Fall Guide: Cultural |
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Coming Art Attractionsby Gerald Mead |
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The Classical Music Season Ignites This Weekby Jan Jezioro |
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A new company, LehrerDance, debuts at UB Center for the Artsby Nancy Wozny |
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Fall Guide: Film |
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Preview This Coming Autumn's Film Releasesby M. Faust |
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What The World Is Watching: The Montreal Film Festivalby M. Faust |
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Fall Guide: Dining |
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Food For Thought: Really Slow Cookingby Joe George |
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Four Recommendations For a Taste of Autumnby Patricia Watson |
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Chew On Thisby Judy A. Sperry & Alyssa Hong |
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Fall Guide: Theater |
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The 27th Annual Curtain Up! Celebrationby AV Editorial |
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Studio Arena Lets Go of its Artistic Directorby Anthony Chase |
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Fall Guide: Literary |
The Page Turnersby Michael KelleherExcess is the word when it comes to literary activity in Buffalo this fall. It’s harder these days to find a night without a literary event happening than it is to find a night without. Not that I’m complaining—literary excess keeps me employed! From open readings to highbrow literary lectures, poetry slams to experimental fiction, the Queen City literary scene is as lively and diverse as ever. |
Politics |
The Republic of Oldistanby Bruce FisherMy old boss Joe Biden was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Scranton is an old, poor, rapidly depopulating metro area in eastern Pennsylvania that looks a lot like Buffalo, Toledo, Akron, Youngstown, Pittsburgh, and any number of proud, once rich, traditionally Democratic, sprawled-out cities that dot the landscape between the East Coast and the Mississippi, between the Ohio River and the Great Lakes. |
Getting a Grip |
Like "Pain" But With an "L"by Michael I. NimanThere’s a lot of murmur and speculation about John McCain’s weird, “out of right field” choice for a vice presidential running mate. I envision an 11th-hour decision scenario something like this: McCain watches the TV broadcast of Barack Obama accepting the Democratic Party’s nomination for president live in front of 60,000 swing state voters. And suddenly McCain realizes Obama’s talking about him—sometimes unkindly. |
Casino Chronicles |
Shutting it Downby Bruce JacksonOn Wednesday, August 27, representatives of the Seneca Gaming Corporation announced that they were halting their $130 million casino hotel expansion project in Salamanca and their $333 million casino/hotel/entertainment construction project in downtown Buffalo. |
The News, Briefly |
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Remembering Mary McLeod, a Fixture in Local Theaterby Thomas Dooney |
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More Campaign Literature Glitchesby Buck Quigley |
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Offbeat News |
News of the Weirdby Chuck ShepherdPaul Baldwin, 48, was ordered held on $10,000 bail in Portsmouth, N.H., in May after his arrest for stealing a can of beer, which seems expensive except that it was Baldwin’s 152nd arrest. When a judge asked if he wanted a lawyer appointed for him, Baldwin said, “I don’t need a lawyer. I’ve been in this court more than you have.” |
Season Ticket |
The Council of Trentby Dave StabaThe Bills convene around a new quarterback and a near sellout season |
Events |
See You There!Artvoice's weekly round-up of events to watch out for the week, including our Artvoice Editors Pick of the week: The Sadies, who will be at Mowhawk Place on Thursday, September 11th. |
Film Reviews |
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Frozen Riverby George Sax |
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Everybody Wants to be Italianby M. Faust |
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Listings |
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Movie Times (Friday, Sep. 5th thru Thursday, Sep. 11th) |
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On The Boards Theater Listings |
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Film Now Playing |
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Gaywatch |
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It's the "Happiest" Hour Aroundby Bryan Whitley-Grassi |
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Gaywatch Events Calendar |
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Horoscopes |
Free Will Astrologyby Rob BrezsnyTAURUS (April 20-May 20): One of my favorite memories is gazing into my Taurus daughter’s face just moments after her complicated birth. She had been through a heroic ordeal that scared the hell out of me, and yet she looked calm, beatific, and amused. “She’s part-Buddha and part-elf,” I thought to myself as I held her in my arms. |
Advice |
Ask AnyoneI am supporting Barbra Kavanaugh in her race against Assemblyman Sam Hoyt. And I mean I’m supporting her—I’m going door to door, making phone calls on her behalf. I have been politically active since the day I turned 18. I’ve campaigned for lots of candidates and I’ve never failed to vote in an election. I think it’s important to engage the process. |