Ongoing exhibits at the Quick Center at St. Bonaventure University: European and American Paintings and Land and Spirit: The Native American Collection, contact the Quick Center at 716-375-2494 or visit the website www.sbu.edu/quickcenter

 

Now through July 30: Pfeiffer Nature Center 2010 Film Festival Submissions. Theme: My Backyard. People of all ages, talents, and viewpoints are encouraged to submit their work for inclusion in our festival of locally-created films celebrating our natural world. Submit in video or automated PowerPoint format. Films and PowerPoint presentations can be live action, photo montage, animation, ANYTHING that portrays the artist's vision of the theme. Films and presentations may range from 30 seconds to 5 minutes in length. For Submission Details, Contact Pfeiffer Nature Center, P.O. BOX 802 Portville, NY 14770 or call 716-933-0187. Funded in part by a Community Arts Grant through the New York State Council on the Arts and the Cattaraugus County Arts Council.

 

Now through July 30: "A Test of Time: The Photography of Milton Rogovin". Mr. Rogovin spent three decades shooting photographs of Buffalo's West Side and the Seneca Nation's Cattaraugus Territory that captured the public and private lives of impoverished Native Americans. He photographed people up to four times during a thirty year period to document changes of people growing up, families forming and even some breaking up. He managed to capture their strength and dignity in his best known images. Seneca-Iroquois National Museum, 814 Broad St. Salamanca, NY. Spring Hours: Monday-Friday, 9AM-5PM, open weekends starting in May. Exhibit opening is free and open to the public. For more information call 716-945-1104.

 

Now through July 11: "Garden Walk" - Paintings by Shirley Hull will be held at Angelica Sweet Shop, 44 West Main St. Angelica, NY. The exhibit is open to the public during regular Sweet Shop hours: Sunday - Thursday from 8 AM - 5 PM (or later) and Fridays from 8 AM - 8 PM. For more information or to inquire about exhibiting your work in Angelica, call 585-466-7070 or email info@angelicasweetshop.com

 

July 6-Aug 12: The Olean Theatre Workshop proudly presents “Park It! Oak Hill Lunchtime Arts", a time to come and enjoy lunch with the Arts in one of the most picturesque parks in Olean. Each Tuesday and Thursday, in the months of July and August 12, bring your lunch and be entertained with music, dance, and theatre in the shade of the majestic oak trees in Historic Oak Hill Park. These events are make possible in part by funds from the New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Regrant Program administered by the Cattaraugus County Arts Council. Below is the schedule of events which may be subject to change.

 

July 7: Music in the Park featuring Cocktail Rock. 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM and is held by the Village of South Dayton. This event is funded in part by a Community Arts Grant through the New York State Council on the Arts and the Cattaraugus County Arts Council. For more information please call 716-988-3833.

 

July 7: "Live at the Gazebo" Concert Series, Carl Hultman & Friends (Jazz Band). Begins at 7 PM, Village Gazebo at Findley Lake, Chautauqua County. Rain or Shine. FREE Admission. Funded in part by a Community Arts Grant through the New York State Council on the Arts and the Cattaraugus County Arts Council.

 

July 8-11: The Twin Tiers Theater Festival presents As Bees in Honey Drown by Douglas Carter Beane. In this delicious soufflé of a satire about the pitfalls of the unquenchable hunger for fame, Evan Wyler, a young write on the brink of critical success gets caught up in a lifestyle that blurs the line between fantasy and reality. Faced with the prospect of fame and fortune, he falls under the spell of a brilliant scheming promoter, discovers he's been defrauded to the tune of several thousand dollars, and concocts a scheme of his own to get revenge. New York City actors will be performing this play in our intimate, newly renovated home at the Washington Street Theatre. The shows will be Thursdays 2:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. | Fridays 7:30 p.m. | Saturdays 2:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. | Sundays 2:30 p.m. | For more information please email shows@twintierstheater.org

 

July 10: Live Music - Nora Jane Struthers will be playing at the Wellsville Creative Arts Center on Main St. in Wellsville at 8 PM. For more information call 585-593-3000 or visit the WCAC's website.

 

July 14: Music in the Park featuring Razz & Friends. 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM and is held by the Village of South Dayton. This event is funded in part by a Community Arts Grant through the New York State Council on the Arts and the Cattaraugus County Arts Council. For more information please call 716-988-3833.

 

July 14: "Live at the Gazebo" Concert Series, The Sam Hyman Band (Acoustic Rock). Begins at 7 PM, Village Gazebo at Findley Lake, Chautauqua County. Rain or Shine. FREE Admission. Funded in part by a Community Arts Grant through the New York State Council on the Arts and the Cattaraugus County Arts Council.

