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CheCk Us OUt On FaCebOOk! March 8-14, 2012 Volume 07 ~ Issue 10

Architectural Digest of Ellicottville

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This home represents that rarest of rare finds; a secluded country home with room for horses, an established business, a lot of acreage ready for development, and turnkey income. Lets start with the home. Located out Maples Road it’s in the middle of farm country; the local CSA farm is just down the road, as are several artists studios. It feels like the middle of nowhere but is only fifteen minutes from skiing, golf, and downtown Ellicottville. Furthermore, cross country skiing, hunting,

and fishing are right in your backyard. The house is a classic rambling farm home. The downstairs features a formal living room with a stone fireplace, a parlor, large kitchen and formal dining room. The home is currently a working B&B, and the downstairs has full living quarters, with a separate entrance for the proprietors. The four guest bedrooms are upstairs, as well as three baths for the guests. Also upstairs is a private living quarter with its own living, bedroom, bath and kitchen. It could be rented out as an apartment. Then there is the land; over 250 acres of mostly cleared property

surround the house Across the road 50 acres are currently leased to a farmer for growing corn. The area could easily be developed. Around the back of the house is a large barn with horse stalls. Horseback riding, snowmobiling, hiking, snowshoeing are all available on the property. The Mansfield area is known for its fine trout fishing, and the public fishing spot is just down the road. This is a rare find in a well established farming and recreational area. For more information about this property contact Carol Thomas, Associate Real Estate Broker at Team VP ERA Real Estate 716-698-0115. This classic farm home serves as a Bed and Breakfast. It sits on over 250 acres of land.

All the guest rooms are decorated in Victorian charm.The large well equipped kitchen is accessible to the guests and the residents.

The living room has a large wood burning fireplace, and is the gathering place for the B&B guests

~ The Villager ~ March 8-14, 2012

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~ FOX RIDGE ~

~ ALPINE MEADOWS ~

~ SNOWPINE VILLAGE ~

~ HOLIMONT AREA ~

~ TAMARACK CLUB ~

~ WILDFLOWER ~

532 FOX RIDGE3 BR/3 BTH w/gas f/p & A/C, hd/wd

� oors. Master suite w/2nd f/p. 2500 sq. � . Furnished. Slope views! B349846 $349,000

121 THE WOODSNewly painted, upgraded; ready to move

in, fully furnished, lower entry level. B394940 $249,000

101 FOX RIDGE 3 BR/3 BTH corner unit w/view of Holiday

Valley & short walk to slopes. Updated kitchen & baths; new wood � ooring.

B399220 $329,000

TAMARACK CLUBResales 1 & 2 Bdrm units. From $67,000.

Ski in/ski out and direct access to the pro shop for golf.

10 WILDFLOWER Recently renovated studio w/ a great slope view. All new kitchen, updated bath, new

� ooring. B402587 $95,000

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65 WILDFLOWER 1 BR end unit on the 2nd � oor and 2 pvt balconies. Freshly painted & decorated.

New carpet. B399084 $134,900

37 WILDFLOWER Four seaasons of fun in this fully

furnished end unit. B398852 $129,900

113 WILDFLOWEREnd unit studio/lo� w/ 1/2 bath on 2nd

� oor. carpet & hardwood � oors in kitchen & bath. Nice location at the back of the

complex. B334772 $139,000

83 WILDFLOWEREnjoy 4 seasons of fun in this completely

redone “A” rated studio. New stainless appl., tile & carpet. B395918 $99,000

186 WILDFLOWER Total update unit w/ wood � ooring, gas

fp w/ gas heater inc. Extended lo� ; along 1/2 bath in entry area. Ground entry.

