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Adventures in Buffalo with my husband 📸

[xxjessabugxx]

It was so exciting and amazing for The Allentown art festival to be back finally after 3 years . I was so happy to be out and about . There was a lot of people out at the art festival #fun #life #love #allentown #allentownartfestival #artfestival

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Allentown Art Festival 2019 PT2 Some of my favorite Mansions and Homes in downtown Buffalo in the city during this years beautiful and sunny art festival. Allentown Art Festival is my favorite weekend of the year. 

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Weekend Picks: 2/21-2/23

Big Head Todd and the Monsters

BY JORDAN MAINZER

There were no live picks for yesterday, but plenty for the weekend!

2/21: Objekt, Smartbar

Here’s what we wrote about Objekt’s Cocoon Crush when we named it our #6 album of 2018:

“An artist solidly known for his bold exploration of techno, Objekt now takes a plunge into a new kind of ethereal beauty on Cocoon Crush. A foray into ambient music, Objekt subverts a lot of what we have come to expect from him. The line between digital and analog is smeared. Tracks are ungrounded, punctuated still by percussion and synthesizers, but in patterns and textures that materialize in mysterious ways. And just as they appear, they stutter and morph in ways unexpected to the listener. The cold machinations of the dancefloor are still present; they are just stretched and masked in exciting and rewarding ways.”

Darwin and Flower Flood open.

2/21: Knuckle Puck, Beat Kitchen

We previewed Knuckle Puck’s set at Durty Nellie’s two years ago:

“Covering last year’s Riot Fest, I found Knuckle Puck the worst set of the festival, though I did remark that the band’s new, unreleased material had the crowd’s attention as much as their released material. As it turns out, the album versions of the songs are pretty good. Shapeshifter, released about a month later in October, was exemplary of what Knuckle Puck do best–write catchy songs with powerful melodies and hooks, enough to showcase the band’s more-than-capable instrumental prowess while avoiding the try-hard singing that plagues so many of today’s emo bands.”

Cleveland power poppers Heart Attack Man and Wilkes Barre hardcore band One Step Closer open.

Objekt; Photo by Kasia Zacharko

2/21: James McMurtry, Old Town School of Folk Music

We previewed James McMurtry’s show at FitzGerald’s two years ago:

“James McMurtry plays tonight as part of the 37th Annual American Music Festival at Fitzgerald’s, still touring strong off of Complicated Game (one of our favorite albums of 2015) like he was when it first came out. When we caught up with him last November, he said of new songs, 'I’ve jotted them down on my phone as I’ve gone along. That whole record was written on an iPhone3. Unfortunately, I dropped that phone, I don’t have the cool Notes app anymore.' Well, either he’s got a new phone or doesn’t need one, because late last year, he released 'State of the Union', a trademark jab at fascism and racism. It might not be as succinct as him telling us 'There never been a good Nazi a day on this earth dead or alive,' but at least there’s hope for more new material.”

2/21: Raphael Saadiq & Jamila Woods, Vic Theatre

Last year, Raphael Saadiq released his first album in 8 years (since the great Stone Rollin’). Jimmy Lee is named after, inspired by, and partially about his brother who died of heroin overdose after contracting HIV many years ago. As such, whether singing or inhabiting the character of his brother, Saadiq is at times uncharacteristically somber. He’s at the other end of a barrel of a gun on “Sinners Prayer”, reflecting on his wrongs, wondering whether it’s too late: “When a sinner is praying, God, will you hear it?” He wears a heavy burden on the funky, stomping “Something Keeps Calling Me”, the song’s wailing guitar solo in the bridge a mirror to his emotions. Saadiq calls out society, too, just as much as himself. “The people are mad,” he sings on “This World is Drunk”. The one-two punch of anti-mass incarceration jams “Rikers Island” and “Rikers Island Redux” presents the issue as simply as it should be put: “Too many n***as in Rikers Island / Why must it be / Set them free.” The former expresses its anger with upbeat piano and a simple refrain, the latter with spoken word over gentle guitar strums.

