Cover Story |
Reaching for the American Dreamby Kellie CoppolaIt’s a celebration of American freedom and the commitment to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It’s that very notion that has brought millions of immigrants here and as a result the pursuit of happiness for many Americans now includes eating tandoori chicken, drinking Ethiopian coffee, salsa dancing or wearing a batik dress. |
Country Music Feature |
Jam in the Valleyby Chuck SchultzJam in The Valley music festival was created in 1994. Hard to believe it’s 2015 and JiTV is entering its 22nd year of bringing thousands of music fans together to enjoy three days of country music and camping starting Thursday July 2 through Saturday July 4th. |
Independence Day Feature |
Rwandan immigrant Mukunzi Rubens wants to start a free newspaperby Buck QuigleyMukunzi Rubens would have been about 15 years old when his homeland of Rwanda, composed of three ethnic groups—Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa—suffered through one of the most shocking examples of genocide in human history. In a matter of weeks in April 1994, over 800,000 men, women, and children died. |
Investigative Post |
Following the Leadby Dan TelvockMarch Moon fled Burma for a better quality of life in Buffalo. Instead, she’s got a sick kid suffering from lead poisoning. |
Boxing |
Pugilism in the Cataract Cityby Dave StabaThere are two opponents in every boxing match. No fighter, however, sets out to be called one. |
Tap This |
A Diamond Worth Miningby Brian CampbellIn case you haven’t noticed, the current craft beer boom we are all enjoying isn’t just contained to Buffalo and Western New York, it also extends far south, to the Southern Tier of the state. Case in point—Westfield’s Five & 20 Spirits & Brewing, New York’s first brewery/distillery/winery hybrid. |
What's Brewing |
Presented by Consumer Beveragesby Paul Marko, Chris GrovesFive & 20 Spirits & Brewing Pale Ale & Buffalo Brewer Series - Ballpark Series No. 1 |
Art Scene |
In a Fogby Jack ForanThe common subject matter among the three components—two visual and one audio—of the current show at Hi-Temp is nature. The visual components—by David Mitchell and Max Collins, respectively—compare and contrast as cerebral to visceral. The audio component, by the group Flatsitter, provides transition between the visuals. |
Classical Music Notes |
Buffalo and the BPO bid farewell to Maestro Paul Feringtonby Jan JezioroThe BPO kicks off its summer season after a three week break with two concerts this holiday weekend. On July 3rd, for the 21st year in a row, the BPO will celebrate Independence Eve at Coca-Cola Field with a concert immediately following the Buffalo Bisons baseball game with the Syracuse Chiefs, which starts at 6pm. |
Theatrically Speaking |
Oh For a Muse of Fireby Anthony ChaseVivienne Benesch, artistic director of the Chautauqua Theater Company, has an exciting line-up of plays planned for this summer. |
Film Review |
Me and Earl and the Dying Girlby Jordan CanahaiLike many avid moviegoers who’ve witnessed in the last decade or so to what I believe has (largely) been the decline of the once-great American independent film movement, I’ve become immediately suspicious in recent years of any happy-sad coming of age independent “dramedy” to win the Sundance Grand Jury Prize and Audience award. |
Film Review |
Gemma Boveryby E. LaddGemma Arterton is breathtaking. She fills the frame of every scene she’s in with an undeniable and winsome beauty. A voluptuous, alluring goddess of a woman bathed in golden, flattering light, wearing flower print frocks, and wandering about the charming bucolic Norman countryside. |
Get Lit |
A library on two wheels / Kurt Springs book signingby Heather CookOnce the final school bell rings, many children are set free for the summer—some of them letting their books collect dust while they’re at the park with friends. And others are not fortunate enough to get their hands on valuable books. According to Buffalo BookBike, many of these children are at risk of experiencing the “summer slide,” in which children of a lower socioeconomic status can lose 3-4 months of reading growth. |
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Daredevil: Man Without Fearby Mike Hoffert |
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You Auto Know |
2015 VW Golf Sportwagenby Jim CorbranYes, I found myself constantly checking the rearview mirror of this week’s test car to verify it was a family car. A station wagon. No, really. Yet it drives somewhat like a sporty sedan. |
Offbeat News |
News of the Weirdby Chuck ShepherdU.S. students may be clever, but they apparently badly trail Chinese students in the genius of cheating on exams (and especially on the use of cheat-enabling technology). |
Horoscopes |
Free Will Astrologyby Rob BrezsnyCANCER (June 21-July 22): “I am trying to be unfamiliar with what I am doing,” said composer John Cage in describing his creative process. That’s excellent counsel for you to meditate on, Cancerian. |