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ORCHARD PK: 3BR 2BA. Hardwood flrs, living
rm w/ cathedral ceiling. Wide drive w/ 2car
garage. Walk to lake/playground. Priced to
sell! 58 Green Lake, $189,000. Christopher
Lavey, 480-9507(c)
OPEN HOUSE SUN 1-3pm
PENDLETON: Beautiful 3BR 2BA Model home in Starpoint
w/ hrdwd flrs. Kit w/ granite & bfast bar, 1st flr lndry, walk-in
shower, etc. 5731 Fisk, $299,900. Joe Sorrentino, 9985637(c)
ORCHARD PK: 3BR 2BA. Hardwood flrs, living rm w/
cathedral ceiling. Some updating needed - priced to sell! 58
Green Lake, $189,000. Christopher Lavey, 480-9507(c)
NEW LISTINGS
ALLENTOWN: Rental. Cozy 1BR unit w/ kit/LR combo &
radiant heated tile flr. Upd. kit & bth. No pets. 116 College,
$600+. Timothy Ranallo, 400-4295(c)
DELAWARE DIST: Extraordinary 3BR 2BA condo w/ hrdwd
flrs, LR w/ marble mantel, kit w/ island & hi-end applcs, mstr
& bth w/ steam shower. 1-2 valet spots. 33 Gates Cir #6-E,
$820,000. Susan D. Lenahan, 864-6757(c)
LANCASTER: New 3BR 2.5BA. LR w/ cath. Ceilg, eat-in kit w/
pantry, 1st flr mstr ste w/ bth. Massive finished bsmt, newer
roof & furnc. 33 Grafton, Timothy Ranallo, 400-4295(c)
NO. BUFFALO: Beaut. 3/3 Duplex w/ wrap-around porch,
hardwood flrs, upd. kits & bths and full attic & bsmt. 239
Voorhees, $000,000. Susan D. Lenahan, 864-6757(c)
BY APPOINTMENT
ALLENTOWN: Rentals. Beaut. all new studios & 1BRs w/ inunit W/D, hrdwd flrs, A/C, parkg, steps to Med. Campus. 481
Franklin, $950-1,400. Mark W. DiGiampaolo, 887-3891(c)
ALLENTOWN: Rental. Gorgeous 2+BR unit w/ hrdwd flrs,
upd. kit & bth, front porch & nice yrd. 127 Mariner, $1,100+.
Robin Barrell, 986-4061(c)
DELAWARE DIST: 2BR 2BA co-op w/ 1 park space. New
kit w/ granite & soapstone, mstr w/ en suite bth & wall of
closets. 925 Delaware #3B, $495,000. Susan D. Lenahan,
864-6757(c)
DEPEW/CHEEK: 3BR 1BA cute starter home w/ open floor
plan, eat-in kit, 1car garage and convenient to shopping. 52
Benz, $124,900. Thomas Walton, 949-4639(c)
ELMWOOD VLG: Rental. Sunny 2BR on 2nd flr w/ hrdwd flrs,
new kit & bth (heated BA flr), lndry & garage parking. 819
Auburn, $1600+. Robin Barrell, 986-4061(c)
ELMWOOD VLG: 3BR 2BA Colonial in exclusive area. LR,
formal DR, den w/ sliders to deck, first flr BR & lndry. Full dry
bsmt cld be finished. 27 Lincoln Woods Ln, $499,900. Susan
D. Lenahan, 864-6757(c)
ELMWOOD VLG: Solid multi-unit bldg w/ two 2BR units & 13
unit rooming house (6 of the rms remodeled). 104 Richmond
Ave, $334,900. Robert Karp, 553-9963(c)
EVANS: 5BR 3.5BA on 2 acres. LR w/ hrdwd flrs & trey ceilg,
lrg DR, 1st flr mstr, fam rm leads to yard, pool & hot tub. 8car
gar for car buffs! 976 Sturgeon Point, $465,000. Richard
Fontana, 605- 2829(c)
HAMBURG: Private 4BR 1.5BA overlooks 18 Mile Crk w/
encl porch, above-grnd pool, deck w/ Jacuzzi & newer
roof & furnace. 43 Hillview, $199,000. Christopher Lavey,
480-9507(c)
KENMORE: Immaculate 2/2 Double w/ nat. wdwrk, hrdwd
flrs, leaded glass. Newer roof & windows. 2car garage. 122
Stillwell, $149,900. Joe Sorrentino Jr, 207-2994(c)
NO. BUFFALO: Beaut-maint. 3BR 1.5BA w/ park-like yard,
living rm, dining rm, fam rm & part. fin bsmt. 63 Edge Park,
$219,900. Robert Karp, 553-9963(c)
SO. BUFFALO: Well-established tavern w/ two upstairs apts
for add’l income. Includes bldg, equip, adj. lot, pool table, juke
box, etc. 2126 Seneca, $89,900. Robert Karp, 553-9963(c)
SO. BUFFALO: Pizzeria in business dist. and leased through
2/2018. Incl. 3 ovens, 2 dbl dryers, grill/griddle, prep rm,
walk-in cooler & add’l storage. 1775 S. Park, $74,900.
Dragica “Dee” Stare, 316-9995(c)
WEST SIDE: Upd. 2/1 Double. Lower owners unit redone w/
refin. hrdwd flrs, new appliances. MBR w/ access to desk
& yrd. Off-st park. 89 West, $199,900. Brandon Hernandez,
843-6980(c)
431 DELAWARE AVE. BUFFALO, NY
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> BY CHUCK SHEPHERD
The Internet’s Promise Fulfilled (for
Men, Anyway)
• Japan’s Tenga toy company appears to be first on the
market with a virtual reality bodysuit (for use with the
Oculus Rift “Sexy Beach Premium Resort” 3-D game)
containing a genital stimulator and the sensation of
“groping” breasts — sending “impulses all over the wearer’s
body to make it feel like another human being is touching
them,” according to one reviewer (who expressed dismay
that the bodysuit might put sex workers out of business).
Said Tenga’s CEO, “In the future, the virtual real will
become more real than actual real sex.” Because of
societal pressures, women are expected to be a lessrobust market for the device than men.
Grown-Ups
• In March, one District of Columbia government
administrative law judge was charged with misdemeanor
assault on another. Judge Sharon Goodie said she wanted
to give Judge Joan Davenport some files, but Davenport,
in her office, would not answer the door. Goodie said
once the door finally opened, an enraged Davenport
allegedly “lunged” at her, “aiming” her thrust at Goodie’s
neck. Ð Tennessee state Rep. Jeremy Durham has such
a reputation as a “dog” around women working at the
capitol that the house speaker issued a directive in April
relocating Durham’s office to a less-populated building
across the street. Further, Durham is allowed access
only to certain legislative meetings and to certain staff
(i.e., no free-ranging among female staff members). After
interviewing 34 people, the state attorney general said he
believed that Rep. Durham’s unwanted sexual approaches
and commentaries were impeding legislative business.
Awesome Governments
• Chinese courts (according to figures reported by Amnesty
International in March) dispense justice so skillfully that
more than 99.9 percent of cases result in convictions (1,039
acquittals in 1.2 million cases last year).
• During its first 33 years (through 2012), the U.S.
government’s applications for secret search warrants to
the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court have been
approved all but 11 times out of 33,900 cases. (FISC
defenders say that is because all requests are finely
honed by guidance from the judges, but of course, both
the Chinese and U.S. numbers, and reasoning, are, by
designation, unverifiable.)
Leading Economic Indicators
• “Who’s a Good Dog?”/”Yes, You Are”: Some are just
blessed with doggy charisma, say owners who showcase
their pet’s charm on “personal” social media accounts,
and now specialized marketers scour those sources to
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Editor-In-Chief: Frank Parlato
Theater Editor: Anthony Chase
Film Editor Jordan Canahai
calendar editor Moose Jr.
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match the most popular pooches with advertisers seeking
just the right four-legged companion for their image. As The
Wall Street Journal reported in April, entrepreneurial dog
owners have rushed to create popular Instagram accounts
and Facebook posts (and now, even to put their photogenic
pups on a live-streaming app called Waggle) to catch agents’
eyes (and, they hope, lead to four- and five-figure paydays
from such advertisers as Nikon, PetSmart, Residence Inn
and Heinz).
• New Jersey is a big state, but when just one man decided
to move away, the state legislature’s budget office director
warned that the loss of that man’s taxes might lead to
state revenue problems. Billionaire hedge-fund manager
David Tepper evidently pays a bundle, and the budget
office director pointed out that the state’s reliance on
personal income taxes means that even a 1 percent drop
in anticipated tax could create a gap of $140 million under
forecasts.
• Among the names chosen for Internet start-up ventures
(although — face it — the more sensible names are already
taken): Houzz (home design and remodeling), Kabam (online
interactive game company, formerly “Watercooler Inc.”),
Klarna (e-commerce company that pays the store for your
purchases and then collects from you), MuleSoft (makes
software to integrate applications) and Kabbage (makes
small-business loans online). Wired magazine reported
in February that those ventures, and two dozen other
inexplicably named startups, are all “unicorns” — with
investors pledging at least $1 billion to each one.
The job of the researcher
• Researchers already knew that masked birch caterpillars
“rub hairs on their rear ends against a leaf to create
vibrations,” according to an April National Geographic
report, but a forthcoming article by Carleton University
biologists describes that “drumming” as actually part of their
“sophisticated signaling repertoire” to attract others — not
for mating but for assistance in spinning their protective silk
cocoons. The researchers’ “laser vibrometer” detects sound
likely inaudible to humans, but when the caterpillars feed,
it’s clearly, said one researcher, “Chomp, chomp, chomp,
anal scrape. Chomp, chomp, chomp, anal scrape.”
Report Micro-Crime
• According to surveillance video, a man broke into a Five
Guys restaurant in Washington, D.C., in the middle of the
night on March 18, cooked himself a cheeseburger and fled.
• Ellis Battista, 24, was arrested for the February break-in at
Bradley’s convenience store in Las Cruces, New Mexico, in
which he took only a pack of cigarettes — for which he left
$6 on the counter. (However, he also damaged the door
getting in.)
Undignified deaths
• A 69-year-old man was killed on March 17 while awaiting
emergency care at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville,
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Greg Ipolito, Jamie Moses,
North Carolina. He had been seriously injured in an earlier
accident and was in the waiting room when a 59-year-old
driver’s car crashed through the hospital doors and fatally
struck him.
• A 55-year-old man was killed in Memphis, Tennessee, on
March 23 when a 15-foot trailer came loose and crashed
into him on a sidewalk. The deceased, who had a lengthy
criminal record for sexual assault, might have avoided
the trailer if he had not been distracted by watching
pornography on his phone as he walked.
Least competent ciminals
• Amanda Schweickert, 28, was charged with a felony and
three driving offenses in March in Springville, New York,
when deputies noticed that her rear license plate was
just a piece of cardboard painted to sort of resemble a
New York plate (but more likely suggesting the work of
an elementary school art class). (New York also requires
a front plate, but Schweickert had not gotten around to
that yet.)
• Britain’s annual Boring Conference (this year, July 5
at Conway Hall in London) brings together those who
celebrate the mundane (previous topics include sneezing,
toast, vending machine sounds, yellow lines, barcodes),
and in anticipation, a BBC News commentator interviewed
Peter Willis of the Letter Box Study Group. Willis, 68, was
excited at having recently acquired access to a database
of all 115,000 mailboxes served by U.K.’s Royal Mail and
hopes, with the help of “splendid” mapping software, to
visit and photograph each one, to examine the different
styles. No doubt speaking for all members, Willis said
the lay version of “boring” implies inactivity, but the
obsessives in his study group (and in attendance at the
Boring Conference) lead active lives, with a wide range of
interests. (The conference, by the way, is sold out.)
A News of the weird classic
(February 2012)
• Sri Lanka has, as an “unwritten symbol of pride and
culture,” the world’s highest per capita rate for eye
donation, according to a January (2012) Associated Press
dispatch from Colombo. Underpinning this national
purpose is the country’s Buddhist tradition that celebrates
afterlives. “He’s dead,” said a mourning relative of a
deceased eye donor, “but he’s still alive. His eye can still
see the world.” Doctors even report instances in which Sri
Lankans consider giving up an eyeball while still alive, as
a measure of virtue. A new state-of-the-art clinic, funded
by Singaporean donors, is expected to nearly double Sri
Lanka’s export of eyeballs.
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Twin Talk is a new ensemble out of Chicago that’s steeped in that city’s long
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news | FEATURE
ECC FINANCIAL CRISIS COULD
TRIGGER POLITICAL BATTLE
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here are growing signs that Erie Community
College’s fiscal crisis may get worse in the near
future and could turn into a political struggle
as college officials seek to close a $7.5 million
budget gap without putting most of the burden on
students who have been hit with $300 tuition hikes
each of the last two years.
Stated simply, according to knowledgeable sources,
the college may need more money from the county
to stay afloat but County Executive Mark Poloncarz
has warned he’s not about to give ECC a blank
check (i.e. more money) even though the county
subsidy is currently about 16 percent of the ECC
budget when the community college aid formula
says it should be at 26.7 percent of budget. State
aid is also way below the funding formula, meaning
the state and county are not living up to their
responsibility to help sustain this valuable institution
and the college is running out of answers.
But nonetheless Poloncarz may hold a position
of strength in what looks like the coming fight
after a recent state audit found lax oversight of
fiscal policies at ECC under President Jack Quinn,
especially in the way his management team was
awarded increases and bonuses without board
approval even as the college was hiking tuition and
raiding reserves to deal with the ongoing shortfalls
caused in part by declining enrollment.
The ECC Board will hold a special meeting today
(May 5) called by Chairman Steve Boyd to try and
deal with the 2016-2017 budget deficit as it prepares
to finalize the numbers by next Thursday. But no
matter how hard they try to plug the gap, it could
end up with a need for more aid from the county
in order to make ends meet. And that’s where
the political battle could heat up as the college
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is nearing the breaking point and no amount of
budget maneuvering at this late stage is likely to
stem the slide without additional aid, and that will
put political pressure on the politicians.
Sources close to the budget discussions say a
proposed tuition increase of between $130 and
$140 is likely to be included in the plan--down from
earlier projections of another $300 increase—as
well as another dip into the reserves of close to $2
million. In addition, the budget plan is expected to
cut at least 40 vacant paying jobs but no layoffs are
likely to part of the plan submitted to the county
executive and the legislature.
Sources continue to point out that even as
enrollment has declined by at least 3,000 since
Quinn became president in 2008 his senior
executive staff has more than doubled, growing
from about a dozen at the start of Quinn’s
presidency to more than 24 this year.
We have written numerous stories about how Quinn,
who holds the highest paying local public job in the
area at $192,500, has several outside positions that
he maintains, some that pay quite handsomely, and
many current and former employees have called
into question the former congressman’s leadership.
A full-scale review of the college’s current situation
could well find that ECC no longer can operate
three campuses, and things like the Burt Flickinger
Athletic Center may be too much of a burden for
ECC to maintain at about $400,000 a year.
As one observer noted, college officials and
political leaders need to find a path to saving the
college before it is too late, and the time may be at
hand when elected officials must earn their keep
and find a way to save this valuable local resource
before the doors close.
news | FEATURE
ETHICS REFORM NEEDED IN
ERIE & NIAGARA COUNTY
BY PAUL WOvLF, ESQ.
With numerous politicians being convicted in
Albany, there has been a lot of focus on the need
for ethics reform in the New York State Legislature.
Similar attention and focus should also be directed
towards ethics reform at the local government level.
Board of Ethics
The Erie County Board of Ethics meets regularly
and posts their meeting agendas and minutes on
the County website.
However, on the Niagara County website [or
through Google], I could not find any information
whatsoever about the Niagara County Board of
Ethics such as who the members are, when is the
next meeting, or past meeting minutes etc.
The Niagara County Board of Ethics should
immediately establish a public presence in the light
of day, posting information on their meetings and
actions.
Ethics Reforms for Erie and Niagara
County
Eliminate All Gifts – The current ethics code in
Niagara and Erie Counties prohibit county officials
and employees from accepting gifts worth more
than $75.
But why are any gifts allowed?
Until 1989, Erie County officials could receive gifts
up to $1,000. In 1989, County Executive Dennis
Gorski proposed that the gift limit be lowered from
$1,000 to $25 and legislators balked stating that a
public servant should not be prohibited from having
someone pick up their dinner check! To preserve
the ability for a free dinner, the County Legislature
lowered the acceptable gift amount from $1000 to
$75 in 1989.
Still, there should be zero tolerance for influencing
government officials and receiving any gift should
not be allowed.
Update and Publicize
Disclosure Forms
Financial
When we compare what the state requires and
publishes to what Erie and Niagara Counties do, we
see that there is a lot to be desired at the local level.
The disclosure form that New York State officials
are required to complete asks for very detailed
information. Everything must be filled out and
everything is available for public scrutiny. The
disclosure forms for every state elected official are
posted online without any information redacted.
Conversely, financial disclosure form used by Erie
County requests scanty information laid out in
very broad categories. Moreover, an interested Erie
County resident cannot view his county legislator’s
disclosure form online or even obtain a complete
copy. If you get your hands on one it will be almost
useless since the Board of Ethics redacts all dollar
figures.
Niagara County is even worse: What the Niagara
County disclosure form even requests is more or less
a total mystery to residents since the form is not to
be found anywhere on the Internet.
Incredibly, financial disclosure forms in Niagara
County are kept in sealed envelopes which cannot
be viewed by the public [or the press]. These sealed
envelopes are destroyed after five years. What good
is having county officials fill out financial disclosure
forms if the press or the public can’t see them?
The Erie and Niagara County Legislature should
consider amending their Ethics Code to require the
use of the New York State disclosure form and the
completed forms should be posted online for the
public to see.
Campaign Contributions – New York
City has a local law which prevents individuals
and companies doing business with the city
from contributing more than $400 in a mayor
election and more than $250 in a City Council
election. Legislation seeking to regulate campaign
contributions from contractors doing business with
the county has been introduced in Albany County.
Similar legislation could be adopted by Erie and
Niagara County.
Open Government Board
– Many
communities across the country have committed
themselves to operating government in a more
transparent way by forming Open Government
Boards. Locally the Village of Williamsville and the
town of Amherst have formed such citizen boards.
The purpose of these boards is to make government
more transparent by providing more information
to the public. Open government does not happen
by accident and there should be a citizen board
in Erie and Niagara County dedicated to making
government more open.
Perhaps a reform minded legislator in Erie and
Niagara Counties would be willing to introduce
legislation for all or some of these items?
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victimized by its own success. Gas drillers have
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extracted so much of the fossil fuel from the
application to the Pennsylvania Public Utility
Marcellus Shale formation in Pennsylvania
Commission seeking to lower consumer and
that a massive supply glut has resulted,
business gas supply charges by 6.46%. Taking
depressing prices and negatively impacting
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the company’s net income. In fact, National
average Pennsylvania gas bill was reduced by
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million, or $1.74 per share, for the 2nd quarter
of 2016 alone, its Exploration and Production
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(fracking) segment hemorrhaging capital.
in an April 28 press release, pointing out that
the upward adjustment will be the first time
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for the past five decades, including a 2015
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dividend of $0.395 paid last month. Clearly,
National Fuel has chosen to finance the
“continued system modernization of National
Fuel’s pipeline infrastructure” at the expense
of New York (not Pennsylvania) ratepayers,
rather than inflict dividend cuts on its
investors.
