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by George Sax
Like multitudes of other people, David Adamczyk has seen the online video of the internationally prominent classical violinist Joshua Bell playing for passengers during an ill-fated 2007 foray into a Washington, D.C. Metro stop. He attracted little interest or attention. Adamczyk thinks he knows why: “His technique is bad.”
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by Dan Telvock, Investigative Post
Buffalo, which has suffered over the years from a series of planning mistakes, is nearing a decision on how to develop its Outer Harbor even though the state agency managing the project hasn’t completed its homework on key legal, financial and environmental issues.
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by Ethan Powers
On a dreary winter day, Chris Way ruminated over his richly fulfilling study abroad experience in Rwanda. He stared thoughtfully at the pair of recycled-tire sandals that sat idly on his desk. They soon began to embody every ounce of the Africa he knew and studied, and reflected the character of the many Africans he worked alongside.
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by Jack Foran
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by J. Tim Raymond
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by Anthony Chase
Design on stage
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by Javier
The fabulous Renee Taylor (pictured above) will be performing her one woman show My Life on a Diet, November 6th-16th at Shea’s Smith Theatre. The piece was co-written with her husband Joseph Bologna, who also directs.
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by Alicia Greco
When Kristine Flaherty was in California attending Stanford University, she was talking to an RA about mainstream rap music. After making her complaints, someone suggested she make a rap song herself.
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by Jan Jezioro
Is the Jerusalem Quartet the finest string quartet now performing in the world? The avid local chamber music audience will once again enjoy the opportunity to ponder that question when the 91st season of the Buffalo Chamber Music Society opens on Tuesday, October 14 at 8pm in the Mary Seaton Room with a performance by the Jerusalem Quartet.
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by Joy Resor
Although the farm-to-fork movement has been gaining steam with the growth of farmer’s markets and locally-sourced produce around the city, few people have direct access to the places where their food actually comes from. Trattoria Aroma hopes to bridge the gap between farmer and consumer through their seasonal farm dinners.
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by M. Faust
If you’ve picked up this issue the day it hits the street, you’re in time to see the opening film of this year’s Buffalo International Film Festival, Modworld, a documentary about the odd artifacts and odder employees to be found at the gift shop/art boutique of the title in New York’s East Village.
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by M. Faust
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by George Sax
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Artvoice's weekly round-up of featured events, including our editor's pick for the week: the Merchandise, performing at Buffalo Iron Works on Monday, October 13.
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by Jim Corbran
Climbing into the cab of this week’s test vehicle, a GMC Sierra 1500 Double Cab pickup, I had a question for Jim Murphy Sales Consultant Gary Notaro: “Just who buys these things?” The main reason I asked is... no, the TWO main reasons I asked are: their relatively high cost when compared to a car; and the fact that you rarely see an expensive pickup with any pickup-like stuff in the cargo bed.
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by Emil J. Novak Sr.
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by Diana Guild
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by Carolyn Marcille
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by Chuck Shepherd
Order in the Court: Signs went up in August in the York, Pennsylvania, courtroom of District Judge Ronald Haskell Jr. addressing two unconventional problems. First, “Pajamas are not (underlining ‘not’) appropriate attire for District Court.” Second, “Money from undergarments will not be accepted in this office.”
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by Rob Brezsny
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “I am naughtiest of all,” wrote poet Emily Dickinson in a playful letter to Maggie Maher, dated October 1882. In accordance with the astrological omens, I authorize you to let that same declaration fly frequently from your own lips in the coming week.
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