It’s here! It’s Christmas for wing lovers because the National Buffalo Wing Festival is set for this weekend! If you ever dreamed of eating wings for sixteen hours, here’s your chance; the festival goes from noon to 9 on Saturday, and noon to 7 on Sunday. And it’s only $5 per day to get in to the festival grounds at Coca-Cola Field.The festival began in 2002, after Buffalo News reporter, Donn Esmonde saw Osmosis Jones (a 2001 box office flop). The movie is about an animated white blood cell played by Chris Rock who lives in actor Bill Murray’s body, protecting him from…
Author: Dan Fisher
Summer is winding down, friends. But that doesn’t mean the outdoor events are over yet! Here’s what we have on tap this weekend.Thursday, September 3rd-Benefit the Japanese Garden. Guests of the free 7 PM Japanese music concert at the Burchfield Penney Arts Center Auditorium are invited to attend a reception benefit for the Japanese Garden at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Milton Weiser, 107 Penhurst Park. For reservations, contact Takako Michii, 830-8267, tjmichii@gmail.com, or Trudy Stern, 445-4446, tstern2@aol.com.Friday, September 4th-Grammy Award winners The Wallflowers will perform at Buffalo Rocks the Harbor with Tea Leaf Green and Butterfly Boucher. Show…
The Sattler Theatre, often called the Broadway Theatre (c.1914), at 516 Broadway near Jefferson, was purchased by Western New York Minority Media Professionals for $40,000, and will be restored for roughly $1 million. It will be a gem once again. The purchase itself is sort of old news, but the group is now on the verge of construction. At the moment, Watts Engineering and Architecture has been hired with Flynn Battaglia Architects to oversee the work. Construction will begin in October, once the construction company has been chosen. At the moment, WNYMMP has narrowed it down to five prospective companies vying…
Assemblyman Sam Hoyt of the State’s 144th District announced that Governor David Paterson signed the New York Main Street Program bill into law. The law is aimed to revitalize business districts across New York State.The bill allows for grants of $500,000 for streetscape improvement, business and commercial building revitalization, and façade renovation. The bill enacts an increase in the maximum amount of grants from $200,000, enables municipalities to apply for grants, and creates a stronger adminstrative structure to provide technical assistance to awardees.Since 2004, the Urban Initiatives and Rural Area Revitalization project has awarded $48 million in 149 New York…
A few weeks ago BR asked: “Where’s the campaign?” The primary election for mayor is only two weeks away from today, and the Brown and Kearns camps have been quiet…a little too quiet. It’s not much, but in a town hall meeting concerning how Buffalo’s arts culture goes hand in hand with city revitalization, Kearns and Brown will make statements and field questions. Our own editor will moderate. The good news is that each candidate is preparing for a televised Channel 2 debate on September 11th that will encompass all of the relevant issues.Tonight’s event is scheduled to run from…
Remember those piano lessons you’ve been meaning to take? Maybe the guitar, violin, flute? Now you have no excuse to keep putting off the chance to enjoy a music because The Community Music School offers a plethora of lessons and activities to sharpen your music skills. This Fall, CMS is offering several music classes. Music, My Grownup, and Me, a music class kids age 3 months to 6 years, Triple Threat, a class of music and movement for kids 4 to 7, and the family oriented Intro to West African Drumming. For information or sign ups, call CMS at 884-4887…
(Pictured: Steve Mesler and his World Championship Gold Medal; the first won by a Men’s US Bobsleigh team since 1959.)Entertainment, politics, sports, literature, and more. Our city has and will continue to produce people who have made significant contributions to these forums, which is why we’ve decided to highlight these individuals and celebrate their lives every week.This week: Steve MeslerSome people work jobs they hate because they keep bills paid, stomach’s filled, heads protected by roofs, backs adorned with clothing, et cetera. Sometimes I hear people talk about the chance they should’ve taken, but “the timing wasn’t right” or “it…
Go anywhere in the US, and you’re bound to see people wearing hats, and I’d be willing to bet the majority of these hats have “New Era” stitched on them somewhere. New Era is also the supplier to every Major League Baseball team, all minor league baseball associates, a number of US colleges and the NBA and NHL. The New York Times recently caught wind of how “this economy” is affecting people’s spending habits, and since New Era is basically the Fiji water of baseball caps, the company has seen a reduction in sales, leading to the release of workers. …
If you love the Bills, BECHS, and/or partying after work, go to the Bills Bash at the Historical Society this Friday, August 28, at 5 PM. For $15 or $5 for members, guests can hang out with Bills alumni, the Buffalo Jills, and Billy Buffalo. The Bills Exhibit is open and free tours will be provided by staff members, beer, wine, hors d’oeuvres and soft drinks will be available, as well as the great views of Mirror Lake and the Japanese Gardens. There will be prize drawings for items from local restaurants and other attractions.
I always liked Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. I always hoped to find a golden ticket to some candy factory and a bunch of kids and I could party and eat candy and have fun. Then I got older and my “tastes” changed. And that’s why I’m glad Labatt is doing a similar promotion. Instead of golden tickets, they’ve created 50 golden cans of delicious, life-giving beer in conjunction with the Bills 50th Anniversary (hear about that yet?) To have a chance at winning the contest, grab a specially marked 12-pack of Labatt Blue. If you find a golden…