When: Thursday, Jun 27, 2019 9:00 PM (Doors open at 8:00 PM)
Ticket Price: $12.00 – $15.00
Door Time: 8:00 PM
Restrictions: 18 & over
Shamarr Allen: Shamarr Allen is the definition of New Orleans. Hailing from the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans, Allen has influences in jazz, hip-hop, rock, funk rhythms, blues and country. He is the lead vocalist and trumpeter of his band “Shamarr Allen & The Underdawgs.”

In addition to performing with his band, Allen has collaborated with many renowned artists around the world such as Willie Nelson, Patti LaBelle, Galatic, Harrick Connick Jr, and Lenny Kravitz, to name a few. He is a sought after artist for festivals and venues around the world.

In addition to displaying his skills on the front-line as a lead performer, Allen is also a music composer, writer, and producer. With a scintillating and unique sound, look, and exemplary talents, Shamarr Allen transcends musical boundaries. He is the True Orleans experience.www.shamarrallen.com

This community forum will feature a variety of grassroots community activists whose work intersects within economic and ecological justice efforts. Panel participants also include representatives from the F. B. Community Land Trust who will address these concerns as well as inform the audience about the ongoing efforts to prevent developers from displacing long-time neighborhood residents.

Panelists:
India Walton, Founding Executive Director of the F. B. Community Land Trust
Reinhard Reitzenstein, Artist and Sculpture Program Head at the University at Buffalo Department of Art
Lynda H. Schneekloth, Professor Emeritus, University at Buffalo Department of Architecture
Joshua Smith, Director of Ecology at Rigidized Metals Corporation.

Moderators:
Shirley Verrico, Curator, Buffalo Arts Studio
Max Anderson, Deputy Director, Open Buffalo

Finding Refuge in Buffalo: A photo/essay collection celebrating Buffalo’s immigrant and refugee community by Jody K. Biehl and Brendan Bannon

Opening Reception: Friday, June 28th, 2019, 5:30-8pm
Exhibition On View: June 28 – July 20, 2019
Exhibition Hours: By appointment
Argus Gallery: 1896 Niagara Street, Buffalo, NY 14207

Buffalo, NY – Argus Gallery is pleased to host Finding Refuge in Buffalo a celebration of Buffalo’s history as an immigration and refugee hub. The exhibition is a photo and essay collection by University at Buffalo’s Director of Journalism, Jody K. Biehl, and internationally recognized photographer Brendan Bannon that touches on questions of home, belonging, culture, and what it means to be American. The project features 24 portraits and profiles of people from 13 different countries and stories that span multiple generations. From Italian, Polish and Irish Immigrants in the 1900s to Burmese, Bhutanese and Congolese today, the exhibit looks at how immigration continues to reshape our city. It makes a national issue local, personal.

Everyone whose family came to Buffalo from elsewhere has a story. As part of the project, Biehl and Bannon are creating a digital database of immigration stories. On June 28th, there will be staff on site to record stories and guests are encouraged to bring family photos and share family stories and discuss relevant heritage links. These will be recorded and will be a part of the project’s community archive.

The Exhibition runs from June 28th through July 20th and is open by appointment. Please contact Jody K. Biehl at jkbiehl@buffalo.edu to make an appointment. Finding Refuge in Buffalo is funded by NY Humanities, Community Arts Initiative, and the University at Buffalo’s Experiential Learning Network.

ABOUT THE CREATORS:
Jody K. Biehl is Director of the University at Buffalo’s Journalism Program and a faculty member in the English department. Prior to her work in Buffalo, she lived in Berlin, Germany, where she was an editor at Der Spiegel International. Before joining Der Spiegel, Biehl worked as a European correspondent for The San Francisco Chronicle and as a free-lance correspondent for USA TODAY and the Boston Globe. In 2017, Biehl published, “Right Here, Right Now, The Buffalo Anthology,” an edited collection of stories about the region.

