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By Nikki Drag:

464 Gallery owner, Marcus Wise, has done it again.  Tonight, Friday, August 12, he will introduce his newest contribution to the Arts Community in Buffalo. Studio 464, which will be located upstairs from 464 Gallery and offers rental workspaces available to local artists. It is a clean and serene area where creativity and spirited inventiveness is fostered.

Studio 464 was previously a 4-Bedroom Apartment that has been converted into four individual studio spaces with access to a full kitchen, full bathroom, attic storage, and a large open common area.  

Wise adds that the 1000+ square foot common area can be rented by the public for any various events.  He offers the open space for workshops, speaking events, photo shoots, classes, etc.

"I have traveled a lot and know how the power of art can change a community.  I have seen how the artist compound mentality can craft something cool.  This is a great space, that hopefully will become like a second home to a stable of artists that share a similar vision," Wise said.

In the midst of the unveiling of the new studio space, 464 Gallery will host its 3rd Annual Members show in the Gallery from 6pm-11pm.

The members show is called "Current," and will display one new piece of art from many of the more than 100 members affiliated with the Gallery.

The event will include free refreshments and music starting at 9pm by soloist The Waz, whose music reflects "a soundtrack for science fiction mixed with world percussion rhythms and trance-dance beats," and additionally the backroom of the gallery has undergone a facelift to promote a further pure and welcoming space for viewing the local oeuvre.

The majority of the members with art of display will be attending; Wise (who usually lords over his domain from behind the display case) can introduce and associate you with any of the artists.

"Why buy [the old classics] when you can support a local artist and meet and talk to them in person? You can be a part of their energy...and their prices are more affordable," Wise said.

The Current Show will be on display until August 25th. For more information on 464 Gallery, Studio 464, or upcoming events please go to: 464 Gallery.

The gays are still giddy about all the equality they have been handed this year, and you can expect it to overflow into this month’s Dykes of Hazard (DOH) Variety Hour!

What’s that? You’ve never been to a DOH Variety Hour? That is ridiculous. You’ve only been missing Buffalo’s best monthly variety show! WHAT? It’s the ONLY monthly variety show? Then clearly, it is the BEST!

Expect hilarious sketches, a few dance numbers, stand up comedy and LIVE music

Tonight’s special guests- comedian Shaun Murphy and music by The Storyville Players

8:30 doors, 9PM show
$12
Ninth Ward (Inside Babeville)

Photos by www.destinyrogowskiphotos.com

Fashion Maniac: Keeping tabs on Buffalo's fashion industry, including models, catwalks, retailers, designers, stylists, visual merchandisers and jewelers.

FASHION MANIAC TEAM:
Features Editor : Phillip Johnson
All Photography & Managing Editor : Cheryl Gorski
Copy Editor : Chris Alfiero
Stylists : Cassie Elsaesser
Make Up :  Dani Weiser
Hair Stylist : Whitney Curry
Casting Director : Kimberly Cohen
Prop Stylist  : Todd Warfield, Lucy Mancuso, Michael Merisola

By Phillip Johnson:

What's more refreshing or beautiful than summer whites? As we barrel through the dog days of summer 2011 and its record-breaking hot and humid weather, it's safe (and apropos) to say that we are in the "official" season of white. White is clean, it's fresh, it's sexy, and more importantly, there is a viable option on how to wear summer whites for every woman (and man), despite her shape, height, and needs. Indeed, it seems that white has become the new "black". (That is, of course, until the upcoming fall styles arrive and black becomes the "new" black once again.)


^International trends

Whether if it's a scarf, comfortable cotton and/or linen shirt, skirt, dress or shorts, you are guaranteed a summer filled with classic sophisticated pieces, casual pieces you will wear all summer without losing your cool, and a crisp, cool traditional summer trend that is back with a bang. Overall, you really can't go wrong with this trend.
               
To start, the most popular way to wear white this season, as seen on the backs of regular folks going about their daily lives and Hollywood stars attending movie premieres, and industry parties (as well as the pages of US Weekly, People magazine and the rest of their ilk), is to wear different shades of whites and off-whites in a mixture of varying tones and textures. This is best illustrated by Ann Bowen's gauzy off-the shoulder top worn with a mini skirt with a white gold overtone.  Another fine example of mixing one's fashion metaphors is Catherine Malandrino's cream maxi caftan worn over a white two-piece bathing suit. Michael Kors' sensuous cream mesh lightweight turtleneck paired with linen wide-leg pants covered this area in more ways than one.

