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Artfully Aware and Melissa Kate

Artfully Aware Let me introduce you to Melissa Kate, Songwriter, Singer of Jazz, Rhythm & Blues and Pop Music, Actress, commercial voiceover artist. Melissa is also the United States Managing Director of Artfully AWARE, an organization whose mission is to: strengthen sustainable futures in both developed and developing societies by using the arts to enrich, educate and empower individuals and communities, through the implementation of their fine art, drama, dance, music and media programmer… Continue

Added by Van Taylor on November 23, 2009 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Sickle Cell Anemia Fund Raiser

Sickle Cell Fund Raiser Ron Walker, Recording artist,producer you name it, and all around nice guy has been working to bring awarness to the sickle cell research for years. His company RMVP combined forces with Grand Slam Promotions to bring a quality product in a party atmosphere with class. Earlier this year August 2009 they produced a concert at the University of Buffalo. They brought in Tom Browne, Norman Connors, The S.O.S. Band along with their band the Exoutics. Check out their next even… Continue

Added by Van Taylor on November 23, 2009 at 3:51pm — No Comments

Beyond Books release reading

OCTOBER 19TH, 7pm A READING CELEBRATING THE RELEASE OF A NEW ANNUAL LITERARY JOURNAL BEYOND BONES A COLLECTION OF POEMS FEATURING WRITERS FROM WESTERN NEW YORK Featuring Loren Keller and William Sylvester With Amrutansh (Amol Salunkhe) Jennifer Campbell Kenneth J. Feltges John Marvin Marge Merrill Perry S. Nicholas Jane Sadowsky Verneice Turner TIME: 7:00-9:00 P.M. LOCATION: Hallwalls Cinema (Below Gallery- Elevator/Stairs Available) 341 Delaware Ave (at W. Tupper) Buffalo, NY 14202 Admi… Continue

Added by Marge Merrill on September 9, 2009 at 11:39pm — No Comments

My OnLine Modeling Registry.

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Added by Roger M. Christian on May 3, 2009 at 4:58pm — No Comments

Arts Funding, Redux

While blogging on the future of classical music, Greg Sandow has said: The economic argument for giving stimulus money to the arts is shallow, and easy for non-arts organizations to trump. It's hard to argue for money for the arts when money for crucial social programs -- public health, for instance -- is lacking. It's hard, politically, to give stimulus money for arts organizations like the Metropolitan Opera, which… Continue

Added by Jeffrey E. Salzberg on February 23, 2009 at 11:27am — No Comments

Economic Impact of the Arts

Recently, Ron Nehring, the Chairman of the California Republican Party, was on C-SPAN, and he said that Michael Steele, the new RNC chairman, will help people see "the benefits of Republican ideas". Well, we've seen the benefits of Republican ideas, thankyouverymuch. We see them every time we turn to the financial news. Mr Nehring also made some remarks about the inclusion of arts funding in the stimulus package. I sent him this, through the California G… Continue

Added by Jeffrey E. Salzberg on February 3, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

Mondays With Merce

Starting Monday, January 12, 2009, join the Merce Cunningham Studio for Mondays With Merce, a series of webcasts available for free viewing. Go behind the scenes at the Merce Cunningham Studio to see Merce teach advanced technique class and conduct rehearsals. The episodes will also include interviews with Merce Cunningham and his associates, including current and former dancers, artists and musicians, and choreographers wh… Continue

Added by Jeffrey E. Salzberg on January 11, 2009 at 1:06pm — No Comments

The trouble with Broadway....

The trouble with Broadway.... I have no problem with musicals being derivative. They always have been; Oklahoma, regarded as the first modern musical, was based on the play Green Grow the Lilacs, My Fair Lady was based on Pygmalion, West Side Story was a retelling of Romeo and Juliet (which itself used the same plot as earlier works), etc. But here's the problem: the train of thought used to be, "Let's base a musical on Don Quixote and if we do… Continue

Added by Jeffrey E. Salzberg on January 9, 2009 at 5:11am — No Comments

A Movie I Wish I'd Seen

It's not generally known, but at the time of his death, the great actor Claude Rains was in negotiations to star in a film about the outbreak of the Spanish-American War. He was to play a Spanish agent assigned to Havana, but the project was scrapped when the writers could not come up with a plausible way to avoid linking the character to the sinking of our battleship, which would have made the movie too controversial.

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Added by Jeffrey E. Salzberg on January 2, 2009 at 9:30pm — No Comments

The hidden message in "It's a Wonderful Life"

(SPOILER ALERT!) So.... I've been watching (as I suspect many of us have) It's a Wonderful Life, that great Christmas classic starring (sigh) Donna Reed and...er...some other people....and I was struck by something I'd never considered before despite having seen the film scores of times. At the end, Donna Reed's husband's friends all chip in to help replace the $8,000 that Donna Reed's uncle-in-law had mistakenly given to Mr. Potter, so Donna Reed's… Continue

Added by Jeffrey E. Salzberg on December 25, 2008 at 2:46pm — No Comments

Fanfare for the Common Man

I had an epiphany some time ago. I listened to Aaron Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man. I’d heard it before, of course – it’s long been one of my favorite pieces of American music, actually – but this time I really listened to it. And, for the first time, I understood it. It helps to know the background. In 1942, the Cincinnati Orchestra invited 18 composers to submit new pieces expressing their feelings about America. At the time, Nazi Germany had conquered most of Europe. Much of A… Continue

Added by Jeffrey E. Salzberg on December 25, 2008 at 2:45pm — No Comments

Today in Arts History

This entry will be automatically updated daily, so please check back. This information can also be found on my Buffalo Niagara Arts and Culture page and on my website. If this post appears to have no data, my web server is probably temporarily unavailable; please check back later.

