OPENING AVENUE Q, musical by Robert Lopez & Jeff Marx presented by MusicalFare Theatre, directed by Doug Weyand, starring Jacob Albarella, Charmagne Chi...
Author - Frank Parlato
Just how many years ago did the vibrant, and long-standing traditions of the art song recital begin to slip towards its current, almost invisible status on the...
There’s a distinct look and feel of the ‘60s about artist Ragnar Kjartansson’s elaborate video and sound installation called The Visitors...
The best way to learn a job may still be from the ground up, and the new CEO of the Buffalo Metropolitan Federal Credit Union is a perfect example of that...
> by TONY FARINA According to the Humane Society of the United States, dog fighting is a sadistic “contest” in which two dogs—specifically...
> by Frank Parlato Joe Mascia, 71, the disputably suspended tenant-elected Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority (BMHA) Commissioner, is running for...
Buffalo Councilman and Pastor of the True Bethel Baptist Church, Reverend Darius G. Pridgen has evidently created and had posted on Facebook a photo-shopped...
For those of you in the Buffalo Film and Arts community, the name DefTone Pictures Studios may be a familiar one. DefTone Pictures Studios is a local Buffalo...
OPENING THE BOSS- Comedy starring Melissa McCarthy as a millionaire mogul who attempts to rebrand herself as America’s sweetheart following a prison...
The upcoming 2016 festivities, which marks the events 10th anniversary, is set to take place next week from Wednesday, April 13th through Sunday, April 17th at...
To get a glimpse of exactly what Buffalo fans have to look forward to, maybe for years to come, one only had to watch last week’s Saturday matinee at...
Police, finally armed with a warrant after months of neighbors’ complaints about loud music, raided Michael Baker’s small one-bedroom apartment in...
Artvoice makes no comment on the actual case, however are posting as we received as a press release. Please see the attached Preliminary Statement Brief...
The Buffalo Niagara Film Festival is now seeking volunteers and interns (someone who is self motivated, creative and well-organized) for April 2016 events...
Photos from Dyngus Day 2016 and Those Idiots by Glenn Murray. See more at
By Alan "Fattie King" Baker Photos by Cheryl Gorski, www.fashionmaniac.com March 25, 2016 – "Live From Daryl's House"...
Beloved by American music fans for his one-of-a-kind vocals and inspired take on the folk, blues, and gospel genres, the music of legendary country western...
Come join the Chamber of Commerce of Tonawandas for “A Day of Pampering” at the Tonawanda Castle, 69 Delaware Street, Tonawanda on Saturday, April...
Every year, WNY Book Arts Center invites artists, foodies, and book-lovers to design and display books intended to be consumed. Each presentation is to...
MALCOLM X (1992)- Spike Lee’s biopic starring Denzel Washington explores the life and legacy of the controversial civil rights activist and...
What do you think of when you add an unwitting, red-headed engine of destruction, a love triangle and Pop Tate’s? If you know your comics, then you know...
In Brooklyn, a xNew York Police Department officer puts her firearm to her temple and says “All of the men are dead.” This is the final panel...
By Anthony Chase The Wizard of Oz is universally hailed as one of the greatest movie musicals of all time. Its remarkable score, by Buffalonian Harold...
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By Javier Actor/playwright/humorist Jesse Eisenberg (pictured above) is playing Lex Luthor in the current movie hit Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which...
OPENING CASH ON DELIVERY, farce by Michael Cooney presented by Towne Players, directed by Mark DiPasquale, starring Mike Beiter, Karen Cash, Bob Aquila. Apr 1...
BPO program highlights works from the 1930’s relevant to today By Jan Jezioro Associate BPO conductor Stefan Sanders will be on the podium at Kleinhans...
Glenn Cortese will be on two different podiums this weekend, when he leads his Western New York Chamber Orchestra in a pair of concerts featuring the music of...
By Matthew Ricchiazzi Buffalo Comptroller Mark Schroeder issued a letter to the Buffalo Common Council disputing the Buffalo Municipal Housing...
Two years ago this month, The Niagara Falls Reporter exposed what appeared to be a blatant case of bid-rigging perpetrated by the Saratoga Springs, NY-based LA...
Following our publication of the picture of “Peg, the witch,” last week, a purportedly ghostly presence which appeared against the backdrop of a...
By Tony Farina Erie Community College is facing a bleak financial future for many reasons, not the least of which is the unauthorized pay increases and bonuses...
The adverse weather on Dyngus Day went largely unnoticed by both those marching in the parade and those watching. One lucky crew (below) had a bird’s eye...
The Buffalo Comic-Con Special One-Day Spring Garage Sale Show is set to take place this Sunday, April 3rd at the Marriot Niagara on Millersport Highway. For...
ARIES (March 21-April 19): According to my astrological analysis, you would benefit profoundly from taking a ride in a jet fighter plane 70,000 feet above the...
From Wild Friendship Beer (Brasserie Cantillon, Allagash Brewing, Russian River Brewing) and Saison du Buff (Dogfish Head, Victory, Stone Brewing) to Sierra...
Murders are being committed over hair weaves, reported WMC-TV (Memphis, Tennessee) in March, with one likely explanation being a belief that a person who...
Long time friends and photographers, Cheryl Gorski and David Seide began their careers together at Varden Studios in 1988. Today, David specializes as a...
On Monday, March 28, Buffalo celebrates its Polish heritage with the annual Dyngus Day Parade and all the merriment that follows it. Now it in its 10th year...
Photos by Christina Cooke
Photos By Christina Cooke
Another year has come gone: It’s time once again for , AV’s ANNUAL BEST OF BUFFALO readers survey of all that is strange and wonderful (and ...
Gene Dolan was looking for a unique and surprising way to express his love and propose marriage to Terri Lynnn Fisher. The couple, who live out of town, were...
This year marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. He is said to have died on the same date he was born: 23 April. ...
It was an auspicious debut. The credits on page one of Daredevil #158 read, “From time to time a truly great new artist will explode upon the Marvel...
When Orville and Wilbur Wright were kids, their father gave them a toy helicopter powered by a rubber band. The year was 1878. Twenty-five years later, the...
An extraordinary young talent whose experimental films frequently defy classification, filmmaker Jessica Oreck will be in town this week for the Buffalo...
An urban symphony in six movements, Knight of Cups is a dizzying odyssey into the nature of perception, love, and the dual nature of the self. By turns...
Interesting films playing in the Buffalo area this week.
Terrence McNally, four-time Tony Award-winning playwright, will visit Buffalo on April 1 and 2, 2016 as a guest of Buffalo United Artists (BUA), the Dramatists...
The annual evening of one-act plays features world premieres of recent finalists and one-act winners of the Maxim Mazumdar New Play Competition. Alleyway...
On The Boards is presented by the Irish Classical Theatre Company
Part of the impetus behind Joyce Hill’s mostly artist’s books exhibit at Canisius College is her sense that we don’t read as much as we used...
Aeschylus wrote his play Agamemnon more than 2400 years ago, and the powerful tragedy still resonates strongly, both with modern audiences and contemporary...
Last Monday a special meeting of the Common Council’s Finance Committee was held to investigate a $3.4 million Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority debt...
A family living in the historic Oliver Street District in North Tonawanda submitted to Artvoice a photograph of their almost two-year-old daughter sitting...
The Buffalo Zoo is inviting people to vote online for one of three names for an infant male gorilla born on Sunday, January 10 to mother, 18-year-old...