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Current Issue: Artvoice v7n47, week of Thursday November 20 » back issues

Looking Ahead . . .

Keep an eye out for these upcoming events... As always, check our on-line events calendar for continually updated, full events listings.


FRI • 7/18

ALT Theatre - 10am-2pm ALT Performance Group Workshop “The Voice Embodied: Exploring Authentic Presence in the Contemporary Performer” with Gerry Trentham (July 18-19). Pre-registration required by July 12. Contact 868-6847 or mamestar@aol.com

Amherst Museum - noon The Annual Blacksmith School will be held July 18, 19, 26, 27 and August 1st for students 18 years and older to learn basic skillsFor registration and information, call 689-1440.

Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society - 1:30-3pm Party on the Portico with Wendell Rivera’s Latin Jazz Ensemble

Buffalo Book Fair 2008 - noon-10pm 4th Annual Book Fair in the Hoyt Lake area of Delaware Park and in back of the Albright Knox Art Gallery. Author presentations, book signings, kids’ activities, seminars, panel discussions, book sales, & more. Visit www.buffalobookfair.com for event details

Chautauqua Institution - 8:15pm An Evening with Wynonna. $37 (357.6250 or www.tickets.ciweb.org)

Italian Heritage Festival - 11am-11pm Hertel Ave. between Delaware & Colvin (July 17-20). Tribute to ancient Rome, live music, entertainment, contests, food & beverages and much more.

Jackson Square (Batavia) - 7pm Blues guitarist Joe Beard. Free

Martin Luther King Park - 7pm 6th Annual Frederick Law Olmsted Gala featuring horse-drawn carriage rides, sit-down dinner, dancing, and music by Mir Ali and the Unity Band. $175. Contact 838-1249 ext. 17 or www.BuffaloOlmstedParks.org for tickets/reservations

Mohawk Place - midnight Odiorne, The Seriffics, and Etaoin Shrdlu. $5

Roycroft Campus - Metalsmithing Workshop with Roycroft Master Artisan Ron VanOstrand (July 18-20). $250. Advance registration required, contact 655-0261 or http://www.roycroftcampuscorporation.com 

Victorian Dazzle Festival - 7am Weekend of History, Antiques, & Entertainment (July 18-19). Historic House & Garden Tour, costumed reenactors, live music, antique vendors, demonstrations, & more. Call 888-414-4818 or www.festivalsfredonia.com for full schedule

Xtreme Wheels - 6pm Photo For The Glorified, Everything and You, Kennedy Carpool. $8


SAT • 7/19

Artpark - 8pm Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Summerfest Series: From Mozart to Bernstein (www.bpo.org/www.artpark.net)

Merlin’s - 11pm Mini Motor Punch, Huemonxu

Niagara Wine Trail - 10am-6pm “Cool Whites, Hot Nights on the Niagara Wine Trail USA.” Wine tastings and live jazz music at each winery. $20. Visit www.niagarawinetrail.org

Nietzsche’s - 9pm Stampede Records Double Cd-Release Party/Free CD Giveaway featuring Mother Red and Siren Street Shutdown

Soundlab - 9pm Pissed Jeans

Tralf Music Hall - 7pm Asylum Street Spankers. $21/presale (852-5000/www.ticketmaster.com) or $24/day of show

Xtreme Wheels - 6pm Wings of Eden, Before The Storm, Paradyme, Mina Harker, the Red October, Ones Own Blood. $7/advance-$8/at door


SUN • 7/20

Artpark - 3pm Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Summerfest Series: Native American Celebration (www.bpo.org/www.artpark.net)

Rhino’s - 7pm The “Sauce Boss” Bill Wharton: Blues & Gumbo. $12/advance (www.rhinosrocks.com) or $15/day of show


MON • 7/21

Niagara International Chamber Music Festival - Music Niagara (July 21-August 16). Fifty concerts in a dozen venues throughout the Niagara-on-the-Lake area. Concert prices from $10-$35 at 1-800-511 SHAW. Contact www.niagaramusicfest.com or 1-877-MUSFEST for more info

WNY Book Arts Center - 5:30-7:30pm “kNOw McCain: A 0% Record on Women’s Health.” Party & informational event sponsored by Planned Parenthood. $25/ person; $45/couple (and a third gets in free). Cost includes beer, wine, snacks


