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[LISTEN] Arts on Fire – Bill Thomas talks the return of Third Thursday to downtown Jamestown – June 3, 2022

WRFA Radio — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 04:05:54 +0000

Jamestown artist and creator Bill Thomas joins WRFA’s Anthony Merchant in studio to discuss the return of Third Thursday to downtown Jamestown after taking a hiatus in 2019. The two discuss the work that goes into putting on the show, local music and local scenes, the importance of support from your community, continuing to add events beyond music to Third Thursday, the introduction of Industry Nite at Jamestown Skate Products and much more.

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[WATCH/LISTEN] Arts on Fire LIVE – Feverhawk

WRFA Radio — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 13:02:40 +0000

On Thursday Night, April 21 WRFA welcomed Feverhawk to the Reg Lenna Media Arts Studio for a special live broadcast performance.

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WRFARadio · Arts on Fire LIVE: Feverhawk – April 21, 2022

ABOUT AOF LIVE: Arts On Fire LIVE brings you the very best of Chautauqua County’s local artists via a live, in-studio performance! The programs are not only broadcast live, but also replayed the following week during our regular Arts on Fire time slot – Fridays at 5 p.m. on WRFA! The show is produced and broadcast by WRFA-LP 107.9 FM, Kranky Plate Productions, and the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts in Jamestown, NY. All 2022 Arts on Fire LIVE performances are made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s American Rescue Plan Act Stabilization Grant.

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[LISTEN] WRFA Great American Picnic 2021: We Love the 90s!

WRFA Radio — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:33:07 +0000

LAKEWOOD, NY – The 2021 WRFA Great American Picnic, taking place on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at Southern Tier Brewing Company. An annual fundraiser for Community Radio in Jamestown! This year’s fundraiser focused on music from the 90s, and featured performances from Sixpence, Bill Ward and Friends, Cindy Love, Gary Peters and Friends, Cold Lazarus, Feverhawk, and Black Tooth Grin! Over $2600 was raised as part of the fundraising effort. Thank you to all who supported the cause!

WRFA 2021 Great American Picnic: We Love the 90s!

WRFA Radio — Thu, 06 May 2021 16:22:52 +0000

The Great American Picnic is back! WRFA’s annual summer fundraiser is taking place Tuesday, June 22 from 5 to 9 p.m. at Southern Tier Brewing Company in Lakewood, NY and will once again feature live music, food, and tasty STBC beverages!

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The theme for this year’s fundraiser is “We Love the 90s!” – celebrating the music and songs from the 1990s. Musical acts include:

Black Tooth Grin
Cold Lazarus
Feverhawk
Gary & Legit Musicians
Bill Ward
Cindy Love
Sixpence

To support WRFA, please consider purchasing a $20 ticket, which includes two complimentary STBC beers and one complimentary ticket for the WRFA Gift Basket Giveaway, featuring items from a variety of local businesses including National Comedy Center/Lucy-Desi Center, BioDome Project, Brindle Barn, Chautauqua Music, Full Moon Rising Bakery, Jamestown Skate Products, Jamestown Tarp Skunks, Liquid Monkey, Reg Lenna Center for the Arts and WRFA!

Hot Dogs will also be sold and there will also be a 50/50 raffle!

(Attendees under 21 get in for free).

Call the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts box office for Tickets – (716) 484-7070 – or buy them on line at www.RegLenna.com.

ABOUT WRFA: WRFA is a listener supported, non-commercial, low power FM radio station provided as a public service by the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts. It is dedicated to providing access to the arts, cultural and educational programming and a forum for the discourse of both national and local public affairs. Funding for WRFA comes from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, corporate underwriting, and donations from individuals and groups in the community. It broadcasts at 107.9 FM in Jamestown and also streams worldwide at WRFALP.com.

[LISTEN] 2019 WRFA Great American Picnic – 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing

WRFA Radio — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 13:14:22 +0000

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WRFA’s Great American Picnic at the Southern Tier Brewing Company on June 18, 2019 – celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. Featuring music from Bill Ward and Friends, Cold Lazarus, Gary Peters Jr. and Friends, Steve Davis and Friends, Feverhawk, and Astroglide (members of We Speak Canadian, Two for Flinching, and Porcelain Busdrivers).

Whirlybird Music and Arts Festival to Land in Downtown Jamestown Thursday, Continues Through Saturday Night

WRFA Radio — Wed, 17 Jul 2019 12:46:34 +0000

JAMESTOWN – The 2nd annual Whirlybird Music & Arts Festival returns to downtown Jamestown on Thursday, July 18 and continues through Saturday, July 20, 2019.

This year’s festival will feature over 60 artists and will be celebrating local, regional and international talent across several venues, including Jamestown Brewing Company, Winter Garden Plaza, Shawbucks, Jamestown Wine Cellar, Labyrinth Press Company, the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, and 3rd on 3rd Gallery.

This year’s festivities include multi-genre musical performances by internationally touring bands, including the high energy reggae/funk rock of Tropidelic, fresh off 311’s Caribbean Cruise. Other acts include After Funk, LeSpecial, Funktional Flow, Witty Tarbox, Company Townes, Space Junk, Qwister, Cold Lazarus, Wanyama, Vibe Supply, The LEC, Bill Ward, Cindy & the Loves, Amanda Lynn’s Shenanigans, Smilo & the Ghost, Phantasm, Feverhawk, Trip the Deuce and the special reunion show of Jamestown’s The Audience – plus many more.

