Montgomery Gentry Live!

The award winning country music group Montgomery Gentry will be in Niagara Falls on September 4^th.

The Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel Center will be the hosting venue for this amazing concert.  Montgomery Gentry has won multiple awards from the American Music Awards and the Country Music Association.

Montgomery Gentry has upcoming tour dates all around the country, so be sure to come out and enjoy this concert when it is in our Buffalo-Niagara Falls area!

Let’s Head To The Left Bank

Need a new destination to head to for dinner?  Then you are in luck, because I’ve just discovered The Left Bank.

Left Bank is an American bistro that serves everything from fondue & tilapia to red beans & rice.  No matter what you are in the mood for, the diverse menu offers options for all kinds of taste buds.  The menu is separated into Bourgeois Fare (tastes for the rich) and Peasant Fare (tastes for the commoner).

If you have expensive taste but have a commoner’s budget, then check out the affordable wine list.  Where you can buy a bottle of red/white wine for around $20, or sip it by the glass for $5.  Located on Rhode Island Street, fine dining is not far away!

The Buffalo Museum of Science

Looking for relief from the every day norm?  The Buffalo Museum of Science offers a variety of events and programs that you can fill your days with.

Located on Humboldt Parkway, the museum is open Monday through Sunday, 10am to 4pm.  And there are several exhibits that are fit for the young (Dinosaurs & Co.) and the old (Beerology).

Admission is $8 for adults, but if you become a member of the museum, you will get in for free.  There are weekly events going on to add excitement to a normal visit.  So if you are in the mood for learning while having fun, visit The Buffalo Museum of Science today!

Buffalo Soldiers

We are heading into the second week of the NFL’s Preseason Schedule, and things seem to already be going the wrong way.

Our beloved Buffalo Bills took the field against the Washington Redskins last week, and unfortunately received a 42-17 loss.  That’s not the only negative to come from this preseason contest.  Marshawn Lynch and Fred Jackson both received injuries during the game, and that leaves the starting running back position in limbo.  Steps in the rookie C.J. Spiller, ready to take over the #1 spot.

This season will be Coach Chan Gailey’s first in the red & blue, so we are hoping for a step in the right direction.  The Buffalo Bills will finish the preseason with upcoming games against the Indianapolis Colts, Cincinnati Bengals and Detroit Lions.  First game of the regular season is September 12^th against the Miami Dolphin, and we want all of the support we can get for our hometown team!

Let’s Welcome Foreigner

Legendary rock band Foreigner will be in Buffalo on Tuesday August 17^th.  Performing such hits like “Juke Box Hero”, “I Want To Know What Love Is” and “Cold As Ice”, it is going to be a once in a lifetime experience.

For those of you who aren’t familiar with Foreigner:

• A rock band formed in New York City in 1976 by veteran musicians Mick Jones and ex-King Crimson member Ian McDonald, along with then-unknown vocalist Lou Gramm (Louis Grammatico). Foreigner has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide (including over 37.5 million in the United States alone).

This concert goes down August 17^th at ArtPark.  Admission is free, so don’t hesitate to come out and join the party!  If you are curious about other future concerts in the Buffalo area, Eventful is a great resource for upcoming events.

Get Your Popcorn Ready

The NFL Season is upon us once again.  The preseason kicked off with The Hall of Fame Game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Dallas Cowboys.

Our hometown Buffalo Bills will get their chance to show off their 2010 upgrades on Friday August 13^th.  The Bills will face off against another team who will look to bounce back, the Washington Redskins.  Donovan McNabb and Mike Shanahan will host the game at FedEx Field.

Buffalo hopes to improve this year, and increase their win total.  Last year the Bills finished 6-10, and that final record allowed for a high draft pick.  With the #9 pick in last season’s NFL Draft, the Bills selected Clemson running back C.J. Spiller.  Spiller was the last rookie to sign contract, but he is ready to begin his 2010 season now.

Hopefully with the addition of Spiller, and new coach Chan Gailey, we can set our sights on the playoffs once again.

Free Outdoor Movies!

Summer still has a couple weeks left, and that means that there will still be free movies being show on The University of Buffalo’s campus.  Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday there will be a popular films being shown.  Past movies shown include Shutter Island, Toy Story 1 & 2, How To Train Your Dragon and Hot Tub Time Machine.

In the coming weeks, Date Night starring Steve Carrell and Tina Fey will be playing.  And the Outdoor Summer Films Series will end with Iron Man 2 on the week of August 17^th.   UB’s Undergraduate Student Association, in conjunction with Late Night UB and the Office of Community Relations is presenting our 2nd Annual Outdoor Film Series.  Films are shown on the North Campus lawn on Tuesdays & Friday and on South Campus on Wednesdays.  All films will begin after sundown, so you will have time to relax before heading to campus.  This week’s movie will be Youth In Revolt, with Michael Cera, showing Friday night, August 6^th.

Dance, Dance!

Whether you are young or old, everyone values being able to move with the rhythm of a beat.  In every nightclub, ballroom or family reunion, there are some people who can dance and other who can’t.  Well, no matter which side of the fence you fall upon, the Buffalo Dance Festival is returning to our area on Saturday July 31^st.  On the University of Buffalo’s North Campus, inside the Center for the Arts, is where it all goes down this weekend.

There will be three different, highly acclaimed dance companies.  LehrerDance, Configuration Dance Theatre and The Bill Evans Dance Company will be featured.  The dance companies will be on hand to provide master dance classes during the afternoon.  And afterwards, they will provide a dynamic show for the general public.

If you are interested in attending the dance classes, be sure to sign up ahead of time.  And those who would like to be in the audience Saturday night, tickets are $22 for general public and $17 for students.

There seems to be something exciting happening every week here in Buffalo, so be sure to check the city calendar for updates!

Buffalo’s Economy Ranked Seventh Strongest in the Country

Mid-size cities get a bad reputation. In Buffalo, you have probably heard some good-natured ribbing like, “There’s nothing going on in Buffalo besides the Bills football team.” Well, the next time someone says that, please be sure to respond with, “Obviously, you don’t read the BusinessWeekly very often.”

BusinessWeekly has ranked the Buffalo-Niagra Metro Area #7 on its list of America’s Strongest Economies for 2010.

Some of the attributes that stood out for Buffalo were:

• 17,400 online ads for jobs in June, up 25% from last year
• staffing giant Manpower’s third quarter survey indicated Buffalo had the number one job prospect outlook

and

• strong opportunities in the areas of manufacturing, banking/finance, and hotel/tourism

Did I mention that Niagra Falls is one of the popular tourist attractions in the United States?

Buffalo Sabres Ranked #5 on Most Intimidating Teams of All-Time

Hockey is one of the only sports, besides boxing itself, where fighting is considered “part of the game”.
No one knew that part of the game better than the 1992 Buffalo Sabres. Buffalo, New York has always been considered a hard-working, blue collar town, but their NHL team took that image to a new level in the early 90’s. 

Askmen.com named the 1992 Sabres as one of the Top 10 Most Intimidating Teams of All-Time.

No team had ever

• amassed more penalty minutes in a season
• had separate players (3) with more than 300 penalty minutes each
• been home to a player who’s habit of fighting with his shirt off

The Rob Ray Rule was instituted by the NHL to prevent any other player from taking off his shirt while engaged in “fisticuffs”.

You gotta love a sports league that calls fighting “fisticuffs” in its rulebook. You gotta love the ‘92 Sabres.

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