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A Glimpse at the Imagination of Buffalo Arts Studio

June 30th, 2014 by Jared Mobarak

Buffalo is full of hidden gems that the layperson may not know exist. A cultural hotbed for the arts, it's almost excusable that you could let some slip through the cracks when you're engaged with partaking in what all the rest… more »

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Canalside Free Concert: Moe. & Conehead Buddha

June 23rd, 2014 by Manuel Crespo

Moe. is the preeminent progressive rock band on the music scene today. They are a quintet of world class musicians, whose creative output equals that of their longevity. In a remarkable career that has touched three decades and… more »

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Allen West Festival 2014

June 18th, 2014 by Manuel Crespo

Aristotle said it best when he said, "the aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance." On this warm and sunny Saturday, the Allen West Festival offered visitors delicious… more »

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Buffalo Niagara International Film Festival 2014

April 22nd, 2014 by Jared Mobarak

It's eight years later and The Buffalo Niagara International Film Festival is still going strong April 24th through May 3rd. I personally missed organizer and filmmaker Bill Cowell's inaugural season, but have been attending… more »

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Babel's Abraham Verghese Teaches Bufffalo the Difference Between Curing and Healing

April 9th, 2014 by Jared Mobarak

It is interesting to see how Just Buffalo Literary Center’s Babel series has evolved over the years. Beyond locale (now residing at Kleinhans Music Hall after its origins in Asbury Hall at Babeville), artistic… more »

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Video Spotlight: St. Louis Roman Catholic Church

March 12th, 2014 by Manuel Crespo

On January 5, 1829, eighteen years before the Diocese of Buffalo was founded, Louis Stephen LeCouteulx de Chaumont, French nobleman and first Catholic to reside in Buffalo, gave the land on which St. Louis Church stands. This… more »

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REVIEW: Stones in his Pockets - Irish Classical Theatre Company

March 2nd, 2014 by Kevon Greenidge

"No one goes to the movies to feel depressed - that's what theatre is for!" Charlie (Kevin Craig), a recent transplant from America finds himself as an extra on the set of a Hollywood film being filmed in a rural southern Ireland… more »

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Matthew Grote - OGRE

November 23rd, 2013 by Kevon Greenidge

Buffalo is a city that has a rich history of embracing art in public spaces. I recently had a chance to spend some time with Matthew Grote, who along with a few other local artists, is helping to preserve that tradition, while… more »

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Buffalo Comedy brings home the gold!

November 5th, 2013 by BuffaloVibe

Buffalo ComedySportz has been making Western New York laugh for 20 years and this year brought home the city's first ever World ComedySportz Championship! For those not familiar with this entertaining improv-game, ComedySportz… more »

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Buffalo's Art Scene Gets Some Street Cred

September 30th, 2013 by Alex Tolbert

The corner of Allen and College Streets has recently undergone an aesthetic transformation thanks to the Allen Street Street Art Collective, a project funded by local entrepreneur and arts supporter, Mark Goldman. The ASSAC seeks… more »

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Rap Is Fun Again!

September 21st, 2013 by Alex Tolbert

Remember those jumbo coloring/activity books we all enjoyed so much when we were younger? Thanks to Bun B and Shea Serrano, we can take a trip back to our childhoods with their newly released, rap-themed coloring and activity… more »

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Venue Spotlight: Helium Comedy Club

August 17th, 2013 by Alex Tolbert

Tucked away on Mississippi Street behind the First Niagara Center in the historic Cobblestone District sits Helium Comedy Club. The chain, which also has clubs in Philadelphia and Portland, just opened its newest venue… more »

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35th Annual Antique and Classic Boat Show

August 18th, 2012 by BuffaloVibe

Niagara Frontier Antique and Classic Boats Presents Shuffle Off toBuffalo 35th Annual Antique and Classic Boat Show BuffaloLaunch Club,Grand Island,NY,September 8, 2012 Docks open10:00 am – 5:00 pm Free admission $5.00… more »

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Quite the Laughing-stock

May 23rd, 2012 by Chris Scherr

Has the end of each season for both of Buffalo’s prominent sports teams left you laughing, albeit unintentionally? Yeah, same here. Now that we’re amidst the off-season for both teams, what are we to do? Where… more »

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Newbie Film Maker Going The Distance

April 4th, 2012 by Chris Scherr

Erie Community College graduate, Matt Lorentz, knows about going the distance. Leaving ECC-South with an Associates in Science Degree in Communications and Media Arts, Matt set out to pursue his dream of making a feature film.… more »