Whirlybird 2019’s comedy program will be headlined by Steven Rogers. Known for his clever, clean and hilarious comedy, Steven recently appeared on The Late Show with Steven Colbert and regularly opens for Brian Regan. Local comedy team Karate Sleepover will feature a regional comedy showcase and open for Steven along with Buffalo’s up and comer Jesse Winterhalter.

Whirlybird 2019 features a FREE, all age and family friendly Street Festival taking place on 3rd street between Main Street and City Hall as well as Winter Garden Plaza, Saturday July 20 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Whirlybird Street Fest will feature four outdoor stages, 25 musical acts, the Jamestown Public Market Farmer’s Market, love painting, carving and crafting, arts and craft vendors, a beer garden, local food, kids activities, a hooping workshop and more.

According to organizer Miki Girts, Whirlybird’s mission is to strengthen the thriving creative culture of Jamestown, New York through organization and inspiration.

“Whirly brings out the best in our city in collaboration with a community of incredible people, local organizations, venues and businesses for a good cause and a great time,” Girts said.

Along with spearheading a summer music program at YMCA Camp Onyahsa, Whirlybird is also partnering with local arts events including Third Thursday at Winter Garden Plaza, Karate Sleepover Open Mic, Wine Cellar Open Mic and Pulse Poetry Slam, and Jamestown Public Market.

Whirlybird 2018 succeeded in raising and donating over one thousand dollars to local non-profit youth organizations. Whirlybird 2019 is aiming to double that donation to raise funds for the Jamestown Skate Park Project & YMCA Camp Onyahsa music and scholarship programs.

For more information, including the complete schedule of events, visit www.whirlybirdmusicfestival.com.

[LISTEN] Arts on Fire – Matthew Baxter and Jason Peterson from Feverhawk

WRFA Radio — Wed, 01 May 2019 14:20:05 +0000

Originally airing Friday, April 26, 2019

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WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Matthew Baxter and Jay Peterson, members of Feverhawk, about the band, the music, and some of the projects and shows it has lined up in the coming weeks.

Matthew Baxter and Jay Peterson from Feverhawk

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[LISTEN] 2018 WRFA Great American Picnic – I Love the 80s!

WRFA Radio — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 15:42:35 +0000

Thank you to the musicians, our volunteers and everyone who attended the 2018 Great American Picnic!

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Music from the 2018 WRFA Great American Picnic I Love the 80s! Fundraiser, Recorded Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at the Southern Tier Brewing Company and featuring 80s music (and poetry) provided by various artists, including:

Audio Engineer: Ralph Brooks. Recorded by Ed Tomassini

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‘I Love the 80s!’ Great American Picnic is Tonight

WRFA Radio — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 11:02:37 +0000

(From left to right): Cindy Love, Jay Peterson, Gary Peters and Jeff Erickson perform as Peters, Peterson, Erickson and Clark as part of the 2015 WRFA Great American Picnic at the Southern Tier Brewing Company. (Photo courtesy of Andy Palermo)

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The 2018 Great American Picnic takes place Tuesday, June 26 at Southern Tier Brewing Co. Here’s an image from the 2015 event. (Photo courtesy of Andy Palermo)

LAKEWOOD – An annual fundraising event for the only locally owned, non-religious radio station in Chautauqua County will be taking place Tuesday night, June 26 in Lakewood.

WRFA and the Southern Tier Brewing Co. are teaming up to present the seventh annual Great American Picnic – an evening of friends, food and live music from a variety of local and regional performers. This year’s theme is “I Love the 80s!”

The Great American Picnic will begin at 5 p.m. at the home of the Southern Tier Brewing Co. (2072 Stoneman Circle, Lakewood, NY) and will feature a wide variety of musical acts.

Musical entertainment for this year includes The Porcelain Bus Drivers, We Speak Canadian, Bill Ward, Feverhawk, Steve Davis & Friends, Cheers for Beers (Gary Peters, Jay Peterson, Dan Witherspoon, Steve Davis and more!), and Rebecca McIlvain.

Many of the performances will also be recorded and broadcast on WRFA.

All the music that will be played during the four-hour event will be songs from the 1980s.

Tickets to this exclusive event are $20 each and include two complimentary beers from Southern Tier. In addition, the WRFA Advisory Board will also be on hand selling hotdogs, raffle tickets, and letting attendees get their photo taken with a vintage 80s convertible.

The event continues until 9 p.m.

WRFA’s 2018 Great American Picnic: I Love the 80s is Tuesday, June 26

WRFA Radio — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 12:33:13 +0000

LAKEWOOD, NY – The annual Great American Picnic, a fundraising event for WRFA, returns to the Southern Tier Brewing Co. (Stoneman Circle – Lakewood, NY) on Tuesday, June 26 from 5 to 9 p.m.

The theme for this year’s event is “I LOVE THE 80s!” and will include several local performers and bands playing some of their favorite songs from the decade.

Musical acts include: Porcelain Busdrivers, We Speak Canadian, Feverhawk, Bill Ward, Rebecca McIlvain, Steve Davis, and Tears for Beers!

Admission is $20 per person and includes two free beers, food, music and love! Attendees under 21 get in for free.

Call the Reg Lenna Box office for Tickets! (716) 484-7070 or buy them on line at www.RegLenna.com.