There’s a video of a six-year-old Quinn Sullivan on the Ellen DeGeneres show playing a Fender guitar and belting out “Twist & Shout..”...
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Re-design of the 198 Scajaquada Expressway in Buffalo has been under study by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYS DOT) for more than 15 years...
CEPA Gallery is hosting a unique competition, seeking photographers to artistically capture images of Buffalo’s Skyway. The Skyway opened in 1955 as a...
The Friends of Vienna offer an area premiere The Friends of Vienna will welcome violinist David Colwell and pianist Dmitri Novgorodsky for the first time to...
OPENING Deranged Durang, one-act plays by Christopher Durang, presented by Buffalo State’s Casting Hall, directed by Shaun McLaughlin. Nov 1-11, Wed-Sat at 8...
Poems by Ellen Catherine Scherer I GO LIE i’m too afraid to name her i keep tripping over the same curb in front of my doorway keep patching the...
GUNNING FOR CHRIS COLLINS I read Congressman Collins’ tweet after the latest and largest (not last) mass shooting in the long history of American gun violence...
OPENING Stupid Fucking Bird, play by Aaron Posner, presented by American Repertory Theater of WNY, directed by Michael Lodick, starring Connor Graham, Emily...
Professor Ann Colley gives us an intimate portrait of the poet On Friday, October 20 at 8pm, ‘A Musical Feast’, the cutting-edge, independent presenter of both...
NHL star attempts to bridge the divide By Andrew Kulyk and Peter Farrell If everyone is tired of the entire anthem issue and the social and cultural divide...
UB to confer an honorary doctorate degree on the composer On Tuesday October 24 at 7:30pm, the Slee Sinfonietta will offer a program in Slee Hall on the UB...
GUN CONTROL Artvoice editor, This letter is in response to the articles covering the recent shooting in Las Vegas. The second amendment of the United States...
OPENING Child’s Play, thriller by Robert Marasco, directed by Vanessa Stipkovits, starring L. Don Swartz, Tommy Vane, Jesse Swartz. Oct 12-22, Thu at 7...
Pousseur’s Votre Faust Finds New Life at UB Lovers of music can experience both rarely performed contemporary ‘classics’ and new works This year’s Wolf-Steger...
Pianists Eric Huebner and Steven Beck join forces for a rare performance of a 20th century landmark work The University at Buffalo has this semester been more...
OPENING MENOPAUSE The Musical, musical parody presented by GFour Productions. Oct 10-15, Tue-Thu at 7:30, Fri at 8, Sat at 4 & 8, Sun at 2 & 6. Shea’s...
Concertmaster Dennis Kim offers the BPO premiere of the violin concerto by Philip Glass The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra will wind up its two-weekend mini...
Sabres ramp up the culinary delights at KeyBank Center By Andrew Kulyk and Peter Farrell Anyone remembering the old days at Memorial Auditorium surely recalls...
While it’s clear there are thousands of nurses around the world that wished they never bothered getting into the industry, there are more people who love...
On Your Feet! The Musical has started its national tour here in Buffalo, previous to its Miami opening. Emilio and Gloria Estefan themselves were on hand to...
The first show out of the gate this season was MusicalFare’s charming production of Peter and the Starcatcher, directed by Chris Kelly. This “prequel” to Peter...
No play from the Curtain Up! roster has inspired more inquiries for my opinion than Neal Radices’s musical, Killer Rack, adapted from the motion picture of the...
My Old Lady is a minor play by a major playwright that has, over the years, enticed some remarkable actors with its delicious characters and delightful...
Oboist Megan Kyle offers her first UB faculty recital Megan Kyle has invited some of her colleagues and friends to join her for her first faculty recital on...
There is something ancient and forbidding about Annie Baker’s play, John, now at Road Less Traveled Theater. Even the title, which refers to the man who never...
OPENING BUNNICULA, presented by Theatre of Youth. Sep 30-Oct 29, Sat & Sun at 2 (no performance Oct 21 & 22). Allendale Theatre, 203 Allen St. (884...
Everything about the production of Mel Brooks’ The Producers currently onstage at the Kavinoky Theatre suggests a determination to start the season with a roar...
In the opening scene of Noël Coward’s comic masterpiece, Private Lives, when Amanda’s new husband assures her that she is entirely “normal,” she objects, “I...
Donna Hoke’s new play, Sons & Lovers, is a clever little invention about a middle-aged woman named Ellen who is at a crossroads in her life. ...
