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An in-depth look at the historic Roycroft Campus. The Roycroft Campus is the only original Arts & Crafts campus in the country, built for that purpose that is still thriving today. Offering events, classes and tours, the campus is also home to a recently restored inn and restaurant.

Roycroft Renaissance Artisan Thomas Pafk

A century-old Roycroft tradition is still flourishing today. Thomas Pafk, a Roycroft Renaissance Master Artisan designs Arts & Crafts for the 21st Century. Each handcrafted wooden furniture piece is created individually, in true Roycroft tradition, taking as much time as necessary in the attempt to achieve perfection.

Elbert Hubbard: An American Original Preview

On Monday, November 23, at 10 p.m. on WNED-TV and nationwide on PBS, Elbert Hubbard: An American Original will air. This documentary, telling the fascinating life story of Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915), the founder of the Roycroft artisan community in East Aurora, NY, is “a story of love, art, passion and controversy set against the backdrop of the Arts and Crafts Movement.”

Buffalo: You’ll Eat It Up!

Food lovers rejoice, because while we are justifiably proud of our chicken wings, there is so much more to the Buffalo culinary scene than hot sauce and blue cheese dressing. Start with enormous ethnic diversity, add in a profusion of local farms and orchards and a microclimate in nearby Niagara County that is ideal for fruit and grape growing and what do you get? You get great restaurants, delicious local specialties, wine trails, farmers markets, gourmet food shops, cooking classes, and more. Join host Nelson Starr on a quick tour of Buffalo’s culinary wonderland.

A Few Minutes with Toshiko Mori

Architect Toshiko reflects on the inspiring and intimidating challenge of designing the Greatbatch Pavilion, the newly constructed visitor center sited alongside one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s greatest works — the Darwin Martin House Complex.

Animated Buffalo

Enjoy a bird’s eye view of the architectural masterpieces and historic treasures that dot the Buffalo Niagara landscape.

Buffalo: A Distinctive Destination

The National Trust for Historic Preservation recently named Buffalo one of its 2009 Dozen Distinctive Destinations. Here’s why.

Burchfield-Penney Art Center: A Curatorial Perspective

The new $33 million Burchfield Penney Art Center at Buffalo State College opened recently. This video features an overview of the museum’s collection which celebrates the art and artists of Western New York.

Buffalo Niagara: Feel the Flavor

Buffalo’s authentic African-American, Hispanic and Native American cultures offer visitors an entertaining and enlightening heritage experience.

Buffalo: Who Knew?

Buffalo’s more than just big time sports and great shopping. Buffalo’s a great weekend getaway that features the best of Broadway at Shea’s Performing Arts Center, world class modern art at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, antiques and boutiques in the Elmwood Village - one of America’s top ten neighborhoods, tours of National Historic Landmarks by the likes of Frank Lloyd Wright, delicious dining, vibrant nightlife and much, much more.

Buffalo: A Sense of Place

Are you interested in the real thing? Ready to step off the Interstate and discover an authentic American city? Does the undiscovered, off beat and overlooked pique your curiosity? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, make plans to take an eight minute video tour of Buffalo – accompanied by seven knowledgeable and insightful Buffalo insiders.

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“Buffalo’s Architectural Treasures”

"Buffalo's Architectural Treasures" explores the city The New York Times has called "a textbook for a course in modern American buildings" and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "a vast outdoor museum." Hosted by Tim Tielman, Executive Director of the Campaign for Greater Buffalo History, Architecture and Culture, the video documents Buffalo's history as the quintessential 19th century boomtown. This frenzy of economic activity produced great wealth and a subsequent "will to greatness" in its leading citizens that brought the best and brightest talents of the Gilded Age to Buffalo.

In the course of this ten-minute tour, you'll visit the tree-filled parks and mansion-lined parkways designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, as well as the masterworks left in Buffalo by such legendary architects as Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Sullivan, H.H. Richardson, Stanford White, Richard Upjohn, Daniel Burnham and Eliel and Eero Saarinen.

"Buffalo's Architectural Treasures" was produced by the Buffalo Niagara Convention & Visitors Bureau and WNED-TV. Funding was provided by the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo 21st Century Fund

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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Buffalo Preview

Frank Lloyd Wright is considered the greatest architect that America has ever produced but his genius was often overshadowed by scandal and tragedy usually brought on by his own indiscretions. As friends and clients deserted him because of his scandalous lifestyle, one man, Buffalo businessman Darwin Martin, stood by him and supported him both emotionally and financially for 30 years. Over the three decades, Martin became more than just a client or even a patron to Wright. He became a friend—some would argue the best friend that Wright ever had.

“Frank Lloyd Wright’s Buffalo” tells the story of their long friendship—a friendship that began in 1902 and ended with Darwin Martin’s death in 1935. Woven into the story is the signature architecture that was created as a result—the Larkin Administration Building, the Darwin Martin Estate, and the Martin summer home, Graycliff—all in Buffalo, New York.

Funding for Frank Lloyd Wright’s Buffalo was provided by The Margaret L. Wendt Foundation, the Zemsky Family Foundation, The Buffalo News, The Gioia Family Fund, and the Buffalo Niagara Convention and Visitor’s Bureau with promotional consideration provided by the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo 21st Century Fund. Frank Lloyd Wright's Buffalo is a production of WNED-TV, Buffalo/Toronto. Producer: Paul Lamont; Executive Producer: John Grant and David Rotterman

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Our Town: East Aurora Preview

A tour of the pleasures and treasures of the Roycroft Inn and Campus

East Aurora is perhaps best known as the home of the Roycroft Arts & Crafts Community. Conceived of by Elbert Hubbard in 1895, the National Historic Landmark Roycroft Inn and Campus is visited today by lovers of fine design and collectors of authentic American craftsmanship.

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The Elmwood Village

A stone's throw from Buffalo’s downtown hotels, the Elmwood Village is a convenient place to stay, play, shop and eat. You'll find eccentric antique shops, eclectic art galleries and studios, sassy boutiques and more than 40 restaurants, bistros, bars and dining spots. This is a preview of what you’ll find in this vibrant neighborhood.

Funding for the DVD was provided by The Margaret L. Wendt Foundation. Elmwood Village is a production of Full Circle Studios. Producer/Editor: David Lesinski; Executive Producer/Photographer: Terry J. Fisher

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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Darwin Martin House Slideshow

The Martin House Complex is Frank Lloyd Wright’s most extensive Prairie House ever. Only once in Wright’s career did he have the opportunity to design a multi-structure complex interwoven into a landscape.

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