In the Art of the City
Today, I spent most the morning blading around the Allentown Art FestivalOe Allentown West in particular. This section of the festival is my favorite as it has a variety of artists/purveyors who are not only talented, but are dedicated Buffalonians. My first encounter was with Bob and Judy, owners of the Crystal Beach Sucker Company. The suckers are a hometown favorite and bring back many fond memories of the old amusement park. As I rolled down a bit I ran into Nate, owner of Comic City in Allentown, and his friend Annie. Not only does Nate sell the coolest comic books in the city, they have a killer t-shirt (very Captain Marvelesque) that represents the business. So I bought one. Next in line was Steve Brouse. Steveis art is reminiscent of Keith Herringis work (Keith just happens to be his idol), and his murals can be found throughout the city of Buffalo. One of his murals actually graced the cover of Buffalo Rising Magazine. A couple booths down was Brian Nesline from Faces of Buffalo. His project is really cool. Check it out. Donna Sturges was there showing off her beautiful enamel jewelry. Tanya was there selling her Planet Love t-shirts. Chris Dimitroff was keeping cool with his killer copper sprinklers. Joe Cascio was hanging out selling his panoramic photographs. There were even two mayoral candidates roaming the crowds, Kevin Gaughan (escaped the photo shoot) and Steve Calvanesso. Even John, owner of Elmwood Pet Supply, was there with squash racket in hand.
If you didnit make it down to the festival, itis going on all day tomorrow as well. Thereis a sea of people down there with artists and friends everywhere you look. Check it out for yourself. Here's a slideshow.
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