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Calendar Spotlight: Upcoming Events.
Also refer to our on-line Events Calendar for complete and up to the minute events listings.
FRI • 6/6
Broadway Joe’s Bar & Grill - 8pm The Neverbeens
Darien Lake - 8pm “Lift Your Voice Tour 2008.” Tim McGraw, with Jason Aldean and Halfway to Hazard. $33.75-$63.75 (LiveNation.com, Ticketmaster)
Fredonia Opera House - 8pm 13th Annual Bach & Beyond Baroque Music Festival (June 6-8). $20
Holiday Inn (Airport) - 7-11pm 50 Women with a Vision presents a fundraiser for the Jefferson Street Cultural Art Park Project for Senior Citizens. Music by Taylor Made Jazz, DJ Patrick Cray, dinner & more. $35. Call 882-7594
Merlin’s - 11pm Night Gallery, Still Blue, Dutch
Mohawk Place - 9pm The Black Lips, with London vs. New York and Auger
Nietzsche’s - 10pm Peanut Brittle Satellite CD Release Party with Armcannon, Ramforinkus and Shapes of States. $5
Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort - 9pm Tony Orlando (June 6-7). Tickets start at $30 (877-833-3110/www.ticketmaster.ca)
Nietzsche’s - 9pm Devon Carmen, Kendal, Stripteasers, Louisiana Purchase
Ninth Ward (downstairs at Babeville) - 7pm (doors). Lizz Wright. $17.50/advance (Ticketmaster) or $20/day of show
Soundlab - 9pm Adam Green (of Moldy Peaches)
SAT • 6/7
Albright Knox Art Gallery - noon-2pm Art Alive 2008: A Walking, Talking Art Contest on the Gallery grounds across from Delaware Park. Contestant create a living representation of favorite works of art. Prizes awarded at 2pm
Barnes & Noble (Clarence) - 7pm Good Charamel Records Spring Local Music Showcase with Last Conservative
Bidwell Parkway - 12:30pm March for Darfur to raise funds for the “Save Darfur Coalition.” Meet at Bidwell & Elmwood Ave.
Buffalo Museum of Science - 7-11pm Star Lights, Drinks, & Bites. Rooftop party to benefit educational programming at the Museum. View the night skies with the Buffalo Astronomical Association, hors d’oeuvres, wine tasting, live music, dancing & more. $30/presale (896-5200 ext. 385 or www.buffalomuseumofscience.org) or $35/at door
Buffalo Irish Center - 6-11pm The German-American Musicians Association presents “Shamrocks & Sauerkraut.” German-Irish celebration of St. Boniface’s Day with performances by the G.A.M. 20-Piece Dance Band, the Leftovers and the O’Sullivan Dancers. $10. Visit visit www.GermanAmericanMusicians.com for more info
Erie County Fairgrounds - 8am The Irish Cultural & Folk Art Association of WNY 43rd Annual Buffalo Feis. All Dance, Language, & Music Competitions and Awards Ceremony. $10
Essex Arts Center - 4-10pm “The AMP Party.” Outdoor fundraiser for the Ashford Hollow Foundation arts in education programming and Sculpture Park. Music by the Great Train Robbery, Juxtaposse, A Potter’s Field, the Bogarts, and the Heavenly Chillbillies. $10
Kleinhans - 8pm M&T Bank Beethoven Festival presents Beethoven’s Fifth (June 7-8). Contact 885-5000 or www.bpo.org for tickets
Merlin’s - 11pm The Stone Hearts, District of Evolution (Los Angeles)
Mohawk Place - 10pm The Thermidors CD Release Party, with special guests Mom and Dad Parade and Nick Gordon. $5
Nietzsche’s - 10pm Peanut Brittle Sattelite CD Release Party with guests Armcannon, Ramfirinkus, and Shapes of States. $5
Niawanda Park - 10am-5pm Weekend on the Niagara Arts and Crafts Show & the Tonawanda Folk Festival (June 7-8). Children’s entertainment, live music, and dance performances. Visit www.tonawandafolkfestival.org for full schedule of events
Riviera Theatre - 2pm La Scala & Friends Opera Series presents La Rondine” (June 7-8). $20/general; $18/students/seniors
Shannon Pub - 9pm The Prodigals. $10
St. Joseph University Church - 8pm Vocalis Chamber Choir presents “Shall I Compare Thee?,” an evening of choral songs and excerpts from Shakespeare’s great works. $10
VFW Post 8113 - 3pm Second Annual Barrel Head Reunion featuring the Paul Pope Band, with Only Humen. $15/advance (Ticketmaster, www.paulpopeonline.com) or $20/day of show
SUN • 6/8
Club Infinity - 6pm Mushroomhead, with As Summer Dies & others
Pearl Street Grill & Brewery - 11am-4pm Buffalo Indie Market. Discover handmade, one of a kind jewelry, stationery, pottery, handbags, with live music & more. Visit www.buffaloindiepublic.com for details
R-Healin Center - 3-6pm Juneteenth Sankofa Days 2008: “Knowledge of Self Through Expression,” an international music and culture presentation lead by Ras Jomo of Project Access to A -Free-Ka
Trinity Lutheran Church - 8pm Vocalis Chamber Choir presents “Shall I Compare Thee?,” an evening of choral songs and excerpts from Shakespeare’s great works. $10
MON• 6/9