Best, though, are the reflections of grace that rise above the despair. On “I’m Feeling Love”, over a slower, more warbling funk, Saadiq, singing as his brother, is thankful for the little that he has. And on the skittering, rolling “Glory To The Veins”, he again distills his brother’s death to what matters: “I lost a brother to AIDS / Still, he laughed every day.” We’re lucky that as he gets older, reflecting on his life, and playing live reflecting on his career in Tony! Toni! Toné! and all the legendary artists like D’Angelo and Solange that he’s produced, Saadiq is willing to impart his wisdom.

Jamila Woods’ LEGACY! LEGACY! was one of our favorite albums of last year:

“Yes, Jamila Woods’ stunning LEGACY! LEGACY! is a tribute to important artists of color. What makes it stand out among other tributes, however, is the remarkable way Woods is able to present how each figure has guided her. Take opener 'BETTY', about funk artist Betty Davis, a woman married to a far more famous jazz trumpeter who gets his own song later on. Woods explores the gender and power dynamic in the relationship and uses it to make a personal and universal plea: 'Let me be, I’m trying to fly.' Fly, she does. On 'ZORA', over a hip hop beat, Woods succinctly declares in an all-time line, 'My weaponry is my energy', the drive and desire the catalyst in the noble goal to make her mark on the world as a black woman as opposed to while being a black woman. In various interviews surrounding the album release, Woods spoke about being inspired by black artists who perform and make art truly for themselves independent and often in spite of the race of the end consumers. 'Motherfuckers won’t shut up,' beings 'MUDDY', referencing Muddy Waters adoption of electric guitar because white audiences would talk over his sets; 'Shut up, motherfucker,' she sings inversely on 'MILES', 'I don’t take requests.' But the percussive, jazzy 'EARTHA' best encapsulates her aims of self-love and ultimate pride. 'I used to be afraid of myself,' Woods admits before stating, 'I don’t wanna compromise.' Ultimately, the refrain of, 'Who’s gonna share my love for me with me?' is the mindset by which Woods approaches relationships throughout the record and then life itself. You can be a part of it, but she comes first.”

DJ Duggz also opens.

2/21: The Wailers, SPACE

We previewed The Wailers’ set at Old Town School of Folk Music last year:

“Bob Marley might not be around, but his original band, containing many of the original members and their children, continues to play his songs. Seeing them in a venue as small as this is rare.”

Tonight at SPACE--an even smaller venue--they play two shows, an early and late one.

Joe Henry

2/22: Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Vic Theatre

We previewed Big Head Todd & The Monsters’ show at the Vic Theatre two years ago:

“The Colorado jam band that saw mainstream success in the 90′s is touring fresh off of last year’s heavy New World Arisin’. In 2016, as Big Head Blues Club (the band’s project with a wide array of blues legends like Cedric Burnside and Charlie Musselwhite), they released Way Down Inside. But for the full potential of Big Head Todd and the Monsters, go a few years back and try 2014′s Black Beehive, a rawer, more diverse blues record than you’d expect from the band who recorded 'Bittersweet'. What’s for sure is that live, they’ll lean heavily on the new material while not forgoing their more beloved classics.”

They haven’t released a new album since then but have released a new song every month as part of a series. They should play some of these live, including gospel piano ballad “Hard Times Come No More” and the funky, rollicking “Train of Storms”.

Nashville band Los Colognes open.

2/22: Todd Barry, Thalia Hall

We previewed Todd Barry’s sets at SPACE two years ago:

“So, this isn’t exactly music, but deadpan comedian Todd Barry is performing 2 stand-up sets in one night at SPACE. Commemorating his 30 years of being a comedian, he’s going on another crowd work-only tour like the one documented in his 2014 special Todd Barry: The Crowd Work Tour. From watching that and his most recent Netflix special Spicy Honey, Barry’s dry observational humor is effortlessly tailored to specific crowds and cities, making this one of the must-see comedy events of the year.”

Even if tonight isn’t crowd work-only, he should do some of his specialty.

Chicago-based stand-up comic Chelsea Hood opens.