Brendan Bannon has created and led photography education projects with refugee youth for the United Nations High Commission on Refugees and the International Rescue Committee in Yemen, Namibia, Jordan and Lebanon. Bannon’s workshops offer young people living in refugee camps an opportunity to explore and explain their lives. Bannon’s process has been featured by the Canadian Broadcast Corporation, the PBS Newshour, the New York Times and American Photo magazine and has shown at Museum of Modern Art. Bannon is regularly commissioned by the U.N., The New York Times, The International Herald Tribune, Daily Telegraph, among others. Bannon’s photography is shown around the world in galleries and museums. He has served as an artist in residence at Bakersfield College, Saint Bonaventure, Hilbert College and Stetson College and has lectured at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and at the International Center of Photography’s school.

ABOUT ARGUS GALLERY:
Situated on Niagara Street in lower Black Rock, Argus Gallery supports the arts through exhibition and seeks to provide opportunities for discourse and critical engagement in contemporary art within Buffalo and Western New York.

1045 Elmwood Gallery for the Arts is pleased to announce their next featured art show entitled “DIFFERENT STROKES.”

Artist Barb Ernst Mulloy brings her unique vision of people, places and things with mixed media art and paintings to 1045 Elmwood Gallery for the Arts.

Exhibit on view June 7 through June 28, 2019.

Opening Reception: Friday, June 7, 6-9 pm

Gallery Hours – Thursday 11-4, Friday 11-5, Saturday 11-4, by appointment, special event, or by chance.

Location: 1045 Elmwood Gallery for the Arts, 1045 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222

For more information contact Don Zinteck at 716-228-1855.

At age 25, American jazz vocalist Veronica Swift is now being recognized as one of the top young jazz singers on the scene.

In the fall of 2015, she won second place at the prestigious Thelonious Monk Jazz Competition. In 2016 she was asked to perform a concert of her own at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center in New York City and she was a guest artist with Michael Feinstein at Jazz at Lincoln Center with the Tedd Firth Big Band and Marilyn Maye and Freda Payne.

Veronica (lead image) has been on tour with her parents, renowned jazz pianist Hod O’Brien and celebrated jazz singer and educator/author Stephanie Nakasian. She has appeared on stage with Jon Hendricks, Annie Ross, Esperanza Spalding, Joe Lovano, Bob Dorough, Kim Nazarian, Danilo Perez, and others..

Emmet Cohen has just been awarded the prestigious 2019 Cole Porter Fellowship Award by the American Pianists Association. A prize that includes a recording contract with Mack Records. and previously won by Sullivan Fortner, Aaron Diehl, and others. Cohen has performed or collaborated with Debbie Allen, Ron Carter, Jimmy Cobb, Lea DeLaria, Kurt Elling, Billy Hart, Jimmy Heath, Ali Jackson, Bill T. Jones, Brian Lynch, Christian McBride, and Herlin Riley. Emmet’s Masters Legacy Series recordings with Miles Davis’s Kind of Blue drummer Jimmy Cobb and the legendary bassist, Ron Carter, have garnered worldwide recognition and acclaim.

Tickets: $29.75 Available at: eventbrite.com/e/veronica-swift-and-the-emmet-cohen-trio-tickets-59637148316

Friday June 28th

The Jacob Jay/Dalton Sharp Quintet Live in the 9th Ward

7pm Doors, 8pm Show

Tickets :General Admission Seated tickets $10.00 at Ticketfly.com, Babeville Box Office (M-F,11a-5p), or charge by phone at 877.987.6487

The Jacob Jay/Dalton Sharp Quintet enjoys performing a collection of original compositions and arrangements of jazz standards around the Western New York area. Past performances include the Colored Musicians Club Jazz Festival, the Northwest Jazz Festival, the Nietzsche’s Jazz Festival, the Buffalo Infringement Festival, Babeville’s 9th Ward and at Pausa Art House. Inspired by ensembles such as the great Miles Davis Quintets they strive to approach every tune with a unique interpretation.

