
After discussion you will receive a deep hands on energetic healing. Katy is very intuitive and will be guided by spirit to work to help your body transform, transmute, & Heal. Katy is guided to allow your healing to go where it’s needed most. For some it’s physical healing, for others the healing may shift your mental or emotional perspective.
Throughout the session Katy will receive Intuitive messages & guidance for your deepest healing and insight. After the energy healing Katy will offer those message to you.

30 minutes – $50
45 minutes – $65
60 minutes – $75

Call or text 716-930-5011 to schedule your session

Join Mirabo Press and resident artist Jonathan Barcan for a Wabi Sabi Etching workshop to learn quick and expressive, mixed media printmaking techniques.

The idea ‘Wabi Sabi’  refers to a beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. It prefers the simple, modest, and authentic. It believes nothing in life is finished, perfect, or permanent. In art, Wabi Sabi is an intuitive, quick and expressive approach to art making. In this intensive one day workshop, artist Jonathan Barcan will show his tips and tricks for combining spontaneous drawing, painting, and encaustic processes with easy to learn drypoint and trace monotype printmaking techniques. Come create with multiple processes in the same art piece! This will be a very fun and fast introduction to making mixed media prints.

Date:
Saturday, July 20, 2019, 10am – 5pm

Location:
Mirabo Press
11 Botsford Place
Buffalo, NY 14216

Contact: rachel@mirabopress.com

Tools & Materials Included:
Etching presses
Acid baths
Drawing tools incl. scrapers and burnishers
Denatured alcohol and mineral spirits
Spray paint
Black and primary color printmaking inks
Transparent base and other ink modifiers
Plexiglass for monotype
Paint brushes
Sharpie markers
Gloves
Paper & Tracing paper

Skill Level of Student: Beginning/Intermediate/Advanced

Prerequisites:  Introductory understanding of printmaking processes a plus, but all are welcome!

Enrollment limit:  4-6

Cost: $125 (including material fee)

Registration in advance only:
https://www.mirabopress.com/book-online/wabi-sabi-etching

About Jonathan Barcan:
Jonathan Barcan is a Portland based mixed media artist and printmaker that exhibits nationally and internationally. Noteworthy exhibitions include the Florence Biennial, Florence, Italy, and the Today Museum Printmaking Center, Beijing, China. Noteworthy residencies completed include the Central Academy of Fine Art, Beijing, Zea Mays Printmaking, North Hampton,  and Tech Shop SF, San Francisco. Barcan is active in the local arts community as a participant, educator, curator, and volunteer. He has taught at numerous Arts institutions around the San Francisco Bay area, including San Francisco State University, Kala Art Institute, and California College of the Arts. Barcan sat on the Steering Committee for the 2014 Southern Graphics International Conference, San Francisco, as the Exhibitions Committee Chair, and was also on the Board of Directors as the Exhibitions and Residency Director for the California Society of Printmakers from 2014-17.
See work and learn more at www.jonathanbarcan.com

About Mirabo Press:
Mirabo Press is a printmaking studio founded by Bob Fleming, Rachel Shelton, and Mizin Shin. We offer limited edition printmaking by contract to individuals and galleries, working to expand the local art scene by collaborating with both regional and national artists. These collaborative opportunities allow for advancement of the medium and we are happy to work with artists both inexperienced and well versed in print media.

Equipped for intaglio, monotype, relief, and screen printing, Mirabo Press also provides educational and community programming. Workshops for small groups designed to give individual attention cover a range of processes, and local educational institutions are welcome to bring students to the studio to learn about this democratic and socially formative medium.
Mirabo Website: www.mirabopress.com

The Agustín Pucho Olivencia Community Center will be holding its 50TH ANNIVERSARY ANNUAL GREASE POLE FESTIVAL from Friday, July 19 through Sunday, July 21, 2019. It will be held at the Pucho Olivencia Community Center Grounds at 261 Swan Street, Buffalo, New York 14204. The Grease Pole Festival is Buffalo’s longest-running ethnic festival. Also, it is our largest fundraiser. The festival celebrates the Hispanic/Latino/a culture, history, and traditions through music, dance, art, food, and much more. There will be live performances and entertainment daily, food vendors and food trucks, music, dance and many other activities for everyone to enjoy. This is a FREE event and it is open to all the public and community to come and share our rich history, culture, and traditions. The Grease Pole climbing contest will take place on Sunday, July 21st at 5:00 p.m. We hope to see you there.

If lloyd were a (normal) person, he’d be heading into 4th Grade. But lloyd is no ordinary man, so for his 9th Birthday he’s throwing an all-day party out in Williamsville!

From tap takeovers to special edition shirts to live music, here’s what you can expect on July 20th:
-All day tap takeover by Collective Arts Brewing
-12-4p: Buy a Collective Arts beer, receive a free screen printed lloyd/CA collab shirt
-Capping off the party with live music (Band TBA) at night
** The Strictly Hip will no longer be playing this event due to a scheduling error. **

No tickets, no wristbands, no age limit. Just an all day party to celebrate 9 years in Buffalo with the people who’ve helped us get to this point. Sound good?

See you there!

“Women On The Rise” is an event correlated to bring females together in a friendly soothing atmosphere. Our powerful panelist will share on their journey, their struggles, accomplishments and best practices; to help with motivating other aspiring females. Women On The Rise is a unique brunch; as our panelist will include entreprenuers from Toronto and Buffalo; that will give our attendees a wide rang of inspiration. Our hand-picked of dominatiing local boss ladies come from different industries; where our panel can economically cross all sectors of growth and development.

To us, Women Empowerment means the process in which women elaborate and recreate what it is that they can be and accomplish in a circumstance that they were recenytly denied. Join us on Saturday July 20th at the lovely Foundry Suites in the heart of Buffalo, NY. Our prestige space will allow yyou to enjoy a 3-Course Brunch, network with champagne bubbly’s and enjoy various booth setups from various feale owners.