Hot Snakes

2/22: Joe Henry, Old Town School of Folk Music

Since we last saw Joe Henry five years ago, he’s done quite a bit of production work and released two albums, 2017′s Thrum, and last year’s The Gospel According to Water. In between the two, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer; considering that, the latter takes on weight. It’s, first and foremost, raw, from the guitar playing on “Famine Walk” to the title track. But Gospel sports moments of beauty, too, as on the woodwind of “Mule” and rich vocal harmonies of “In Time For Tomorrow” and “The Fact of Love”.

Americana duo Birds of Chicago open.

Pissed Jeans; Photo by Ebru Yildiz

2/22: Tim and Eric, Chicago Theatre

Who knows what Tim and Eric will bring to their Chicago stop of their Mandatory Attendance tour, other than their purported "brand new spoofs, goofs and insanity” and “special surprises.” The last time I saw them, Dr. Steve Brule showed up and almost married Jan Skylar!

2/22: Hot Snakes, Pissed Jeans, & HIDE, Empty Bottle

Music Frozen Dancing is upon us again, with suggested donations benefiting the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless! Go and donate!

We last listened to Hot Snakes from the medical tent at September’s Riot Fest. Since then, they’ve released the first two of four seasonal 7-inch singles leading up to the next LP: the burner “Checkmate” and wonderfully plodding laziness anthem “I Shall Be Free”. (The latter’s 7-inch has “A Place in the Sun” as an exclusive.)

Hot Snakes also play Sunday night at the Bottle with an opening set from post punk band Pink Avalanche.

Allentown hardcore band Pissed Jeans haven’t released anything since 2017′s Why Love Now, but they’re thankfully back to warm your pants before Hot Snakes. Maybe they’ll have some new songs to play?

Local industrial duo HIDE (artist Heather Gabel and percussionist Seth Sher) released their second album last year, the raw, disgusting Hell is Here. The drum programming and screaming is just as cringingly visceral as the recorded sounds of vomit hitting a toilet that end opening track “Chainsaw”.

Synth band Crash Course in Science, arty The Hecks, and local punk band Hitter also open.

[shayurikarasu]

"Mitchi and Jones" ~ A classic pairing in our stories; Mitchi and her steady boyfriend, Jones. They met and bonded over their love for music, both being singers. Jones has his own band with a group of guys, while Mitchi pursues solo work. Of course, having a soft spot for his lady, Jones gets his band to back Mitchi up at festivals and events in both Allentown, and Forest. ···°☆°···°☆°···°☆°··· #MyArt #SelftaughtArtist #SelftaughtArt #Artist #Art #Artwork #TraditionalArt #Illustrate #Illustrator #Illustration #GothicArt #Draw #Drawing #Sketch #Sketching #Sketchbook #DarkFantasy #Gothic #Webcomic #Comic #GraphicNovel #OriginalCharacter #OriginalCharacters #OC #OCs #Cartoon #Cartoonist https://www.instagram.com/p/B48fjA8FfK0/?igshid=xrjxv7qud6o0

[bthenoise]

Halestorm and Motionless In White Are Going On Tour With Alice Cooper

In possibly one of the more surprising tour announcements of the year, Halestorm and Motionless In White have just announced the two of them will be touring together this summer with none other than the king of shock rock, Alice Cooper.  

“We are beyond excited to announce our new tour with the man who burnt the rule book on rock ‘n’ roll…Alice Cooper,” says Halestorm vocalist/guitarist Lzzy Hale. “Alice is our A in the ABC’s of Rock music and we are honored to be sharing the stage with such a legend and his incredible band. School’s definitely out!”

As for Cooper’s thoughts on the upcoming 19-date trek, the Rock And Roll Hall of Famer said: "We've played festivals with Halestorm, including Rock In Rio, and now I’m excited about doing this summer tour with Lzzy and the band. Can’t wait to get to the first show." 

Tickets for the rock-tastic lineup go on sale this Friday and can be found here. For tour dates and locations, be sure to look below.  

