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by Jon Wheelock
The spacious Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum will house the fifth annual Buffalo Small Press Book Fair, a one-day literary bazaar celebrating the independent, the innovative, and the often marginalized authors and artists from Buffalo and beyond.
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by Geoff Kelly
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by Geoff Kelly
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by Zachary Burns
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by Michael I. Niman
I’ve been listening to the litany of anti-union complaints echoing throughout the chatter that passes for news in this country. Foremost, it seems, is the complaint that union members, particularly in the public sector, enjoy “Cadillac” health insurance plans.
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by Benjamin J. Sovacool
Japan’s nuclear crisis is a nightmare, but it is not an anomaly. In fact, it is only the latest in a long line of nuclear accidents involving meltdowns, explosions, fires, and loss of coolant—accidents that have occurred during both normal operation and emergency conditions, such as droughts and earthquakes.
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There are good bartenders and great bartenders. And then there are the ABSOLUT best bartenders in town. Here at AV, we’ve teamed up with our friends at ABSOLUT to create a contest to determine who’s the best barkeep in Western New York.
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by Jack Foran
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by Jill Greenberg
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by Anthony Chase
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by Anthony Chase
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by Anthony Chase
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by Javier
The legendary Joel Grey is back on Broadway this season, big time, starring in the revival of the Cole Porter musical Anything Goes and directing Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart. The musical is being produced by the Roundabout Theatre Company and is scheduled to open on April 7.
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Congratulations to to Shapes of States! They collected the most votes in our online Battle of Original Music this past week.
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by Jan Jezioro
The Carrier Theater at the Civic Center in Syracuse is the site of the fully staged premiere performances of Buffalo based composer Persis Parshall Vehar’s new opera Eleanor Roosevelt, at 4pm on Saturday, March 26 and Sunday, March 27.
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by M. Faust
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by George Sax
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by Lizzie Finnegan
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Artvoice's weekly round-up of featured events, including our editor's picks for the week: The Fabulous Feast at the Connecticut Street Armory and a discussion of The Merchant of Venice at Sweetness 7 Café, both set to benefit Shakespeare in Delaware Park.
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by Jim Corbran
Okay, I’m no musician, and I don’t know if that headline makes any sense musically. But I do know that the new Kia Optima does look sharp. If you liked its cousin the Hyundai Sonata, ladies (and gents) you’ll go ga ga over the new Optima.
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On March 10, Jones, who also runs his own graphic design and photography business, and his partner, former New York State Senator Antoine Thompson, launched their new online venture, BlackWNY.com. The website, which has been in the planning stages for over a year, hopes to become not just news and information website but a social gathering point tailored to reach Buffalo’s African-American community.
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by Carl Mrozek
Last week in Wisconsin, score another one for the fat cats at the expense of the little guy—the firemen, cops, janitors, garbage collectors, highway crews, etc., all of the invisible folks who enable us to live our “normal lives.” The fat cats include the corporations and so-called “small businesses.”
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by Chuck Shepherd
The lower house of Russia’s parliament approved legislation in February to classify beer, for the very first time, as an alcoholic beverage. Traditionally, because of the dominance of the vodka industry, beer has been regarded as closer to a soft drink.
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by Rob Brezsny
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): If I had to come up with a title for the next phase of your astrological cycle, it might be “Gathering Up.” The way I see it, you should focus on collecting any resources that are missing from your reserves.
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I just got done whooping it up at the Mardi Gras parade and festivities last week. Had a hard time making it through work the next day. Now, St. Patrick’s Day is upon us. I’ll have a few beers with my Irish friends on Thursday. Then, Saturday is the Old Neighborhood Parade in South Buffalo—which is one of the most fun spectacles in the city, if you ask me.
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