What does Women Empowerment mean to you?

Panelists:

Michelle Visa |

On-Air Personality for Power 93.7 WBLK /Creater of Teen Talk/Owner of Privileged Boutique

Taneka Clarke l

Owner of Slayed ByTen

Siobhan Taylor |

Owner of MS Eye Candy Boutique

Emmily Bowman |

CEO of of Buffalo Braid Babe and Buffalo Beauty Bar

Zola Jeffers l

Owner of Zola Zee Consultancy

Jodene Russell RPN I

CEO of Tender Arms HealthCare Providers/ Ambassador of Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada

Taisha Freeman I

Founder of Fashion Forward/ Owner of Forwardly Awkward/Creator of Female Leaders 101

The Niagara Aerospace Museum will host an Apollo Party followed by an open house the weekend of July 20-21, 2019, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Moon Landing and Western New York’s contributions to getting America to the moon and home again safely.

The Apollo Party will be a family-friendly event running from 11am to 4pm on Saturday, July 20 and will feature interactive and space themed activities for kids and adults, presentations about WNY’s contributions to the Apollo mission, photo ops, museum tours, and a Tang Toast to commemorate the moment of moon landing. Guest can operate a Lunar Landing Module simulator, take a tour of the night sky in an indoor planetarium dome, and speak to aerospace experts. Prizes will be awarded to party-goers wearing the best moon landing inspired costumes. The museum welcomes guests with first hand remembrances of the Apollo Program or moon landing to contribute stories, pictures, or artifacts to the museum. The following day, Sunday, July 21, the museum will host an open house with free admission to the museum and an extended, technical presentation about WNY’s role in Apollo 11.

New York State, including the Western New York Area, made key technological contributions to NASA and the Apollo Program which made the moon landing possible. Those contributions, such as the Lunar Module Ascent Engine, will be highlighted and displayed at the museum during the Apollo Party.

This party is part of the museum’s ongoing mission to preserve and promote Western New York’s aviation and aerospace history. More information about the museum, the Apollo Party, or the open house is available on Facebook and at the museum’s website, NiagaraAerospaceMuseum.org. Discount tickets will be available on the museum’s website until July 15.

Transport yourself back in time to an ancient land! Falconry, dragons, royalty and merriment await you. Witness the majesty of raptors in flight during the flying bird show. Enjoy refreshments, entertainment for all ages, kids’ crafts, vendors, art auction, and exhibits. Interested vendors contact hawkcreekwildlife@gmail.com. Event parking is FREE. Tickets are $16 for adults, $13 for veterans and seniors, $9 for children, and $36 for a family pass of up to 2 adults and 3 children (5-12 yrs). Children 4 years and under are FREE. Tickets can be purchased at the gate or online (free shipping). Please visit www.hawkcreek.org  for info and directions. Event is rain or shine.

July 20 & 21, 2019
Location: Hawk Creek Wildlife Center
Address: 1963 Mill Rd., West Falls, NY 14170
Times: 11am-4pm
Phone: 716-652-8646
www.hawkcreek.org

Old Home Days is a 4 day festival held annually in Williamsville!

It all starts with a parade on Tuesday, July 16, 2019 down Main Street in Williamsville. The festival opens at 4 p.m. Tuesday and runs through Friday, July 19th with rides, food, games, a beer tent, special events and performances daily.

Wednesday through Friday midway is open from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

There is no admission cost to the event, but you must purchase tickets to ride the rides. There is also a cost for concessions and other activities unless they are noted as free on the schedule. Individual ride tickets and wristbands are available for purchase. Wristbands are $15 per person on Tuesday only, then $20 per person each day throughout the rest of the festival.

A complete schedule of events, including a list of bands performing in the beer tent can be found here – https://www.oldhomedayswilliamsville.com/schedule

Collins Regional Historical Society is once again promoting our education through entertainment program by hosting the 7th Annual Car Show & Picnic.

Bring the family! We offer affordable lunch alternatives provided by local vendors; a playground and kids get to vote for the kids choice award!

Our popular DJ spins the classics. Trivia is played throughout the event for prizes and the favorite basket raffle supports this free event) First 100 registered drivers receive a free Goody Bag. Trophies awarded for 1st – 4th place and Kids Choice.

So join us for some fun; because education does not have to be boring!

Trophies 1st – 4th Place and Kid’s Choice!

Free Registration, parking and admittance.

Basket Raffle!

Held at the Collins Center Town Park, Corner: School St. & Collins Center Zoar Rd., Collins Center, NY 14035

BUFFALO, July 20, 2019 – Buffalo’s Own, in partnership with Chateau Buffalo Winery would like to invite everyone in the surrounding Western New area to celebrate the Grand Opening of the Urban Art Gallery. The grand opening will be held at Chateau Buffalo Winery, 1500 Clinton Street on July 20, 2019 from 6:00 P.M.-9:00 P.M.
The Urban Art Gallery Grand Opening is a celebration of the Chateau Buffalo Winery and Buffalo’s Own collaborative partnership. There will be an exhibit of nearly 20 large format artworks of various mediums and perspectives by featured artists Jalen A. Law, Jay Hawkins, Lisa Brown, James Cooper, Shantelle Patton, Camilla Hobbs Lee, and Doretha Edwards. In addition to the art exhibit we will have a ribbon cutting ceremony, vendors, and giveaways every hour. There will also be live entertainment, food and refreshments.
Buffalo’s Own is built on the concept of creating opportunities for artists from Buffalo, New York to advance their careers in larger art markets.
For more information, please contact Jalen Law at 716-308-7135 or email BuffalosOwn716@gmail.com.

Voted #1 Best Cultural Festival by USA Today!