Tour Dates:

07/17 — Allentown, PA @ PPL Center 07/19 — Pittsburgh, PA @ KeyBank Pavilion 07/20 — Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre 07/21 — Chicago, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre 07/23 — Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center 07/25 — St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre 07/26 — Kansas City, MO @ Starlight Theatre 07/28 — Oklahoma City, OK @ Zoo Amphitheatre 07/29 — Cedar Park, TX @ H-E-B Center 07/31 — Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory 08/01 — Houston, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman 08/04 — Nashville, TN @ The Opry House 08/07 — Canandaigua, NY @ Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center: CMAC 08/08 — Bethel, NY @ Bethel Woods Center for the Arts 08/10 — Portland, ME @ Maine Savings Pavilion at Rock Row 08/11 — Gilford, NH @ Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion 08/13 — Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live 08/15 — Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center 08/16 — Camden, NJ @ BB&T Pavilion

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DEATH VAN (animated space-rock adventure) from Michael Enzbrunner on Vimeo.

The space-rock duo DEATH VAN tours through a miniature world inhabited by surreal creatures that are haunted by a menacing and mischievous entity.

Directed by Michael Enzbrunner Project assistance: Helge Henning (weizenkeim.org) Script consultant: Adam Gurfinkel Sound: Kevin Swartz

This project was generously supported and funded by the Toronto Animated Image Society (tais.ca), The Petman Foundation and the Toronto Arts Council.

Distribution: Autour de Minuit (autourdeminuit.com)

Awards: Coney Island Film Festival, Coney Island 2018: Best Animation Open World Animation Festival, Allentown 2018: Voyager Award (Best in show) Cardiff Mini Film Festival 2019: Best International Animation MIFF, Melbourne Independent Filmmakers Festival - Melbourne/USA 2018: Best Animation Midwest Action Fest 2019: Most Original Film Award Midwest Weird Fest 2019: Best Animation Bucharest ShortCut CineFest, Bucharest 2018: Best Animation TAIS Animation Showcase, Toronto 2017: Audience Choice Award Simply Shorts: Animation Salvation, Brisbane 2018: Audience Choice Award London X4, Seasonal Short Film Festival 2018: Winner Sci-Fi/Fantasy Short & Best Film Originality First Hermetic International Film Festival 2019: Best Music Video

Special Programmes: OIAF - Ottawa International Animation Festival 2018 'Canadian Panorama' ITFS Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart 2018 'Best Animated Music Videos' Anifilm 2018 'Midnight Animation' Ars Electronica Animation Festival 2018 'Best of Computer Animation' Roanne Animation Film Festival 2019 'Midnight Specials' Filmfest Dresden - Seriously! WTF? 2019 Siggraph Traveling Show at GTC 2019 Vimeo Staff Pick, January 2018