Do you have a passion for helping others? Maybe you go out of your way to help those around you who are in need? If you do, then you should seriously consider...
The bully showed up at the wrong playground – Trump’s misguided address at the United Nations Dear Editor: It’s not every day that a nation-state leader...
Buffalo Opera Unlimited production comes to Buffalo State Tim Kennedy, artistic director of Buffalo Opera Unlimited, will bring his company’s new production of...
The Camerata di Sant’Antonio returns to its original home The Camerata di Sant’Antonio opens its 15th season in a concert amusingly titled “Il Secondo...
Beloved Bisons mascot running for the final time next week. As far as drama goes, this will be the exciting finale to what has been a disappointing season for...
Finance experts may understand business ledgers better than they can ever understand Rembrandt’s finest paintings, but they still enjoy viewing them. The world...
Music is an important element that cannot be separated from moving pictures or movies. Some of the most successful movies in recent years achieved their...
Nestle’s Poland Spring Water is being sued for duping American consumers into paying premium prices for ordinary ground water that’s pumped from some of...
Team’s turnaround brings back some respectability As far as turnarounds are concerned, this is not a complete 180. But at least it’s something. The...
OPENING DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID, Pittsburgh CLO & Kansas City Starlight touring production of the Alan Menken musical, presented by Shea’s and Albert...
There was a time when tech was the sole domain of nerds and geeks living at home with a room in the basement. They were all hackers, gamers, and...
Chaotic Commander-In-Tweets As a veteran I am concerned with the chaos our Commander-In-Tweets creates with his child-like tweets. How can our military...
Vocalist Esin Gündüz and oboist Megan Kyle create an otherworldly soundscape A truly unique pleasure of last summer’s local classical music scene was the debut...
A lot of people don’t know that Philadelphia has thus far hosted a total of 12 political conventions. This is according to the National Constitution Center...
OPENING Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, musical by Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber, directed by Debby Koszelak, starring Anthony Lafornara...
The Accademia Concertante d’Archi di Milano plays Buffalo and Niagara Falls On Thursday August 3 at 7pm the Accademia Concertante d’Archi di Milano, a chamber...
OPENING Detroit ’67, play by Dominique Morisseau presented by Chautauqua Theater Company, directed by Steve H. Broadnax III. Jul 21-30. Bratton Theater...
Bisons reeling with worst season in the modern era By Andrew Kulyk and Peter Farrell It was a feel good moment when the 2016 Bisons season opened, and who...
Photo above: Aqueous at a recent street festival in Chicago. This music and arts festival will take place on three stages located outside on Illinois Street...
Friday, July 14: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Friday, July 14: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. This Power Yoga could be the beginning of the foundation for your...
Dan Smalls Presents Parsonsfield live in the 9th Ward. Tickets: $12 advance, $15 day of show available at Ticketweb.com, Babeville Box Office (M-F 10a-5p) or...
Soprano Tiffany DuMouchelle offers an international view of love This past January, soprano Tiffany DuMouchelle, a faculty member of the Department of Music at...
above: Actor John Seidman (with hat) as “Selsdon/Burglar” in NOISES OFF at the Bratton Theater. Credit Chautauqua Theater Company ONGOING PRETTY...
Discussion of Buffalo Comptroller Mark Schroeder’s audit of the Buffalo Fire Department cut short in Council Chambers, moved to conference room with no cameras...
Blue Jays ace dishes up another Bisons loss in rehab stint Aaron Sanchez came. He pitched. He lost. He addressed the media, sometimes patiently answering...
OPENING cleopatra, comedy by Charles Busch presented by Buffalo United Artists, directed by Todd Warfield, starring Jimmy Janowski, Bebe Bvlgari, Maria Droz...
photo above: “The Law of the Journey” the latest work by Chinese conceptual artist Ai Weiwei, 59, (pictured), shows how refugees are perceived as...
As in 2016, there will be a free July 4th Celebration! at Cansalside with a dazzling fireworks display. You really can’t get a better fireworks...
Above “Merry Wives of Windsor at Shakespeare-in-Delaware Park” OPENING NOISES OFF, comedy by Michael Frayn presented by Chautauqua Theater Company...
It’s all about the merchandising Can you even imagine the Buffalo Bisons, a staid franchise and baseball brand here in Buffalo going back almost a...
The New York Times reported — Senate Republicans, who have promised a repeal of the Affordable Care Act for seven years, took a major step on Thursday toward...