Allentown News

A beautiful day proved the draw as thousands flocked to Sunday's wrap-up of the 52nd annual Allentown Art Festival.

Details of the seventh annual Music Is Art Festival were announced Sunday at the Allendale Theatre on Allen Street.

Festival season is now in full swing in western New York. While eager festival goers are enjoying some great weekend weather, it seems they're less eager to part with their hard-earned cash.

For 27 years now, Joe Rubino and his Nietzsche's cohorts have been providing a festival-within-a-festival during the annual Allentown Art Festival.

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first installment of a new column by News Arts Writer Colin Dabkowski that will give insight and observations about all things in the thriving Western New York cultural scene.

Through Aug. 30 in Burchfield Penney Art Center, 1300 Elmwood Ave.; 878-6011 or yournewburchfieldpenney.

In a rough economy, some are cutting back, but the Kenan Center's 100 American Craftsmen show is growing.

Think you know your way about the kitchen? Then sign yourself up to challenge the Nickel City Chefs in a Food Network-style cook-off starting next month.

It's appropriate "Let it Rock" is Kevin Rudolf's signature song. Rudolf did exactly that as headliner of the B104 Night concert Friday at Allentown's Mayfair festival: cranking the sound system and letting his rap/rock songs flow like a jackhammer's bruising beat.

Artvoice's weekly round-up of events to watch out for the week, including our editor's pick: Junkie XL, live at Pure Nightclub on Sunday, May 24th.

A holiday sales promotion sponsored by groups of Buffalo-area retailers highlights the benefits of "Mom and Pop" retailers to their neighborhoods.

The Allentown Association, in cooperation with a number of Allentown art galleries, has announced the creation of First Friday.

All around the world, Christians are celebrating Easter Sunday. And in Western New York, this is a day filled with church services, family and flowers.

BUFFALO, N.Y. Press release - Buffalo CarShare , a non-profit initiative of Green Options Buffalo, is making waves locally by planning to offer an inexpensive alternative to private vehicle ownership.

The first novel by Buffalo-bred writer Greg Ames namechecks familiar bars, restaurants, street corners, and assorted Buffalo institutions and legends.

Stand against racism? That's what some 'good' citizens will be doing today at Main and Pine, to "raise consciousness that racism does exist in our society." Like, what is that supposed to do other than make a bunch of people feel good - as if they had actually got something done? Where were they "standing" when the Niagara Falls Six needed help in ...

Elmwood Village Charter School is exploring the possibility of operating a split campus in School 36, which is closing in June.

Out like a lamb, that's the forecast for the our last day of March. Sunny skies.

Canada's most popular rock band and a huge fan favorite in Western New York - will perform four shows in five days at Artpark this June, The Buffalo News has learned.

A Pennsylvania man faces charges stemming from an alcohol-related traffic death in northern New York last summer.