 

It's a very sophisticated look for night and can be broken up to serve as versatile day pieces paired with pieces already in your wardrobe. Everybody needs a good, versatile summer white blazer or jacket. How else would you ramp up the level of an outfit if you didn't have the option of pairing it with a crisp, white blazer? Pairing a jacket with the above-mentioned Michael Kors cream mesh lightweight turtleneck is one such example. Staying with Mr. Kors, for spring/summer 2011, he, as usual, showed a great many white jackets for both men and women. For men, he showed beautifully loose unstructured linen/cotton white jackets paired with city short and his version of the male palazzo pant. Office wear is never more appropriate than when you pair a fitted, body-slimming (or slightly loose) white suit with a cream or metallic colored tank top or collared shirt. Even better is when you pair that suit with a strikingly colorful top, say sky blue, emerald green, sunflower yellow or blood red. You will be forever in style and the look is one that never dies, it just goes in hibernation until the next summer.



For those of us who never left the gypsy inspired looks of the 60's and early 70's behind (we are talking about you, Stevie Nicks), you are in luck. You can pair a ruffled or ruched blouse; a t-shirt with a maxi skirt or peasant skirt (in lacework or regular cotton) and your favorite wooden or Bakelite bracelets and it will evoke the memory of Woodstock and San Francisco hippies - only with a decidedly modern edge. Lace work is very important. It can go from street-savvy to charity ball sophistication without missing a beat. Furthermore, summer white lacework pieces are not only pure and sexy, but works wonders on one's figure.

From Catherine Malandrino, Tracy Reese, Ports 1961, and Nanette Lepore and Naaem Khan, we were blessed with some stunning lace/crochet long dresses. From Imitation of Christ, we got an unexpected treat with their lace work hoodie cape and veils.  Nanette Lepore also showed white lace sheath like and a-line short day dresses, thus giving her customers options for every moment of their lives as they battle the hot summer days and night of 2011. A cardigan is one of the must-have pieces in a woman's wardrobe and especially so in the summer. (The air-conditioning in the office invariably becomes arctic as the summer progresses.) Nothing says summer like a cardigan sweater with dainty ruffles as when it is paired with a flirty a-line or pencil skirt. For leisure time, you can add Capri pants and cute t-shirts to create a look that is the height of casual perfection.



As the yen for skinny jeans begin to fade, wide-legged pants are primed for a major comeback. The secret to the staying power behind a pair of white, wide-legged trouser is simple: They exude luxury and comfort. For spring/summer 2011, the options available for wide-legged pants range from slightly loose around the ankles to pieces enhanced with voluminous folds of fabric as to be mistaken for a maxi skirt.  White pants are especially great with summer tans, neutrals and colorful pumps, and can be worn from season to season.

For summer evening events, the runways of New York, London, Milan and Paris was ablaze with gowns and cocktail dresses designed to allow you to shine like a bright new penny. What's equally important is that these pieces will transition very well into the fall when the high society charity ball season start  in earnest in September.



Summer whites, unfortunately, has the potential to be can be boring and/or underwhelming (or even overwhelming in some instance). Therefore, fashion experts far and wide are also advocating for the mixing of summer whites with a variety of other looks. Floral prints work very well with white because it breaks up the monotony. You can pair your floral sundress with white espadrilles and a white belt or switch it around and pair your crisp white sundress with a floral print belt or shoes and a handbag with a floral motif. Either way, you are on trend.

Color-blocking is one of the hottest new trends for the season, as it combines the use of two or more solid color blocks of color in an ensemble. This could be for a top, bottom, tunic, a dress and even a handbag or shoes. It can include monotone, bright colors, muted colors, contrasting and complimentary colors. While bright colors are the most popular color blocking option, color block is not limited to just bright hues. This season, there is a large selection of color-blocked clothes and accessories in neutral, muted tones from whites to beige to nude and all others in between.



