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Looking Backward: West Chippewa & Pearl
March 6, 1938 in downtown Buffalo, as captured by the prolific photographer Wilbur H. Porterfield.
Public Picks from buffaBLOG
BuffaBLOG’s weekly local album reviews and event picks!
BASE jumpers, Skydivers, and Wing Suit Pilots
Buffalo native Matt Higgins explores the culture of extreme aerial sports.
Cover Art: OK / ALSO OK
LINDSAY TRIPP’s Contemporary Myths: OK / Also OK is part of the 7th Annual Western New York Book Arts Collaborative Members’ Exhibition. She attends Alfred University and is not only a member of WNYBAC, but also a volunteer. View this print at the opening reception on July 10th.
Centerfold: The Pilgrim's Process
THE PILGRIM’S PROCESS / TIM STASZAK‘s illustration for Block Club featured in the magazine’s 40th and final issue, Home.
2 Tragedies, 1 Comedy: Amy, Testament of Youth, The Overnight
An individual tragedy, then a global tragedy, followed by an interesting mumblecore comedy.
Spotlight: Pure Ink Poetry
I thought I understood and loved poetry until the night I walked into the Gypsy Parlor for Pure Ink Poetry’s monthly open mic and slam.
Radical Time Capsule
After 14 years, FBI returns computers and typewriters to Buffalo bookstore owner Leslie Pickering.
This Week's Agenda from Loop Magazine
Stay in the Loop with this week’s LGBT happenings in Western New York presented by Loop Magazine!
A Strong Wind for Sail Buffalo
A stone’s throw from the bike ferry, the community boating center is a hidden jewel on Buffalo’s Outer Harbor.
Story: Working in Public, George the Bail Bondsman
Working in the shadow of downtown Buffalo’s brutalist concrete city court building, in a rusty and DIY-repaired Ford van, is bail bondsman George Osei Gyamfi. George works seven days a week and is strategically positioned before the main entrance of city court in the center of the block.
The Public sat with Gyamfi in the van, listening to mellow pop tunes on 96.1 for an hour, learning the ropes of what it takes to be one of a handful of bond brokers working on the street.
Fabric Donation and Sewing Days with Amanda Browder
[ART] Calling all fabric hobbyists: UB Art Galleries has commissioned the Brooklyn-based sculptor Amanda Browder to weave, sew, and stitch a large-scale piece forf the Anderson Gallery.
The Public Picnic
[PICNIC] If you didn’t attend the first Public Picnic (shame on you!), expect a safe space to speak your mind and/or ask any questions you have. For our next installment, next Wednesday, July 15 underneath the Cottonwood tree at Silo City (it will happen indoors on site if it rains), D.O.P.E. Collective will have a table with information, and the picnic will be anchored by a piece from Pure Ink Poetry’s Lazyrus and Solomon Dixon.
Tuesday Night Flicks: Moonrise Kingdom
[SCREENING] If the rain holds off, Buffalo is in for a treat at Tuesday Night Flicks at Canalside. For the second edition of the monthly outdoor movie screening, the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation and Arts Services Initiative of Western New York will feature their second Wes Anderson movie of the year, Moonrise Kingdom. Canalside sets up about 100 Adirondack chairs, but those who can’t find a seat are welcome to bring their own or lay out a picnic blanket.
Capen Garden Walk
[ART] Join the University Heights Arts Association for a day of arts, architecture, and fun activities for families. This garden walk will include the unveiling of the new sculpture garden at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, which includes work by local artists William Herod, Richard Rockford, Robert Then, Mollie Atkinson, Ken Kash, and Lawrence Kinney.
Allentown Gallery Walk
[ART] Join local shops, galleries, restaurants, and residents in celebrating the arrival of summer this Friday, for a gallery walk and associated happenings that were postponed due to the holiday weekend.
Black Swan Block Party
[PARTY] The Black Swan Lounge on Elmwood near Allen has a beautiful patio and they’ll put it to good use this Saturday, July 11 for a daytime block party. The Igloo Music crew will take over the patio for an afternoon party featuring DJs SwaggleRock, Eyes Everywhere, Spacelines, Nickie Fowler, Veyeb, Charlie Abbott, and Lydia.
Def Leppard
[ROCK] Got too much time on your hands? 97 Rock is sponsoring the Western New York stop for this package tour as their annual Weenie Roast party, featuring headliners Def Leppard along with Styx and Tesla. Come sail away on a metal-tinged trip down memory lane blended with some proggy, classic rock goodness.
Cages + Wooden Cities + Hollis Frampton
[EXPERIMENTAL] Locally based duo Cages have been creating an edgy, unnerving sonic blend of electro-organic elements for over a decade now.