The Freedom Wall
A few days ago I was driving to a meeting in the City of Buffalo, when something caught my eye. I literally slammed on the brakes of my car (making sure no was behind me first) and stared in awe. I saw four artists working …
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Flat Man has arrived at his new digs
Today marked the official unveiling of the 20-foot tall Larry Griffis, Jr. sculpture “Flat Man” at Outer Harbor Buffalo. The ceremony signaled a seven-month process of picking a site at the outer harbor, taking the sculpture out of Griffis Sculpture Park, repair the sculpture at …
Fun Festive People at Night Lights Music Festival
Hat’s off to all the delightful people who attended this weekend’s Night Lights Music Festival at the Heron in Sherman, NY. Every one was super chill, fun and have a fun fashion sense. So great seeing a few thousand get together over a love of music. …
Photos: Lori Savaree captures the outstanding 10,000 Maniacs concert at Griffis Sculpture Park
Our super-awesome photographer friend Lori Savaree was onhand to capture the 10,000 Maniacs concert at Griffis Sculpture Park on Sunday. SitlerHQ’s Doug Sitler served as the event coordinator and main visionary. Over 1,600 people attended and raised $20,000+ for the park. Headliners 10,000 Maniacs had …
Clarence Summer Art and Plein Air Festival
It was a beautiful day on Sunday for the Clarence Summer Art and Plein Air Festival at the Clarence Town Park. The event featured plein air artists, artisan vendors, demonstrations and food trucks. The event was hosted by the Clarence Arts & Crafts Society. Here …
Clarence Pedal Party attracts over 500 cyclists
On Friday night, over 500 bicycle enthusiasts enjoyed the first-ever Clarence Pedal Party, hosted by Slow Roll Buffalo. It was a super fun 10 mile ride through Clarence neighborhoods and ended at Murphy Brown’s for a very large after-party. It was a wonderful evening riders …
Dusk at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Graycliff Estate
Last week, architectural and design enthusiasts celebrated the 150th birthday of Frank Lloyd Wright. Here in the Buffalo area, there were several Wright themed and inspired events throughout the past week. Over the weekend, Graycliff Estate in Derby, NY had a series of workshops. The lawn …
Preparing for the Slow Roll Clarence Pedal Party
On Saturday morning, members of Discover Main Street Clarence and Buffalo-area biking community conducted a test ride of the route to be taken at the Slow Roll Clarence Pedal Party on Friday, July 7th at 7:00 p.m. Hundreds of cyclists are expected to participate in …
Let the people speak! The lost art of using a pen.
In 2011, NIGHT LIGHTS approached the Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens about a possible winter “show” at the historic building. The NIGHT LIGHTS crew took over the entire building filling it with lights, love and entertainment…drawing 4,000 people the first year. In 2012, we …
Best Burger in Erie County? Hard to argue!!!
The Hollow Bistro & Brew (10641 Main Street) was recently named one of the “Top 50 Burger Restaurants” in upstate New York by the website NewYorkUpstate.com. Of course, the Bistro is known for a lot more than burgers…but we gotta say, The Hollow Burger is insanely …