Sunday, September 3, 2006, Pan-Am Walking Tour. Walk with us to explore this special area of the city, where triumph and tragedy marked Buffalo’s greatest moment in history. In 1901, over 8 million people from all over the world traveled to Buffalo to witness the multitude of marvels — Electric lights! Distant cultures! Midway curiosities! Fountains and pavilions! n showcased at the Pan-American Exposition. Today, very little Exposition remains on these grounds, now one of Buffalo’s most popular residential neighborhoods. The tour begins at 12:30 p.m. and lasts 1.5 hours. Cost: $10 per person, includes souvenir map guide. Tour begins…
Author: George Johnson
It’s always a blast to see old friends and acquaintances as they return home. On Sunday, September 3rd., an old friend and familiar face to the Buffalo music scene, Dave Schulz, re-convenes the funk/soul party band known as C.O. Jones in their first bar gig in 10 years. What better venue than the Mohawk Place! Rumor has it, last time C.O. Jones played there, the beer ran out and the floor almost collapsed…(just ask Pete, the owner). Since splitting the Queen City for California, the vocalist/keyboardistis profile as a musician has risen substantially on the national level. After spending several…
Itis time once again for the enormously popular Elmwood Village Tour of Kitchens Sunday October 1 from 11:00 am to 4:30 pm. The Tour of Kitchens will feature 20 fabulous kitchens: 18 kitchens which are new to the Tour this year and two very popular kitchens from last year. Also on the Tour are the kitchens at Buffalo Seminary (event headquarters) and Gildais Club (Wine Tasting site). We are limiting the number of paid tickets to 1200 tickets so buy your tickets early. The 2006 Tour of Kitchens will be an experience of a lifetime. You will see newly constructed…
The Forest Plaza is a new gallery with its temporary location at 1121 Elmwood Ave. An opening reception for iAspirei will be held Friday September 1, from 8pm to midnight. It features a variety of works by Koree Ann Gilbert, Jen Rourke, Molly Holtke, and Melissa Campbell. DJ Taner and Mashwell will be spinning vintage vinyl all night. The building and its other 3 sisters are located right at the corner of Forest and Elmwood, epicenter of the heated hotel battle. That political discussion is its own, and the gallery holds no space for it. Forest Plaza is about the…
This band is a really big deal (they just opened for The Who 3 times this summer in the UK! Young kids…they rock like new school Led Zeppelin.. they are destined for stardom! ROSE HILL DRIVE w/ special guest GOSLING @ NIETZSCHES 248 Allen St. Buffalo | Doors 9pm / 18+ to enter | WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 6 “They bring so much raw power to the stage that it is hard to remember that they are still a young band that has so much creative evolution ahead of them. With hair flying and the volume turned up to 11, their live…
FRIDAY SEPT 1ST, LABOR DAY WEEKEND | PASADO: Born and raised in Colombia, South America, until the age of 16, Neil Zarama aka C, developed and nourished his musical palette from his diverse background. From one country to another, Juju’s musical tastes as a teen expanded through an array of styles ranging from punk and metal to Latino Afro-Rhythms and dub. Juju began his djing career in 1991 playing dancehall, dub and Industrial music. He secured his first drum and bass residency in late 1994 at “The Jungle,” the first exclusive Drum and Bass club in San Francisco, making him…
September 8, 2006 | Expanding the Circle: Native American Arts and Culture 4 10 p.m. Display: Thunderbird Tipi Tipi were built and used by the indigenous peoples of the United States. Explore these traditional structures, crafted by a local manufacturer. 4 and 5 p.m. Art Activity: Corn Husk Dolls Led by Judy Schindler and Erica Summler, this workshop is designed for adults and children ages 12 and older, and is offered in two sessions. Space is limited and registration is required. To register, please call 716.270.8296.
Sunday, September 3, 8pm (early show), $8 | AN ALBATROSS w/ Bare Flames | Brothers and Sisters! Aural Emancipation by the sacred sonic offerings of the An Albatross aggregation is on its way! Their mission is to attune you to the Kinetic-Life and yield an experience gratifying to the soul and the body alike: a communal gathering of bodies in motion devoid of inhibiting, hyper-individualized frame of thought! An Albatross is a psychedelic sonic orgasm; a barrage of mechanical, jerky and discombobulated time signatures eclipsed by hectic Farfisa organ/synthesizer melodies. Atlanta, GA US Winter tour ’05 Pic: Katie Murray
The independent feature film, “The Dogwalker” will open in Buffalo on Friday, September 15, at the Market Arcade Cinema. The film stars Buffalo native Diane Gaidry who grew up in Snyder and was a student at Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts and Buffalo State College. She got her start in the live theatre community in Western New York. Ms. Gaidry, after completing her education and earning impressive commercial, film and television credits, went on to co-found the Filmmakers Alliance in Los Angeles with her husband Jacques Thelmaque; she is co-producer of this film which was directed by Mr.…