What is it?
The buffalo “infringement” festival is a non-profit-driven, non-hierarchical grassroots endeavor bringing together a broad range of eclectic, independent, experimental, and controversial art of all forms. Visual, performing, musical, and media arts are all welcome here. Taking place in multiple venues in and around Buffalo’s Allentown District, the festival is an annual eleven-day event running from the last weekend of July through the first weekend of August.
See the Infringement Festival International's mandate, and our 2006 Mission Statement, to learn more.
Who are we?
This event is organized by an ad-hoc committee whose members include (among others):
| Melissa Campbell
| camp716 <at> gmail.com
| (PR)
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| Cat McCarthy
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| (visual art)
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| Leslie Fineberg
| danceundertheradar <at> gmail.com
| (dance)
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| Steve Myers
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| (treasurer)
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| Dave Pape
| dave.pape <at> acm.org
| (web)
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| Geoffrey Peters |
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(film, media) |
| Curt Rotterdam
| merlinsbooking <at> gmail.com
| (music)
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| Patrick Sears
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| (housing)
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| John Shotwell
| bluelazlo <at> juno.com
| (theatre)
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| Chris Uebbing
| chris.uebbing (at) gmail.com
| (venues)
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| Janna Willoughby
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| (poetry)
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| Jessica Pitingolo | | (merchandise) |
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| Aaron Armstrong |
| Ashley Bobbett |
| Kevin Cain |
| Matt Crane |
| Steve Rittner |
| Sparky |
| Tristan Trump |
| Rick Vallone |
The organizing committee is open to all, and new volunteer members are always welcome. We need new blood! See announcements on Facebook for upcoming meetings and other ways to support the festival.
Thanks to...
The festival has been planned and helped by numerous people over the past years.
We would like to acknowledge the following folks for their involvement:
| Kurt Schneiderman (founder)
| | Ron Ehmke
| Scott Andrew Kurchak
| Matt Lachiusa
| | Sandra Firmin
| Michele Costa
| Tim McPeek
| | Jason Klinger
| Annette Daniels-Taylor
| Arzu Ozkal
| | Brian Milbrand
| Curt Bischoff
| Craig Reynolds
| | Christian Brandjes
| Floyd Baker
| Josephine Anstey
| | Josh Smith
| Julian Montague
| Taunee Grant
| | Katie Sehr
| Kristy Meal
| Kyle Price
| | Lynn Lasota
| Mike Mulley
| Mark Goldman
| | Pamela Ybanez
| Paul Szpakowski
| Phil Campanile
| | Sandra Jardine
| Susan Marie
| Kathleen Foster
| | Virginia Brannon
| Elizabeth Bager
| Diana Miranda-Gaedder
| | Aubrey Zich
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and probably many others we're momentarily forgetting to name
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