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The Buffalo News By Teresa SharpNiagara correspondenton February 22, 2015 - 12:01 AM Jeff Thompson was sitting in his home on Coomer Road in Newfane in late November, fretting over the weather reports forecasting several feet of snow at his workplace 45 minutes away in South Buffalo – the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens. Thompson, the facility’s director of horticulture, knew a power outage could spell big trouble for the roughly 3,000 plants nestled inside the largely glass-topped buildings. But it was the fragility of those glass roofs atop the historic 1900 buildings that troubled him even more as...

Buffalo, NY - The Botanical Gardens is excited to offer several internship opportunities this summer.  For the first time, internships are available in Events, Weddings, Education, Summer Camp, Events, Weddings, Horticulture, Guest Services and Facilities. The Botanical Gardens has so much to offer students looking to gain experience. The Internal Events Intern will work under the direct supervision of the Director of Weddings and Special Events, the individual will work with the events staff to assist in the planning and logistics of the internal special events held at Botanical Gardens. The position includes, but is not limited to, vendor and...

Buffalo, NY – The Botanical Gardens offers many events for kids and families this winter break and into spring. The Plants We Eat Picnic, on February 17 from 12-2pm, offers kids a chance to have a tropical picnic in the middle of winter and Kids Day on February 19 from 10am-4pm offers kids and families a chance to partake in fun activities around the Botanical Gardens. The Wegmans Family Garden, which is open daily, offers new programming for the whole family on the third Saturday of the month from 10am-2pm and Sunday Programming one Sunday a month through May from...

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Cover or City & Region - The Buffalo NewsBy Mark Sommer | News Staff Reporteron January 26, 2015 - 9:42 PM, updated January 26, 2015 at 9:57 PM Aram Khachaturian’s “The Sabre Dance” song has been discontinued at Sabres games, but it can be heard at another public space for the next four weeks. Beginning Wednesday, the rousing piece will be played in the Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens’ main Palm Room, along with snippets of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, as a musical starting point for “Lumagination.” Keyed to the music will be multicolored lights and a fog machine...