(WNY News Now) – Jamestown, NY- Jamestown is gearing up for the 20th edition of Doors Open Jamestown, a wintertime scavenger hunt featuring nineteen local attractions. Hosted by the Jamestown Committee of the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce, the event allows visitors to explore museums and venues for free on Saturday, February 3.
Participating attractions in Doors Open this year are:
Audubon Community Nature Center, 1600 Riverside Road
Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce, 300 North Main Street
Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame, 15 West 3rd Street
Elizabeth Warner Marvin Community House, 2 West 5th Street
*Fenton History Center, 67 Washington Street
Infinity Visual and Performing Arts, 301 East 2nd Street, Suite 101
James Prendergast Library Association, 509 Cherry Street
Lucile M. Wright Museum, 110 West 3rd Street, Suite 101
*Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum, 2 West 3rd Street
Lucille Ball Little Theatre of Jamestown, 18 East 2nd Street
Martz-Kohl Observatory, 176 Robbin Hill Road
*National Comedy Center, 203 West Second Street
*Northwest Arena, 319 West 3rd Street
Partridge-Sheldon House, 70 Prospect Street
Pearl City Clay House, 220 East 2nd Street
Reg Lenna Center for The Arts, 116 East 3rd Street
Robert H. Jackson Center, 305 East 4th Street
Roger Tory Peterson Institute, 311 Curtis Street
Winifred Crawford Dibert Boys & Girls Club of Jamestown, 62 Allen Street
The hours for Doors Open are 10am-4pm. The attractions with an asterisk (*) will require advance registration. Please see their websites for details on registration.
Chamber Coordinator in Jamestown, Carrie Swanson, noted, “When you visit a participating attraction, look for the scavenger hunt question, then follow the text-to-enter rules displayed at each site, and you’ll be entered to win a prize. The participating organizations have donated prizes that are assembled into prize packages.”
In addition, eighteen local businesses are taking part in the scavenger hunt, so when you stop for lunch or to do a little shopping during the event you can get bonus entries by looking for the scavenger hunt word at:
4 Below Haggy’s Bar and Grill, 104 East 2nd Street
Art Cloth & Craft, 108 East 3rd Street
Ballgame Heroes, 501 West Third Street
BioDome Project, 207 Pine Street
Brazil Craft Beer and Wine Lounge, 10 East 4th Street
Chautauqua Art Gallery, 318 North Main Street
Chautauqua County Humane Society, 2825 Strunk Road
Chautauqua Soap Co., 14 East 3rd Street
CHQ Plus Store, 221 Cherry Street
Country Woods, 1771 Foote Avenue Ext.
Crown Street Roasting Company, 16 West 3rd Street
DoubleTree by Hilton Jamestown, 150 W 4th Street
Epic Floats & Wellness, 527 Foote Avenue
Hazeltine Public Library, 891 Busti-Sugar Grove Road
Labyrinth Press Company, 12 East 4th Street
Pearl City Hops Restaurant and Tavern, 150 West 4th Street
Peterson’s Candies, 743 Busti-Sugar Grove Road
Reishore Clothing, 201 Cherry Street
Chamber Coordinator, Carrie Swanson, encourages visitors to explore local businesses during the scavenger hunt, offering bonus entries for prizes. A full Google map of participating attractions and businesses is available at www.jtny.events.
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