It’s no secret that National Fuel intends to pick
up its long-term financial slack by exporting
fracked gas to Canada, and to accomplish
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build-out of pipeline through Niagara County
communities, to appreciable pushback from
local citizen groups including the Pendleton
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Facebook. National Fuel is on the verge
of constructing a noisy 22,000 horsepower
compressor station in the town of Pendleton
and a carcinogen-emitting dehydration
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pipeline link.
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modernization”, cited repeatedly in National
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backs of New York, but not Pennsylvania,
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HIGGINS’ TAXPAYER FUNDED PLAN SHOULD BE DERAILED
> BY MATT RICCHIAZZI.
Congressman Brian Higgins is urging the
Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority to
spend $43 million to redevelop the DL&W
Terminal on South Park along the Buffalo
River into a light rail station. That facility
would only service the six-mile line that runs
along Main Street from the Buffalo River to
South Campus, and would not be capable
of servicing Amtrak or interact well with city
buses.
It will be a taxpayer-funded boondoggle with
little impact on ridership.
Largely driven by federal transportation grants
that could fund up to 80% of the project’s
cost, the Higgins’ proposed train terminal
project is neither sound urban design nor is it
a worthy economic development expenditure.
Aside from Sabers’ games, the station will be
largely empty. It will cost taxpayers millions
to build and over time millions more to
maintain. Tenants wont stay because public
management will lead to Broadway Marketlike conditions.
The fiscal economics of the city demand that
rather than build an excessively large train
station because of our insatiable thirst for
federal grants, we should instead put every
Couldn’t this valuable waterfront property be used for something better than an unneeded and
destined to be empty train terminal?
parcel we can back on the tax rolls. The
cobblestone district, where the old terminal is
located, is among the most prime real estate
in the city and could be catalytically served by
high quality urban design.
Realigning the light rapid rail off of the
riverfront and along South Park Avenue will
free up this structure for private investment,
and will cost taxpayers far less. The same
federal grant funding could be used to
relocate the rail lines out of the building and
along South Park Avenue.
Congressman Higgins wants to spend tens
of millions of taxpayer dollars to redevelop
a building that the private sector would be
eager to adaptively reuse – and would be
willing to do so without this massive level of
public subsidy.
Instead of an underutilized taxpayer funded
train terminal (that would require ongoing
subsidy into the future) we should open this
property to the private sector.
At the same time, we can improve public
access to the riverfront.
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market – similar to the St. Lawrence Market in Toronto – and operated privately
to ensure good management.
Demolishing the train shed annex that the NFTA built to store equipment will
allow for the restoration of the historic street grid, and with it three riverfront
blocks ripe for development. Restoring the old street grid will make the entire
cobblestone district more attractive for development, with a more distinctly
waterfront feel.
Repurposing underutilized NFTA waterfront train yards into a bustling mixeduse commercial district that pays property taxes is a win all around. It’s a win for
real estate interests, the city coffers, urban design, tourism, and job creation.
. The property occupies a half-mile stretch along the north bank of the
Buffalo River, just south of Canalside’s Central Wharf. The property
stretches from behind the First Niagara Center to the Seneca Buffalo
Creek Casino. It acts as a wall between the Cobblestone District and
the riverfront. Planners increasingly envision the space as a vibrant
river walk.
Removing transit infrastructure from the river’s edge will allow for the
emergence of a pedestrian thoroughfare from the Erie Basin Marina
to Ohio Street’s Riverfest Park, and with it a pedestrian streetscape
that treats the river as a focal point of development – and does so at a
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HOW GOVERNOR CUOMO MADE
MEDICAL MARIJUANA INSANELY EXPENSIVE
New York’s Medical Marijuana Program:
High Hurdles for Sellers and Doctors
BY MARC GROMIS
A
s the number of patients
qualifying to purchase
medical
cannabis
under New York’s program
slowly rises, many are
complaining about the
high price of the medicine
in New York.
Medical
marijuana, which is not
covered by health insurance,
is much more affordable in
other states.
Some patients have said that the five
companies (“registered organizations”) that
have received licenses to manufacture and sell
medical cannabis in New York are charging
high prices due to greed. However, what many
patients do not know is that the high prices New
Yorkers must pay is not due to decisions made by
the licensees. Rather, it is because the licensees’
costs, which serve as the basis for the prices they
are allowed to charge, are extremely high. And,
many of these costs are due to unnecessarily
strict and misguided provisions of the New York
program.
ABOUT THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM
Governor Cuomo signed the Compassionate
Care Act into law on July 5, 2014.
It has been reported that before he agreed
to sign any medical cannabis legislation, the
Governor insisted on many changes to the law.
These revisions have made New York’s program
one of the strictest and most complicated in the
nation. The program is extremely financially
challenging to the licensees, and the least
helpful to patients who desperately need access
to medical cannabis.
THE APPLICATION PROCESS
Under the law, the Commissioner of the
Department of Health was permitted to register
only five applicants to manufacture and dispense
approved medical marijuana for the entire
state. The application process was extremely
complicated and expensive. Several applicants
have indicated that it cost them $1,000,000 just
to prepare an application.
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In addition to a $10,000 application fee,
applicants were required to submit detailed
manufacturing plans from the planting of
seeds to the harvesting of plants,
extraction of oils procedures,
and details for testing,
storage, and transport of the
medicine. Security plans
also had to be submitted
showing that there would
be cameras providing
constant
surveillance
of every section of the
greenhouses,
laboratories,
safes, and entrances to the
manufacturing location, and at
each of the four dispensaries that
licensees would be allowed to operate.
Also required were blueprints for the large
greenhouses required by the nature of the
New York law, and copies of deeds or leases
for the properties where the medicine would
be prepared and where the dispensaries would
operate. Quality assurance, packaging and
labeling procedures, and staffing plans also had
to be submitted.
The cost and complexities of the application
process resulted in only 43 deep-pocketed
entities submitting applications. Applicants
needed to retain attorneys and costly experts
from other states on issues of cultivation,
harvesting, extraction processes, and security.
Most applicants hired companies with
experience in preparing applications for
medical marijuana licenses. The applications
consisted of thousands of pages.
OBSTACLES FOR THE FIVE APPROVED LICENSEES
New York’s program required licensees to
manufacture medical marijuana products in
forms approved by the Commissioner. Allowable
forms include liquid or oil preparations for oral
or under the tongue administration, metered
liquid or oil preparations for vaporization, and
capsules for oral administration.
The Compassionate Care Act expressly provided
that a certified medical use of marijuana did not
include smoking.
By forbidding the sale of and smoking of dried
flowers or “buds” of cannabis, and edible forms
of the medicine (as is permitted in almost
every other state program), New York created
immense costs for the licensees. Some of these
costs have to be passed on to patients if the
program is to going to remain financially viable
for the five licensees.
RISKS FACING THE LICENSEES
Requiring the licensees to use extracted oils
from cannabis plants means that licensees have
to grow 15 to 20 times more plants to produce
the medicine than if they were permitted to
sell buds that patients could smoke. New York
forces licensees to construct and operate huge
greenhouses. In addition, every inch of each
greenhouse and its labs, entrances and safes/
vaults have to be monitored 24/7 by cameras.
The requirements are more appropriate for
monitoring the production of plutonium than
for a plant that has been around for thousands
of years. While most states require that each
plant be tagged, numbered and tracked, New
York’s unnecessary and expensive camera
surveillance system creates costs that are passed
on to patients.
The licensees are in a difficult position. They
need to provide medicine at a cost that does not
exceed the budget of patients or drive them to
the black market. Yet the expenses of New York’s
program and the risks associated with being in
the medical cannabis industry make it impossible
for them to charge the lower prices that exist in
states with more reasonable programs.
The limitation of producing only extracted oils
for tinctures and capsules requires licensees to
construct and staff expensive laboratories to
produce, label and package these forms of the
medicine.
Regulations covering the transport of the
medicine to the dispensaries in unmarked vans
containing safes, using differing travel routes
and days of deliveries creates additional and, for
the most part, unnecessary expenses.
The regulations also required the licensees to
hire pharmacists at each dispensary, and for
each dispensary to have extensive alarms, safes,
and surveillance cameras.
As a result of the cumbersome regulations and
the limitations on the forms of the medicine,
members of the medical cannabis industry
have stated that it would cost licensees at least
$10,000,000 to acquire sites and build and equip
the greenhouses, laboratories, dispensaries, and
transport vehicles, and to purchase and install
the extensive network of cameras, safes/vaults
and alarms.
THE PRICE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS IN NEW YORK
The price charged for medical cannabis must be
approved by the state after reviewing a licensee’s
costs, the proposed price, and allowing for a
reasonable profit.
In view of the enormous costs of production
under the program, it is not surprising, nor the
fault of the licensees, that medical cannabis costs
significantly more in New York than in other
states.
Some patients have indicated that the monthly
cost for their medicine may reach $1,000 or
more. This is not within the budget of most
patients, many of whom face significant other
expenses stemming from their serious ailments.
Many patients upset with the price for medical
cannabis in New York may not be aware that
licensees face additional costs and risks because
banks will not provide services to their industry,
and because the IRS does not allow medical
cannabis producers to take deductions for
expenses that are allowed to other businesses.
In addition, recreational cannabis and medical
cannabis remain unlawful under federal law.
Should the U.S. Supreme Court or the next
president or attorney general share the views of
Chris Christie or Marco Rubio regarding strict
enforcement of federal cannabis laws, the entire
industry could be closed down.
OBSTACLES TO PHYSICIAN INVOLVEMENT IN NEW
YORK’S PROGRAM
traumatic brain injury, dystonia, muscular
dystrophy, wasting syndrome, post-traumatic
stress disorder, rheumatoid arthritis and lupus.
BILL A9514 would allow the use of cannabis for
severe or chronic pain. This is the most common
use of medical cannabis by patients around the
country, and could add enough patients to make
New York’s program financially viable.
BILL A9517 would allow the sale of cannabis that
can be smoked by patients. It is widely accepted
that smoking medical marijuana is the cheapest
and most effective way of consumption for many
conditions. If enacted, this bill could result in a
less expensive form of medicine being available
to many patients.
Bill A9507 would eliminate the requirement
that licensed producers be vertically integrated,
by allowing producers to contract out parts of
the manufacturing and distribution process.
This could lower expenses for the licensees and
might result in lower prices for patients.
BILL
A9510/S6998
authorizes
nurse
practitioners and physician assistants to
recommend medical marijuana. However, this
law might have limited effect if these health
care providers, like doctors, are called upon
to recommend dosage, brand, and method of
administration to a dispensary pharmacist. The
DEA can argue that these practitioners, like
doctors, are prescribing medical marijuana in
violation of federal law.
BILL A9553/ S7000 would establish an advisory
committee to assist the Commissioner of Health
in the implementation of the program.
BILL A9747 would authorize 5 additional
medical marijuana producers and would allow
each of the resulting 10 licensees to operate 8
dispensaries. This could add 60 dispensaries
throughout the state. However, this legislation
will be of little value if additional medical
conditions are not approved. The existing
licensees do not have enough patients and
reportedly are facing financial challenges. It is
doubtful that these licensees will be in a rush to
build additional, expensive dispensaries for the
limited number of patients who presently are
covered. Furthermore, unless the other changes
sought by these new laws are enacted, it is
doubtful that there will be many new applicants
willing to invest millions of dollars to participate
in the present program.
Physicians have offered a variety of reasons for
not becoming involved in New York’s program.
Some, such as not being able to afford the $249
cost for the online training course, are hard to
accept as legitimate.
However, many doctors are hesitant to become
involved due to provisions in the program that
have doctors making recommendations on
patient certification forms as to brands of the
medicine, modes of taking it, and allowable
dosages.
Although existing federal law allows doctors
to generally recommend medicinal cannabis
to a patient, prescribing cannabis remains
prohibited by federal law. The nature of the
recommendations that must be made by doctors
under New York’s program make some doctors
fear that their participation may cause them
to lose their DEA licenses. The provisions of
New York’s program, and its requirement that
medicine be received from pharmacists, make
the actions of doctors very similar to writing a
prescription.
SEEDS OF CHANGE?
In April, eight pieces of legislation were
introduced in both the New York Assembly and
Senate to address some of the problems under
New York’s program.
BILL A9562/ S6999 would add eight qualifying
medical conditions: Alzheimer’s disease,
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mistakes are all around us and all of them can
amazing housing stock!
be corrected if we have the will, the grit and the
determination. I repeat myself there because those
The Parkway would have an immediate impact on
qualities are sorely lacking in the political class.
this mess the progressives created. I estimate that a
Keep in mind these folks joined the political class
well-designed new Parkway with a bike path would
in the first place because they know deep down
quickly add $10,000 in value to each home within
they could not cut it in the marketplace. They are
a half mile, many thousands of homes! This in
absolutely terrified of any real meritocracy. That
turn would stimulate renovations and updates as
said, let’s get into it.
a natural reaction to suddenly being near a major
recreational and aesthetic attraction.
Mr. Cuomo, tear down that Skyway! It’s an atrocity
crushing every other good thing that has been
The project to convert the 198 into a parkway where
belatedly done on the waterfront. And don’t
it passes through Delaware Park should continue.
wait ten years to do it. Get rid of it, now! Call the
This should have been done long ago. It took a
tragic car accident to move the bureaucracy. It is
Marines and Holly-wood. Have the Marines do an
unfortunate, however, that the political class took
emergency demolition as a training exercise while
the opportunity to turn the rest of the 198, still
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an expressway, into a portable tax collection zone
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particular reason. I wouldn’t lose any sleep if the
whole 198 was eliminated, but let’s a have a realistic
speed limit until that happens. It’s funny. You can
spot the real true-believing progressives. They are
the only ones going 30 past the park.
How are we going to get to the Airport without the
33? Easy. Turn Genesee Street into an arterial. It’s
a wide enough and with the proper traffic signals,
about which more later, it could take folks from
Down-town to the Airport quickly enough. Or, the
190 remains as an option. In the long-term, perhaps
a rail line would be feasible but it would have to be
market driven. Genesee, like much of Buffalo, is a
dead zone. With increased traffic flow, businesses
would have an incentive to locate there to service
the new traffic. This could include gas stations and
diners and small shops. Does anyone have a better
idea for rejuvenating Genesee Street?
Eventually, we should move away from expressways
inside the city limits and toward arterials with a
higher speed limit than 30 mph. Concerns about
traffic flow and commute time could be alleviated
by yet another long overdue change. Instead of the
ancient technology of the on-and-off switch, that is,
the traffic light, we need to finally move into the 20th
century; yes I mean using last century’s technology
and joining the dig-ital age of traffic control. Bring
in Microsoft or Google and ask them to install as a
pilot project smart digital traffic controls that change
the signals based on actual traffic in real time. The
technology exists, use it.
Not only would this mean that people could move
around Buffalo very quickly and without the
monstrous expressways that destroyed so many
parks, parkways and neighborhoods, but allowing
drivers to move around in a rational way, based
on traffic, rather than ancient and arbitrary traffic
signals, would most likely reduce accidents and road
rage incidents, caused by the frustration of being
stuck at light after light for no actual reason other
than bureaucrats have been too lazy to change traffic
control methods for 100 years.
This isn’t the time to explain in detail why the
waterfront was wasted for fifty years and why so many
major mistakes about land use and transportation
have been made. I have written about this elsewhere.
Socialism and bureaucracy don’t work on a large
scale as we have seen in many countries, and, the
islands of socialism and bureaucracy we have in the
United States don’t work either. For fifty years, a
state bureaucracy ultimately controlled by Albany
and New York, did nothing with the water-front
because they lacked the market incentive to do so.
The brilliant solution to this problem conjured up
by the local political class was to create yet another
state authority, the Erie Canal Harbor Development
Corpora-tion, also controlled by Albany and New
York City, contrary to what we were told when it was
created.
When bureaucrats and politicians control
development decisions, since they lack market
signals and incentives, they tend to necessarily
default to making decisions based on self-interest,
connections and cronyism. To make matters worse,
the corrupt projects and deals will proceed slowly.
The Skyway under construction. 1955.
Stand along the waterfront under the Skyway
and get a novel auditory exprience.
Largely vacant and underdeloped Genessee St.
could become a busling arterial if the 33 was
removed.
Noise pollution reigns supreme under the
Skyway.
It takes ten years to do projects that the free market
could do in a few months.
There is little hope that this corrupt system will be
swept aside anytime soon. On the contrary. The
power elite in Buffalo never had it so good. They
have no organized opposition at the moment other
than the threat of indictment by a naïve prosecutor
from Manhattan who thinks he can single-handedly
make a bad system work better. Just another deluded
progressive.
In the meantime, though, as we have seen, sometimes
pure emotion and outrage can carry the day. So, I
invite you to stand underneath the Sky-way this
weekend, hear the roar of the traffic, see the wasted
real estate, notice the architectural dissonance of a
colossal bridge smothering a potentially beautiful
waterfront and get mad as hell!
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ALI MACGRAW AND RYAN O’NEAL
Love Letters at 710 Main Theater
“I think that heartbreak is a necessary element of
any good love story!” insists MacGraw.
She should know. Love Story is widely regarded as
one of the most romantic movies of all time. It is
certainly one of the highest grossing movies in
history.
“And we are perfect for this love story,” adds O’Neal.
“I’ve been playing this character throughout my
career! From Rodney Harrington on Peyton Place, to
Oliver in Love Story! and Oliver’s Story.”
O’Neal has a point. “Andrew Makepeace Ladd III”
even has the same cadence and social connotation
as “Oliver Barrett IV.”
Ali Macgraw and Ryan O’Neal appear together in Buffalo
BY ANTHONY CHASE
A
li Macgraw and Ryan O’Neal are one of
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history of Hollywood. As stars of the mega
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American popular culture:
“What can you say about a twenty-five-year-old girl
who died? That she was beautiful and brilliant? That
she loved Mozart and Bach? The Beatles? And me?”
and “Love means never having to say you’re sorry.”
The latter is right up there with “Play it again Sam,”
“Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn,” and “Come
up and see me sometime!”
How could anyone who remembers Love Story pass
on the opportunity to see Oliver and Jenny reunited
- alive and in person - nearly 50 years later.
Of course, Love Letters is not Love Story, but there
are similarities, even beyond the titles. Written by
Buffalo’s Pete Gurney, Love Letters is performed
by two actors reading letters between childhood
friends Melissa Gardner and Andrew Makepeace
Ladd III, written over a period of nearly 50 years.
“You see?” enthuses O’Neal, “We are the perfect age
to play these roles! This is a play about looking back
at your life!”
(Love Story was released when O’Neal was 29 and
MacGraw was 31. You do the math!)
The letters begin with birthday thank-yous and
summer camp post cards. Melissa and Andrew
continue to correspond through their boarding
school and college years. Andrew excels. Melissa
flounders. They remain very close. And of course,
the story ends in heartrending poignancy.
MacGraw and O’Neal are enthusiastic about their
trip to Buffalo. Ryan has not been to our city since
he did a telethon here in 1965, during his Peyton
Place days. MacGraw has never been here before.
“Do you think Pete [Gurney] might come?” asks
MacGraw. “We hear it’s his home theater! We’ve
played some very large houses. We’re really excited
to get to Buffalo and perform the play in a 625-seat
theater. The play goes best when you can feel the
presence of the audience. We love that!”
“We have loved doing the show everywhere,”
clarifies O’Neal.
