Imagine yourself standing in the middle of Jim Ball Stadium on Erie Community College South campus with 150 of the world’s most talented musical athletes, learning what it takes to perform at the highest level. On June 27, Western New York youth and adults alike will have the chance to do this and more with world-renowned drum corps, The Cadets.

Music is Cool, hosted by The Cadets, and presented by Drum Corps International in cooperation with Drums Along the Waterfront and Erie Community College, returns the finest in music and marching educational programming to Western New York. Participants will experience everything from warm-up to sectional rehearsal to a “show-and-tell session” with the corps.

Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village, formerly known as the Amherst Museum, will kick off the summer festival season with two incredible events packed into one exciting weekend. Authentic German foods, beer and entertainment will be featured during the German Festival from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday, June 15, followed by the Buffalo Blues and Brews Festival from noon to 9 p.m. Sunday, June 16.

When the phone rings at Russell’s Atelier in West Seneca, owner Russell Cleversley fields calls from across the region from individuals who have heard of his excellent reputation for producing museum-quality art reproductions. Or, perhaps they have seen one of his superb art reproductions or one of his fine art works. Over the course of his more than 40-year career, Cleversley has prepared thousands of original artworks, sculptures and art images for reproduction in museum catalogs as well as limited-edition, archival-quality giclée prints. If you want or need your giclée print to be a faithful match to your original, Russell’s Atelier is the place to go.