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SUMMARY:A Light Under the Bushel: Paintings by Julia Bottoms
DESCRIPTION:A Light Under the Bushel: Paintings by Julia Bottoms\nOn View\nJul 14\, 2023 – Oct 29\, 2023\nThe practice of portraiture has historically served to not only represent the subject but to also preserve their spirit in its most honest form. For Buffalo-based visual artist Julia Bottoms\, traditional portraiture is a means to express the nuance and complexities of Black identity beyond limiting\, reductive stereotypes. Thinking through historic periods in which portraits were commissioned for figures of prominence\, Bottoms’ practice interrogates portraiture as a concept of record. The inclusion – or lack thereof – of Black and Brown bodies in classical portraiture has inspired a new series and conceptual direction in her work.  \nA Light Under the Bushel features work from this new series\, building upon the artist’s interest in expanding narratives around representations of Blackness. Black and Brown people certainly existed during times like the Renaissance and Victorian eras when classical portraits were created. However\, their inclusion in such works is rare and highly circumstantial\, their lives rarely deemed important enough to be documented by fine art. Bottoms’ new paintings push against this\, emphasizing that they have always been an important part of history. Inspired by portraits of these eras\, her work fuses the historic with the contemporary through her models’ dress. Her work is reminiscent of the recontextualization of blackness throughout history seen in the work of portrait artist Kehinde Wiley. However\, Bottoms moves in a different direction by employing soft\, gestural brush strokes and posing her models to emulate classical depictions of saints\, Madonna and Child\, warriors\, and other angelic beings\, imbuing her figures with an ethereal presence.  \nBottoms reflects on the allusion to religious iconography as twofold in an artist statement on the series:   \nFirst\, it’s meant to convey the intangible spiritual aspect of each person depicted. Second\, it is a reference to Black and Brown bodies as they relate to the history of Christianity. Growing up religious\, I often felt a disconnect between the Eurocentric imagery in religious art and what I knew to be the factual appearance of people from the regions described in the Bible. People from the Middle East and North Africa are people of color. The shades and features of Biblical characters would have varied\, but the fact that they were of color is undeniable. So it stands to reason that that would be reflected in classical art depictions. However\, that is not the case. This exclusion comes with an implication; The alignment of whiteness with purity/goodness and Blackness with corruption/evil has had far-reaching psychological ramifications for us all. In the case of Biblical depictions\, this is not only a lack of inclusion\, it is erasure.  \nAs I worked on the series\, a particular verse came to mind. In Matthew 5:15-16 Jesus says: “Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand\, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way\, let your light so shine before others\, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”  \nI kept thinking about all the talents\, all the goodness\, and all the truly great accomplishments\, lost to time because a person’s skin color disqualified them from being recorded. How many lights were placed under a bushel and how deeply has humanity missed out on great minds for it? How many scientists\, poets\, mathematicians\, and philosophers have been lost to institutional bushels? The light we each possess is still subject in part to the roles we are forced into and the circumstances we must endure. But a light is still a light regardless of its location. In covering it\, the light does not cease to be what it is\, rather it is *us* who miss out on its illumination. \nOverall\, this series is meant to spark our imaginations. History cannot be re-written; however\, we can find value in reflecting on what inclusion could have looked like. Additionally\, perhaps this imagery can inspire an excavation of sorts\, in which we search for the accomplishments that have been recorded but ignored or distorted. It is my hope that the work will inspire the contemporary art world and artists going forward. Above all\, I challenge the viewer to value the light of every individual and to never be the bushel that conceals it. \nA Light Under the Bushel: Paintings by Julia Bottoms is made possible through the generosity of our presenting sponsor\, M&T Bank. For his leadership commitment\, we gratefully acknowledge Senator Sean M. Ryan\, with additional thanks to James & Dorothy Pappas and Gary & Willow Brost for their generous support.
