Monthly Archives: July 2011

Wednesday Night Concert Series at RiverFest Park

Last month we got to perform at the opening weekend of a new park on Ohio St. Once a common post-industrial waste field, thanks to the work of Margaret “Peg” Overdorf and the Valley Community Association, Buffalo now has a fantastic new concert venue and boating park. For the next three weeks we will be performing between sets probably around 9pm.

Only Humen, also a Buffalo Hall of Music award winner and popular throughout Western New York, will perform on August 3rd. The band is led by Frank Pusateri who is native to the South Buffalo area.

Crash Cadillac, the fun interactive oldies band, will be featured on August 10th.

The series will wrap up on Wednesday, August 24th with the Town Pants, an international touring act. The Town Pants band, which hails from Vancouver, Canada, combines aspects of traditional Irish music, folk rock, and Americana, creating a unique brand of high energy “West Coast Celtic.” With their performance at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and at festivals throughout United States, Canada and Europe, the group is a consistent audience favorite.

Food and refreshments will be available at all concerts.

More information at The Valley Center

Hoop/Spin Jam – Thursday July 7th, Lasalle Park Amphitheater

The Buffalo Hula Hoop Group and Pyromancy will be having an open invite Hoop and Spin Jam at Lasalle Park Amphitheater this Thursday from 7pm until after dark. This event is for anyone interested in learning hooping or other skill toys, come out and spin with us! There will have some extra hoops for people to use in case you do not have one. Other props like batons, poi, staff, juggling are also welcome. This will be a skill share, so if there is anything you would like to learn, please ask ! I can provide instruction for off-body moves / isolations and mini-hoops if anyone is interested. If you use fire props, we are able to burn when it gets dark but please bring your own fuel or a small donation to cover the cost of white gas if you want to use it. The amphitheater is almost always available, but if for some reason it is in use ( there was a martial arts class till 7:30 one time ) , we can meet out on the lawn until it is available. The amphitheater is covered so this event will be rain or shine.

Photographers are welcomed! Please take photos of us and submit them to the hoop group or gillian [at] pyromancy.org . This is a great opportunity to expand your art with some interesting subjects.

Facebook Event Link
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