Water Lantern Festival is a floating lantern event that is all about connections. Magical nights in cities across the U.S. include food, games, activities, vendors, music and the beauty of thousands of lanterns adorned with letters of love, hope and dreams reflected upon the water.As the sun begins to set on the evening sky, Water Lantern Festival begins to shine with the launch of the lanterns onto the water as we Light The Water together. Watch your unique lantern drift out into the water as it joins other lanterns carrying hope, love, happiness, healing, peace, and connection. It’s a night that you’ll never forget!

Visit www.WaterLanternFestival.com for more information.

When: Saturday, Jul 20, 2019 9:00 PM (Doors open at 8:00 PM)
Ticket Price: $12.00 – $15.00
Door Time: 8:00 PM
Restrictions: 18 & over
repeat repeat:

On their new album Glazed, *repeat repeat deliver a batch of songs entirely true to the album’s title: sugary and sticky and impossibly shiny, all glistening harmonies and candy-coated hooks. But beneath the gloss lies something more jarring and jagged, a raw vitality generated by the Nashville band’s buzzy rhythms and blistering guitar work. Fortified by the distinctly thoughtful songwriting of husband-and-wife duo Jared and Kristyn Corder, the result is an album that finds an unlikely power in irrepressible sweetness.

The follow-up to 2017’s Floral Canyon, Glazed marks a period of major growth for *repeat repeat, who’ve spent the better part of the last few years touring, highlighted by a 2018 debut at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts festival that saw them lavishly praised by Rolling Stone, who hailed them as “Most Enthusiastic Rockers”. In bringing the new album to life, *repeat repeat worked closely with producer Patrick Carney (drummer for The Black Keys and producer for such artists as Arctic Monkeys, Black Lips, and Tobias Jesso Jr.), immersing themselves in a more rigorous songwriting and recording process than they’d ever attempted before.

“Patrick was deeply involved in every aspect of the album, and it sparked this whole new level of creativity in all of us,” says Jared, who serves as lead vocalist, guitarist, and main songwriter for *repeat repeat. “He was adamant about pushing us and working on something until we got it exactly right. It was really challenging at times, but I think it taught us how to make the best song that we can possibly make.”

In another monumental shift, Kristyn expanded her role far beyond anchoring *repeat repeat’s bold harmonies, playing keyboards, and directing the band’s design aesthetic, moving on to writing guitar parts and lyrics for the band. On lead single “Hi, I’m Waiting,” the increased depth of their collaboration reveals itself in tender expressions of affection, unfolding in swinging melodies and crunchy guitar riffs and lyrics capturing a quiet sensitivity (e.g., “You say when you want me/I want you when you do”). “So many love songs come from a place of demanding love, or feeling like it’s owed to you,” Jared points out. “I liked the idea of conveying a different romantic sentiment, especially as a straight white male—I mean, the least we can do as dudes is wait.”

All throughout Glazed, *repeat repeat bring a certain defiance to their songs, a passionate refusal to let the world crush their optimism. With its dizzying textures and driving beat, “Head On” makes a glorious case for defining your own destiny. Darkly charged but no less exuberant, “Apocalyptic” finds the band facing a doomsday scenario with unabashed romanticism (“The idea behind that song is, ‘If this is the end of the world, let’s go down holding hands,’” notes Kristyn). And on “Pressure,” *repeat repeat lament the endless stresses of modern times, while their determined vocals and urgent guitar work speak to sheer indomitability.

At the heart of Glazed is the kinetic tension that’s fueled *repeat repeat since the band’s inception; the wildly differing sensibilities of Jared (a former punk-rock kid raised on Bad Religion and Black Flag) and Kristyn (a California girl who grew up on the Beach Boys and the Mamas and the Papas). “This band is truly a combination of Jared’s most authentic and creative self and my most authentic and creative self, and how those two things combine to make something new,” says Kristyn. But despite their undeniable chemistry, the two initially had no intentions of forming a band together. Meeting soon after Jared moved to Nashville, the couple got engaged several months later, as Jared first set about getting *repeat repeat off the ground. It wasn’t until Jared teamed up with producer Gregory Lattimer and set to work on the band’s first album that Kristyn made her way into the lineup.

“Gregory told me that the most punk-rock thing you can do is write a good love song, and I took that to heart and started writing all these songs about our relationship,” Jared recalls. “I knew I wanted a female singer in the band so I had Kristyn on a couple demos, and as soon as Gregory heard them he said, ‘I think you just found your girl singer.’ It all just took off from there.” Adds Kristyn: “ I have a performing arts degree, but being in a band isn’t an adventure I necessarily saw myself going on. Joining *repeat repeat has certainly made everything so much more fun, so maybe it’s something I was subconsciously moving toward the whole time.”

Through the years, the duo’s singular dynamic has manifested in *repeat repeat’s magnetic stage presence, with Jared bringing a joyfully rebellious spirit and Kristyn channeling a subtle effervescence. “The music we make is really an extension of our life together,” says Jared. “A day on the road is no different from a day on our honeymoon.” To that end, the title to Glazed partly nods to a greeting card Jared gave to Kristyn on a recent anniversary. “It was a picture of donuts and the message said, ‘You’re a rainbow sprinkle in a sea of glazed,’” Jared explains. “I thought that was a really sweet sentiment, but there’s also a double meaning to it: the world right now has such a frenetic energy, and it makes people kind of glaze over after a while. We wanted to create something that takes you out of that reality—music that makes you feel hopeful and positive and empowered, and just completely leads with love.”

Is there something in your life you would like to change? Something bugging you about yourself that you would like help with? Thetahealing is a joint meditative experience where trained practitioners work with you and Creator to help you release bottom beliefs that no longer serve you. It’ s Thetahealing day at Santosha. Sunday July 21, 12-4. Our Thetahealing Healers will be available in bulk from 12-4 to provide 30 minute healings so you can get a taste of Thetahealing. Just $30. We will provide 6 trained Thetahealings every half hour. Preregistration. Is recommended. Come with a friend and experience the shifts that occur with Thetahealing, a life changing experience! We simply help you have a happier, more fulfilling life. See you Sunday July 21!

