Buffalo’s favorite cosmic cowboys, The Steam Donkeys, join forces with Sun of Memphis for a marathon roots-rock hoedown tonight at Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen Street. The fun starts at 6 p.m. with a twilight performance by Sun of Memphis, known for their revved-up, high-octane renditions of vintage American rock n’ roll songs. The Donkeys, best known for their unique blend of hardcore country, rockabilly, western swing, bluegrass, 60s surf rock and spaghetti western twang, will take the stage at around 10:30 p.m. This is gonna be a barn burner, folks. Both bands will play on the front stage, so look for…
Author: Charlie Quill
Cable network A&E — home of CSI Miami, Dog the Bounty Hunter, the Gene Simmons Family and syndicated re-runs of the Sopranos ,Aei is in Buffalo looking for love. A new reality dating show aimed at helping the lonely and amorous find each other has been recruiting contestants and taping episodes in Buffalo for the last few weeks. The thirteen-episode half-hour series, Patti Novak: America’s Toughest Matchmaker, is scheduled to premiere in April. Casting coordinator Sarah Anderson (pictured above interviewing hopeful singles for the show at Caf/(c) Aroma on Elmwood Wednesday) will be searching for people who have been unlucky…
Some of you know me by now – and my particularly strong views on Buffalo development. But there was a time when I wasn’t a resident, just a visitor from Los Angeles flying in for some girl that I couldn’t get off my mind. Often times, we speak of how Buffalonians are their own worst enemy. That we fail to see what others see in our city. So I figured I would try to remember back when I first saw Buffalo, and my initial reactions to those visits: May 2005: On Tour with a Rock Band I have been sleeping…
The West Village Renaissance Group is spearheading efforts to raise money for the families of two Buffalo Police officers who were shot and critically wounded earlier this week during an altercation near the corners of Chippewa Street and South Elmwood Avenue. The group, comprised of residents and businesses in the area a few blocks northwest of City Hall, established the WVRG/WNY AmeriCorps Foundation today in conjunction with Citadel Communications (97 Rock) and The Western New York Chapter of AmeriCorps. Donations can be sent to West Village Renaissance Group, 81 Johnson Park, Buffalo, NY 14201, Attn: M. Rodgers. Proceeds will be…
Upstate New York Transplant Services (UNYTS) held a fund raising event at The Church on Saturday, November 11th. The first ever event, produced by Reed Rankin of RPM Entertainment Productions was entitled Transformations: Buffalo Business Takes Center Stage and highlighted local performers from the business community–not normally known for their stage talents. Co-Chairpersons, Madonna Spitler and Sara Anderson-Kucharski, culled performers from local celebrities and business people who possess ,Aeohidden,Aeo talents. Transformations takes on a double meaning for UNYTS in that it represents the difference between the performers,Aeo professional lives and their artistic talents; it also refers to the difference organ…
Downtown Buffalo,Aeos workforce population is growing. Malcolm Pirnie, one of the leading environmental engineering companies in Western New York — and the United States — has moved its Orchard Park offices to the sixth floor of the Key Center. ,AeuBuffalo is the centerpiece of the Western New York community and this change of location is consistent with our firm,Aeos desire to play a part in and build on the momentum for the resurgence and redevelopment of downtown Buffalo,,Aeu said John Amend, vice president, municipal water and wastewater services. The relocation brings 55 employees of the company to downtown. Scientists, management…
Neighborhood Legal Services has provided free civil legal assistance to the poor, abused and disabled since the late 1970s. This weekend the organization marks its 30th anniversary with a fundraising party from 6- 10 p.m, Thursday, Nov. 30, at The Church, 341 Delaware Ave. Festivities will include music (Gospel, folk, Klezmer, a string quartet, Irish and rock), great food by Maura Crawford (of Le Metro, Muse and Sole fame) and by Wegmans, and a silent auction featuring work by some of the area,Aeos best artists (Milton Rogovin, Michael Morgulis and Annie Adams among them).
Buffalo painters Kara Daving, Cynnie Gaasch and Ani Hoover are each well known for their daring use of color and abstract properties. See for yourself this weekend at Studio Hart, where an opening reception for a show featuring the three artists’ work will take place from 7-9 p.m., Friday, December 1. Ani Hoover’s drip paintings allow the medium its natural tendencies, creating graceful veils of interlacing colors. Ms. Hoover received her MFA from American University and BFA from Southwest Missouri State University and has shown extensively in the Washington, DC and Baltimore area, as well as locally at the Burchfield-Penney…
Noted botanist Dr. Jan Salick will discuss the mysteries of Tibetan fauna and flora during a lecture Thursday at the Buffalo Museum of Science. ,AeuTibetan Plants and People of the Menri-Medicine Mountains,,Aeu takes place at 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 16, in the museum auditorium, 1020 Humboldt Pkwy., Buffalo. The free presentation, the museum,Aeos annual Hayes Lecture, is a final highlight of the museum,Aeos Fall 2006 TIBETcetera programming, inspired by the September visit to Buffalo of The Dalai Lama. Dr. Salick, curator of ethnobotany at the Missouri Botanical Garden, has made extensive study of the Menri Mountain region of Tibet, its…
There’s something about settling in at the counter at the Acropolis with a newspaper, a plate of French fries with gravy and a cup of black coffee that always sets things right with the world for me. Perhaps it’s the fact that for 27 years, the family has operated this popular neighborhood diner at 708 Elmwood Ave. without trying to transform it into a fine-dining destination, a fate that has befallen many of Buffalo’s Greek diners over the years. Or maybe it’s the fact that the Acropolis hearkens to the golden age of diners, when places like Your Host (showing…