thursday january 25th 2007
Wham-o's Frisbee Flyer
Christa Glennie Seychew
You may be shocked to find that many of the retail stores in the area shipped out all of their winter goods weeks ago, making room for bikinis and rollerblades. Madison Avenue may be chugging out its spring lines, but here in Buffalo we are fully ensconced in a winter wonderland.
In the last few days we have seen Delaware Park's Shakespeare Hill transform from a muddy mess into a sparkling white landscape speckled with wind-burned kids wrapped in brightly colored Polartec. There is no denying that winter has finally arrived,Aei and the kids aren't complaining.
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Tom Dooney
Theater Plus, the woman's theater company under the Alleyway Theater umbrella, will be pretty darn busy over the next few weeks. So busy, in fact, that the T+ programming spills into just about every available space in the building...Alleyway's mainstage, its cabaret space and its gallery will all be deployed to showcase arts, performed and presented, by women.
Theatre Plus is the new name for the company originally named Pandora's Box. The new name reflects a new administration but the woman focused performances and programming tradition continue as in the same vein. In the coming weeks, Kim Piazza, artistic director of Theater Plus, pulls together three different theater bills.
buffalorising
Windows IV: In Desperate Silence at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Sculpture Court - Friday, January 26, 2007, 7pm. Adults only due to subject matter. Seating is limited; tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis, beginning at 5pm at the Gallery Main Desk. Call 716-866-8200 for more information.
In Desperate Silence is a modern dance installation featuring original live music by David Kane and a spoken word soundtrack descriptive of the plight of silenced causes and individuals. Dancers include Nimbus regulars Theresa Baker, Beth Elkins, Jen Golonka, and Kerry Ann Ring, as well as Buffalo Contemporary Dance co-director Amy Taravella and Neglia Ballet principal dancer Sherri Campagni. The setting is by architect Brad Wales, with assi…
wednesday january 24th 2007
Hot Styles For The Voluptuous Diva In You
Anna Miller
Check out the mannequins in the windows of Voluptuous Diva on Hertel Avenue - they're full figured and looking fine. Paying homage to the beauty of curves, Ruby Ocasio opened her store last year to bring hot styles to the plus-size women in town. Since then, Voluptuous Diva has taken off running, now featuring beautiful couture styles in everything from jeans and tops to cocktail dresses and ball gowns.
"I really try to focus on unique peices you don't find elsewhere," Ocasio said. "I like to bring in styles that are hard for plus-sized women to find and bring them to life in my store."
Gabrielle Bouliane
Ruby Ocasio, the woman behind the popular Voluptuous Diva shop on Hertel, has partnered with Maryann Fecture and Danielle Mott to form Fashionista Productions. The ladies have combined their talents in fashion and cosmetology to create a company which specializes in presenting fashion shows for charities fundraisers, grand openings, and birthday parties using products from local vendors. Fashionista will assist companies in planning events from conception to production, making sure that every event is unique and perfectly suited.
To launch the new business, they will be holding a show of their own at Shadow Lounge on Hertel, entitled "Pink Chocolate and Fashion." A preview for Valentine's Day, the show will be a buffet f…
buffalorising
Spend an evening with Billy Joel as his latest tour makes a stop at HSBC Arena, Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at 8pm. Selling in excess of 100 million records worldwide, Billy Joel emerged as one of the most talented musicians and accomplished songwriters through his unique style of rock and roll with the flair of Broadway. The six-time Grammy Award winner is one of the few artists to continuously have Top 10 hits spanning over three decades.
Joel was inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for such hits as "New York State of Mind", "It's Still Rock & Roll To Me", "Uptown Girl", "We Didn't Start The Fire", "Only the Good Die Young", and "Piano Man".
queenseyes
When I operated Thunder Bay on Elmwood Avenue I sold a lot of Buffalo related gifts. Many of those gifts were books, and if you've visited more dedicated shops like the one within the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, then you know just how many selections are out there. We've covered a bunch of those books here on BRO, but we still have not even touched on the diversity of subjects that the books cover. Unfortunately, some of the titles, such as Steve Powell's Rushing the Growler, are not currently available, but as the interest continues to grow regarding our region we will hopefully see select books come out of retirement.
Then there are books like Bodyslams in Buffalo, Buffalo Bicycles, Church Tales, Crystal Bea…
Gabrielle Bouliane
Speaking of Gallery Walks, this week's Gusto at the Gallery is bursting with special events from som eof Buffalo's finest performers! Beginning at 5 PM - 7 PM, there is an art activity with David Kane and Nimbus Dance involving mobiles. At 6 PM, join Curator of Education Mariann Smith for the week's lecture, an engaging look at pop artist Claes Oldenburg.
At 7 PM, there wil be a performance by Numbus Dance entitled Windows. Eight window frames will be suspended in space. Dancers Beth Elkins, Jennifer Golonka, Kerry Ring, and others will tell the audience a story from the perspective of their own persinal window on the world. The minimalist setting will be costructed and installed by Brad Wales and the UB student Small Built Works Project.
Anna Miller
Marcus Visionary and Dave Whalen have been together as Visionary for the last 11 years. 2005 was a great year for the duo as they set up two labels via Load Media in the U.K; Dance Rock and Lion Dubs. In 2005 they were also fortunate enough to be noticed by Shy FX and T Power and picked up as resident artists for the new Digital Soundboy label. Check out the website at www.digitalsoundboy.com.
In the last decade Visionary have been featured on many premiere labels including: Play:musik, 31 Records, Revolve:r, Trouble on Vinyl, Horizon Music, X tinction Agenda, Shout, Flex Records, Hustlin Beats, On Point, Nice and Smoothe and of course Digital Soundboy, Dance Rock, Lion Dubs and their brand new label Rock & Groove via Nu Urban Music.…
tuesday january 23rd 2007
It's a Girl!
Gabrielle Bouliane
Righteous Babe Records just got a whole new meaning -- local independent rock queen Ani DiFranco has given birth to a daughter, Petah Lucia, weighing in at 7 pound, 8 ounces, early Saturday morning, January 20th. happily, Ani and her boyfriend, music engineer and producer Mike Napolitano, chose to have the baby here at home. The newly-minted family is well and happy.
Welcome home, Petah! We're so glad you joined us! And a very special Buffalo Rising "Congrats!" to the very happy parents.
