Forever Young March 2019

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Trees in Winter | Music Clubs for Boomers | Classic Car Museum

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Art therapy

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Feeling Wretched

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Looking up

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Cover: Rent takes the stage at Shea's this month Photo courtesy Shea's Performing Arts Center

Home & Garden 6

Feature: Local Music

Trees in Winter.......................................... Carol Ann Harlos

18 Wretched Group....................................... Rebecca Cuthbert

Let's Talk About 7

I Won't Dance...............................................Judith A. Rucki

Arts 8

16 Buffalo Music Club Review ....................... Rick Falkowski

March Theater..................................................Donna Hoke

My WNY

19 A Capella Fellas............................................. Daniel Meyer 20 Joey Giambra...............................................Michael Billoni

Getaways 22 Norwich Car Museum .......................... Christine Smyczynski 24 Explore Buffalo: Looking Up.................. Olivia McCarthy

10 Art Therapist Lisa Horlein..........................Judith A. Rucki

Being Well 26 Natural Pain Relievers............................... Catherine Stack

Ever y Issue: Calendars 3 | Bingo Buzz 12 | Classifieds 28 | Noteworthy 29

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From the Editor

Can you believe it? Spring is right around the corner. It's nearly time to put away your parka and kick off your snow boots for the last time.

One idea: exchange those boots for some dancing shoes! This month's features include a list of clubs where you can cut a rug (and if you don't dance, but maybe want to, see Judith Rucki's "Let's Talk About...column.)

We've got the lowdown on several local music groups that are worth checking out, too. The array of musical talent in Western New York is truly amazing–whether you opt for a capella or jam bands. If you are musically inclined, see page 18 for information on joining a group of local 50+ musicians.

Carol Ann Harlos also takes us inside trees in winter. Though, hopefully, you won't hear the loud cracking sound she describes as sap freezes.

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EFITING BEN

FOREVER YOUNG MARCH CALENDAR 1+ Erie County STAY FIT DINING

PROGRAM offers a hot noon meal at 45 locations in Erie County. Menus and site list at erie.gov/stayfit or 858-7639.

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PEOPLE, INC. OMBUDSMAN Phone screenings in progress to become ombudsman volunteer to advocate for seniors in long-term care facilities. To be screened and to learn more about becoming an ombudsman volunteer, call 817-9222.

1+ Gowanda HEALTH

COMMUNITY ALLIANCE Activities open to the public age 50+, (no residency requirements) , Concord Senior Center, 1 School Street, Gowanda; for schedule visit communityalliance.org; 5321010, or beemana@hcanetwork.org

1+ Niagara Falls SENIOR

COMPANION/FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM Looking for seniors who enjoy working with their peers or children. Volunteers receive a tax-free stipend, transportation assistance, and supplemental insurance coverage while volunteering. If you are 55+, have a minimum of 15 hours per week to give and want to make a difference, contact Nora Aloian (SCP) at 285-8224 ext. 217or Jennifer Britton (FGP) at 285-8224 ext. 228

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Buffalo PARKINSON'S INFORMATIONAL SEMINAR Laurie Menzies, from Pfalzgraf Beinhauer & Menzies discusses creating a longevity plan and why this is essential while facing the uncertainties of the future. Free; reservation required. Call 449-3795 or email cjamele@parkinson. org.

management. Practitioner Sondra Holland welcomes people of all ages. Wear comfortable clothes. For information, Sondra: 947-5092; store: 885-6343

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Tonawanda TONAWANDA TOPS CLUB #50 Weekly meetings on Mondays, weigh-in 6pm/meeting starts at 6:25pm, Zion United Church Koenig & Parker Tonawanda; 912-6875

5+, 7+,

Tonawanda UKULELE SING ALONG Ukuleles provided during class. All levels welcome beginner–experienced Tuesdays 5:30 p.m. and Thursdays 1:30 p.m.

Brighton Place Library 999 Eggert Rd., Tonawanda. Call to register 332-4375 $5 suggested donation

5+ Farnham T.O.P.S. CLUB weekly

meetings held Tuesdays at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 10633 Church St., starting at 9 a.m. Call 934-9619.

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Kenmore UKULELE SING

ALONG Ukuleles provided during

class. All levels welcome beginner experienced. Tuesdays 8 p.m. Church of the Advent, 54 Delaware Rd., Kenmore $5 suggested donation. 481-5735

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Tonawanda T.O.P.S. CLUB, weekly meetings on Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m. at Blessed Sacrament Parish, Claremont Avenue. For information, call 834-7992

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Buffalo TAI CHI FOR BETTER BALANCE 10:30 a.m. every Tuesday, Tosh Collins Senior Center, 35 Cazenovia St. $3 For more information, contact monicazucco@gmail.com.

5+ Buffalo

GENTLE YOGA, 11:15 a.m. Tuesdays at Tosh Collins Senior Center, 35 Cazenovia St. $3 Bring a yoga mat. Info: 828-1093

5+, 7+ Orchard Park ZUMBA Day

and evening classes, Thursday at 11 am and Tuesdays at 6 pm. Sessions cost $30 for an 8-week session. Orchard Park Senior Center, 70 Linwood Ave., Ph: 662-6452.

5, 19 Buffalo HEADWAY

SUPPORT GROUPS, 2635 Delaware Ave. For individuals who have sustained brain injuries as well as their families and caregivers; exchange information and resources, and find mutual support and encouragement. Peer Support (Suite B), first and third Tuesday, 6:30–8 p.m.; Caregivers Support (Suite B), first Tuesday, 6:30–8 p.m. Info: 408-3100 or headwayofwny.org

6+ Orchard Park TAI CHI

Classes are Wednesdays at 1 pm. 8-week session costs $30. Orchard Park Senior Center, 70 Linwood Ave., Ph: 662-6452.

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Amherst FREE RESPITE CARE PROGRAM, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Trinity Old Lutheran Church 3445 Sheridan Drive. First Wednesday of the month, for those caring for loved ones with Alzheimer’s or any form of dementia.

A morning snack and nutritious lunch are provided. For more information on registering for the program, call 836-4868

6 Williamsville WOMEN’S

LYMPHEDEMA SUPPORT GROUP 5:45 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month. Sheridan Surgical room, 4510 Bailey Ave., Williamsville. Call 908-4149

6+ Orchard Park

TAI CHI

Advanced Tai Chi in the Park at Brush Mountain, Wednesdays at 1pm. Build endurance, increase flexibility and balance. New students are welcome.

Contact the Orchard Park Senior Center at 662-6452 for information. Cost $30 for a 8 week session

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Boston HATHA YOGA Wednesdays at 7 pm. Gentle and meditative. Bring your own mat. Faith United Church of Christ, 8651 Boston State Road, Boston, NY. For more info call church office 716-941-3529

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Tonawanda LAUGHTER YOGA Come as you are, just bring your laughter!

Thursdays 11 a.m. Brighton Place Library, 999 Eggert Rd., Tonawanda. FREE

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Habitat for Humanity Buffalo hosts its second annual fundraiser: The beer and spirit tasting runs from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at Lakeward Spirits Event Center at the Barrel Factory (located at 65 Vandalia St., Buffalo. For more information or to make a donation to Habitat Buffalo, visit www.habitatbuffalo.org or call 204-0740.