Official Selection: Annecy International Animated Film Festival 2018 Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival (SICAF) 2018 SIGGRAPH 2018 Computer Animation Festival Electronic Theater 2018 BFI London Film Festival 2018 VIS - Vienna Shorts Festival 2018 Wiesbaden International Weekend of Animation 2018 OFF - ODENSE International Film Festival 2018 FAB Festival of Animation 2018 VOID - International Animation Film Festival 2018 Linoleum International Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival 2018 International Animation Film Festival 2017 TIAF - Taichung International Animation Festival 2018 3D Wire Market 2018 Golden Kuker 2018 KLIK Amsterdam Animation Festival 2018 Florida Animation Festival 2018: Finalist Anim'est - International Animation Film Festival 2018 Longue vue sur le court 2018 Supertoon International Animation Festival 2018 Insomnia International Animation Film Festival 2018 Supernova Digital Animation Festival 2018 Montreal International Animation Film Festival, ANIMAZE 2018 STIFF - Cartoons and Bloody Marys Festival of Animation 2018 Edinburgh Short Film Festival 2018 Ouchy Film Awards 2018 Third Eye Film Festival 2018 Boston Underground Film Festival 2018 Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2018 Transilvania Shorts (International Short Film Festival) 2018 Sopot Film Festival 2018 Tripoteca - Psychedelic Film and Art Festival 2018 Reading and Leeds Festivals 2018 Lund Fantastisk Film Festival 2018 ReAnima Festival 2018 Black Sea Film Festival 2018 Toronto New Wave 2018 Hell De Janeiro (Int. Horror and Terror FIlm Festival) 2018 Chaniartoon 2018 Tucson Film & Music Festival 2018 South Texas Underground Film Festival 2018 AnimaSyros 2018 Weird Film Fest 2018 AFME Albuquerque Film & Music Experience 2018 (1st runner up, Best Animation) Brighton Rocks Film Festival 2018: Finalist International Music Video Underground 2018: Finalist Manchester Animation Festival 2018 KUKI Int. Short Film Festival or Children & Youth Berlin 2018 Spark Animaton 2018 St Cloud Film Festival 2018 FKM Fantastic Film Festival of A Coruña 2018 Milwaukee Film Festival 2018 Planet 9 Film Fest 2018 PÖFF Shorts (Black Nights Film Festival) 2018 Shiver International Film Festival 2018 Cucalorus Film Festival 2018 Multivision Festival 2018 The Animattikon Project 2018 Render: The Vancouver International Music Video Festival 2018 London International Animation Festival 2018 Bucharest Film Awards 2018 East Van Showcase: The Haunted Saloon 2018 CutOut Fest 2018 Chaktomuk Short Film Festival 2018 Animation Chico 2018 Anilogue International Animation Festival 2018 Panama Animation Fest 2018 Saskatoon Fantastic Film Festival 2018 Mediterranean Film Festival 2018 Anima Brussels 2019 Dumbo Film Festival 2018 Melbourne Short Film Festival 2019 Animation Marathon 2018 Eurocinema Film Festival 2019 SHORT to the point 2019 Lost Sanity Film Fest 2019 Mecal Pro 2019 TAAFI 2019 Filmfest Dresden 2019 Weird Wednesday 2019 Athens Animfest 2019 La Truca 2019

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West End World of Food Festival - September 18th, 2021 from noon to 11 p.m.

West End World of Food Festival – September 18th, 2021 from noon to 11 p.m.

  Join us September 18th, 2021 from noon to 11 p.m. on 19th and Liberty streets in the West End of Allentown. In September Allentown’s Theatre District comes together for the West End World of Food Festival, a celebration of Allentown’s diverse cultural community, filled with finger lickin’ food, electric musical acts, and varieties of beer, wine, art, and crafts for the kids. And don’t forget…

[alisonekurek]

Yes! The Allentown Art Festival in Buffalo NY is THIS weekend! I’m on Delaware Ave between Edward and Virginia Streets😺 . . . . . . . . . #allentownartfestival #artshow #buffalo #dailyart #catoftheday #catladylife #catsofinstagram #catofinstagram #ilovecats #catpic #cat #cats #catsofinsta #catart #kittygram #meow #purr #kittycat #kitty #catlover #catlovers #catlove #kittylove #veterinarian #vettech #topcatphoto #polymerclay (at Buffalo, New York)

[chorusfm]

311 and The Offspring Announce Tour

311 and The Offspring are heading out on tour together. Gym Class Heroes will be opening. July 25 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre July 27 – Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre July 28 – Las Vegas, NV @ Downtown Las Vegas Events Center July 29 – Chula Vista, CA @ Mattress Firm Amphitheatre July 31 – Phoenix, AZ @ Ak-Chin Pavilion August 2 – Oklahoma City, OK @ The Zoo Amphitheatre August 4 – Austin, TX @ Austin360 Amphitheater August 5 – The Woodlands, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Presented by Huntsman August 7 – Jacksonville, FL @ Daily’s Place August 8 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion August 10 – Philadelphia, PA @ Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing August 11 – Gilford, NH @ Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion August 12 – Syracuse, NY @ Lakeview Amphitheater August 14 – Sterling Heights, MI @ Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill August 15 – Springfield, IL @ Illinois State Fair August 21 – Hartford, CT @ XFINITY Theatre August 22 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center August 24 – Bethel, NY @ Bethel Woods Center for the Arts August 25 – Wantagh, NY @ Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater August 26 – Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live August 28 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage August 29 – Allentown, PA @ The Great Allentown Fair August 31 – St. Paul, MN @ Minnesota State Fair September 1 – Sioux City, IA @ Battery Park at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City September 3 – St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre September 4 – Huber Heights, OH @ Rose Music Center at The Heights September 6 – Chicago, IL @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island September 8 – Thackerville, OK @ Winstar Casino September 9 – Wichita, KS @ INTRUST Bank Arena --- Please consider supporting us so we can keep bringing you stories like this one. ◎ https://chorus.fm/news/311-and-the-offspring-announce-tour/