Featuring:
Jacob Jay- Trumpet/Flugelhorn
Dalton Chavez Sharp-Saxophones
Jake Malone-Brancato- Piano
Cody Barcroft- Bass
Jake Payne- Drums

Celebrate the release of Tough Old Bird’s third record “The Old Great Lakes” with special guests:

Oats Holy Roller (Joseph Murray Myers) (Fredonia, NY)
The Grand Low (Trumansburg, NY)
coral collapse (Buffalo, NY

Doors at 8 / $5

TOUGH OLD BIRD (Buffalo, NY)
Formed in the small community of Fillmore, New York by songwriting brothers Matthew and Nathan Corrigan, Tough Old Bird plays modern folk music that reflects the landscape it comes from, a place where the last train just pulled out and the carnival is always on its way to the next town.

“Heavily influenced by landscape and atmosphere, the brother duo shapes their songs to elicit visions…gray and a bit melancholy, but gorgeous and peaceful all the same.” – Red Line Roots

Tough Old Bird is releasing their new full length album “The Old Great Lakes” on June 28th. Featuring 11 new songs and produced by Brent Martone, the new album was recorded in Buffalo during the winter of 2018-19.

Desde el Puente: Musical Edition features nine original 10-minute musicals on various aspects of the Latino experience. Starring Alexia Guzmán, Steve Brachmann, Lissette DeJesús, Alejandro Gabriel Gómez, Rolando E. Gómez, Smirna Mercedes-Pérez, Dewel Pérez, Maria Pérez-Gómez, Victoria Pérez. Written by Anthony Alcocer, Lissette DeJesús, Alejandro Gabriel Gómez, Rolando Martín Gómez, Alexia Guzmán, Dewel Pérez, Maria Pérez-Gómez, Victoria Pérez. Directed by Ingrid Córdova, Lissette DeJesús, Maria Pérez-Gómez, Victoria Pérez. Music composed by Adrian Güadalupe, Blaise Mercedes, Dewel Pérez, Lilliangina Quiñones, Sara Rodríguez, Moshe Shulman, Daniel Williams. Artistic Direction: Victoria Pérez. Music Director: Kevin Doyle. Shows run from April 19th to May 5th at the Manny Fried Playhouse, 255 Great Arrow Ave., third floor, Buffalo, 14207. Performances are Friday at 8:00 PM, Saturday at 3:00 PM and Sunday at 6:00 PM with two Thursday Pay-What-You-Can performances at 7:30 PM. Program is funded by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; administered by Arts Services Initiative of Western New York and New York Creative Opportunity Fund (A Statewide Theatre Regrant Program).

12th Edition – Buffalo LIVING TourThis Tour will be headquartered at the brand new Symphony Circle Active Living resort-style apartments and free shuttles will take riders to Lafayette-Barton (newly restored), Elderwood independent Living Residences in Wheatfield, the stunning 600 River Road in N. Tonawanda overlooking the Niagara River, Heron Pointe Luxury Living and Hidden Meadow Trail, both on Grand Island. Hidden Meadow Trail will feature luxurious brand new Maseratis, BMW’s, Alfa Romeo’s, and MINIS from Towne Automotive, celebrating their 50th anniversary this month! Each location will have special beverage, food, and something special for tour-goers. Download a pamphlet and print online at www.BuffaloLivingTour.NET. Each location has rentable living spaces. Presented by Nationwide Insurance – GETZONI Agency, Creative Storage Solutions, and Towne Automotive. Entire tour is free. Take the shuttles or drive to each location.

Discover the world of cartoon art!

Join us at the Carnegie Art Center for a Kids Cartooning Class with humorous Illustrator Carlos Torres. Designed for ages 7 – 12, kids will learn the basics for creating their own original cartoon characters just like the pros!

This class will cover topics such as character design, creating expressions, choosing the right art materials and much more! A great class for the aspiring cartoonist in your life!

Space is limited. Register online today!

Price for the class:
$35 for Non-members
$30 for Members of the Carnegie Art Center

Membership status will be checked upon arrival.

What does your energy say about you? Find out what color signature you have and what it means!

Your energy is measured with the latest bio-energy technology in a device resembling a Fitbit – safe for everyone to use, fun to share and compare with your friends and family!
You’ll get a photo of your aura, a diagram showing your energy level and chakras in relation to one another, as part of a 15 page report based on your scan result. Find out where you have under or overactive energy and suggestions how to balance it.

