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Just Buffalo Literary Center's BABEL Series Tickets Available Soon

Submitted by Robin Brox, Just Buffalo Literary Center Marketing & PR Coordinator
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011, 2:03pm
Just Buffalo Literary Center's BABEL Series Tickets Available Soon

Monday, 9/1:  BABEL Individual Event Tickets Available September 1st!

Just Buffalo Literary Center is pleased to announce individual event tickets are available for the 2011-2012 BABEL line up, $35 General Admission, $10 Students. Group sales are also available for BABEL tickets. Purchase three or more individual event tickets and get them for only $30 apiece!

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Just Buffalo Literary Center Presents 'Spotlight On Youth' Open Mic

Submitted by Robin Brox, Just Buffalo Literary Center Marketing & PR Coordinator
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011, 1:56pm
Just Buffalo Literary Center Presents 'Spotlight On Youth' Open Mic

SOY:  Spotlight On Youth OPEN MIC, Wednesday, 9/21 at 6:30 PM

Just Buffalo Literary Center is pleased to announce SOY:  Spotlight On Youth—Open Mic For Ages 12-21, a FREE open mic series for all area youths on Wednesday, September 21st from 6:30—8:00 p.m. at Shea's Smith Theater, 660 Main St., Buffalo. Come share your creativity! Poetry, Song, Instrumental Talent, Dance, Rap, Photography, Drawings, Paintings, and any other creative talents you have are welcome! Pizza & pop will be served. Come at 5:30 if you would like to work with a professional writer on preparing your material. You do NOT need to belong to a sponsoring organization to participate!

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Beyond Textbooks and Dorm Assignments: What College Students Need to Know

Submitted by Joe Kirchmyer
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011, 1:39pm
Beyond Textbooks and Dorm Assignments: What College Students Need to Know

Sending a child away to college is never easy, but you can make the transition a little easier by having a heart-to-heart conversation with your college-bound student before he or she leaves the nest. Following are some topics for discussion, courtesy of Feroleto Law, that will help your child avoid potential pitfalls down the road:

Driving

• Does your college student know what to do if they are in an accident? They should exchange insurance information with the other driver; get medical treatment to rule out any injuries; and take photographs of injuries, vehicles and the location of the accident if it can be done safely.

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Elmwood-Bidwell Farmers Market Lists August 27 Activities

Submitted by Joe Kirchmyer
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011, 8:20am
Elmwood-Bidwell Farmers Market Lists August 27 Activities

The Elmwood-Bidwell Farmers Market, a Western New York tradition featuring more than 30 vendors selling fresh, seasonal and local products, is open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday, rain or shine. Providing musical entertainment at the open-air venue this week, Aug. 27, will be singer/guitarist Kate Shaffer from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Members of the Niagara Frontier Plein Air Painters will also make their annual visit to the market to put their creativity on display. 

The market also welcomes several community groups this week, including the Richmond Ashland National Register Historic District Initiative, Massachusetts Avenue Project, Assumption Church and Our Lady of Black Rock School, and the popular SPCA Whisker Wag’n! Arrowhead Spring Vineyards and Schulze Vineyards & Winery will offer wine-tasting. 

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'Rock for Food' Teams Up with Wing Fest to Benefit Food Bank

Submitted by Patrick Klinck, Community Web Producer
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011, 6:24am
'Rock for Food' Teams Up with Wing Fest to Benefit Food Bank

9th Annual ‘Rock for Food’ Teaming Up Once Again with Wing Fest to Benefit Food Bank

Some of Western New York’s top music acts will be gathering together for an evening of live original music to help the hungry in anticipation of the holiday season.  Now in its 9th year of existence, “Rock for Food 2011” - will be held on Friday, September 2nd at The Pearl Street Grill & Brewery on 76 Pearl Street in downtown Buffalo. The event is a benefit for The Food Bank of Western New York and is once again the official kickoff party for The National Buffalo Wing Festival.

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Earthquake Rattles Some Towns, Not Others

Submitted by Patrick Klinck, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011, 5:45pm
Earthquake Rattles Some Towns, Not Others

The effect of Tuesday's earthquake in Western New York was widespread, but not universal. People in some neighborhoods didn't notice it at all while others were left feeling queasy from the unaccustomed shaking.

Go to the WGRZ-2 On Your Side Facebook page to compare for yourself reports from places where the earthquake was felt to places where it wasn't. (Follow the posts beginning on Tuesday at about 2pm. We asked both questions and received well over 800 responses from across Western New York and beyond.)

Share your earthquake stories below. Did you even feel it? Or not? Where were you at the time? (01:51:03 PM EST.)

Any friends or relatives out of town who felt it? Where were they when it hit?

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Earthquake Safety Tips

Submitted by Jackie Lewandowski, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011, 2:54pm
Earthquake Safety Tips

We don't get them often and many of us don't know what to do when they happen so we here at 2 Your Town have compiled a list of safety procedures to help keep you and your family safe during an earthquake/aftershock. 

During an Earthquake

  • If you're indoors, stay there. Get under -- and hold onto --a desk or table, or stand against an interior wall. Stay clear of exterior walls, glass, heavy furniture, fireplaces and appliances. The kitchen is a particularly dangerous spot. If you’re in an office building, stay away from windows and outside walls and do not use the elevator.
     

  • If you're outside, get into the open. Stay clear of buildings, power lines or anything else that could fall on you.
     

  • If you're driving, move the car out of traffic and stop.

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