TUE • 7/22

Artpark - 6:30pm First Niagara Tuesday in the Park Free Concert Series: Michael McDonald

Bidwell Summer Concerts - 7pm Neville Francis and The Riddim Posse. Free

Tralf Music Hall - 8pm Missy Higgins, with Eric Hutchinson. $17.50/presale (852-5000/www.ticketmaster.com) or $20/day of show


WED • 7/23

Artpark - 6:30pm Wednesday at the Gorge Free Concert Series: Cherry Poppin’ Daddies

Roycroft Campus - 1-4pm Rock On, Rock Painters. Rock art workshop series with Lin Nowicki. $35. $25 plus $10/materials. Registration required, contact 655-0261or www.roycroftcampuscorporation.com

Session Studio Musician’s Park (outdoor stage next to the Sportsmen’s Tavern) - 7:30pm WBFO’s Wednesday Night Concerts: Juxtaposse. Live broadcast beginning at 8pm. Free, all ages show

Soundlab - 9pm Icy Demons

Xtreme Wheels - 6pm A Day To Remember, Sailing To Rome, the Maimed, the Bullhorn. $12


THU • 7/24

Darien Lake - noon Vans Warped Tour 2008: Angels and Airwaves, Relient K, the Academy Is…, Everytime I Die, From First to Last, the Bronx, Street Dogs, Against Me!, Cobra Starship, Gym Class Heroes, Reel Big Fish, Norma Jean, Anberlin, Pennywise, Say Anything, Story of the Year, Bouncing Souls, All That Remains, Devil Wears Prada, the Color Fred, Peirce the Veil, We The Kings, All Time Low, the Briggs,Family Force 5, May Day Parade, Greeley Estates, Broadway Calls, Alesana, Set Your Goals, Bring Me the Horizon, The Human Abstract, Every Avenue, Just Surrender, Automatic Loveletter, Four Year Strong, Confide, Madina Lake, the Aggrolites, Katy Perry, hwayze, Dr. Manhattan, 3OH!3, Evergreen Terrace, Horrorpops, Beat Union, Ludo, Oreska, Charlotte Sometimes, The Saint Alvia Cartel , the Fabulous Rudies, The Lordz, MC Chris, Protest The Hero, Danger Radio, The Audition, Forever the Sickest Kids, Does It Offend, Blasé Debris, Buffalo Casket, The A.K.A.S, Staylefish, the Randies, Fear Nuttin’ Band. $30/advance (LiveNation.com, Ticketmaster) or $35/day of show

Thursday at the Square - Downtown, 6pm Gin Blossoms, with the Common Kings and Dan Erikson. Free

Town Ballroom - 7pm (doors). Seether. $30 (box office, Tickets.com)


Artvoice Blog Headlines

Who Goes Where When Hillary Goes to State?

posted November 19, 12:04 pm on Artvoice Daily

City 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 Stadium

posted November 14, 5:05 pm on Artvoice Daily

These 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 Violations

posted November 14, 2:41 pm on Artvoice Daily

This 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 Chairs

posted November 14, 12:51 pm on Artvoice Daily

The 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 Town

posted November 14, 11:06 am on Artvoice Daily

Late 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 Shop

posted November 13, 1:58 pm on Artvoice Daily

AV 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 News

posted November 12, 9:37 am on Artvoice Daily

But 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 Daily

Always 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 Guy

posted November 11, 11:17 am on Artvoice Daily

Marshawn 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 Bar

posted November 7, 4:30 pm on Chew on This

  Photo 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 & Bytes

posted November 7, 12:02 am on Tech Voice

Election ‘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 Tonight

posted November 6, 1:19 pm on Artvoice Daily

Tonight 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 Fly

posted November 6, 10:05 am on Artvoice Daily

Steve 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 Calendar

posted November 5, 12:44 pm on Chew on This

SeaBar 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)

Artvoice TV: Latest Additions » more on AVTV

Dr. Riyaz Hassanali: The effect Smoking has on your Skin

posted November 21, 4:50 pm on channel Local Interest

Cosmetic surgeon Dr. Riyaz Hassanali sat down with Buffalo actress and television host Lorraine O'Donnell for the first in our series of interviews with area medical experts. Today's subject is the effects of smoking on your skin and appearance. Dr. Hassanali, of Williamsville (626-1593) is a well respected cosmetic surgeon who works internationally, as well as locally. This is the first of six segments from Dr...

