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Welcome to the Jungle: Embrace of the Serpent, The Wave, The Bronze, Fruit of Paradise
‘Embrace of The Serpent’, ‘The Wave’, ‘The Bronze’, and ‘Fruit of Paradise’
Lessons in Relativity: Peter Stephens at Nina Freudenheim Gallery
The artist seeks to “transform the concept of landscape painting by changing the frame of reference.”
Cover Art: Atom Crush
PETER STEPHENS’s Atom Crush is on view through the end of the month at the Nina Freudenheim Gallery. That show is reviewed by Jack Foran here.
Centerfold: Elsie Smith
Caitlin Cass offers her third comic on the apocryphal history of Effie Stevens.
Shelby Not Digging the Quarry Project
Could gravel miner David Mahar be looking to recoup his investment with the Orleans County GOP?
Bernie’s So Wrong, Right?
On Sanders (and Trump) and America’s hurting places.
Spotlight: Things Overheard at the Record Store
A couple of DJs walk into a record store. There is no punchline, just a conversation that could easily go on for several hours.
WNY: Embrace the Funk
Western New York brewers such as 42 North begin to experiment with sour beers.
Looking Backward: Buffalo Railroad Yards, 1968
This photograph of Buffalo’s East Side railroad yards was taken by The Public’s Bruce Jackson on an airplane returning to Buffalo in 1968.
The Grumpy Ghey: No Room at the Inn
On gayborhoods and the pursuit of cultural unity…
Artists Seen: Peter Sowiski
David Moog’s portrait of visual artist and educator Peter Sowiski.
Buffalo Beer Buzz
Your weekly rundown from the Buffalo Niagara Brewers Association on what’s happening locally in the beer scene.
Investigative Post: The Real State of the City
Buffalo is doing better, but is it doing as well as the politicians and and much of the local press would have us believe?
The Public Record: Panepinto and Pigeon
News, rumor, and other fine ways to pass the time…
GreenWatch: Things to Know this Week
GreenCode Public Comments
Fight For Your Kids' Education
If you’re a parent and have kids in public school, you may find yourself in a position similar to that of parents in Clarence, fighting to maintain the status quo when class sizes are excessive and many departments are overextended.
Some Beats & Raps
[HIP HOP] There’s no doubt what you’re in for at Some Beats & Raps at Sugar City on Monday, March 21. The first to deliver some beats and raps will be Height Keech of Baltimore, who is on tour in support of his latest EP, Unending Blaze Vol. 1. Buffalo unique beat makers UVB76 will also join in with their DIY electronic inventions.
Spotlyte Vol. 1
[HIP HOP] On Friday, March 18 Milkie’s will host the first volume of the Spotlyte hip hop showcase featuring a handful of young talents. Fresh off of the release of her new track, “Lunaful,” Saint Opal will perform her future R&B tunes. MC Rese Dyly Young will join in on the fun too, this time with a special backup band. Trappy Gilmore serves as the night’s house DJ.
Break Out at History Museum
[ACTIVITIES] The Buffalo History Museum offers a week of programs that connect history and science for kids during break.