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Photos: Rose Petal Jam Authors in Buffalo at Broadway Market
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The authors of “Rose Petal Jam, Recipes and Stories from a Summer in Poland”, Beata Zatorska and Simon Target, kicked off their U.S. tour in Buffalo on May 11, 2013.
A book-signing and lecture took place in the Broadway Market. The event was organized by Jim Lawicki of the Polish American Congress-WNY Division, the 125th Anniversary Celebration Committee of the Broadway Market, the Broadway Market, and Enchanted Market Gifts.
The book is available at the Broadway Market at Enchanted Market Gifts. Call 894-1332 for details.
Second Saturday Speaker Series at Market to Feature Rose Petal Jam Author
The Second Saturday of the Month Lecture Series, May 11, will feature Beata Zatorska, author of the multi-award winning memior/cookbook Rose Petal Jam. Rose Petal Jam is a collection of recipes and stories from Ms. Zatorska’s summer in Poland.
The lecture series is held at 12 noon in the Community Room at the market.
A pre-lecture breakfast, $40.00/person, will be held with the author. Reservations are required for the breakfast which includes a light breakfast, a signed copy of Rose Petal Jam and a 125th Anniversary Mug & Rose.
To make reservations for the breakfast contact 479-2342, make check payable to BEST Community Association, 180 Sheffield Avenue, Buffalo, New York 14220.
This event is coordinated in partnership with the 125th Anniversary Celebration Committee, the Broadway Market and the Polish American Congress-WNY.
125th Anniversary Saturday Speaker Series @ Broadway Market Continues
This second Saturday’s talk will be on the history of East Side Theaters by local historian Nick Cintorino.
The event begins at noon in the former KeyBank branch at the front of the market on the Gibson Street side.
Broadway Market 125th Anniversary Events (Spring/Summer)
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Ten Easy Things the Broadway Market can do to be a Year-Round Destination
As the Easter Season draws near for the Broadway Market, I am going to re-post a series of articles I wrote on the Market last year and may include some additional commentary. They are still relevant one year later. For the Broadway Market to survive, it needs to become a place Buffalonians and WNYers think about more than just at Easter.
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As the Easter season begins at the Broadway Market today and it becomes the busiest place in Buffalo for the next two weeks, I am going to post a series of ten articles on what the Market can do easily to become a year-round destination for shoppers.
When you shop at the Broadway Market year-round, Easter time is a surreal experience. The place is packed with customers and vendors alike. Then, come in a week after Easter and the market is almost ghost-like. It is that way for most of the rest of the year. I can’t help but to be depressed when I shop while I wonder how can the Broadway Market continue to survive like this?
In my first post, I am going to focus on Saturdays.
Over the years and running quite a few events at the market on Saturdays, my experience has taught me that to build some momentum for the Broadway Market, Saturday is the key.
I point to the recent Polka, Piwo and Pierogi event. On a usually dead January day at the market, the place was jamming. Why? It was a unique food based event that captured the interest of people. There was nothing really extraordinary about what was going on. But, the key here is that something was going on to attract people.
This type of programming should be the norm every weekend…programming that will attract a wide variety of customers. It gets people thinking of the Broadway Market as part of their what should we do today in Buffalo thought process. What happens next is that potential vendors will want to be at the market on weekends because there is a customer base waiting to be tapped. This is also how you build more momentum…adding more vendors will serve to build the Broadway Market’s reputation as a destination for people on the weekends. Businesses and customers will want to be there.
Once Saturday has been established in making the market a destination for people, the spillover can help prop up the rest of the week by getting businesses to think that they should be there on more than just Saturdays.
As the title of this post suggests, EASY.
Broadway Market Celebrates Black History Month Tomorrow
Join the Broadway Market and the 125th Anniversary Celebration Committee as we Celebrate Black History Month on Saturday, February 16th.
Beginning at noon on the Market Stage, there will be a performance by The True Bethel Church Choir. At 12:30 pm the Broadway Market will come alive with The DAUGHTERS OF CREATIVE SOUND, an African American women’s drum and percussion ensemble who have performed in the WNY area and beyond since 2004. From Noon until 3pm, Kenneth Holley of ZAWADI Book Store will be at the Market to display and sell books (for adults and children), by and about Africans and African Americans. Zawadi is located at 2460 Main Street. Kenneth and his wife Sharon owned and operated Harambee Books and Crafts in Buffalo for 20 years.
For additional information and a complete list of vendors visit the market’s website atwww.broadwaymarket.org or contact the market at 716-893-0705. The Broadway Market is located at 999 Broadway and is open every day 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, closed Sundays. Parking is available in the parking ramp attached to the market.
Since 1888, the Broadway Market has been know for unique products and personal services, with meat and poultry stands, produce, bakeries, candy stands and restaurants. Family-owned businesses passed from generation to generation, continue to create some of Buffalo’s best loved foods.
Broadway Market Celebrates Black History Month
Join the Broadway Market and the 125th Anniversary Celebration Committee as we Celebrate Black History Month on Saturday, February 16th.
Beginning at noon on the Market Stage, there will be a performance by The True Bethel Church Choir. At 12:30 pm the Broadway Market will come alive with The DAUGHTERS OF CREATIVE SOUND, an African American women’s drum and percussion ensemble who have performed in the WNY area and beyond since 2004. From Noon until 3pm, Kenneth Holley of ZAWADI Book Store will be at the Market to display and sell books (for adults and children), by and about Africans and African Americans. Zawadi is located at 2460 Main Street. Kenneth and his wife Sharon owned and operated Harambee Books and Crafts in Buffalo for 20 years.
For additional information and a complete list of vendors visit the market’s website at www.broadwaymarket.org or contact the market at 716-893-0705. The Broadway Market is located at 999 Broadway and is open every day 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, closed Sundays. Parking is available in the parking ramp attached to the market.
Since 1888, the Broadway Market has been know for unique products and personal services, with meat and poultry stands, produce, bakeries, candy stands and restaurants. Family-owned businesses passed from generation to generation, continue to create some of Buffalo’s best loved foods.
