WRFA’s 2023 Great American Picnic Fundraiser featuring the theme – Women Who Rock – celebrating the some of your beloved female musicians! Presented by Southern Tier Brewing Co., Save-A-Lot Foods, WRFA-LP and Reg Lenna Center for the Arts! June 11, 2023 at Southern tier Brewing Company.

Musical acts include:
Two For Flinching, Marla Harris & Friends, Cindy Love & Friends, Son, Emily Strong, Sara Rafaloski & Gavin Paterniti, Miranda Wilcox, The Assembly, Sixpence, Tempus, and Owen Murphy.

JAMESTOWN, NY – The Great American Picnic is back for another year at Southern Tier Brewing Company!

WRFA’s annual summer fundraiser is taking place Sunday, June 11 from Noon to 6 p.m. at STBC’s Empty Pint 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 “Women Who Rock” – celebrating the music from female artists and songrwiters from any era or genre.
Musical acts include:

• Miranda Wilcox – 12 p.m.
• Sixpence – 12:30 p.m.
• Catchphrase (Gavin & Sara) – 1 p.m.
• New Outfit – 1:30 p.m.
• Emily Strong & Friends – 2:05 p.m.
• The Assembly – 2:40 p.m.
• Tempus – 3:15 p.m.
• SON – 3:50 p.m.
• Marla Harris & Co. – 4:30 p.m.
• Cindy Haight & Co. – 5:10 p.m.
• Two for Flinching – 5:45 p.m.

To support WRFA, please consider purchasing a $20 ticket, which includes two complimentary STBC beers.

Hot Dogs will also be sold and there will also be a 50/50 raffle!!
(Attendees under 21 get in for free).

Our event is made possible through the generous support of Southern Tier Brewing Company, Save-A-Lot Foods, and the wonderful local musicians who volunteer their time for the performance!

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

All to benefit WRFA!!

The fundraiser, Ronnie’s Way 5k, is in honor of Ron Graham who has been diagnosed with stage-four gastroesophageal cancer and has recently started treatment.

Musician and music teacher Mark Alpaugh describes Ron as a “galvanizing force,” especially when it came to the creation of the Infinity Arts Program at Washington Middle School, “Ron is one these people that they say, ‘Ron’s never met a stranger.’ You know, he seems to know everybody and is connected. So he would set up these meetings with my department head and with my principal at school to see if this was all legit, that we could do this in fact under the umbrella of the Jamestown Public Schools, and would that be okay to do after hours.”

Alpaugh said Ron Graham then was able to find a space in downtown Jamestown on East Third Street for the Infinity program, and it grew from there.

He said one of Ron’s biggest legacies with the Infinity program is that he was able to cross borders, “He was able to find kids from different schools, from different age groups, and from different ethnicities, genders, the whole thing, and bring them all together under one umbrella, which is music.”

Musician and teacher Steve Davis credited Ron with facilitating his and other’s growth as musicians, “Introducing me to so many of the upper echelon musicians in the area and bringing other professional musicians, international touring musicians.. he brought them to Jamestown to work with us and took our level of musicianship, took it through the roof. And just the experiences and opportunities we would have never have experienced without him.”

The event Saturday at Jackson-Taylor Park will start at 10:00 a.m. with a 5K run, followed by a Hot Shots Basketball tournament as well as a community walk at 11:00 a.m.

Live music is part of the day, too, with Steve Davis and Friends starting at 10:30 a.m., “Jeremy Bunce will be playing guitar. Daniel Witherspoon will be playing some drums. Rahsaan Graham, Ron’s son, will be playing some percussion. Marla Harris will be coming down to sing some songs.”

The link to register for the “Ronnie’s Way” event is available here: https://runsignup.com/Race/NY/Jamestown/Ronnie

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Hosted by WRFA General Manager and founding member of 10,000 Maniacs, Dennis Drew, the concert will feature familiar holiday and seasonal songs across music genres.