B400775 $148,500

122 WILDFLOWEREnjoy this end unit fully furnished town-home summer and winter. 1 BR/1.5 BTH;

has great rental income history. B877781 $135,000

108 FOX RIDGE 3 BR/2 BTH end unit w/ great view of slopes. Exterior has just been totally

remodeled. Best priced on the market. B398895 $219,000

128 THE WOODSTurn key property w/great view of

Holimont! 3BR/2 BTH, large front yard. B390514 $249,900

40 ALPINE MEADOWSWalk to slopes or Village; 4 BR/2.5 BTH,

nicely furnished & updated unit w/enclosed lo� . B379259 $274,000

29 WILDFLOWERAir Conditioned! Walk to slopes or Village.

Many updates; new washer/dryer. B394149 $143,500

4 WILDFLOWER1 BR w/lg. steam shower in ext. lo� ,

� eldstone gas f/p, built in storage; walk to slopes and E’ville. B368850 $139,000

74 WILDFLOWER Very updated unit; all new � ooring.

Extended lo� area w/bunkbeds. Close to slopes and village. B382253 $133,000

51 WILDFLOWERUnique studio lo� , end unit on water.

Gas f/p, enc. lo� for privacy. Great rental potential. B368850 $124,500

118 WILDFLOWERGreat location w/ a view of Holiday valley Ski hills. Totally upgraded with � ooring,

kitchen cupboards plus new stainless appli-ances. B382828 $84,900

90 WILDFLOWEREnjoy this townhouse with a great view,

wood burning � replace; in great condition; fully furnished. B293292 $125,000

200 WILDFLOWER Enjoy a view of the slopes at HV from this

great 2 BR, 2 BTH end unit. Short walk to the slopes. Furnished.

B400844 $232,000

184 WILDFLOWER � e only handicapped accessible unit at Wild� ower. Very nicely upgraded. Great

rental history. B400606 $96,000

20 SNOWPINE TOWNHOUSESki in-ski out from this 4 BR/2.5 BTH

2,500 Sq Ft. Central AC, gas heat; nicely furnished. B402654 $379,000

16 SNOWPINE4 BR/2.5 BTH 2,500 Sq Ft townhome; com-pletely renovated. All newer furniture & 2 wood burning FP’s. B402153 $429,000

C203 SNOWPINE Unit w/ access to Wall & Sunrise chair li� s;

updated furnishings, carpet, and kitchen � oor. B398246 $217,900

A301 SNOWPINESki in/Ski out 3 BR/2 BTH end unit w/a

view and access to the Wall & Sunrise li� s. Recently updated. B325710 $209,000

F104 SNOWPINEEnjoy this fully furnished condo year

round with a great view of the golf course. B397714 $116,000

E202 SNOWPINE Ski in, ski out from the best location at

Holiday Valley. 2 BR/2 BTH; great rental & income potential. B389173 $184,500

B104 SNOWPINEBest priced 1 BR SnowPine condo on the

market. Great rental history and potential. B395260 $94,900

A102 SNOWPINE� e best location; easy access to SnowPine

and Sunrise Chairli� s; comfortably fur-nished. B395242 $115,000

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Harlem Dance TheatreRegional Debut at Bradford Creative and Performing Arts Center

Bradford, Pa. – March 2, 2012. The Bradford Creative and Performing Arts Center presents the Dance Theatre of Harlem at 7:30 p.m. Mar. 16 in the Bromeley Family Theater in Pitt-Bradford’s Blaisdell Hall, BCPAC President Shane Oschman announced today.

The Dance Theatre of Harlem is one of the leading dance institutions in America, one with great global acclaim. Founded in 1969 by Arthur Mitchell and Karel Shook, the ensemble was meant to inspire children – especially those from Harlem – to discover

dance and the allied arts. “This troupe of artists has been inspiring two generations of young people,” Oschman said, “and now they’re coming to Bradford to inspire us. Their repertoire is both wide and deep, covering classic ballet through to the syncopations of Scott Joplin and on to James Brown, even some vogueing and hip hop.” Tickets are now available by calling or visiting the BCPAC office at 10 Marilyn Horne Way from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and online at bcpac.com. Student rush tickets, if available, will sell for half-price an hour before the show at the Bromeley Family Theater box office. BAHS student rush tickets are free.

