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Updated: 7:10 PM EDT May 5, 2021
BUFFALO, N.Y. The annual PLAY/GROUND art event is returning to the Queen City this summer.
PLAY/GROUND will be held from August 6 through August 15 at four separate locations in the City of Buffalo. BICA (The Buffalo Institute for Contemporary Art) and Resource:Art are calling on local artists to participate in this year s art extravaganza.
“We are excited to share our vision for this year’s art PLAY/GROUND, which will connect downtown Buffalo and the Broadway-Fillmore neighborhood through art,” said Emily Tucker, director of Resource:Art.
“Our goal for this year is to bring diverse communities together to reflect on unique perspectives, heal and grow together as one strong Western New York community. Our selection of this year’s venues is intentional, and we hope to engage new artists and new communities to create a shared experience that is engaging and accessible for all visitors.”
How you can Do Good On Dyngus Day and support the East Side Community
Instead of bringing people together for an in-person fundraiser like a typical year, this year the Matt Urban Center launched a campaign to rally the city of good neighbors asking them to do good on Dyngus Day.
and last updated 2021-04-05 06:42:35-04
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â Instead of bringing people together for an in-person fundraiser like a typical year, this year the Matt Urban Center on Broadway in Buffalo launched a campaign to rally the City of Good Neighbors asking them to do good on Dyngus Day.
The Matt Urban Center in Buffalo s Broadway-Fillmore community has a new boss. New Executive Director Ben Hilligas is grappling with so many activities that aren t active due to COVID-19. He is hoping vaccinations will start opening things up.
Hilligas joined the center Jan. 4 from the Erie County Department of Social Services, where he served for the past six years as Senior Youth Bureau Director in the Division of Youth Services. Prior to that, he worked for Say Yes Buffalo and Compass House youth shelter in a variety of capacities.
Ben Hilligas became executive director of the Matt Urban Center Jan. 4.
Matt Urban Center Hope House emergency shelter to close March 31
Lt. Col. Matt Urban Human Services Center of WNY, Inc.
and last updated 2021-02-26 13:37:54-05
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â The Matt Urban Center Hope House emergency shelter located at 586 Genesee Street will close March 31, 2021.
The Administration and Board of Directors of the Lt. Col. Matt Urban Human Services Center of WNY, Inc. made the announcement Friday.
Officials say the shelter, which opened in 2014, was intended to be a temporary location due to its physical limitations. Those physical limitations will soon bring the shelter out of compliance with state regulations.