Maple Grove Voices, one of several acts performing at the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts as part of Home for the Holidays: Christmas at the Reg on Saturday, Dec. 17

Performing will be high school choirs The Maple Grove Voices and Westfield High School Westwinds, Celtic music from Sue Tillotson & Jim Cunningham, rhythm and blues from Steve Davis & Marla Harris, classic barbershop vocals from The Jamestown Harmony Express, bluegrass from Matt Gronquist, Bumpy Peterson & Ken Hardley, rock from The Porcelain Bus Drivers and a special performance from Broadway’s Ron Orbach (Chicago, The Producers.) The jolly old elf, himself – Santa Claus – will also make an appearance.

Christmas at The Reg is sponsored by Comfort Inn of Jamestown, Key Bank, DFT Communications and WRFA.

The holiday concert sees The Reg close out a calendar year that included over 50 movies, 7 Reg Presents live events and several community partnerships including BANFF Mountain Film Festival, Chautauqua Regional Youth Ballet’s Nutcracker, Lucille Ball Comedy Festival, Sprout Film Festival, Jamestown Concert Association and more.

Early in 2017, the organization will begin major renovations which include a complete lobby makeover, new offices and studios for WRFA 107.9 FM, the relocation of 3rd on 3rd Gallery to street level and new offices for staff.

Home for the Holidays: Christmas at The Reg tickets start at $5 for children and $10 for adults. Limited “Pay What You Can” seats will be available – first come, first served – the night of the performance at the box office.

The Reg box office is open 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Saturday. The box office phone number is 716.484.7070 and is located at 116 E. 3rd Street in Jamestown, NY. Tickets may also be purchased online at reglenna.com.

The Village of Lakewood Events and Marketing Committee is pleased to announce the 4th of July Summerfest in downtown Lakewood on Monday, July 4, 2016. Executive committee members pictured left to right are Secretary, Kara Rusco; Mayor Cara Birrittieri; Entertainment Deputy, Campbell Dawson; and Co-Chairpersons, Scott Mekus, and Brooke Wagner. Missing is Alex Sullivan, Marketing Deputy.

LAKEWOOD–The Village of Lakewood will host its annual 4th of July Summerfest on Chautauqua and Terrace Avenues, and at Richard O. Hartley Park on Monday, July 4.  According to organizers, lots of new activities and events have been added to the lineup for 2016.

In addition to the morning races and playground Money Hunt, Lakewood has invited more vendors, including community partners, and added several children’s activities, and musical guests.

This year, special guests from the LECOM Health Challenge Web.com PGA TOUR (www.lecomhealthchallenge.com), including YouTube sensations the Bryan Brothers, will attend a new VIP area. All will culminate with the best fireworks show on Chautauqua Lake provided by the Zambelli Brothers.

10K Firecracker Run Kicks Off Day’s Events

The Lakewood Family YMCA starts off the day with the 10K Firecracker Run, 2 mile run and 2 mile walk at 9 a.m.  Pre-registration forms are available now at the Lakewood Family YMCA for $20 per person.  Registration on the day of the race will take place from 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. at Richard O. Hartley Park.  The same-day fee is $25.

Complimentary kids’ events for those ages 2 to 11 years of age will include kids’ dashes starting at 9:30 a.m. and the popular M&T Bank Money Hunt at 11 a.m. held at the playground.

Kid Zone, Vendors, Music Throughout the Day

An all-new Kidz Zone opens at 11:30 a.m.  Tickets will admit children and families to bounce houses, an inflatable jousting unit, 20-foot slide, 9-hole miniature golf set up, and a dunk tank with local residents, and village officials waiting to take a plunge.  Other activities include a craft tent, Lakewood Fire Department fire truck and costume characters with balloons.

The vendor area will start at 12 noon with food, refreshments, crafts, gifts, carnival games, and caricatures available for purchase on Chautauqua Avenue.  Community partners will also be there to promote their products and services.

Marty’s Bubblegum Machine, a fun-filled children and family activities entertainer, will begin the day’s musical lineup at 11:30 a.m. in front of the park’s gazebo following the Money Hunt.

Yesterday’s on Summit Ave. will host Brian K. Chase performing from 2 to 5 p.m. while the band, Not Sold Separately, takes the stage from 6 to 9 p.m.

