Cultural

Large crowds flock to Buffalo's Juneteenth, 3rd largest in world

Eileen Buckley — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:56:43 +0000

Sunday's weather started out poor, but it finished well, leading to large crowds at Buffalo's annual Juneteenth Festival in Martin Luther King Park.

Catching up with the Goo Goo Dolls' Robby Takac

Eileen Buckley — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:30:00 +0000

Buffalo's own Goo Goo Dolls are gearing up for a three month tour that begins next week on the heels of recently releasing their new album --Magnetic.

Gearing up for Music Is Art

Eileen Buckley — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:06:19 +0000

Music is Art announced its 11th annual festival earlier today. It will be held Saturday, September 21st. The Goo Goo Dolls Robby Takac appeared at Delaware Park's Marcy Casino Friday morning to announce the event.

Recovered Nazi diary may provide new insight into Holocaust history

Omar Fetouh — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0000

A long-lost diary kept by a former leader of the Nazi Party and recovered recently in Lewiston is now in the hands of federal authorities.

Theater Talk: "The Book of Mormon"

Anthony Chase and Mark Scott — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0000

Theater critic Anthony Chase joins guest host Mark Scott in a review of "The Book of Mormon" at the Shea's Performing Arts Center.

Photography exhibit spotlights 'The American Worker'

Eileen Buckley — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:44:46 +0000

The toil and sweat of a variety of local workers is being portrayed in a brand new exhibit opening this Friday in Buffalo called The American Worker.

Niagara tourism officials reaching out to Chinese visitors

Mike Desmond — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:45:58 +0000

Chinese tourists are traveling the world and visiting Niagara Falls, Ontario, but they're not spending a lot of time in the Canadian Cataract City. Now, there is a push on to change that.

Theater Talk: Arties and Tony Awards

Anthony Chase and Mark Scott — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0000

This week, theater critic Anthony Chase and guest host Mark Scott look back at the Arties and look ahead to the Tony Awards.

Buffalo's polar bear cubs on display together

Eileen Buckley — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 17:00:00 +0000

Buffalo's two biggest celebrities can now be spotted together in public.

Kali -- the orphaned polar bear cub from Alaska has now joined the Zoo's six-month old Luna on exhibit at the Buffalo Zoo.

Pianos in Public Buffalo: Music & art in open spaces

Eileen Buckley — Wed, 29 May 2013 13:08:13 +0000

Brightly painted upright pianos are popping up at some outdoor gathering spaces in Buffalo. The project is meant to bring music and art together.

Rare posters once seized by Nazis on display in East Aurora

Eileen Buckley — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:54:38 +0000

Rare posters that were seized by Nazis in 1938 in East Berlin are now right here in Western New York. About 30 of those posters were recently up for auction in New York City.

Delta Sigma Theta 100 years ago: Buffalo chapter celebrates

Eileen Buckley — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:21:33 +0000

A sorority that serves thousands of African-American college women is celebrating its centennial. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was founded in 1913 at Howard University. WBFO's Eileen Buckley recently met some of the oldest past presidents of the Buffalo chapter and current leaders at UB's Amherst campus.

Theater Talk: Ujima's "Breath, Boom" and BUA's "The Normal Heart"

Jim Santella and Anthony Chase — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 +0000

Theater Talk's Jim Santella and Anthony Chase preview the Ujima Company's production of Breath, Boom, opening Friday. The curtain also rises on BUA's The Normal Heart.

Buffalo Place Rocks Canalside: 2013 concert season

Mike Desmond — Thu, 16 May 2013 01:00:00 +0000

It's going to be another hot and entertaining summer on Buffalo's Waterfront, with the newly re-named Thursday at Canalside and Buffalo Place Rocks Canalside.

Finnish Ambassador visits Albright-Knox Art Gallery

Mike Desmond — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:12:29 +0000

The U.S Ambassador to Finland made his way to the Albright-Knox Art Gallery for a tour of its renowned collection this weekend and to visit with an old friend Janne Siren, the gallery's new director.

"Rose Petal Jam" author brings us to rural Poland

Eileen Buckley — Sat, 11 May 2013 09:00:00 +0000

An international author of an award winning book about Poland is in Buffalo this weekend. Beata Zatorska wrote "Rose Petal Jam: Recipes and Stories from a Summer in Poland". Her husband -- Simon Target -- is a professional photographer -- who took all the photos for the book. Zatorska is a doctor and they live in Australia. Buffalo is their very first visit to the U.S. Their first American stop was Friday, right here at our studio were they met with WBFO'S Eileen Buckley to discuss the book. Zatorska will be appearing at the Broadway Market at noon Saturday for its lecture series.

