Do you want to have a good time and enjoy unique ethnic food at the same time? Then check out the 2nd annual Dyngus Day party on April 5, beginning at 5:30pm, at Corpus Christi Church in Buffalo. The festival will feature Buffalo’s only Polish Pizza, polka dancing, a cash bar featuring Polish beers, and a chance to win theme basket prizes. Admission costs $10 for adults, and $2 for children 12 and under with family or an adult guardian. If you bring proof that you attended another Dyngus Day event in the Broadway-Fillmore area earlier on the day of…
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Young history buffs and artists have a unique opportunity to showcase their talent and celebrate Buffalo’s history on an international level at the same time. The United States Consulate General in Yekaterinburg, Russia, has announced a drawing competition for children and teens ages 9-17. The deadline is April 10. This contest is held to “commemorate the strategic alliance between Soviet pilots and American planes” and honor the 65th anniversary of the Allies’ victory in World War II. Participants are asked to draw a picture of the “Airacobra” P-39 jet, a fighter plane manufactured in Buffalo during the war. Artists may…
Are you a longtime fan of Bob Dylan? Do you think you can sound and act like him? If so, then be sure not to miss Michael Meldrum’s Buffalo Song Project’s 23rd annual Bob Dylan Imitator’s Contest, on April 1 at Nietzsche’s on Allen Street. The contest starts at 8pm, with a 7pm signup for contestants. It costs $5 to enter. Meldrum, a noted singer, songwriter, guitarist, and inductee of the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame, said that prominent members of the Buffalo music community and local media figures will judge the entrants. He said that in past years’ contests,…
Looking for a night that defies explanation? Beyond Ghosts, an Internet radio program powered by CBS, is hosting its first ever Ghost Hunt and buffet dinner on Friday, August 13 at Shea’s Performing Arts Center. Doors will open at around 5:30-6pm, with dinner to follow at around 6:30pm. After a short lecture, the Ghost Hunt will begin around 8:15pm. Tickets cost $85 per person. This includes the cost of food, a lecture that explains and provides proof of paranormal activity from past experiences in Buffalo historical sites, a question and answer session and group discussion, a psychic/medium to perform readings,…
If you’re interested in the work of local aspiring artists, mark your calendar for this Saturday. The Buffalo Arts Studio Education Program has announced that it will host its first open house on March 27, from 11am-2pm, at the organization’s studio located in the Tri-Main Center on Main Street in Buffalo. There is no admission cost. Highlights of the open house will include a display of work from various art classes that the Buffalo Arts Studio has offered. There will be some work by professional artists at the open house, but according to Kelli Dochstader, a Buffalo Arts Studio intern,…
Big Orbit Gallery has opened a new art exhibition by Frederick Wright Jones, entitled “The First Meeting of the National Rifle Association for the Advancement of Colored People – in my Head”, which will be on display at the gallery through April 17. The exhibition’s unusual title refers to a collection of action figures and puppets that represent current and historical figures who have played a role in the ongoing struggle for racial equality and issues of class inequality and violence. It is intended to represent Jones’ dreams of a solution to gun and other related violence in America’s urban…
If you plan to be up early, will be hungry, and want to support a good cause this weekend, we have an event for you. The Growing Green Urban Youth Farm and the Massachusetts Avenue Project (MAP) are sponsoring Flapjacks for the Farm 2010, an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast on March 27 at Trinity Episcopal Church on Delaware Avenue. The tickets cost $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12, and will be available at the door on the day of the event. All proceeds from the breakfast will go to Growing Green and MAP. The website for the event…
Fed up with your slow internet connection? Want to show off your Buffalo pride? Take part in the Buffalo Google Rally, taking place on Wednesday, March 24 from 5pm-6pm outside of the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center. This is the last chance that Buffalo residents will have to show their support for the proposed Google Fiber Initiative to come to their city. The Google Fiber Initiative is an experiment that Google says will enable participants to test run ultra-high-speed Internet connections in select locations across the United States. If the Fiber Initiative goes as planned, anywhere from 50,000 to 500,000 people…
If you have fond memories of your prom, you can do your part this year to make sure that a needy high school girl in Western New York has that experience regardless of the economy or other financial difficulties in her life. Buffalo State College’s chapter of the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) is collecting dresses to donate to Colvin Cleaners’ annual “Gowns 4 Prom” Prom Dress Drive. Simply bring your old prom dress or dresses to the NYPIRG office, room 419 of the Campbell Student Union building by Tuesday, April 6 at 5pm. The drive is accepting…
For eco-friendly Buffalonians, the last weekend of March will offer a creative breakthrough toward helping youth solve environmental and global issues. The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Environmental Youth Summit is taking place on March 26 and 27 at Rich Products’ corporate headquarters. This event aims to encourage high school students to become leaders in caring about the environment. Dave Bauer, the President of Sustainable Earth Solutions and trainer for the event, said that the Summit will welcome ten area high schools this year from a “diverse population of students”. Although registration for the Summit is currently closed, student groups…