URL:https://bornbuffalo.com/event/a-light-under-the-bushel-paintings-by-julia-bottoms/
LOCATION:Burchfield Penney Art Center\, 1300 Elmwood Avenue\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14222\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Event,Buffalo Event,Family
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230922T080000
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SUMMARY:Communities: Trust The Front Yard Film Screening Series
DESCRIPTION:Communities: Trust\nThe Front Yard Film Screening Series \nSep 22\, 2023 – Dec 22\, 2023\nThe Front Yard film screening series features seasonally changing projected media art programs\, highlighting the work of Western New York artists. The inaugural program revolves around the theme of communities: trust\, coinciding with The 2023 Buffalo Humanities Festival. Presentations will begin after dark each night and will run for three months. \nCommunities: Trust\, guest curated by Dorothea Braemer\, Lukia Costello\, and  Meg Knowles\, tackles the topic of community and trust through the lens of the diverse perspectives of 10 regional media artists. Tammy McGovern’sAutostorm presents a notion of community disappeared into the confines of our cars. Kyla Kegler’s Monster Society performatively studies alienation and finding ways to approach community. Her Own Hero by Lukia Costello and the late Tilke Hill tackles the history of women’s self-defense\, and Harlem Nights by Kaitlyn Lowe celebrates the community of radical artists of the Harlem Renaissance in the form of a visual poem.  In Savage Future\, Terry Jones interrogates the American-Indian boarding school experience and in Mrs. Snow\, Annette Daniels-Taylor explores the mindset of a mid-century  African-American domestic worker.  Olurotimi Akanbi’sUrban Transitions draws attention to the contrast between communities in urban and rural landscapes in and around Buffalo\, while Edreys Wajed’s The Sidewalk imagines community from the perspective of a sidewalk on Buffalo’s East Side. Interwoven throughout the program are pieces by Phil Hastings and David Mawer.   Three pieces from Phil Hasting’s poetic fragmentum series metaphorically address community through evocative studies of humans and nature.  Seven playful geometric studies from David Mawer reference landing sequences and the pull of gravity through patterns of undulating dots\, lines and shapes\, sometimes superimposed over maps. \nDorothea Braemer and Meg Knowles are filmmakers and professors in the media production major at Buffalo State University\, and Lukia Costello\, also a filmmaker\, is the founding director of the Spark Filmmaker Collaborative and the Micromania Film Festival. \nCommunities: Trust – Program Order and Credits:\nTammy McGovern  – Autostorm\, 2023   \nKyla Kegler – Monster Society\, 2022 \nDavid Mawer – Lerp Puppet Strings\, No. 1\, 2023 \nPhilip Hastings –  fragmentum 62 (c)\, 2017 \nDavid Mawer – Landing Sequence (for an Interdimensional Fleet)\, No. 3\, 2023 \nLukia Costello and Tilke Hill – Her Own Hero\, 2022 \nDavid Mawer – Algorithm for a Gravity Wave: Dots\, 2023 \nKaitlyn Lowe – Harlem Nights\, 2022 \nPhil Hastings – fragmentum 37 (b)\, 2018 \nDavid Mawer – Landing Sequence (for an Interdimensional Fleet)\, No. 2\, 2023 \nTerry Jones – Savage Future\, 2022 \nAnnette Daniels-Taylor – Mrs. Snow\, 2017\, 2018 \nDavid Mawer – Landing Sequence (for an Interdimensional Fleet)\, No. 1\, 2023 \nOlurotimi Akanbi – Urban Transitions\, 2022 \nDavid Mawer – Algorithm for a Gravity Wave: Grid\, 2023 \nPhil Hastings – fragmentum 43 (b)\, 2019 \nDavid Mawer – Landing Sequence (for an Interdimensional Fleet)\, No. 4\, 2023 \nEdreys Wajed – The Sidewalk\, 2018 \nTRT: 32 mins 48 seconds
URL:https://bornbuffalo.com/event/communities-trust-the-front-yard-film-screening-series/
LOCATION:Burchfield Penney Art Center\, 1300 Elmwood Avenue\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14222\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Event,Buffalo Event
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SUMMARY:A Clearing View Charles E. Burchfield Reframed
DESCRIPTION:A Clearing View\nCharles E. Burchfield Reframed \nOct 13\, 2023 – Jan 28\, 2024\nCharles E. Burchfield was one of the great American artists of the 20th century\, but his work is sometimes overlooked as are many works on paper\, because they cannot be left on museum walls for years at a time. They are also shown behind glass\, which presents viewers with reflections of themselves\, distorting the work itself. This exhibition is the beginning of an effort to both literally and metaphorically reframe his paintings and offer an unencumbered view of his brilliant work\, properly presented and celebrated the way it can be today. \nThe 1930s were an important time in Burchfield’s career. It was during this decade that his work was featured in the first solo exhibition ever held at the then new Museum of Modern Art in New York City. After quitting his job at the Birge Wallpaper company in 1929\, Burchfield was finally able to devote all of his energy to painting. Around the same time\, he started building his own frames to display his work. On August 29\, 1934\, he wrote in his journal: \nWorking these last few days again on frames; it is hard work\, but at times enjoyable. Even the mechanical uncreative parts\, such as rubbing with sand-paper or using the rasp are a physical pleasure\, like walking or swimming. \nWorks from this period\, often presented in large dramatic frames with rustic finishes\, are excellent illustrations of how Burchfield himself intended for the work to be seen. Most of the best examples have little or no matt bordering the work and are presented in the way one might expect to see an oil painting. \nModern glass\, used in everything from windows and lenses to fiberglass and fiber optic cables\, is a building block for civilization. In windows\, it protects people from the elements. Lens technology has allowed people to see more clearly as their sight fails them. Burchfield himself needed glasses to continue painting. On November 24\, 1939\, he wrote: \nA.M. When I tried to draw in the studio\, I found I could not focus on the work at arm’s length. Alarmed\, I called Dr. Bennett\, who\, instead of assuring me it could be remedied\, said it presented quite a problem\, and would I see him at 5:00 P.M. So I had a bad hour or so\, until I reasoned out myself\, that an extra pair of glasses\, with more space for intermediate work\, and less for distance\, should do the trick.  \nIn his journals\, Burchfield often spoke of weather clearing after a storm as the rain or wind that ravaged the landscape moved away. This exhibition does the same. Like those new glasses\, it offers a clearing view of work too long distorted by obsolete glass. By reframing Burchfield’s work\, we also re-present his legacy and its importance in a world that needs his love of nature and his focus on the details in the world around us that anyone can connect with and enjoy.