Women Create ExhibitVisit the Women Create Exhibit in Downtown Jamestown

Jamestown, NY – When you’re enjoying St. Patrick’s Day in downtown Jamestown this Saturday [March 10], be sure to visit the Women Create exhibit at the 3rd on 3rd Gallery. “While we don’t have regular weekend hours,” noted Arts Council for Chautauqua County Program Coordinator Len Barry, “with all the activity downtown this Saturday we wanted to give everyone the chance to see this wonderful exhibit.” Barry added that this is a special opportunity, as two of the participating artists will be

present. From 9 am until 1 pm painter Toni Kelly from Erie, Pennsylvania, will be in the gallery. Fredonia artist Jill Johnston will welcome visitors from 1-4 pm. Kelly’s acrylic and collage work of a rooster, “A Winged Heart,” is on display, and Johnston is showing “Red Garden 5,” a mixed media print. These are two of the 41 area women artists whose work is being shown at 116 East Third Street, next to the Reg Lenna Civic Center in downtown Jamestown. There is no charge for the

exhibit, but donations are gratefully accepted. Women Create is presented in cooperation with the Arts Council for Chautauqua County. Regular hours are 10 am-4 pm, Monday-Friday until the closing reception on Saturday, March 31. For viewing by appointment, contact Barry at (716) 664-2465, ext. 227. Events are also planned from morning to evening on SWAN (Support Women Artists Now) Day, Saturday, March 31. For details on all these programs, visit http://womencreate.wordpress.com/.

Friends of Arts Support CCSign up for a Cattaraugus County Arts Center Membership

It’s in difficult times that arts and culture finds its most vital role – that of improving qual-ity of life. Through education, service and outreach, CCAC is working hard to make this region a place where people want to live and play and work and raise families. We’re working hard to make this gorgeous place we live inter-esting, dynamic, and unique.

By joining the Arts Council as a paid member, you are au-tomatically eligible for dis-counted rates on all classes offered at CCAC. You are also eligible for our bian-nual member show, you’ll be added to our mailing list and receive our bi-monthly news-letter with all of the up-to-date arts information you’ll need! Membership registration

and payment can be processed online or by mailing your payment and information to CCAC, POB 406, Olean, NY 14760. Note: When paying through PayPal, some credit card companies do not forward your address to CCAC so we ask that you please contact us with your correct mailing ad-dress for class registration af-ter your have paid.

Routes to Art 2012Fifth Routes to Art Weekend May 19-20 in Cattaraugus County

We’ve rounded up the best and the brightest for our biggest-ever line up of artists for the fifth Routes to Art weekend. Forty-five artists will be opening their doors on May 19-20 to share their wares with you! Taadaa, here they are: Cherie Antle, Richard Big Kettle, Alix Brodeur, Gratia Brown, Jon Ann Capasso, Charlotte Capellino, Robin Zefers Clark, Conklin Studio Pottery, Alex Derwick, Debra Eck, Patricia Eckstrom, Karen Fitzpatrick, Barbara Fox, Hayden Haynes, Melanie Hill, Hog Shed Studio, Sean Huntington, Nance Jackson, Mary Jacobs, Samantha Jacobs, Adrian John, Lyle Logan, Down Lombardi, Carl Margeson, Tom Martin, Keith McKale, Kristina McLeod, Betty Meierjurgen, Jennifer Miller, Penelope Miller, Minsart Studio, Anne Mormile, Donna Nelson, Gina Pennock, Todd Plough, Rose Garden, Terry Saye, Dee Smith, Jil St. Ledger-Roty, Chris Stark, Roger Thompson, Cheryl Tome, Carson Waterman, Michael Weishan, and Dug Stein’s woodSwork. The RTA website is newly launched, where you can see work from all of these fine folks and find more details of our 2012 program, including the RTA Exhibition Opening on April 19 at the Quick Center.