Twilight

posted November 19, 1:09 pm on channel Movie Trailers

Movie trailer for Twilight, in theaters November 21. Read M. Faust's review of the film here.

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

posted November 19, 1:06 pm on channel Movie Trailers

Movie trailer for The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, in theaters now. Click here to read George Sax's review of the film.

Avi Takes Artvoice Shopping for the holidays @ Lexington food Co-op

posted November 19, 11:52 am on channel Food

I met up with Avi of Obviously Avi Catering to learn about classic ways to spruce up some great thanksgiving dishes and some more contemporary ideas for this years holiday season.. Also check out the Co-op this weekend Saturday the 22nd to sample some of the fresh turkeys that u can pick up for your family!

TRAIN DAY! @ the Buffalo Historical Society

posted November 17, 3:07 pm on channel Local Interest

I met with Peter Burakowski from the Buffalo Histroical Society to check out their fantastic train exhibit.. Now I have to be honest I was kinda embarrassed to tell Peter that I Hadn't been to the museum since I was about six years old... But the place looks great and has a lot going on for the holiday season. Check out this clip then head on down to the Buffalo Historical Society!

Mass Appeal: Elmwood Fashion Event

posted November 15, 10:19 pm on channel Events

On Friday night the Elmwood Village Association packed the Lafayette Presbyterian Church with a sold out "Mass Appeal: An Elmwood Fashion Event." The atmosphere was electric in the brightly lit church as models strutted down the catwalk to lively deejay beats.

Buffalo Contemporay Dance

posted November 15, 6:43 pm on channel Events

This weekend we stopped at Alt Theatre, 255 Great Arrow, to check Buffalo Contemporary Dance's 10th Anniversary performance. The little black box theatre in the Great Arrow Industrial Center is exceptionally intimate and provides a that up close experience you won't get at larger venues. Dancers and choreographers Amy Taravella and Leslie Wexler put together a lovely set of dance pieces with a variety of musical styles and an enthusiastic group of dancers...

Old Editions Book Shop

posted November 13, 11:42 am on channel Local Interest

I had a chance to check out the Old Editions Book Shop & Café at 74 East Huron Street, Buffalo.... WOW i was blown away at how any cool things they had on display there....Not just the thousands of books on everything from local authors to rare leather-bounds, but hundreds of maps, prints and other artwork. If you havent been down to the corner of Oak and Huron to check it out i suggest you do!

Off Stage: Conversations with Anthony Chase

posted November 12, 4:50 pm on channel Theater

This week, Artvoice and TAB present Part II of the interview with Road Less Traveled founder, Scott Behrand. This is the second installment of "Off Stage", a series of conversations with the Buffalo theatre community and AV Theatre Editor Anthony Chase.

Happy Go Lucky

posted November 12, 2:08 pm on channel Movie Trailers

Movie trailer for Happy Go Lucky, in theaters now. Read M. Faust's review of the film here.

Quantum of Solace

posted November 12, 2:01 pm on channel Movie Trailers

Movie trailer for Quantum of Solace, in theaters November 14th. Read George Sax's review of the film here.

Flash Party at Essex St.

posted November 9, 10:59 am on channel Events

The annual Flash Party-Griffis Sculpture Park fundraiser at the Essex St. art complex was the raucous gathering of music and art it's always been. With live music by the Ifs, plenty of art and free beer what else would you expect?

Lakeview Effect at Nietzsche's

posted November 8, 4:54 pm on channel Music

When Lakeview Effect crowded into the front bar at Nietzsche's with their keyboards, drums, two guitars, bass and percussion, there wasn't much room left. Nevertheless, people space to jam in and groove to the interesting and often unpredictable tunes. Some even found room to dance.

Flatbed at Allen St. Hardware

posted November 8, 2:28 pm on channel Music

We'd been trying to film something at the Hardware Cafe for sometime but everything always came out way too dark. Finally, last Friday, Nov. 7, we just brought in some lights and managed to get footage of Flatbed and their homegrown American sound.

Obama's Night

posted November 6, 3:13 pm on channel Politics

On November 4th, history was in the making; but as we know, history needs to be recorded by someone. ArtvoiceTv.com video crews roamed the election night streets of the city.



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