Call or text 716-930-5011, e mail grangie26@yahoo.com to register. Let us know what time you’d like to come

St. Mary Swormville parish community is celebrating their 170th annual picnic July 19 through July 21. The weekend of fellowship and tradition featuring St. Mary’s famous chowder, will also have some new attractions this year.
Kicking off the weekend is the eighth annual 5K Chowder Chase on Friday, July 19. “The certified course runs through the neighborhoods surrounding St. Mary’s and is fast, flat and well-marked, sufficiently staffed with numerous volunteers from start to finish. There will be cash awards for the first overall male/female as well as the masters male/female”, according to Lynda Carver, Race Director. Walkers are also invited to participate, and will follow a 3K course. The race begins at 7 p.m. Runners and walkers may pick up their packets at the Parish Center Thursday, July 18 from 5 to 7 or beginning at 4:30 on race day. Registration is $28 through July 17 and $33 July 18 to race day. Runners will receive a Chowder Chase T-shirt (guaranteed to the first 300 runners), Coors Light, a chowder voucher, and slice of pizza. Register online by clicking on the Chowder Chase logo at http://www.stmaryswormville.org.
Sponsors of this year’s Chowder Chase are Joe Cecconi Chrysler Complex, Marygold Manor, Bank on Buffalo, Wild Horse Wine and Spirits, Elements Massage, Universal Woodworks, Switala Construction, Gabe’s Collision, and Tacos, Community and Beer.
Also happening that night is the Beer and Wine Social under the Wild Horse Wine and Spirits Beer Tent. Live music from one of the area’s premier bands, Party of Nine, will be featured from 6:30 pm to 10:30pm., along with local craft beers, wine and local food trucks J&L BBQ, Mineo and Sapio Street Eats, and Sassi Cakes.

On Saturday, July 20, Mass will be celebrated under the tent at 6 p.m., followed by cutting vegetables for the kettle-cooked chowder. Bring utensils and cutting boards and join the tradition.

Picnic festivities begin at 11 a.m. on Sunday, July 23 with fun for the entire family. Eat-in or take-home chowder sales will be available. Featured this year is a brand new children’s midway with new games, rides and activities. A $15 day pass or $40 family day pass for inflatables and rides will be available.

Krolick’s chicken dinners will be served in the air-conditioned gym, and hamburgers, hot dogs, fries, kettle corn and funnel cakes will be available on the grounds. The Wild Horse Beer and Wine Tent opens at noon and features live music throughout the day.

For complete schedules and more information, visit http://www.stmaryswormville.org.

Transport yourself back in time to an ancient land! Falconry, dragons, royalty and merriment await you. Witness the majesty of raptors in flight during the flying bird show. Enjoy refreshments, entertainment for all ages, kids’ crafts, vendors, art auction, and exhibits. Interested vendors contact hawkcreekwildlife@gmail.com. Event parking is FREE. Tickets are $16 for adults, $13 for veterans and seniors, $9 for children, and $36 for a family pass of up to 2 adults and 3 children (5-12 yrs). Children 4 years and under are FREE. Tickets can be purchased at the gate or online (free shipping). Please visit www.hawkcreek.org  for info and directions. Event is rain or shine.

July 20 & 21, 2019
Location: Hawk Creek Wildlife Center
Address: 1963 Mill Rd., West Falls, NY 14170
Times: 11am-4pm
Phone: 716-652-8646
www.hawkcreek.org

The Niagara Aerospace Museum will host an Apollo Party followed by an open house the weekend of July 20-21, 2019, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Moon Landing and Western New York’s contributions to getting America to the moon and home again safely.

The Apollo Party will be a family-friendly event running from 11am to 4pm on Saturday, July 20 and will feature interactive and space themed activities for kids and adults, presentations about WNY’s contributions to the Apollo mission, photo ops, museum tours, and a Tang Toast to commemorate the moment of moon landing. Guest can operate a Lunar Landing Module simulator, take a tour of the night sky in an indoor planetarium dome, and speak to aerospace experts. Prizes will be awarded to party-goers wearing the best moon landing inspired costumes. The museum welcomes guests with first hand remembrances of the Apollo Program or moon landing to contribute stories, pictures, or artifacts to the museum. The following day, Sunday, July 21, the museum will host an open house with free admission to the museum and an extended, technical presentation about WNY’s role in Apollo 11.

New York State, including the Western New York Area, made key technological contributions to NASA and the Apollo Program which made the moon landing possible. Those contributions, such as the Lunar Module Ascent Engine, will be highlighted and displayed at the museum during the Apollo Party.

This party is part of the museum’s ongoing mission to preserve and promote Western New York’s aviation and aerospace history. More information about the museum, the Apollo Party, or the open house is available on Facebook and at the museum’s website, NiagaraAerospaceMuseum.org. Discount tickets will be available on the museum’s website until July 15.

The Agustín Pucho Olivencia Community Center will be holding its 50TH ANNIVERSARY ANNUAL GREASE POLE FESTIVAL from Friday, July 19 through Sunday, July 21, 2019. It will be held at the Pucho Olivencia Community Center Grounds at 261 Swan Street, Buffalo, New York 14204. The Grease Pole Festival is Buffalo’s longest-running ethnic festival. Also, it is our largest fundraiser. The festival celebrates the Hispanic/Latino/a culture, history, and traditions through music, dance, art, food, and much more. There will be live performances and entertainment daily, food vendors and food trucks, music, dance and many other activities for everyone to enjoy. This is a FREE event and it is open to all the public and community to come and share our rich history, culture, and traditions. The Grease Pole climbing contest will take place on Sunday, July 21st at 5:00 p.m. We hope to see you there.

