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by M. Faust
“We’re not sure if people are coming to see us or just to be able to get together with people that think like them,” says Stephanie Miller, whose nationally syndicated morning radio program has given birth to a touring comedy show. Dubbed the “Sexy Liberal Tour,” it has been selling out houses from Seattle to Chicago to Boston.
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by Geoff Kelly
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by Peter Scheck
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by Buck Quigley
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by Geoff Kelly
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by Zachary Burns
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by Bruce Fisher
Last week, the astounding occurred. It wasn’t that an economic development committee chaired by a university president and a heavy-hitting civic leader announced a list of projects they want the governor to fund. So far, no surprise: Everybody around here wants Albany’s money.
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by Ted P. Schmidt
It’s been three years since the global economic meltdown, and still no one’s gone to jail for the fraudulent behavior that pervades the revolving door between Wall Street and K Street. Like a breath of fresh air, the Occupy Wall Street movement has gained serious traction.
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by Max Soe Eun Kim
It’s the premier fashion event of the year in Buffalo. Dubbed Mass Appeal, this star-studded extravaganza takes place in an unlikely but surprisingly apt venue: the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church on the corner Elmwood and Lafayette.
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by Anthony Chase
David Shire, the internationally renowned, Buffalo-born composer, is being honored by the University at Buffalo Department of Theater and Dance this week with an evening of his music, entitled It Goes Like it Goes: The Music of David Shire.
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by Javier
Playwright/actor extraordinaire Charles Busch and actress Julie Halston were recently honored at a gala held by the Abingdon Theater in New York.
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by Cory Perla
Electronic music pioneer Brian Eno once said, “The problem with computers is that there is not enough Africa in them.” He was specifically referring to the act of making music with a computer, a task that is much more popular today than it was in 1993 when his statement was reported in Wired magazine.
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Congratulations to the four bands that have won a slot in our live Battle of Original Music: Chester Copperpot, Jae-Skeese, Patrons of Sweet, and The Steakouts.
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by Jan Jezioro
A Musical Feast, the musical ensemble-in-residence at the Burchfield Penney Art Center, opens its 2011-2012 series with a concert in its home in the Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Auditorium, on Sunday, November 20, at 2pm.
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by George Sax
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by M. Faust
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Artvoice's weekly round-up of featured events, including our editor's picks for the week: Feed The City, a Benefit for the Food Bank of WNY, this Friday the 18th.
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by Jim Corbran
The first thing you should know about Chevy’s new, American-built compact is that it’s not the Aveo. Not only is the name easier—What was that other one anyway: A-VEY-o? AH-vey-o? a-VEE-o? Who knows? Who cares?—but it’s a much better car than its predecessor.
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Lori Joyce, a local photographer who runs her own photography studio, recently created Buffalo Brands: Skinart Portraits of the 716, a book of portraits of Buffalo residents with tattoos. The official book release is this Saturday, November 19, 7-11pm, at Guerilla Gallery/Maddtat2 (1110 Elmwood Avenue).
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by Chuck Shepherd
At press time, Melinda Arnold, 34, was waiting to hear whether her mother would be accepted as an organ donor for her daughter—with the organ being the mom’s womb.
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by Rob Brezsny
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In his poem “Ode to the Present,” Pablo Neruda tells us how to slip free and clear into the luxuriously potent opportunity of the present moment. The here-and-now is so ripe and willing, he says, so malleable.
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I really like a well-made shoe. I find a pair of shoes that are comfortable and stylin’ and I’ll wear them until the soles are gone. Then, I take them in to have them re-soled. My girlfriend thinks I’m nuts.
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