“Yes,” agrees MacGraw. “We’ve performed the show
about 70 times. We’re on stage the entire time,
about two feet away from each other, but never
touching. We can feel the presence of each other.
Pete is such a brilliant writer. I appreciate how
specific the writing and the blocking of this piece
are. We are enjoying the opportunity to refine our
performances with playing. One night, out of the
corner of my eye, I saw that Ryan had moved. He’d
raised his arm in a way he had never done before.”
“I’d taken off my glasses,” says Ryan dryly.
“It was a small gesture. But it was new, and it
was spontaneous, and it added depth to the
performance,” says MacGraw. “That is live theater.
Every performance is different. We feel the
connection to each other and the connection to
the audience. In a movie, it’s ‘take 12’ and you don’t
have that connection at all. Wow! You can really
feel the love of the audience. The immediacy is so
gratifying.”
“They storm the stage!” quips O’Neal.
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I had met both Ryan O’Neal and Ali MacGraw
before. MacGraw, I met backstage after her
performance of Festen on Broadway.
Now, that would have been a much different film!
“That’s a good example of what I’m talking about,”
says MacGraw. “Festen did not belong in a large
Broadway theater. The play needs the sense of
claustrophobia that comes from a more confined
space. That’s the way it was done in London. You
need to have that feeling of being trapped, or the
play does not work. Love Letters needs a sense of
intimacy. We are looking forward to that in Buffalo!”
On the topic of Broadway, I am reminded that both
O’Neal and MacGraw were represented for a time
by Hollywood uber-agent Sue Mengers who died in
2011. The German-born native of Utica, New York
was the prototypical straight-talking foul-mouthed
super-agent, with a razor-sharp wit. A true star-snob,
her exclusive dinner parties are Tinseltown legend,
and she represented most of Hollywood’s A-list
talent of the 1970s, including Barbra Streisand,
Faye Dunaway, Peter Bogdanovich, Joan Collins,
Brian De Palma, Julie Harris, Gene Hackman,
Steve McQueen, Nick Nolte, Burt Reynolds, Cybill
Shepherd, and Cher. Last season, Bette Midler
played Mengers on Broadway in a one-woman show
called I’ll Eat You Last.” MacGraw and O’Neal saw
the play multiple times.
“Bette Midler was superb as Sue Mengers,” says
MacGraw. “Sue was not just an agent, she was a
good friend. Of course, she always wanted me to live
my life differently from the way I did. But I thought
Bette was fabulous and I love her. At the beginning
of the play I thought, Bette is just right to play Sue,
but by the end, I’d forgotten it was a play. Bette
Midler became Sue Mengers for me. I loved it.”
“I did too,” O’Neal agrees.
One part of the Mengers legend is that she tried to
get producer Robert Evans to consider O’Neal to
play Michael Corleone in The Godfather.
“That’s not true!” protests O’Neal. “She never
spoke to me about The Godfather. I was never up for
any role against Al Pacino!”
Then, the actor pauses, and with his signature dry
wit adds, “I was considered to play Rambo!”
While Ali MacGraw retreated from Hollywood for
the most part, eventually settling in New Mexico,
Ryan O’Neal reigned as one of the top stars in movies
for a full decade following Love Story. His major
films include What’s Up Doc! (1972) opposite Barbra
Streisand and Madeleine Kahn in her feature film
debut. He was paired with Kahn again, and with his
daughter, Tatum, in Paper Moon (1973). He played
the title role in Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon
(1975), a film that was not a huge hit at the time,
but is now regarded as a cinematic masterpiece. He
also starred in A Bridge Too Far (1977).
The lives of both stars have provided tabloid fodder.
“Thanks for reminding me,” O’Neal jibes.
Has either ever wished they had lived the life of the
other? Does O’Neal crave a life of privacy? Does
MacGraw wish she’d made more films?
“No, I’ve never wanted her life,” deadpans O’Neal.
“I’ve been to New Mexico!”
“Hollywood is worse now than it was in 1970,” opines
MacGraw. “I’m glad that I was never subjected to
the sort of disgusting press that exists today, and in
so many instances, people invite it. They take the
picture themselves and then call their press agent
and pretend, ‘Oh! You caught me!’ It’s just a crass,
faux moment.”
“Let’s talk about the play some more!” interjects
O’Neal, not wishing to add anything to that line of
thought.
“Love Letters does explore the intimate details of two
lives,” he says. “It comes from a place of truth. It is
a moving story, and it is so beautifully written. We
love doing the play. We love being together. We love
working together. Reading these beautiful words in
this beautiful play, and getting to work with Ali. For
me, that is a gift from God!”
Love Letters opens on May 11 and runs through May
22, Tues. –Thurs. at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Sat.
at 2 & 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 & 7 p.m., plus May 12 at 1
p.m. at 710 Main Theatre, 710 Main St. For tickets
call 1-800-745-3000, or see www.sheas.org/710main.
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Best, Mark Jablonski. May 6-14, Fri & Sat at 7:30,
plus May 15 at 2:30. ACTS Theatre, 1470 Church St.,
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Christian. May 6-29, Fri & Sat at 8, Sun at 4. Paul
Robeson Theatre at the African American Cultural
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JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG, drama by Abby
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Boucher, Lisa Ludwig, Richard Lambert, Candice Kogut. May 5-Jun 4, Thu-Sat at 8. New Phoenix Theatre
on the Park, 95 North Johnson Park (853-1334). www.
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BILOXI BLUES, comedy by Neil Simon presented by
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sole purpose of investigating former Erie County
Democratic Chairman Steve Pigeon’s political
activities, a continuing probe that follows the
seizure nearly a year ago of computers and a cell
phone belonging to Pigeon during a surprise raid
at his waterfront residence.
Sources familiar with the Schneiderman
investigation say as many as four judges are linked
to the case who reportedly received emails from
Pigeon which were recovered by investigators
with the seizure of Pigeon’s computers and cell
phone last May although at least one legal source
suggested prosecutors may be reaching to make
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Pigeon.
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enemies over the years but has never been
charged with a crime and has repeatedly denied
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fundraising activities for candidates and causes he
supported. Pigeon certainly has had a less than
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Smokes Creek with its North and South branches runs through Lackawanna.
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that it’s taking so long.”
High priced flood insurance, erosion that eats
up your back yard and government inaction
are just a few of the joys associated with
creekside living in Lackawanna.
Smokes Creek, which runs through the city’s
four wards, has not come close to flooding
since 1964, Szymanski said.
For years, residents living along Smokes Creek
in all four city wards have been forced to pay
for flood insurance even though there is a low
risk of flooding.
“Much of the Second Ward is in the flood
zone and it has not flooded in decades,” 2nd
Ward Councilwoman Anette Iafallo said. “We
would like nothing more than to have this
flood insurance removed, and dredging is
one of the required steps.”
Residents have been paying from $400
to $2,800 annually for flood insurance,
depending on the size of their property.
Mayor Geoff Szymanski lives in the Second
Ward and reportedly pays $800.
“Flood insurance is brutal if you have to
pay thousands of dollars for insurance that
covers the creek banks and not your personal
property,” the mayor said. “I’m disappointed
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed
a flood control project at Smokes Creek in
the 1960s and straightened the creek out to
improve ice flow. Control of the creek was
then turned over to the City of Lackawanna.
This year, the state completed a dredging
project along some stretches of the waterway,
but not enough,
Now, some neighbors in Lackawanna are
losing their backyards to Smokes Creek. This
is happening on Sharon Parkway, and they
want something done about it.
“This is just the beginning of what is going to
be a catastrophe for the homes downstream
here,” said Thomas DiVito.
DiVito and his wife, Patricia, have lived in their
Sharon Parkway home in Lackawanna for 27
years. Their backyard backs up to Smokes
Creek, and its banks are rapidly eroding.
“I know what the solution is. I want shoring
pounded in here back to the original depth of
my property, and I want it backfilled so we can
stop this,” Divito said.
City officials say they are trying to find funding
for the project.
The earliest residents of Smokes Creek
didn’t have to worry about flooding, erosion
or anything else. The peaceful Erie Indians
occupied the banks of the waterway until
around 1620, when they were annihilated by
the Seneca Nation of Indians swooping down
from the east.
The Seneca then sold it to the state of New
York in 1842.
No problems were reported until the federal
government changed the course of the
waterway in the 1960s.
Today, the waterway’s two branches are known
as a fisher-man’s mecca, with walleye and
salmon being taken near the mouth on Lake
Erie near Dunkirk, and brown and brook
trout stocked by the state Department of
Environmental Conservation drawing anglers
into Lackawanna, Blasdell, Hamburg and
elsewhere.
classical | MUSIC NOTES
MOZART & MAHLER 5TH
The BPO pulls out all the stops this weekend
symphony is among the most cogent and the most
powerful that Mahler composed, and every note has
tremendous integrity. This is especially apparent in
the amazing Adagietto movement, a piece that can
stand on its own. It is Mahler’s love letter to Alma,
very tender and inward-looking, yet quite sensual.
All five movements of the Fifth Symphony exist in a
flow, a roller coaster ride that ends in a joyous, radiant
Finale”.
Tickets and Information: 885-5000 or www.bpo.org
Buffalo Chamber Players Welcome Pulitzer Prize
Composer
There is a popular urban phrase, “Go big or stay
home”, that might readily serve, slightly altered, for
the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra’s Kleinhans
Music Hall program this Saturday at 8pm, repeated
on Sunday at 2:30pm. BPO music director JoAnn
Falletta is, indeed “going big”, by programming
Mahler’s mighty Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp Minor,
along with Mozart’s Concerto No. 5 for Violin
and Orchestra in A major, K. 219, “Turkish” as an
appropriately tasty curtain-raiser. Luckily, for Buffalo
area classical music lovers, the BPO is also staying
at home for this comparatively rare event, so the
audience will be able to experience every nuance
of what is arguably the most perfectly composed of
the lengthier Mahler symphonies, in the acoustically
superior venue of Kleinhans.
The young Japanese violinist Mayuko Kamio made
a very favorable impression in her BPO debut at
Kleinhans in July of 2014. She shared the solo
spotlight with Agustin Hadelich in a concert billed
as “The Rising Stars of the Stradivari Society”,
performing Ralph Vaughan Williams’ transcendently
ethereal pastoral romance, The Lark Ascending,
before switching gears for Sarasate’s Zigeunerweisen
(Gypsy Airs), Op. 20, and also partnering Hadelich
in Bach’s Concerto in D minor for Two Violins. So,
while many concert-goers will be eagerly looking
forward to hearing her interpretation of the Mozart
concerto, why exactly do you program Mozart with
Mahler?
“Mozart was like a god to Mahler” says BPO music
director JoAnn Falletta. “When you hear the music
of Mozart and Mahler, it’s almost like listening to the
beginning and the end of a musical tradition that was
truly Viennese. Mahler was at the end of a long line
of Viennese composers, and there is something very
poignant about looking back to the beginning of that
tradition through the music of Mozart”.
At the time that Mahler composed his Fifth
Symphony, during his summer holidays in 1901 and
1902, he was enjoying success as the director of the
Vienna Court Opera and the principal conductor
of the Vienna Philharmonic. Yet, he has suffered a
sudden major hemorrhaging in February 1901 and
his doctor told him that he had come within a hour of
bleeding to death, an episode that required a lengthy
recovery period, and that looking back, prefigured
his later deadly medical problems. Still, in the fall of
1901 he met Alma Schindler, the love of his life, and
by the time he returned to his country retreat in the
summer of 1902 to complete his new symphony, they
were married and she was expecting their first child.
“In his Fifth Symphony, Mahler moved for the first
time beyond song in his symphonic writing”, says
Falletta. “There is no text, no chorus, and no soloists,
on which the music is based. Yet, the music of this
BCP Conclude Successfull AK Residency May 19th
The Buffalo Chamber Players will conclude their
very successful first-year residency at the Albright
Knox Art Gallery on Thursday May 19 at 8pm with
a concert featuring a performance of the Tempest
Fantasy, a composition for clarinet, violin, cello and
piano by Buffalo native Paul Moravec, who will be in
the audience for this event, which won the Pulitzer
Prize for Music in 2004. “My Tempest Fantasy”,
says Moravec “is a musical meditation on various
characters, moods, situations, and lines of text from
my favorite Shakespeare play, The Tempest. Rather
than trying to depict these elements in programmatic
terms, the music simply uses them as points of
departure for flights of purely musical fancy.” BCP
Artistic Director Janz Castelo says of the program,
“We are thrilled to have Buffalo’s own Paul Moravec
back in Buffalo for our concert. The Tempest Fantasy
is an incredible tour de force for our musicians and I
know our audience will enjoy it as much as we enjoy
playing it!”
The other musical selections on the program, like the
Tempest Fantasy, explore lesser-heard instrumental
combinations. Rather unexpectedly, two fine, rarely
heard Masses by Michael Haydn, the younger
brother of the far better known Joseph Haydn, have
been recently performed locally, so many classical
music lovers will no doubt welcome an equally rare
opportunity to hear his Quartet for English horn,
violin, cello and bass, a work from 1795, as well as
the far better known Overture on Hebrew Themes
for clarinet, string quartet and piano, a 1919 work by
Sergey Prokofiev.
About her 2003 composition Throwing Mountains, a
piece for bass clarinet, cello, double bass, and piano,
Buffalo-based composer Caroline Mallonée says
“Throwing pots is the terminology for the process
of creating a ceramic piece using natural forces and
natural materials” writes Mallonée. “The momentum
of the wheel allows the potter to create symmetrical
objects out of earth and water. Throwing pots is also
a fun and loud way to dispose of thrown pots. In
Throwing Mountains, ranges and peaks arise from
the momentum of the music. Throwing mountains
in the end might also be said to be a fun and loud way
to dispose of thrown mountains”.
The Albright-Knox Art Gallery will be open to concert
ticket holders from 5 to 8 pm. The AK Café will also
be open for dinner and reservations are required.
A post-concert reception with the musicians and
composer Paul Moravec will follow the concert.
Information: www.buffalochamberplayers.org. For
tickets visit: www.tickets.albrightknox.org
Tickets: $20/$15 for AK members/$5 students.
Phone: 270-8202
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BEER | TAP THIS
THEATER | OPENING SHOTS
WAIT UNTIL DARK
AT THE KAVINOKY THEATRE
3RD ANNUAL
FARM-TO-PINT EVENT
Returns to Hamburg Brewing Company
Great Buffalo actress
Barbara Link LaRou
with cast members
Adriano Gatto and
Brandon Barry.
John Russo, owner of Hamburg Brewing Company,
the site of Farm to Pint for the third straight year,
says that an event such as this is an important one
because ‘the idea of farm to pint is more than just
beer.’
“It’s important to use locally grown ingredients
because it supports those around us who do grow
local ingredients and to let the consumer know
‘Hey, this stuff was grown down the road,’” Russo
says. “It’s for the same reason people purchase food
at farmers markets, fresh locally grown product.
It’s also not just about hops and barley. This region
is great for extracting maple sap from trees and
making the commonly known maple syrup! We
want to promote Farm to Pint because it draws
attention to a topic that is sometimes overlooked
when it comes to beer. Most people do not realize
that you can make beer from ingredients grown in
your own backyard. The idea of farm to pint is more
than just beer. It’s a fun way to interact with those
who make up the different steps it takes to get the
liquid in your glass.”
Patrick Moltane and
Kathleen Macari who star
in the beloved thriller with
director Brian Cavanagh
BY BRIAN CAMPBELL
T
he Buffalo Niagara Brewers Association &
Hamburg Brewing Company present their
3rd annual Farm to Pint (F2P) celebration
of beer created exclusively from locally sourced
ingredients. The event features 20 beers by WNY
breweries and showcases WNY farmers, maltsters,
and hop farmers like Niagara Malt, NY Craft Malt,
East Prairie Hops and Domoy Farms. Locally raised
meat and vegetarian grilled skewers available for
purchase throughout the day. The event is free and
open to the public. Hamburg Brewing Company,
6553 Boston State Road in Hamburg, Sunday, May
15 from 12-8pm.
“F2P celebrates Buffalo Niagara’s exciting new
growth of hops and small grains farming which
has given local brewing companies the ability to
produce craft beer from local sources right here
at home,” said Willard Brooks, Chairman of the
BNBA Board of Directors. “The addition of so
many independent, locally owned breweries is truly
making Western New York a real tourist draw for
craft beer and food enthusiasts alike.”
The limited edition brews that will be available for
purchase include brews from 12 Gates Brewery, 42
North, Big Ditch Brewing Company, Community
Beer Works, Ellicottville Brewing Company, Five
& 20 Brewing & Distilling, Flying Bison, Four Mile
Brewing, Gordon Biersch, Hamburg Brewing, New
York Beer Project, Old First Ward, Pearl Street
Brewery, Resurgence Brewing Company, Rusty
Nickel Brewing, Southern Tier Brewing Company,
Woodcock Brothers.
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The growth in the craft beer industry is supported
by Governor Andrew Cuomo’s farm brewery bill,
which calls for designated “farm breweries” to use,
until the end of 2018, at least 20 percent NYS hops
and 20 percent of all other ingredients in their beer,
a number which rises to 60 percent from January
1, 2018 to December 31, 2023 and 90 percent from
January 1, 2024. Both Hamburg Brewery and Old
First Ward Brewing are now designated as “farm
breweries.”
Russo says that HBC brews a handful of beers
throughout the year that utilize the best of what NYS
sourced ingredients have to offer.
“Hamburg Brewing uses local ingredients as often
as they are cost effective and available,” Russo says.
“We have a beer called the “House Dressing” that
is available year round. We also do a wet hop beer
every hop harvest where we pick hops grown locally
and on site here in HBC’s half acre hop yard and
brew with them within 48 hours. Beers like this
provide great hop flavor and aromatics due to the
extra oils on the plants when picked. In addition to
these beers, we have our annual Farm to Pint event
beer debuting on May 15th. That beer is made 100
percent NYS ingredients!”
Farm to Pint will be held at Hamburg Brewing
Company, located at 6553 Boston State Road in
Hamburg, on Sunday, May 15th from 12—8pm. In
addition to all of the beer, there will be locally raised
meat and vegetarian grilled skewers available for
purchase throughout the day. The event is free and
open to the public.
“People should come check out Farm-to-Pint for a
variety of reasons,” Russo says. “The first is of course
that there is beer, but also there will be the people
responsible for getting it into your glass. There will
be brewers and representatives from 11 different
WNY region breweries, hop farmers, barley farmers,
maltsters, local chefs, etc. In addition to that,
nowhere else will you be able to try all of these locally
grown beers in the same place. It really should be
another fun day at Hamburg Brewing.”
FILM | MOVIELIST
AMHERST THEATRE (DIPSON)
3500 Main St (834–7655)
amherst.dipsontheatres.com
A Hologram for the King (R)
•Francofonia (R) • Buffalo
Internatioal Jewish Film Festival
NOW PLAYING > > >
his sister (Nicole Kidman) who
investigate the mysterious
disappearance
of
their
performances artist parents
(Christophr
Walken
and
MaryAnn Plunkett). Eastern
Hills
ANGOLA SCREENING ROOM/
TJ’S THEATRE
97 N. Main St. Angola (712-7244)
angolamoviezone.com
•No screenings this week
AURORA THEATRE
673 Main St, E. Aurora (652–
1660)
theauroratheatre.com
•Captain America: Winter’s War
(PG-13)
EASTERN HILLS CINEMA
(DIPSON)
4545 Transit Rd, Williamsville
(632–1080)
easternhills.dipsontheatres.com
• A Hologram for The King (R)
• Hello My Name Is Doris (R)
• The Family Fang (R) *How to
Train Your Dragon (2010) Sat.