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March 8-14, 2012 ~ The Villager ~

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~ The Villager ~ March 8-14, 2012

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Welcome to Ellicottville! When some folks hear the term “March Madness”, they think of college basketball. Around here, March Madness is Mardi Gras and Canadian Spring Break. Also this time of year, Cruise ships are filling up with passengers and most of them are the big mega liners that have been getting bigger all the time. These super liners certainly offer countless opportunities to have fun and Because the competition is so stiff to bring costs down, in some cases, cruise rates are actually lower now than They were 15 Years ago. The basics are of course included, but more and more options are being offered that come with a price tag while you are onboard. You can definitely enjoy yourself in the main dining room instead of a specialty restaurant, drink a regular cup of coffee instead of Starbucks, skip that second martini before dinner, or opt to not partake in any excursions in the ports, but heck, what fun is that? So, we end up paying a very reasonable price before we board, but then come home to a Visa bill that almost seems to match what we paid for the cruise after all the “extras” many people assume are included. More than 10 million

passengers took a cruise in 2011, and the majority of them cruised on the cruise lines you may be most familiar with.... Royal Caribbean, Princess, Holland America, and Carnival to name several. These cruise lines offer all the basics but also countless opportunities to splurge onboard to make the experience even better and enjoyable. Nothing at all against this, in my opinion, but if you ‘re going to spend the extra money anyway, why not get as much bang for your buck as possible and usually for a little bit more, bump to the next level in cabins. If you’re booking a balcony, why not go for a smaller suite? The perks included can sometimes make up for the difference in price Now, here is where it not only gets more fun, but actually cost effective. By booking on one of the luxury cruise lines, such as Crystal, Seabourn, or Regent, (and perks can vary from one to the other), the initial price may seem significantly more than Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, or Princess. In actuality, the least expensive category on one of these luxury lines will still get you a balcony. Once onboard these smaller, more intimate ships, the difference is immediately apparent. Gourmet meals usually offered at an additional cost...included.

Specialty coffees...included. Sodas...included. All wines and beers...included. wWant a Grey Goose martini? How about another one...included. Fully stocked mini bar in your cabin...included.All tips and gratuities...included. All shore excursions...included. Round trip air fare from a gateway city...included. One night pre-cruise hotel...included. Transfers--- airport, hotel, ship and back again...included. A three page bill slipped under your door on the last morning...NOT included. Ultimately, you end up paying the same, but the experience is like night and day. Itineraries are exclusive, and they offer smaller more unique ports rather than masses of people from 5 other ships docked the same day. The service staff are paid better, so they attract a higher quality of employee who is well trained and understands the idea of “the customer comes first”. You will not miss the endless announcements for Bingo, jewelry sales, or art auctions. Even your accommodations will feel more sumptuous like Bvlgari toiletries, separate bathtub, twin sinks, thick robes, countertops made from marble, plush carpets and furniture you actually want to sit on. So, if you are seriously planning a cruise, look at all the factors and add up all the costs... Before, during, and after. When you see the incredible value in treating yourself to the upgrade all you have left to do is call your agent. You definitely want the their input of an experienced cruise agent that knows the differences between the various cruise lines to find the right match for you. Happy Mardi Gras! For information on cruises, all inclusive resorts, and private excursions, call Felicia Z Livingston, MCC at 1-800-778-7003 or visit www.whateverfloatsyourboat.biz

Day Trippin’ : SpamalotIn Buffalo, NY on March 30 and March 31, 2012

Day Trippin’ : Flower ShowEvents Start March 23, 2012 to Kick off the Spring Season

Buffalo, NY - The Botanical Gardens will welcome spring on March 23. To kick-off the season, Paradise Under Glass will be held on March 23 from 6-9pm. This event is a sneak preview to the annual Spring Flower Show, presented by M&T Bank, which will open March 24 and run though April 15. This much anticipated show will be complemented by Dress Your Easter Best Contest April 6-8 and the annual Easter Egg Hunt on April 7. Paradise Under Glass is a unique fund-rising party that encourages guests to wear Hawaiian shirts, skirts and bright colors to celebrate the Gardens tropical environment after dark. As a kick-off to spring and the sneak preview to the 2012 Spring Flower Show, Paradise Under Glass is sure to get guests in the mood for warm weather to come. Tickets include a great basket raffle and delicious tidbits and drinks that will be provided by: Dundee Ale & Lager, Seagram’s Escapes Coolers, Curly’s, Oliver’s, TEMPO, Lucarelli’s, Quaker Bonnet, Ilio DiPaolo’s, Obviously Avi Catering and more! Paradise Under Glass is made possible by the generous support of M&T Bank, Buffalo Spree Magazine, Star 102.5 and Backyard Party Supply. Tickets for Paradise Under Glass are $25 for Garden Members, $28 for Non-Members and $30 after March 18. Purchase tickets