Rodney Galarneau’s photography explores the intersection of nature and technology. A frequent visitor to CEPA’s digital lab, Rodney brings his photos of nature one step further on the computer. He explains: “Trees have been my focus most of my adult life, but looking for more of a synthesis of the natural world I started to include clouds and sun. With digital photography the natural world unfolds before me. From my work with the sun I am intrigued with what appears as a contradiction; the camera imposing itself in the image, not just on the periphery but at the very core of the subject.” Rodney’s exhibit will be on display in the 3rd Floor Passageway Gallery July 22 – September 7th. An artist reception will be held Thursday, August 1st, from 5:30-7:30pm

Join us at Buffalo & Erie County Public Library where we will discuss the topic of identity theft and tips for preventing it. The folks at Online-Application will be presenting and answering all of your questions. It only takes a few quick steps to better protect yourself from those interested in duplicating your identity and we will be discussing some simple strategies to get you started including showing you the fastest and easiest way to get a replacement social security card from the comfort of your own home, and who to contact if your card is stolen. A few of the other topics will be:

How to protect your personal information
Ways your identity is obtained
The variety of ways thieves commit fraud
What to do if your identity is stolen
Best practices for proper data management, computer hardware, software and personal paperwork disposal

There is no cost to attend this event, however space is limited and an RSVP to alexharbold487@gmail.com is required. There will be a small fee of $15 for lunch.

The Agustín Pucho Olivencia Community Center will be holding its 50TH ANNIVERSARY ANNUAL GREASE POLE FESTIVAL from Friday, July 19 through Sunday, July 21, 2019. It will be held at the Pucho Olivencia Community Center Grounds at 261 Swan Street, Buffalo, New York 14204. The Grease Pole Festival is Buffalo’s longest-running ethnic festival. Also, it is our largest fundraiser. The festival celebrates the Hispanic/Latino/a culture, history, and traditions through music, dance, art, food, and much more. There will be live performances and entertainment daily, food vendors and food trucks, music, dance and many other activities for everyone to enjoy. This is a FREE event and it is open to all the public and community to come and share our rich history, culture, and traditions. The Grease Pole climbing contest will take place on Sunday, July 21st at 5:00 p.m. We hope to see you there.

Salvatore’s Italian Gardens will create an exclusive, fresh and imaginative dining experience inside the Botanical Gardens. Salvatore’s Chef will thoughtfully construct an all-inclusive specific menu for each week. Guests can enjoy fresh and imaginative dishes and drinks at tables located among the tropical surroundings for guests to relax and enjoy their experience. Menus will be available in advance. Check here or SalvatoresHospitality.com to review the pre-set menus and purchase dinner reservations.

Pre-paid reservations include the pre-set meal for that week taxes and gratuity. Beer and wine will be priced separately and can be selected and purchased at your table. Due to the exclusivity of this experience, reservations must be purchased at least 24 hours in advance at SalvatoresHospitality.com, or by phone at 635.9000.

Guests are invited to join a free mini-tour that will be offered twice per dining event. These small group tours are on a walk-up basis, each capping at 12 participants. No pre-registration is required but a first-come, first serve sign-in will be available at the Admission Desk. The two tours will start at approximately 5pm and 6:30pm each evening. All participants should meet in the center of the Palm Dome for the start of their tour.

A Garden Bar featuring handpicked wines, bubbles and craft beers will also be open from 4:30-8:30pm for visitors to enjoy live music from Michael DiSanto, drinks and a relaxing stroll through the Botanical Gardens. Reservations are not needed for the Garden Bar. Join us for a creative date night or a place to escape with your family on a warm summer evening. Regular Botanical Gardens’ admission prices apply to enter the Garden Bar and Salvatore’s Secret Garden.

Access to the bar is included in regular admission to the Botanical Gardens; $11 for adults, $10 for seniors (62 ) $9 students (13 ), $6 for kids 3-12, Botanical Garden Members and kids two and under are free.

On behalf of Diabetes and Heart experts meet 2019, we extend our warm welcome to the distinguished Nobel Laureates, Endocrinologists, Doctors, Cardiac Surgeons, scientists, , Industry professionals, Diagnostic laboratory professionals, Post graduate students, Postdoctoral fellows, trainees, Professors, delegates and Entrepreneurs of the related medical sciences to Melbourne, Australia for our upcoming event on Diabetes and Heart on July, 24th-25th, 2019.
The theme of the conference is “Redefining the future Diabetes and Heart Care” which aims to address the challenges and solutions in the fields of Diabetes and its types,. Pathophysiology of Diabetes, Diabetes Complications, Diabetic Nursing, Diabetes Case studies, Diabetic Foot, Pediatric Diabetes, Insulin Medication, Diabetes Management, Cardiology, Heart Diseases, Cardiovascular Research, Cardiac Nursing, Pediatric Cardiology, Heart Regeneration, Cardiology Case Reports, Obesity & Stroke, Heart Devices & Technology, Diabetes devices and Technology, Nutrition, Diet & Exercise, Cardiac Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Research, Diabetic Foot
Diabetes and Heart Experts meet 2019 includes invited plenary lectures, symposia, Workshops, Invited sessions oral and poster sessions of unsolicited contributions. Join us for two intensive and interesting days of discussing contemporary challenges and new advancements in Diabetes and Heart Care. We Invite you to contribute and help to shape the event through submissions of your research abstracts, papers and e-posters.
Kindly register for the conference as early as possible by the following through: https://diabetes-heartexperts.diabetesexpo.com/

w xyz Bar: Live At Aloft Hotels is a venue where the nosebleed section doesn’t exist. Where you can be as front row as you want and you’re always a VIP. Discover live, acoustic performances from emerging artists and a vibrant social scene.