10am
FLIX STADIUM 10 (DIPSON)
4901 Transit Rd, Depew (668–
1888)
flix10.dipsontheatres.com
• Captain America: Winter’s War
(PG-13) • Keanu (R) • Mother’s
Day (PG-13) • Ratchet and Clank
(PG) • The Jungle Book (PG-) •
The Boss (R)
FOUR SEASONS CINEMAS
2429 Military Rd, Niagara Falls
(297–1951)
fourseasonscinema.com
• Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (R) •
Eddie the Eagle • Gods of Egypt
(PG-13) • Risen (PG-13) • Kung Fu
Panda 3 (PG) • Daddy’s Home
(PG-13) • The Revenant (R) • Alvin
and the Chipmounks: The Road
Movie (PG) • Star Wars: The
Force Awakens (PG-13)
HALLWALLS
341 Delaware Ave, Buffalo
(854-1694)
hallwalls.org
•No Screenings This Week
HAMBURG PALACE THEATER
31 Buffalo St., Hamburg (649–
2295)
hamburgpalace.com
Purple Rain (1984)
OPENING
BUFFALO INTERNATIONAL
JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL- 31st
edition of festival featuring a
week-long showcase of feature
films. Dipson Amherst
CAPTAIN AMERICA: WINTER
SOLDER- Marvel’s latest
superhero blockbuster starring
Captain America (Chris Evans)
•• Captain America: Winter’s War
(PG-13) (PG)
LOCKPORT PALACE THEATER
2 East Ave., Lockport (438-1130)
lockportpalacetheatre.org
• No Screenings This Week
MAPLE RIDGE (AMC)
4276 Maple Rd, Amherst
(888-262-4386)
amctheatres.com
Day (PG-13) • The Hunstman:
Winter’s War• The Jungle Book
(PG-) • The Jungle Book • The
Boss (R) • Batman V Superman:
Dawn of Justice (PG-13) •
Zootopia (PG)
MCKINLEY MALL
CINEMA (DIPSON)
McKinley Mall, Blasdell (824–
3479)
mckinley.dipsontheatres.com
London Has Fallen (R) Whiskey
Tango Foxtrox (R) Deadpool (R)
• Race (PG-13) • Kung Fu Panda
Tue. 7:30
DARLING- Thriller about a
lonely young woman who
descends into madness when
she becomes the caretaker of a
mysterious New York mansion
that has a troubled past. The
FRANCOFONIA- Alexander Screening Room Fri. 7, 9 Sat, 9
Sokurov’s russian docudrama HOW TO TRAIN YOUR
about a museum director and DRAGON (2010)- Charming
a German officer who work animated
family
fantasy
together to protect beloved adventure about a boy who
works of art from the Nazi’s. befriends a loveable dragon.
Eastern Hills Sat. 10a
and Iron Man (Robert Downey Dipson Amherst.
Jr.) kicks off the summer movie
season, Directed by Anthony ETC.
LATE SPRING (1947)- Yasujiro
and Joe Russo. Flix, Maple
achingly
beautiful
ALIEN (1979) Ridley’ Scott’s sci- Ozu’s
Ridge, Regal Elmwood, Regal
fi horror masterpiece set a new masterwork about a father and
Niagara, Regal Quaker, Regal
benchmark standard for both his daugther ranks perhaps
Transit, Regal Walden
genre’s, while giving audiences second only to Tokyo Story as
THE FAMILY FANG- Jason one of the great screen heroine’s the great japanese filmmaker’s
Bateman stars and directs this in Ellen Ripley (Sigourney most beloved work. North Park
comedy about a brother and Weaver). The Screening Room Sun. 1130am
3 (PG) • The Revenant (R) • The
Boy (PG-13) • The Lady in the
Van (R) • Star Wars: The Force
Awalens (PG-13) • Brooklyn (R)
Wants Some (R) • Batman V
Superman: Dawn of Justice (PG13) • My Big Fat Greek Wedding
2 (PG-13) • Zootopia (PG)
NEW ANGOLA THEATER
72 North Main St., Angola
(549-4866)
newangolatheater.com
(PG-13)
REGAL NIAGARA FALLS
STADIUM 12
720 Builders Way, Niagara Falls
(236–0146)
(PG) • The Hunstman: Winter’s
War• The Jungle Book (PG-) •
Barbershop: The Next Cut (PG13) • The Boss (R) • Zootopia
(PG)
NORTH PARK
THEATRE
1428 Hertel Ave. (836-7411)
northparktheatre.org
• Papa: Hemingway in Cuba (R)
• Late Spring (1949) Sun. 11:30am
REGAL ELMWOOD
CENTER 16
2001 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo
(871–0722)
War • The Jungle Book (PG-) •
Barbershop: The Next Cut (PG13) • The Boss (R) • Everybody
REGAL QUAKER
CROSSING 18
3450 Amelia Dr., Orchard Park
(827–1109)
War • The Jungle Book (PG-) •
Barbershop: The Next Cut (PG13) • The Boss (R) •Eye in the
Sky (R) • Batman V Superman:
Dawn of Justice 3D (PG-13) •
Zootopia (PG)
The Jungle Book 3D • Criminal
(R) • The Boss (R)
REGAL TRANSIT
CENTER 18
Transit and Wehrle, Lancaster
(633–0859)
Day (PG-13) • Ratchet and
Clank (PG) • The Hunstman:
Winter’s War• The Jungle Book
(PG-) • The Jungle Book 3D •
Barbershop: The Next Cut (PG13) • Criminal (R) •Green Room
(R) • The Boss (R) •Eye in the
Sky (R) • Batman V Superman:
Dawn of Justice (PG-13) • My Big
Fat Greek Wedding 2 (PG-13)
•10 Cloverfield Lane (PG-13) •
Zootopia (PG)
REGAL WALDEN
GALLERIA STADIUM 16
One Walden Galleria Drive,
Cheektowaga (681-9414)
War• The Jungle Book (PG-) •
RIVIERA THEATRE
67 Webster St, N. Tonawanda
(692-2413) rivieratheatre.org
• No screenings this week
THE SCREENING ROOM
3131 Sheridan Dr., Amherst
(837-0376) screeningroom.net
• Darling (R) Fri. and Sat. 7, 9
•Alien (1979) Tue. 730
SQUEAKY WHEEL
617 Main Street (884-7172)
squeaky.org
•No screenings this week
TRANSIT DRIVE-IN
6655 Transit Rd (625-8535)
transitdrivein.com
(PG-13)• The Hunstman: Winter’s
War (PG-13) The Jungle Book
(PG) • Barbershop: The Next
Cut • The Boss (R) • Batman V
Superman: Dawn of Justice •
Zootopia (PG)
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visual arts | ARTVIEWS
Class/Workshop
ALBRIGHT-KNOX ART
GALLERY
albrightknox.org
1285 Elmwood Ave (882-8700)
Fri May 6, 10-10pm: 10
amâÐÐ10 pm Art Classes
for All Ages 1:30âÐÐ2:30 pm
Public Tour (FREE) 4âÐÐ5
pm ‘What’s Your Vision?’
Tour (FREE) 4 - 7 pm Drop-In
Art Activity: Public Sewing
Event with Amanda Browder,
Spectral Locus in Buffalo
(FREE) 5:30 - 7:30 pm Jazz
and Happy Hour 6 - 6:30 and
7 - 7:30 pm Gallery Talks’
Torey Thornton: Sir Veil FREE
with museum admission /
FREE for Members 7:30 8:30 pm Artist Talk: Amanda
Browder, Spectral Locus in
Buffalo $5 general admission
/ FREE for Members 8:30
pm - 9:30 pm The Art of
Food and Drink: Black
Squirrel Distillery $10 general
admission / $5 for Members
Films/Screenings
BURCHFIELD PENNEY
ART CENTER
burchfieldpenney.org
1300 Buffalo State, Buffalo State
(878-6011)
Fri May 6, 5-9pm: This event
brings together more than 35
invited artists and artisans for
a unique gift sale which also
serves as a fundraiser for the
Burchfield Penney Art Center.
All artists will be donating
back a percentage of their
sales to support the ongoing
mission of The Center; Sat
May 7, 10-5pm: This event
brings together more than 35
invited artists and artisans for
a unique gift sale which also
serves as a fundraiser for the
Burchfield Penney Art Center.
All artists will be donating
back a percentage of their
sales to support the ongoing
mission of The Center.
Events & Openings
ART247
247 Market St, Niagara County
Remembering Joseph
WhalenPrivate collection
of Paul Hunt; Remembering
Joseph WhalenPrivate
collection of Paul Hunt BOX
GALLERY
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hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.
php/Hostel-Buffalo-Niagara/
Buffalo/7867
667 Main St
Fri May 6, 7-11pm: Splinters
& Seams, a two-man show
featuring furniture design by
Adam Ianni and textile design
by Mary Kate Morrison
BUFFALO STATE
COLLEGE UPTON HALL
GALLERY
buffalostate.edu/design
(878-6032)
Sat May 7, 6-8pm:
Experimental Matters Tiffany
Rohrback and Melissa Ash
IMPACT ARTISTS'
GALLERY
impactartistsgallery.org
2495 Main St (835-6817)
Fri May 6, 6-9pm: Vintage
Images Reborn
PAPER MOON GALLERY
49 Franklin St
Richard Gubernick will have
a solo show of drawings at
Paper Moon Gallery.; Fri May
6, 6-9pm: Richard Gubernick
will have a solo show of
drawings at Paper Moon
Gallery.
PARABLE GALLERY AND
GIFTS
1027 Elmwood Ave
Fri May 6, 6-9pm: Group
Show Featuring works by:Jill
Gustafson Glunz,Susan
Liebel,Scott Matheny,David
Fehrman, Donald Jackson
, Teresa Alessandra,,Debra
Orrange,,Jane Marinsky,Paul
Chlebowski
PAUSA ART HOUSE
pausaarthouse.com
19 Wadsworth St
Fri May 6, 6-11pm: Laurie
A Tanner - Ravel: Solo Art
Exhibit Opening Reception
STUDIO HART
studiohart.com
65 Allen St (536-8337)
Fri May 6, 6-9pm: FLOWER
BURST!
THE JOURNEY ART
GALLERY
1168 Orchard Park Rd, West
Seneca
Fri May 6, 7-9pm: "Universal
Meditations" - Artist John
Merlino
Exhibits
640 GALLERY
640 Ridge Rd, Erie County
Barbara Comerford, a local
artist, opens her show of
Original Mandalas Mandalas
ALBRIGHT-KNOX ART
GALLERY
albrightknox.org
1285 Elmwood Ave (882-8700)
Erin Shirriff; For the love
of things: Still life; Torey
Thornton; Empowered
Expression
AMHERST CENTER FOR
SENIOR SERVICES
370 John James Audubon Pkwy,
Amherst (636-3050)
Williamsville Art Society's
"Spring Show" opening
reception
ART DIALOGUE
GALLERY
5 Linwood Ave
An Exhibition of works
by Buffalo artist Diana B.
Slatin who died in 2003; An
Exhibition of works by Buffalo
artist Diana B. Slatin who died
in 2003.
ARTISTS GROUP
GALLERY
wnyag.com
1 Linwood Ave (885-2251)
This second installment
of the two-part exhibition
includes modern works with
experimental and cutting
edge works in a variety of
mediums by member artists.
(The first installation included
traditional works.)
BETTY'S RESTAURANT
bettysbuffalo.com
370 Virginia St (362-0633)
11th Annual Betty's Staff
Exhibition Exhibition of
Artwork by Betty's talented
staff members, staff members
friends and family
BOX GALLERY
hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.
php/Hostel-Buffalo-Niagara/
Buffalo/7867
667 Main St
Splinters & Seams, a twoman show featuring furniture
design by Adam Ianni and
textile design by Mary Kate
Morrison
BT&C GALLERY
btandcgallery.com
1250 Niagara St (604-6183)
JACK DRUMMER
BUFFALO CENTER FOR
ARTS & TECHNOLOGY
buffaloartstechcenter.org
1221 Main St (259-1680)
Fri May 6, 6:30-8:30pm: The
exhibit will showcase the many
diverse works of high school
students from high schools
from all over Western New
York and Canada.
BUFFALO STATE
COLLEGE UPTON HALL
GALLERY
buffalostate.edu/design
(878-6032)
Experimental Matters Tiffany
Rohrback and Melissa Ash
CEPA GALLERY
cepagallery.org
617 Main St (856-2717)
Joseph Bochynskicivics; Hans
Van Den Broek landscapes;
shane farrell proxyself: an
implosive point of infinite
destiny emerges from outlines
smashed into the basement
of life; caroline dohertybasic
furnishings for unequal
spaces. CHARLES E.
BURCHFIELD NATURE &
ART CENTER
burchfieldnac.org
2001 Union Rd, West Seneca
(677-4843)
The West Seneca Art Society
will be hosting their annual
Spring Art Show in the
Charles E. Burchfield Nature
& Art Center (BNAC) in West
Seneca.
EL MUSEO
elmuseobuffalo.org
91 Allen St (464-4692)
A Conversation in Conflict:
Documentary images by
Marten Czamanske and
Courtney Grim
ELEVEN TWENTY
PROJECTS
eleventwentyprojects.com
1120 Main St (882-8100)
Rodney Taylor: Grey ; TAPER
Scott Bye, Taper, 2016,
variable dimensions, wood
(cedar fencing)
IMPACT ARTISTS'
GALLERY
impactartistsgallery.org
2495 Main St (835-6817)
Vintage Images Reborn;
INDIGO ART GALLERY
47 Allen St (984-9572)
I Walk the LineArtist(s): Jozef
Bajus; I Walk the LineArtist(s):
Jozef Bajus; I Walk the
LineArtist(s): Jozef Bajus
JEWISH COMMUNITY
CENTER'S HOLLAND
FAMILY BUILDING
jccbuffalo.org
787 Delaware Ave (886-3145)
Exhibit of artwork by staff at
the Jewish Community Center
of Greater Buffalo, at the
Holland Family Building Art
Gallery.
KARPELES MANUSCRIPT
MUSEUM (PORTER HALL)
rain.org/~karpeles
453 Porter Ave (885-4139)
The West Seneca Central
School District Art Show
MEIBOHM FINE ARTS
meibohmfinearts.com
478 Main St, Aurora (652-0940)
Howard D. Beach (1867-1954):
Mutotones
NIAGARA ARTS AND
CULTURAL CENTER (THE
NACC)
thenacc.org
1201 Pine Ave, Niagara (282-7530)
a tremendous collection
of works by Jonathan
Rogers; Garden Gallery:
Members Art Exhibition
at the NACC.; Jonathan
Rogers Retrospective; a
tremendous collection of
works by Jonathan Rogers;
Garden Gallery: Members
Art Exhibition at the
NACC.; Jonathan Rogers
Retrospective
NIAGARA COUNTY
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DOLCE VALVO ART
CENTER
niagaracc.suny.edu/academics/
fine_arts/art_gallery.php
3111 Saunders Settlement Rd,
Cambria (614-5975)
Student Honors Exhibition;
Student Honors Exhibition
NINA FREUDENHEIM
GALLERY
ninafreudenheimgallery.com
140 North St (882-5777)
George Woodman is a
photographer and painter
whose career has spanned
over 60 years
PARABLE GALLERY AND
GIFTS
1027 Elmwood Ave
:David Fehrman, Jackson
Don,Beth Insalco,Teresa
Alexander,Susan
Redenback,Debra
Orrange,Charlotte
Mallon,Patricia Prior,Jane
Marinsky,John Sketchcat
Meyers
RIVER ART GALLERY &
GIFTS
riverartgalleryandgifts.com
83 Webster St, North Tonawanda
(260-1497)
Jake Linkowski, "Inside
the Outdoors"; "Inside
the Outdoors" Artist- Jake
Linkowski; Jake Linkowski,
"Inside the Outdoors"
THE BENJAMAN ART
GALLERY
benartgallery.com
419 Elmwood Ave (886-0898)
Draw Near: Love Lessons
at the Art Institute of
Buffalo is an exhibition that
celebrates the early work of
four local artists who found
love and inspiration at the
prestigious art school in the
1940s. Featuring paintings by
Robert Noel Blair (1912-2002),
Jeanette Blair (1922-2016),
James Koenig (1925-1998) and
Catherine Koenig (1921-2004),
the exhibition will open at
the Benjaman Gallery, 419
Elmwood Avenue,
UB DEPARTMENT OF
ART, LOWER GALLERY
Center for the Arts 103
Re-Riding History: From
the Southern Plains to the
Matanzas Bay; Sojourn:
Rumsey Competition
Exhibition, an annual
exhibition showcasing the
work of sophomore and
junior-level students from
the Department of Art
as they compete for the
yearly Rumsey Scholarship. ;
Sojourn: Rumsey Competition
Exhibition, an annual
exhibition showcasing the
work of sophomore and
junior-level students from
the Department of Art as
they compete for the yearly
Rumsey Scholarship. ; On the
Front Lines: Military Veterans
at The Art Students League of
New York.
Lectures
EL MUSEO
elmuseobuffalo.org
91 Allen St (464-4692)
Fri May 6, 7-9pm: A
Conversation in Conflict:
Documentary images by
Marten Czamanske and
Courtney GrimArtist talk &
reception
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“...In the area between is and was are leaves......
words of the world and the life of the world...”
Wallace Stevens
MOMS READ! TREAT HER ON SUNDAY TO SOME
BOOKS, FLOWERS & SOMETHING SWEET. THEN
READ ALOUD TO HER.