URL:https://bornbuffalo.com/event/a-clearing-view-charles-e-burchfield-reframed/
LOCATION:Burchfield Penney Art Center\, 1300 Elmwood Avenue\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14222\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Event,Buffalo Event,Family
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SUMMARY:John Wood: The System is Alive
DESCRIPTION:John Wood: The System is Alive \nOct 13\, 2023 – Apr 28\, 2024\nJohn C. Wood (1922-2012) was an educator and artist whose practice transcended divisions of media. Wood taught with distinction at Alfred University from 1954 to 1987 where he developed the photo\, graphic design\, book arts\, printmaking\, and foundation programs in the School of Art & Design. Wood was a revered and influential professor who described his aesthetic practice as “being in the state of drawing” and grounded in his personalized forms of “System Drawing.” These philosophies\, prominent throughout this exhibition\, are the connective tissue for his life’s work.  \nThe exhibition focuses on the relationship between Wood’s visual scholarship and its expression through diverse media\, extending through more than 25 different forms and variants. Among the media are drawings on various substrates\, including a range of papers\, rocks\, and sand\, and an equivalent variety of print media\, including intaglio\, etching\, lithographs\, woodcuts\, silkscreen\, and photography. The photographic works are themselves in a range of formats\, from cyanotypes to multi-media collages. Many of the works seen here have never been exhibited before. In his work\, Wood did not offer answers to questions\, instead presenting pathways for consideration. His work took on a range of subjects\, but ultimately\, they were platforms for conversation on topics of environmental\, political\, and social concerns.  \nNearly all Wood’s notes\, writings on art\, and preparatory works have been held and archived by members of his family. This record of achievement and discovery stretching from 1948 into the new millennium has not previously been studied.  John Wood: The System is Alive represents an in-depth examination of close to 400 of Wood’s notebooks\, sketchbooks\, one-of-a-kind experimental artist’s books\, and unframed preliminary drawings bringing forth a profound reinterpretation and radically new appreciation of the depth and breadth of an artist generally remembered as master photographer and educator.   \nWood’s artwork is in collections nationally. These include Baltimore Museum of Art\, Center for Creative Photography\, George Eastman House\, J. Paul Getty Museum\, Los Angeles County Museum\, The Museum of Modern Art\, The National Gallery of Canada\, The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art\, Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery\, and many others. This exhibition\, curated by Joseph Scheer and organized with help from the supportive team at the Institute for Electronic Arts at Alfred University is presented with support from the Tower Family Fund\, and the Wendt Foundation\, Thanks to Carol Wood and family for all of their great work and Anthony Bannon\, PhD for his review and advice on the broad spectrum of the artist’s career.
URL:https://bornbuffalo.com/event/john-wood-the-system-is-alive/
LOCATION:Burchfield Penney Art Center\, 1300 Elmwood Avenue\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14222\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Event,Buffalo Event
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SUMMARY:BOOtanical Celebration
DESCRIPTION:BOOtanical Celebration!\nA Wegmans Day of Play\nIncluded with Regular Admission\nIncludes Coleus and Creatures Exhibit\nOctober 28\n10am-3pm \nJoin us for another Wegmans Day of Play at our annual BOOtanical Celebration!  It will be the most spooktacular\, indoor family event of the year! Explore the spooky scenery and activities that will be fall fun for all! Creatures have taken over the Botanical Gardens for our new Coleus and Creatures Exhibit. See all the exciting plant creatures and learn about pre historic creatures from Past & Present with a scavenger hunt. Be sure to check out the carnivorous plant collection and learn with BioFacts about Venus Fly Traps. \nPick up an activity booklet to complete throughout your adventure through the Botanical Gardens and turn it in for a prize! While you’re exploring the grounds\, be sure to check out our carnivorous plant collection. This is a candy-free event! We highly encourage adults and children to wear costumes for this spooktacular occasion!  \nE-Tickets – E-TICKETS are recommended for all visitors. Walk-ins may be turned away if our visitor capacity has been met. Please arrive within 15 minutes of your arrival time. Most visitors spend 45 minutes-1.5 hours to complete their visit\, but you are welcome to stay until we close to the public at 4pm.