[xxjessabugxx]

This morning we went to the #allentownartfestival #allentown it was less packed #fun #life #love (at Allentown Art Festival)

[violetzane]

Allentown Art Festival 2019 PT1 Just a few shots of some of Buffalo NY most beautiful homes downtown. 

[artisteaston]

"Spellbound" - Two years ago I was preparing this piece for the Lehigh Valley Pridefest as an artist/vendor. It was the first year artists were positioned together as an official group for the festival. It was a fabulous day. This year it's all online, and it will be virtually fabulous! My show, Queer During Quarantine, is at the Fine Art Galleries of the Bradbury Sullivan LGBT Community Center and is still in full swing through Pride and until the end of August. This piece, Spellbound, is available in my studio in downtown Allentown. https://bradburysullivancenter.square.site/ @bradburysullivanlgbtcenter @lvgayjournal @phillygaynews @bananafactory_pa @artsquest_pa @dwntwnallentown #pride2020 #lehighvalley #gayartist #instagay #lgbt #lgbtq #livecreatively520 #artstudio #artgallery #interiordesign #contemporaryart #lgbtlife #queerart (at 520 Lofts) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDyuTndF_Pp/?igshid=7oxdy2zfqsdx

[princesswinnifred]

2017 YEAR IN REVIEW!!!!! my fifth iteration of this on this tumblr!!!!

JANUARY - i spent the beginning of the year in NYC, nadia and i saw in transit (bad) and hung out - mostly was just bored until i was able to go back to school - dyed my hair red, it lasted like four seconds - MARCHED ON WASHINGTON! with women! it was truly incredible - went to a few parties (like a drag party and a taylor swift themed party) - had some difficulties but whatevs!

FEBRUARY - did Chai Throwback Cabaret!!! - i believe this was the birth/death of Edgy Sarah. i bought dark lipstick and told anyone who would listen that i was edgy. - several nightmare party situations because i Did Myself Dirty my first few months on medication - talked to tarell alvin mcraney (the man who wrote the story Moonlight is based on)!!! he was brilliant and i was so starstruck - went to galentine’s day brunch!! - WROTE MY FIRST PLAY!!! it is called Grand Theft Tea Leaves - went to see some friends in a Local Community Theatre production of 9 to 5 - a cappella assassins which as always was a stress - SAW NEWSIES IN THE MOVIE THEATER which was Embarrassing - wrote a widely reknowned facebook posts wherein i ranked the presidents of the US by hotness - SLUG PARTY

MARCH - SPRING BREAK - went to see nadia in new york and we got COOKIE DOUGH - cut all of my hair off two days before my Hair callback  - auditioned for and got SDP!!!! - sang outside a frozen yogurt shop for chais and it was hilarious jfdksfjdskf - had a nice wine night with some chai women - went home to see my babies in their last high school show Legally Blonde - song swap!!

APRIL - A CAPPELLA FEST, a disastrous night, but met a bunch of fun new friends - went to rocky horror which was actually a lot of fun - my friend from high school visited my school and we had lunch!! - went to visit my brother’s Future College with him - my friend died and i went home for her funeral - decorated my boss’s office for his birthday which was SO MUCH FUN - WENT TO RUTGERS WITH CHAIS AND HAD THE ALL TIME STRANGEST WEEKEND - my play Grand Theft Tea Leaves was produced during my school’s new play reading series!! - went to a SWEAT PANTS PARTY which as always is GREAT - CHAI FINAL CONCERT!!! it was our bar mitzvah

