The Grumpy Ghey: Going to the Chapel of Love
Marriage—good god, ya’ll, what is it good for?
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Centerfold: Rathbun's Ruin
RATHBUN’S RUINS / CAITLIN CASS’s serial account of the career of Benjamin Rathbun, entrepreneur and jailbird, began in the very first issue of The Public. This is the fifth and final installment.
See all of our Benjamin Rathbun centerfolds by Caitlin Cass:
Connectivity, French Style: The Connection
Cédric Jimenez’s The Connection is apparently intended to give the French side of The French Connection story.
Cover Art: Elma, NY 2015
Nick Torsell
Elma, NY May 2015
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Nick Torsell is a Buffalo-based photographer whose work, he says, “consists mostly of in-between non-spaces and his friends.” Torsell’s work will be featured in Just Buffalo’s Silo City Reading Series. More info here.
Working the Audience: Inside Out, Aloft
Inside Out and Aloft share a determination to test standards of story-telling beyond what audiences are used to.
Beer with a Sense of Place
Like wine, a good beer can be defined by both its origin and the place you enjoy it.
Spotlight: Tony Rials
When it comes to the craft cocktail renaissance in Buffalo, consider Tony Rials a key player.
This Week's Agenda from Loop Magazine
Stay in the Loop with this week’s LGBT happenings.
Canadians Get Policy Wonks, We Get Wilmers
Canadian governments listen to policy wonks and thrive; here, powerbrokers like Bob Wilmers ignore them and we stagnate.
Grillin' for Grass: Days Park/Olmsted Conservancy Benefit
For a second year, the Day’s Park Block Club and Elmwood Village Charter School will host a chicken barbecue to raise money for the rejuvenation and maintenance of Day’s Park, an Olmsted-designed jewel at the west end of Allen Street.
The Public Record: Medical Marijuana in WNY
Medical marijuana is coming to New York, perhaps as soon as January, and 11 companies with ties to WNY have applied.
Silo City Reading Series Begins
More than just poetry, the Silo City Reading Series features art and music in an inspiring setting.
Thank You to Our Patreon Supporters!
We here at The Public would like to extend a hearty thank you to our supporters!
The Straight Dope: High Time to Legalize Drugs
Well, sure, my white, upper-middle-class friend says, pot should be legal, but what about drugs like cocaine?
How Many Buffalo Boxers Were World Champs?
We counted six among the commemorative plaques and photos on display at the Karpeles Manuscript Museum.
Buffalo International Film Festival to continue under new leadership
Despite the death last fall of founder Edward Summer, the Buffalo International Film Festival will be back this October with a new executive director, local filmmaker Ray Guarnieri. BIFF has just released the following statement.
Rochester International Jazz Festival
[JAZZ] Multi-Grammy winner, singer-pianist-composer, Dianna Krall opens the 14th annual Rochester International Jazz Festival this Friday, June 19. Krall also headlined the first festival in 2001 and also in 2012.
David Gray with Amos Lee
[POP] David Gray and Amos Lee probably don’t share a ton of mutual fans, but perhaps they’ll win some over from one another during this package tour. Gray, now 47, remains a bigger star in the UK despite having hits here with “Babylon” and “Please Forgive Me,” circa 1999. Last year’s Mutineers presents him in familiar folkie territory with programmed electronic fringes. Lee, meanwhile, is an acoustic soul man from Philadelphia that dabbles in Americana.
Mariachi El Bronx
[MARIACHI] If you’ve never heard LA’s hardcore band the Bronx play as Mariachi El Bronx, you won’t believe how well they pull it off.
7th Annual BBQ & Blues Bash
[FOOD] Usher in the summer season this Friday with a four-hour outdoor blues bash to benefit Gateway-Longview, in the Cobblestone District.