online at www.buffalogardens.com or by calling 716.827.1584 ext 204. The Spring Flower Show is an explosion of colors coupled with rich fragrances of long-awaited spring. The Gardens will be bursting with spring flowers and plants that include thousands of beautiful spring bulbs, many varieties of tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, hydrangeas, primroses, crocuses and so much more! Our most popular flower show would not be complete without Farmer Brown’s Petting Zoo, or the Easter Bunny. Farmer Brown’s Petting Zoo is a fun and educational animal exhibit which includes baby chicks, lambs, rabbits, goats and many more. The Petting Zoo will be open 10am-4pm daily during the Spring Flower Show. The Easter Bunny will visit the Gardens 10am-5pm on March 24, 25, 31, April 1, 6, 7 and 8. Visits with the Easter Bunny are free and guests are welcome to take photos with their own cameras. Dress Your Easter Best Contest will celebrate Easter tradition and the Garden’s Victorian history. This contest will be held during Easter weekend April 6-8. This contest will encourage Garden visitors to wear their Easter best, Easter bonnets and/or Easter ties to the Gardens. During the weekend, volunteers assisting the Easter Bunny will choose winners to receive prizes. The Spring Flower Show,

Farmer Brown’s Petting Zoo, visits with the Easter Bunny and Dress Your Easter Best Contest are included with Spring Flower Show admission - $9 Adults, $8 Seniors (55+) & Students (13+), $5 Kids 3-12, Garden Members and kids under 3 are Free! Saturday, April 7 is the annual Easter Egg Hunt. The Hunt will start at 11am for kids 6 and under. Each Hunter will collect two eggs to exchange for fun prizes provided by Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers, the Buffalo Zoo, Neglia Ballet, the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, Explore and More, Theatre of Youth, the Gardens and more! Pre-registration is required for The Hunt, as it sells out quickly. Registration is $6 for Garden member’s children/grandchildren, $8 for non-member’s children/grandchildren and $10 for everyone after March 25. Register early online at www.buffalogardens.com or by calling 716.827.1584 ext. 204. For more information on all of these events visit us at www.buffalogardens.com. The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens Society, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing appreciation for and knowledge of plant life and its connection to people and cultures through its documented living plant collection, historic conservatory, education, research and exhibits.

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y., Feb. 24, 2012 — Several distinguished writers will make separate appearances at St. Bonaventure University this semester as part of the 2012 Writers Series, sponsored by St. Bonaventure’s Department of English and the School of Arts and Sciences. Each will give readings on campus, which will be open to the public at no charge. The authors and their scheduled readings include: 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 6, Walsh Science Center amphitheater: poet, editor and ecocritic Jonathan Skinner, 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, Garret Theater: poet, short-story writer and critic Peter Makuck, Thursday, April 19, 5:10 p.m., Dresser Auditorium, Murphy Professional Building: poet, editor, essayist and teacher Gregory Betts In addition, a relatively new writer on the literary landscape, Devin Murphy, who earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English from St. Bonaventure in 2002, will return to campus to visit creative writing classes and give a reading. Details of his visit will be announced at a later date. Other guests and activities, including a visit by a slam poet, will be announced as plans are developed, said Dr. Patrick Panzarella, English chair at St. Bonaventure. Here’s a look at the authors participating in 2012 Writers Series. Jonathan Skinner’s poetry collections include “Birds of Tifft” (BlazeVOX, 2011) and “Political Cactus Poems” (Palm Press, 2005). He founded and edits the journal ecopoetics (www.ecopoetics.org), which features creative-critical intersections between writing and ecology.

Attention kids – Dooley, an eight year old yellow lab, would love to listen to you read!!! Dooley is part of the Reading Education Assistance Dogs program (READ) and he is a registered therapy animal who volunteers with his owner/handler Martha Brown. Their next visit is from 3 pm to 5 pm February 24th. We can also schedule on a Saturday if necessary. Please contact the library at 699- 2842 to sign your child up for a fifteen minute time period if you are interested in reading.