MAY - I DID MY KISSING PERFORMANCE ART - MTA formal where i actually had FUN - SAW ANGELS IN AMERICA LIVE AND IN PERSON FOR THE FIRST TIME - Recorded an Album with the Chais!! Now That’s what Chai Call Music! - finished an exhausting semester and an exhausting sophomore year - went on a date! it wasn’t great but it was something - went to a wedding!!! - everyone i love graduated - made macarons and wrote limericks

JUNE - went to israel on birthright!!!! felt jewish!!!! - went to see Hair at school and picked up the chai albums from the lady - went to my friend laura’s grad party and hung w/ rachel in new jersey - that’s... really it israel was the Bulk of it

JULY - got a car!!!! it’s a piece of shit but it’s MY piece of shit - went to faustina’s grad party - went to new york with rachel josh and anna!!! ate a waffle - dealt with a whole lot of Car Bullshit let me tell you - MY PLAY (GRAND THEFT TEA LEAVES) WAS PRODUCED IN A SMALL FESTIVAL IN NYC right next door to playwright horizons!!! we took a limo and most of my friends were there and it was amazing - the literal NEXT DAY i moved back into school for the Sedehi Diversity Project which was a life-altering experience - began to work on SDP obviously - EILEEN CAME TO VISIT and we went to the allentown farmer’s market which  was W I L D

AUGUST - CONTINUED to WORK on the LOVELY SDP.  - had countless movie nights and long walks and crazy hummus eating events with my new good pals. i love them - i was literally working on SDP the whole month - BK and Faustina came to visit which was so nice!!! - we went to a protest a few days after charlottesville happened - and had an incredible night swimming and eating at our faculty advisor’s house - i met Peppermint at Allentown Pride!!!! - DID SDP!!! legitimately one of the most incredible weekends of my life it was a WHIRLWIND  - moved back home for the next three weeks

SEPTEMBER - on the CUSP of these two months i mattress surfed around New York for a few nights!!! - saw Great Comet which Fucked Me Up - hung w. jane and jenna and max and nadia, which, naturally, was the best - drove to montclair NJ to see my friend laura in Spring Awakening the Play - went To Muhlenberg to attend chai callbacks!!!! - then it was my BIRTHDAY!! i am TWENTY somehow - went out for tea with my female family members for my birthday/to see me off - bc then yeah i FLEW TO ENGLAND - moved in. explored. fell in love.  - went to the british museum and buckingham palace and hyde park and saw my first west end show which was DREAMGIRLS - went to the Tate Modern which is legit my favorite place in the world - i’m not gonna describe everything i did abroad bc that will be TOOOOO LONG so just highlights from now on - we went to a farm it was wild - and a cruise on the thames that was disguised as a welcome event but was a booze cruise

OCTOBER - camden market!!! loved it!!! - ABBEY ROAD CROSSING!!! - king’s cross!!!! the british library!!! it was such a special day!! - went to kensington palace where Victoria and Diana lived - went to brighton!!! it was terrible - SAW MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING AT THE GLOBE WHICH CHANGED MY DAMN LIFE - went to dublin, ireland!!! had so many fun times - went to LIVERPOOL!!! saw everything beatles!!!!! - saw steven page in concert!!!!! - went to the tower of london!!!! - halloween!!! i dressed as Sexy Ronald Reagan ironically and we went to a club called Tiger Tiger it was an experience

NOVEMBER  - DID A JACK THE RIPPER TOUR it was spooky - also my coworkers from america facetimed me it was so sweet - NADIA CAME TO VISIT ME AND WE HAD SUCH INCREDIBLE TIMES we saw HAIR and we went on the LONDON EYE and we saw Venus in Fur UGH what a good few days - AND THEN SHE LEFT AND I WENT TO PARIS?????? CAN YOU BELIEVE - i cannot explain paris to you but it was a dream come true - i climbed the eiffel tower completely wasted - i WENT TO VERSAILLES, WHERE I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO GO - and then i got a migraine and went home to england instead of to germany like i had planned - went back to the tate modern bc i love that bitch - went to hyde park winter wonderland!!! - WENT TO THE HARRY POTTER STUDIO TOUR AND WEPT - legit i did so many things i never thought i’d get to do!!! - a professor from our school visited us and we got fancy lunch - THEN FLEW TO ROME? ITALY? IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE - we went to the vatican and colosseum and the forum and the trevi fountain and the great synagogue of rome and ahhh!!!! - and then we got stuck outside an airport for five hours but we’re not gonna discuss that - TOOK A TWELVE HOUR BUS RIDE TO EDINBURGH