Merriweather Branch Library - 6-8pm Juneteenth Sankofa Days 2008: “Understanding the present Global African Family.” Yearly report by the African Conscious workshop study group
TUE • 6/10
Artpark - 6:30pm First Niagara Tuesday in the Park Free Concert Series: Trisha Yearwood and Lori McKenna
Em Tea Coffee Cup Cafe - at Hughes Ave, 7-9:30pm Juneteenth Sankofa Days 2008: “Words of Wisdom: Poetry for the People” annual open mic poetry jam
Mohawk Place - 8pm (doors). Centro-Matic, with the M’s and Semi-Tough. $10/advance (Ticketmaster) or $12/at door
Water Street Music Hall (Rochester) - 7pm Mark Kozelek (of Red House Painters, Sun Kil Moon). $15/advance (Ticketmaster) or $17/day of show
WBFO at UB Allen Hall (South Campus) - 7pm Meet the Author Contemporary Non-Fiction Series: Louis P. Masur, “The Soiling of Old Glory: The Story of a Photograph That Shocked America
WED • 6/11
Delavan Grider Community Center - 6-8pm Juneteenth Sankofa Days 2008: “Knowledge of the African American Journey,” Community officials and historical organizations will deliver critical information on the state of Black America
Holiday Valley - 11am Buffalo Niagara Sales & Marketing Executives (BNSME) presents “Entrepalooza ‘08” with featured speaker Seth Godin, author/founder of squdoo.com. Registration at 11am, luncheon, 11:30am-12:30pm, main event 12:45-3:30pm, sponsor sessions 3:45-4:30pm, cocktail party/reception, 4-6pm. $149/general; $119/BNSME members; $60/students. Call 662-2279 to register
Hallwalls - 7:30pm Earth’s Daughters Magazine presents The Gray Hair Gala. Closing of the second season of the series with the season’s featured readers Manny Fried, Gary Earl Ross, Mike Basinski, Ann Goldsmith, Jorge Guitart, Jimmie Margaret Gilliam, Ansie Baird, Trudy Stern, Sherry Robbins, and Sally Fiedler. $5
Shanghai Red’s - 6-9pm “Follow the Sun.” Young Audiences 12th Annual Benefit Dinner & Silent Auction. $85-$125. Call 881-0971 for reservations
Soundlab - 9pm Giraffes! Giraffes!, VictoryLightBlackHoney, Shock Cousteau, Birdfeeder. $5
THU • 6/12
Buffalo Museum of Science - 5:30-10:30pm Juneteenth Sankofa Days 2008: “Understanding Images.” Collaboration with El Museo, Buffalo Museum of Science, Squeaky Wheel, and Juneteenth of Buffalo featuring paintings by William West and an outdoor film presentation by African American producers
Nietzsche’s - 9pm Johnny Nobody, with Prabir and the Substitutes. $5
Thursday at the Square - Downtown, 6pm Yonder Mountain String Band. Free
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Artvoice Blog Headlines
Who Goes Where When Hillary Goes to State?posted November 19, 12:04 pm on Artvoice DailyCity Hall News has flow_chart that tracks who might replace who, from Hillary’s Senate seat on down (click to expand or follow the link—it’s an awkward shape): |
It’s Robert Rich Sr. All High Stadiumposted November 14, 5:05 pm on Artvoice DailyThese new signs properly label the structure. We’ve been reading recent stories in the Buffalo News about sportswriter Tom Borrelli’s terrible fall last week at the old All High Stadium. He’s currently battling life-threatening injuries... (more) |
CWM Fined for Violationsposted November 14, 2:41 pm on Artvoice DailyThis week Chemical Waste Management was fined $175,000 by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation for violating its permits and the state’s hazardous waste laws. I don’t have much to say about that, except it doesn’t seem to me like too much money... (more) |
Musical Chairsposted November 14, 12:51 pm on Artvoice DailyThe AP reports that Hillary Clinton met with Barack Obama in Chicago yesterday, adding fuel to speculation that she might be Obama’s choice for secretary of state. If that happens, it has long been rumored that Brian Higgins would be appointed to her Senate seat... (more) |
Paint the Townposted November 14, 11:06 am on Artvoice DailyLate last night, at the tail end of one of the few weeks in the past year in which we did not publish anything snarky about anybody, someone threw two gallons of paint on our front doors. Seems a waste; we hadn’t even earned it. Nonetheless, we were cleaning up all morning... (more) |
Old Editions Book Shopposted November 13, 1:58 pm on Artvoice DailyAV videographer Matt Quinn tours Old Editions, an often overlooked treasure at the corner of Oak and Huron Streets downtown: show enclosure (video/x-flv; 21.29 MB) |
This Is Not Today’s Newsposted November 12, 9:37 am on Artvoice DailyBut it would be nice if it were. Via the Data Stream, by way of Jon Winet. |
