According to statehealthfacts.org, New York has a high percentage of AIDS cases. Out of the nearly million people living with the virus reported in 2006, New York represents 18% of the total. Out of the number of new AIDS cases reported in 2006, New York represented 14% of all new cases. Those are some scary numbers. That is the reason AIDS Community Services of WNY hold their annual AIDS Walk to raise awareness and to raise money to support the important services they provide. This year is the 16th annual AIDS Walk and AIDS Community Services hopes to raise $75,000…
Author: ElizabethSpavento
Saying BRO has covered a lot about Artspace is an understatement. Queenseyes was covering this story as early as September 2005. It has had numerous updates since then, from when they started taking applications from potential occupants to their search for commercial tenants. Not to mention the gazillion updates on their progress along the way. All of that has finally reached it’s culmination. Friday, May 2nd, is “Unpacking Artspace,” which will be their opening reception and first resident-artist exhibition. The building was completed in early 2008 and the artists have wasted no time getting comfortable. The exhibition will feature 36…
Held biennially is the Linwood Tour of Homes. The Linwood Preservation District & Friends Association (LPD&F) along with the Landmark Society of the Niagara Frontier collaborate to open nine homes on Linwood and three homes a block away from Linwood. Ramona Whitaker, the tour’s committee chair for the LPD&F says, “It’s a great way to spend an afternoon.” In 2006, the last time a tour was held, nearly 800 people walked through the open homes and the association hopes to have at least this many this year. Last year the tour was not held because it conflicted with the Decorator…
The Queen City Football Club (QCFC) is getting ready to start its soccer season on May 4th with their first match. It is a Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Region I match and the Blues will face some stiff competition from last year’s Region I winner, Danbury United from Connecticut. The QCFC also has some exciting news this year. This will be their first season playing at All-High Stadium. Last year the team was stuck playing in Johnnie B. Wiley field while they waited for renovations at the stadium to be completed. This is the first year the National Premier…
Last year’s first annual Black Tie Gala for the Buffalo Hearing And Speech Center (BHSC) was held at ECC City Campus. The gala, called “A Chance To Hear… And So Much More” raised $31,000 to go towards the BHSC. This year, the second annual Black Tie Gala returns to the ECC City Campus, and according to Amy Starck, Director of Marketing and Fund Development for the BHSC, this year, “We would like to beat $50,000.” This year’s gala is entitled “Set Sail For Success” and honors Gretchen and Gordon Gross. Gretchen Gross has been a devoted educator for 35 years…
Now in its 11th year, Buffalo State College Foundation’s annual All College Honors Scholarship Gala, is this Saturday, April 26th. One of this year’s co-chairmen is Anthony J. Baynes, owner and founder of the A.J. Baynes Group, and an alumnus of the college having graduated in 1979. The other chairman is Eunice A. Lewin, a close friend of the college who describes herself as its neighbor. “It’s my personal goal that when the guests leave, they will know more about Buffalo State,” says Lewin, specifically its 13 visual arts programs, which will be highlighted this year at the Gala. The…
Tom Hughes has a wonderful wife and young daughter. Due to some of the danger his art can possess, he found it high time to get out of the house and get a studio. His studio is actually part of an unfinished building (Hughes is the artist from Seattle), but it suits his needs perfectly. “This is just a studio for the most part and then when it needs to be, we open the doors and it becomes a gallery,” said Hughes. The first time his studio will be a gallery is April 25th for his show “Mere Mortals” and…
This year an international jazz band and hometown favorite since 1987 is celebrating its 21st anniversary. Taylor Made Jazz is playing a charity concert in celebration of their anniversary to benefit two not-for-profit organizations, National Inner Cities Youth Opportunities (NICYO) and Students Against Violence Education (SAVE). Taylor Made Jazz is known for their enigmatic performances and charity concerts. It is truly a group that constantly gives back to their community. An award winning ensemble, the members now consist of vocalists: Joyce Wilson Nixon, Melissa Kate, and Kenny Berry; drummers: Mike Crimes, Lemeul Bryant, and Robert Garrett; guitarists: Jeff Nixon and…
In case you weren’t listening to the radio yesterday, John Zogby, one of the world’s leading pollsters, spoke at WNED’s studios downtown about the key issues and moods surrounding the upcoming 2008 Presidential election. Presented by WNED and Leadership Buffalo, Zogby’s lecture was intriguing and informative, if not a bit ominous. Americans see polls everywhere in the news and on the television. It is only a matter of time before their presence becomes ubiquitous as the Presidential election draws near. As citizens are bombarded by a flurry of numbers and percentages, one question remains: What does it all mean? The…
Since 1996, Brush Up Buffalo has been taking impoverished areas and improving them by repainting homes around a single neighborhood at a time. This coming Tuesday, April 15, at 8am, is their annual Kick-Off Breakfast for their 2008 season. Brush Up Buffalo takes one to one and a half story homes with a homeowner who has an income level that is below average and repaints the home. “That way it’s definitely helping people who need help the most,” said Tony Astran, a board member at large and public relations chairperson for Brush Up Buffalo, Astran said, “In this particular year,…