URL:https://bornbuffalo.com/event/bootanical-celebration/
LOCATION:Botanical Gardens\, 2655 South Park Avenue\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14218-1526\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Event,Buffalo Event,Family
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231028T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231028T140000
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SUMMARY:Art Alive
DESCRIPTION:THE PREVIOUS DATE OF JUNE 3RD\, 2023 IS NOW MOVED TO OCTOBER 28TH\, 2023. \nArt Alive 2023 is a great opportunity for everyone in Buffalo\, New York and beyond to get creative. This annual contest invites participants of all ages to create living representations of famous works of art for amazing prizes. Whether you are an individual\, family\, student group\, organization or community group – anyone can participate! Not only do contestants have the chance to win fantastic rewards but they also get to express their creativity in a unique way.  \nThe truly stunning replicas\, often called tableaux\, are made using people\, props and the participant’s own creativity. Contestants will be judged on their originality and how well they bring the artwork to life.  \nAll activities associated with Art Alive 2023 are completely free and open to the public. \nTHE PREVIOUS DATE OF JUNE 3RD\, 2023 IS NOW MOVED TO OCTOBER 28TH\, 2023.
URL:https://bornbuffalo.com/event/art-alive/
LOCATION:Buffalo AKG Art Museum\, 1285 Elmwood Avenue\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14222\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231028T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231028T140000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230915T145244Z
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SUMMARY:Moulin Rouge!
DESCRIPTION:Pop the champagne\, Moulin Rouge! The Musical is the winner of 10 Tony Awards® — including Best Musical! \nEnter a world of splendor and romance\, of eye-popping excess\, of glitz\, grandeur\, and glory! A world where Bohemians and aristocrats rub elbows and revel in electrifying enchantment. Welcome to Moulin Rouge! The Musical! Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary film comes to life onstage\, remixed in a new musical mash-up extravaganza. Directed by Tony Award® winner Alex Timbers\, Moulin Rouge! The Musical is a theatrical celebration of Truth\, Beauty\, Freedom\, and — above all — Love. With a book by Tony Award® winner John Logan; music supervision\, orchestrations\, and arrangements by Tony Award® winner Justin Levine; and choreography by Tony Award® winner Sonya Tayeh\, Moulin Rouge! is more than a musical — it is a state of mind.
URL:https://bornbuffalo.com/event/moulin-rouge-5/
LOCATION:Shea’s Buffalo Theatre\, 646 Main Street\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Buffalo Event,Live Music,Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231028T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231028T163000
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SUMMARY:SUPERNATURAL
DESCRIPTION:K4 Presents Supernatural Live MMA & Muay Thai! \nDoors open at 4:30pm \nFights start at 6:00pm \nMore info to come!
URL:https://bornbuffalo.com/event/supernatural/
LOCATION:Bufffalo Riverworks\, 359 Ganson St.\, Buffalo\, 14203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sports
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231021T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231021T210000
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SUMMARY:Boo at the Zoo 2023
DESCRIPTION:Boo at the Zoo 2023\nCalling all little ghouls and goblins! It’s time for a fang-tastic evening at the Buffalo Zoo for Boo at the Zoo! Celebrate spooky season with this family-friendly event that features a Trick-or-Treat trail\, fascinating Bubble Shows from WOW Party Buffalo\, photo opportunities with your favorite characters\, special visits from animal ambassadors\, and more! Put on your best costume and get here early to show off to your animal friends during this after-hours event\, animals are on exhibit until dusk! Purchase your tickets today!  \nThis event is designed for children ages 12 and under. Last entry is 8:00 pm\, with the Trick-or-Treat Trail running until 8:30 pm.  \nDATES:\nSaturday\, October 21 2023\, from 5:30–9:00 pm\nSaturday\, October 28\, 2023\, from 5:30–9:00 pm\nPRICE:\nMembers: $15\nNon-Members: $18\n23 Months and Under: $7\nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nTICKET INCLUDES:\nAnimals on exhibit until dusk\nGoodies from Trick-or-Treat Trail stations\nBubble Shows from WOW Party Buffalo\nAmbassador animal meet and greets\nComplimentary rides on the train and carousel\nPhoto opportunities with special characters\nSeasonal activities like the corn maze  \nTICKET DESCRIPTION:\nBoo at the Zoo is a festive event designed to celebrate spooky season. To ensure the best experience please note the following:  \nTicket Terms and Conditions:  \nPre-paid\, non-refundable\, non-transferable tickets are required to attend Boo at the Zoo. Should a ticket holder be unable to attend\, your purchase will be considered a donation. There will be no refunds\, nor will tickets be honored at another Boo at the Zoo or year.\nBuffalo Zoo Members receive a special member discount. Please bring your valid Buffalo Zoo membership card and identification to the event. A $5.00 per ticket fee is charged for Members who cannot provide a valid Buffalo Zoo membership card and identification.\nMember level tickets are non-transferable. The Member’s name must be on all tickets purchased\, and the Member must be present with a valid Buffalo Zoo membership card and identification at entry.\nThis event is held rain or shine. Dates and times are subject to change or cancellation without notice.