Feel the energetic vibe that Geno McManus has been making his whole life. Listen to the passion that he pours into every song while enjoying a few cocktails. With an array of genres such as, Rock Pop, Rock Soul, Rock Blues, Rock Funk, Rock and Roll, Rock Acoustic, and many more every music enthusiast is sure to find something they love on July 24 at the W XYZ bar and lounge.

Author Margaret Quinlan discusses and signs copies of her new book, Your’e Doing it Wrong!: Mothering, Media, and Medical Expertise. New mothers face a barrage of confounding decisions during the life-cycle of early motherhood which includes… Should they change their diet or mindset to conceive? Exercise while pregnant? Should they opt for a home birth or head for a hospital? Whatever they “choose,” they will be sure to find plenty of medical expertise from health practitioners to social media “influencers” telling them that they’re making a series of mistakes. As intersectional feminists with two small children each, Bethany L. Johnson and Margaret M. Quinlan draw from their own experiences as well as stories from a range of caretakers throughout.

You’re Doing it Wrong! investigates the storied history of mothering advice in the media, from the newspapers, magazines, doctors’ records and personal papers of the nineteenth-century to today’s websites, Facebook groups, and Instagram feeds. Johnson and Quinlan find surprising parallels between today’s mothering experts and their Victorian counterparts, but they also explore how social media has placed unprecedented pressures on new mothers, even while it may function as social support for some. They further examine the contentious construction of prenatal and baby care expertise itself, as individuals such as everyone from medical professionals to experienced moms have competed to have their expertise acknowledged in the public sphere.

Wednesday, July 24

DSP Shows presents We Banjo 3 at the 9th Ward at Babeville

Tickets: On Sale Fri 5/31 12noon – General Admission $25 in Advance, $30 Day of Show at Ticketfly.com, Babeville Box Office (M-F 11a-5p), or charge by phone at 877.987.6487

7pm Doors, 8pm Show

For all the innovation and invention that goes into modern music these days, it’s the inspiration derived from one’s roots that proves the most enduring. So credit Galway, Ireland’s We Banjo 3 for finding common ground between old world tradition and authentic Americana. We Banjo 3’s fifth album, Haven, released in 2018 has achieved International critical acclaim, and is adored by for their irrepressible and ever-growing legion of fans. Haven became the first Irish album to reach Billboard Bluegrass No.1 and was awarded Best Folk Album in the RTE Folk Awards, the national broadcaster of Ireland.

Following on from their three previous acclaimed studio albums (String Theory, 2016, Gather the Good, 2014, and Roots of the Banjo Tree, 2012) the power of Haven relates to the band’s sublime fusion of Irish and American roots music, while continuing to grant audiences an encounter with the most authentic of traditional sounds. In the nine years since their formation in the city of Galway on the rugged west coast of Ireland, We Banjo 3 have garnered multiple awards and accolades as diverse as Billboard World #1 and Bluegrass No #1 to RTE Folk Album of the Year, to Irish Times Album of the Year to Songlines Magazine Top of the World Award to featuring in the top 30 No-Depression folk Albums of 2018. The band has played for US and Irish Presidents, members of Congress and multiple ambassadors Europe-wide, as well as performing live to over 400,000 people annually across a multitude of Irish, Folk and Roots festivals in the US. Variously described as “The Irish Punch Brothers” and “transcending even the best superlatives”, the band has now evolved into an astonishing song-writing unit, one whose latest album achieves a new gold standard for the combined powers of banjo, mandolin, fiddle and guitar.

We Banjo 3 have become a touring phenomenon, the pride of their home country, in demand across Europe and in Asia and the toast of every single roots festival of note across the US. Recently announced as musical ambassadors of their Home city, the boys and their loyal fans are now targeting the national airwaves, with their album ‘Haven’ a kind of once-in-a-decade calling card of melody and heart.

We Banjo 3 as a collective represent a myriad of creative riches. David Howley (lead vocals, guitar) is a front man of extraordinary presence and emotive range, oft compared to a young Bruce Springsteen, magnetically connecting with audiences. David has forged a unique guitar style, and counts guitar legends such as Tommy Emmanuel, Tim Edey, and J.P. Cormier amongst his fans. Fergal Scahill (fiddle, percussion, vocals) who enjoys an iconic standing in Ireland for both fiddle and bodhran, is a national champion many times over on a swathe of different instruments, and is also a tireless collaborator whose many musical projects have left a harmonious international footprint. Fergal has created a unique online repository of Irish music excellence with his popular Tune-a-Day which has garnered millions of online views worldwide. Martin Howley (tenor banjo, mandolin, vocals) is a seven-time all-Ireland banjo champion, and a performer of unique energies, who is credited with pioneering many new techniques on both banjo and mandolin, and holds the distinction of being the first Irish musician to perform at the Grand Ole Opry. Enda Scahill (tenor banjo, vocals) a widely renowned master of Irish banjo, has recorded with Ricky Skaggs, the Chieftains and many others; he is also an author acknowledged as one of the leading authorities on Irish banjo techniques. Enda has forged a path for Irish banjo that weaves through many sympathetic music cultures.

We Banjo 3’s new record is a huge leap forward in the band’s musical development. Completely self-penned, and written in the midst of a huge Atlantic winter storm in Ireland, Haven charts the course of the band’s live experience, providing a safe, fun-fuelled space for people to relax and enjoy great music. Tracks such as Don’t Let Me Down, Light in the Sky and Hold Onto Your Soul tell the band’s story of the power of love and hope in the face of life’s adversities. Haven is an anthem of love and connection. War of Love is a bittersweet love song about attending your ex’s wedding and features Grammy nominated Sierra Hull on vocals. The instrumental tracks once again underscore the melodic genius and technical wizardry of these multi-talented musicians.

This is We Banjo 3 at full flow, in total control, at the height of their prowess, with a finely tuned message about love, acceptance, peace and kindness. An album of questing lyrical talent in pursuit of universal truth.

