Author: Lindsey Schuppenhauer

As part of the downtown art walk (tonight) Friday night, one gallery that is a must to check out is Gallery 164. Located at 164 Allen Street, Gallery 164 is providing an all inclusive trip from the art of innovative dance photographs to a ground-breaking ballet performance. The Opening Reception of this dance photography art show, iMovement Through Space and Timei begins at 7 p.m. during the Allentown art walk. Jim Bush, a Commercial Artist of Photography and Design, creates whimsical ballet formations with a modern touch, reflecting an organic dance art form with the impact of new technology. A…

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When traveling around the country, there are always those little local shops that have everything containing the logos of that tourist trap. Whether it be hats, or t-shirts, or coffee mugs, but there is never any information on whether these products are actually made in that particular town or even that part of the country. However, Buffalo contains something so rare compared to those regular gift shops. Buffalo has its own Michael Morgulis, a Buffalo native who lives to make and sell everything Buffalo. All of his products are hand-made, so it s amazing Morgulis has time to join his…

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The Art Historians Association (AHA) is at it again ! The Albright-Knox and Birchfield-Penney aren t the only art galleries that exist in Buffalo. On top of the Albright s Gusto at the Gallery program, the Burchfield-Penney s Happy Hours, and the last Friday of the month Gallery Walks that ensue along the streets of downtown Buffalo; a newly developed art walk, Fresh Air Fresh Art, includes stops at local galleries, restaurants, and bars. Urban Creatives are a young group of art enthusiasts comprised mostly of Buffalo State s Art Historians Association (AHA). After spending hours, days, and weeks outside…

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Last spring, Buffalo Rising Magazine published an article about Fables CafE opening at the Central Library. It had been several months since Iive had a chance to return, so on this dreary day, I decided to bring a friend and our kids downtown to the library for some lunch and literature. The lunch part of our trip was a success! Fables CafE is even bigger than when they opened nearly a year ago, and I was pleased to see that it was hoppin’ with the lunch crowd. I was also pleased that the quality of the food is just as…

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You’d probably expect to see a gaggle of geese on a farm, not in the city. But here they are, taking a stroll though their ‘hood in Buffalo’s Forest Lawn Cemetery on a sunny winter’s day. If you have never driven through Forest Lawn, or it has been awhile, I suggest making a loop through it today. Often en route home from school, I’ll take a detour through Forest Lawn with my kids, allowing them to call out the navigation (“OK, turn left, go over that bridge, let’s find the elk, go right at the couch”). Around every turn, there…

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Friday in Buffalo means Fish Fry, Gusto at the Gallery and PeopleArt Coffeehouse. Friday nights at 9, come in from the cold to check out this hidden treasure (in the basement of Unity Church on Delaware) for some live music, hot coffee and a good time. PeopleArt Coffeehouse Cool Music, Warm Atmosphere by Ray Kelley Venture into any one of the myriad bars, taverns, caf s or coffeehouses hosting an open mic night in Buffalo and you are likely to find a small crowd of people quietly socializing. Some will be drinking coffee, wine or beer; others will perhaps be…

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CALL FOR ARTISTS: The Allentown Association is seeking artists for this yearis Allen West Festival, June 10-11, 2006. Please contact Aimee at allntown@localnet.com or visit their website for an application. Everyone knows about the Allentown Art Festival, held every June for nearly 50 years. But do you know about the Allen West Festival that is held on the same weekend? AWF is the young, funky cousin to the AAF, and has been growing steadily since the late 1990s as a unique celebration of Allentown. The Allen West Festival brings together a diverse group of artisans from Western New York (and…

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It’s Thursday afternoon and you can practically taste the weekend. Have you made dinner plans yet? Do you need an idea for a place to have Sunday Brunch complete with mimosas? Buffalo Rising Magazine’s handy, dandy YUM guide is back and inside you’ll find over 40 listings for local eateries. It gives descriptions of the restaurants offerings and menus – with some BR recommendations. (Such as Quaker Bonnet’s “Big Greener Sandwich” and Ming’s “Crispy Beef with Ginger Garlic Sauce”.) Great resource for having restaurant phone numbers, addresses and websites all in one convenient place. Pick up copies of Buffalo Rising…

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According to local news stations, last night a local mother was arrested for iabandoning her two-year old daughteri in a bathroom at Sisteris Hospital on Main Street. The mother had pinned a note on the girlis jacket that read: iTo who finds my baby girl make sure you get her to a safe place, place her with a loving couple who can love her as she was their own. I love her. I just can’t take it no more.i

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If free admission to the Albright-Knox Art Gallery every Friday night wasn’t enough to make for a great beginning to anyone’s weekend, the addition of a celebration in honor of one of the world’s most loved authors certainly will be. The Albright-Knox Art Gallery is hosting the first annual “James Joyce with Gusto” this Friday. The University at Buffalo’s Humanities Institute presents the occasion as part of the Gusto at the Gallery series. “James Joyce with Gusto” begins at 4 p.m. and is expected to continue with festivities of music and song in honor of Joyce until 11:15 p.m. Included…

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