URL:https://bornbuffalo.com/event/boo-at-the-zoo-2023/
LOCATION:Buffalo Zoo\, 300 Parkside Ave\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14214\, United States
CATEGORIES:Buffalo Event,Family
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231028T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231028T200000
DTSTAMP:20260409T225629
CREATED:20231006T112651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231006T112651Z
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SUMMARY:ADULTS-ONLY FULL MOON HIKE
DESCRIPTION:ADULTS-ONLY FULL MOON HIKE\nOCTOBER 28 @ 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM\nEnjoy a guided tour outdoors in search of wildlife beneath the Full Hunter’s Moon. No headlamps or flash photography please. \n$8 per person* \nAges 18+
URL:https://bornbuffalo.com/event/adults-only-full-moon-hike/
LOCATION:Tifft Nature Preserve\, 1200 Fuhrmann Boulevard\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Outdoor
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231028T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231028T190000
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CREATED:20230915T163632Z
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SUMMARY:“ALL BAD TOUR” – NICK SHOULDERS AND THE OKAY CRAWDAD
DESCRIPTION:Twenty6 Productions and DSP Present: \n“All Bad Tour” – Nick Shoulders and The Okay Crawdad on Friday October 28th\, 2023! \nNick Shoulders \nAll Bad\, the latest album from Nick Shoulders\, ultimately encapsulates everything that makesShoulders’ inimitable form of country music so vital: a heady balance of dazzling musicianship and punk defiance\, coupled with gritty eccentricity and a generational connection to the roots of the genre. With a singing style inherited from his family’s vocal lineage\, Nick’s songs achieve the rare feat of imparting difficult truths while inciting a certain joyful abandon\, balancing a sound forged by years of hard travel with a heartfelt reverence for the origins of country music. In the spirit of HazelDickens and Jimmy Driftwood\, the incisive yet wildly jubilant All Bad vocally objects to the reckless destruction of the natural landscape and development run rampant\, while still offering plenty of joy and dance-ready rhythms. Spanning a variety of early country styles\, the album’s infectious harmonies shine alongside everything from jangling cajun waltzes to surf-rock infused bluesy ballads–all tied together by a voice seemingly out of place in this century\, yet ever ready to speak up about its problems. \nReleased via Gar Hole Records (a label founded and co-owned by Shoulders)\, All Bad marks the first LP made with his longtime band\, the Okay Crawdad\, since 2019’s premier full-length Okay\,Crawdad and their subsequent pandemic-imposed hiatus. After writing most of the album from the front seat of a tour van\, the Fayetteville\, AR-based musician and bandmates Grant D’Aubin (harmonies/bass)\, Cheech Moosekian (drums) and Jack Studer (lead guitar) recorded the album in a home studio on the banks of the Mississippi River with New Orleans collaborators Ross Farbe and Sam Doores. \nSurrounded by a singing style passed down from a time before microphones\, Nick’s childhood of bird call whistles and an over-exposure to southern gospel music eventually steered him toward an adolescence drumming for metal and punk bands\, and subsequent years as an active illustrator and member of Arkansas’s heavy music scene. After numerous personal calamities and a growing obsession with the rural musical traditions of his lifelong home\, Shoulders left the Ozarks and lived out of his van\, singing on the street corners of the west while slowly being drawn to the vibrance of the New Orleans dance and busking world. After forming in early 2018\, the ‘Okay Crawdad’ band flourished briefly in the wildly talented south Louisiana alt-country scene\, culminating in the release of ‘Rather Low’ by the popular YouTube channel Western AF\, catapulting Nick’s songs to a vastly wider audience right as Covid-19 and lockdowns ensued. Since then\, a rapid ascension into the world of touring music has seen Nick playing alongside the likes of Sierra Ferrell and at major festivals such as Stagecoach. With the hard rhythms and heavenly melodies of their newest release\,All Bad\, the band manages to concoct a body of work that is at turns sublimely freewheeling and profoundly illuminating\, yet primed to permanently warp the listener’s perspective to glorious effect. \nBuffalo Iron Works \n49 Illinois St Buffalo\, NY 14203 \nTickets: $20 ADV/$25 DOS \nDoors: 7:00pm \nShow: 8:00pm \nAges: 18+
URL:https://bornbuffalo.com/event/all-bad-tour-nick-shoulders-and-the-okay-crawdad/
LOCATION:Buffalo Iron Works\, 49 Illinois St\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Buffalo Event,Live Music,Nightlife
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SUMMARY:Stephen Schwartz & Friends
