Arts & Music
Arts & Music
Bemus Bay Pops To Become Chautauqua Lake Pops
MAYVILLE – Mayville is poised to become the gateway to Chautauqua Lake as the former Bemus Bay Pops program will be returning as the new Chautauqua Lake Pops. For more than 20 years, the Bemus …
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Local High School Artwork Displayed At St. Bonaventure
JAMESTOWN – Artwork from eight Jamestown High School students was recently selected from more than 300 entries to be a part of the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts Juried High School Art Show …
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Reed Announces Congressional Student Art Contest
WASHINGTON – Rep. Tom Reed announced the 2019 Congressional Art Competition is now underway. All high school students in New York’s 23rd Congressional District are encouraged to participate for the chance to have their artwork …
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Robert H. Jackson Center To Host Reading Of ‘Some Brighter Distance’
JAMESTOWN – The Robert H. Jackson Center, in partnership with the SUNY Fredonia Department of Theatre and Dance, is hosting a 90-minute play read of “Some Brighter Distance” at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, April 6, at …
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Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra To Perform In Jamestown
JAMESTOWN – The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra will be performing at the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts this summer. Officials at Jamestown Public School made the announcement Tuesday that thanks to a $50,000 grant from …
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International Composer, Conductor Icon Andre Previn Dies
MANHATTAN – International classical music icon Andre Previn, who was among the most respected and lauded conductors and an Oscar-winning composer, has died at age 89 in his Manhattan home. Previn’s early career was in …
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Local High School Junior Wins Regional Poetry Out Loud Competition
JAMESTOWN – Jamestown High School Junior Olivia Ruiz won first place in the Western New York Regional Poetry Out Loud competition, pointing her finger at the judges and asking “Which U.S. slang do you speak?” The …
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Pulitzer Prize Poet Mary Oliver Dies From Lymphoma
Mary Oliver, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and National Book Award winner, has died at 83 from Lymphoma. Oliver was known for writing direct poetry, with a strong love of the natural world. She answered critics …
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Thousands Flock To Graceland To Remember Elvis On His 84th Birthday
MEMPHIS – In what has become an annual tradition, thousands of fans are flocking to Graceland to honor and remember Elvis Presley on what would have been his 84th birthday. Presley rose to the heights …
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SpongeBob Squarepants Creator Stephen Hillenburg Dies
BIKINI BOTTOM – The creator of one of the most iconic cartoons in American history has died. Stephen Hillenburg, who created Nickelodeon’s top rated cartoon series SpongeBob SquarePants, died on Monday at age 57. In …