7+ Cheektowaga T.O.P.S. MEETING,

Thursdays at 9 a.m., St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 900 Maryvale Dr. (corner of Union Road). Come for the love, support and friendship. For information, call Karen at 247-2334

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Akron T.O.P.S. CLUB Every Thursday, 5:30-6:45pm, at the Akron/ Newstead Senior Center, 5691 Cummings Rd. We offer tools, programs, support, fellowship and recognition for healthy living and weight management. For information call Diane 542-4980

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Lockport T.O.P.S. 9259, Meets every Saturday morning @ 8:30 for weigh-in and 9am to 10am for weekly meetings, Christ Episcopal church 7145 Fieldcrest Dr., Lockport. Offers tools, programs, support and friendship for healthy living and weight management.

Contact: Wendy, 200-2618 or Mary, 433-1693

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Buffalo MEDITATION, 2:30 p.m., El Buen Amigo, 114 Elmwood Ave. Free every Sunday. Meditation unites with creative arts and pain

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FOREVER YOUNG MARCH CALENDAR 9 &10 Cheektowaga BUFFALO 17 Akron SUPERMARKET SWEEP STAMP SHOW 3/9 10am–5pm; 3/10 10am–3pm.

Stamp dealers, collectibles, exhibits and free parking and admisison. The theme for BUFPEX 2019 is American Accomplishments. VFW Leonard Post, 2450 Walden Ave. Info: George Gates, 633-8358

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East Aurora MOLIÈRE Imprisoned for debt, 17th century playwright Molière is rescued by an aristocrat who needs his help in order to seduce a young marquise. 4 pm. Roycroft Film Society, Parkdale Auditorium, 141 Girard Ave., East Aurora; roycroftcampuscorp.com. $6 members, $8 non-members Hamburg ALZHEIMER’S CARE-GIVER SUPPORT GROUP for males at Wesleyan Church, 4999 McKinley Pkwy. 2nd Tues. 626-0600, alz.org/wnyc

Enter the timed race through the grocery store, fillig your cart with as many groceries as you can. 7 am at Pixley's Shurfine, 81 Buell St. Presented by Akron/Newstead Senior Center, call ASAP for info on entering March 1 raffle: 542-6645

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Hamburg MEDITATION & YOGA 1–2pm; RSVP before March 14.

Thirty minute chair-based yoga session and meditation focused on breathing, postural alignment, and basic yoga poses.

Free and open to the public. Reservations are required by calling 649-1205. St. Francis Park, 5229 South Park Avenue in Hamburg

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Orchard Park ALIENATED GRANDPARENTS ANONYMOUS, INC., meetings 1 p.m. the second Tuesday of month, 4295 S. Buffalo St.

Buffalo LGBTQ MEMORY LOSS CAREGIVERS PROGRAM: The Pride Center of Western New York offers the LGBTQ Memory Loss Caregivers Program providing support and education for people providing care for a person with Alzheimer’s Disease and other dementias. Third Tuesday each month at 5:30 p.m., Pride Center, 200 South Elmwood Ave., Buffalo, 852-7743 or pridecenterwny.org

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20 Hamburg TEA IN THE PARK

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Depew BREAST CANCER NETWORK OF WNY Monthly meeting second Tuesday, 6 p.m., Bella Moglie Bldg., 3297 Walden Ave. Call 706-0060 or visit bcnwny.org.

Professional support group will be held at 8 pm

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Williamsville MCGUIRE GROUP MEMORY CARE SUPPORT GROUPS: General Support Group is second Wednesday, 3 p.m. at Harris Hill Nursing Facility, 2699 Wehrle Dr., Williamsville; Daughters’ Support Group, 5 p.m.

Monthly support groups coordinated with the Alzheimer’s Association, with caregiving tips and coping mechanisms.

For more information, call 632-3700 or visit mcguiregroup.com ; kenancenter. org.

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Niagara Falls NIAGARA FALLS SINGLES SOCIAL CLUB, An active 50+ crowd, dances third Friday each month at 7 p.m. at the Buff Social Club, 2565 Young St., NF. $6 ($4 members). Monthly activities include picnics, parties. Door prizes, 50/50 raffle. Info: 439-8387 4

1–2:30pm; For seniors, see how living at St. Francis Park can enable you to sit back and enjoy life. Includes light refreshments, casual presentation, and tour. Free and open to the public.

Reservations are required by calling 6491205 before March 18. St. Francis Park, 5229 South Park Avenue in Hamburg

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Hamburg WHY FUN IS IMPORTANT AND HOW TO HAVE MORE OF IT 11am–Noon; Staying active and having fun in your senior years can mean a happier, healthier life as you age. The Olear Team from MJ Peterson Real Estate will discuss fun activities for seniors to keep you active and bring more joy to your life. Light refreshments.

Free and open to the public. Reservations are required by calling 649-1205 before March 20. St. Francis Park, 5229 South Park Avenue in Hamburg

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Hamburg PROTECTING YOUR LEGACY: WILL & ESTATE PLANNING 1–2:30pm; Attorney Robert Friedman explains what you need to know about will

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and estate planning, Light refreshments will. This event is FREE and open to the public. Reservations are required by calling 649-1205 before March 20. St. Francis Park, 5229 South Park Avenue in Hamburg

25 Hamburg BROADENING YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF INVESTING 1–2:30pm Sonja JensenSchell, Financial Advisor from Edward Jones presents an expanded look at the “how” of creating an investment strategy, Light refreshments, free and open to

the public. Reservations are required by calling 649-1205 before March 25. St. Francis Park, 5229 South Park Avenue in Hamburg

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Cheektowaga BELLVUE FIRE COMPANY LADIES AUXILIARY FLEA MARKET Free admission.

Refreshments and baked goods for sale.

8 a.m.–2 p.m. at the fire hall, 511 Como Park Blvd. 684-5783

DANCE CALENDAR MONDAYS

THURSDAYS

Sloan CLOGGING LESSONS

by Kickin’ Rhythm Cloggers, 6:30 p.m. @ St. Andrew’s Parish Hall, 111 Crocker St., Bldg. 1. (585) 457-4455.

Kenmore JACKIE’S THURSDAY NIGHT DANCES @ Brounshidle Post, 3354 Delaware Ave. Lessons: 7 p.m. Open dancing: 8 p.m. 691-8654.

Buffalo HUSTLE FOR HEALTH URBAN LINE DANCING with Phyllis Caver at Gloria Parks: 3242 Main St, Buffalo. 12pm - 1pm. FREE for ages 55+ Call 832-1010 ext. 4

SATURDAYS

TUESDAYS

Buffalo LINDY FIX 8–10 p.m. @ Polish Cadets Hall, 927 Grant St. lindyfix.com, swingbuffalo.com.

WEDNESDAYS

N. Ton. DANCING WITH DOTTIE AND FRIENDS country-style line lessons, 7:30 p.m. @ Pendleton Center Meth. Church, 6864 Campbell Blvd.

625-8306.

Buffalo HUSTLE FOR HEALTH URBAN LINE DANCING with Phyllis Caver at Gloria Parks: 3242 Main St, Buffalo. 11am- 12pm.

FREE for ages 55+ Call 716 832 1010 Amherst AMHERST VICTORIAN DANCE SOCIETY Authentic music, dress and dance of Queen Victoria's time. New members and guests welcomed! 1st Wednesdays @ Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village in Amherst & 4th Wednesdays @ VFW Post in Village of Williamsville.

7:00 p.m. Info: Geraldine, 8770222 or amherstvictoriandance.org

Buffalo HUSTLE FOR HEALTH URBAN LINE DANCING at East Community High School 820 Northampton St, Buffalo. 11:30am - 12:30pm. FREE for all ages. Free Lunch. Www.HustleforHealth.com

ONGOING

WNY BELLYDANCE CLASSES 560-1891, nadiaibrahim.com.

Kenmore JACKIE’S DANCE Monthly dance. Call 691-8654 for details.