EVENTS
Ken Ilgunas, Trespassing Across America
Area native walks proposed Keystone pipeline
& tells his and its story - talk & signing
Sat, 5/7, 5 pm, Main St Store
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Clint Hill/Lisa McCubbin, Five Presidents
former secret service agent tells his tale
Thu, 5/12, 5:30 pm, Larkin Square Filling Sta
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Lauren Belfer, And After the Fire, new novel launch
Mon, 5/16, 5:30 pm, Larkin Square
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Matt Bindig, Nothing Here is Real
Local teacher’s debut novel
Thu, 5/19, 7 pm, Main St store
CALENDAR
THURS
MAY 5
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SHOP LOCAL, GROW BUFFALO
OPEN MIC
Duke's Bohemian Grove Bar - 9pm
Throwback Thursdays with DJ
Charles Masters
Mooney's - 8pm DJ Trivia
MUSIC
JAZZ
ACOUSTIC/FOLK
Nietzsche's - 5pm Thursday
Afternoon Trio w/ John, Paul, and
Bill
Ukrainian-American Civic Center 9pm Lance Drake acoustic show
AMERICANA
Daily Planet Coffee Co. - 6:308:30pm The Healing Committee
BLUES
Abbey Square - 8:30pm Open Blues
Jam
Laurel and Hardy's - 9pm Pro Blues
Jam
Pano's - 6:30pm Sam Marabella and
his Band
Asbury Hall at Babeville - 8pm Taylor
Ho Bynum Sextet & Buffalo PlusTet
Colored Musicians' Club - 8pm
Carol Mc Laughlin
Daily Planet Coffee Co. - 12:301:30pm Acoustic Lunch with
MaryBeth King; 5-6:30pm Evening
Jazz:: Fred Caputi
Hallwalls - 8pm Taylor Ho Bynum
Sextet & Buffalo PlusTet
Pausa Art House - 8pm Twin Talk
KARAOKE
UB Student Union - 7:30-8:30pm Bill
Solomon, Percussion; Adrian Sanda,
Clarinet
Garden Park Cafe - 8pm Dan's
Nightly Karaoke
Gypsy Parlor - 9pm Karaoke
Hat Trix Bar and Grill - 10pm karaoke
Rockin' Buffalo Saloon - 7pm Rock
and Roll Rich
Waiting Room - 10pm Live Band
Karaoke: Punk, Pop, Emo, $5 under
21, free for over 21
COUNTRY
LATIN
CLASSICAL
Sportsmen's Tavern - 12-2:15pm
Mark plays classic country with The
Lunchtime Classic Country Review
Templeton Landing - 5-9pm Latin
Entertainment, Son Boricuas and
festive drink & food specials
Buffalo Irish Center - 7:30-11pm Tim
Weir
Couzins - 8-11:30pm Bouncin' off the
Walls
Gonzos - 11pm Andy Geier and Joe
Batt
Nifty Fifty - 8pm Peg Silvestri
O'Neill's Stadium Inn - 10pm Cory
Klawon & Dustin Francis
Penny Lane Cafe - 7-10pm A J
T.C. Wheelers Bar & Pizzeria - 8-11pm
Michael Hund
Tap House Pub & Grill - 7-10pm Keith
Shuskie Jr
The Music Room - 7pm Open Mic,
all ages
PIANO
Dick and Jenny's Bake and Brew 6:30-9:30pm Don Burns
ROCK
Broadway Joe's Bar & Grille - 6pm
Jacquees
Mohawk Place - 7pm Jeremy Porter
& The Tucos with The Blue Rocket
Trio & The Buffalo Brass Machine
Pizza Plant Italian Pub (Transit Rd) - 710pm Doc Licata Plays The Beatles
Santora's Pizza Pub & Grill (Transit
Rd.) - 7pm Cory Klaxon
Town Ballroom - 8pm ZOMBOYw/
GHASTLY
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Raider of Niagara Poetry Series
Jennifer Campbell & Gene Grabiner
Thu, 5/26, 7 pm, Main St store
DANCE/DJS/
ELECTRONIC
SNARKY PUPPY
Town Ballroom | Sat May 7th • 7pm | $29/$34
Snarky Puppy is a Brooklyn based instrumental fusion
band led by bassist, composer, producer Michael
League in 2004. The musicians perform on a variety
of instruments including guitars, pianos, keyboards
woodwinds, brass, percussion and strings. Snarky
Puppy has a core sonic idea, it’s an intricate melody
over a multifaceted groove, as generated by its
multiple instrumental combinations. In 2014, Snarky
Puppy, along with Lalah Hathaway, won a Grammy
Award in the Best R&B Performance category for their
rendition of the Brenda Russell song “Something.”
Their new record “Sylva” is a collaboration with the
world famous Dutch Metropole Orchestra. It debuted
on multiple Billboard charts, including #1 on the
Heatseekers Chart, #1 Top Current Jazz Album and
#1 Contemporary Instrumental Album. The album
won the band their second Grammy, this time for Best
Contemporary Instrumental Album. Head down to
The Town Ballroom and see one of the most popular
jazz groups in the world.
SAT
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Check out the USED BOOKS at Main Street store
& great sale selections at both locations
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EDITOR’S PICK
Wagon Wheel Restaurant - 8:30pm
Thursday Night Jams with Chuck
DeRose
Waiting Room - 7pm YOUTH CODE
Kavinoky Theatre - 12-1pm COOL
CONSERVATION TOOLS: FROM
DUCT TAPE TO DRONES
COMMUNITY
EVENTS
Talking Leaves ...Books - 7pm Rustling
the Leaves: Josh Fruhlinger, comics
novelist
AMERICANA
SEASONAL EVENT
BLUEGRASS
ARTS & CRAFTS
Brighton Place Library - 1:30-2:30pm
Cardcrafter's ClubThursdays from
1:30 - 2:30Create beautiful, handmade greeting cards. Experienced
and beginning crafters are welcome.
This is not a class; we share ideas
and techniques. Call 332-4375 for
information.
COMEDY
Helium Comedy Club - 8pm Tim
Meadows
Mr. Goodbar - 8pm Open Comedy
Mic
COMMUNITY INTEREST
Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village - 69pm Open house
Community Music School of Buffalo
- 5:30-6:30pm Topsy Turvy - The
World of Gilbert & Sullivan is taught
by Paul Waara. This sixty-minute
class is for teens & adults. Students
will explore the wonderfully funny
& entertaining world of Gilbert &
Sullivan
Delavan-Grider Community Center
- 5-6:30pm PeaceJam Buffalo, For
Teens: PeaceJam is an international organization with 13 Nobel
Laureates on its board that uses
fun activities to provide youth with
inspiration, education, and action.
PeaceJam also fulfills community
service hours! Wednesdays 5:006:30pm - every Wednesday that
school is in session. (Dinner served
at 5pm. - Program starts at 5:30pm.)
Delavan-Grider Community Center,
877 East Delavan Avenue, Buffalo,
NY. Sponsored by WNY Peace
Center's Peace Education Project.
Contact Vicki (716-931-3520) for
more information.
Evergreen Health Services - 2-3pm
Educational support group for people living with HIV/AIDS
EXHIBITS
Buffalo Arts Studio - 11-5pm Tricia
Butski, Semblance
Buffalo History Tours - 10-5pm
VQuilts: Techniques and Styles
Castellani Art Museum - 11-5pm The
Castellani Art Museum will host
the Buffalo Society of Artists 120th
Catalogue Exhibition.
FUNDRAISERS
Tri-Main Center - 9-5pm The annual
Mega Rummage Sale benefitting
People’s Park programs
LECTURES/
PRESENTATIONS
Burchfield Nature and Art Center 7pm Carol Case Siracuse
LITERARY
Hot Mama's Canteen - 7pm CINCO
de Mayo Party!! Fire Pickle Eating
Contest!!
SPECIAL EVENT
Don Juan's Mexican Grill (West
Seneca) - 11:30am Cinco de Mayo
celebration
Don Juan's Mexican Grill(Elma) 11:30am Cinco de Mayo celebration
El Buen Amigo - 7pm History of Cino
DeMayo: History and impact of the
Independence of Mexico
Temple Beth Zion - 5:30-8pm
MEDICAL LEGAL ETHICS AND THE
HOLOCAUST: A PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY
FOR THE MEDICAL AND LEGAL
COMMUNITIES OF BUFFALO
SPECIALTY/
COMMUNITY THEATER
Road Less Traveled Theater - 7:30pm
Farragut North
Shea's Buffalo Performing Arts
Center - 7:30pm Dirty Dancing
TOURS
Tifft Nature Preserve - 10-noon
Wellness Walks. Drop by Tifft Nature
Preserve and enjoy the fresh air and
the sights and sounds of the season with a healthy outdoor walk on
our beautiful and accessible trails!
Please call 825-6397 to confirm walk
will be taking place. $2 donation per
person appreciated. All ages.
TOURS/HIKES
Tifft Nature Preserve - 10-noon
Wellness WalksThursdays (offered
all year)10AM-12PMAll AgesTifft
Nature Preserve 1200 Fuhrmann
Blvd. Buffalo, NY 14203Drop by Tifft
Nature Preserve and enjoy the fresh
air and the sights and sounds of the
season with a healthy outdoor walk
on beautiful and accessible trails!
Please call 825-6397 to confirm walk
will be taking place. $2 donation per
person is appreciated
FRI
MAY 6
MUSIC
ACOUSTIC/FOLK
Daily Planet Coffee Co. - 12-1pm
Acoustic Lunch with Drew Azzinaro
Irishman Pub and Eatery - 7pm
Invisible Touch
Unity Gallery at Unity Church - 9pm
Marie Lyons; 9pm Mike Strobel
Jamie Holka; 9:30pm
Dave
Thurman's Songwriter showcase
AT SENECA NIAGAR A RESORT & CASINO
Delaware Park - 5-7pm The Heenan
Brothers
Daily Planet Coffee Co. - 7-9pm The
Panfil Brothers
BLUES
Hot Mama's Canteen - 8pm The JT
Blues Band
Matthew Glab Post - 9:30pm River
Dogs
World of Beers - 8pm Sam Marabella
and his Band
CELTIC/IRISH
Trinity Methodist Church(GI) 7:30pm The Buffalo Master Chorale
and the Buffalo Niagara Youth
Chorus present AFFIRMATION OF
HOPE: ALL THINGS IRISH
June 11 at 8 PM
COUNTRY
Jordan's Ale House - 10pm Wasted
Whiskey
Nashville's 2 - 9pm 2 Leftboots
Sportsmen's Tavern - 5:30-8pm The
Skiffle Minstrels with Special Guest
Kenny Peterson on Steel Guitar;
9pm the Amazing All My Children
band
CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
JACKSON BROWNE
OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN
COUNTING CROWS
& ROB THOMAS
May 27 at 7 PM
June 24 at 8 PM
HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES
July 9 at 8 PM
OUTDOOR SHOW
DANCE/DJS/
ELECTRONIC
Allen Burger Venture - 10pm "Snake
n' Stylus. DJ Malik Von Saint and
Marcos Ugawdawa playing Disco
Punx high class dance rock"
Club Marcella - 10pm Friday Night
Dance Party
The Legendary Milk and Cochise
w/ Buffalo Funklord Lopro play It's
Motha Funkin' Fridays
Gypsy Parlor - 10pm DJ LoPro
Mooney's Bar & Grill - 8pm DJ Brian
Blaze
Mooney's Sports Bar & Grill - 10pm
DJ Homewrecker
Polish Villa 2 - 8pm Tom Hastings
Dance Party
The Gypsy Parlor - 2:30pm DJ LoPro
CHECK OUT THE INTIMATE
BEAR’S DEN SHOWROOM
JAZZ
The LaLas Burlesque – June 17 & 18
Anchor Bar - 8pm The Jazz Example
KARAOKE
Armory Saloon - 10pm Karaoke at
bthe Armory
Hat Trix Bar and Grill - 10pm karaoke
Riverside Park Inn - 10pm Riverside
park Inn 1160 Tonawanda St. Buffalo
The Topper Social Club - 9pm
Karaoke at Topper
Waiting Room - 10pm Live Band
Karaoke: Punk, Pop, Emo, $5 under
July 23 at 8 PM
August 13 at 6:45 PM
CULTURE CLUB
September 3 at 8 PM
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES
The Smithereens – May 14
Night Fever: An Evening with
the Bee Gees – June 25
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BOOKS | GRAPHIC TRAFFIC | presented by
RICK AND MORTY: VOLUME ONE
Woodside Coffee House - 7-11pm
open mic
PIANO
> REVIEW BY JOE TELL
POP
R
CIVIL WAR
Mark Millar (Author) and Stephen McNiven (Illustrator)
Marvel Comics (Publisher)
Review by Gabriel Allandro.
T
o those with a deep grounding in the history of the Marvel Universe, the advent of
“Captain America: Civil War” in theaters is an explosion of excitement that drives
them to brush up on their comics history by either grabbing their back issues
of Civil War, Marvel’s 2006 crossover event from which the feature film is derived, or
heading to their local comic shop for the trade paperback. To those without such a
grounding, however, diving back into the source material is a tad problematic – not to
mention confusing. Yes, you’ll still see a superheroic intervention go fatally wrong, with civilian casualties and massive property damage. Captain America and Iron Man will be at odds over the concept of a law designed to regulate
superhuman activities. But many of the facts differ greatly. The comics event had decades of Marvel history from
which to build upon. In contrast, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the continuity in which the reality of the films
exists, hasn’t been around quite as long. As a result, differences can be expected … and thoroughly enjoyed. Millar,
a God of Writing (Wanted, The Ultimates, The Authority, Kick-Ass, The Secret Service) , and McNiven (Meridian,
New Avengers) craft an epic event that shook the Marvel Universe to its core, changing it in ways that are still evident
today, a decade later. Millar’s tale is that of perception … right and wrong being mere perceptions of reality, and not
necessarily accurate. Tensions build, blood is spilled … and McNiven renders it all in a beautiful palette of moody,
grim imagery. Read the book, then see the movie. I sincerely doubt you’ll regret it.
THU
SAT
OPEN MIC
Zac Gorman (Author) and C.J. Cannon and Marc Ellerby (Illustrators)
Oni Press (Publisher)
ick and Morty: Volume One is based on the funny and entertaining [adult swim]
show “Rick and Morty.” Created by Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland, the adult animated science fiction sitcom show is popular enough to merit its own comic book
series. If you read this graphic novel and have never seen an episode of the show, you
will be interested in watching it. The series, which draws inspiration from “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” and “Doctor Who,” is illustrated with a cartoon style that is
heavily influenced by “The Simpsons.” Rick and Morty combines all of the best qualities of classic sci-fi and the movie “Back to the Future” to create a whimsical and unique black comedy. The characterization stays true to the show,
and the edgy narrative combines warmth and intelligence with a youthful energy. Join the excitement as depraved
genius Rick Sanchez embarks on cool adventures with his socially awkward grandson Morty across the universe and
across time. The pair explores the beauty of the multiverse in wacky, fun-filled exploits, splitting their time between
family life and interdimensional hijinks. Morty’s shaky family life and his escapades with his alcoholic grandfather
combine to cause a great deal of distress at home and school. Also caught in the crossfire of Rick’s adventures are his
daughter Beth, a veterinary surgeon; his teenage granddaughter Summer; and his Jerry, his useless son-in-law. There
are even some cameos from other characters like Bird Person, Squanchy and Meeseeks. This collection includes
the first five issues of the comic book series; after reading, you will be left wanting more. A special bonus section
continues the hilarity, showcasing the entire family.
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21, free for over 21
Oliver's - 7:30pm George Jones
Shadow Lounge & Restaurant - 10pm
JJ Swing
ROCK
31 Club - 9pm Jelly Jar
American Legion Matthew Glab
Post 1477 - 9pm The Screaming
Pineapples
Anchor Bar - 6-9pm Roadtrip
Angry Buffalo at the Rose Garden - 811pm Bryan Richard
Armor Inn Tap Room - 9pm Toast ;
9pm Toast
Buffalo Iron Works - 8pm Start
Making Sense - A Tribute to Talking
Heads w/ HmfO (Hall & Oates
Tribute)Doors: 8:00pm, Show:
9:00pm - Tickets: $10 ADV/$12 DOS
- Ages: 18+
Central Park Grill - 6-9pm Five to
One
Crazy Jake's - 9:30pm Impact
Dinosaur BBQ - 10pm Miller and the
Other Sinners
Mac's on Hertel - 6-9pm Tim Britt
Milkie's on Elmwood (formerly
Elmwood Lounge) - 9pm "The Good
Neighbors" and "Sup?"
Mohawk Place - 5pm David Rizzuto;
8pm Savannah & the Kings, The
Farewells, Rustic Radio, Extravision,
Brooks Strause
Mohawk Place - 8pm Savannah
Kingw/ The Farewells, Rustic Radio,
Extravision, & Brooks Strause; 8pm
* Extravision & Brooks Strause will
now be performing at this event5
/ 6 / 16 : Savannah & The Kings
w/ The Farewells, Rustic Radio,
Extravision, & Brooks Strause
Mr. Goodbar - 10pm The Spin
WiresElectric Watermelon
Nietzsche's - 5pm The Afternoon
trio with John, Paul and Bill; 6-10pm
Band Named Sue
Nietzsche's - 10pm A Tribute to Mark
Freeland
Raintree Bar & Grill - 9:30pm Black
widow
River Grill - 8pm A-List
Rocky's Big City games and Sports
bar - 10pm Midnight Kings
Santora's Pizza Pub & Grill
(Millersport) - 8pm Kevin McCarthy
Rd.) - 9pm Nerds Gone Wild
Stamps Bar - 7pm Swill with Joystick
Generation and Let's Get Even
The Shores Waterfront Restaurant &
Marina - 8pm Bleeding Hearts
TIM MEADOWS
Helium Comedy Club | Thurs 8pm, Fri & Sat 7:30pm & 10pm
$15 Gen Ad • $23 Reserved Seating Thurs •
$20 Gen Ad • $28 Reserved Seating Fri •
$23 Gen Ad • $31 Reserved Seating Sat
Tim Meadows is an American actor and comedian best known as one
of the longest running cast members on Saturday Night Live, where he
served for ten seasons. Meadows’ start in show business was in Chicago
as a member of The Second City comedy troupe alongside future star
Chris Farley. Meadows often spoofed famous celebrities such as O.J.
Simpson, Michael Jackson, Tiger Woods, Oprah Winfrey, and Erykah
Badu. His most famous original character was Leon Phelps- “The Ladies
Man.” That character was adapted into a film of the same name. Tim
continues to perform improve in Chicago and Los Angeles, frequently
performing with Heather Ann Campbell and Miles Stroth, in the improvised sketch show- “Heather, Miles and Tim.”
Wine on Third - 8pm Andrew Bieniek
EXHIBITS
ZYDECO/CAJUN
Buffalo Arts Studio - 11-5pm Tricia
Butski, Semblance
Buffalo State College Whitworth
Ferguson Planetarium - 11am ‘Past
the Equinox: Skies of Spring’
189 Public House - 8:30pm LeeRon
Zydeco & the Hot Tamales
COMMUNITY
EVENTS
ARTS & CRAFTS
The Fairgrounds - 4-9pm This year’s
edition of Springtime in the Country
features garden art, metalworks,
women’s fashion, original wall art,
custom furniture, designer jewelry,
home decor, spa quality bath and
beauty products, gourmet foods,
children’s toys, pottery and so much
more.
COMEDY
FILMS/SCREENINGS
Dipson Amherst Theatre - 3:30pm A
La Vie
FUNDRAISERS
Lancaster Opera House - 7pm 20162017 SEASON PREVIEW PARTY
Michael's Banquet Hall - 6:309:30pm Baker Victory Nite 2016:
Hooray for Hollywood!
DANCE
KIDS STUFF
Helium Comedy Club - 7:30pm,
10pm Tim Meadows
COMMUNITY INTEREST
Trinity Methodist Church(GI) 7:30pm Affirmation of Hope, All
Things Irish
with Guest Artists
Kindred and the McCarthy School
of Irish DanceTickets can be purchased online or at the door
Unitarian Universalist Church of
Buffalo - 8-11pm Queen City Contra
Dancers,
Monkey See, Monkey Do - 1010:30am Three Little Pigs Party
LECTURES/
PRESENTATIONS
Church of Scientology of Buffalo 7pm Clear Body, Clear Mind
LITERARY
Hallwalls - 4pm Ndubueze Mbah
5.7
SAT
TEDESCHI-TRUCKS BAND
UB Center For the Arts | Sat May 7th & May 8th at 7:30 pm
Tickets from $27 to $77
The Tedeschi–Trucks Band is a twelve-piece blues band led by the husband and wife team of singer-guitarist Susan Tedeschi and guitarist virtuoso Derek Trucks. Derek is probably the world’s greatest slide guitarist, following in the footsteps of slide guitar masters Elmore James and
Duane Allman. The band combines Memphis soul, electric rhythm &
blues, country, rock and classic song craft capturing the imagination of
both concert audiences and critics alike. They will perform from their
new hit album called “Let Me Get By.” In their five -year history, the Tedeschi-Trucks Band has performed with Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan and
Santana. Stephen Colbert chose the band to the musical guest on the
debut of his late night comedy “The Late Show.” Amy Helm and The
Handso me Strangers will open up the show.