This Just In…posted November 11, 3:28 pm on Artvoice DailyAlways in the vanguard, researchers of the University at Buffalo’s Center of Human Capital have reached a bold conclusion, according to a statement disseminated this afternoon: Although no official determination has been made about whether New York State or the U... (more) |
Silver Lining: Edwards Remains a Good Guyposted November 11, 11:17 am on Artvoice DailyMarshawn Lynch Amid the anguished finger-pointing, plaintive wailing and resigned head-shaking sweeping the region following the Buffalo Bills’ third straight defeat, Season Ticket would like to apportion a minute sliver of credit. Quarterback Trent Edwards, by most quantitative and qualitative standards, failed miserably at New England on Sunday (not coincidentally, this was also his third consecutive regressive outing)... (more) |
Mazzariello’s Ristorante & Martini Barposted November 7, 4:30 pm on Chew on ThisPhoto taken by Rose Mattrey From Antipasti to Primi to Secondi, Mazzariello’s (114 Bloomfield Ave, Lancaster, 206.0561) has conquered the map of Italian cooking. Your palate will be exposed to an array of spices, herbs, and ingredients indigenous to Northern & Southern Italy... (more) |
Post Election Bits & Bytesposted November 7, 12:02 am on Tech VoiceElection ‘08 is now in the history books - so I figured it’s time to take a look backward, and a look forward at some relevant headlines. Hacking Democracy First, we’ll take a look at one of the best kept secrets of the campaign season, from both sides, care of a Newsweek article published just today... (more) |
BNMC Open Meeting Tonightposted November 6, 1:19 pm on Artvoice DailyTonight at 6pm in the auditorium of the downtown library, everyone is invited to attend a public hearing on the Buffalo-Niagara Medical Campus—North End Projects. Among the projects planned are a 300,000 square foot Medical Office Building to be owned and operated by Ciminelli Development Company, Inc... (more) |
That Pigeon Won’t Flyposted November 6, 10:05 am on Artvoice DailySteve Pigeon Here’s another example, this one two years old, of the way Steve Pigeon’s political committees are alleged to steer money to candidates illegally. On September 15, 2006, the Pigeon-controlled PAC Citizens for Fiscal Integrity paid “RUR Strategy Group” $9,000 in consulting fees, according to CFI’s campaign finance disclosure forms... (more) |
SeaBar’s Social Calendarposted November 5, 12:44 pm on Chew on ThisSeaBar will host live jazz and sushi nights starting Friday, November 21st at 8 p.m. (5235 Main Street, Wmsvl, 204.5283). A Cave Springs Riesling Tasting Event will take place at SeaBar’s suburban location on Wednesday, November 9th at 7 p.m... (more) |
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Dr. Riyaz Hassanali: The effect Smoking has on your Skinposted November 21, 4:50 pm on channel Local Interest
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Twilightposted November 19, 1:09 pm on channel Movie Trailers
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamasposted November 19, 1:06 pm on channel Movie Trailers
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Avi Takes Artvoice Shopping for the holidays @ Lexington food Co-opposted November 19, 11:52 am on channel Food
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TRAIN DAY! @ the Buffalo Historical Societyposted November 17, 3:07 pm on channel Local Interest
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Mass Appeal: Elmwood Fashion Eventposted November 15, 10:19 pm on channel Events
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Buffalo Contemporay Danceposted November 15, 6:43 pm on channel Events
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Old Editions Book Shopposted November 13, 11:42 am on channel Local Interest
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Off Stage: Conversations with Anthony Chaseposted November 12, 4:50 pm on channel Theater
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Happy Go Luckyposted November 12, 2:08 pm on channel Movie Trailers
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Quantum of Solaceposted November 12, 2:01 pm on channel Movie Trailers
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Flash Party at Essex St.posted November 9, 10:59 am on channel Events
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Lakeview Effect at Nietzsche'sposted November 8, 4:54 pm on channel Music
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Flatbed at Allen St. Hardwareposted November 8, 2:28 pm on channel Music
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Obama's Nightposted November 6, 3:13 pm on channel Politics
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