The Do's and Don'ts of Wearing Summer Whites

As often is the case, you can't depend on everyone to get the trend right. There's always someone out there that is so off the mark that you want to take out your fashion police citation book and serve them with a warning ticket. Here are some rules to follow, that will serve you well this season and others to come.

Tip 1:  Whites tend to be see-through, so be sure to wear flesh colored undergarments and/or a camisole. If you make the mistake of wearing patterned undergarments (or even white ones), the world will know it and they won't be impressed.  And no matter how cute your butt is, this is never appropriate and beyond tacky! Before you leave your home, you may want to stand in front of an open backlit doorway and have a loved one check to see if your silhouette is something you are comfortable with before leaving the house. However, this a moot point if the goal all along was to show off your pink bra under your sheer white top.

Tip 2:  Keep your white garments light and flowy. You can even wear pieces that are fitted BUT not tight. Tight and white is not flattering on most figures. Anything fitted will always complement your figure because it follows the natural line of your body working to give your figure shape. Anything that is flowy and light will enable you to breathe while looking fabulous. On the other hand, anything tight has the tendency to highlight the bad bits and pieces here and there that you wouldn't necessarily want seen.
 


Tip 3: Accessorize the white with bright. Anything white is best thought of as a canvas. By itself, it's plain and simple. But, as soon as you add some bright accessories to it, you enliven it up, give it some flavor, and just generate curiosity.

Tip 4: Bare, tanned legs look best under your white dress.  Opt to wear nude colored Spanx instead of hose, but if you must wear hosiery, don't choose a white pair.  White reflects light and expands your shape.  Your legs will look chunky encased in white. Even worse, you will look like a nurse.

Tip 5:  For the same reason, unless you are very thin, steer clear of white leggings.  Pair a white blouse or tee with a darker pair of pants or shorts to elongate your figure. Too many sins of bad taste have been committed with women wearing white legging or even legging as pants. You don't want to be that person anymore.

Tip 6: Too much of a good thing can ruin your look.  Again, by itself, white has the tendency to be so overwhelming plain. And not only that, but if there are no color lines to break up the outfit, your body shape may just get lost in all that whiteness. You will become a Swiss Alp or worse, a narrow, long white candlestick. For example, it may become unclear where your hips begin because your whole outfit is continuously white. So throw in some nude hues, metallics, or a pop of color to break up the monotony. Typically, that would mean wearing a gold or blue shoe to look more flattering with your all-white outfit than a white pair. Break it up with color. Thus, especially when wearing a white suit, wear a different colored shirt.


 
Our latest Fashion Maniac shoot took place at the historical Central Train Terminal. Frits Abel orchestrated the Echo Art Fair hosting over 50 artists. This was our third live photo shoot and patrons could have their photo taken in our set. I applaud Alexis Quin, Bray Alexander, and especially Aaron Waters, for their spectacular modeling/acting/dance skills in the sweltering heat! Not to forget our Dani Weiser for her 'marbleing' body paint effects. I want to say thank you for all the hours everyone put into this, and for partaking in this event. Our Fashion Maniac team is a proud sponsor of the arts.
 
Model's clothing provided by:
Lotions and Potions | 789 Elmwood Ave | Buffalo | (716) 886-6457
Morgen Love - studio shots
Roman pillars provided by Charlie Spier

Leave it to the Fashion Maniac team to show that Buffalo has what it takes when it comes to fashion trends and models who like to showcase the latest and greatest. Check out the other shoots to see the national trends and where to find them locally: United We Stand @ Tifft Nature Preserve, bathing suits on the Spirit of Buffalo, Black Velvet, James Scissorhands, kicks and handbags at Niagara Square, Morgen Love, bowling, blue jeans on tracks, 1950's, rocking scarves, warrior, the workplace can be sexy, raingear and the twins, Li'l Black Dress, Lingering Nights, concrete jungle, Hay Fever, Freeze Frame, the custom hatter, night moves in Allentown, Spring into Summer, Who Did It?, Good Clean Fun, Love Never Dies, Buff Designs, Oh What a Night, and the sultry bridesmaid.