WNY BALLROOM SOCIAL DANCE, Argentine tango and belly dance instruction with Carol Allen; N. Collins and Amherst. 337-3092 or callen8801@aol.com.

West Seneca BALLROOM DANCE classes @ 1761 Orchard Park Rd., 771-3110, ballroomiliana.com.

WNY DANCE W/ ERIN BAHN 997-7190 ARGENTINE TANGO IN BUFFALO Dancing & Classes. traviswidricktango.com.

Contact Travis @ 517-7047

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make survival difficult. Just as some animals hibernate or go in and out of sleep during winter, these trees must rest. Food reserves made by

the leaves during the growing season move downward into the roots. This all occurs when autumn days become shorter and hormones produced at the very tip of branches cause the leaves to fall. (That is why so much damage occurred during the October Surprise of 2006 when trees still had their leaves—poor things!) Trees do not grow at all in winter. The tree (like some of us) slows down in the cold and conserves its resources.

Sometimes, one hears a dreadful cracking sound in the winter.

Trees are not dry inside—they still contain water in the form of sap. If you were to taste the sap you would find it to be sweet. This “sweetener” lowers the temperature at which the sap freezes, much like antifreeze.

However, sometimes freezing does occur. The cracking sound is caused by expanding ice crystals, which can severely damage the inside of a tree. You can see the result of this as branches and sometimes entire trees die. Thank goodness this is not a common event. If you have ever heard the sound of branches or trees falling, you will never forget it.

You may be thinking that the bark of a tree protects it from the cold but, believe it or not, it really protects the tree from the sun in the winter. Take a moment to look at the bark of trees in your world. Dark? Light? Both the bark and some of the inside of a tree warm up in the daytime. At night, the bark cools more quickly than the inside of a tree. It may split!

What about evergreen trees? Except for tamaracks, they keep their green needles. Evergreen trees are adapted to dry, possibly below-freezing temperatures. Their sap is sticky and resinous. (You probably know this if you have gotten sap from a freshly cut Christmas tree on your clothes.)

Evergreen sap doesn’t expand and form ice crystals as the sap does in deciduous trees. The needles (their leaves) are waxy. The tree shape allows bending, usually without breaking. FY I love hearing from you: carolann. harlos@herbgardener.net or caharlos@ verizon.net.

LET’S TALK ABOUT...

I Won’t Dance, Don’t Ask Me

BY JUDITH A. RUCKI

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rank Sinatra fans may recall his version of "I Won’t Dance." He claims his heart won’t let his feet do things they should do.

Anyone who ever went to a high school dance understands. The girls would be on one side of the room, hoping a boy would invite them to dance. Eventually, a group of girls would take charge, get out on the floor, and dance together.

The boys would be on the other side of the room staring at the girls.

Eventually a brave soul would enter the fray. If he could dance even a little, he became popular.

When nuns were chaperoning, everyone quickly learned to “leave room for the Holy Ghost” when slow dancing. That discouraged the boys even more.

Now that we have outgrown teenage anxiety, dancing is fun, right?

Maybe not. Women who have tried to lure a man out on the dance floor have heard every excuse ranging from a pulled hamstring to an impending migraine.

Ask men why they don’t like to dance, and you will get a variety of reasons. Usually it has to do with not having a clue what to do on the dance floor and feeling self-conscious. They may be out of shape and afraid of looking foolish, especially if they are dancing to a fast song. We’ve all heard the joke about men looking like frogs caught in a blender when they try to shake things up.

Men may feel better about dancing if it is a slow dance, the floor is crowded, and no one is paying attention. They also point out that not every woman is a great dancer, either.

Some gentlemen say they don’t care to dance for the same reasons their ladies aren’t interested in playing football or hunting bear.

Unless a man had a mother who insisted he take dance lessons, or his sisters taught him a few moves, dancing may not seem like a fun or natural thing to do.

Lest there be an outcry from men who own the dance floor, not all women like to dance, either. They often cite reasons such as low levels of self-confidence, anxiety over being judged for their lack of ability, or no partner.

No matter the issue, there is hope Some couples take dance lessons before they get married so they can look good during their first dance as a married couple. Long-time couples may want to perfect their moves.

There are dance studios around town that assure their clients that they are teachable.

Not ready for that? Check out YouTube. You can watch videos showing everything from basic steps right through how to waltz. Even better, it’s all in the privacy of your own home.

Visit the website Wedding First Dance Lessons Online by Ruby at

weddingfirstdancelessonsonline.com.

Ruby studied dance and has experience in teaching and choreographing. She also has an interesting take on learning to dance. She thinks it is akin to couple’s therapy.

First, she says there must be a leader and a follower when a couple is learning to dance. Usually the leader is the male partner, although she says with same sex couples, the dynamics between the couple establish who will lead.

Men who are learning to dance may not want to lead. Women may have a hard time giving up control, even on the dance floor.

Ruby suggests the following: Allow each other the space to learn on their own time.

Women often inherently understand dance better than their male partner and will want to take the lead. This is not a good idea.

Men need to learn the rules and steps for themselves. As Ruby says, “One person should never be constantly telling the other what to do and how

to do it in a relationship.” Dancing is no different.

Concentrate on subtle body language rather than vocal communication.

According to Ruby, learning these subtleties in dance can help us discover new ways to communicate in general, especially during difficult or uncomfortable conversations.

Practice patience, not perfection We need to let go of the notion that there is only one way to do things and everything must always be perfect.

Find fun in the learning process, and you just might create a more satisfying relationship.

For those who may not remember, "I Won’t Dance" ends with the lyrics, “I know that music leads the way to romance, so if I hold you in my arms, I won’t dance.”

Enough said. FY Judith A. Rucki is a public relations consultant and freelance writer.

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ARTS

March theater preview

“Most of our audiences will not have lived through Richard Nixon or Watergate,” Cavanagh continues.

“But, I hope this play will remind everyone that the American president holds the highest elected office in the land, and that that person should uphold the trust of the country and people they serve. No matter what.”

Rent Shea’s Performing Arts Center

By Jonathan Larson

BY DONNA HOKE Rent takes the stage at Shea's this month Photo courtesy Shea's performing Arts Center

Frost/Nixon Irish Classical Theatre Company

By Peter Morgan Director: Brian Cavanagh Cast: Jack Hunter, Adriano Gatto, Adam Yellen, Peter Palmisano, Matt Witten, David Lundy, Renee Landrigan, Ray Boucher, Jamie O’Neill Three years after the Watergate scandal, jet-setting playboy and talk show host David Frost risks his reputation and his personal finances to resurrect his floundering career by landing the most sought-after COME HOME TO

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interview of its day: Richard Nixon.

“It’s two men trying to get what they want,” notes director Brian Cavanagh: “Nixon, fighting to regain his status and possibly return to politics; Frost, a quest to interview an international figure and to boost his career.”

It was Cavanagh, who, after seeing the movie several years ago and then reading the play in 2017, approached Irish Classical Theatre Company artistic director Vincent O’Neill with the project. “I was watching the world around us change rapidly and thought how much the words and actions of

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our current president reminded me of Nixon during Watergate and his final days,” he shares. “This type project is not in our normal, as you say, wheelhouse, it took some time for me to convince ICTC to get this on the books, but I think it is a perfect time to revisit this play in our current political condition. Nothing could be more relevant right now than watching and remembering the history of the only American President who was close to impeachment being forced to resign.”

Cavanagh has assembled a stellar cast—including the recently returned to Buffalo Jack Hunter, who’d been doing film and television projects in Los Angeles—which means his biggest challenge remains keeping this political drama moving in ICTC’s 360-degree theater. “Pacing, timing, sound, and lighting. Doing any show in the round is a major challenge, but to keep a political drama moving takes a lot of rehearsal time and effort,” he says. “I went through dozens of set design possibilities for this play but have decided to keep it simple and streamlined. Let the words and the movement control the story and action.

