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Dozynki Festival

This weekend the corner of Clark and Kent Streets (a.k.a. Superman corner), in the shadow of the Broadway Market, will once again be transformed into an old world Polish village square when the historic Corpus Christi Church presents the annual Dozynki Festival. Dozynki is an old Polish festival that celebrates the end of the grain harvest. Although these days there isn’t a whole lot of grain being grown on the East Side of Buffalo, you might be able to find some grain in its liquid form. In addition to a huge selection of genuine Polish beers, this year the church promises the annual festival to be the best one yet, offering a wide array of authentic Polish foods in the Polish Café, children’s activities, a Polish gift shop, a silent art auction, special masses and tours of the church (which was recently designated a NYS landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places), as well as a whole slew of musical performances, including an indoor concert with members of the Cheektowaga Symphony Orchestra at 4:30pm on Sunday. Led by conductor Judith Hirsch, the ensemble will play a varied program including Mozart, Bach and lighter fare. Preceding the concert the Reverend Anzelm Chalupka, pastor of the parish, and Bruce Woody will present a program of piano, guitar and voice. Other musical entertainment includes Al Kanias Polka Smile Eastern Style, the Pic-A-Polka Band with Joe Macielag, Achilles Revival and numerous pianists. For a complete schedule of events, visit www.corpuschristionline.org.

Saturday & Sunday, August 25 & 26 at Corpus Christi Church, 199 Clark Street

(896-1050). FREE