DECEMBER - fell MADLY in love with scotland/edinburgh/glasgow - climbed/fell down a MOUNTAIN - did a day by myself in glasgow and, again, LOVED it - went to harrods back in london!!! - SAW STAR WARS A DAY EARLY bc i was in LONDON  - on my last day in london i had to get my phone fixed which was a. nightmare. i attempted to go to the Victoria and Albert museum but that was cut short by my phone being impossible :)  - and just like that i flew home!!! - we had family hanukkah festivities on both sides - we went to christmas at our family friend’s house - i spent the past few days with my grandparents down the shore!!!

AND THAT IS IT!!! GOOD RIDDANCE TO THIS MONSTER YEAR

[differentcomputerfestival]

Some of Buffalo&#39;s largest summer <b>event</b> organizers speak on their fate amid pandemic

Organizers of the Allentown Art Festival have now canceled the June event. Organizers say this was a heartbreaking decision to make but they tell me ... from Google Alert - event https://ift.tt/39VStKu

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Coming up this week at Muhlenberg... ➡️ Tuesday, March 10: Coronavirus Pandemic: COVIC-19 Panel. Join us for a discussion of this important and current issue, examined from multiple disciplinary perspectives. Trexler Library at Muhlenberg College, 6 p.m. 🎬 Tuesday, March 10: Center for Ethics at Muhlenberg College “Lifeboat” Screening and Discussion with Skye Fitzgerald. Hear about volunteers from a German non-profit risking the waves of the Mediterranean to pluck refugees from singing rafts. Recital Hall, 7 p.m. 🎤 Wednesday, March 11: 33rd Annual John D. M. Brown Lecture by Jeff Dolvens. Recital Hall, 7 p.m. Join the Muhlenberg College English Department for a meet and greet before the lecture at 5:30 p.m. in the CA Galleria to connect with faculty and majors/minors students to discuss how you can use a degree in English. 🇺🇸 Wednesday, March 11: BergVotes Information Session for students to learn about the voting process, voter registration and the BergVotes club. GQ Annex, 7 p.m. ➡️ Thursday, March 12: John Rosenberg '63 and Stephanie Lambert Speaker Series in Psychology: "I Know What I Need to Do, I Just Don’t Do It: Adult ADHD and 'Procrastivity'" presented by Dr. J. Russell Ramsay. Miller Forum, Moyer Hall, 7 p.m. 🎼 Friday, March 13: Music at Muhlenberg Contemporary Music Festival. Reflections of Light and Dark: Evocative Compositions from 2013-2020 by Holly Roadfeldt, piano. Recital Hall, Baker Center for the Arts, 7:30 p.m. 🎶 Friday, March 13: WMUH 91.7 FM Allentown, PA presents Tim Motzer with THRRR (Mike Lorenz and Chelsea Smarr), “Ambient, Atmospheric Soundscapes.” Egner Memorial Chapel, 8 p.m. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Free with 'Berg ID, $10 GA 🎥 March 21: DEADLINE to submit entries to the inaugural Muhlenberg Film Festival happening on campus April 3. Check campus email for details. 🖋 April 9: DEADLINE for submissions for International Poetry Night in the LC Commons on April 23. Submit your work via email at kalliope@muhlenberg.edu 👟 April 19: Register now for the Muhlenberg One Love 5K on Sunday, April 19, sponsored by the Muhlenberg Athletic Leadership Team! 💻 Peer-learning support is available for all your digital learning projects and assignments. View the Digital Learning Assistant Drop-In Schedule: https://ift.tt/2Q7pbCA ✏️ Find the Muhlenberg College Writing Center schedule for the spring semester: https://bit.ly/2Gt1iiE https://ift.tt/2Tz7RHW