The twentieth anniversary tour of Rent hits Shea’s this month, and Rochester native and University at Buffalo graduate Sean Ryan—not the politician, not the football player— couldn’t be happier to be back on his old stomping grounds. “I’m already scheduled to go back to UB and talk to the kids as part of the alumni speaker series, and I have to take my cast to the touristy places like Anchor Bar and Niagara Falls,” Ryan says. “I’m just so excited to go to the theater because I’d see all these Broadway touring shows there, and when I was sitting in the audience, I never thought I’d be on that stage. It’s like accomplishing a dream.”

Rent—a rock musical, loosely based on Giacomo Puccini’s opera La Bohème, that tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create a life in Lower Manhattan’s East Village under the shadow of HIV/AIDS—is Ryan’s third tour since graduation (he landed his first senior year), and his second as swing/dance captain.

As dance captain, Ryan’s job is to ensure the choreography stays intact as the show hits triple digit performances.

As swing, he covers four ensemble roles and understudies for Mark Cohen; as such, he can be asked to perform at a moment’s notice if one of those roles’ performers is suddenly unable to go on. “Every time I’m on stage, I’m doing something different, so it keeps me on my toes,” he says. “We’ve done 150 shows and I’ve gone on about thirty times, so it’s not as much as I would like, but when I do, it’s special. When a swing goes on, there’s a new energy.”

To keep all the roles rehearsed, swings and understudies try to rehearse

ARTS the show once a week without an audience, and, if Ryan is called, he has tracking sheets that he references before and during the show, and even after to make sure he did everything correctly.

He and other cast members also rely on each other if somebody forgets where he needs to be: “a phrase we use is ‘shove with love.’ Everyone helps everyone on stage; I always feel very safe when I’m on stage with fellow actors and family members.”

Speaking of actual family, Ryan says the only downside to being a swing is that if his family wants to come to the show, there’s no guarantee they’ll see

him. “Being a swing is definitely a skill of its own, so if someone sees you’re a swing or you’ve done multiple swing roles, it definitely tells a casting director you are fully capable of being a swing, which not everyone is,” he says. “It can help you get the job, but also kind of put you in a box because you’re so good at it. But if I’m a swing for the rest of my life and it helps me get jobs, I’m OK with that!” FY Playwright Donna Hoke writes about theater for Buffalo Spree and Forever Young.

OPENING THIS MONTH

• King John begins at New Phoenix March 1 (newphoenixtheatre.org, 853-1334).

• Frost/Nixon opens March 1 at Irish Classical Theatre Company (irishclassicaltheatre.com, 853-4282).

• Kavinoky welcomes 1984 (to replace To Kill A Mockingbird, which was cancelled) beginning March 15. Previously purchased Mockingbird tickets will be honored for this show. (kavinokytheatre.com, 829-7668).

• Buffalo United Artists presents The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey beginning March 8 (buffalobua.org, 886-9239).

• Second Generation’s production of Angels in America, Part 1: Millennium Approaches starts its run March 8 at Shea’s Smith Theatre (secondgenerationtheatre.com, 508-SGTO).

• Road Less Traveled Productions presents Between Riverside and Crazy beginning March 8 (roadlesstraveledproductions.com; 629-3069).

• After the Fall begins at Subversive Theatre Collective March 14 (subversivetheatre.org, 408-0499).

• MusicalFare remounts Million Dollar Quartet at Shea’s 710 Main starting March 14 (sheas.org, 847-0850).

• The Sidewalk Stageplay opens at the Paul Robeson Theatre March 15 (aaccbuffalo.org, 884-2013).

• Take the kids to The Jungle Book at Theatre of Youth starting March 16 (theatreofyouth.org, 884-4400).

• American Repertory Theater opens Parade March 21 (artofwny.org, 634-1102).

• Rent opens March 26 at Shea’s (sheas.org, 847-0850).

• The Secretary begins at Brazen-Faced Varlets March 29 (varlets.org, l_haberberger@yahoo.com).

ALSO PLAYING (in order of closing): • Alleyway ends Bridge of Roses on March 2 (alleyway.com, 852-2600).

• Miss Saigon closes March 3 at Shea’s (sheas.org, 847-0850).

• MusicalFare wraps up Ragtime March 17 (musicalfare.com, 839-8540).

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MY WNY STORY

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“Growing up, dancing, playing counselors and/or psychotherapists music, play acting, drawing, painting, and trained specifically in using the creative process for self-expression, and making sculpture were ways I healing, and personal growth. Art made sense of the world and expressed myself,” says Horlein. “For me, the arts therapists are nationally credentialed have always been a source of inspiration by the Art Therapy Credentials Board and a vehicle to express and process (ATCB) and licensed by the University feelings and ideas. The book inspired of the State of New York Education Department Office of the Professions me to research the field and consider it as creative arts therapists. as a career.”

Horlein, who grew up in the Horlein says art therapists are skilled as master-level mental health Southtowns, earned a bachelor of arts

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degree in psychology from the University at Buffalo. She went on to earn a master of science degree from Buffalo State College. She also completed the freshman and sophomore fine arts foundation program while attending Alfred University.

Her first full-time art therapy job was in Pennsylvania at a private inpatient psychiatric hospital.

While she currently works with adults, Horlein says, “Over the course of my thirty-year career, I have worked with all ages from preschoolers to age sixty-five and above.

“The individuals I work with today typically are dealing with a variety of life problems, such as depression, anger, grief, anxiety, panic, addiction, post traumatic stress, low self-esteem, mood swings, psychosis, and learning difficulties.”

Horlein says anyone considering art therapy does not need artistic talent and/or art skills to benefit from the creative arts therapies.

“Art therapy offers individuals a unique opportunity to work through issues and concerns that may be difficult to face and/or put into words.

Individuals dealing with medical illness, emotional and/or behavioral problems, addiction, and trauma find art therapy an effective way to channel and express feelings, thoughts, and ideas productively. Families, children, adolescents, and adults experiencing life problems can benefit.”

Horlein currently offers art and stress reduction groups, art therapy groups, and creative arts workshops for artists and non-artists interested in discovering new ways to relax, find joy in life and break free of creative blocks.

“I also facilitate workshops that promote relationship building, selfdiscovery and personal growth, such as the body sculpture workshop.”

In describing her body sculpture workshop, Horlein says participants learn how to use clear shipping tape to make life size human figures.

MY WNY STORY “Participants work together, using their own bodies, to wrap the shipping tape and create the sculptures. In doing so, there is an invitation to learn from the story we tell ourselves, and the stories others have told us about our bodies, as well as personal boundaries.

“This workshop can help participants embrace and own their bodies in a novel way that can change the stories we tell ourselves about who we are.

The workshop involves a team effort, is inspiring, and builds relationships.”

While participants remain clothed during this workshop, Horlein recommends people wear clothes they don’t mind getting dirty or damaged.

Horlein believes the creative process can be meditative, allowing for relaxation and rejuvenation.

“It can also be a welcomed distraction from physical pain or daily stress. In addition, engaging in creative activities is exercise for our brains! It helps to take an attitude of non-judgment when trying something new or something you believe you have no talent for.”

Horlein adds, “Many people say, ‘I’m not creative’ or ‘this is childish.’

Those kinds of negative thoughts or comparing yourself to what others do will only decrease your confidence and stifle your creativity.

“Allow yourself to be a beginner.

