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Admission to special exhibitions is free for Gallery Members. Non-members can view the exhibition for the price of regular Gallery admission. |
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Nickel City Poetry Slams at Gusto at the Gallery 2008-2009 Friday, September 5 Friday, November 7 Friday, December 5 - Regionals Friday, January 2 Friday, February 6 Friday, March 6 Friday, April 3 Friday, May 1 - Finals |
Gusto at the Gallery is sponsored by The Buffalo News and The John R. Oishei Foundation with ongoing program support from the New York State Music Fund, established by the New York State Attorney General at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, General Mills Foundation, and the Literature Program of the New York State Council on the Arts.
5 – 7 p.m.
Art Activity for All Ages!
6:30 p.m.
Dance Like a Flapper (with Tara Scime and partner)
Learn to dance the Charleston, the Fox-trot and the shimmy.
7 p.m.
Film: The Great Gatsby (1974). Directed by Francis Ford Coppola (144 mins.)
110 years after F.Scott Fitzgerald moved to Buffalo, celebrate his contributions to history by viewing The Great Gatsby starring Robert Redford and Mia Farrow, based on Fitzgerald’s novel considered by many as the quintessential American story that characterized the Jazz Age.
7:30 p.m.
1920’s Jazz with The Brian Bauer Trio
Put your moves to work! Now that you’ve learned the steps, shimmy and shake to this live musical performance of 1920’s Jazz.
8 p.m.
Beer Tasting
Although Prohibition may have been in effect during this era, rejoice in its repeal with a beer tasting. Cheers!
4 - 7 p.m.
Animals at the Albright-Knox
Come see and learn about live animals when the Buffalo Zoo Mobile and Hawk Creek Wildlife Foundation make a visit to the Albright-Knox.
5 – 7 p.m.
Art Activity: Palio
Eagle, Caterpillar, Giraffe, Dragon - you name it. Design and dress up in your favorite guild’s animal costume in honor of the Italian Palio horse races, which happen in Siena in July and August each year to determine the strongest city wards.
7:30 p.m.
Family Film: Madagascar (2005). Directed by Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath (86 mins.)
Enjoy this animated flick, which stars Marty, a zebra with hopes of seeing the world outside of the New York City Central Park Zoo where he lives. With his pals Alex the lion, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippopotamus, Marty sets out to discover the world. Featuring the voices of Ben Stiller (Alex), Chris Rock (Marty), and Jada Pinkett Smith (Gloria).
3 – 10 p.m.
Special Opening: Works on Paper: The Natalie and Irving Forman Collection
5 – 7 p.m.
Art Activity: Signature Colors
6 p.m.
Family Preview Performance: Ghetto Gitano and La Conja
Catch an extraordinary opportunity to see flamenco dancer La Conja, described as both a mesmerizing singer and demon dancer by the Daily News, accompanied by Mir Ali on guitar, Ghetto Gitano, and special guests.
* Seating is limited so pick up your free ticket at the admission desk beginning at 3 pm.
6:30 p.m.
Words on Paper: Readings by Artists from the Forman Collection
With an introduction by Susana Tejada, Head of Research Resources.
A selection of letters from the Formans' personal archive will be read, revealing the couple's acute sense for acquiring the art of their time, as well as the close relationships they have built over the years with many of the artists represented in their collection.
8 p.m.
Performance: Ghetto Gitano and La Conja
Catch an extraordinary opportunity to see flamenco dancer La Conja, described as both a mesmerizing singer and demon dancer by the Daily News, accompanied by Mir Ali on guitar, Ghetto Gitano, and special guests.
* Seating is limited so pick up your free ticket at the admission desk beginning at 3 pm.
Gallery Members, please visit the Admissions Desk for a ticket to enjoy a complimentary cocktail from the cash bar in the Sculpture Court.
The Gallery's restaurant, muse, will be closed tonight for a private event.
5 – 7 p.m.
Art Activity: The Amazing Art Illusion
Mystify your friends by creating your own optical illusion! Mix images of famous artworks together and add your own abstraction with a variety of mirrored materials to transform your work into a three dimentional mobile — making artwork that changes as it moves!
5 p.m.
Performance: West of Odessa
Odessa, Ukraine has a history of being one of the most culturally diverse port cities in Eastern Europe. The Buffalo-based duo, West of Odessa draws its musical inspiration from that spirit with Klezmer, Hassidic, Moldavian, Carpathian, and Balkan melodies.
6 p.m.
Performance: Karamfil Balkan Folk Orchestra
Traditional music from the Balkans with exquisite melodies and driving rhythms that make you want to dance. The band plays on traditional instruments: the kaval, an end-blown flute, gadulka, gajda, tambura, and tupan.
7:30 p.m.
Performance: trioPAYAZZO
American and Gypsy Jazz, Tango, Bossa nova, Samba and original compositions with unique improvisation and energy. Andrew Peruzzini on flugelhorn and percussion, Bernard Kunz on guitars and Harry Fackelman on soprano saxophone.
Dusk (roughly 8:30 pm)
Performance and Film
Squeaky Wheel presents a new score for Strike (1925) composed and performed by local musician David Kane. In Sergei Eisenstein's cinematic debut, the suicide of a worker unjustly accused of theft prompts the laborers working at a Moscow factory to call a strike.
Please note: Classic Buffalo: Central Terminal, its Reuse & Future program has been cancelled.
The Gallery will be open but there is no Gusto programming this evening.