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by Peter Soscia
Dyngus Day is considered by many as the Polish Fat Tuesday, celebrating the ending of lent instead of the start. Though it might be fitting to consider it as the original Valentines Day as well. Young Polish men and woman have been showing their affections for each other on Easter Monday for centuries; because what says, “I love you” more than dumping a bucket a water over your head and spanking you with a pussy willow branch?
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by Jeff Czum
While the smaller ethnic festivals like Buffalo Greekfest and the Lebanese Festival have held tightly to their cultural heritage at their events, larger ones like the Italian Festival and St. Patrick’s Day have wandered far astray from any representation of their former homelands. It seems the bigger you get the harder it is to stay on point. That’s not true for the Polish, however.
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by Peter Soscia
One of the greatest central European traditions is polka music. The sounds of concertina/accordions, bass, and horns originated in Bohemia during the 1830s, the music and dance made its way to the United States with Polish and Czech immigrants.
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by Cheryl Gorski
A collection of photos by Cheryl Gorski
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Dyngus Day 2015 Event Schedule and Venue List
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by George Sax
At last week’s Wednesday night Buffalo school board meeting, board member and former president Barbara Seals Nevergold shared something from her private life with the other members and the audience. Her daughter, she said, was considering keeping Nevergold’s granddaughter from taking this year’s round of state-mandated standardized tests. The context and tenor of Nevergold’s comment indicated she would not disapprove of such a decision.
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by Andrew Kulyk and Peter Farrell
It’s been the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel for the past two miserable seasons for Sabres fans. Finish with the worst record in the NHL this season and the Sabres will be assured at least the second overall pick in the NHL draft, and if they win the Draft Lottery later this month they’ll be getting the first overall pick.
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by Brian Campbell
Before Community Beer Works and Resurgence Brewing, before Flying Bison even, Buffalo was once a hub, a thriving mecca for brewers and malters alike. With Buffalo currently in the midst of a craft beer renaissance, what better way to look forward than to look back, a tall task accomplished by Buffalo historian Mike Rizzo and CBW’s own Ethan Cox in their collaborative read, Buffalo Beer: The History of Brewing in the Nickel City.
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by Paul Marko, Willard Brooks, Chris Groves
Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales Bam Biére, Woodcock Brothers Hoppy Pilsner, Otter Creek Over Easy Hoppy Session Ale
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by Jack Foran
The wonderful opening image--first thing you see--at the current Amid/In WNY show at Hallwalls is a drawing by Bobby Griffiths of a bottle--Mason-type jar, mostly full--labeled Epiphanies. Precisely what you want from an art show.
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by Jan Jezioro
Buffalo will host a festival devoted to the music of the American composer Charles Ives next week. A highlight of the first part of that festival will be the performance of his daunting Concord Sonata for piano by Eric Huebner, staff pianist for the New York Philharmonic and a professor of piano at the University at Buffalo, at the Burchfield Penny Art Center on Friday April 10 at 7:30pm.
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by Anthony Chase
It’s short play season down at the Alleyway Theatre complex on Main Street. Alleyway and BUA are both offering short works festivals, Alleyway is hosting their annual “Buffalo Quickies” on the Main Stage; and resident guest company, Buffalo United Artists is offering their annual festival of short GLBT works, “BUA Takes Ten” in the cabaret space.
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by Jordan Canahai
David Robert Mitchell’s refreshing contemporary horror film It Follows seems to have emerged right out of a nightmare and onto the cinema screens. While more recent films of the genre might be more thoughtful (The Babadook) or innovative (Kill List) or down-right scary (Sinister) they all tend to fall back on jolting sensation.
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Congratulations to the four bands that have won a slot in our live Battle of Original Music: Wild Things, Sara Elizabeth, Ruthless Tom, and our most recent Week 4 winners, Luanjie!
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by Elise Golove, Buffalo
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by Arthur J. Giacalone, East Aurora
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by Brian Kearney
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by Carolyn Marcille
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by Chuck Shepherd
Researchers are now preparing a study seeking to confirm that dog slobber, by itself (and not just the psychological advantages of playing with and petting a dog), might provide human health benefits (such as relief from asthma, allergies and inflammation).
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by Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Choconiverous” is an English slang word that’s defined as having the tendency, when eating a chocolate Easter Bunny, to bite the head off first. I recommend that you adopt this direct approach in everything you do in the coming weeks.
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