Don’t focus on the end product. Enjoy the process, whether it is painting, coloring, or making a collage. I like tempera paint sticks. They are not messy, and the young grandkids will love them, too!”

Horlein’s private practice is located at 82 Main Street, N. Tonawanda. The entrance to the Gallery is on Main Street.

For more information contact her at 863-0300. FY Judith A. Rucki is a public relations consultant and freelance writer. Readers may contact her via the editor at wswearingen@foreveryoungwny.com with ideas for making the golden years sparkle, sizzle, and shine.

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Music Clubs for Boomers

BY RICK FALKOWSKI

Crowd at Sportsmen’s Tavern Photo by Jason Hall

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any of the readers of Forever Young are members of the Baby Boom generation, which is defined as those born between 1946 and 1965. This is the generation that grew up going to see live bands at school dances and teen clubs. When they turned eighteen, they went to the many area bars that featured live music. Surprisingly, there are not many existing night clubs that currently feature music catering specifically to this age group.

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The primary music that the Baby Boomers grew up listening to is now referred to as “classic rock.” However, this style of music is enjoyed by a large segment of the population. The clubs that offer classic rock from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s cater to a wide spectrum of customers, not just those over fifty. The same with classic blues, country and jazz; it’s enjoyed by an audience ranging from 20 to 80.

From the 1950s to 1970s, there were nightclubs that specialized in catering to young, middle-age, or older crowds.

This classification has generally disappeared but, in addition to private clubs, country clubs, dinner clubs, and fraternal organizations, there are some establishments that attract primarily an over-fifty crowd.

For large shows, the Seneca Casino, Fallsview Casino, Riviera Theatre and Tralf Music Hall have concerts that target the over-fifty audience.

During the summer, town parks and community events have Big Band concerts and ethnic music bands.

One clubs that offers events to attract an older audience year-round is the Sportsmen’s Tavern at 326 Amherst Street in the Black Rock neighborhood of Buffalo.

Sportsmen’s Tavern Dwane and Denise Hall began managing Sportsmen’s Tavern in 1983 and purchased it in 1985. At that time, it was a neighborhood shot and beer bar that dated back to 1907. After they purchased the bar, Dwane’s band Stone Country would periodically perform for special events and, in 1993, started playing at the club every

Thursday, a steady night that lasted for over ten years. Other bands began playing at the club on weekends. The first twenty-five years they owned the club, there was just a small stage in the back corner, across from the bar.

To promote the club, Dwane, with the booking assistance of Kenny Biringer, began bringing in national acts like Bill Kirchen from Commander Cody and Austin guitarist/vocalist Dale Watson for no-admission shows.

Their first ticketed event was Dave Alvin in February 2007 and, on August 2, 2008, they booked Asleep at the Wheel, who normally played at concert halls. This was when the club still had the small side stage and the club capacity was only ninety people.

The band charged $9,000 for the show, with ninety tickets sold at $90 each; it sold out immediately. That was followed by a three-night stand by Poco, with each intimate show selling out. Sportsmen’s began getting a reputation, and national agents started approaching the club for dates when their acts passed through Buffalo.

In 2010, Dwane and Denise, now joined by their sons Jay, James, and Jeff, decided it was time to remodel and expand the club. They started by building the front stage. Two upstairs apartments were removed to become part of the club. The floor was opened, with the second floor becoming a balcony, including a separate bar and outdoor patio. To ensure visibility upstairs and downstairs, television sets and a wide screen above the stage showed live video of the bands on stage. $400,000 later, in 2013, the remodeled club (which never closed during construction) was increased to a capacity of 110 downstairs and 110 upstairs, plus the patio during the spring, summer, and fall.

With the increased capacity, more touring acts were booked at the club.

Memorable shows include Marty Stuart and Peter Asher, along with many groups annually returning to perform. The Ameripolitan Music Awards took notice of Sportsmen’s Tavern. This national awards show, which honors Honky Tonk, Outlaw, Rockabilly, and Western Swing Music, nominated Sportsmen’s Tavern for

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Dale Watson & Ray Benson on stage at Sportsmen’s Tavern Photo by Peter Sloane

Top Venue for five years. In 2018, they won the top Americana and roots music club award over other venues from across the country and abroad.

About eight years ago, the Joe Baudo Big Band was looking for a new place to rehearse. Sportsmen’s was closed on Tuesday afternoons, so they offered them the room. By word of mouth, people heard about the rehearsals and wanted to attend. The club began opening at noon for the rehearsals, and soon it was filled with big band jazz fans. Wednesday noon shows were added by the Joe Baudo Quintet, along with Thursday noon shows that alternate country and bluegrass bands.

These shows attract an over fifty crowd for the free lunchtime events.

Entertainment is showcased at Sportsmen’s Tavern, with the club featuring music nightly, noon performances on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, along with dinner time shows on Friday and Saturday. To provide top quality shows, other than the noon shows, there is an admission charge for all bands. According to Sportsmen’s web page, “Being a music club means we focus on selling music.

Most bars and restaurants focus on selling food and beverages with music being a side project.”

Area bands that appear at the club include musicians that performed at the Buena Vista on Hertel Avenue (The Argyle Street Band and The Willies) and 70s classic rock bands like The Informers (former members of Ian Quail), and Cock Robin. Many people

think the Sportsmen’s continues the tradition of the legendary 1970s club The Belle Starr in Colden. There is also a monthly performance by John & Mary from the 10,000 Maniacs. Since the club caters to an older audience, the evening concerts often start at 7 p.m. In addition to live music at Sportsmen’s, the Hall family started the not-for-profit Americana Music Foundation, operates a recording studio, and will open an outdoor music area this summer behind the three properties they purchased next to the club. This 800-seat capacity outdoor venue will feature concerts, live theater, and community events.

More live music clubs Jack Civiletto has been performing in WNY as a blues guitarist and vocalist since the 1980s. For the past several years, he has also been presenting a Tribute to Frank Sinatra. For special concerts, he is accompanied by a big band but usually performs as a solo act. At these solo shows, he performs a track performance, singing with prerecorded big band arrangements. It sounds like a full band concert.

Every Tuesday afternoon from 2 to 5 p.m., he is joined by Joe Bolognese, who also sings Sinatra and other popular male vocalists like Tony Bennett, Dean Martin, and Michael Buble, at Mr. Bills, 1500 Cleveland Drive in Cheektowaga. During the summer, their Tuesday afternoon show moves to The River Grille, 70 Aqua Lane, on the Niagara River in

Tonawanda. Civiletto also performs his solo Sinatra show on a regular basis at Rizotto Italian Eatery, 930 Maple Road, Amherst (formerly Daffodils); Como Restaurant, 2220 Pine Avenue, Niagara Falls, and Tavern at Windsor Park, 8444 Transit Road, Williamsville. These restaurants also feature other entertainment, geared to an over fifty audience.

Some of the other establishments that have live music and cater to an over fifty clientele include Gigi’s Restaurant, 981 Kenmore Avenue, Buffalo; My Dad's Market & Restaurant, 6850 Main Street at Transit, Williamsville; The Irishman Pub, 5661 Main Street, Williamsville; Remington Tavern, 184 Sweeney Street, North Tonawanda; Penny Lane Café, 10255 Main Street, Clarence; jazz at PAUSA Art House, 19 Wadsworth in Allentown, Buffalo; and acoustic at The Daily Planet, 1862 Hertel Avenue, Buffalo. The public is also invited to Big Band Jazz Rehearsals at The Colored Musicians Club, 145 Broadway at Michigan in Buffalo.

