Infinity Visual and Performing Arts will host their Annual Local Music Showcase and Art Market tomorrow from 12pm to 8pm at Basil and Bones in Frewsburg.

Infinity is combining their two largest fundraising events into an outdoor, single-location fundraising event that will feature food, live music, art and craft vendors, performance artists, classes for community members, and other family-friendly activities. Both fundraisers had to be cancelled in 2020.

All event proceeds make music and arts instruction for area children and teens possible at the Infinity Center. Despite COVID-19 and subsequent shutdowns, Infinity was able to provide more than 8,000 private lessons to area students, as well as more than 25 virtual performance opportunities to area youth last year.

Tickets are $15 on event day for adults, and all children will be admitted free with adult accompaniment.
The full schedule of events is available at infinityperformingarts.org.

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WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Shane Hawkins, executive director of Infinity Visual and Performing Arts, about Local Music Showcase 2019, happening in Downtown Jamestown on Saturday, Sept. 7 from 6pm to 2am.

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Local Music Showcase is an event that futures local musicians volunteering their time to play at participating venues in an effort to raise money for Infinity Visual and Performing Arts. This is the 16th year the event has taken place downtown.

Dubbed as, “The Night Music Reigns”, Infinity’s Local Music Showcase will take place at:

• Brazil
• Forte
• Labyrinth Press Co.
• Pearl City Hops
• Shawbucks
• The Beer Snob
• The Pub
• The Spire Theater
• and The Wine Cellar.

According to Infinity executive Director Shane Hawkins, it takes more than 200 individual volunteers from the community to make Infinity’s Annual Local Music Showcase event a success.

All funds raised directly benefit area students and support music and arts education for area young people at the Infinity Center through private lessons, group classes, active learning experiences, ensembles, and performance opportunities.

Presale wristbands for Local Music Showcase are currently available at $10 through the end of today. Wristbands purchased the day of the event are $15.

f you do wait to purchase all access wristbands on Saturday, you can pay for them with credit or debit card at Shawbucks, otherwise you can pay cash at Shawbucks, Pearl City Hops, Labyrinth Press Company, The Wine Cellar and Forte.

For a full schedule of events please visit www.infinityperformingarts.org or find Infinity’s 16th Annual Local Music Showcase on Facebook.

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JAMESTOWN – Infinity Visual and Performing Arts will host its 15th Annual Local Music Showcase on Saturday, September 8.

The Showcase is described as a night full of music and fun for the community while also raising funds and awareness about the Infinity program.

Dubbed as, “The Night Music Reigns”, Infinity’s Local Music Showcase will take place throughout 8 venues in Downtown Jamestown and features more than 40 local musical acts.

This year’s venues include: Brazil, Forte, Labyrinth Press Co., Shawbucks, Tarmac Café, The Chadakoin Club, The Pub and The Wine Cellar.

Events begin at 6 p.m. Saturday and end at 2am.

Pre-sale tickets for Local Music Showcase are currently available at a discounted rate of $10. They can be purchased online at www.infinityperformingarts.org or in person at the Infinity Center through the end of today. $15 wristbands will be available at 5 ticketing kiosks on the night of the event.

We’ll have more details on the LMS later today during Arts on Fire, which begins at 5pm.

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The year’s biggest night of local music is happening in downtown Jamestown this weekend.

Infinity Visual and Performing Arts will hold its 14^th annual Local Music Showcase (LMS) fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 9.

Dubbed “The Night Music Reigns,” LMS will take place throughout 9 venues in Downtown Jamestown and features nearly 50 local musical acts. Events begin at 6 p.m. and will last into the night, ending at 2 a.m.

This year’s venues include: Brazil, Forte, Labyrinth Press Co., MoJo’s, Shawbucks, The Pub, The Q, The Wine Cellar and the Infinity Arts Café.

It takes over 200 individual volunteers from the community to make Infinity’s annual Local Music Showcase event a success. All funds raised directly benefit Chautauqua County students and support music and arts education for area young people at the Infinity Center through private lessons, group classes, hands on learning experiences, and performance opportunities.