SPECIALTY/
COMMUNITY THEATER
Alden Christian Theatre Society 7:30pm Arsenic and Old Lace
Ellicott Creek Playhouse (St.
Edmund Campus) - 7:30pm Young
Frankenstein
Irish Classical Theatre - 7:30pm THe
vYeats Project
Farragut North
Center - 8pm Dirty Dancing
TOURS
Buffalo Visitor Center at the
Brisbane bldg - 10am Masters of
American Architecture
SAT
MAY 7
MUSIC
ACOUSTIC/FOLK
Middlemen
Elmwood Bidwell Farmers Market 9:30-11am Rob Falgiano
High Horse
AMERICANA
DHU Strand Theatre - 7-10pm Diggin
Roots Band wsg Mike Brown
Erie Canal Discovery Center - 10:30noon The Heenan Brothers
BLUES
Broadway Hotel - 4pm Robin and the
Rubes
Lebro's - 8:30-11:30pm DeeAnn
Tompkins Band with Speedy Parker,
Chas DelPlato, Andy Romanek &
Bob Price
Merge Restaurant - 6:30pm Sam
Marabella and his Band
The Cove - 2-5pm Blues Jam
Matinee with the Blues Crew
CABARET/BROADWAY
Lancaster Opera House - 7:30pm
SERENADE ON BROADWAY
CELTIC/IRISH
Nietzsche's - 5pm The Celtic Seisuns
COUNTRY
Ernie Weber's Beef and Ale - 5-10pm
Live Country Roundup
Nashville's 2 - 7pm Wasted Whiskey;
8pm Rising Country star Chase
Bryant
DANCE/DJS/
ELECTRONIC
Blu Bar & Grille - 8pm This week's
DJ is DAN DEGOSKIFREE DISCO
LESSONS at 8pm with TRISH from
the Step by Step TV show
Club Marcella - 9pm Salvation
Saturday Drag Show and Sexy
Underwear Contest
SNM feat: Scott Down, Daringer,
Charlie the Butcher, Milk & Cochise
and Keith Concept
Mooney's Sports Bar & Grill - 10pm
DJ Homewrecker
Mooney's - 8pm DJ Homewrecker
EXPERIMENTAL/
IMPROV
Sugar City - 8pm Horse Lords
FUNK/SOUL
Hydraulic Hearth - 9:30pm Ron Davis
and Ray Haugen
JAZZ
Buffalo Inn - 3-4pm Joanna Batt and
the ‘TraJazz’ jazz duo show
C Dee Wright Center - 7:30pm Max
Hatt Edda Glass
Cuginos Italian restaurant - 6:30pm
Joe Baudo and Cheryl Ferris
Hot Mama's Canteen - 1-4pm Brunch
& Beats Jazzline
Pausa Art House - 8pm Walt Sopicki
Organ Trio
Town Ballroom - 7pm Snarky Puppy
Albany
official
shown
managing
Buffalo Niagara
affairs.
KARAOKE
Karaoke with Okie Rich
OPEN MIC
Al-E-Oops - 9:30pm Eric Joseph
PIANO
Hot Mama's Canteen - 5-7pm
Kentucky Derby Party w/ Ann
Phillippone
Mangia Ristorante - 9pm Piano bar
with Jon Lorentz
POP
31 Club - 8:30pm Joe Bolognese and
Dolly Durante
Lake Erie Italian Club - 7pm "Il Piave
Mormorava" Canti Della Grande
GuerraCasual Buffet Dinner &
Dancing with The Formula Band
Shadow Lounge & Restaurant - 10pm
De Ja Groove
RELIGIOUS/GOSPEL
St. Mary of the Lake Church 7:30pm "Celebrating Our Mothers:
A Musical-Poetic Journey through
Motherhood" Tenor Vocalist Cory
James Gallagher and Writer-Poet
Amy Gallagher
ROCK
Armor Inn Tap Room - 9pm Ion Sky
Broadway Hotel - 9pm J C
Thompson Band
Crazy Jake's - 9:30pm Back To The
Bars
Elmwood Village - 1-6pm Buffalo
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The Aquarium of
Thursday
Niagara’s Seasonings
event is the original taste May 12th
of Niagara. It is the
perfect time and place to 6pm-9pm
enjoy everything the
Aquarium of Niagara
Tickets are $55
offers—all while
each or $100/pair
sampling the region’s
best food and wine.
Help support our amazing animals
and register today.
Call 716-285-3575 or go to
www.aquariumofniagara.org.
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Porchfest Spring 2016,
Hot Mama's Canteen - 8-11pm Jim
Yeoman's Band
Jack Devine North - 9pm Michael
Bly duo
Jack Devine's - 10pm Breakaway
Legend's Bar & Grill - 7-11pm BYT featuring: Ray Barry, Paul Yates & Dave
Thurman
Mohawk Place - 6pm Darkapathy &
Mass Casualty
w/ Gutted Alive,
Misanthropy, & The Crypt
Mr. Goodbar - 10pm MaydayNN Two
or Less The Revenge Therapists
Nietzsche's - 10pm Joyeux, First
Ward, YALI, Marquee Grand
Pizza Plant Italian Pub (Transit Rd) 7:30-10:30pm My Cousin Tone
Raintree Bar & Grill - 2-5pm
Pooch and the Howling Cats; 2pm
BravuraâÐÐs
River Grill - 8pm Mitty and his
Followers
Rd.) - 9pm SuperCharger
Seneca Allegany Casino - 7pm May
brings rock guitar legend Steve
Miller Band to the Seneca Allegany
Events Center in Salamanca on
Saturday, May 7 at 7 p.m. Born
and bred as a guitarist on the San
Francisco blues-rock scene in the
1960s, Miller emerged as one of the
leading pop-rock acts of the 1970s
and early ‘80s, and has earned his
place in the hierarchy of rock guitar heroes. Among the hits that propelled Steve Miller Band to fame
were ‘Fly Like an Eagle,’ ‘Take the
Money and Run,’ and ‘The Joker.’
The Shores Waterfront Restaurant &
Marina - 8pm A-List
Town Ballroom - 10:30pm ALLEN
AUCOIN'sDRFAMEUSof the Disco
Biscuits
Waiting Room - 7pm JEFF THE
BROTHERHOODwith
special
guestsDIARRHEA PLANET
Wine on Third - 8pm Dave Mombrea
COMMUNITY
EVENTS
COMEDY
First Niagara Center - 7:30pm Amy
Schumer
Helium Comedy Club - 7:30pm Tim
Meadows; 8pm comedy open mic
Helium Comedy Club - 10pm Tim
Meadows
COMMUNITY INTEREST
Amherst Bike Path - 9:30am AICF
9th Annual Mother's Day Walk
Congressman Brian Higgins guest
of honor
Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village - 112pm Kentucky Derby Luncheon
Inspiration Point Buffalo - 10-noon
Pam’s Pendulum Workshop
SAT
5.7
AMY SCHUMER
First Niagara Center | Sat May 7th 8pm
Tickets $48 to $117
Amy Schumer is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actress and
producer. She is the creator, co-producer, co-writer and star of the
sketch comedy series, “Inside Amy Schumer”, which debuted on Comedy Central in 2013. She has received a Peabody Award and was nominated for five Primetime awards for her work on the series, winning for
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series in 2015. That year Amy was named
one of Time Magazine’s 100 influential people and was named to Barbara Walters’ 10 Most Fascinating People List. Amy explains her comedy by
saying “I like tackling the stuff nobody else talks about, like the darkest,
most serious thing about yourself. I talk about life and sex and personal
stories and stuff everybody can relate to, and some can’t.” Schumer has
received much praise for the subversive feminism of her comedy, and
for addressing various social issues through comedy. Brilliant, irreverent,
edgy, controversial comedy at its best.
DANCE
FUNDRAISERS
Cleveland Hill High School - 1pm,
6pm Danceability is an individualized dance, fitness and movement
program serving the special needs
community.
Salem Lutheran Church - 7:30pm
Affirmation of Hope, All Things
Irish
with Guest Artists Kindred
and the McCarthy School of Irish
DanceTickets can be purchased
online or at the door
Buffalo - 7:30pm May Day Contra
Dance
Delaware Park - 9-noon AIDS Walk
Buffalo
Hyatt Regency - 6pm The Canisius
College Board of Regents will
commemorate 50 years of the
Regents Scholarship Ball when it
hosts a âÐÐGolden Jubilee’ gala
on Saturday, May 7, 2016 at Hyatt
Regency Buffalo. Cocktails begin
at 6:00 p.m.; dinner is at 7:30 p.m.
The event is the principal fundraiser
for the Canisius College Board of
Regents Scholarship Fund, which
provides financial support to promising students who otherwise would
not be able to take advantage of a
Canisius education.
Marcy Casino - 4-8pm Kentucky
Derby Party with Jony James Trio
Payne Avenue Christian Church - 101pm 6th Annual Basket Raffle
Verve Dance Studios - 6-10pm
Contemporary Circus Spectacular!
EXHIBITS
Ferguson Planetarium - 8:30pm
‘Past the Equinox: Skies of Spring’
Museum of Disability History - 24pm âÐÐIn Celebration of Down
Syndrome,’
FILMS/SCREENINGS
Dipson Amherst Theatre - 6:30pm
31st Annual Jewish film Festival
Opening Night Deli Man party
KIDS STUFF
Community Music School of Buffalo 11:30-12:15am Joy of Singing Together
- children ages 6-9 learn singing
techniques by learning & performing
in a group.
Silo City Grain Elevators (Old First
Ward) - 10-9pm Boom Days
SUN
5.8
TAYLOR HO BYNUM SEXTET &
BUFFALO PLUS TET
Babeville Thurs May 5th 8pm
$15 general admission $12 students/seniors $10 members
Taylor Ho Bynum is a prolific cornetist, composer, and bandleader of
Avant Garde Jazz. His sextet has been Bynum’s primary working ensemble since 2005, and toured throughout the USA and Europe. The group
brings together some of the finest musicians from the Boston and New
York scenes. All the musicians are composers and bandleaders in their
own right, most notably Mary Halvorson. Ms. Halvorson is perhaps the
most original and finest guitarist in Avant Garde Jazz. She alone is worth
the price of admission many times over. Taylor’s sextet is performing with
six excellent local jazzman called the Buffalo Plus Tet, making a twelvepiece ensemble. Bynum’s expressive playing on cornet and his expansive vision as a composer have garnered him critical attention on twenty
recordings as a bandleader and dozens more as a sideman.
LECTURES/
PRESENTATIONS
Niagara County Community College
- 12-4pm NCCC’s Animation
Program is pleased to sponsor
internationally known animator
and director, Patrick Smith, as the
Keynote Speaker at the NCCC
Video Festival
Squeaky
Wheel
2pm
Pharmaceutically
Affected
Crustaceans (PhACs) is a physical
computing workshop in which participants create interactive plush
crustaceans using electronics, computer programming, and soft sculpture techniques
LITERARY
Barnes & Noble's (Clarence) - 12-2pm
Author Book Signing with contributing Buffalo writer Tracie Cornell.
Tracie is a contributing writer in
the new Elizabeth Gilbert book:
Eat Pray Love Made Me Do It: Life
Journeys Inspired by the Bestselling
Memoir
Buffalo State College Rockwell Hall
- 10:30-noon The Artistry of Georgi
Eberhard - Audience model made
up as Elektra and Turandot
Talking Leaves ...Books - noon Buffalo
author Ken Ilgunas
MAGIC
710 Main Theatre - 7:30pm Murray
& Peter proudly present the
world’s naughtiest magic show for
one night only, Saturday May 7th,
at 7:30pm, 710 Main Theatre, 710
Main Street, Buffalo, NY. 14202. Get
ready for two hot, hilarious magicians (Christopher Wayne and Mike
Tyler) starring in this R-Rated spectacle, premiering in America. Seeing
is believing! Good magicians don’t
need sleeves and great magicians
don’t need pants. $50 - $35 reserved
seats on-sale Friday February 26th
at 10am at the box office,
7:30pm Arsenic and Old Lace
Edmund Campus) - 3pm, 7:30pm
Young Frankenstein
Irish Classical Theatre - 3pm The
Yeats Project
Farragut North
Center - 2pm, 7pm Dirty Dancing
Theater of Youth - 2pm The True
Story of The 3 Little Pigs
TOURS
Buffalo Visitor Center at the
Brisbane bldg - 10am Masters of
American Architecture
TOURS/HIKES
Unity Gallery at Unity Church - 122pm World Labyrinth Celebration
Day celebrates labyrinths throughout the world, inner peace, world
peace and ONENESS. We will be
walking our labyrinth with thousands
across the globe. We encourage
people to bring musical instruments
to play and amplify the energy
during our walk at 1:00 p.m.
SUN
MAY 8
MUSIC
SPECIALTY/
COMMUNITY THEATER
Alden Christian Theatre Society -
Bar
Golf Course
Your adventure is waiting ...
holidayvalley.com • Ellicottville • 716.699.2345
Anchor Bar - 5pm Sam Marabella
and his Band
UB Center for the Arts - 7:30pm
Tedeschi Trucks Band
CLASSICAL
JAZZ
Erie Canal Discovery Center 11am ‘Key to Locks’ Award Honors
Lockport Canal Lockmaster Joel
Beyer
Silo City - 10-10pm Flatsitter
Opens Permanent Virtual Reality
Installation at Silo City, Debuts New
VR Experience -- 'White Buck'
St. Ann’s Church and Shrine - 9:30am
BUFFALO MASS MOB TO HOLD
ROSARY MOB III
Pools & Cabana
BLUES
SPECIAL EVENT
SEASONAL EVENT
Relax and refresh at the poolside Cabana Bar and
John Harvards Brew House, then spend the night
and do it all again tomorrow.
Asbury Hall at Babeville - 8pm John
Hiatt
Hertel Avenue - noon Hertel Mama
Fest
RudeBoyz Artwork - 6pm Brutal
Frugality (Musical Performance &
Art Exhibit)
Mountain Coaster
Climb through the trees at Sky High Adventure
Park, take a thrilling ride on the Sky Flyer
Mountain Coaster and play the scenic Double
Black Diamond Golf Course, It’s a mountain full
of summer fun at Holiday Valley!
ACOUSTIC/FOLK
The Bell Canto Quartet
Kleinhans Music Hall - 12:30am
Mozart, Mahler and Mother's Day;
2:30pm Mozart and Mahler
UB Slee Concert Hall (Lippes
Concert Hall) - 4pm Greater Buffalo
Youth Orchestra
PERFORMANCE ART
High Flying
Summer Adventures
Ladies Big Band; 6pm Open Jam
Session
Knights of Columbus(Erie Ave) - 36pm Alex Rene' Big Band Mother's
Day Dance
Nietzsche's - 6pm Ann Phillipone;
8pm Dr Jazz and the Jazzbugs
KARAOKE
Riverside Park Inn - 7pm "Karaoke
with Eclectic Sound"
OPEN MIC
Mr. Goodbar - 9pm Keith Shuskie Jr.
(716) 837-8888 | (716) 837-8886
dinemandaringarden.com
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VENUE
DIRECTORY
189 Public House 189 Main St Aurora (652-8189,
oneeightynine.com)
31 Club 31 Johnson Park (332-3131, the31club.com)
710 Main Theatre 710 Main St (
Amherst847-1410, sheas.org/710main/710main_2014_15.asp)
Abbey Square 784 Wehrle Dr Amherst (6348050)
aleoops.comAl-E-Oops 5389 Genesee St Lancaster
(681-0200, aleoops.com)
Alden Christian Theatre Society
1470 Church St Alden (937-7770, facebook.com/group.
php?v=wall&gid=106997550233)
Allen Burger Venture 175 Allen St
Erie825-3733Alternative Brews 3488 Sheridan
Dr Amherst (446-0424, alternativebrews.com)
American Legion Matthew Glab
Post 1477 1965 Abbott Rd Erie (825-3733)
Amherst Bike Path Maple Rd Buffalo Erie
County
884-4083anchorbar.comAnchor Bar 1047 Main St (
Cheektowaga884-4083, anchorbar.com)
Anchor Inn 2437 William St Cheektowaga (896-9762)
armorinn.comAngry Buffalo at the Rose
Garden 2753 Wehrle Dr Lancaster (632-9871,
angrybuffalo.com)
Aquarium of Niagara 701 Whirlpool St Niagara
(285-3575, aquariumofniagara.org)
Armor Inn Tap Room 5381 Abbott Rd Hamburg
(202-1315, armorinn.com)
Armory Saloon 1641 Military Rd (876-2884)
AmherstAsbury Hall at Babeville 341
Delaware Ave (852-3835, babevillebuffalo.com)
CheektowagaAshker's Juice Bar & Cafe
1002 Elmwood Ave
Hamburg823-0158Backstage Pub 603 Dingens
St Cheektowaga
Barnes & Noble's (Clarence) 4401 Transit
Rd Clarence
Blu Bar & Grille 424 Evans St Amherst
Brawler's Back Alley Deli 76 Pearl St (9393670, pearlstreetgrill.com/deli)
Brighton Place Library 999 Brighton Rd
Tonawanda (332-4375, brightonplacelibrary.org)
Broadway Hotel 158 Main St Erie (692-9810)
Broadway Joe's Bar & Grille 3051 Main
St (464-3846)
NewfaneBuffalo & Erie County
Botanical Gardens 2655 South Park Ave Erie
(827-1584, buffalogardens.com)
Buffalo & Erie County Public
Library 1 Lafayette Square (858-8900, buffalolib.org)
Buffalo Arts Studio 2495 Main St (833-4450,
buffaloartsstudio.org)
NYBuffalo History Tours Buffalo Erie County
US (buffalohistorytours.com/hotel_lafayette_tours)
Buffalo Inn 619 Lafayette Ave
Irish
825-9535buffaloirishcenter.comBuffalo
Center 245 Abbott Rd (825-9535, buffaloirishcenter.
com)
Buffalo Iron Works 49 Illinois St (200-1893,
buffaloironworks.com)
Buffalo Live 3053 Main St
855-5555buffaloconvention.comBuffalo Niagara
Heritage Village 3755 Tonawanda Creek Rd
Amherst
852-2356visitbuffaloniagara.comBuffalo Niagara
Medical Campus 640 Ellicott St ( Buffalo
State854-2662, bnmc.org)
Buffalo RiverWorks 359 Ganson St
Buffalo State878-4000buffalostate.edu/pacBuffalo
State College Rockwell Hall 1300 Buffalo
State Buffalo State (878-4000, buffalostate.edu/pac)
Ferguson Planetarium 1300 Elmwood
Avenue (878-4911, fergusonplanetarium.net)
USBuffalo Visitor Center at the
Brisbane bldg Buffalo Erie County US
878-6011burchfieldpenney.orgBurchfield Nature
and Art Center 2001 Union Rd West Seneca
Byrd House 4646 N Buffalo Rd Orchard Park
856-2717cepagallery.orgC Dee Wright Center
11 Church St Newstead
Carmine's 1701 Pine Ave Niagara County
Art
574-1537canalsidebuffalo.comCastellani
Museum 5795 Lewiston Rd Lewiston (286-8200,
purple.niagara.edu/cam)
Central Park Grill 2519 Main St (
Lewiston836-9466,
https://www.facebook.com/pages/
Central-Park-Grill/111538115552316?ref=hl)
Chef Michelle Foster 734 Richmond Ave
Amherst636-4869centerforinquiry.net/amherstChurch
of Scientology of Buffalo 836 Main St
(856-3910, scientology-buffalo.org)
Church of the Advent 54 Delaware Rd
Tonawanda (876-6504, adventkenmore.org)
Clarence Center Coffee Co. 9475
Clarence Center Rd Clarence (741-8573, clarencecentercoffee.
