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National Endowment for the Arts grants $65,000 for local programs BPO and last updated 2021-02-25 11:54:30-05 BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The National Endowment for the Arts has granted $65,000 for local programs. Squeaky Wheel Film & Media Art Center, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Buffalo String Works, and Hallwalls will receive funding through the NEA. Squeaky Wheel - $20,000 to support a year-round advanced level media arts program where students from underserved communities will undertake projects in a mentor-supported and collaborative setting. The funding will support virtual and in-...

Buffalo String Works getting ready for 7th annual benefit concert On March 20, Buffalo String Works Students will play alongside 13 artists, with names you may recognize such as The National and Arcade Fire. Author: Danielle Church (WGRZ) Updated: 6:26 PM EST February 18, 2021 BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo String Works' seventh annual benefit concert is coming up in March. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, it will be completely virtual. It's an opportunity to see up-and-coming local music students play alongside some big names in music. The show called "They Cou...

   Executive Director of Buffalo String Works (BSW) Yuki Numata Resnick and her staff are attempting something bold-- close to 20 musical performances by 20 different musicians across the world, who are working together to play an iconic Burmese March on short notice.     It will be one of several performances that BSW is putting together for a concert that wasn’t on the calendar early last week.    “We had a parent reach out to us directly and said, ‘This terrible thing is happening to our families, to our friends in Myanmar,’” Resnick said. “They asked, ‘Miss Yuki, can y...