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Photos starting top left Clockwise: Kimberly Cohen, Andrew Brown, Whitney Curry, Dani Weiser, Cheryl Gorski, Todd Warfield, Cassie Elsaesser, Michael Merisola, Lucy Perrone-Mancuso, Phillip Johnson 

The New York Power Authority spent approximately $340,000 on such things as holiday parties and AARP memberships for retirees, a new state audit says.

What place in Buffalo matters to you? Buffalo's Young Preservationists (BYP) wants you to show them.  In conjunction with the "This Place Matters" campaign and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, BYP is looking for photo submissions of the places that matter to you.

The concept is simple, take pictures of yourself or your friends in front of the places that matter to you while also holding the "This Place Matters" sign.  Participating is simple.  Print a "This Place Matters" sign from the National Trust website, take your photos, and submit them directly to the BYP Facebook page or Flickr account.

Join the BYP at the Essex Street Pub (Rhode Island and Essex) on August 17^th from 6-9 pm to see the photos submitted and discuss why these places matter to you.  BYP members will be on hand to also discuss their participation in the upcoming National Trust Preservation Conference in October.

Buffalo's Young Preservationists is a group of concerned citizens whose goal is to raise awareness about the important role preservation plays in creating unique places that matter.

Radioactive uranium stored at the Lake Ontario Ordnance Works site is likely to have leaked into local creeks, a scientist maintains.

As someone who wants to see Tim Tebow succeed if only to see a college winner and seeming nice guy take it to the next level, I had to laugh at ESPN’s portrayal of the Denver quarterback’s first preseason game Thursday.

About half the plays they showed from Tebow’s preseason opener versus Dallas were of the negative variety. It started with an interception that was called back on pass interference; you know, interfering with the receiver getting to the ball. The second was a play where Tebow ducked out of a sack only to be sacked again, although the anchor was quick to tell you it was a bad snap from the center that hurt him. Later, on a successful scramble, they highlighted the player downfield raising his hands to tell Tebow he was open, as if that doesn’t happen on every play.

Yes, this was after ESPN had the gall, the absolute gall, to run with Merrill Hoge’s honest opinion on a football player that Tebow would be awful or at the least take a long time to develop. I don’t question Hoge even though I disagree with him. It’s refreshing to see the network let their analysts step out. But has the responding hub-bub from Hoge and staff dissing Tebow lead to goofy editing? Do a called-back pick, scramble and bad snap get shown for every potential starting QB in the league?

Well, if you haven’t guessed, Tebow had a very good evening overall, including a long connection to the aforementioned open receiver later. He went 6-of-7 for 91 yards and also ran twice for 15 total yards. To be fair, they also showed a short touchdown run by Tebow that was called back, just as they showed a Kyle Orton touchdown pass that was called back.

If the world is trying to get me to root harder for Tebow, even when I like Orton just fine, they are doing a great job. On a 4-12 team last year, Tebow accounted for 227 yards rushing with six scores at 5.3 ypc, 654 yards passing, 5 TDs, 3 INTs and a poor 50% comp pct as a rookie. 1-1 as a starter, 32-of-55 for 513 yards, three TDs and three INTs to go with 23 carries for 121 yards and two scores. The defenses he played were No. 1 (San Diego) and No. 30 (Houston) in yards allowed per game. One was playing for home field, the other was playing for a playoff spot. So, not total trash.

Projecting his two starts over a full season, that’s 256/440, 58%, 4,104 yards, 24 TDs, 24 INTs. Rushing: 968 yards, 16 TDs. Obviously, that’s a small sample size and teams would adjust to him just as he would grow in the league. Ignoring the rushing stats, those figures would project with the following quarterbacks in such categories:

Comp pct: 26th in NFL, around Kyle Orton (59%), Donovan McNabb (58%), Matt Cassel (58%), Ryan Fitzpatrick (58%)

Yards: Fifth in NFL, between Matt Schaub and Eli Manning.

Touchdowns: Tied for 12th with Schaub, below Joe Flacco and Josh Freeman, above Jay Cutler, David Garrard and Fitz.

Interceptions: Second in NFL, below Eli Manning (25) and above Drew Brees (22) and Carson Palmer (20)

Just saying.

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Because the greatest form of flattery is plagiarism…or something like that.