com)
Cleveland Hill High School 105 Mapleview
Rd Cheektowaga
633-5138Clinton Bar and Grill 2460 Clinton
St Cheektowaga
Club Marcella 622 Main St (847-6850,
clubmarcella.com/Club_Marcella/club_marcella.html)
Colored Musicians' Club 145 Broadway
(855-9383, coloredmusiciansclub.org)
415 Elmwood Ave (884-4887, communitymusicbuffalo.org)
Couzins 7115 Boston State Rd Boston (649-1020)
Coyote Cafe 36 Main St Hamburg (649-1837,
thecoyotecafe.com)
Crazy Jake's 26 Webster St Niagara (693-9309,
crazyjakesnt.com)
Cuginos Italian restaurant 6011 Main St
Amherst
Strand
693-9309crazyjakesnt.comDHU
Theatre 540 Oliver St Niagara County
Daily Planet Coffee Co. 1862 Hertel Ave
(551-0661)
dyc.eduDelavan-Grider
Community
Center 877 E Delavan Ave
839-3600daemen.edu/Pages/default.aspxDelaware
Park 84 Parkside Ave (bfloparks.org)
551-0661Dick and Jenny's Bake and
Brew 1270 Baseline Rd Grand Island (775-5047,
dickandjennysny.com)
Dinosaur BBQ 301 Franklin St ( Grand
Island880-1677, dinosaurbarbque.com)
Dipson Amherst Theatre 3500 Main St
Amherst
880-1677dinosaurbarbque.comDon
Juan's
Mexican Grill (West Seneca) 484 Harlem
Rd West Seneca
948-0943Don
Juan's
Mexican
Grill(Elma) 7200 Seneca St Erie County
240-9359dukesbohemiangrovebar.comDuke's
Bohemian Grove Bar 253 Allen St (240-9359,
dukesbohemiangrovebar.com)
NYEl Buen Amigo 114 Elmwood Ave (
Lancaster885-6343, elbuenamigo.org)
Edmund Campus) 530 Ellicott Creek Rd
Tonawanda (284-6358)
elbuenamigo.orgEllicott Square Building 295
Main St
Elmwood Bidwell Farmers Market
Elmwood Ave Elmwood Village Erie County
8833742epiconelmwood.com/index.htmlElmwood
Village Elmwood Ave Buffalo NY
(833-1151elmwoodvillage.org)
Epic Restaurant & Lounge 431 Elmwood
Ave (8833742, epiconelmwood.com/index.html)
Erie CountyErie Canal Discovery Center
24 Church St Niagara (439-0431, niagarahistory.org)
Ernie Weber's Beef and Ale 3167 South
Park Ave Erie County
940-5391Essex St. Pub 530 Rhode Island St (8832150)
Evening Star Concert Hall 8810 Niagara
Falls Blvd Niagara (940-5391)
Evergreen Health Services 200 S
Elmwood Ave
West Seneca674-9554flatterys.comFirst Niagara
Center 1 Seymour H Knox III Plaza (hsbcarena.com)
Erie CountyFlattery's Irish Pub 1130 Orchard
Park Rd West Seneca (674-9554, flatterys.com)
Garden Park Cafe 3525 Genesee St
Cheektowaga (635-0387, gardenparkcafe.com)
Gene McCarthys 73 Hamburg St (
Cheektowaga855-8948, genemccarthys.com)
Gloria J. Parks Community Center
3242 Main St (832-1010)
genemccarthys.comGonzos 7 Main St Niagara County
(438-5765)
gigiscucinapovera.comGriffith Institute High
School 290 N Buffalo St Concord
832-1010Gypsy Parlor 376 Grant St
Niagara County438-5765Hallwalls 341 Delaware Ave
(854-1694, hallwalls.org)
Hat Trix Bar and Grill 4923 Southwestern
Blvd Hamburg
Helium Comedy Club 30 Mississippi St
(8531211, heliumcomedy.com/buffalo/index.php)
Hertel Avenue Hertel Ave Buffalo NY (hertelhasit.
com)
Hope Lutheran Church 2 E Main St Arcade
8531211heliumcomedy.com/buffalo/index.phpHostel
Buffalo Niagara 667 Main St ( Alden852-5222,
hostelbuffalo.com)
Hot Mama's Canteen 12 Military Rd (
Amherst783-8222, hotmamascanteen.com)
Hyatt Regency 2 Fountain Plaza (856-1234,
buffalo.hyatt.com)
Hydeout 490 Center St Lewiston
Hydraulic Hearth 716 Swan St
Innovation Center 640 Ellicott St (bnmc.org/
innovation/innovation-center)
CheektowagaInspiration Point Buffalo 483
Elmwood Ave
Irish Classical Theatre 625 Main St (8534282, irishclassicaltheatre.com)
Irishman Pub and Eatery 5601 Main St
Amherst (626-2670, irishmanpub.com)
Jack Devine North 6935 Ward Rd Wheatfield
Jack Devine's 4170 Southwestern Blvd Hamburg
885-4139rain.org/~karpelesJordan's Ale House
Abbott Rd Buffalo US
433-2617kenancenter.orgKavinoky Theatre 320
Porter Ave (829-7668)
kleinhansbuffalo.orgKenan Center 433 Locust St
Niagara County (433-2617, kenancenter.org)
Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Cir (8833560, kleinhansbuffalo.org)
Knights of Columbus(Erie Ave) 755
Erie Ave Niagara County
688-0404lebrosrestaurant.comLake Erie Italian
Club 3200 South Park Ave Erie County (825-9870)
lifetreecafe.comLancaster Opera House 21
Central Ave Lancaster (683-1776, lancopera.org)
Laurel and Hardy's 1388 Broadway
833-6227empiregrill.netLebro's 330 Campbell Blvd
Amherst (688-0404, lebrosrestaurant.com)
Legend's Bar & Grill 240 1st St Niagara (2990250, legendsbarnf.com)
Lifetree Cafe WNY 1570 Niagara Falls Blvd
Tonawanda (835-2220, lifetreecafe.com)
Mac's on Hertel 1435 Hertel Ave (833-6227,
empiregrill.net)
Main Street Gallery 515 Main St
312-9279buffalosmohawkplace.comMangia
Ristorante 4264 N Buffalo Rd Orchard Park (6629467)
Marcy Casino 199 Lincoln Pkwy (886-0088,
bfloparks.org)
Niagara CountyMatthew Glab Post 1965 New
York State Bicycle Rte 517
Cheektowaga681-2121mooneysbroadway.comMerge
Restaurant 439 Delaware Ave (842-0600,
mergebuffalo.com)
Michael's Banquet Hall 4885 Southwestern
Blvd Hamburg (649-4218, buffalonybanquetfacility.com)
Elmwood Lounge) 522 Elmwood Ave ( Main
St8825881, milkiesonelmwood.com)
Mohawk Place 47 E Mohawk St (312-9279,
buffalosmohawkplace.com)
ClarenceMonkey See, Monkey Do 9060
Main St Clarence (204-8417, monkeysread.com)
Mooney's 13 Main St Niagara County
Bar
283-8771niagaracatholic.orgMooney's
& Grill 4628 Broadway Cheektowaga (681-2121,
mooneysbroadway.com)
Mooney's Sports Bar & Grill 1531 Military
Rd ( Lewiston877-1800, mooneyssportsbar.com)
Mr. Goodbar 1110 Elmwood Ave (882-4000)
nietzsches.comMuseum of Disability
History 3826 Main St Amherst (629-3626,
museumofdisability.org)
Nashville's 2 8166 Main St Clarence
646-4674Neglia Ballet Artists 1685 Elmwood
Ave (447-0401, negliaballet.org)
Niagara Arts and Cultural Center
(The NACC) 1201 Pine Ave Niagara (282-7530,
thenacc.org)
Niagara
County
Community
College 3111 Saunders Settlement Rd Cambria (6146222, niagaracc.suny.edu)
Niagara History Center 215 Niagara St
Niagara County
856-0062panamericangrill.comNietzsche's 248
Allen St (886-8539, nietzsches.com)
Nifty Fifty 7710 Buffalo Ave Niagara County (2837700)
pausaarthouse.comO'Neill's Stadium Inn 3864
Abbott Rd Orchard Park (646-4674)
OZone 2268 Genesee St
ClarenceOliver's 2095 Delaware Ave (877-9662,
oliverscuisine.com)
Erie CountyPan American Grill &
Brewery 391 Washington St ( Amherst856-0062,
panamericangrill.com)
Pano's 1081 Elmwood Ave ( Amherst886-9081,
panosonelmwood.com)
Pausa Art House 19 Wadsworth St ( Niagara2826712pausaarthouse.com)
Payne Avenue Christian Church 1459
Payne Ave Niagara County (260-1217, payneavenue.org)
Peace of Mind Coffee Shop 83 Main St
Newstead (442-5215)
raintreebar.comPenny Lane Cafe 10255 Main St
Clarence
683-5959dec.ny.gov/education/1837.htmlPizza Plant
Italian Pub (Transit Rd) 7770 Transit Rd
Amherst (626-5566, pizzaplant.com)
Polish Villa 2 1085 Harlem Rd Cheektowaga (8224908, polishvilla.org)
Raintree Bar & Grill 2970 Colvin Blvd
Tonawanda (695-3504, raintreebar.com)
River Grill 70 Aqua Ln Tonawanda (873-2553,
rivergrilltonawanda.com)
Riverside Park Inn 1160 Tonawanda St
Road Less Traveled Theater 639 Main St
( Niagara629-3069)
rivieratheatre.orgRockin' Buffalo Saloon 1800
Union Rd West Seneca
629-3069Rocky's Big City games and
Sports bar Transit Rd Williamsville NY
RudeBoyz Artwork 527 W Utica St
NYRust Belt Books 415 Grant St (
Aurora885-9535, rustbeltbooks.com)
Salem Lutheran Church 10 McClellan Cir
332-2299spotcoffee.comSantora's Pizza Pub &
Grill (Millersport) 1402 Millersport Hwy Amherst
(688-3081)
Rd.) 7800 Transit Rd Amherst (616-0892)
Seneca Allegany Casino 777 Seneca Allegany
Blvd Cattaraugus (877-873-6322, senecaalleganycasino.com)
Shadow Lounge & Restaurant 1504
Hertel Ave ( Niagara835-3975, shadowloungebuffalo.com)
Shannon Pub 2250 Niagara Falls Blvd Tonawanda
(743-9348, shannonpub.com)
Center 646 Main St (847-1410, sheas.com)
Silo City 92 Childs St
Tonawanda743-9348shannonpub.comSilo City
Grain Elevatovrs (Old First Ward)
590 Ohio St
847-1410sheas.comSportsmen's Tavern 326
Amherst St ( Pendleton874-7734, sportsmenstavern.com)
Squeaky Wheel 617 Main St (884-7172, squeaky.
org)
Niagara CountySt. AnnâÐÐs Church and
Shrine 651 Broadway
St. Mary of the Lake Church 4737 Lake
Shore Rd Hamburg (627-3123, smolparish.org)
Stamps Bar 98 Main St Erie (694-3475)
Stockman's Tavern & Grove 9870 Transit
Rd Amherst (688-9896)
Sugar City 1239 Niagara St (buffalosugarcity.org)
AmherstT.C. Wheelers Bar & Pizzeria
341 Wheeler St Erie County (692-3632, tcwheelers.com)
TGI Friday (Sheraton) 300 3rd St Niagara
(285-3361, sheratonatthefalls.com/niagara-falls-dining.php)
Talking Leaves ...Books 3158 Main St ( Grand
Island837-8554, tleavesbooks.com)
Talty's Tavern 2056 South Park Ave (
Parkside825-9279, freewebs.com/taltys)
Tap House Pub & Grill 85 W Chippewa St
(332-2433, taphousepubandgrill.com)
Temple Beth Zion 805 Delaware Ave
Erie694-3475Templeton Landing 2 Templeton
Terrace ( Pendleton852-2260, templetonlanding.com)
The Alley Cat 199 Allen St (235-8215,
alleycatbuffalo.com/sites/contact.html)
The Backstage Pub 603 Dingens St
Cheektowaga (240-9161)
franciscans-stella-niagara.orgThe Cove 4701 Transit Rd
Elma (656-7946, thecoveseafoodandbanquets.com)
The Fairgrounds 5600 McKinley Pkwy Hamburg
(646-6109, the-fairgrounds.com)
The Gypsy Parlor 376 Grant St ( West
Seneca551-0001, thegypsyparlor.com)
The Lodge Bar & Grill 79 W Chippewa St
(256-1940)
buffalosugarcity.orgThe Music Room 609
Oakwood Ave Aurora (864-8448, themusicroomea.com)
The Penalty Box 34 Chestnut St Niagara County
773-7852The Shores Waterfront
Restaurant & Marina 2 Detroit St Niagara
(693-7971, shoreswaterfront.com)
The Topper Social Club 492 19th St Niagara
(652-3813)
freewebs.com/taltysThe Tralf Music Hall 622
Main St (8522860, tralfmusichall.com)
Theater of Youth 203 E Allen St Hamburg (8844400, theatreofyouth.org)
Tifft Nature Preserve 1200 Fuhrmann
Boulevard (825-6397, sciencebuff.org/tifft-u.-p-1)
Town Ballroom 681 Main St ( NY852-3900,
townballroom.com)
Tri-Main Center 2495 Main St (835-3366,
trimaincenter.com)
Trinity Methodist Church(GI) 2100
Whitehaven Rd Grand Island
240-9161Triple Play Sports Bar 1809
Kenmore Ave Erie County (417-9488)
Tudor Lounge 335 Franklin St ( Elma855-9643,
tudorlounge.com)
UB Center for the Arts The Center for the
Arts 103 ( Hamburg645-2787, ubcfa.org)
Concert Hall) Williamsville Amherst NY (645-2921,
slee.buffalo.edu)
UB Student Union Student Union University
at Buffalo Amherst (645-2055, student-affairs.buffalo.edu/
student-unions)
Ukrainian-American Civic Center
205 Military Rd (877-7200, uaccbuffalo.com)
PorterUnitarian Universalist Church
of Buffalo 695 Elmwood Ave ( Aurora885-2136,
buffalouu.org)
Unity Gallery at Unity Church 1243
Delaware Ave Erie (882-0391, unitybuffalo.org)
Verve Dance Studios 910 Main St (
Niagara432-2761, vervedancestudio.com)
Wagon Wheel Restaurant 7201 Niagara
Waiting Room 334 Delaware Ave (849-1000, tourcity.com/webhosting/waiting_room/index.html)
West Seneca West Senior High
School 3330 Seneca St West Seneca
693-2223thevaultwny.comWine on Third 501 3rd St
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Woodside Coffee House 675 Abbott Rd
825-6397sciencebuff.org/tifft-u.-p-1World of Beers
1 Walden Galleria Cheektowaga
Park
852-3900townballroom.comTown
Clubhouse 10405 Main St Clarence
Tractor Supply Plaza 378 Main St Arcade
Transit Lounge 4723 Transit Rd Erie County
Trinity Church 371 Delaware Ave
Triple Play Sports Bar 1809 Kenmore Ave Erie
County (417-9488)
Tudor Lounge 335 Franklin St (855-9643,
tudorlounge.com)
UB Baird Hall Baird Hall University at Buffalo
Amherst
UB Center for the Arts The Center for the
Arts 103 (645-2787, ubcfa.org)
UB O'Brian Hall University at Buffalo 12
Concert Hall) Williamsville Amherst NY (645-2921,
slee.buffalo.edu)
Unity Gallery at Unity Church 1243
Delaware Ave Erie (882-0391, unitybuffalo.org)
VFW Post #898 Col. J.B. Weber 2909
South Park Ave Erie (823-9605)
Vizzi's 967 Kenmore Ave Tonawanda (871-1965)
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Whirlpool State Park Robert Moses Pkwy
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Woodside Coffee House 675 Abbott Rd
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ROCK
Backstage Pub - 8pm Jimmy Zigzag
and Johnny Jeffery
Evening Star Concert Hall - 6pm
Ozone Mama, Mojo Stone, &
Wacko Fest
Mohawk Place - 6:30pm Sunflower
Bean
River Grill - 4pm Deja Groove
Sugar City - 6-10pm Chain & the
Gang (DC,rock) ,Mallwalkers (Bflo
funky punk), Johns | (Bflo dark
rock)
Town Ballroom - 7pm A
Funtime Presents EventTommy
StinsonFrankie Lee
COMMUNITY
EVENTS
COMMUNITY INTEREST
Buffalo & Erie County Botanical
Gardens - 10-5pm Mother’s Day is
Sunday, May 8 and the Botanical
Gardens is the perfect place to
bring mom for this important day.
The whole family will enjoy a trip to
the tropical oasis and some time to
relax and enjoy nature.
Chef Michelle Foster - 2pm Wine
& Dine w/ Chef Michelle Foster
Mother's Day Brunch
Hyatt Regency - 11-2pm MOTHER’S
DAY BRUNCH BUFFET
EXHIBITS
Quilts: Techniques and Styles
Ferguson Planetarium - 8:30pm
‘Past the Equinox: Skies of Spring’
Castellani Art Museum - 11-5pm
The Castellani Art Museum will
host the Buffalo Society of Artists
120th Catalogue Exhibition.
FILMS/SCREENINGS
Dipson Amherst Theatre - 1pm 31st
Annual Jewish film Festival 1:00 pm
Dough3:00 pm Gett: The Trial of
Viviane Amsalem (Panel Discussion
with Rabbi Joshua Strosburg)6:00
pm The Last Mentsch8:00 pm Felix
and Meira
LITERARY
Rust Belt Books - 4:30-6:30pm new
work covering poetry, photography,
projection, sound, & musicRoberto
Azaretto - photographyJessie
Downs - accordion & voice meditationSeth Cosimini - some poetry
& projectionClaire Nashar - poetry
SPECIALTY/
COMMUNITY THEATER
Irish Classical Theatre - 3pm The
Yeats Project
Center - 2pm, 7pm Dirty Dancing
SPIRITUAL
El Buen Amigo - 2:30-3:30pm
Meditation Meets Artist Creation:
Improve your creativity in the arts,
music, self-awareness & expression
w/ Sandra Warnick Holland. All
ages & beginners
SUN
5.8
MOZART AND MAHLER
Kleinhans Music Hall | Sat May 7th 8pm & Sun May 8th 2:30pm
$39.50 to $89.50
Lovely Japanese violinist Mayuko Kamio wowed audiences with her virtuosity when she last performed with the BPO in 2014.. She returns
to perform Mozart’s Turkish Violin Concerto #5 and Mahler Symphony
#5 with JoAnn Falleta at the baton. Ms. Kamio started playing the violin
at age four and she became the youngest artist to win the prestigious
Menuhin International Violin Competition at age twelve. She has toured
with the National Philharmonic of Russia, the Budapest Festival Orchestra, the Munich Philharmonic, the Prague Philharmonic, the BBC Philharmonic, the Israel Philharmonic, the Tokyo Philharmonic and the Boston Pops. She has released four albums recording a collection of works
from solo violin to full orchestra. Mayuko Kamio plays on the 1735 “Sennhauser” made by Joseph Guarneri del Gesu.
