Central Terminal 2008

February 1st, 2008 Activism, Lifestyle

Buffalo’s unofficial Convention Center has a full slate of events scheduled for this year:

  • Dyngus Day Celebration and Parade – Monday, March 24 – 5 to 11pm
  • University of Buffalo Senior Art Thesis (Art Show) – April, exact date to be announced
  • 11th Annual Spring Clean Up and CTRC Progress Update – Saturday, May 17 from 9am to 1pm
  • Artists and Models sponsored by Hallwalls – May 31
  • Student Celebration of Visual Arts (Art Show)– Saturday, June 7 and Sunday, June 8
  • New York Wine, Cidre and Chocolate Festival and CTRC Tenth Anniversary+ Awards – Saturday, June 28
  • Third Annual Classic and Custom Car Show – Saturday, July 26 – 12 to 6 pm
  • Buffalo Federation of Women’s Club Fundraiser – CTRC sponsors a “Summer Soiree” – Saturday, August 2 – music, wine and cheese – proceeds to benefit ongoing landscaping beautification activities
  • BBQ and Beer Festival – Saturday, August 9
  • Third Annual Train Show – Saturday, September 6 and Sunday, September 7 from 10am to 4pm
  • Picnic on the Plaza VI: Oktoberfest – Saturday, September 27 – 6pm to 12am
  • Variety Club’s Third Annual Halloween Party at the Central Terminal – Saturday, October 25 – 6pm to 12am

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    7 Responses to “Central Terminal 2008”

    1.  

      Bill Altreuter Says:
      February 1st, 2008 at 9:51 am

      Damn– all of these events are things where people will be dressed. The best way to enjoy the Central Terminal is naked.

    2.  

      Mike Miller Says:
      February 1st, 2008 at 9:53 am

      Thanks for posting, Alan! We’re busy preparing the terminal for the busy season ahead. Work with BOCES on the restroom project (soon we’ll have 6 working toilets of our own) continues all winter. Stay tuned to www.buffalocentralterminal.org for updates on ongoing projects and events.

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      Mike Miller Says:
      February 1st, 2008 at 9:54 am

      Bill, that was nearly for years ago. I thought I told you last time you were at the terminal to PLEASE put your clothes back on. :)

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      Mike Miller Says:
      February 1st, 2008 at 9:55 am

      Sorry, typo. Should read “four” not “for”.

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      Timothy Domst Says:
      February 1st, 2008 at 5:12 pm

      I loved going to the beer fest last year. One thing we have up on NYC is that they were retarded enough to tear down the old Penn Station in 1964 but we still have ours. It’s old and sick, but still alive.

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      hank kaczmarek Says:
      February 2nd, 2008 at 2:53 am

      All these goings on—Kudos Mike M and CTRC.

      But (and no dig against ALL the good that Mike and CTRC are trying to do)

      Is this what the Terminal deserves? Why can’t local leaders and the “100 people who run Buffalo” get some inside and outside help and turn the Terminal into what it SHOULD be–A mixed use building that, like was done with Shea’s, returned to the Jewel that it was in the 20’s and 30’s.

      Oh, sorry. Forgot. This could anchor development of old Polonia. The demographic might change as property values increase, and urban renewal could fan out across the East Side…St Stan’s and the Terminal are just dry twigs waiting for the spark of investment–why do the local pols ignore it? The People apparently don’t.

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      Mike Miller Says:
      February 4th, 2008 at 8:35 am

      Hank, thanks for the kudos. I understand your sentiments about what the terminal deserves, but we believe that sponsoring events not only retains the building’s spot as a useful community asset, but also serves to increase awareness to our cause and provide us with much needed resources (money, additional volunteers) to keep it all going.

      We have been successful recently in attracting interest from local and international developers and while no clear redevelopment proposal is on the table, we believe that we are closer than we have ever been to finding the right combinations of public and private support necessary to begin a phased redevelopment approach. This will not be easy or quick, but our group has the drive and the staying power to see it through for another 10 years, if that is what it takes.

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