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More than 40 years after blazing a trail for female video game characters, Ms. Pac-Man was inducted Thursday into the World Video Game Hall of Fame, at The Strong National Museum of Play, along with Dance Dance Revolution, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Sid Meier's Civilization.
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The honorary registry, established in 2020 by the state’s Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, highlights businesses that have been in operation for at least 50 years and have contributed to their community's history.
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CEPA Gallery's current exhibition offers a small glimpse into the institution's massive photo archive. The next step calls for the public to help "curate" the collection.
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"Slava Ukraini: A Benefit Concert for Ukraine" will take place April 3 at 7 p.m. at Kleinhans Music Hall.
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For 30 years, Theater Talk has been appointment listening on WBFO, featuring the insights of theater critic and historian, Anthony Chase, who joins Peter Hall for a five-minute weekly broadcast at 6:45 and 8:45 Friday mornings on 88.7 WBFO with a podcast available on wbfo.org.This week Anthony talks about wrapping up MACBETH ("the Scottish play") at Buff State and eagerly anticipating local productions this March.
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When the full heat of summer hits Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, the indoor and outdoor stages of the Shaw Festival will be filled with performers in classic plays and musicals, from the works of George Bernard Shaw to August Wilson's "Gem of the Ocean."
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New York artists are being offered $1,000 a month in guaranteed income through a private arts grant.
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Amy Guglielmo, Creative Director for "Reading Rainbow Live," discusses the development of program which emerged from the PBS legacy program "Reading Rainbow."
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Over the weekend, Frederick Douglass historian David Anderson was honored with the New York state Liberty Medal. The Liberty Medal is the highest civilian honor that a state resident can receive and is given for lifetime achievement and exceptional community acts.
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Concerts will include the world-renowned Midori on Classics and the incomparable Gladys Knight on Pops, plus Shakespeare’s The Tempest in collaboration with Irish Classical Theatre Company and a rescheduled Mozart’s The Magic Flute.
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No longer just a Western New York photography contest, CEPA Gallery's Oseroff Memorial Photography Purchase Prize contest is reaching out to artists across the country.
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The NFTA is hosting a contest, encouraging artists to submit works spotlighting Black excellence. The grand prize is having the work featured prominently on the side of a Metro Bus.