Since members of the Baby Boom generation love music and many are now retired or reaching the retirement age, this is a market that many more restaurants and bars could benefit from. More establishments should feature musical styles like big band, jazz, folk, acoustic, blues, and classic rock during the afternoon or early evening. The audience is there, everyone is just looking for more places to go. FY Rick Falkowski gives Buffalo Music History presentations, is the author of History of Buffalo Music & Entertainment, and is co-founder of the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame.

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So Wretched, So Right

BY REBECCA CUTHBERT

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he Wretched Group, best-friends-turned-garage-band, ruled the Fredonia teen dance scene in the late 1960s, then took a thirty-one-year break.

As Michael McEntarfer, one of the original members, recalls, they got their first gig in a neighboring town after months of practicing in drummer Dave Greenleaf’s garage. “It was a Saturday afternoon dance at Dunkirk Junior High School. We were paid a total of $5—there were six guys in the band so you do the math—but we were happy.”

That was 1965. For the next three years, weekends were a whirlwind of playing gigs at high school dances and The Hub, a teen club in Fredonia. In addition to McEntarfer and Greenleaf, Tom Benton, Jim Modisher, Hank McKee (the front man), and Jim Giatus, then Jim Pasquale, had both fans and the local police department screaming. (Practices got rowdy.)

“It was the ‘60s and everything was new and exciting and revolutionary— music, politics, clothes,” says McEntarfer. “The Wretched Group happened at just the perfect time.”

However, 1968 brought high school

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graduation and the band’s subsequent break as everyone went off to college.

In 1999, Benton called McEntarfer with an idea—the Wretchies should get back together and play their upcoming high school reunion. The guys hadn’t seen each other in three decades. Turns out, they picked up right where they left off, and the reunions have occurred every year since.

“When we’re together, we all feel that we are sixteen again and it’s 1966,” says McEntarfer of the group’s annual gig, often held at The Clarion in Dunkirk. “Those shows are rock and roll at its true definition—no rehearsal, and just see what happens. We know each other so well that we just seem to sense what the other guys are going to do next. It’s really quite magical.”

The Wretched Group members also credit its fans for that nostalgic feeling—they see the same faces in the crowd that they saw fifty years ago, but now their kids and grandkids are there, too.

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Photo courtesy of the Wretched Group

Membership to this elite group changes—death or circumstance have taken Giatus, Pasquale, and McKee; new members have joined, too, like Vince Gaeta, Bill Smith, Rob Nichols, Ken Colby, and Mickey Mamp.

The memories of Pasquale and McKee are honored with every show.

“We feel their spirits every time we’re together,” McEntarfer says.

To feel the wretchedness for yourself—and to get caught up again in the world-changing music of the 60s—find The Wretched Group on Facebook, and watch for their show date this summer. FY

Rebecca Cuthbert lives, writes, and cares for shelter dogs in Dunkirk. She is a frequent contributor to Forever Young.

Calling all musicians interested in helping to organize the New Horizons Music Group in the Buffalo Southtowns. This is an international organization with roots in Rochester, Syracuse, and Fredonia. The group meets during the day and is looking for musicians, music teachers, and wannabe musicians to get this group up and running.

New Horizons Music is for people fifty and over.

Please email Janet Stout at 354janet@gmail.com for more information, or, visit newhorizonsmusic.org.

The next meeting is Thursday, March 7 at 11 a.m. in the library at Ebenezer UCC, 630 Main St., West Seneca.

FEATURE “We know there are some terrifically talented females out there of all ages and musical abilities, and we want them to get involved,” says Meslinsky. “Our rehearsals will welcome women starting in April. I encourage any woman who wants to learn more about us to stop in at one of our rehearsals and see what we’re all about.”

Friends of Harmony meets at 7:30 p.m. every Tuesday at the First

Presbyterian Church, 1 Symphony Circle in Buffalo, across from Kleinhans Music Hall.

For more information on how to book Friends of Harmony for a future event or how to join the organization, call 949-6301 or visit friendsofharmony.com. FY Daniel Meyer is a freelance writer and contributor to Forever Young and Buffalo Spree.

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The not-for-profit organization presents musical gifts to the community by offering the finest in a cappella entertainment with beautiful barbershop chorus presentations at all types of events, including family picnics, birthday parties, holiday celebrations, and anniversaries.

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Joey Giambra

BY MICHAEL J. BILLONI

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uffalo News critic Jeff Simon once wrote: “Who is the most beloved person in the City of Buffalo, who is neither an athlete nor TV personality? As fast as the question came, so did the answer: Joey Giambra.”

I have known Joey for nearly forty gourmet chef, and author of four years and I agreed with Simon when books, including the print and audio he wrote: “Everyone who knows Joey biography of Russell J. Salvatore. He is tends to love the guy. At the very a playwright who wrote and directed in least, they grin whenever they hear his 2007, La Terra Promessa, the acclaimed name.” documentary on the late nineteenth Giambra was born on the Lower century immigration of Sicilians to West Side of Buffalo in 1933 during Buffalo with music composed by worldthe swing music era, which caught renowned jazz tenor saxophonist, Don his attention in a big way at an early Menza, a lifelong friend of his from the age. As the ageless Renaissance man West Side. A staged production of his enters his eighty-sixth year, he has poem “Bread and Onions” has been never lost his love for music or his seen by thousands of Upstate New proud heritage as an Italian American. Yorkers.

A one-time shoeshine boy, Giambra Did I mention that between 1963 is an accomplished jazz trumpeter, a and 1983 Giambra was a member of singer, composer, lyricist, band leader, the Buffalo Police Department, rising Joe Giambra Photo by kc kratt

from the rank of street cop to detective sergeant? While many in that field have second fronts working security, Giambra’s was in the kitchen of his small but heavily populated Hard Times Café on Hertel Avenue, where he served delicious Italian cuisine between 1974 and 1985.

Through it all, Giambra’s true love has always been music. In his early twenties, he led the band at Buffalo’s

famous nightclub, The Chez Ami, where many big name entertainers performed. He continued playing trumpet over the years while also working as a professional actor, appearing in several movies, including Cold Brook, filmed in Buffalo last summer by actor/producer/writer/ director Bill Fichtner, who was born in Cheektowaga.

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That journey began in 1986 when the late Jack Downes wanted to produce Giambra’s original music written in 1978. Due to artistic differences, the project never happened. Flash forward thirty-eight years to July 2016, when Jack’s widow, Jean, was visiting Buffalo and met with Giambra, her longtime friend. He was working on the audio version of Salvatore’s book, Well Done: From Skipping Class to First Class, in Jimmy Calabrese’s Soundscape Studio on Vermont Street.

For years, Giambra had promised to honor a request from a friend to sing, play, and record the song I Can’t Get Started With You. Aided by Calabrese’s expertise, the two spent a few hours doing some old fashioned musical “woodshedding” to produce a firstclass rendition of that great standard.

When Giambra played it for Jean, she enthusiastically asked, “What are we

going to do with this?” Together, they agreed it was time to produce a CD, and Jean moved here from Florida to serve as executive producer of the project and the inspiration Giambra needed.

As such, the genius of Calabrese’s piano and arrangement skills combined with Giambra’s musical soul reflecting upon the Great American Songbook and, with six of his forty-year-old originals, they made each selection come to life. Giambra suggested adding the sounds from Menza, his life-long friend now living in Los Angeles and Las Vegas for the past four decades.

Menza enthusiastically participated and in his own inimitable, passionate style, he supplied his virtuosity to six of the tracks.

The CD can be heard at joegiambra. com. Streaming downloads are available on Spotify, Pandora, iTunes, GooglePlay, Amazon and CDBaby. com. FY Mike Billoni is a storyteller and publisher.