DESCRIPTION:Grammy and Oscar-winning songwriter Stephen Schwartz shares his stories and songs from Broadway with a stellar cast of performers for an unforgettable evening of musical theatre\, from Godspell to Wicked and beyond. \nProgram\nJason Seber\, conductor\nStephen Schwartz\, piano\nJohn Boswell\, piano\nShaleah Addkison\, vocals\nScott Coulter\, vocals\nDebbie Gravitte\, vocals\nMichael McCorry Rose\, vocals \nMagic to Do\nChanson\nMaking Good / The Wizard and I\nJust Around the Riverbend / Corner of the Sky\nIt’ll be Me\nIt’s an Art\nForgivenesss’ Embrace\nProud Lady\nMeadowlark\nDefying Gravity \n–INTERMISSION– \nBeautiful City\nNo Time at All\nOut There\nIn Whatever Time We Have / As Long as You’re Mine\nTwo’s Company\nColors of the Wind \nSelections from musicals\, films\, and unreleased albums composed by Stephen Schwartz and others. Program is subject to change. \nAbout Stephen Schwartz\nComposer\, Piano\, Host\nStephen Schwartz was born in New York City on March 6\, 1948. He studied piano and composition at the Juilliard School of Music while in high school and graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 1968 with a B.F.A. in Drama. Upon coming back to live in New York City\, he went to work as an A&R producer for RCA Records\, but shortly thereafter began to work in the Broadway theatre. His first major credit was the title song for the play Butterflies are Free\, which was eventually used in the movie version as well. \nIn 1971\, he wrote the music and new lyrics for Godspell\, for which he won two Grammys among other awards. This was followed by the English texts\, in collaboration with Leonard Bernstein\, for Bernstein’s Mass\, which opened the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington\, D.C. The following year\, he wrote the music and lyrics for Pippin\, and two years later\, The Magic Show. At one point\, Godspell\, Pippin and The Magic Show were all running on Broadway simultaneously. \nHe next wrote the music and lyrics for The Baker’s Wife\, followed by a musical version of Studs Terkel’s Working\, to which he contributed four songs and which he also adapted and directed\, winning a Drama Desk Award as Best Director. He also co-directed the television production\, which was presented as part of the PBS “American Playhouse” series. \nOther work for musical theatre includes lyrics to Rags (music by Charles Strouse)\, music and lyrics for Children of Eden\, and two musicals produced overseas\, Mit Eventyr (My Fairy Tale) in Denmark and Schikaneder in Austria. He has also written songs for two musicals for young audiences\, Captain Louie and My Son\, Pinocchio. Compilation revues of his work include Snapshots and\, for Princess Cruise Lines\, Magic to Do. \nFor film\, he collaborated with composer Alan Menken on the songs for Disney’s Pocahontas\, for which he received two Academy Awards and another Grammy\, The Hunchback Of Notre Dame\, and Enchanted. He also provided songs for DreamWorks’ first animated feature\, The Prince Of Egypt\, for which he won another Academy Award for the song\, “When You Believe.” The Hunchback Of Notre Dame and The Prince Of Egypthave both been adapted for the stage. \nMr. Schwartz’s most recent stage musical\, Wicked\, opened in the fall of 2003 and is currently running on Broadway and in several other productions around the world. He received another Grammy for the cast recording\, and in 2008\, Wicked reached its 1\,900th performance on Broadway\, making Mr. Schwartz the only songwriter in Broadway history ever to have three shows run more than 1\,900 performances. \nHis first opera\, Séance on a Wet Afternoon\, premiered at Opera Santa Barbara in the fall of 2009 and was subsequently produced by New York City Opera. His frequently performed choral works include “Testimony”\, based on the It Gets Better Project\, “Keramos\,” and part of the Tyler Clemente Suite. He has also released two singer/songwriter CDs\, Reluctant Pilgrim and Uncharted Territory. \nMr. Schwartz has been awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2015\, he received the Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award for his humanitarian and mentorship contributions to theatre. A book about his career\, Defying Gravity\, has been released by Applause Books. \nUnder the auspices of the ASCAP Foundation\, he has been the artistic director of musical theatre workshops in New York and Los Angeles for over twenty years\, as well as conducting workshops for aspiring musical theatre writers and performers in countries around the world\, including Australia\, Germany\, Latvia\, and Kenya. He is also a past president and current council member of the Dramatists’ Guild. \nAbout Jason Seber\nConductor \nJason Seber is known for his inviting and engaging approach on and off the podium. A strong believer in the eclectic experiences which today’s symphony orchestras offer their communities\, he strives to make music of many genres and styles accessible\, relevant\, and meaningful to diverse audiences across the country. \nSeber has conducted many leading American orchestras\, including the Charleston\, Colorado\, Detroit\, Duluth Superior\, Houston\, Indianapolis\, Kansas City\, Milwaukee\, Nashville\, National\, San Diego\, Santa Fe\, and St. Louis symphonies\, and the Louisville Orchestra\, among others. Upcoming performances include a debut with the Minnesota Orchestra\, as well as return engagements with Detroit\, Kansas City\, Louisville\, Nashville\, and St. Louis. Seber has had the pleasure of performing with a wide range of artists including Patti Austin\, Mason Bates\, Andrew Bird\, Boyz II Men\, Ashley Brown\, Jinjoo Cho\, Melissa Etheridge\, Ben Folds\, Renée Elise Goldsberry\, Paul Jacobs\, Wynonna Judd\, Lyle Lovett\, Natalie Merchant\, Brian Stokes Mitchell\, My Morning Jacket\, Leslie Odom Jr.