VETTE BLOCK CLUB SET TO ROCK NIETZSCHE’S TO RAISE FUNDS
FOR BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS
All
proceeds from the fundraiser to help
sustain the VETTE’s Trinity/Tupper Grassroots Community organic
vegetable garden and raise monies for a new community garden on
Edward and Virginia
The
Virginia, Edward, Trinity, Tupper, Elmwood Block Club, known as the VETTE is
comprised of sections of the streets within its name, invites the community to
join members of the club for an evening of great music, comedy and poetry at a
fundraiser to help with the beautification efforts
of the neighborhood. This includes sustaining the
neighborhood’s Grassroots Community Garden and to fund a
new garden on the corner of Edward and Virginia, Sunday, March 25
from 3 to 6 pm at Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen Street, Buffalo, NY.
The event will be headlined by the unique musical talents of The Stamplickers,
which will rock the crowd with an array of musical genres and upbeat
performance style. The evening will also feature the talents of professional
comedian Tim Joyce, pianist and singer Annie Philippone, award-winning poet
Celia White and the acoustic melodies of Joe Rozler.
All proceeds from the
VETTE fundraiser will be used to maintain
and build upon the Trinity/Tupper Grassroots Community Garden and to fund a new
proposed beautification effort at the corner of Edward and Virginia. The
Trinity/Tupper garden was established during the spring of 2011 and has grown
to be one of the most unique gardens in the city. The VETTE Block
Club also has plans to bring new life to the corner of Edward and Virginia,
which is currently a vacant parcel. Plans for the garden include
ornamental trees, shrubs, flowers and other, largely native, perennials
intended to attract pollinators including bees, butterflies and hummingbirds.
“The
VETTE Block Club came into existence in late 2010 in an
effort to unite and beautify a historic section of Buffalo
that had been previously left out of the various neighboring block
clubs, but has always been a hidden gem in the Allentown District,” said Erik
Hartnett, president, VETTE Block Club. “To assist our mission to improve
and beautify the streets that make up the VETTE Block Club, we
welcome the general public to attend our fabulous fundraiser to help the block
club improve the aesthetics of an essential neighborhood within the
preservation district of the city, while assisting us in creating a greater
sense of pride and cohesion in an important neighborhood of the Queen City.”
The
Stamplickers are a one-of-a-kind, enthusiastic cover band that has been on the
local music scene since 2006. The large 10 piece band makes you groove whether
you want to or not. Playing tunes from an eclectic catalogue,
ranging from The Muppet Show theme, to “Groove is in The Heart” by Dee-Lite, to
“Don't Stop Me Now” by Queen, the group seeks to amaze the audience with unique
renditions of well-known hits. The Stamplickers consist of a horn section with
two trombones, two trumpets, and a saxophone, as well as a rhythm, keys and
guitar sections. The band also features two vocalists that belt out
vocals like no others in the area.
Rozler is
a singer and musician with a long and varied career in
the Buffalo music scene. He performs locally with The Sid Winkler
Band, the Party Squad and as a duo with 10,000 Maniacs founder John
Lombardo. Rozler writes and records music for TV and radio commercials, and has
toured Europe several times with the heavy metal band Manowar. In
2008 Joe was inducted into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame.
White is
the author of several chapbooks and one collection of poems, entitled Letter.
Known as a performing poet and teaching artist, she is also the co-founder of
Urban Epiphany, WNY's poetry marathon. White was the 1995 writer-in-residence
for Just Buffalo Literary Center, 1997 University Prize winner
in the Academy of American Poets contest, and has been
named Best Poet several times by Artvoice and Buffalo Spree Magazine.
Joyce has
appeared at colleges and clubs from coast to coast as well as gigs
in Canada, Ireland, and Wales. His numerous television credits
include appearances on ABC, Comedy Central, WeTV, and regional shows
in Indiana, Ohio, Canada, and New York State. He has been a featured
guest on several radio programs, most notably
Sirius Radio's Raw Dog Comedy. Joyce was a frequent contributor and performer
at Chicago's famed Second City, where he was privileged to work
with such stars as Steve Carrel, Steven Colbert, and Tina Fey. Some
of the more notable comedy clubs he has played include: The
Laugh Factory, Ice House, Improv, and Comedy Store in LA; The Improv
in Chicago; and Stand Up New York in Manhattan.
Philippone
is a well-known jazz and blues pianist in the WNY music community, who performs
popular cover songs in her enchanting, rasping voice. She has been a mainstay
in the WNY music scene for many years and is the main attraction
at Nietzsche’s on Sunday’s for many years.
The VETTE
Block Club has set a $5 suggested donation at the door for the fundraiser, but
larger donations will be gratefully accepted. For more Information please visit Facebook.com/vetteblockclub, or if you have
questions please email them to VETTEBlockClub@aol.com.
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About the VETTE Block
Club
The VETTE Block
Club encompasses all the residences of the historic and
beautiful streets of W. Tupper St., Trinity Pl. and Edward
St. between S. Elmwood Ave. and Virginia St.; and S.
Elmwood Ave. and Virginia St. between Edward St. and W.
Tupper St. The VETTE, which was founded in 2010, aims to celebrate community
and neighborhood through resident involvement, beautification,
communication, safety, camaraderie and overall quality of life. The VETTE Block
Club actively strives to improve the quality of life within the boundaries of
the Block Club, to promote cooperation among neighbors and to advocate for the
needs of the community with public and private officials and services.