Pre-sale tickets for Local Music Showcase are currently available at a discounted rate of $10. They can be purchased online or in person at the Infinity Center until Friday, September 8.  Wristbands for $15 will be available at two ticketing kiosks on the night of the event. Kiosks will be open at Shawbucks (212 W 2^nd St) from 6 p.m. and 2 a.m. or the Infinity Arts Café (300 East 3^rd St) from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m.

For a full schedule of acts for each venue please visit www.infinityperformingarts.org or find Infinity’s 14^th Annual Local Music Showcase on Facebook!

LMS will feature more than 50 different acts at 13 different venues throughout downtown. It will run from 6pm to 2am.

Participating venues include Brazil, Forte, Infinity Arts Café, Jamestown Skate Products, Jones Valhalla, Labyrinth Press Co, MoJo’s, Phoenix Rising Wellness Studio, Shawbucks, the Reg Lenna Studio Theater, The Q, The Pub, and the Wine Cellar.

Pre-sale tickets will continue to be sold through the end of today at a fee of $10. Anyone buying tickets on Saturday will pay $15.

For more information visit infinityperformingarts.org, look for Local Music Showcase on Facebook or listen to WRFA’s interview with Infinity Executive Director Shane Hawkins Friday afternoon at 5 p.m. during Arts on Fire.

The eleventh annual Local Music Showcase (LMS) is set to take place this Saturday at ten participating venues with all proceeds once again going to Infinity Visual and Performing Arts.

According to Infinity Executive Director Shane Hawkins, this year the fundraiser is even more important than ever with Infinity moving into a new location in the ground floor of the Lynn Building, 301 E. 2nd St., Jamestown, NY with classes expect to begin there in October. The renovation’s budget for the new Infinity Center is $222,000.

The ten venues this year are Brazil, Cibo, Forte, Infinity, Jamestown Skate Products, Mojos, The Pub, The Reg Studio Theater, Shawbucks and the Wine Cellar.

The cost to attend LMS is $10, which will pay for an all-access wristband that allows attendees admittance into any and all participating venues. Pre-sale event tickets can be purchased at Infinity Visual and Performing Arts Center at 115 3rd Street and exchanged for wristbands the evening of the event. Wristbands can also be purchased the evening of the event at participating venues.

For more information on the event or to volunteer, call (716) 664-0991 or visit www.infinityperformingarts.org. A complete listing of all musical acts and times they will perform can be found online at Infinity’s website and also at the organizations Facebook page.

[WRFA’s Jason Sample interviews Shane Hawkins from Infinity during a recent episode of Arts on Fire]

JAMESTOWN, N.Y. – Local music fans will once again descend upon downtown Jamestown to show their support for music and arts education in Chautauqua County. The eleventh annual Local Music Showcase (LMS) is set to take place on Saturday, Sept. 6 at ten participating venues with all proceeds once again going to Infinity Visual and Performing Arts.

“LMS is our biggest fundraiser of the year, with 100 percent of the proceeds going to support instruction costs at Infinity,” explains Infinity Executive Director Shane Hawkins.

This year, the fundraiser is even more important than any other year. In October 2014, Infinity plans to begin their new program year in a new, larger location in the ground floor of the Lynn Building, 301 E. 2nd St., Jamestown, NY. The renovation’s budget for the new Infinity Center is $222,000. Updates and more information about the progress and capital campaign for the renovation project can be found at wwww.Infinity2014.com.

Hawkins adds that each year LMS is only made possible through collaboration between local businesses, musicians and volunteers.

“This event would not be possible without the support of the local venues, business owners, local musicians, sound technicians and the team of over 60 volunteers that donate their time each year to make this event possible.” Hawkins says. “All of the ten participating venues this year and many of the performers and volunteers have been strong supporters of LMS every year. It’s a wonderful community effort to support arts education and local music, and a terrific night of local entertainment.”