A very pleasantly popular event! Call or text 716-930-5011 or e mail grangie26@yahoo.com to reserve your spot
$25

Special thanks to presenting sponsor, BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York

Kick off the summer holidays with splash pad fun and free activities at MLK Jr. Park! FREE and open to all — bring your friends and family!

Event Details
Saturday, June 29, 2019, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the MLK Jr. Park Splash Pad and Casino

Enjoy FREE Activities provided by:
Healthy Zone Cruiser
Kids yoga by Yoga Parkside
Kids fitness activities by JumpBunch of Buffalo
Photos and high-fives with Billy Buffalo and Buster Bison
Face Painting by Squiggly Art Face Painting
Balloon Art and Animals by Tim the Balloon Guy
Library on Wheels (Buffalo & Erie County Public Library – Central Library)
Buffalo Museum of Science

FREE Healthy Snacks and Beverages provided by:
Ashker’s Buffalo
Upstate Farms

View event on BOPC website: https://www.bfloparks.org/event/splish-splash-summer-bash-2019-at-mlk-jr-park/
View Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/405108946747395/

For any inquiries, please email Sarah@bfloparks.org or call 716-838-1249, ext. 18.

The 2019 Freihofer’s Saratoga two-day Jazz Festival features an extraordinary roster of twenty-two musical groups, highlighted by the festival debut of Grammy® award winning artist Norah Jones, and the return of jazz legend George Benson and festival favorite Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue. In addition to listening to exceptional music, fans can also enjoy a host of amenities including a fine arts and crafts fair, CD signings by artists, southern style barbeque and other food vendors.

Slated for Saturday, June 29 and Sunday, June 30 at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, performances will begin on the Charles R. Wood “Jazz Discovery” Stage at 12pm and 11am respectively. Performances on SPAC’s Amphitheater Stage will begin at 2pm and 1pm respectively.

Spark Hertel is a charity collaboration with The Garage Cafe & Lounge, Spoke & Dagger Co. and the Hertel Business Association.

The plan is to fill Hertel Avenue between Delaware & Virgil with hot cars, custom motorcycles, unique vendors & outstanding music MC’d by Anita West!

Music Line-up:
Miller & the Other Sinners
Jony James & Ken Parker
Hayden Fogle

There will be 10 awards each for cars & Motorcycles as well as a People’s Choice Award.

This event will benefit the Hertel Business Associations Beautification Project & Beat NB a childhood cancer foundation that is beating cancer for KIDS through effective & innovative hope-giving clinical trials. The Riniolo’s from The Garage Cafe & Lounge support this foundation in memory of their daughter Melina!

This event is Free to attend BUT if you wish you vehicle or motorcycle to be eligible for an award you must REGISTER
at: www.spokeanddaggeco.com

Empire State Wrestling (ESW) returns to the St. Johnsburg Fire Hall, 7165 Ward Road, North Tonawanda, N.Y. on Saturday, June 29 for “Temperature Rising”. Pre-sale general admission tickets are $15. Tickets increase $5 day of event. Front and second row tickets are sold out. Doors open at 5 p,m, with bell-time at 6 p.m. Temperature Rising will be recorded for ESW’s streaming service partners.

The following wrestlers are scheduled to appear at Temperature Rising:

*Impact Wrestling star Josh Alexander makes his return to ESW against Beyond Wrestling’s Jay Freddie
*All-Elite Wrestling signee Brian Pillman Jr. will face Kevin Bennett of North Tonawanda, N.Y.
*Viral internet star Anthony Gaines will face debuting world renown independent wrestling star Zachary Wentz
*”Red Death” Daniel Garcia will wrestle his first match in ESW since the Buffalo Brothers car accident in January when he challenges ESW Heavyweight Champion Brandon Thurston for the title
*Tonawanda, N.Y. native Jerk Cockins will face Buffalo, N.Y.’s Puf
*Many of ESW’s regular stars will also be in action including former ESW Heavyweight Champions “The Blade” Pepper Parks, Chris Cooper and “Big Time” Bill Collier