Press Pass: Buffalo's ultra-secret Pack Club

Mark Scott — Mon, 06 May 2013 09:00:00 +0000

Most of us are familiar with such local institutions as the Buffalo Club and Saturn Club. But in this month's Buffalo Spree, freelance writer Kevin Purdy explored an ultra-secret social club that has been around for more than 75 years -- a club that the vast majority of Buffalonians know nothing about.

Hollywood coming to Ralph Wilson Stadium

Eileen Buckley — Fri, 03 May 2013 14:38:15 +0000

Hollywood will coming to Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park. This Sunday Universal Pictures will conduct a casting call for movie extras and conduct filming at the stadium at the end of this month.

Women power: Gloria Steinem

Eileen Buckley — Thu, 02 May 2013 14:53:51 +0000

One of the nation's major leaders of the modern women's movement appeared in the Buffalo area Wednesday. Gloria Steinem was guest at Planned Parenthood of Western New York's 80th anniversary celebration. The 79-year-old feminist activist is a writer, editor, co-founder of Ms. Magazine, and founder of the Women's Action Alliance. WBFO's Eileen Buckley sat down with Steinem at UB's Center for the Arts for a discussion of today's challenges for women's rights.

Pop Up 1812 exhibit at Wine War event

Eileen Buckley — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:00:00 +0000

The War of 1812 will be the theme of the Buffalo History Museum's new fundraising event this Friday. The first-ever Wine War will be held at Hotel @ the Lafayette. The History Museum has subtitled the event a "Spirited Skirmishes across the Niagara Frontier".

WBFO's Eileen Buckley recognized for career excellence

Mark Scott — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:50:00 +0000

WBFO's Eileen Buckley received a Buffalo Excellence in Media Award -- known as a BEMA -- Friday night in recognition of her more than 25 years as a radio journalist.

Former Somali PM says nation is recovering

Mike Desmond — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:11:00 +0000

A former prime minister of Somalia says the country is starting to turn around after decades of civil war and devastation.

Restoring Olmsted

Eileen Buckley — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:57:11 +0000

The oldest building from one of Buffalo's historic Olmsted Parks isn't in a park, but it is located a few blocks away showing the signs of age.

Dining Out for Life: Expanded HIV/AIDS services benefit

Eileen Buckley — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:15:47 +0000

Tuesday will mark the 11th annual "Dining Out for Life" in Buffalo. This annual fundraising event brings the local restaurant community together to serve up meals at breakfast, lunch and dinner, and offer a portion of the proceeds to help an agency that is fighting and caring for those with HIV & AIDS.

Honoring the victims & survivors of the Holocaust

Eileen Buckley — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:30:10 +0000

The local Jewish community is honoring the millions of lives lost in the Holocaust. A remembrance service was held at City Hall Wednesday. WBFO's Eileen Buckley reports holocaust survivors and their families say it must never be forgotten.

Thousands will celebrate Dyngus Day throughout region

Mark Scott — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 09:00:00 +0000

After 40 days of Lent, many in Buffalo will end their six weeks of self-sacrifice with a big party Monday. It's the Polish-American celebration of Dyngus Day.

Theater Talk: BUA's "Eight"

Jim Santella and Anthony Chase — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 09:00:00 +0000

In a week when arguments on California's Proposition Eight banning gay marriage were aired at the US Supreme Court, one of Buffalo's theater companies is preparing to tackle the issue. This week on Theater Talk, critics Jim Santella and Anthony Chase talk about Buffalo United Artists' staged reading of the play, "Eight," this Wednesday night at 7:30.

Book examines academic witch hunt of the 1950s

Mike Desmond — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:35:49 +0000

One of the most important court cases about academic freedom in public higher education grew out of actions at the University at Buffalo.

Polish legend of the pussy willow & Palm Sunday

Eileen Buckley — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:45:05 +0000

This weekend marks Palm Sunday on the Christian calendar. It will begin the final week of the Lenten season that leads to Easter Sunday. WBFO's Eileen Buckley finds out how the pussy willow is a symbol of a Polish legend on Palm Sunday.

Theater Talk: "Sister Act" and more

Jim Santella and Anthony Chase — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 09:00:00 +0000

Theater critics Jim Santella and Anthony Chase talk about "Sister Act" at the Shea's Performing Arts Center, "Being Behan" at the Irish Classical Theater and more in this week's edition of WBFO's Theater Talk.