Because LMS is the program’s single biggest fundraiser of the year, Hawkins says support from the entire community is crucial, especially with repeated and wide spread funding cuts to arts and youth programs the past few years.

“It’s important that the community understand that much of our program relies on donations and fundraising efforts like this one,” says Hawkins. “Currently, just .2 percent of our operating budget comes from government-related sources, while nearly ten percent comes from fundraising events like LMS. Attending fundraising events, or supporting Infinity with a tax-deductible donation helps us continue to make this wonderful program and network of mentors available to more of our community’s children.”

The cost to attend LMS is $10, which will pay for an all-access wristband that allows attendees admittance into any and all participating venues. Pre-sale event tickets can be purchased at Infinity Visual and Performing Arts Center at 115 3rd Street and exchanged for wristbands the evening of the event. Wristbands can also be purchased the evening of the event at participating venues.

Infinity is also seeking volunteers to help out for a couple of hours at various venues. Anyone who volunteers gets a pass for the entire event. For more information on the event or to volunteer, call (716) 664-0991 or visit www.infinityperformingarts.org.

THE LINEUP

Brazil
6:00- Alex Kates
7:00- Rob & Karen Suber
8:00- Doc & Bill
9:00- Davis & Eng
10:00- 6 to 12

Cibo
9:30- Bill Ward & Amanda Barton
10:30- The New Tenants
11:30- Skeletons
12:30- Ryan Kinal

Forte
10:30- Velvet Cabbies
11:40- John C. Merino
12:50- Gary & Jay

Infinity
6:15- Jake & Sarah
7:15- Infinity Saxophone Ensemble
8:00- Collective Groove

Jamestown Skate Products
6:00- Buddy McGrupp
7:15- DJ 80n3 feat. M-Dro
8:30- Little Sea Bird
9:45- WAKE
10:25- Plug

Mojo’s
6:00 – Reverend Adam and The Smooth Cruisers
7:15- The Distractions
8:30- The Elektra Kings
9:45- We Speak Canadian
11:15- Uncle Claud’s Band
12:45- Blind Society

Shawbucks
9:00- Qwister
10:00- Big Leg Emma
11:00- The Bogarts
12:00- Thee Audience
1:00- Smackdab

Studio Theater
6:00- Stephanie Benson
7:15- Amanda & Sara the Greatest
8:30- Sean Lander
9:45- Dalton Lanphere
11:00- Joshua Reuter

The Pub
6:15- Dave McDonald
7:10- Andy White
8:05- Steel Rails
9:00- Will & Sara
9:55- Adam Gould
10:50- Ben Bracey
11:45- Kris Meekins
12:40- Tony Flint

Wine Cellar
7:15- Ryan Melquist
8:30- Cindy Love
9:45- William Petransky
11:00- Brian Hanna and Scott Horton
12:15- Joey Cobra

ABOUT LMS: The Chautauqua Region Word newspaper organized the first Local Music Showcase, which was held in 2004 in Bemus Point, N.Y. In 2006, the event was moved to downtown Jamestown to accommodate the increased number of bands and musicians who were interested participating. All proceeds collected from the benefit have gone directly to fund arts education at Infinity Visual and Performing Arts, Inc.

ABOUT INFINITY: Infinity Visual and Performing Arts, Inc. is dedicated to building the resiliency of our community’s youth by providing unique opportunity through access to the arts. More than a place, more than a program, Infinity is a chance for youth to become immersed in arts and learning, to take creative risks, and to discover their infinite potential. To learn more or to donate, visit www.infinityperformingarts.org.

JAMESTOWN – The 2013 Infinity Local Music Showcase took place Sept. 7 at 10 different locations in downtown Jamestown and featured more than 50 different acts. The event, now in its 10th year, raised over $7,000 for Infinity Visual and Performing Arts.

The Jamestown Renaissance Corporation was on hand for much of the evening and put together this mini video documentary, featuring Infinity staff, board members, volunteers, venue owners and local musicians.