Fall Guide: Visual Arts |
10 Must-See Exhibitsby Gerald MeadWhile summer winds down, the art season winds up with new exhibitions opening up all over town in the coming months. The following are some upcoming presentations I’d recommend seeing as well as a few that you still have time (and ought) to see. |
Fall Guide: Theater |
Brand New Theater Season, Brand New Playsby Anthony ChaseBroadway is often called “the fabulous invalid.” New Yorkers perpetually bemoan the demise of theater as we know it, and in the next instant…Phantom of the Opera, Angels in America, Jersey Boys. Broadway theater invents and reinvents itself. |
Fall Guide: Film |
Still Bigger Than A Breadboxby M. FaustIt may seem that movies are shrinking into something that people watch in bits and pieces on YouTube or on personal devices that you can hold in your hand. But the delight of communal movie viewing on screens bigger than any living room isn’t dead yet; in fact, this fall offers more choices than ever for the local filmgoer in search of cinematic options other than Hollywood star vehicles and reboots of horror movies that weren’t again to begin with. |
Fall Guide: Events |
60 Things You Must Do This FallForget that the end of the summer season is in sight, because there's plenty to look forward to this fall. The editors here at Artvoice have narrowed the field for you, and come up with 60 must-not-miss events to keep you busy until winter. |
The News, Briefly |
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West Valley Cleanupby Larry Brooks |
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Common Council Reportby Ellen Przepasniak |
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The Generation Sackby Geoffrey Anstey |
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Week in Review |
The Straight Dope From The Week That Wasby Geoff KellyMichael Miller, who had just been hired as the first executive director of Preservation Buffalo Niagara, died of an apparent heart attack. He was just 51 years old. |
News Analysis |
A Fateful Fallby Bruce FisherOn September 8, the day before Buffalo Public School kids return to class, our US senators and representatives return to work. At some later date in September, the New York State legislature will go back to Albany for a brief special session to deal with the budget problem that the recession has made much, much worse than when Governor David Paterson last called a special session. |
5 Questions With... |
Erin Heany, Clean Air CoalitionThis week Erin Heaney became the new executive director of the Clean Air Coalition of Western New York, an activist group whose primary target has been the carcinogen-belching the Tonawanda Coke Plant, owned by JD Crane, which has refused to meet with the community even as it faces increased political pressure to clean up its act. |
Music Feature |
The Return of Cakeby Geoffrey AnsteyDeeply sardonic and filled with dry, post modern angst, Cake is not your typical pop band. Everything about them screams niche, whether it’s John McCrea’s deadpan speak-sing vocals, Vince Difiore’s Spanish-flavored trumpet, or the band’s hectic combination of jazz, funk, college rock, Californian Americana, and synth. |
Left of the Dial |
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Cass McCombs - Catacombsby Eric Kendall |
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Blur - Midlife: A Beginner's Guide to Blurby Geoffrey Anstey |
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Film Reviews |
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Extractby George Sax |
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Cold Soulsby George Sax |
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Listings |
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On The Boards Theater Listings |
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Movie Times (Fri. September 4 - Thu. September 10) |
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Film Now Playing |
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Events |
See You There!Artvoice's weekly round-up of events to watch out for the week, including our editor's pick: Second Line Cities Weekend, featuring Rebirth Brass Band. |
Literary Buffalo |
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Flash Fictionby Neely Terrell |
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Poetryby Peter Vullo |
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Lit City: Literary Events |
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Letters to Artvoice |
Healthcare: Give the People What They Wantby Joe BialekJames Freeman Clarke once said “A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman, of the next generation.” So it is with the so-called debate concerning healthcare reform. First and foremost, we as a country need to take a step back from the “debate” and allow for more time to really find out what it is the American people want. |
Offbeat News |
News of the Weirdby Chuck ShepherdLonely Japanese men (and a few women) with rich imaginations have created a thriving subculture (“otaku”) in which they have all-consuming relationships with figurines that are based on popular anime characters. “The less extreme,” reported a New York Times writer in July, obsessively collect the dolls. |
Gaywatch |
Listings & EventsBuffalo has a large and diverse gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community. For further information about its numerous organizations and activities, visit Gaywatch at Artvoice.com, call the Western New York Pride Center (852-7743), or email WinterDanny@AOL.com. |
Horoscopes |
Free Will Astrologyby Rob BrezsnyVIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I dare you to say yes to a possibility you’ve said no to in the past. I double dare you to try an impossible thing before lunch each day. |
Advice |
Ask AnyoneHow do I make Buffalo-Niagara seem like a cool place to live when I drive them past smelly chemical factories to a dying city with an Indian Casino and under-used and under-funded State Park with a great view of the thriving scene just across an international border that they are not allowed to cross? |