TOURS
Tifft Nature Preserve - 2-3:30pm
Walk with mother nature
MON
MAY 9
Guitar ClubOPEN MIC = ALL
WELCOME = 7:00pm HOSTED
BY: Jim Brucato
The Alley Cat - 8pm "Open Mic
Night W/Bobby Angel
The Backstage Pub - 8-11pm Open
Mic
ROCK
Sportsmen's Tavern - 7pm Stone
Country Band
Hot Mama's Canteen - 8-10pm Pro
Jam w/ Kevin Urso, bring an instrument!
Mohawk Place - 8pm Lord Bishop
Rocks, Ish Kabbible, Mojo Stone
DANCE/DJS/
ELECTRONIC
COMMUNITY
EVENTS
MUSIC
COUNTRY
Essex St. Pub - 10pm Vinyl Monday
w/ Eric Kendall
Mooney's Sports Bar & Grill 7:30pm DJ Trivia
JAZZ
ARTS & CRAFTS
Niagara Arts and Cultural Center
(The NACC) - 6:30pm Paint Night
COMMUNITY INTEREST
George Scott Big Band
Gypsy Parlor - 8pm Trivia with
Geeks who Drink
KARAOKE
DANCE
Hot Mama's Canteen - 9pm Best
Karaoke w/ J.Love
Neglia Ballet Artists - 7-8:30pm
Adult Ballet for Beginners
OPEN MIC
FILMS/SCREENINGS
Backstage Pub - 8-11pm Michael
Hund
Gene McCarthys - 7pm Mike P
Nietzsche's - 8pm Buffalo's longest
runnin open mic
Talty's Tavern - 7pm 1st Monday of
every Month: Charlie OâÐÐNeill
Dipson Amherst Theatre - 1pm 31st
Annual Jewish film Festival 1:00
pm Karski & The Lords of Humanity
3:30 pm Hunting Elephants 6:00
pm In Silence 8:00 pm A La Vie
Hope Lutheran Church - 7pm
Nature Movie Night - Cowspiracy
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The Alley Cat - 8pm "Open Mic
Night W/Bobby Angel
The Gypsy Parlor - 8pm TuTuTueday
w/ Open Mic
SUN
5.8
POLKA
River Grill - 6:30pm Buffalo Touch
Polka Band
ROCK
JOHN HIATT
Babeville | Sun May 8th 7:30pm
$39.50
John Hiatt is an American rock guitarist, pianist, singer and songwriter.
He remains one of the most respected and influential songwriters in
America. John Hiatt’s songs have been recorded by artists as diverse as
Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt(“Thing Called Love”), Emmylou Harris, Iggy Pop,
Rosanne Cash(#1 Country Hit “The Way We Make A Broken Heart”),
Joe Cocker(“Have a Little Faith In Me”), and Jeff Healey Band(“Angel
Eyes”). In 1982, “Across The Borderline”, written by Hiatt with Ry Cooder
and Jim Dickinson, appeared on the soundtrack to the motion picture
“The Border”, sung by country star Freddy Fender. The song would later be covered by Willie Nelson, Paul Young, Ruben Blades and Willy
DeVille, among others, as well as by Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan
in concert. Hiatt has received his own star on Nashville’s Walk of Fame,
the Americana Music Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award for
Songwriting and has been inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall
of Fame.
KIDS STUFF
Gang
Aquarium of Niagara - 2:30-3:30pm
Mothers and Babies in the Wild
DANCE/DJS/
ELECTRONIC
LECTURES/
PRESENTATIONS
Brawler's Back Alley Deli - 6pm Vinyl
Night w/ DJ Crespo, Bring Your Own
Vinyl!
Neo Soul with Mike DiSanto's Verse
Church of Scientology of Buffalo 7pm Dianetics Lecture
Lifetree Cafe WNY - 7pm ‘Love Ya,
Mom: Celebrating Mothers"
RECREATION/GAMES
Epic Restaurant & Lounge - 8pm Epic
Movie Trivia Night!
TUES
MAY 10
MUSIC
ACOUSTIC/FOLK
Hostel Buffalo Niagara - 8-10:30pm
Brian Wheat, Ryan Holweger, A_
Relative_Term, Andy Pothier
Sportsmen's Tavern - 9:30pm John
Culliton Mahoney
BLUES
Armor Inn Tap Room - 6:30pm Jamie
Holka,
The Cove - 7pm Party Hounds
COUNTRY
Sportsmen's Tavern - 6pm Twang
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JAZZ
Sportsmen's Tavern - noon Joe
Baudo Big Band
KARAOKE
Essex St. Pub - 11pm Buffalo's Best
Karaoke, Essex St. Pub's own unique
style of Karaoke Buffalo has loved for
10 years.
OPEN MIC
Buffalo Live - 9pm Open mic
Clarence Center Coffee Co. - 7:3010:30pm karaoke; 7:30-10:30pm Doc
Stuart Shapiro
Clinton Bar and Grill - 8-11pm Jony
James
Coyote Cafe - 9:30pm Keith Shuskie
Flattery's Irish Pub - 9:30pm Tyler
Massaro
Gypsy Parlor - 8pm TuTuTuesday and
Open Mic
Jordan's Ale House - 8-11pm Open
mic
Elmwood Lounge) - 8pm OPEN MIC
Mohawk
Place
7pm
ProtomartyrFacility MenGun Candy
Nietzsche's - 10pm Joe Donahue III
TGI Friday (Sheraton) - 7pm Steve
Balesteri
COMMUNITY
EVENTS
ARTS & CRAFTS
Brighton Place Library - Adult
ColoringTuesdays, 12:00 pm to 1:00
pmOur Adult Coloring Club is a
great way to relax and meet new
friends. This is not a class and is very
casual. Call 332-4375 for information.
BURLESQUE
Nietzsche's - 11pm The Stripteasers
COMEDY
Kenan Center - 7pm Defiant Monkey
Improv is a duo performing what
they call ‘theatrical improv’ and was
founded by two local veterans of
the improv world, Karen Eichler and
Andrew Spragge.
Nietzsche's - 8pm Comedy Showcase;
8pm Rust Belt Comedy
COMMUNITY INTEREST
Evergreen Health Services - 2-3pm
Educational support group for people living with HIV/AIDS
The Lodge Bar & Grill - 8pm Trivia
Night
EXHIBITS
FILMS/SCREENINGS
Dipson Amherst Theatre - 3:30pm
31st Annual Jewish film Festival
3:30 pmDeli Man6:00 pm Once in
A Lifetime8:00 pm Gett: The Trial of
Viviane Amsalem
KIDS STUFF
Niagara History Center - 5:30-7:30pm
Geographic Oddities of Niagara
County
LECTURES/
PRESENTATIONS
Buffalo & Erie County Public Library
- noon Philip Haberstro, Ex. Dir.,
Wellness Institute of Greater Buffalo
Lawrence Brooks, Author, "Buffalo
Niagara: Diagnosis & Prescription
For Change"
Chuck LaChiusa,
BuffaloAH.com & Brad Hahn, Ex. Dir.
Explore Buffalo; 2-4:30pm Experts
Hold Free Community Symposiumon
Affordable Housing
Innovation Center - 12-1:30pm
Building Your Management Team
with SelectOne
UB Center for the Arts - 6pm
The Western New York Land
Conservancy invites you to hear
Doug Tallamy present about
"Rebuilding Nature's Relationships
at Home; 6pm Rebuilding Nature's
Relationships at Home, by Doug
Tallamy, Author.
WED
MAY 11
MUSIC
ACOUSTIC/FOLK
Sugar City - 5pm Live Alive
Festival // Silent SerenadeFeat:
The Whiskey Hollow with Angelica
Rochford, Rescue Dawn, Letters
To Alexia, Jennifer Karlis, Derek
Gregoire, Vada March
BLUES
Alternative Brews - 8-11:30pm
Blues Pro-Jam with Big Sauce Trio
with special guests
CELTIC/IRISH
Shannon Pub - 6:30pm Joe Head
COUNTRY
189 Public House - 7pm GURF
MORLIX
Armor Inn Tap Room - 6:30pm
Dark Horse Run,
DANCE/DJS/
ELECTRONIC
Dolla Dolla Beer Ya'll with DJ
Charles Masters
Mooney's Sports Bar & Grill 7:30pm DJ Trivia
Pan American Grill & Brewery 5:30pm DJ Trivia
JAZZ
Church of the Advent - 2-3pm
MayDen Jazzweekly jazz with
Dennis Warne and Jennifer MAy
Nietzsche's - 6pm Tyler Westcott's
Pizza Trio
Sportsmen's Tavern - noon Joe
Baudo Quartet
KARAOKE
Cosmic
Byrd House - 9pm Phil Elinsky
Carmine's - 8-11pm Peg Silvestri
Peace of Mind Coffee Shop - 710pm Keith Shuskie
Stamps Bar - 8-11pm Arrow
Stockman's Tavern & Grove - 8pm
Tom Seitz
The Penalty Box - 10pm Open Jam
with Matt Ruschmann
Tudor Lounge - 10pm Todd Allen
OPERA
Ellicott Square Building - 12-1pm
Opera in the Square
POP
West Seneca West Senior High
School - 7pm Buffalo Niagara
Concert Band
ROCK
Buffalo Iron Works - 8pm Sick
Puppies
Buffalo RiverWorks - 9pm
Supercharger
Hydeout - 8pm Randy California's
Open jam
Mohawk Place - 8pm Sugar Candy
Mountain, Stunde Null, Chevron
Bloom
Nietzsche's - 9pm MVT, Not Jackie
Chan
River Grill - 7pm The New Black
Rock
Rocky's Big City games and Sports
bar - 6:30-9:30pm Gregg Sansone
Rd.) - 9pm West O The Mark
TGI Friday (Sheraton) - 7pm Steve
Balesteri
The Tralf Music Hall - 7pm Rogue
WaveOpening the Show Hey
Marseilles
Town Ballroom - 7pm Parkway
Drive
COMMUNITY
EVENTS
COMEDY
Kenan Center - 7pm Defiant
Monkey Improv
Elmwood Lounge) - 8pm COMEDY
OPEN MIC
COMMUNITY
INTEREST
Epic Restaurant & Lounge 9:30pm Just "In" Sound
OZone - 9pm Karaoke Nights
Triple Play Sports Bar - 9pm Triple
Play Sports Bar 1809 Kenmore
Ave. Buffalo
Gloria J. Parks Community Center
- 6-8pm Academy of Choice
Charter School founding group
will be providing the community
with information about the exciting new school that is under development.
OPEN MIC
DANCE
Anchor Inn - 7-11pm J C Thompson
Ashker's Juice Bar & Cafe - 7-10pm
Blu Bar & Grille - 7pm Dance lessons by Salsa for the Soul
Neglia Ballet Artists - 7-8am Barre
Fitness
EXHIBITS
Quilts: Techniques and Styles
Castellani Art Museum - 11-5pm
The Castellani Art Museum will
host the Buffalo Society of Artists
120th Catalogue Exhibition.
FILMS/SCREENINGS
Dipson Amherst Theatre 3:30pm 31st Annual Jewish film
Festival
3:30 pm Felix and
Meira6:00 pm Karski & The Lords
of Humanity8:00 pm Hunting
Elephants
FUNDRAISERS
Ashker's Juice Bar & Cafe - 5-8pm
Art work such as the Dead Sea
Scrolls, Hebrew home and business blessings and Jerusalem
stone
KIDS STUFF
- 5-5:45pm Instrument Exploration
- Beginner Strings & Percussion
is taught by Sean Crawford. This
forty five-minute class is for students ages 5-7. Children will
explore music through singing,
games & group instrument play.;
6-6:45pm Instrument Exploration Winds & Strings is taught by Sean
Crawford. This forty five-minute
class is for students ages 8-12.
Children will explore the instruments of the orchestra. Students
will be exposed to a vast repertoire, learn about & play a variety
of instruments & develop basic
musical competence.
LECTURES/
PRESENTATIONS
Church of Scientology of Buffalo
- 6:45pm You can be more able
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of Dianetics and Scientology. $15.
856-3910; 7pm Clear Body, Clear
Mind
Church of Scientology of Buffalo 7pm Dianetics Lecture
Griffith Institute High School 6:30pm Nature Photography - 2
sessions
Buffalo - 9:30-11:30am Queen
Victoria, G.B.S., and Other
Eminent Victorians
RECREATION/GAMES
Main Street Gallery - 8:30pm The
Players Chess Club
SPECIAL EVENT
Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus
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Innovation Center Open House
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Silence is not silence,
but a limit of hearing,” writes Jane Hirshfield in her
poem “Everything Has Two Endings.” This observation is apropos for you right now. There are potentially
important messages you’re not registering and catalytic influences you can’t detect. But their apparent
absence is due to a blank spot in your awareness, or
maybe a willful ignorance left over from the old days.
Now here’s the good news: You are primed to expand
your listening field. You have an enhanced ability to
open certain doors of perception that have been
closed. If you capitalize on this opportunity, silence
will give way to revelation.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): On Cracked.com, Auntie
Meme tells us that many commonly-held ideas about
history are wrong. There were no such things as chastity belts in the Middle Ages, for example. Napoleon’s
soldiers didn’t shoot off the nose of the Sphinx when
they were stationed in Egypt. In regards to starving
peasants, Marie Antoinette never derisively said, “Let
them eat cake.” And no Christians ever became meals
for lions in ancient Rome’s Colosseum. (More: tinyurl.
com/historicaljive.) In the spirit of Auntie Meme’s exposé, and in alignment with the astrological omens, I
invite you to uncover and correct at least three fabrications, fables, and lies about your own past.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your ability to accomplish magic is at a peak, and will continue to soar for
at least two more weeks. And when I use that word
“magic,” I’m not referring to the hocus-pocus performed by illusionists like Criss Angel or Harry Houdini. I’m talking about real feats of transformation that
will generate practical benefits in your day-to-day
life. Now study the following definitions by writer
Somerset Maugham, and have faith in your ability to
embody them: “Magic is no more than the art of employing consciously invisible means to produce visible
effects. Will, love, and imagination are magic powers
that everyone possesses; and whoever knows how to
develop them to their fullest extent is a magician.”
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Poet Charles Wright marvels at the hummingbird, “who has to eat sixty times
his own weight a day just to stay alive. Now that’s a
life on the edge.” In the coming weeks, Scorpio, your
modus operandi may have resemblances to the hummingbird’s approach. I don’t mean to suggest that you
will be in a manic survival mode. Rather, I expect you’ll
feel called to nourish your soul with more intensity than
usual. You’ll need to continuously fill yourself up with
experiences that inspire, teach, and transform you.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): According to author Vladimir Nabokov, the Russian word *toska* means “a dull
ache of the soul, a longing with nothing to long for,
a sick pining, a vague restlessness.” Linguist Anna
Wierzbicka says it conveys an emotion that blends
melancholy, boredom, and yearning. Journalist Nick
Ashdown suggests that for someone experiencing
*toska,* the thing that’s yearned for may be “intangible and impossible to actually obtain.” How are doing
with your own *toska,* Gemini? Is it conceivable that
you could escape it -- maybe even heal it? I think you
can. I think you will. Before you do, though, I hope
you’ll take time to explore it further. *Toska* has more
to teach you about the previously hidden meaning of
your life.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): “Gandhi’s autobiography is on my pillow,” writes Cancerian poet Buddy
Wakefield. “I put it there every morning after making my bed so I’ll remember to read it before falling
asleep. I’ve been reading it for 6 years. I’m on Chapter
2.” What’s the equivalent phenomenon in your world,
my fellow Crab? What good deed or righteous activity have you been pursuing with glacial diligence? Is
there a healthy change you’ve been thinking about
forever, but not making much progress on? The mood
and the sway of the coming days will bring you a good
chance to expedite the process. In Wakefield’s case,
he could get up to Chapter 17.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In the 16th century, European
explorers searched South America in quest of a mythical city of gold known as El Dorado. Tibetan Buddhist tradition speaks of Shambhala, a magical holy
kingdom where only enlightened beings live. In the
legends of ancient Greece, Hyperborea was a sunny paradise where the average human life span was
a thousand years and happiness was normal. Now is
an excellent time for you to fantasize about your own
version of utopia, Leo. Why? First, your imagination
is primed to expand. Second, dreaming big will be
good for your mental and physical health. There’s another reason, too: By envisioning the most beautiful
world possible, you will mobilize your idealism and
boost your ability to create the best life for yourself in
the coming months.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “Anytime you’re going
to grow, you’re going to lose something,” said psychologist James Hillman. “You’re losing what you’re
hanging onto to keep safe. You’re losing habits that
you’re comfortable with, you’re losing familiarity.” I
nominate these thoughts to serve as your words of
wisdom in the coming weeks, Virgo. From an astrological perspective, you are in a phase when luxuriant
growth is possible. To harvest the fullness of the lush
opportunities, you should be willing to shed outworn
stuff that might interfere.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Anybody can become angry,” said Greek philosopher Aristotle. “That
is easy; but to be angry with the right person, and to
the right degree, and at the right time, for the right
purpose, and in the right way, that is not within everybody’s power and is not easy.” I’m pleased to inform
you, Sagittarius, that now is a time when you have an
exceptional capacity for meeting Aristotle’s high standards. In fact, I encourage you to honor and learn all
you can from your finely-honed and well-expressed anger. Make it work wonders for you. Use it so constructively that no one can complain.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): To celebrate your arrival at the height of your sex appeal, I’m resurrecting
the old-fashioned word “vavoom.” Feel free to use it
as your nickname. Pepper it into your conversations in
place of terms like “awesome,” “wow,” or “yikes.” Use
a felt-tip marker to make a temporary VAVOOM tattoo on your beautiful body. Here are other enchanted
words you should take charge of and make an intimate
part of your daily presentation: verve, vim, vivid, vitality,
vigor, voracious, vivacious, visceral, valor, victory, and
VIVA!
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): When he was a boy,
Mayan poet Humberto Ak’ab’al asked his mother,
“What are those things that shine in the sky?” “Bees,”
she answered mischievously. “Every night since then,”
Humberto writes, “my eyes eat honey.” In response to
this lyrical play, the logical part of our brains might rise
up and say, “What a load of nonsense!” But I will ask
you to set aside the logical part of your brain for now,
Aquarius. According to my understanding of the astrological omens, the coming days will be a time when you
need a big dose of sweet fantasies, dreamy stories, and
maybe even beautiful nonsense. What are your equivalents of seeing bees making honey in the night sky’s
pinpoints of light?
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “Sometimes, a seemingly
insignificant detail reveals a whole world,” says artist
Pierre Cordier. “Like the messages hidden by spies in
the dot of an i.” These are precisely the minutiae that
you should be extra alert for in the coming days, Pisces.
Major revelations may emerge from what at first seems
trivial. Generous insights could ignite in response to
small acts of beauty and subtle shifts of tone. Do you
want glimpses of the big picture and the long-range
future? Then be reverent toward the fine points and
modest specifics.
Homework: Thousands of amazing, inexplicable,
even miraculous events occur every day. Report yours:
http://bit.ly/Amazement
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