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Visit the Largest Car Museum in the Northeast

STORY AND PHOTOS

BY CHRISTINE A. SMYCZYNSKI Vintage cars on display at the Northeast Classic Car Museum

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ince my husband, Jim, is an antique- and classic-car buff, our family has visited a number of car museums in our travels. However, I’d have to say that the Northeast Classic Car Museum, located in Norwich, New York, about a three-and-a-half-hour drive from Buffalo, is one of the finest collections of antique automobiles I’ve ever seen. One would expect a museum of this caliber to be in Detroit or some other city noted for car manufacturing, not in a tiny city (population 6,700) in Central New York. it has an air-cooled engine, which motion, however, later models had The Franklin was manufactured The museum, which opened in fans that operated regardless if the car was common in aircraft engines, but 1997, is the largest car museum in the in Syracuse between 1902 and 1934.

John Wilkinson, an engineer and bike unusual in automobiles. The company was moving or not.

Northeast, so allow at least a couple The cars in the Northeast Classic hours for your tour. It features over shop owner, had created a horseless considered the air-cooled engine, which used a fan, to be simpler and more Car Museum are primarily from the 200 cars, trucks, and motorcycles, carriage in1901. Herbert Franklin, who was in the metal die-casting reliable than water-cooled engines. collections of a few owners, with the mainly of the pre-WWII vintage. The 89,000-square foot, one level accessible business, saw the potential in these Before anti-freeze was developed, the majority from the collection of the late vehicles, so he and Wilkinson formed air-cooled engine definitely had an George E. Staley, who began collecting museum, which has its collection advantage over water-cooled engines antique cars in the 1950s. Born in displayed in five connected repurposed a partnership. By 1902, thirteen of the 1918, Staley grew up on a dairy farm in in colder weather. On the earlier cars were manufactured. factory buildings, also has the largest What’s unique about the Franklin is Franklin models, 1901-1903, the fan nearby Lincklaen Center. He attended collection of Franklin automobiles in operated only when the car was in aviation school and became an aircraft that the car does not have a radiator; the world. engine mechanic during WWII. He was assigned to the 509th Bomber There’s always something happening at Celebrate Carnival all month at Vinecroft!

Group on Tinian Island, where he tuned the engine on the Enola Gay, the Mardi Gras Luncheon - Free event aircraft that dropped the atomic bomb Tuesday, March 5th, 12 noon on Hiroshima.

Entertainment by Lou Custode Trio According to the signage at the RSVP - Seating is limited museum, Mr. Staley was drawn to For Independent Seniors rare, one-of-a-kind vehicles. His Buffalo Living Tour - Welcome to our Carnival interest in the Franklin stemmed from Saturday, April 13th, 9 am - 5 pm Maintenance Free the fact that the engine was air-cooled Apartments and Magicians Rob & Carol 10:30-11:30 pm like those used in aircraft.

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Christine A. Smyczynski is a freelance writer and blogger and author of Western New York Explorer's Guide.

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A 1931 luxury car manuafactured by Buffalo's own Pierce Arrow Motor Car Company

although some restoration work has been done. Besides the Franklins, there are numerous other makes of cars on display, including Lincoln, Studebaker, Cadillac, Willys-Knight, Cord, Packard, Duesenberg, and more.

Several cars claim a Buffalo connection, include a yellow 1936 Pierce-Arrow Country Club Roadster. The Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company manufactured luxury cars, along with trucks, camp trailers, motorcycles, and bicycles in Buffalo from 1901-1938. Also in the collection is a rare 1948 Playboy convertible with a retractable hardtop; only ninetyseven serial number production cars were built by the Playboy Car Company, which operated in Buffalo from 1947 until 1951, when it went bankrupt.

Another of the museum’s exhibits features cars made in New York State.

I was surprised to learn that over 200 makes of cars were made in the state.

While some were one of a kind, others were produced by the thousands. A video next to the exhibit describes each vehicle on display.

Other interesting vehicles in the

museum’s collection include a red 1937 Cord, a favorite among museum visitors. It was one of the last Cords produced, and its modern styling is considered ahead of its time. Another car, a green 1931 Franklin has a hood ornament shaped like an airplane, which reflects a Lindberg connection, as Charles Lindbergh drove a Franklin.

A 1929 Duesenberg Holbrook is one of only two Model J Holbrook Allweather Cabriolets made and the only one still in existence. The museum also has a display of vintage aircraft engines from WWI and WWII. Rounding out the collections is an exhibit of products manufactured locally at Bennett-Ireland.

Museum patrons interested in fashion will enjoy the clothing from the 1900s-1950s, displayed throughout the car museum alongside corresponding automobiles of the day.

A brochure describing each ensemble is available at the museum.

While most cars in the museum are behind ropes and strictly handsoff, there is a vehicle in the museum’s lobby, a 1926 Ford Model T Roadster, which you can actually touch and even climb behind the wheel. On a visit

to the museum when our kids were younger, they enjoyed taking turns “driving.” There is also a Franklin Olympic housed in the Franklin display building that visitors can sit inside.

The museum shop has an assortment of car-related books, mugs, T-shirts, and hats, as well as toy vehicles, car-themed jewelry, and many other items. Upcoming events at the Northeast Classic Car Museum include the 2nd annual Spring Melt Diecast Toy Show and Sale, on April 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The show includes vendors, displays of die-cast cars and toys, slot cars, antiques, and collectible and vintage toys. Admission to the show is included in the price of museum tickets.

Enter to win a 1966 Mustang convertible to be raffled off on Monday October 7. The contest is open to US residents 18 and over. Tickets can be purchased at the museum or by mail, phone, or online. See the museum’s website for official rules.

Other attractions in Norwich include the Chenango County Historical Society and the Bullthistle Model Train Museum, featuring

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Open daily 9-5. Admission $10 adults; $5 kids age 6-18; under 6 free. Group tours are available at reduced rates, call ahead to make arrangements.

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45 Rexford Street, Norwich.

Open Wednesday through Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Bullthistle Model Train Museum 607-336-4166 www.bmrs.org

33 Rexford Street, Norwich. Open Saturday 1-4 p.m. Admission $5 adults, $ ages 6-16, under 6 free.

If you want to stay overnight in the area, there are several hotels to choose from, including a Super 8, Chenango Inn & Suites, the Splendor Inn, and Fred’s Inn.

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Ceilings and Skylights

BY OLIVIA MCCARTHY

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et ready for a unique winter downtown walking tour this month. Looking Up: Downtown Ceilings and Skylights reveals ornate ceilings and skylights found in many buildings throughout downtown Buffalo. While many people walk below them on a daily basis, the ceilings of many of Buffalo’s buildings are often their least-noticed feature. Now, Explore Buffalo has built an entire tour around these beautiful works of art, many of which are hiding in plain sight.

Catch this tour in March before it gets retired until next winter, and explore some downtown favorites like M&T’s Gold Dome, St. Joseph’s Old Cathedral, the Hotel @ the Lafayette, New York State Office Building, the Hyatt Regency Buffalo Hotel, and many more.

The Hyatt Regency Hotel sits at the corner of West Huron and Main Streets and is a successful example of

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adaptive reuse in downtown Buffalo.

The history of this site dates back to the early 1800s when it functioned as

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The interior of the Hyatt Atrium Photo by Chuck LaChiusa; courtesy of Explore Buffalo

a way station for farmers traveling to the market with their livestock. “The Genesee Home” expanded during the latter half of the nineteenth century

and became the Genesee Hotel.

While the hotel was torn down in 1922, its name lived on as the new Genesee Building, designed by the

GETAWAYS well-known local architectural firm, Green & Wicks.

