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WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: Local artist looks to help
An internationally acclaimed artist with Niagara County ties recently took part in a charity art event near Rochester.
Philip Burke, who’s famous for the caricatures he’s drawn for Rolling Stone, painted a park bench at Nazareth College’s “Benches on Parade” fundraiser. The benches will be sold, with the proceeds going to Rochester-area arts groups, the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reported.
Burke, a Buffalo native who now lives in Niagara Falls, made a caricature portrait of jazz musician Chuck Mangione, a Rochester native.
“My work is all public, except this will be a wider audience,” Burke told the paper. “I love painting, but even more, I love getting inside the personality and trying to bring it out.”
The benches are expected to be out on display by the summer, the paper reported. They will then be sold at auction.
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Niagara Falls serves as the inspiration for an ongoing art exhibit at a New York City gallery.
Artist Zoe Leonard compiled more than 4,000 Niagara Falls-themed postcards for her exhibit “You see I am here after all” on display at Dia:Beacon in Manhattan, the New York Times reported.
The cards span more than half a century starting in the early 1900s and were culled from flea markets, garage sales and other sources.
Leonard’s inspiration was to show how postcards played a role in Niagara Falls’ metamorphosis from a natural site to a tourist destination, the paper reported. The exhibit runs through Sept. 7.
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A former Tonawanda city councilman is looking to hold a similar post in his new home.
Tom Christy, a 30-year resident of the City of Tonawanda, is one of seven candidates for the city council in Seminole, Fla., the Seminole Beacon reported.
Since moving to Florida five years ago, Christy has helped review the Seminole city charter, the paper reported.
Christy, 58, was on the city council in Tonawanda from 1975-80 and 1990-95. The election takes place March 9.
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A couple weeks ago, this column discussed Wilson’s Pizza Shop. The shop was said to be located in Wilson, but it is actually located in Newfane.
Numerous callers dialed in to defend their favorite eatery and point out the error, which was silly and regrettable.
Contact Paul Laneat 693-1000, ext. 116.
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