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  • A surge in the cost of flood insurance could make housing unaffordable for many
    Millions of homeowners with federal flood insurance are seeing their rates spike, in some cases by thousands of dollars. FEMA says the new program better reflects the real risks of climate change.
  • SHELTERED at Jewish Repertory stars Peter Horn and Rebecca Elkin.
    Theater Talk: Last month, Musicals ruled. This month, it's plays! plays! plays! SHELTERED at Jewish Rep opened last night. Next week ON A FIRST NAME BASIS opens at Desiderio's. THE LITTLE PRINCE, presented with love at the Kenan Center's Taylor Theatre, closes this weekend, as does First Look's PRESERVATION at Canterbury Woods. See listings for much more.
    This week on Theater Talk, Anthony and Peter talk about how January was all Musicals! Musicals! Musicals! and this February it's Plays! Plays! Plays! including THE LITTLE PRINCE, closing this weekend at Lockport's Taylor Theater. First Look's new play, PRESERVATION, about a locked-away secret, closes at Canterbury Woods. Desiderio's Dinner Theatre will open next week with ON A FIRST NAME BASIS, and Jewish Repertory Theatre opened last night with a hard-hitting play about moral choices and resisting fascism with SHELTERED, set in 1939 but a very timely play. SCROLL DOWN TO SEE LISTINGS.Click through, then scroll to see complete listings of what's on stage! Also, visit theatertalkbuffalo.com to read Anthony's reviews.For over 30 years, Theater Talk has been appointment listening on WBFO, featuring the insights of theater critic and historian, Anthony Chase. Chase co-hosted Theater Talk with Buffalo Broadcast Hall of Famer Jim Santella for many years. These days, it's Peter Hall. With more than 20 active producing theater companies in Buffalo alone, not to mention Shea’s Performing Arts Center and the Shaw Festival at nearby Niagara-on-the-Lake, Chase and Hall keep their calendars full, trying to see and share their insights on as many shows as possible.But Theater Talk is anything but a dry community arts listing service. Instead, with affection, good humor, and just the occasional rant, the segment provides snapshot reviews, recommends local productions, analyzes the Western New York theater scene and occasionally looks at what's happening on Broadway and across the nation.Chase is the founder of the Artie Awards, which recognizes excellence in Western New York theater and raises money for AIDS charities.
  • 6 Decades Of Research Examines Prisoners Of War
    The release of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl prompted a firestorm of debate. We step away from that debate to look at what's been learned about the psychological effects of being captured in wartime
  • Newlyweds Michelle and Barry de Boer sit for a wedding portrait in the Queens Room of the Fletcher Hotel in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, on Aug. 28, 2021. Michelle, 33, a center for the Amsterdam Cats, and Barry, her offensive line coach, met on the field in 2017 and have been together since April 2018. (Julia Gunther)
    6 countries compete in women's tackle football tournament
    The sport has been taking off in Europe.
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    Upcoming Local Shows for 6/27 - 7/3
    Check out local shows for June 27 through July 3 at Goodbar, Delaware Park, and Jack Rabbit.
  • $4.6 million earmarked for Outer Harbor project
    Buffalo's Outer Harbor will be getting some improvements.Congressman Brian Higgins announced Saturday that $4.6 million in federal funding has been…
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    New evidence on the origins of Stonehenge is uncovered.
  • Russian Spy Blames MI6 for Litvinenko's Death
    The man British authorities charged with poisoning former KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko has responded with his own accusations. Andrei Lugovoi, another former KGB officer, says Litvinenko was a British agent trying to get compromising materials about Russian President Vladimir Putin.
  • A Song for Cesar
    Trace the life and legacy of labor activist Cesar Chavez through music and the arts.
  • No Laughing Matter
    Dr. Gates reveals the histories of comedians Seth Meyers, Tig Notaro and Sarah Silverman.
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