A great way to start the day!
A little breakfast meeting out in the Sherman, NY countryside with Julie Rockcastle (owner of Great Blue Heron Music Festival) and Jim Donovan (Sun King Warriors/Rusted Root).
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VIDEO: Ben Whelan of Funktional Flow talks about Great Blue Heron Music Festival
A quick video for our friends at Great Blue Heron Music Festival. Funktional Flow will be making their third consecutive rockin’ appearance at Great Blue Heron Music Festival in 2018. Bassist Ben Whelan grew up going to the festival, and is now playing it – …
VIDEO: Tara Nevins of Donna the Buffalo talks about Great Blue Heron Music Festival
We made this quick little video for our dear friends at the Great Blue Heron Music Festival. We love Donna the Buffalo – and of course – love and enjoy helping the Great Blue Heron folks, so that is how the video came about. We …
Video: Larry Griffis, Jr’s “Flat Man” sculpture moves to the Outer Harbor Buffalo
Last year, I followed the journey of bringing Larry Griffis, Jr’s iconic sculpture “Flat Man” to the Outer Harbor of Buffalo. Over several days, the site selection, sculpture removal from the park, repair of Flat Man, installation to unveiling were all captured on film. Nila …
The design of W Hotel Austin
20 years ago, W Hotels appeared on the scene and essentially created a new category in the lodging industry: chic boutique hotels. W Hotels focused on incorporating cool, contemporary design of into their rooms, lounges, lobbies and even hallways. Each W Hotel is uniquely different. …
A visit to the wonderful Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum in Austin, TX.
Sculpture and nature is a splendid combination. Our recent visit to Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum in Austin, TX was a fun stroll through a four-acre sculpture park that focused mostly on the works of Austin-based sculptor, the late Charles Umlauf. Sculpture parks come in …
Austin’s alluring Graffiti Park
We made a return trip to Austin’s fun and funky, Graffiti Park in the Castle Hill neighborhood. The cement basement ruins of a building that was never built, serves as a blank canvas for artists and taggers. Nothing is permanent at Graffiti Park. Beautiful works …
In Ellicottville: let there be light!
A few weeks ago, the Friday night of the “Christmas in Ellicottville” weekend signaled, not only the debut of the fun “Ski Tree” in front of the 1887 Building, but also the return of the illuminated trees on Washington and Monroe streets in the village. …
Visit to artist Casey Brink’s downtown Jamestown lair.
We recently visited artist Casey Brink in his cool downtown Jamestown apartment. Casey is a brilliant painter who is constantly working as an artist – he’s been that way for over 17 years. His colorful oil paintings are usually multi-layered and contain many techniques. Casey …
Plattsburgh, NY – Yup, it’s haunted
We recently trekked to Plattsburgh, NY to meet up with Matt Boire of the Greater Adirondack Ghost and Tour Company. The ghost tour company is part of the Haunted History Trail of New York State, who the organization that sent me up to meet Matt, …