At Richard O. Hartley Park, Disc jockey Campbell Dawson will play tunes from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. followed by the event’s main entertainment, Preach Freedom and Connect, which is sure to delight the crowd with its mix of funky blues/reggae, and rock from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.  The band’s feature musicians are local talents Steve Davis and Marla Harris.

Other scheduled activities include history walking tours, a K-9 demonstration presented by the Lakewood Police Department from 1 to 1:30 p.m., a Model T fire truck display and the Chautauqua Lake Community Sailing Foundation Open House with complimentary sailing rides from the Lakewood beach house from noon to 4 p.m.

A kids’ parade, “Lakewood on Wheels,” is slated for 5:00 p.m. at the intersection of Chautauqua and Terrace Avenues in Lakewood.  Prizes (1st, 2nd and 3rd) will be awarded to the best decorated bike, wagon, scooter, stroller, etc.

LECOM Health Challenge Featured

This year, the 4^th of July Summerfest committee is pleased to welcome players and guests of the LECOM Health Challenge Web.com PGA TOUR being held at Peek’n Peak this year. The Bryan Brothers will perform their epic golf trick shots starting at 6 p.m.

A special V.I.P. area will be set up on the Packard Estates lakefront lawn for those individuals wanting to meet the players from 5 to 11 p.m.

A donation of $250 to $499 includes 2 tickets to the V.I.P. tented area with dinner, refreshments and a viewing area for the fireworks display, and 2 weekly general admission tournament passes to the LECOM Health Challenge Web.com PGA TOUR. A donation of $500 or more includes 4 tickets to the V.I.P tented area, and 4 weekly general admission tournament passes.

LECOM Health Challenge Web.com PGA TOUR V.I.P tickets are limited and available for purchase at the Lakewood Village Hall.

The annual fireworks display, presented by Zambelli Fireworks and the Village of Lakewood, will start promptly at 10 p.m.

Interested vendors or questions about the 4th of July Summerfest event should be directed to the Village of Lakewood office at (716) 763-8557. Vendor registration forms can also be downloaded from the www.lakewoodyny.com website or Facebook page under Village of Lakewood, NY.

The committee is also looking for event volunteers to assist with the Kidz Zone and other activities throughout the day.  If interested, please contact Brooke Wagner at brookeraejohnson@gmail.com.

“SWAN 2013″, an art show, opens this Saturday at 3rd On 3rd Gallery in Jamestown. The exhibition features new photographs and art from Jennifer Randall, Angela Caley, Debra Eck, Jennifer Schlick and Ashley Ordines. The reception begins at 6 p.m. A $5 charge covers gallery fees, food and beverages. Patrons under the age of 18 are admitted free. The show will be open to the public through April 5.

Other events in Jamestown will promote Support Women Artists Now throughout March and April. “Girls Rock 6″, a live music concert on Friday March 29, will begin at 10pm at Mojo’s Music Bar. Area musicians, singers and songwriters performing are Kate Elfman, Lori Burke, Amanda Barton, Marla Harris, Gina Vecchio and organizer, Cindy Haight.

On Saturday April 20, Infinity Visual and Performing Arts will host an art market featuring the work of female artists and artisans. A lunchtime lecture about the history of women artists will be held across the street at the Reg Studio Theater. Throughout the day, 3rd On 3rd Gallery will remain open for Audrey Dowling’s art show, “Comfort Zones”. More details will be released at www.infinityperformingarts.org.

For details on all of these events, visit www.artscouncil.com.

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As part of the event, Local AAAlliance members will be bringing their easels and paints out to the plaza and working on their paintings and other creations. Any interested local artists or crafty folks should feel free to bring their materials down to the plaza, to work and network with the other artists, or just to show off what you have been doing lately.

In addition, Pulse Community Drumming will be organizing a drum circle from 6-7 p.m., followed by live music from local musician Cindy Haight, as well as from the group Higher Ground – featuring local musician Steve Davis and singer Marla Harris.  The event will conclude at 9 p.m.