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August 6, 2010
AN ELEGANT EQUINE EXPERIENCE
Looking for a little romance? Look no further than Delaware Park, where visitors can be transported to the elegant days of Buffalo’s past with weekly horse-drawn carriage rides. The rides, beginning this week, will be available for $25 every Sunday between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. and will bring patrons on one of two routes — around the park or through the surrounding neighborhoods. This is a Buffalo experience that has not been available since the 1800s — and it should be well worth the wait!
June 8, 2010
Join us this summer for 5 weeks of garden pleasures...
- 18 Garden walks and tours in lovely neighborhoods
- Garden symposia and workshops (with Featured Speakers Stephanie Cohen, Amy Stewart, Sally Cunningham, Mike Shadrack, and many more)
- Special events in Olmsted Parks, Botanical Gardens, and historic settings
- Bus tours to urban gardens, ancient tree tours, an organic farm, and wineries
- Concerts in the parks, food, and shopping
- Plant shows and and workshops in attractive garden centers and...
- Mingling with the friendliest gardeners in America
The 2010 National Buffalo Garden Festival is
June 18-July 25.
June 1, 2010
Summer’s rockin’ in downtown Buffalo
Downtown Buffalo will be rockin’ again this summer with the return of the Thursday at the Square concert series and an enhanced Buffalo Place Rocks the Harbor series. For many years now, tens of thousands of music fans have flocked to Western New York’s premier destination for free outdoor concerts. Held at Lafayette Square in the heart of downtown Buffalo, the Thursday at the Square series features the best in national music acts from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. every Thursday June 10th through August 12th.
Another very popular summer event is Buffalo Place Rocks the Harbor. Held at Buffalo’s Erie Canal Harbor, these concerts have quickly become the region’s gathering spot on downtown’s waterfront. This year's series will add to the excitement with four weekends of great acts including moe, Crowded House, Eileen Ivers, O.A.R., Slightly Stoopid, Herbie Hancock, Jonny Lang, and Gov't Mule from June 25th through August 7th.
To learn more about both concert series, visit www.buffaloplace.com
February 8, 2010
WORLD JUNIORS COMING TO BUFFALO
The 2011 IIHF World Junior Championships are coming to Buffalo, December 26, 2010-January 5, 2011. Tens of thousands of hockey fans from around the globe will be descending on the City of Good Neighbors to watch the world's finest amateur players battle it out for on-ice supremacy. Click here for more information.
December 16, 2009
BURCHFIELD AMONG THE BEST
The New Yorker magazine has named “Heat Waves in a Swamp: the Paintings of Charles Burchfield” as one of the best art exhibitions of 2009. The exhibit, organized by artist Robert Gober, is coming to Buffalo’s Burchfield Penney Art Center from March 6th through May May 23rd after a much acclaimed run at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles. This is the first major retrospective of Burchfield’s work to be mounted in twenty years. After its appearance in Buffalo, the exhibition travels to the Whitney Museum in New York City in the summer of 2010.
October 27th, 2009
Albright-Knox Art Gallery Extended Hours
Beginning November 3rd, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery will re-open to the public on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, making the gallery now open six days per week. The Gallery has several upcoming exhibitions that are expected to be major draws for local and national tourists and is extending its hours to accommodate this anticipated demand. The Gallery Shop and restaurant, muse, will also be open to the public during the new hours.
October 9th, 2009
New Buffalo boutique hotel underway
Plans for the construction of a new boutique hotel in downtown Buffalo are currently underway. Mark Croce, owner of several restaurants and bars in the city has stated that his new Franklin Street hotel will have 57 rooms and be marketed as an upscale destination. The $19 million hotel project is set to be completed in late 2010.
June 16, 2009
WHERE THE PAST COMES ALIVE...
In September 1901 the history of the world changed right here in Buffalo, NY with the assassination of U.S. President William McKinley and the subsequent inauguration of the nation’s 26th president, Theodore Roosevelt at the Wilcox Mansion on Delaware Avenue.
History buffs can experience this significant moment in US history by visiting the newly restored and enhanced Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site at the Wilcox Mansion in downtown Buffalo. Closed for over a year, on Saturday, June 20, 2009 the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site will celebrate the completion of a $2.2 million renovation and expansion. The project significant upgrades to the historic Wilcox Mansion, (including HVAC and electrical improvements, a new fire suppression system and roof, and exterior painting and repair) as well as construction of a new addition adjacent to the Mansion on the footprint of the original Wilcox carriage house. The highlight of the house is the exact room and artifacts that witnessed Roosevelt’s inauguration.
The house is open weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and noon to 5:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission is $10 for adults, $7 for senior citizens and students, and $5 for ages 6 to 18 years old.