This sixteen story office building, still standing today, was designed in the Renaissance Revival style featuring Renaissance and Neoclassical details representative of the styles such as columns, pediments, rosettes, and cartouches (an oval or shield shaped ornamental element usually containing an inscription and frequently above a doorway or entrance). As Buffalo’s downtown changed over the next several decades, the building became underutilized and downtown revitalization plans of the late 1970s called for demolition.

Thanks to local efforts led by businessman and developer Paul Snyder, the Genesee Building was saved, with an atrium and banquet hall added to the original structure.

Since the time of its opening, in 1984, the Hyatt Regency Buffalo has maintained and upgraded the site. The public can take advantage of the hotel’s Main Street atrium

with a bar and restaurant, coffee kiosk, and locally-owned salon and spa. While the first impression when entering the space is its openness and warm light from the atrium, many are then taken by an ornate bronze painted, cast iron, and marble façade immediately inside the Main Street entrance. Surprising to those who are unfamiliar with the site’s history, the original Genesee Building entrance is an interesting juxtaposition of styles with classical elements within the postmodern addition of the 1980s.

As just one example of what can be discovered on the tour, the former Hyatt Regency Hotel represents the rich history and varied architectural styles throughout downtown Buffalo.

There are a number of buildings used as everyday office spaces with a story to unlock. Looking Up: Downtown Ceilings and Skylights will take place on Friday, March 8 and March 22 at 1 p.m. This walking tour begins at the Western New York Book Arts Center (WNYBAC) at 468 Washington

Street at the corner of Mohawk Street in downtown Buffalo. There is twohour metered parking available on surround streets, and the Mohawk Parking Ramp in on the opposite corner. General admission is $15, student admission is $5 and Explorer Pass Holders receive free admission.

Please visit our website explorebuffalo.org for more information about this tour and our other winter season offerings. FY

Olivia McCarthy is director of Explore Buffalo.

Explore Buffalo is volunteer driven nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting Buffalo’s history, architecture, and neighborhoods to learners of all ages.

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BEING WELL

Natural Pain Relief

BY CATHERINE STACK

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ain is an unfortunate, but often unavoidable, result of injury, surgery, or childbirth. All of which will heal in time, to become only a vague memory. Aging is not a painful condition; however, more and more individuals suffer from chronic pain as early as their fourth and fifth decade. This is not normal, and yet we treat it as if it is.

How many people do you know who are taking ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil, etc.) on a regular basis? Although this is one of the best over-the-counter pain relievers, regular use will ultimately result in stomach issues such as ulcers and erosions. Even worse are the prescribed narcotics that over time trick you into thinking you still need them and constipate the bejesus out of you— which, in itself, is horribly painful.

For those of you who suffer from joint pain, fibromyalgia, back pain, and bulging discs, we must look at what is going into that mouth of yours. Sugar and foods that easily convert to sugar (high-glycemic) cause inflammation, and inflammation equals pain. Fruit in moderation is all we should be consuming as sugar.

So, for 90 percent of us, food is the cause as well as they remedy. Sugar is as addicting as heroin. We crave it, we ache for it, and ultimately it will ruin our health. The first warning sign is that we are overweight. Then it’s all downhill from there.

For those of you who are working at cleaning up your diet and taking a walk or bike ride every now and then but are still suffering from chronic pain and would like some relief that doesn’t have harmful or addicting side effects, listen up. These are some of the best remedies for chronic aches and pains.

Magnesium Magnesium is one of the best pain remedies for muscle pain and cramping. Low back pain, which is commonly related to chronic and unknown constipation, is relieved with the help of this multi-tasking mineral.

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There are many types of magnesium, so the dosage varies. For the constipated individual, take more than the recommended dose. The worst that will happen is a healthy poop. Most people feel great after they empty their colon. Back pain, muscle pain, and restless leg suddenly disappear.

Bromelain Bromelain’s anti-inflammatory properties make it a great natural replacement to harmful medications like aspirin. A few years ago, the Journal of Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine published a research trial that evaluated forty-two osteoarthritis patients with degenerative spine or painful joint conditions. Two 650 mg capsules of bromelain were given to the patients two or three times each day on an empty stomach (depending on whether they had acute or chronic pain), and it was discovered that pain decreased up to 60 percent for acute situations and more than 50 percent for chronic disorders.

Turmeric Turmeric, the spice that gives curry its distinctive flavor and color, also has plenty of pain-relief benefits. The healing power of turmeric comes from its active ingredient–curcumin, which lowers the levels of two enzymes in the body that cause inflammation. In one of many studies, participants with osteoarthritis who took a concentrated form of curcumin had minor signs or symptoms of the disease. At the end of ninety days, they had a 58 percent decrease in pain and stiffness and improved physical function and mobility.

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You can reap the benefits of turmeric by seasoning your foods with it. Add it to soups or stews or drink turmeric tea.

Taken orally, turmeric can stop arthritis pain throughout the body. If you want to try turmeric as a therapeutic measure, consider a supplement that contains a concentrated form of curcumin. New research suggests that turmeric possesses anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties and also helps to improve circulation and prevent blood clotting.

Arnica Arnica is a homeopathic remedy that is best used for acute pain and injury, such as that from bumps, bruising, or sprains. It can be taken orally in pellet form or, even better, as a topical cream or tincture applied directly to the injured (not open wound) area.

Arnica has an excellent reputation for accelerating the healing process.

Capsaicin Capsaicin puts the heat in hot peppers. It manipulates the body’s pain status by hindering pain perception, triggering the release of pain-relieving endorphins, and providing analgesic action.

Commercial capsaicincontaining creams such as Zostrix, Heet, and Capzasin-P are used topically for arthritic and nerve pain.

Creams containing .025 percent capsaicin can significantly reduce osteoarthritic pain when applied to joints four times daily. When using topical capsaicin products, be sure to avoid touching your eyes and other sensitive areas like genitals.

Devil’s claw Devil’s claw is a South African herb with medicinally active roots. This herb eases muscular tension or pain in the back, shoulders, and neck. A popular treatment for osteoarthritic pain, it may ease rheumatoid arthritic pain as well. Devil’s claw extract is considered safe at the typical dosage of 750 mg (containing 3 percent iridoid glycosides) taken three times daily. It is also available as tincture (use one teaspoon up to three times daily) and tea. It should not be taken with blood-thinning medications and may not be safe during pregnancy or for young children, nursing mothers, and individuals with liver or kidney disease or digestive system ulcers.

Most of these remedies will have you feeling a bit better in one to six weeks of continued use, but, unlike ibuprofen, acetaminophen, and narcotics, they actually have healing and protective properties.

Not to be ignored are also the many tried and true benefits of the healing arts. Massage, acupuncture, cold laser therapy, chiropractics, meditation, and yoga are all extremely effective tools when it comes to eliminating painful conditions. My best advice is to try what you are intuitively drawn to. FY Catherine Stack (RN, ND) is a practicing Doctor of Naturopathy, Certified Nurse Midwife, and the founder and CEO of Journey II Health Center for Rejuvenation. Her book, Free Yourself from a CONSTIPATED Life, is available on Amazon. Visit her website at journeyiihealth.com or email journeyIIhealth@gmail.com.

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March 7–9 Christopher Titus Best known for his autobiographical TV show Titus, he’s a veteran of the comedy industry, and has the unique ability of turning dysfunctional family dynamics into a badge of honor.

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March 14 Canisius Contemporary Writers’ Series: Michael Longley Longley, an award-winning Belfast-based poet, gives the 16th Annual Hassett Reading.

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March 24 Seeing Buffalo through Charles Burchfield’s Eyes Journalist/historian Steve Cichon talks about how Burchfield’s art reflects Buffalo’s rich history.

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