\, Aoife O’Donovan\, Pink Martini\, Doc Severinsen\, Conrad Tao\, Bobby Watson\, and Joyce Yang. This summer he led orchestras across the country in Lyle Lovett and His Large Band’s summer tour. \nSeber served as associate conductor of the Kansas City Symphony from 2016 to 2022. In this position he led the symphony in over 300 performances on the Classical\, Pops\, Classics Uncorked\, Family\, Film + Live Orchestra\, Education\, and Christmas Festival series. He also served as co-host for the symphony’s podcast\, “Beethoven Walks into a Bar.” Prior to Kansas City\, Seber was the education and outreach conductor at the Louisville Orchestra from 2013 to 2016\, and music director of the Louisville Youth Orchestra from 2005 to 2016. \nA passionate advocate for music education\, Seber has led the Honors Performance Series orchestra in concert at Carnegie Hall\, the Sydney Opera House\, and Royal Festival Hall in London. He is a frequent guest conductor of the National Repertory Orchestra each summer and he has served as the All-State Orchestra conductor for Georgia\, Missouri\, and Pennsylvania\, and upcoming in 2024\, Kansas. \nAbout John Boswell\nPiano\nJohn Boswell has served as musical director for Judy Collins\, Andy Williams\, Bob Newhart\, Scott Coulter\, Maude Maggart\, Faith Prince\, Carmen Cusack\, Babbie Green\, Jason Graae\, and a host of other fine talents. John played the role of Moose in the national tour of Crazy for You\, and has appeared on The Tonight Show\, The Today Show\, CBS This Morning\, Live with Regis And Kathie Lee\, General Hospital\, and was the piano-playing hands of Nancy McKeon on the sitcom\, The Facts Of Life. \nRecent concerts with symphonies have included Jerry Herman: The Broadway Legacy Concert\, Blockbuster Broadway!\, Sheena Easton and Scott Coulter: The Spy Who Loved Me\, and Music of the Knights. John has been heard singing in the shows Three Men and a Baby Grand\, Cinema Toast\, Broadway Today\, Wiseguys\, and the New York cult hit\, Cashino. Broadway/off-Broadway credits include Crazy For You\, The Secret Garden\, LIZA! Steppin’ Out At Radio City Music Hall\, Back To Bacharach and David\, and The Kathy And Mo Show: Parallel Lives. His monthly concerts in 2017 at the Gardenia in Los Angeles have been crowd pleasers. \nJohn has eight CDs of original piano music and a ninth on the way. While a student at UCLA\, John received the Frank Sinatra Award for popular instrumentalists. \nAbout Shaleah Adkisson\nVocals \nShaleah Adkisson has been seen on Broadway and on tour in Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical\, and off Broadway in the revival of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical\, Rent. Her many regional theater credits includeJubilee (Arena Stage)\, Clybourne Park\, Avenue Q (Arkansas Repertory Theatre)\, The Hot Mikado\, Beehive: The ’60s Musical\, Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Broward Stage Door Theatre)\, Grease\, Nunsense (Murry’s Dinner Playhouse)\, and Children of Eden (Arkansas Repertory Theatre). Shaleah regularly performs in New York City and on tour with Soul Picnic Productions (Back to the Garden and August 1969: A Tribute to the Women of Woodstock). Visit shaleahadkisson.com for more information. \nAbout Scott Coulter\nVocals \nScott Coulter\, star of the Emmy-nominated A Christmas Carol: The Concert on PBS\, is one of New York’s most honored vocalists. For his work in cabaret\, Scott has received five MAC Awards\, five Bistro Awards\, and two Nightlife Awards. In addition to his solo concert work\, Scott regularly performs in concert with a variety of legendary performers including Academy Award-winner Stephen Schwartz and Grammy-winner Sheena Easton. Schwartz has said\, “One of the greatest things that can happen to a composer is to have his music interpreted by Scott Coulter.” \nScott has performed with symphonies all over the world including those of San Francisco\, Baltimore\, Seattle\, Phoenix\, Winnipeg\, St. Louis\, and Calgary. He has created many touring concert events including Blockbuster Broadway!