This September will mark the fifth Borderland Music + Arts Festival at Knox Farm State Park, and it comes with a twist: the festival now has a Friday night headliner. The festival has also partnered with Kissing Bridge Ski Resort to offer local tent camping options to traveling fans.
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Guest Column: Holiday Health: Do You Realize?
For some, Christmas brings joy and relaxation; for others, it brings anxiety, sadness and additional stress. Becoming overwhelmed is common; many people feel stressed about gifts, traveling home and seeing family for the first time in a while, among other things. Getting through the Christmas period with addiction or worries regarding drugs and alcohol can cause a lot of stress. […]

Arts at Borderland to Include Sound Printing Using Suminagashi, “Poetry on Water”
Four East Aurora artists will perform live art with this year’s Borderland. One will be using an ancient art form based on water and vibration to channel the soundwaves into something that can be touched and taken home.

Borderland Festival Announces 2021 Line Up
After last year’s cancellation because of the pandemic, this year will see the festival return to host more than 20 bands on three stages with a diverse mix of national and regional, rock, country, Americana and roots artists.

Borderland Festival Gearing Up for Return
Town officials discussed parking and traffic management in and around Knox Farm State Park with the organizers of the Borderland Music Festival, which will proceed as planned with an anticipated attendance of approximately 11,000 throughout the course of the Sept 18/19 weekend.

Fabric Creations Are to Dye For Within Home Business
Chances are, if you’ve been to Borderland or Music Fest, to a Grateful Dead, Phish or jam band show, or really any concert at a major venue across the country, you’ve seen music fans rocking wares by Jen Engle. What you may not know is that these are made right here in East aurora. More and more, though, it’s not only live music events that demand an Engle original; her garments are suitable for leisurewear, dress-up evenings, even weddings.

Women Owned Businesses Collaborate to Release Spring Product Line
A collaborative group of nine Western New York women-owned businesses have come together to create a spring product line, Rise Up: The Roots Revival Box, with a focus on earth-based business models and thoughtful consumption. The collaborative effort works to bring awareness to sustainability and environmentalism, and can be pre-ordered until May 12.