Author: Kevin Thurston In celebration of Women’s History Month, Just Buffalo Literary Center welcomes legendary Irish novelist Edna O’Brien as the next writer in their BABEL author series on March 24th. If you’ve never been to BABEL before, you are missing out. Imagine the smartest person you know speaking about a subject they love and you are getting the picture. Add to that a walk up Porter Avenue on a Spring evening to the beautiful setting of Kleinhans Music Hall and you have yourself the makings of a wonderful night. The format for BABEL is quite simple: arrive at Kleinhans,…
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Author: Kevin Thurston Just Buffalo Literary Center’s STUDIO series returns March 9th! On that Thursday, at 7:30pm at the Just Buffalo Writing Center (468 Washington St, 2nd floor), accomplished poets with Buffalo connections – Michael Kelleher, Rosa Alcalá, and Noah Falck – will read their work. If the previous STUDIO events this season are any indication, you will want to come early for this free event as the last two have been standing room only. You probably remember Michael Kelleher and his brown tuxedo from his time as Artistic Director and founder of Just Buffalo Literary Center’s BABEL series. “I’m really looking forward to coming…
Author: Madeleine Obrochta Heard at Tifft Nature Preserve during a balmy February Saturday morning, “What are you afraid of?” “I’m afraid of ants that BITE!” And “Elves are sneaky…” “Just like Santa!” With combined play materials from Tifft Nature Preserve and The Backyard Atelier, children were able to let their imaginations run free at the Pop Up Playdate Café as they played with new friends. Because of the warm weather, big mud puddles were available for the kids to put their mud suits to good use! All the children decided to collaborate on a huge “feast” with food prepared from sand.…
Author: Richard Sullivan After snoozing for decades, the once-bustling and seminal riverside intersection of Hamburg and South streets is humming once more thanks to Mutual Riverfront Park. This project, spearheaded by Peg Overdorf, executive director of the Valley Community Association, illustrates in a profound and inspirational way how drastically a thoughtful urban renewal project can revitalize a neighborhood. Today’s popular kayak launch at Mutual Riverfront Park lies just a hundred yards or so upstream from the little dock where one hundred years ago the half-thousand-dollar custom-built sculls of the Mutual Rowing Club at 148 South St. were routinely launched for daily…
Author: Schyler Norton Ice cream lovers in the city, I have an announcement for you. Stay calm, but come this spring you won’t have to drive 40+ minutes to get some of the best ice cream our area has to offer. Lake Effect ice cream is opening a location on Hertel! Owners Erik Bernardi and Jason Wulf plan to open their location at 1900 Hertel Avenue by Memorial Day, and until then, I, along with many others, will be counting the days. This is going to be the third new ice cream shop on Hertel come this summer. Buffalonians will…
Author: Schyler Norton In Buffalo, we love our hockey. This Friday, the 10th Annual Labatt Blue Buffalo Pond Hockey Tournament will sound off. The tournament will run until Sunday, with 144 teams hosted at Buffalo RiverWorks. Click here to see schedules and divisions. The Buffalo Pond Hockey Tournament is one of 13 hockey tournaments hosted by Labatt Blue across the nation. Tournament gameplay will commence from 1pm-10:40pm on Friday, with different entertainment events throughout the day – either a DJ or live band playing music throughout the affair. Saturday and Sunday will feature full days of hockey with more special…
Author: Schyler Norton Julian Montague is an artist and graphic designer who has been working in design for 19 years. As of 2005 Montague has been on his own displaying his own works in galleries around Buffalo. He currently has work up at the Albright Knox, often does shows at BT&C Gallery on Niagara street, and was the first of the Burchfield Penney’s “Living Legacy” artists. Montague is well known for his Stray Shopping Cart Project where he photographed different kinds of stray/abandoned shopping carts around Buffalo. Montague has also done work in logo design, if you think that his…
Author: Schyler Norton On Saturday, February 25th you’re probably going to do some drinking, whether it’s at a bar or a dinner party. And when Sunday rolls around, you might be a bit hung over. If that’s the case, don’t fret too much, because Lait Cru Brasserie has got you covered. On Sunday February 26th from 11am to 3pm Lait Cru Brasserie is serving up a brunch featuring delicious food and drinks from Buffalo Barrel+Brine. Naturally I had to take a ride over to Carolina Street to see how B+B was doing, and get the scoop on the menu. Admittedly I had…
Author: Schyler Norton The Buffalo Maritime Center started out as a program at Buffalo State in 1989. It was originally part of the design department. One of the founders whom I spoke to, John Montague, taught the history of design at Buffalo State. He and a few other teachers were interested in furniture and wood design, and through that the group decided that they wanted to build a boat. The first semester John offered the course to build one kayak, and from there the program grew exponentially – the second semester the crew built 20 kayaks, and then 40 the…
Author: Schyler Norton Michael Anderson’s building on Broadway is inconspicuous. So far, the renovations taking place are in the interior of the building as to keep with its current aesthetic, only a few touchups here and there were necessary to bring it back to its original glory. It is a large three story building that was built in 1892, on the corner of Broadway and Cedar. From the front it’s hard to tell that Abstract Architecture is headquartered there. I walked around to the side and saw the sign for the business, and a door but no stairs (I was…