When: Wednesday, Jul 24, 2019 9:00 PM (Doors open at 8:00 PM)
Ticket Price: $17.00 – $20.00
Door Time: 8:00 PM
Restrictions: 18 & over
John Kadlecik Band:
John Kadlecik – Guitar, vocals (Dark Star Orchestra, Furthur, Golden Gate Wingmen)

Jay Lane – Drums, vocals (RatDog, Primus, Furthur, Golden Gate Wingmen, Wolf Brothers)

Benjie Porecki – Keyboards, vocals (Chuck Brown, Keller Williams)

Robin Sylvester – Bass, vocals (RatDog, Live Dead 69)

While John Kadlecik is well-known for his love for playing music of the Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia, his shows offer an extensive repertoire of songs. John has been writing music and playing in bands for over three decades and has gained an appreciation for music of all kinds. His set lists are original for each show and always include a wide variety of originals and covers. From George Harrison to The Who, from Bob Dylan to Van Morrison, John’s arrangements are both interesting and inventive. And while he enjoys paying tribute to many renowned artists, his song choices are unique and often obscure.

The John Kadlecik Band currently features an amazing line up of longstanding musicians with a variety of musical backgrounds. On drums will be the incredible Jay Lane. He and Kadlecik, first played together in Furthur in 2009. Lane had been drumming in RatDog prior to the dawn of Furthur, and with Primus before that. As of late, Golden Gate Wingmen and Oteil and Friends have been ongoing projects for Kadlecik and Lane, as their musical brotherhood continues to deepen.

Benjie Porecki will be delighting audiences with his soulful and playful approach to keys. Porecki has been playing for many years with numerous great artists, such as Chaka Khan, Marshall Keys, Chuck Brown and Pieces of a Dream n the DC area and beyond. More recently he has been featured in Keller Williams’ Grateful Gospel and plays frequently with his jazz organ trio, Firm Roots.

The newest addition to JKB is San Francisco-based bassist, Robin Sylvester. Well-known for his work with Bob Weir and RatDog, Sylvester has played with many greats, including Billy Preston, Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry and more recently with David Nelson & Friends and Melvin Seals & JGB. Most recently, Robin has been touring with Live Dead ‘69. His creative and energetic musicianship, connection to the Grateful Dead family and long-term background with Jay Lane are sure to make this show an extravaganza not to be missed!

Join Ann Young and Roseanne D’Erasmo Script from Buffalo Healing Therapies for this ThetaHealing by Vianna Stibal class. This is the first seminar to certify you as a ThetaHealing Practitioner. The Basic DNA and Advanced DNA are the two main seminars that will give you the main tools to start as a ThetaHealer.

Scholarships are available. Enquirer and register by texting 716-930-5011

This class of ThetaHealing techniques and focuses on activating the 12 strands of DNA within each participant.

The heart of this seminar is the practice of techniques that allow you to change life patterns held in place by core, genetic, historic and soul beliefs, either self inflicted or externally imposed. ThetaHealing we believe you inherit beliefs and emotions from your ancestors.

You will experience an opening to the Unconditional Love of the Creator and will learn to identify your own beliefs as well as to practice pulling them for others in the class. This practice can quickly reveal systems of belief, showing the body how to replace limiting beliefs or feelings with positive ones.

Other topics and exercises include:
— Learn why we create things in our life and what we learn from it
— Learn discernment when working with guides and guardian angels
— Introduction to manifesting in your life
— Future readings, balancing your moods
soul mates, waywards and implants, Seven Planes of Existence
— The Power of Connecting to the Creator of All that Is

Seminar Includes: ThetaHealing® Book and ThetaHealing® Manual
Prerequisites: None
Dates:
July 25 5:00 pm-10:00 pm
July 26 5:00 pm-10:00 pm
July 27 10:00 am-4:00 pm

Fee:$680 ( Scholarship is available)
Check out the testimonials on the official website:
https://www.thetahealing.com/about-thetahealing/thetahealing-testimonials.html

Instructors:
Ann Young (Theta Master)
Phone: 716-400-5563
Email: ayoung4321@gmail.com
https://www.thetahealing.com/annyoung.html

Roseanne D’Erasmo Script
Phone: 536-6230
Email: roseannescript@gmail.com
https://buffalohealingtherapies.com
Buffalo Healing Therapies

Ann Young is a gifted intuitive reader and certified theta healing master, Reiki master, angel therapy practitioner, astrologist and Akashic record reading practitioner. She has traveled to Greece, Dubai, and Switzerland for her healing career training and is teaching internationally. Ann has helped hundreds of people successfully transform their lives to align with their life purposes.
Ann got her certificate of Science in theta healing in Sep. 2017.
13 theta healing courses are now being offered in Buffalo area by Ann.
Roseanne D’Erasmo Script is the owner of Buffalo Healing Therapies, and certified certified Healing Touch Practitioner, through Healing Touch International, Theta Healer and Trainer in DNA1, DNA2 and Dig Deeper through Vianna Stibal, the founder of ThetaHealing, and also a Reiki Master Teacher. In addition to being a gifted healer working in this arena for nearly 3 decades, working in the field of healing since 1998, she is also an author and teacher with Masters degree in Education, and a former Buffalo Public School Teacher.

Roseanne uses her expertise and formal training to create informational texts that introduce audiences to meditation, chakras, and energy healing as alternative health modalities and empowerment tools on their journey of self-healing. She has written her books with families and those new to energy healing in mind, for easy access to chakra, meditation and energy healing information. Her Latest Book ‘Feel Good Now’ joins I AM a Rainbow, I AM Within and I AM Healer as she opens the doors of energy healing to adults, parents teachers and children.

ALL are welcome! No need to come to every class.

We are all born with a connection to our intuition. Join Angie Hewett-Abt & learn to “remember what you already know.”
We will meet every other Thursday,
We’d love to see you at every class but it’s not necessary. Come whenever you can.

