Song of the Day – John Mayall, “So Hard to Share”
By Seamus Gallivan
It may be hard to share the one you love with another guy, but it’s not hard to share a car with your neighbors – at least not in Buffalo with the emergence of Buffalo CarShare, which just added to its fleet thanks to its first vehicle donation, a 2009 Toyota Corolla courtesy of Good Neighbors Athalie Joy and Peter Gold. As reported yesterday in Buffalo Rising, the Elmwood Village couple took the opportunity to connect BCS with a new partner in Canopy of Neighbors, which helps seniors who no longer drive by coordinating volunteers who drive them on errands and to appointments.
Behind the scenes, BCS has spent the past month under the mentoring eyes of Vancouver-based carsharing pioneer Tanya Paz, who will speak tonight along with BCS Executive Director Creighton Randall in an informal gathering at Flying Bison Brewery (491 Ontario St, 6pm). Read more
Squeaky Bi-Weekly – Philly Artist’s “Messages in Motion” Now in Residence in Buffalo
By Goda Trakumaite, Outreach Coordinator, Squeaky Wheel Media Arts Center
This past weekend we welcomed Laura Deutch, our International Artist in Residence, to Buffalo! While some of the artists who visit Squeaky through this program do in fact hail from far off lands, the “International” in “International Artist Residency” is mostly intended to distinguish it from our Regional Residency, meaning that it is open to artists from anywhere outside of Western New York. All this is to say that this Sunday afternoon, Laura drove up not from another country, but from Philadelphia! And she didn’t just drive up in any old car, she drove up in her Messages in Motion van: Read more
G4G Beneficiary Brief – African American Cultural Center
Although the Give For Greatness 2012 Give Season concluded with last Saturday’s successful Fiesta for the Arts, G4G and The Good Neighborhood will continue to host a beneficiary spotlight, highlighting the many invaluable arts and cultural organizations in our community.
By Elizabeth Borngraber, Development & Outreach Officer, Give for Greatness
The African American Cultural Center, Inc. (AACC) was founded in 1958 by Malcolm Erni, an evangelist with Caribbean roots, and his vision to create a cultural and spiritual sanctuary that would in turn validate and celebrate the duality of being both African and American. Since then, the center has had many homes, from a funeral home, church basement, coffee house, and loft above a dentist’s office. Now located at 350 Masten Avenue – a former welding business – the AACC continues to live out their mission to champion the diverse scope of the African in America experience as a viable resource for mental, physical, and spiritual community health. Read more
Song of the Day – Another Bad Creation, “Playground”
By Seamus Gallivan
On Monday, we shared local landscape architect Joy Kuebler’s vision for a “Pop-Up Playground” and her plans to pull one off on Buffalo’s East Side next month. Joy’s article was quickly shared around town and outlets far beyond, and folks are lining up to participate.
Anyone interested in learning more is encouraged to attend tonight’s Pop-Up Parks Presentation by Kuebler, architect Catherine Faust, and educator Melissa Leopard at Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center (341 Delaware Ave, 7pm), part of the WNYSEA Reitan Sustainability Speaker Series. They will present the concept of, “Urban Pop-Up Parks and the effect that they will have on the city’s youth and neighborhoods as a ‘design and building opportunity’ for middle school students, who will be given the tools (literally) that they need to construct built object(s) out of recycled and found materials.” Read more
New West Buffalo Charter School Calling for Enrollment in First and Second Grades
From Seamus Gallivan: The squeaky school gets the ink – at our latest Food Truck Guest Chef Night this past Friday, I met Andrea Todoro, School Leader of the nascent West Buffalo Charter School and author of a recent call for student applications here. Andrea said they have some grades on waiting lists but need more 1st and 2nd graders, and asked if we could help spread the word.
Let the call echo to all schools – wrap your story in commitment to the community at large and we’d love to share it here…
By Andrea Todoro, School Leader, West Buffalo Charter School
Soon, Buffalo’s neighborhoods will be full of children’s laughter, games of tag, and bike riding – that’s right, summer vacation will soon be here. While your child most likely spends his or her days thinking of all the fun to be had, parents are often left worrying about what the next school year may hold. Where will my child attend school? What programs will be offered by the school? Will he or she learn all that they need to become successful members of society? Read more
Song of the Day – Ray Charles & Kermit the Frog, “Bein’ Green”
By Seamus Gallivan
Just as news hits that Buffalo Sabres owner Terry Pegula is donating some $120,000 of landscaping services on unfinished lots around the Central Wharf section of Canalside, the Partnership for the Public Goodis gathering tonight for the sake of Greening Canalside: A Public Brainstorming Session, described as ”an open-air discussion with four experts on sustainability and the chair of the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation.” Read more
You and Who’sday – “Who’s Hungry” Turns Group T-Shirt Orders Into Meals for Needy
By Dan Gigante, President, You and Who
Dinner with Danger Refugee Series Benefiting Journey’s End Kicks Off Tonight
By Michael “Danger” Bernhardt
Ladies and Gentlemen of The Good Hood,
As you may have read here back in October, I run a supper club called Dinner With Danger that aims to provide incredible dining opportunities in Buffalo by allowing chefs the freedom to prepare meals of their own choosing, and we’re working for the greater good with our Refugee Dinner with Danger series.
Teaming up with Journey’s End Refugee Services, we have found refugees who are excited to share the foods of their homelands with us. 100% of the ticket price goes to Journey’s End to directly help settle refugees in our great city. Read more
