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Christa Glennie Seychew

Beginning October 7th, the Market Arcade will host the Disabilities Film Festival. Each Saturday through the month of October, a film will be shown depicting the multi-faceted experience of being disabled. Each week, a different speaker will also be there, sharing their knowledge on the subject of the film. Shows start at 2:00 and run until 5:00. Tickets are only $2.00 for adults and free to students with ID.

Here is a quick run down of the schedule, but you will find more information on the website: http://www.disabilityfilmfest.org.

October 7th--

The Ringer, a recently released major motion picture, this comedy is about two able-bodied men th…

Christa Glennie Seychew

The Melvins, a band from the Seattle area, will be here to knock your socks off on October 6th. Showplace is the venue, and a very appropriate one at that.

The Melvins heavily influenced the Seattle grunge sound, and often sat in with many of the eras most popular bands. Kurt Cobain, one of their former roadies, helped them get a contract w…

Gabrielle Bouliane

If the writing on the bathroom walls is to be believed (and who doesn't?) Johnny Nobody is hot. At least one former audience member wants to have their babies. Here's the press release, dropping some fun news:

After a busy few months that have seen hometown rockers Johnny Nobody open up for Sloan and The Zombies and shows in Toronto and NYC, while at the same time recording their debut EP "Ill Will" set for release on Harvest Sum Recordings later this fall. These boys are set to hit the road to spread the word across the Northeast this fall, catch them on Oct 7th at their home away from home Mohawk Place at 10pm w/ fellow Harvest Sum act The Old Sweethearts (featuring Andrew Vaeth of JN on bass) also on the bill is Toronto rock…

Giovanni Centurione

Definitely Buffalo has been located inside the Main Place Mall since 1995. The shop is a unique gift-lovers paradise, which just so happens to be dedicated to the City of Buffalo. Owner, Joan Miller, opened her business to showcase a variety of hard-to-find merchandise that represents the city in which we live. It seemed the only items of clo…

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We've seen the Cobblestone District turned into a racetrack in order to test out car tires. Now we see an Elmwood parking lot turned into a driver's test site. That's right, during the course of the year, Scion auto manufacturer sets up in the parking lot next to Globe Market so peo…

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Retired Concert Master of the BPO, Charles Haupt, has initiated a new concert series and is calling it, A MUSICAL FEAST. It includes chamber music, solo performances and chamber Orchestra. Mr. Haupt is inviting old friends and colleagues…

Gabrielle Bouliane

Ok, Look at the poster.

Seriously. Then realize that this band describes themselves as "Bill Haley vs The Count Five vs The Troggs vs the Velvet Underground vs Donovan in a cage death match at a meth lab..."

Are you kidding? Where else would you be?

The Klaws are part of a long tradition of Buffalo surf-punk bands, and one of the best, so if you haven't gotten your fill of black leather, hawaiian shirts and twang lately, go get your dose. It'll keep the heat in those cool fall nights and validate your hipster card for another year, minimally..

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Christa Glennie Seychew

For the 47th year in a row, Locust Street Neighborhood Art is about to begin its courses. Class fees are donation-based, and the program requires no pre-registration. Students need only to appear on the first day of class, armed with their name, address and phone number.

In 1959, Molly Bethel's kitchen played host to what the…