June 1, 2009
Crossing from Canada to the USA Requires New Documentation
June 1st, 2009 marked the start date of a new implementation by United States Customs and Border Protection that enhanced documentation will be required to enter or reenter the U.S. from Canada. As part of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI), a passport, a passport card, a trusted traveler card such as NEXUS, SENTRI or FAST, or an enhanced driver's license are the only documentation accepted at the border.
For further information on the initiative or U.S. Customs and Border Protection please visit http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/vacation/ready_set_go/
April 23, 2009
Set Sail on the Spirit of Buffalo
Spirit of Buffalo, a classic 73-foot coastal schooner will be setting sail from Erie Canal Harbor on the Buffalo waterfront in the spring of 2009. Sail back in time aboard the 48-passenger schooner and rediscover old world sailing on this traditional ship, the same kind used to carry grain, coal and lumber across the Great Lakes during the hey day of the Erie Canal. Public sails, private charters and educational programs are all available.
March 31, 2009
Wright Here, Wright Now
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Darwin Martin House Complex truly came into its own as a tourist destination with the opening of architect Toshiko Mori’s brilliant Greatbatch Pavilion on March 18th. This 8,000 square foot interpretive center will provide visitors to Wright’s Prairie Style masterpiece with museum quality exhibits, interactive touch screens, and a state-of-the-art orientation film that artfully and eloquently tell the story of Buffalo businessman Darwin D. Martin and the young man from Chicago who would go on to become the greatest architect of the 20th Century.
February 11, 2009
Ready Teddy: The Roosevelt Historic Site is Restored and Expanded
On September 14, 1901, Buffalo stepped into the national spotlight as Theodore Roosevelt took the oath of office as the nation’s 26th president following the assassination of President William McKinley. In a simple ceremony in the library of the Ansley Wilcox house, Roosevelt began a journey that would forever alter the course of the United States and the office of the presidency itself. Seventy years later, on September 14, 1971, the Ansley Wilcox house was opened to the public as a historic house museum, the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site.
Extensive renovations to the historic home and the construction of a new addition on the site of the original Wilcox carriage house are nearing completion. Beginning in spring 2009, the Site will introduce an all new guided tour experience, a multi-dimensional series of interactive approaches that will invite visitors to experience the site of Roosevelt’s inauguration as a dynamic tour through time. Interactives, audio, lighting techniques, and a “storytelling” approach will transport visitors back to the drama of September, 1901.
The Darwin Martin House Complex has recently opened the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Gardener’s Cottage for public tours. The two-story structure was built four years after the Martin House was completed as the sixth building on the property. The 1,700 square foot cottage, unlike the other houses that had deteriorated during the Great Depression, had been continuously occupied until last year when it was purchased for the Martin House Restoration Corporation. To learn more about the exciting restorative developments at the complex, visit www.darwinmartinhouse.org
Join us this summer for 5 weeks of garden pleasures...
- 18 Garden walks and tours in lovely neighborhoods
- Garden symposia and workshops (with Featured Speakers Stephanie Cohen, Amy Stewart, Sally Cunningham, Mike Shadrack, and many more)
- Special events in Olmsted Parks, Botanical Gardens, and historic settings
- Bus tours to urban gardens, ancient tree tours, an organic farm, and wineries
- Concerts in the parks, food, and shopping
- Plant shows and and workshops in attractive garden centers and...
- Mingling with the friendliest gardeners in America
The 2010 National Buffalo Garden Festival is June 18-July 25.
June 1, 2010
Summer’s rockin’ in downtown Buffalo
Downtown Buffalo will be rockin’ again this summer with the return of the Thursday at the Square concert series and an enhanced Buffalo Place Rocks the Harbor series. For many years now, tens of thousands of music fans have flocked to Western New York’s premier destination for free outdoor concerts. Held at Lafayette Square in the heart of downtown Buffalo, the Thursday at the Square series features the best in national music acts from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. every Thursday June 10th through August 12th.
Another very popular summer event is Buffalo Place Rocks the Harbor. Held at Buffalo’s Erie Canal Harbor, these concerts have quickly become the region’s gathering spot on downtown’s waterfront. This year's series will add to the excitement with four weekends of great acts including moe, Crowded House, Eileen Ivers, O.A.R., Slightly Stoopid, Herbie Hancock, Jonny Lang, and Gov't Mule from June 25th through August 7th.
To learn more about both concert series, visit www.buffaloplace.com
February 8, 2010
WORLD JUNIORS COMING TO BUFFALO
The 2011 IIHF World Junior Championships are coming to Buffalo, December 26, 2010-January 5, 2011. Tens of thousands of hockey fans from around the globe will be descending on the City of Good Neighbors to watch the world's finest amateur players battle it out for on-ice supremacy. Click here for more information.
