Summer Guide |
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Cooking So Easy, a Caveman Could Do Itby Joe George |
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Summer's "Must See" at the Drive-In Picksby Donny Kutzbach |
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Exploring North Tonawanda's Markets and Shopsby Patricia Watson |
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Reunion Acts and Arena Dinosaurs - Mostly Free, Mostly Awesomeby M. Faust |
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The News, Briefly |
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The Tax Dodgeby George Sax |
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The Primary Challenegeby Geoff Anstey |
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The Art of Green Designby Lucy Yau |
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News
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Patterson, Silver say "Us Too" on Cuomo's Consolidation Billby Bruce FisherAttorney General Andrew Cuomo’s consolidation bill could be transformative. Cuomo spent most of this past year working it up—consulting with elected officials, making his pitch at law schools, carefully vetting his work so that he had buy-in from think tanks, old hands, and current practitioners. |
Theater
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19th Annual Artie Awardsby Anthony ChaseIt was another fabulous night at the Arties with 400 people in attendance and a record-breaking total of over $12,000 going to Benedict House. With Studio Arena out of the game, Buffalo’s smaller theaters sold red ribbons with reenergized commitment. |
Literary Feature
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Everybody Walks a High Wireby Mark ShechnerOn August 7, 1974, aerialist Philippe Petit stretched a cable between the twin towers of New York’s World Trade Center and with complete sangfroid walked the cable from one end to the other. He was without a net or a parachute, armed only with his balancing pole, his steel nerves, and his Charlie Chaplin walk. |
Theaterweek
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The Color Purpleby Anthony ChaseThe Color Purple has successfully taken the thrilling vocals and tear-jerking melodrama of the Broadway original and taken it on the road. You can see the production in its full-throttle glory at Shea’s, through this weekend. |
Left of the Dial |
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Pajo - Screem With Meby Donny Kutzbach |
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Art Brut - Art Brut vs. Satanby Geoff Anstey |
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Film Reviews |
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The Hangoverby M. Faust |
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The Brothers Bloomby M. Faust |
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Listings |
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On The Boards Theater Listings |
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Movie Times (Fri. June 5 - Thurs. June 11) |
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Film Now Playing |
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Events
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See You There!Artvoice's weekly round-up of events to watch out for the week, including our editor's pick: Pride Weekend, with various events taking place this Saturday and Sunday. |
You Auto Know
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Catchin' Some ZZZs: The 2009 Nissan 370Zby Jim CorbranSome years ago—decades actually, now that I think about it—a guy I worked with bought a new 1972 Datsun 240Z. |
Offbeat News
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News of the Weirdby Chuck ShepherdIn a nondescript building next to a mosque in downtown Karachi, Pakistan, the Qadeer brothers discreetly make and market a million dollars’ worth of fetish and bondage products a year for Americans and Europeans (through sales to stores and on eBay). |
Literary Buffalo |
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Poetry |
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Lit City: Literary Events |
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Horoscopes
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Free Will Astrologyby Rob BrezsnyCANCER (June 21-July 22): “You may want to smash a painful emotion to bits, but you can’t blow it up with a nuclear bomb,” wrote Tsoknyi Rinpoche in his book Fearless Simplicity. |
Advice
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Ask AnyoneI’m really bummed out about this summer, and it hasn’t even arrived yet. Why? Because I’m gonna be broke! I just learned I’m being laid off from a job I’ve held for over 10 years, and I won’t be able to take my small family camping for a week...which is the only vacation we plan all year long. |
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