Chris Smith had a great idea when he started the Buffalo Cash Mob. I attended the first event at City Wine Merchant and was glad I did. I had an opportunity to shop at a place I never would have gone to otherwise, I got to meet some interesting people and I came home with a wonderful bottle of Chianti for Sunday dinner.

Driving back to Batavia on the I-90, I started thinking that this could work in my hometown as well. We have some outstanding independent businesses that could use an infusion of cash and a community that will get behind the idea.

So, denizens of Genesee County, here is your opportunity to vote for and support your favorite local businesses. Do you want to make a difference in your community? Do you like social media? Are you someone who digs doing cool stuff with cool people? Do you love supporting local small business? Well, welcome to our small town version of the Buffalo Cash Mob: #GeneseeCashMob! This is a tough economy and many small businesses Genesee County are looking for ways to increase cash flow.

Every Thursday afternoon we will get together and spend $10-20 dollars with a Genesee County merchant. No gimmicks, just local people supporting local business.

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The joke’s on you Washington; I was broke before you lit the U.S. economy on fire for the second time in six years…suckers.

Seriously though, our President is a wimp. He seems so determined to prove the Tea Party talking points false, that he’s lost sight of reality. This is a man whose idea of compromise is coming to the table ready to give the other side everything they want, letting them call him an asshole for a few weeks, then caving in a little more.

‘Give us examples!’ you say? Why certainly.

What we wanted:

An economic stimulus bill designed to put Americans back to work, preferably on infrastructure projects.

What we got:

A spending bill that was too small by half and full of tax cuts for people who didn’t need them.

What we wanted:

A government run health care system that would eliminate the health insurance rapists from the basic care equation and cover every American. We would have loved a single payer plan, but we would have accepted an optional plan that citizens could buy into if they chose to do so.

What we got:

A trillion dollar free for all that continues to allow health insurance companies to wipe their asses with hundred dollar bills and light their cigars with our insurance policies while our insurance costs continue to rise in order to fund CEO salaries.

What we wanted:

A reasonable end to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

What we got:

A fake end to the war in Iraq. A continuation of the war in Afghanistan even though we accomplished our stated goal of capturing or killing Osama Bin Laden. A bonus-spin war in Libya that we’re still fighting; apparently because the Tomahawk missile guys were getting bored and jealous since there was nothing left to shoot at in Iraq or Afghanistan.

What we wanted:

Close Guantanamo Bay.

What we got:

Guantanamo Bay is still open.

I’m sick of wimpy Democrats. You know why the Republicans still get elected even though their wrong-headed ideas are ruining us? It’s because when they fuck up, they do it loud and they do it proud. Every time they get caught lying, misrepresenting or breaking things, they just smile and double down. People respect that. I know it sounds insane, but people will follow politicians who are strong leaders, no matter where that leadership takes them

President Obama has not shown himself to be a strong leader. He’s smart and capable in his own right, but when you put him in a room full of people who hate his guts, he makes the same mistake that every ego-driven politician has made since voting was invented:

Put him in a room with 100 people. Pretend that 99 of those people think he’s great and agree with everything he says, but one person can’t stand his ideas or anything he stands for. Who do you think he spends all his time with? By the end of the night he’s preaching about Armageddon, tax breaks for billionaires and ending Medicare.

Mr. President, you shouldn’t give a damn whether people like you or not. The Republicans and their Tea Party friends hate your guts. They want you gone and they’re doing a pretty good job of making that happen, but their strategy only works if you buy in to it. Don’t be a willing participant in your own demise.

No fist bump today. I’m pissed.

Yesterday ended with a gloriously cool summer’s night – perfect to enjoy the food and midway at the Erie County Fair. Forget the burger with a donut; I recommend trying the arepas at the hut located almost immediately to the west of the Chiavetta’s chicken tents, by the northeast corner of the new casino building. An arepa is a sweet corn cake sandwich with a mozzarella cheese filling, pan fried.  Although mozzarella isn’t exactly Latin American, it’s still good & worth trying.

(See the set at Flickr, which I’m beginning to re-discover).

You order your crab in several flavors: Simply Steamed, Chesapeake style, Garlic Herb, BBQ and even hotter Spicy Boil. Fire-Grilled crab is available, as well.