December 16, 2009
BURCHFIELD AMONG THE BEST
The New Yorker magazine has named “Heat Waves in a Swamp: the Paintings of Charles Burchfield” as one of the best art exhibitions of 2009. The exhibit, organized by artist Robert Gober, is coming to Buffalo’s Burchfield Penney Art Center from March 6th through May May 23rd after a much acclaimed run at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles. This is the first major retrospective of Burchfield’s work to be mounted in twenty years. After its appearance in Buffalo, the exhibition travels to the Whitney Museum in New York City in the summer of 2010.
October 27th, 2009
Albright-Knox Art Gallery Extended Hours
Beginning November 3rd, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery will re-open to the public on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, making the gallery now open six days per week. The Gallery has several upcoming exhibitions that are expected to be major draws for local and national tourists and is extending its hours to accommodate this anticipated demand. The Gallery Shop and restaurant, muse, will also be open to the public during the new hours.
October 9th, 2009
New Buffalo boutique hotel underway
Plans for the construction of a new boutique hotel in downtown Buffalo are currently underway. Mark Croce, owner of several restaurants and bars in the city has stated that his new Franklin Street hotel will have 57 rooms and be marketed as an upscale destination. The $19 million hotel project is set to be completed in late 2010.
June 16, 2009
WHERE THE PAST COMES ALIVE...
In September 1901 the history of the world changed right here in Buffalo, NY with the assassination of U.S. President William McKinley and the subsequent inauguration of the nation’s 26th president, Theodore Roosevelt at the Wilcox Mansion on Delaware Avenue.
History buffs can experience this significant moment in US history by visiting the newly restored and enhanced Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site at the Wilcox Mansion in downtown Buffalo. Closed for over a year, on Saturday, June 20, 2009 the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site will celebrate the completion of a $2.2 million renovation and expansion. The project significant upgrades to the historic Wilcox Mansion, (including HVAC and electrical improvements, a new fire suppression system and roof, and exterior painting and repair) as well as construction of a new addition adjacent to the Mansion on the footprint of the original Wilcox carriage house. The highlight of the house is the exact room and artifacts that witnessed Roosevelt’s inauguration.
The house is open weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and noon to 5:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission is $10 for adults, $7 for senior citizens and students, and $5 for ages 6 to 18 years old.
June 1, 2009
Crossing from Canada to the USA Requires New Documentation
June 1st, 2009 marked the start date of a new implementation by United States Customs and Border Protection that enhanced documentation will be required to enter or reenter the U.S. from Canada. As part of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI), a passport, a passport card, a trusted traveler card such as NEXUS, SENTRI or FAST, or an enhanced driver's license are the only documentation accepted at the border.
For further information on the initiative or U.S. Customs and Border Protection please visit http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/vacation/ready_set_go/
April 23, 2009
Set Sail on the Spirit of Buffalo
Spirit of Buffalo, a classic 73-foot coastal schooner will be setting sail from Erie Canal Harbor on the Buffalo waterfront in the spring of 2009. Sail back in time aboard the 48-passenger schooner and rediscover old world sailing on this traditional ship, the same kind used to carry grain, coal and lumber across the Great Lakes during the hey day of the Erie Canal. Public sails, private charters and educational programs are all available.
March 31, 2009
Wright Here, Wright Now
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Darwin Martin House Complex truly came into its own as a tourist destination with the opening of architect Toshiko Mori’s brilliant Greatbatch Pavilion on March 18th. This 8,000 square foot interpretive center will provide visitors to Wright’s Prairie Style masterpiece with museum quality exhibits, interactive touch screens, and a state-of-the-art orientation film that artfully and eloquently tell the story of Buffalo businessman Darwin D. Martin and the young man from Chicago who would go on to become the greatest architect of the 20th Century.
February 11, 2009
Ready Teddy: The Roosevelt Historic Site is Restored and Expanded
On September 14, 1901, Buffalo stepped into the national spotlight as Theodore Roosevelt took the oath of office as the nation’s 26th president following the assassination of President William McKinley. In a simple ceremony in the library of the Ansley Wilcox house, Roosevelt began a journey that would forever alter the course of the United States and the office of the presidency itself. Seventy years later, on September 14, 1971, the Ansley Wilcox house was opened to the public as a historic house museum, the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site.
Extensive renovations to the historic home and the construction of a new addition on the site of the original Wilcox carriage house are nearing completion. Beginning in spring 2009, the Site will introduce an all new guided tour experience, a multi-dimensional series of interactive approaches that will invite visitors to experience the site of Roosevelt’s inauguration as a dynamic tour through time. Interactives, audio, lighting techniques, and a “storytelling” approach will transport visitors back to the drama of September, 1901.
The Darwin Martin House Complex has recently opened the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Gardener’s Cottage for public tours. The two-story structure was built four years after the Martin House was completed as the sixth building on the property. The 1,700 square foot cottage, unlike the other houses that had deteriorated during the Great Depression, had been continuously occupied until last year when it was purchased for the Martin House Restoration Corporation. To learn more about the exciting restorative developments at the complex, visit www.darwinmartinhouse.org
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