In the series you will learn how to use your intuition in your daily life.
We are all born with a connection to our intuition. Join me as I help you remember your natural gifts. In this workshop you will learn how to interpret the Intuitive messages and signs we receive every day from outer Higher selves and spirit guides. You will also learn how to purposefully connect to your intuition and receive guidance at any time on any subject. Our intuition is a tool we all have access to that can help us navigate our lives in an easier way and manifest how we’d like our lives to look. $20per Class We are all born with a connection to our intuition.

Join Angie Hewett-Abt & learn to “remember what you already know.”
We will meet Thursday, 7/11, 7/25 8/8, 8/22

In the series you will learn how to use your intuition in your daily life.
And:

– how to connect to & stay connected to your Intuitive side if your brain.
– learn about the ways Spirit gives us messages. Clairvoyance- clear seeing, Clairaudience – clear hearing & Clairscentience – clear feeling
– why it’s important to develop your intuition & use it in your daily life
– how to receive & give Intuitive messages to others
– how to communicate with your spirit guides
– how to communicate with loved ones on the other side.
– Psychometry & Personal billets
– how to give yourself a reading. Future, Past Life, & more

$20 per class. Pay

Thursday, July 25th: Official Cobblestone Live Pre-Party: Andy Frasco & The UN w/ special guests

-Doors: 8:00pm, show: 9:00pm
-Tickets: $12 ADV/$15 DOS
-Ages: 18

Join us for the Official Cobblestone Live Pre-Party as we bring Andy Frasco & The UN to the Buffalo Iron Works stage on July 25th!

About Andy Frasco:
It felt like time to switch gears. In 2017, Andy Frasco reached a fork in the road. Renowned for a jubilant jambalaya of rule-breaking rock n roll his career kept rolling ahead at full steam. To date, he had released three independent albums, chronicled a German gig in front of 15,000 screaming fans on the recent live opus Songs from the Road, made jaws drop at festivals such as Grandoozy, Firefly, Mountain Jam, Summer Camp, Rock Am Ring, Rock Im Park and Electric Forest, generated millions of streams, launched Andy Frasco’s World Saving Podcast, and performed at festivals alongside icons such as Peter Frampton, Gary Clark Jr., The Revivalists, Snoop Dog, Dr. Dog, Joe Walsh and Kendrick Lamar, to name a few.

After a string of wild shows (and wilder nights) on tour somewhere in the heart of America, one morning sounded a very loud wakeup call for the singer, songwriter, performer, and namesake of Andy Frasco & The U.N.
“I woke up after a five-day bender on cocaine,” he recalls. “This relationship I was in didn’t work out. I bought a house in the Midwest to be close to a girl, but she didn’t trust me. I wouldn’t trust me either, because I was fucking chicks and doing drugs every night on the road. I would take ecstasy just to get out of bed. I was sleep deprived, losing all of my friendships, and fucking overworked. I decided to make a change in my life. I realized that I’m getting older; I couldn’t only be the party guy. I wanted to chronicle my life. I wanted to capture my feelings. I wanted substance in my life and music. I decided to take a step back from this wild life for a second and reevaluate, so I could genuinely enjoy the ride I’m on for the long haul.”

The ride ramps up on his third full-length album, the aptly titled Change of Pace. Andy approached recording from a new vantage point encouraged by iconic Widespread Panic bassist and producer Dave Schools.
At sessions in a remote Sonoma County mountain studio in a converted chicken coop of all places, Schools challenged him as a songwriter and lyricist.

“Dave sat me down and asked, ‘Who do you want to be? What do you want to be remembered by?’,” recalls Andy. “I never really thought of it that way. He dialed things back for me. He’s become a huge inspiration to me as a musician and a friend. The album began there.”

Cutting six songs with Dave, he embarked on something of a “studio tour” to finish Change of Pace. He tapped the talents of Ben Ellman in New Orleans, Charles Goodan in Los Angeles, and Caleb Hawley in New York at Lady Gaga’s Atomic Studios. As a result, the songs reflect the respective regions.

“There’s a grungy Bourbon street feel, hard-working and moody New York energy, and that indie California vibe,” he goes on. “I’m a traveler at the end of the day. I became a musician to travel and give people therapy through music. As part of this revelation, I realized I don’t need to stay at home when I’m off tour. I decided since I’m most comfortable on the road, so I might as well make this record on the road.”

The first single “Up/Down” slips from a simmering beat and bass line into a horn-driven swoon. Produced by Goodan, its undeniable refrain proves immediately irresistible as he sings, “Your love is up and down.”
“I was just getting through my relationship with that girl from Arkansas,” Andy goes on. “One day, she was happy. The next day, she wasn’t. I speak on the bipolar nature of a relationship. This was the first time I felt that. Normally, I’d be in the next town before things got any further. The song came from an outside point-of-a-view by a guy who never had a real relationship before this in his life!”

Meanwhile, the boisterous “Waiting Game” features Schools’ touch and thrives on delightful proclamations such as“I wanna be the man you can tell your momma about!” The theatrical piano chords, cinematic accordion, and barroom chant delivery on “Don’t let the Haters get you down” takes dead aim at “online trolls talking shit from their parents basements.”

The title track “Change of Pace” gallops ahead on tambourine and organ as Andy’s voice stretches to the heavens and back on the admission, “I’m looking for change of pace. Then, I’ll be on my way.”
“Everyone has an idea of how you should live your life,” he states. “If you’re dealing with something that you’re not into, try something the complete opposite. Instead of always pondering what you could do tomorrow, do it today.”

In the end, this change elevates Andy to a new level.
“I’d love for people to connect to the songs in addition to the live show,” he leaves off. “I’m a philosopher and a musician at the end of the day. I want to emulate those aspects in my work. I’m also just a guy trying to find happiness like everyone else is. It’s about being okay with the lows, not getting too high with the highs, and being comfortable in your own skin.”