Admission to special exhibitions is free for Gallery Members. Non-members can view the exhibition for the price of regular Gallery admission.

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.

July 4, 2008

Gusto at the Gallery is not scheduled for this evening.

Friday, July 11, 2008
Family Night: Surrealist Carnival

5 – 7 p.m.
Art Activity
Dali Dress and Miro Masks

5 – 7 p.m.
Performances: Unreal Acts
Unusual entertainment straight from Joan Miro’s Carnival of Harlequin, Nels Cremean of In Jest, Inc. defies gravity with absurd theatrics, assorted fruits and vegetables, and flying objects.

5:30 and 6:30 p.m.
Performance: Digital Circus
Lenny Ziolkowski, the master of prestidigitation presents a Lilliputian circus, appropriate for the very young and the adventurous.

5 – 7 p.m.
Performance: Nickel City Clippers Dixieland Band

7:30 p.m.
Film: The Muppet Movie (1979). Directed by James Frawley, Rated G (94 min.)
Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear set out for Hollywood to seek stardom. Along the way, they are joined by Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Animal, and the rest of the Muppets who help them on their journey to find fame and fortune in Hollywood.

Friday, July 18, 2008
The Buffalo Book Fair

5 – 7 p.m. 
Art Activity:  Art in Words
 
5 p.m. 
Panel Discussion: The Literacy Roundtable
Hosted by community partners, WNED ThinkBright TV, Read to Succeed and WBLK.

6 p.m. 
Meet the Authors:  Readings and Workshops

Allison DuBois
Author of the bestselling books, Don’t Kiss Them Good-Bye and We Are Their Heaven. Her unique story, which started during her final semester at an Arizona university, is the inspiration of the hit NBC TV show, “Medium.”

Lawrence Block (Buffalo born author)
Lawrence Block's novels range from the urban noir of Matthew Scudder (Hope to Die) to the urbane effervescence of Bernie Rhodenbarr (The Burglar in the Rye), while other characters include the globe-trotting insomniac Evan Tanner (Tanner on Ice) and the introspective assassin Keller (Hit List).   His new book, Hit and Run, will be published at the end of June 2008. He has been named a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America and been awarded every major prize given to mystery writers.

Kayla Perrin
Toronto, Ontario author of numerous best-selling romance novels.  She has twice won a spot on Romance Writers of America's Top Ten Favorite Books of the Year list. In January 2003, Kayla's novel, Say You Need Me, was voted one of Romance Writers of America's Top Ten Favorite Books of the Year.

Virginia DeBerry (Buffalo born author) and Donna Grant
Authors of the best-selling book, Tryin’ to Sleep in the Bed You Made and the new sequel Gotta Keep on Tryin.  They are also authors of Far From the Tree, and Better Than I Know Myself.  Prior to writing their first book, Tryin' to Sleep in the Bed You Made, Virginia and Donna both had careers as plus size models in New York City and were editors of Maxima magazine. Tryin' to Sleep in the Bed You Made is a national bestseller and has sold more than half a million copies. It was the number one selling African American novel in 1997.

Shane W. Evans
Shane W. Evans is the illustrator of many books for children, including Hold the Flag High by Catherine Clinton. He has exhibited his art in West Africa and Paris and in Chicago, New York, and other major U.S. cities. He attended the Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts in Buffalo, NY. Recently he fulfilled a childhood dream and opened the Dream Studio in Kansas City, his primary workspace that also serves as an art gallery, music venue, and as a community space for kids.

7 p.m.
Special Event:  Buffalo Book Fair Literary Awards
This event will highlight some of Buffalo literary leaders and authors.  An awards ceremony combining love of the written word with music and other performing artists.   

8 p.m.
Champagne Tasting

8 – 10 p.m.
Performance: Carol McLaughlin’s Big Band

8:30 pm
Lecture:
The Society of Typographic Aficionados (SOTA) will present a lecture by German typographer Erik Spiekermann as part of TypeCon2008.
* Important Note: Tickets are required for this event due to limited seating capacity, tickets are free and can be picked up on a first-come, first-served beginning at 6 pm at the Admission's Desk.

Friday, July 25, 2008
Summer of Love

5 – 7 p.m.
Art Activity: Tie-Dye

6 p.m.
Birthday Lecture: Op and Pop Art
With Curator of Education Mariann Smith.
In collaboration with the recent opening of the special exhibition, Op Art Revisited: Selections from the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, come listen to a special lecture from the Birthday series touching on Pop art and delving into psychedelic Op art, “the visual iconography of the 1960s.”

7 p.m.
Performance: Ali Critelli
Groove out to the sound of the Beatles performed by vocalist Ali Critelli, who returns to the Albright-Knox alongside premier guitarist Frank Grizanti and accompanied by Rick Catanese and Frank Scarfone. This unique performance will focus mainly on tracks from the Beatles but will also include songs by Janis Joplin, Fleetwood Mac, and the Rolling Stones.
Elmwood Avenue Lawn
Rain site and time: Clifton Hall, 8 p.m.

7:30 p.m.
Film: Easy Rider (1969). Directed by Dennis Hopper (95 mins.)
Enjoy a screening of the classic 1969 film directed by Dennis Hopper starring Hopper and Peter Fonda that tells the tale of a search for freedom in a corrupt America on the heels of the collapsing idealistic sixties. Wyatt and Billy, two “counterculture bikers,” head east from Los Angeles to Mardi Gras in New Orleans in search of America. Fittingly, the film’s slogan states, “A man went looking for America and couldn’t find it anywhere.” With a story full of sex, drugs, and rock n’ roll, this film is sure to take you back to the Summer of Love.