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Publishers’ Letter
Letters to the Editor

FEATURES
LABOR OF LOVE
The New Millennium Group and 21st Century Club Get Down to Business
by Anna Geronimo Hausmann
These two social activist groups burn with energy and enthusiasm. Can they make Buffalo better?

PARTY! BUFFALO MARKS
THE MILLENNIUM
by Nancy J. Parisi
The most spectacular, the most exclusive, the most unusual parties planned for a very special New Year’s Eve. And a look at what they did in 1899.

THE 20TH CENTURY CLUB:
An Oasis of the 19th Century
Maintains Tradition
by Philip Nyhuis
This stately Delware Avenue mansion
contains a century’s worth of women
making history in Buffalo.

DEPARTMENTS:

ARTS
ART
Photographer John Pfahl Updates
the Sublime Landscape
by Linda Levine

MUSIC
Festive Celebrations in Stone
by Cheryl Gobetti Hoffman

THEATRE
The Kavinoky: Two Englishmen
Engaging the Imagination
by Ted Pelton

DANCE
Good News for Classical Ballet Fans:
Neglia Dance Project
by Bruce Miller

BOOK REVIEW
Art for Dummies
by Elizabeth Licata
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FOOD & LIVING

DESIGN
Paul LaMoricella: Hands-On Charm
by Elizabeth A. McCall

ANTIQUES
Arts & Crafts Furniture in WNY
by Bert C. Grobe

ETIQUETTE
Gracious Party Going and Giving
by John Bourdage

CHEF'S BEST
Food for a Party
by Mark Hutchinson, Hutch’s,
and Mark Warren, Zu-Zon’s

RESTAURANT REVIEW
Where to Celebrate the Season
by Ann Blask

WINE
Bring on the Bubbly:
Champagne’s Big Year
by Bernard Ledermann

FOOD
Second Helpings: The Continuing Adventures of Three Foodies
by Tracey J. Marshall, Vicki G.
Marshall and Margaret M. Toohey

LAST WORDS

SWINTER IN BUFFALO:
A GOOD THING
Story and Photographs by
David Lawrence Reade

A MILLENNIAL—AND
PRIVATE—NEW YEAR
by Linda Levine

Cover Photography by Mark Dellas and Angel Art. Dom Pérignon supplied courtesy of Prime Wines, Inc.

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