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Buffalo Area Poetry & Literature Calendar (week of Sept. 15 to Sept. 21)

September 16, 2025September 16, 2025 RD Pohl0Tagged Buffalo Humanities Festival, Literature, Performance, Poetry

The Buffalo Humanities Festival, Susan Cope at Larkin Square, and Andrew Galarneau at Art’s Cafe in Springville are among this week’s highlights.

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After 135 years of evolution, Sportsmen’s Tavern anchors Black Rock community

August 25, 2025August 31, 2025 The Editor5Tagged Americana, Blues, Country Music, Sportsmen's Tavern, Within These Walls

The Sportsmen’s Tavern can trace its linage back to 1890, when it opened as a grocery and saloon. Robert J. McLennan takes a look at the venue’s evolution into the honkiest, tonkiest venue in Buffalo in the “Within These Walls” series.

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Editor’s notes: A time for memorials and memories

July 26, 2025July 26, 2025 The Editor0Tagged Chuck Mangione, John C. Allen, John Spears, Saul Elkin

There are times when the losses come in bursts, and for the Western New York arts & culture scene, this is one of those times. Here is a collection of notes on those memorials and memories:

Pro wrestling card carries extra meaning

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Pro wrestling card carries extra meaning

July 25, 2025July 24, 2025 The Editor0Tagged LGBT, Wrestling

Editor’s note: It might seem unusual to find a story on professional wrestling on an arts & culture website, but professional wrestling is at least as much performance art as it is athletics. So here is Jose Gonzalez’s first story for The Buffalo Hive on an event honoring a local pro wrestler who died last year.

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The Buffalo Infringement Festival 2025 is looming!

July 23, 2025July 23, 2025 The Editor0Tagged Infringement 2025, Pamela Swarts, Ryan Gurnett

This year’s Buffalo Infringement Festival is just around the corner and you’re in store for a crazy mix of musical performances, dancing, visual art, theater, film, literary events, and just about any display of art and performance you could imagine. Lindsay DePietro has details on the sprawling, eclectic, 11-day festival.

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Gallery: Holocaust survivor Fishel Goldig speaks at Niagara University

July 21, 2025July 21, 2025 The Editor0Tagged history, Holocaust, speaker

Holocaust survivor Fishel Philip Goldig spoke Sunday at Niagara University. Presented by the Lewiston Council on the Arts, Goldig spoke – and sang, too, as he shared his story. Photographer Chelsea Sears was there to capture the scenes.

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Buffalo scholar Jennifer Roberts takes aim at environmental racism in upcoming book and youth event

July 14, 2025July 14, 2025 The Editor0Tagged environmental racism, Humboldt Parkway

Dr. Jennifer D. Roberts grew up hearing stories of when the Humboldt Parkway was intact, and that is part of the connection that has led her to write a book about how environmental racism affected her hometown and led her to return to work with teens in Buffalo.

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Buffalo Bike Tours taking riders on a trip into history

July 3, 2025July 3, 2025 The Editor0Tagged cycling

A series of bike tours are rolling into the overall history of Buffalo as they celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal. Lindsay DePietro has the story.

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Commentary: Masculinity Is Not Just in Crisis — It’s in Freefall

July 3, 2025July 3, 2025 The Editor0Tagged commentary, P. Diddy

In the wake of the verdict in the P. Diddy trial, Michael Farrow takes a look at how it all fits into American perception and practice of masculinity.

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Scenes: Taste of Diversity brings the flavors, in all senses of the word

June 30, 2025June 30, 2025 The Editor0Tagged Diversity Festival, Grant Street, Taste of Diversity

Taste of Diversity is always one of the highlights of the festival season in WNY. Lindsay DePietro took a look around.