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REVIEW: Fish Out of Water

March 2nd, 2012 by Kevon Greenidge

Diane Curley as "Lydia" in Fish Out of Water, is in a word - delightful. A fearless Christian Brandjes as "Tom" and the outstanding Beth Donohue as "Mary" complete the perfectly balanced cast of the Irish Classical Theatre… more »

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CSI: The Experience - Buffalo Museum of Science

January 29th, 2012 by BuffaloVibe

From January 28th through April 29th, visitors to the Buffalo Museum of Science will have the opportunity to step into the world of cutting-edge forensic science and while being led through the challenge of solving a crime… more »

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On Your Mind: A Graffiti Documentary

November 14th, 2011 by Kevon Greenidge

We should be allowed to beautify terrible space... Anyone that knows me would be well aware of the fact that I am a huge fan of hip-hop culture in all its forms - DJing, MCing, Breaking and Graffiti. Nowadays we may not think… more »

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Buffalo - All the City's A Stage

November 1st, 2011 by BuffaloVibe

The Theatre Alliance of Buffalo and Visit Buffalo Niagara premiered “Buffalo: All the City’s a Stage” a joint video project during the 30th anniversary of Curtain Up! festivities, September 16, 2011. The… more »

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On Culture and Community

October 28th, 2011 by BuffaloVibe

Q&A by Randall Kramer I don’t go to the culturals. Why should I have to pay for something I don’t use? There are a lot of things that taxpayers fund that we may not directly utilize. For example,… more »

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'5 Million Dollars 1 Terabyte': Pirated Data Displayed As Art

September 7th, 2011 by BuffaloVibe

Artist Manuel Palou's new piece, '5 Million Dollars 1 Terabyte straddles the line between art and piracy. The work is described on the gallery's website as: "a 1 TB Black External Hard Drive containing $5,000,000 worth… more »

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Surprise! What Teen Curators Are Saying About Technology, Museums

June 10th, 2011 by Kevon Greenidge

Fear not, all you readers who think the younger generations want only to play games at museums, or take pictures of the art with their cell phones, or socialize in the galleries. The teen curators at the Albright-Knox… more »

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Bender, Hal, & C-3PO: Another Derek Gores Exclusive Interview

February 2nd, 2010 by Meg McLaughlin

Late one eve, during the buildup to Robot Love, I had the very human honor of interviewing famed robots C-3PO, Hal from 2001 and Bender from Futurama. They weren't as excited about the conversation as I was. I'm pretty sure they… more »

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Ancient Robot Skull Discovery Stuns the World

December 17th, 2009 by Meg McLaughlin

A discovery near Whangeri in the northern tip of New Zealand has anthropolibots, researchbots, and the rest of the robot community stunned. It has been nearly a year since workers drilling for alternative sources of robot fuel… more »

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Inappropriate Behavior?

December 14th, 2009 by Decor Adventures

Depend not on fortune, but on conduct - Publius Syrus One of the most interesting things about living in a foreign country is getting to see the cultural differences, especially those concerning rude behavior. How people properly… more »

A Glimpse at the Imagination of Buffalo Arts Studio

Canalside Free Concert: Moe. & Conehead Buddha

Allen West Festival 2014

Buffalo Niagara International Film Festival 2014

Babel's Abraham Verghese Teaches Bufffalo the Difference Between Curing and Healing

Video Spotlight: St. Louis Roman Catholic Church

REVIEW: Stones in his Pockets - Irish Classical Theatre Company

Matthew Grote - OGRE

Buffalo Comedy brings home the gold!

Buffalo's Art Scene Gets Some Street Cred

Rap Is Fun Again!

Venue Spotlight: Helium Comedy Club

35th Annual Antique and Classic Boat Show

Quite the Laughing-stock

Newbie Film Maker Going The Distance

REVIEW: Fish Out of Water

CSI: The Experience - Buffalo Museum of Science

On Your Mind: A Graffiti Documentary

Buffalo - All the City's A Stage

On Culture and Community

'5 Million Dollars 1 Terabyte': Pirated Data Displayed As Art

Surprise! What Teen Curators Are Saying About Technology, Museums

Bender, Hal, & C-3PO: Another Derek Gores Exclusive Interview

Ancient Robot Skull Discovery Stuns the World

Inappropriate Behavior?

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