\, Respect: A Tribute to Aretha Franklin\, You’ve Got a Friend: The Music of the Brill Building\, Music of the Knights\, and with The ASCAP Foundation\, Jerry Herman: The Broadway Legacy Concert. \nScott is founder/owner of Spot-On Entertainment and Spot-On Arts Academy\, and is a resident director of programming at 54 Below (Broadway’s Supper Club) in NYC. He is the artistic director of the Pocono Mountains Music Festival and founder of The Pocono Pops! Scott is a proud graduate of the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music\, which honored him with the CCM Young Alumni Award in 2010 and CCM’s Distinguished Service Award in 2020. Visit spot-onentertainment.com for more information. \nAbout Debbie Gravitte\nVocals \nTony Award-winner Debbie Gravitte (Jerome Robbins’ Broadway)\, one of Broadway’s biggest personalities\, has found herself in demand from the Broadway stage to the concert stage and beyond. After making her Broadway debut in the original cast of They’re Playing Our Song\, she went on to appear in Perfectly Frank (Drama Desk Award nominee)\,Blues in the Night\, Ain’t Broadway Grand\, Zorba\, Chicago\, and Les Misérables. \nDebbie has performed her nightclub act worldwide\, from New York’s Rainbow and Stars\, 54 Below\, and Birdland to London’s Pizza on the Park\, and back home again to Atlantic City\, where she has had the honor of performing with Jay Leno\, Harry Anderson\, and the legendary George Burns. A favorite with symphony audiences\, she has sung with over 175 orchestras around the world. On TV\, Debbie co-starred on the CBS series Trial and Error\, was seen on NBC’s Pursuit of Happiness\, and starred in several specials for PBS including Live from the Kennedy Center\, The Boston Pops Celebrate Bernstein\, Rodgers & Hart for Great Performances\, and Ira Gershwin’s 100th Birthday Celebration. \nDebbie has four solo CDs to her credit\, including her latest release\, Big Band Broadway\, along with Defying Gravity\, The MGM Album\, and Part Of Your World: The Music Of Alan Menken. Debbie has sung with the New York City Ballet in Peter Martin’s Thou Swell at Lincoln Center\, appeared with Bette Midler in the Universal Feature\, Isn’t She Great?\,and can be heard as one of the voices in Disney’s The Little Mermaid. Debbie is the proud mother of three beautiful children. \nAbout Michael McCorry Rose\nVocals\nMichael recently wrapped production on Disney’s live action film\, Disenchanted\, starring Amy Adams and Maya Rudolph\, directed by Adam Shankman. Prior to that\, he starred in Daniel Levine’s film adaptation of Snapshots\, which received a 2021 Grammy nomination for Best Musical Theater Album. On Broadway\, he has appeared in the Tony Award-winning musical\, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder\, Wicked\, and the first national tour of Anastasia. In New York\, Michael has appeared in concert at Jazz at Lincoln Center\, Avery Fisher Hall\, Symphony Space\, Birdland\, Green Room 42\, and Feinstein’s/54 Below. \nHe regularly appears in concert with his long-time partner Stephen Schwartz\, and one of their concerts starring Scott Coulter and Debbie Gravitte was filmed for PBS’ Great American Songbook Concert Series at NJPAC\, aired in the summer of 2016 and nominated for a 2017 Regional Emmy Award. \nMichael has performed with symphonies and concert orchestras across the United States. Internationally\, he has performed in concert at the Adelaide Music Festival in Australia\, and for the U.S. State Department in Nairobi\, Kenya and São Paulo\, Brazil. His theatrical credits include roles at regional theaters such as the Paper Mill Playhouse\, Williamstown Theater Festival\, Yale Repertory Theater\, Primary Stages\, Capital Repertory Theater\, and Project Shaw in New York City. \nOriginally from San Diego\, he holds a B.A. in Mass Communication Studies from the University of California\, Los Angeles\, where he appeared in Carol Burnett’s directorial debut of Once Upon a Mattress. He studies at the Jen Waldman Studio and The Actor’s Gym in New York.
URL:https://bornbuffalo.com/event/stephen-schwartz-friends/
LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Buffalo Event,Live Music
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SUMMARY:THE EMO NIGHT TOUR
DESCRIPTION:Funtime Presents\nThe Emo Night Tour\nAges 18+\nGovernment Issued ID Required \nThe greatest tribute night to the music that was never just a phase… (including this event\, which has been raging all across the country since 2015 and is only getting BIGGER AND BETTER)! \nThe Emo Night Tour Band will play some of the biggest emo songs in existence with the ENT DJ’s spinning all the angst your teenage dirtbag heart desires all night long that will make you feel like you’re at Warped Tour ‘08 minus all the dust and melting in the sun! \nSo just imagine going to a show and hearing Taking Back Sunday\, Fall Out Boy\, Panic! At The Disco\, My Chemical Romance and many more\, all only playing their best songs…all night long in a dance club atmosphere. \nThese shows will be selling out and fast\, so make sure to Tell All Your Friends and Sugar\, Come Down!
URL:https://bornbuffalo.com/event/the-emo-night-tour-2/
LOCATION:Town Ballroom\, 681 Main St.\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Buffalo Event,Live Music,Nightlife
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Alex Bugnon
DESCRIPTION:An Evening with Alex Bugnon
URL:https://bornbuffalo.com/event/an-evening-with-alex-bugnon/
LOCATION:Shea’s 710 Theater\, 710 Main Street\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Buffalo Event,Live Music,Theater
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