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A NEWSPAPER SERVING THE GERMAN-AMERICANS OF UPSTATE NEW YORK
AUSTRIA • GERMANY • LIECHTENSTEIN • SWITZERLAND
Vol. 11 No. 1 January-February 2023 Issue

Christkindlmarkt 2022 featured

wide array of homemade goods

by Steve Dlugosz "It brings a lot of people out,
hose looking for something and a lot of enthusiasm
unique and homemade to
Tgive as a gift during the 2022 in the holiday season,"
holiday season needed to look no said Steinbach.
further than the Christkindl-
markt at Hofbrauhaus Buffa-
lo, with three weekends on
site presenting a large num-
ber of items available
through a number of vendors.
More than two dozen
vendors, to go along with 15
sponsors, were slated to be
on hand as part of Hofbrau-
CHRISTMAS photos by Peter Sloane haus' three Christkindlemarkt
FELLOWSHIP: weekends. A beer-barrel tree
lighting presentation on the
The Samuel Helm Unit of Friday and Saturday night
the Steuben Society of portion of the weekends, as
America held its meeting well as live music, also was
/ Christmas Concert / featured at the downtown
Buffalo establishment.
Sing-a-long on December
Horse-drawn carriage rides
16, 2022 at Sto Lat, 4475 were also available as part of
Transit Road (Eastern the festivities.
Hills Mall). Chuck Steinbach, direc-
See additional tor of operations at Hofbrau-
haus Buffalo, said the market
photos on page 5.
served as a great way to gen-
erate additional interest in
holiday related reverie while
also serving as a tremendous
gift-buying opportunity. The
market also benefited Feed-
More WNY, which is espe-
cially cognizant of the needs
of the local community dur-
ing the winter/holiday sea-
son.
"It brings a lot of people
out, and a lot of enthusiasm
in the holiday season," said
Steinbach. "It's a good mix of
vendors, sponsors, a little bit
of something for everyone.
And, you can grab a bite to
eat or a drink from our kitchen. Design, Buffalo Artisan Food Trad-
We're very happy to be hosting (the ers, M&M Pickles, Barrel + Brine,
market) again." Outback Kettle Korn, Buffalo Dis-
This year's event was the second tilling Co., Penelope’s Treats and
annual Christkindlmarkt at Pure Magix CBD Shop & Cafe.
Hofbrauhaus, located at 190 Scott Event sponsors included Bank On
St. A heated, outdoor and mostly Buffalo, Three Chord Bourbon,
covered vendor garden was pre- Clarence Wall and Ceiling, Sysco,
pared for interested shoppers and Anabec, Jägermeister, Seneca Casi-
those perusing. no, Empire North, Trade Credit In-
Vendors included: Alpine surance Agency, O’Connor
Sweets, L&J Creations, Gleam and Mechanical Corporation, News 4
Glimmer, Hilltop Holidays, Gnome Buffalo, Deep Eddy Vodka, Coun-
Estay, DragonFly Jams & Jellies, try 106.5 WYRK, Wardynski’s
Sunshine Art Designs, The Drunkin Meats and Admar Construction
Candle Shop, Crafted Class, A Lit- Equipment and Supplies.
tle Bit of Germany, Studio in the Musical acts included perfor-
Park, Purses By Peters, Forever mances by the Frankfurters, the
Tranquil, Belov’d Creations, By BlackRock Beatles of Hofbrauhaus
Buffalo (tribute to John Len-
non), Joey Donohue, Die Haus
Band, German American Mu-
sicians Association and Park-
side Avenue Brass.
Kerrie and Mark Buell,
owners of M&M Pickles of
Williamsville, said they partic-
ipated in both years of Christ-
kindlmarkt and received
overwhelmingly positive feed-
back from patrons. Classic dill
and Chicken Wing flavors of
their pickles were described as
popular sellers.
Continued on page 7
Additional photos on page 8