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)
| | Madeleine Cutrona
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| (visual art)
| | Leslie Fineberg
| danceundertheradar <at> gmail.com
| (dance)
| | Jason Klinger
| klinger716 <at> gmail.com
| (film, media)
| | Steve Myers
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| (treasurer)
| | Dave Pape
| dave.pape <at> acm.org
| (web)
| | Curt Rotterdam
| merlinsbooking <at> gmail.com
| (music)
| | Patrick Sears
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| (housing)
| | John Shotwell
| bluelazlo <at> juno.com
| (theatre)
| | Chris Uebbing
| chris.uebbing (at) gmail.com
| (venues)
| | Janna Willoughby
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| (poetry)
| | Marybeth Wojtaszek
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| | Aaron Armstrong
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| | Ashley Bobbett
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The organizing committee is open to all, and new volunteer members are always welcome. We need new blood! See announcements on the home page or 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 few years.
We would like to acknowledge the following folks for their involvement:
| Kurt Schneiderman (founder)
| | Ron Ehmke
| Scott Kurchak
| Matt Lachiusa
| | Sandra Firmin
| Michele Costa
| Tim McPeek
| | Annette Daniels-Taylor
| Arzu Ozkal
| Aubrey Zich
| | Brian Milbrand
| Christian Brandjes
| Craig Reynolds
| | Curt Bischoff
| Floyd Baker
| Josephine Anstey
| | Josh Smith
| Julian Montague
| Kathleen Foster
| | Katie Sehr
| Kristy Meal
| Kyle Price
| | Lynn Lasota
| Mark Goldman
| Mike Mulley
| | Pamela Ybanez
| Paul Szpakowski
| Phil Campanile
| | Sandra Jardine
| Susan Marie
| Taunee Grant
| | Virginia Brannon
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and probably many others we're momentarily forgetting to name
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