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“Paying the Politicians: What Our 439 Elected Officials Cost Us”
with Kevin Gaughan
Wednesday, October 25
6:00 pm
Hallwalls at the Church
341 Delaware Avenue
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
The Shell of Sense
The Real Dream Cabaret is presenting The Shell of Sense at Rust Belt Books in Allentown over the next four weekends. Due to some non-theatrical drama in my personal life, I won’t be involved with this production, which basically means the quality of the show will be higher than usual. Performances are Friday and Saturday evenings at 9:00 p.m. and admission is your hourly wage. For details visit www. realdreamcabaret.com.
Polonia
A friend invited me to Corpus Christi Church’s annual Polish Harvest Festival. My initial reaction was confusion - why would an Italian-American agnostic want to attend a Polish-American Catholic festival? That’s crazy talk! But something short-circuited inside my head and even though I was thinking “NO!” I found myself saying “sure, why not?”
Naturally, I got lost on the way. Not quite as bad as the time I crossed into Pennsylvania while driving to Ellicottville for a business meeting, but close. I started off at the wrong East Side Polish church (St. Stan’s) and made a quick detour into Cheektowaga before finally finding Corpus Christi. I arrived just in time to eavesdrop on the tail end of the church tour, which was a treat, then ventured outside into the Festival itself, which featured food, drink, a Chinese auction, and a very popular mini-petting zoo hosted by staff from the Buffalo Zoo. Then, the Pic-A-Polka Band took the stage and things really heated up, delighting everyone from children (above) to grandparents.
“Alive” Night!
“Alive Night” Party on Friday August 11th at 7PM at Arty’s Grill and Tavern at 508 Peckham St. and Memorial Dr. (at the foot of the Central Terminal) The good folks at Broadway Fillmore Alive and Arty’s Grill (508 Peckham St. at Memorial Drive) would like to cordially invite you to share some good times with them at their first planned social gathering of the summer! There are many things that symbolize the special feeling that IS Broadway Fillmore Alive: the grassroots revitalization efforts of Corpus Christi and St. Stanislaus churches and the Central Terminal, to name just a few. These efforts are fueled by the perseverance of neighbors, former neighbors and people from elsewhere in the region who just care enough about the area and its people to come and help out. Arty’s is the perfect place to celebrate these efforts, as it has been a neighborhood cornerstone for more than three decades and welcomes any and all visitors with friendly smiles, great times and inexpensive drinks. It truly is a place “where everybody knows your name”! So, come on out and join us, celebrate summer in an historic neighborhood and experience some of the goodness that we all cherish in the Broadway Fillmore area. You’ll have a great time and want to come back for more! For directions and more information, please visit our website at www.broadwayfillmorealive.org. Broadway Fillmore Alive is a group of concerned citizens whose goal is to work together with community groups, businesses, residents, churches and other organizations to help promote, preserve and revitalize the Broadway-Fillmore area.
The Creative Class
IT’S HOT OUTSIDE! STAY COOL WITH OUR OPEN BOOK PANEL DISCUSSION! This Tuesday, August 1st, 15th and 29th, from 12 – 1 p.m. in the air-conditioned comfort of the Buffalo Architecture Center. “What does it mean to be an educated human being in the Twenty-first Century, and can a well designed community attract educated, creative people?” “What is the role of a Twenty-first Century community in helping people reach their potential?” The Landmark Society of the Niagara Frontier and just buffalo literary center jointly present an Open Book Discussion of “The Rise of the Creative Class: And How Its Transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life,” by author Richard Florida. Chuck LaChiusa will facilitate our panel discussion. Panelists on Tuesday, August 1st will be: Jade Chen, Production Manager, Buffalo Spree; Harvey Garrett, Community activist; and Matt Steinberg, Creative Services Manager, Buffalo Niagara Convention & Visitors Bureau. Buffalo Architecture Center, Market Arcade, 617 Main St., Buffalo. Admission is free, but space is limited to 30. Please reserve by calling the Landmark Society of the Niagara Frontier at 716-852-3300 or e-mailing info@landmark-niagara.org
Happy Hour
Tonight, there’s another Happy To Be Back (Here) Happy Hour on the Left Bank patio from 5-9. There will be an opportunity to register for Buffalo Old Home Week events as well as volunteer to help us at the events! The happy hour is open to all…
Restore Buffalo
Don’t forget that the Restore Buffalo/Car Show is taking place today at the Central Terminal. It’s an opportunity for non-profits to network with each other.
It’s raining outside with no end in sight until tomorrow morning. It’s the perfect day to get in your car and head over to the Terminal, especially if you’ve never been there. It’s a brilliantly beautiful building…
Music in the Garden
As if there weren’t enough AMAZING events happening around town, tomorrow night you have the opportunity to hear the BPO for free!
The Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus invites you to enjoy the BPO at Roswell Park’s WJK Park & Gardens. This is a community event and is free to the public!
Better yet, pack your picnic for a pre-concert dinner from 5:30-7:00 PM. There is free parking in the ramp on Carlton Street. The event is alcohol free and it’s a Bring Your Own Chair event.
The BPO out in Buffalo…the perfect evening…
Reminder - Bicycle Museum Talk!!
Next Tuesday, July 18, 7 PM, there will be a presentation on moving the Bicycle Museum (currently in O.P.) to the Inner Harbor. It seems like a really cool idea and there is a design already for what the building might look like.
The presentation will be held at the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, located at 25 Nottingham Terrace. There will be a question and answer period following the presentation.
Click here for more information about the museum!
