Our previews of interesting/fun local happenings.
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08/07/12Chalk art takes over WNY this weekendOne weekend, two chalk art events. |
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07/24/12Celebrating the pure fun of skateboardingA skating zine celebrates twenty-two years. |
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07/20/12Spree Theater with Darwin McPherson: Who is Adam Carolla?After his radio show was cancelled, Adam Carolla went from being the guy best known for co-hosting Loveline with the now-ubiquitous Dr. Drew Pinsky to one of the most powerful people on the Internet. His Adam Carolla Show podcast is the one of the most downloaded programs on iTunes, as are many other offerings of the ACE Broadcasting Network, Carolla’s burgeoning online empire. So how did Carolla get so popular? Since Loveline’s MTV days (1996-2000), he’s been a familiar face on the basic cable scene. On Loveline, Carolla’s quick wit, mixed with rough hewn common sense, complemented Dr. Drew’s clinical reasoning. Carolla took his macho side to the next level with The Man Show, where he and partner Jimmy Kimmel produced comedy skits and bits from a... |
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07/19/12Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village: New name, new eventsThe former Amherst Museum has a busy month planned. |
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07/18/12Neil E. Garvey’s Midsummer Night’s DreamNeil E. Garvey had a dream—perhaps a midsummer night’s dream—of a renowned and prosperous theater community in Buffalo and all of Western New York. As a fervent patron of the arts throughout his lifetime, he saw to it that this dream became a reality. After his untimely passing at the age fifty-six in February of this year, friends and family of Mr. Garvey wanted to ensure that his legacy lives on even if he’s not around to oversee it. Thus, the Neil E. Garvey Foundation for the Arts was born. The Foundation shares the same mission Mr. Garvey had during his lifetime: “to empower and financially assist artists across all disciplines and, thereby, to promote the betterment and cultural growth of Western New York.” Though the man may be... |