Reading with DooleyDooley is at the Ellicottville Memorial Library on February 24th

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Day Trippin’ : SpamalotIn Buffalo, NY on March 30 and March 31, 2012

Buffalo, NY -- The Tony Award-winning Best Musical of 2005, Monty Python’s Spamalot, will return to Shea’s Performing Arts Center, a Special Engagements presented by Shea’s and Albert Nocciolino for three performances only Friday March 30 and Saturday March 31, 2012. Tickets (27.50, 42.50, 57.50) are on sale now. Call 1-800-745-3000, go to ticketmaster.com or to Shea’s Ticket Office, 650 Main Street. Information www.sheas.org Lovingly “ripped-off” from the internationally famous comedy team’s most popular motion picture, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python’s Spamalot is the winner of three 2005 Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Director (Mike Nichols), as well as the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards for Best Musical. The original cast recording of Monty Python’s Spamalot won

the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album. Based on the Tony Award winning direction of Mike Nichols and the riotous choreography of Casey Nicholaw, Monty Python’s Spamalot features a book by Eric Idle, based on the screenplay of Monty Python and the Holy Grail by Monty Python creators Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin, with music and lyrics by the Grammy Award-winning team of Mr. Idle and John Du Prez. Telling the legendary tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, and their quest for the Holy Grail, Monty Python’s Spamalot features a chorus line of dancing divas and knights, flatulent Frenchmen, killer rabbits and one legless knight. Monty Python’s Spamalot is produced by Stephen B.

Kane, Michael McFadden and Phoenix Entertainment. Mike Nichols has been acclaimed as one of the great American directors in film, theater and television. He has won the Academy Award and eight Tony Awards. He recently received the Directors’ Guild of America Award for Lifetime Achievement as well as a DGA Award for the direction of the HBO adaptation of Angels in America. Casey Nicholaw’s outstanding work on Monty Python’s Spamalot earned him nominations for the Tony Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award and the Drama Desk Award. He followed up Monty Python’s Spamalot with another smash hit Broadway musical, The Drowsy Chaperone for which he earned numerous nominations as director and choreographer. Aside from his work with Monty Python in films and on TV, Eric Idle has written a West End play, Pass the Butler; three novels, including The Road to Mars, The Rutles - A Mockumentary; and many songs too rude to mention. He has sung opera, acted in movies, appeared on television and crossed America performing comedy on The Greedy Bastard Tour. His diary of his 15,000 mile journey by bus was recently published by Harper Collins, and his long awaited sequel The Rutles2: Can’t Buy Me Lunch was released by Warner Video in March. There’s no saying what he might do next... John Du Prez has composed over 20 feature film scores including A Fish Called Wanda, A Private Function, The Meaning of Life, Personal Services, UHF, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles I, II & III. He has worked with Eric Idle since 1978. Monty Python isn’t a person, but a group of British actors and writers (and one American) that performed their famous comedy show Monty Python’s Flying Circus on the BBC from 1969 to 1974, with subsequent international fame and success.

Day Trippin’ : Flower ShowFarmer Brown’s Petting Zoo, visits with the Easter Bunny and Dress Your Easter Best Contest are included with Spring Flower Show admission - $9 Adults, $8 Seniors (55+) & Students (13+), $5 Kids 3-12, Garden Members and kids under 3 are Free! Saturday, April 7 is the annual Easter Egg Hunt. The Hunt will start at 11am for kids 6 and under. Each Hunter will collect two eggs to exchange for fun prizes provided by Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers, the Buffalo Zoo, Neglia Ballet, the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, Explore and More, Theatre of Youth, the Gardens and more! Pre-registration is required for The Hunt, as it sells out quickly. Registration is $6 for Garden member’s children/grandchildren, $8 for non-member’s children/grandchildren and $10 for everyone after March 25. Register early online at www.buffalogardens.com or by calling 716.827.1584 ext. 204. For more information on all of these events visit us at www.buffalogardens.com. The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens Society, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing appreciation for and knowledge of plant life and its connection to people and cultures through its documented living plant collection, historic conservatory, education, research and exhibits.