Desde el Puente: Musical Edition features nine original 10-minute musicals on various aspects of the Latino experience. Starring Alexia Guzmán, Steve Brachmann, Lissette DeJesús, Alejandro Gabriel Gómez, Rolando E. Gómez, Smirna Mercedes-Pérez, Dewel Pérez, Maria Pérez-Gómez, Victoria Pérez. Written by Anthony Alcocer, Lissette DeJesús, Alejandro Gabriel Gómez, Rolando Martín Gómez, Alexia Guzmán, Dewel Pérez, Maria Pérez-Gómez, Victoria Pérez. Directed by Ingrid Córdova, Lissette DeJesús, Maria Pérez-Gómez, Victoria Pérez. Music composed by Adrian Güadalupe, Blaise Mercedes, Dewel Pérez, Lilliangina Quiñones, Sara Rodríguez, Moshe Shulman, Daniel Williams. Artistic Direction: Victoria Pérez. Music Director: Kevin Doyle. Shows run from April 19th to May 5th at the Manny Fried Playhouse, 255 Great Arrow Ave., third floor, Buffalo, 14207. Performances are Friday at 8:00 PM, Saturday at 3:00 PM and Sunday at 6:00 PM with two Thursday Pay-What-You-Can performances at 7:30 PM. Program is funded by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; administered by Arts Services Initiative of Western New York and New York Creative Opportunity Fund (A Statewide Theatre Regrant Program).

A spicy blend of crime jazz, surf, latin, and pop with a touch of blood and a dash of cinnamon, Carina and the Six String Preacher’s signature sound is a modern day jazz noir with a twist.

Based out of Buffalo New York, the band — formed by singer/songwriter Carina M. and guitarist/songwriter Vincent James Mastrantonio— has been independently writing, recording, and producing music and music videos since 2013. They’ve since released three albums and singles, including their most recent single/music video, Shattered. While recording their second album “Why You So Wild, Crocodile?”, the duo began making music videos on YouTube for the new songs off their forthcoming EP. Their videos have garnered thousands of views and followers from around the world. Recently joined by esteemed drummer Erik Eimiller in 2018, the band continues to perform at some of the most renowned venues and festivals in the region.

DOORS 8PM | MUSIC 8:30PM -11:30PM
$10

carinaandthesixstringpreacher.com

one hour of dao yin lung shen yoga with kristin brandt. (description below)

everyone welcome to this ongoing event every sunday at noon. treat yourself to this beautiful class. come as you are.. all ages and levels welcome. we have mats if you don’t.

fee is by donation
suggested donation $5-$15

dao yin translates as “cultivating the chi”, lung shen as “dragon spirit” (like the serpentine energy of the kundalini.) this system evolved about 1650 AD. it is a chinese tradition evolved and practiced by taoist mystics to heal illness, process stress and slow the aging process. as with all forms of yoga, the rewards are many, including increased strength, flexibility, grace and endurance. all systems and organs are benefitted, including the muscular and skeletal systems, digestion, immune function, oxygen distribution and lymphatic flow. the endocrine system is also uniquely activated releasing hormones and endorphins into the body. dao yin has the intent of integration of mind, body and spirit. the focus on careful regulation of breath, deep states of relaxation, and specific postures and movements create well-being. regular practice can help you attain a balance of energy, which promotes the free flowing activity of the vital energy we call chi. dao yin opens the energy pathways so that the chi may flow unimpeded. it can be used for both healing and power in chinese medicine. ultimately with this combination of postures, breathing, movements and concentration, a resonant cord is struck with the spirit. this integration of the internal and external creates a more sensitive consciousness, a certain enlightened awareness, and an overall sense of well-being.

Calling all NYS Arts Professionals! Rochester Contemporary Art Center (RoCo) announces Take Back the Walls, a juried exhibition of artworks by New York State artists who also work in museums, galleries and arts organizations. This new, statewide project will highlight the many talented creatives employed by New York’s numerous arts institutions and galleries, yet are often behind the scenes.