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Added by Jeffrey E. Salzberg on December 25, 2008 at 2:44pm — No Comments

Call For Artists: $47,000 Sculpture Commission

Artists within the 11-county Rochester/Western Finger Lakes Region interested in creating an outdoor sculpture for the entrance of the Pieters Family Life Center (PFLC) in Henrietta have until November 7, 2008 to submit proposals. The selected artist will be awarded $47,000 for materials and completion of the sculpture, thanks to funding secured by New York State Senator James Alesi. The sculpture will permanently honor those, including New York State, who have advocated and supported individual… Continue

Added by Mark Donnelly on October 5, 2008 at 10:46am — No Comments

The Buffalo Music Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary Induction Gala

The Buffalo Music Hall of Fame is proud to celebrate 25 years of honoring the music and performers of Buffalo and Western New York at its 25th Anniversary Induction Gala Please join the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame on Thursday, October 9, 2008, 7 PM at the Tralf Music Hall located at 622 Main Street in Buffalo's Downtown Theatre District for an evening of live music. Everyone is encouraged to attend to welcome the forthcoming 2008 Buffalo Music Hall of Fame Inductees who will also be performing.… Continue

Added by Mark Donnelly on September 30, 2008 at 8:24pm — No Comments

Premier Of Documentary "Ghostlights"

Ghostlights: Folklore, Skepticism and Belief--- In association with The Riviera Theatre, Morphine Hearts Productions is proud to present the Western New York premier of the documentary “Ghostlights: Folklore, Skepticism and Belief” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, at The Riviera Theatre, 67 Webster St., North Tonawanda. The evening will begin with a Haunted Happy Hour cash bar from 7 PM to 8 PM, then the scre… Continue

Added by Matthew La Chiusa on September 30, 2008 at 12:30pm — No Comments

BUFFALO YOUTH MEDIA INSTITUTE APPLICATION Deadline Oct 1‏

After three years of outstanding leadership, Jackie Farris, the former director of the BUFFALO YOUTH MEDIA INSTITUTE, is moving on to prepare for graduate school. While we will miss her enormously, we are very excited to welcome Ruth Goldman as our new BUFFALO YOUTH MEDIA INSTITUTE director. Ruth has over ten years of experience teaching documentary production and history on the college and high school level. As a PhD Candidate in the Department of American Studies at the University at Buffalo a… Continue

Added by Mark Donnelly on September 21, 2008 at 9:44am — No Comments

Reading Between the Lines - Free Book Discussion Series Offered at the Buffalo Museum of Science

In a unique collaboration, the New York Council for the Humanities has joined forces with the Buffalo Museum of Science to offer Reading Between the Lines: The First Frontier: New York State and American Expansion, 1775-1890, a monthly reading and discussion series that runs from Wednesday, October 15, 2008 through Wednesday, January 21, 2009. “Reading Between the Lines offers an unusual twist on the standard book group format with focused thematic discussions led by humanities scholars,” says… Continue

Added by Mark Donnelly on September 19, 2008 at 9:09am — No Comments

Buffalo Freelance Writers Collaborative - M E E T I N G N O T E S ~ A U G U S T 2 8 , 2 0 0 8

Buffalo Freelance Writers Collaborative M E E T I N G N O T E S ~ A U G U S T 2 8 , 2 0 0 8 Check-In Marti: began the meeting with a discussion of Buffalo’s recent high profile media appearances in Forbes and New York magazines. The New York article was a direct result of the author attending Buffalo Homecoming events, and Marti said this is an example of what our group can achieve. She also pointed out that the ripple effect from this type of piece is a good thing – the story had the most comm… Continue

Added by Marti Gorman on September 5, 2008 at 12:07pm — No Comments

REGIONAL PREMIERE KICKS OFF KAVINOKY’S “RARE” SEASON

“…a rollercoaster ride through the dangerous world of stamp collecting.” The Kavinoky Theatre, a professional theatre on the campus of D’Youville College, is delighted to commence their 29th season of fresh, new productions with the regional premiere of MAURITIUS by acclaimed playwright and television writer Theresa Rebeck. After their mother's death, two estranged half-sisters discover a book of rare stamps that may include the crown jewel for collectors. One sister tries to collect on the wi… Continue

Added by Mark Donnelly on September 5, 2008 at 7:00am — No Comments

Five Niagara Companies participate in the “Courthouse Arts Pass”

An exciting alliance of five Niagara-based professional theatre and dance companies have created DAPA: The Downtown Alliance for the Performing Arts and a new Courthouse Arts Pass offering discounts to 10 shows and over 95 performances at the Sullivan Mahoney Courthouse Theatre in downtown St. Catharines. On September 4th at 5pm these five innovative companies introduce their exciting plans for the 2008-2009 season of theatre and dance in the Sullivan Mahoney Courthouse Theatre at 101 King Stree… Continue

Added by Mark Donnelly on September 1, 2008 at 11:00pm — No Comments

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