Authors Give Readings2012 Writers Series Hosted by SBU’s English Department

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y., Feb. 24, 2012 — Several distinguished writers will make separate appearances at St. Bonaventure University this semester as part of the 2012 Writers Series, sponsored by St. Bonaventure’s Department of English and the School of Arts and Sciences. Each will give readings on campus, which will be open to the public at no charge. The authors and their scheduled readings include: 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 6, Walsh Science Center amphitheater: poet, editor and ecocritic Jonathan Skinner, 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, Garret Theater: poet, short-story writer and critic Peter Makuck, Thursday, April 19, 5:10 p.m., Dresser Auditorium, Murphy Professional Building: poet, editor, essayist and teacher Gregory Betts In addition, a relatively new writer on the literary landscape, Devin Murphy, who earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English from St. Bonaventure in 2002, will return to campus to visit creative writing classes and give a reading. Details of his visit will be announced at a later date. Other guests and activities, including a visit by a slam poet, will be announced as plans are developed, said Dr. Patrick Panzarella, English chair at St. Bonaventure. Here’s a look at the authors participating in 2012 Writers Series. Jonathan Skinner’s poetry collections include “Birds of Tifft” (BlazeVOX, 2011) and “Political Cactus Poems” (Palm Press, 2005). He founded and edits the journal ecopoetics (www.ecopoetics.org), which features creative-critical intersections between writing and ecology.

Skinner also writes ecocriticism on contemporary poetry and poetics. He has published essays on the poets Charles Olson, Ronald Johnson, Lorine Niedecker, Mei-mei Berssenbrugge and Bernadette Mayer, and on horizontal concepts such as the Third Landscape. He is writing a book of investigative poems on the urban landscapes of Frederick Law Olmsted, the founder of American landscape architecture. Skinner earned his Ph.D. in English (poetics) at the State University of New York at Buffalo and is a former assistant professor of environmental studies at Bates College in Maine. He is a 2011-2012 Fellow with the Cornell Society for Humanities. Peter Makuck is a distinguished professor emeritus of English at East Carolina University, where he was also the first distinguished professor of arts and sciences. In 1978, he founded the internationally acclaimed magazine Tar River Poetry. His eighth volume of poetry, “Long Lens: New & Selected Poems,” was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize by its publisher, BOA Editions. His collection of short stories, “Costly Habits,” was nominated for the Pen/Faulkner Award, and he has five times received honorable mention in “Best American Short Stories.” Makuck’s awards and honors include a Fulbright professorship in France, the Monroe Spears Award for the best essay to appear in the Sewanee Review in 2010, the Charity Randall Citation for poetry, and the Zoe Kincaid Brockman Award for best book of poems by a North Carolinian in 1989.

He has also been a lecturer in the Poets in Person series sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Makuck will spend two days on campus and will visit English classes prior to his April 10 reading. Gregory Betts is the author of five books of poetry, including “If Language” (2005), a collection of 56 paragraph-length anagrams, and “The Others Raised in Me” (2009), a sequence of 150 “plunderverse” poems created by deleting words and letters from William Shakespeare’s sonnet 150. His poetry and experimental prose have been published in journals and magazines across Canada and the United States, as well as in a few European nations. His work has appeared in the conceptual writing anthology “Against Expression.” Betts is the editor of four collections of experimental writing and author of the forthcoming book “Avant-Garde Canadian Literature: The Early Manifestations” (University of Toronto Press 2012). He is the director of the Centre for Canadian Studies at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Devin Murphy, after graduating from St. Bonaventure, earned a master’s degree from Colorado State University and his Ph.D. in creating writing from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His writing awards include honorable mention in The Atlantic’s Student Writing Contest and third place in Glimmer Train Press, Inc.’s Short Story Contest for New Writers. His stories have appeared in The Missouri Review, South Dakota Review and The Greensboro Review.

Dooley is at the Ellicottville Memorial Library on February 24th

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