RoCo invites employees of museums, visual art spaces and galleries to come into the light and take back the walls to which they have dedicated so much. Anyone who is employed by an arts organization in New York State is invited to submit work for display in Take Back the Walls. This exhibition is juried by Karlos Carcamo, a multidisciplinary artist and a framer at The Museum of Modern Art in NYC. There is a $10 registration fee per artist. Each artist may enter up to 6 submissions (artworks). RoCo will aim to exhibit a small body of work by each selected artist. Submissions will be accepted through Sunday, June 30 at 5pm.

*We know submission websites can be a PIA. We decided to use ArtCall in order to keep the submissions organized and to easily facilitate guest jurying. Registration fees will pay for the service and the juror(s). To Register and Login: thewalls.artcall.org

Lancaster Unleashed Announces 4th Annual Patriotic Paws Parade
Colorful Event to Take Place Sunday Evening, June 30th
Lancaster Unleashed, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the creation of a community dog
park, is planning the Fourth Annual Patriotic Paws Parade in the Village of Lancaster. This fun event
highlights the creativity of dog parents and the patience of their dogs in costumes as they compete to
see which dog is “Most Patriotic” and “Dog/Owner Look-alike”, where dog and owner demonstrate the
best combined costume/theme.
The check in for Patriotic Paws begins at 5:30pm in the
Municipal Parking Lot at the corner of Broadway and
Central Avenue in the Village of Lancaster. At 6:30pm,
pups and parents will take a short stroll down Central
Avenue before returning to be judged in the costume
contest at approximately 7pm.
Registration fees for Patriotic Paws are:
• Preregistration: $7.00 for first dog in a family and
$5.00 for each dog after that
• Day of Event Registration: $10.00 for first dog in a family and $5.00 for each dog after that
• Preregistration on Eventbrite: https://tinyurl.com/PatrioticPaws4
All proceeds from the event will benefit Lancaster Unleashed’s Fund the Fence campaign. As recently
announced, Lancaster Unleashed’s Dog Park will be established on approximately 1.5 acres of land in
Erie County’s Como Lake Park. Our single largest expenditure will be installing a vinyl coated chain-link
fence, which includes a sally port gate system.
Members of the Lancaster Unleashed Board of Directors will be present to answer your questions
about the location of the dog park and how you can share your talents with the organization as a
volunteer. We are looking forward to another fun event and hope you will be able to join us.
For more information, contact Mary C. St. Mary, Vice President, Lancaster Unleashed, at (716) 867-
7973.
Follow Lancaster Unleashed on Facebook and Instagram

Desde el Puente: Musical Edition features nine original 10-minute musicals on various aspects of the Latino experience. Starring Alexia Guzmán, Steve Brachmann, Lissette DeJesús, Alejandro Gabriel Gómez, Rolando E. Gómez, Smirna Mercedes-Pérez, Dewel Pérez, Maria Pérez-Gómez, Victoria Pérez. Written by Anthony Alcocer, Lissette DeJesús, Alejandro Gabriel Gómez, Rolando Martín Gómez, Alexia Guzmán, Dewel Pérez, Maria Pérez-Gómez, Victoria Pérez. Directed by Ingrid Córdova, Lissette DeJesús, Maria Pérez-Gómez, Victoria Pérez. Music composed by Adrian Güadalupe, Blaise Mercedes, Dewel Pérez, Lilliangina Quiñones, Sara Rodríguez, Moshe Shulman, Daniel Williams. Artistic Direction: Victoria Pérez. Music Director: Kevin Doyle. Shows run from April 19th to May 5th at the Manny Fried Playhouse, 255 Great Arrow Ave., third floor, Buffalo, 14207. Performances are Friday at 8:00 PM, Saturday at 3:00 PM and Sunday at 6:00 PM with two Thursday Pay-What-You-Can performances at 7:30 PM. Program is funded by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; administered by Arts Services Initiative of Western New York and New York Creative Opportunity Fund (A Statewide Theatre Regrant Program).