 

July 15-18: The Twin Tiers Theater Festival presents Boeing, Boeing by Marc Camoletti.Bernard, a jet setting architect living in Paris, has been successfully juggling three flight attendant fiancés (with the help of his reluctant housekeeper) by tracking their airlines’ timetables. Mayhem follows soon after the arrival of an old college pal as flights are delayed, schedules change and chaos ensues. This hilarious farce originally premiered in London in 1962, and the Tony Award winning revival ran for nearly 300 performances in 2008. New York City actors will be performing this play in our intimate, newly renovated home at the Washington Street Theatre. The shows will be Thursdays 2:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. | Fridays 7:30 p.m. | Saturdays 2:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. | Sundays 2:30 p.m. | For more information please email shows@twintierstheater.org

 

July 16-18: The ninth annual Scandinavian Folk Festival will be held July 16, 17, 18 at the Gerry Rodeo Grounds, Gerry, NY just five miles north of Jamestown, NY on Route 60.  This Festival celebrates the Scandinavian heritage of our area with a wide variety of events including continuous music; folk dancing; Viking Village with Viking ship; culture tent with craft demonstrations, exhibits, workshops; midsummer celebration; bonfire; lectures; vendors and of course Scandinavian food all weekend.  Gate prices have been reduced this year.  $4 on Friday and Sunday, $6 on Saturday.  Children 16 and under, volunteers, and people in Scandinavian folk costumes will be admitted free.  Free parking.  Check our web site www.scandinavianjamestown.org for more information or call 716-484-0415

July 17: Mark Twain Live! featuring Mike Randall 8 pm-Mike Randall has been bringing America’s greatest humorist and author to life for more than 35 years and in more than 2,000 performances. Three hours of make-up combined with Twain’s own words and mannerisms create a startlingly realistic portrait of “America’s original stand-up comedian.” Call 716-679-1891 for information or visit www.fredopera.org 1891 Fredonia Opera House, 9 Church St., Fredonia, NY 14063   Tickets: $15 ($13 Opera House members)

 

July 17: Americana Folk Art and Music Fair. 10 AM – 5 PM in the Ellicottville Town Square. For more information contact Barbara Fox – bfoxart@yahoo.com or Greg Cappelli – 716-699-5626.

 

July 17-18: Seneca Allegany Veterans PowWow, Veteran's Park, Salamanca, visit the website for more information: www.senecapowwow.com

 

July 19: Artist Speaker Series, "It's More Than A Gift" presented by Wendy Skinner at 6:30 PM . A display o the Artist's Work and the Responsibility of being a Steward of the Gift. Held at The Fountain Arts Center, 48 Schuyler St. Belmont, NY. Suggested Donation is $5.00. For more information call 585-268-595. Funded in part by a Community Arts Grant through the New York State Council on the Arts and the Cattaraugus County Arts Council.

 

July 21: Music in the Park featuring Kokomo Time. 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM and is held by the Village of South Dayton. This event is funded in part by a Community Arts Grant through the New York State Council on the Arts and the Cattaraugus County Arts Council. For more information please call 716-988-3833.

 

July 21: "Live at the Gazebo" Concert Series, Good for Nuthin' String Band. Begins at 7 PM, Village Gazebo at Findley Lake, Chautauqua County. Rain or Shine. FREE Admission. Funded in part by a Community Arts Grant through the New York State Council on the Arts and the Cattaraugus County Arts Council.

 

July 23: Live Music - The Hickory Project will be playing at the Wellsville Creative Arts Center on Main St. in Wellsville at 8 PM. For more information call 585-593-3000 or visit the WCAC's website.

 

July 25: Art in the Park and Taste of Olean, 11-5 PM, Jamestown Community College campus. Artists interested in exhibiting their work please contact CCAC for guidelines and application.

 

July 25 - August 1: Spoon River Project hosted by the Fenton History Center in Jamestown, NY. Be inspired and touched by the moving Spoon River Anthology in the beautiful setting of Lake View Cemetery. Support provided in part by the NYSCA Decentralization Program of Cattaraugus County. For more information call 716-664-6256 or visit www.fentonhistorycenter.org

 

July 28: Music in the Park featuring Howie & The Feltones. 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM and is held by the Village of South Dayton. This event is funded in part by a Community Arts Grant through the New York State Council on the Arts and the Cattaraugus County Arts Council. For more information please call 716-988-3833.

 

July 28: "Live at the Gazebo" Concert Series, Shawn Wilder: 2008 Findley Lake Idol & Chautauqua Lake Idol 2009 Winner! Begins at 7 PM, Village Gazebo at Findley Lake, Chautauqua County. Rain or Shine. FREE Admission. Funded in part by a Community Arts Grant through the New York State Council on the Arts and the Cattaraugus County Arts Council.

 

July 29-August 8: The Twin Tiers Theater Festival presents Into the Woods, by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine. Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s musical deals with the consequences that traditional fairy tales conveniently ignore. What does one do with a dead Giant in the back yard? Does marrying a Prince really lead to a happy and fulfilling life? Is carving up the wolf the solution? Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack, and Rapunzel, their plots intertwined, are forced to deal with what happens AFTER "Happily Ever After". Composer/Lyricist Stephen Sondheim is the winner of an Oscar, a Pulitzer, multiple Grammy’s, and nine Tony’s - more than any other composer. Collaborating with the Southern Tier Orchestra,New York City actors will be performing this play in Oak Hill Park. The shows will be Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sundays at 7:30 pm. For more information please email shows@twintierstheater.org

 

July 30: Live Music - Homegrown String Band will be playing at the Wellsville Creative Arts Center on Main St. in Wellsville at 8 PM. For more information call 585-593-3000 or visit the WCAC's website.

 

July 31: "From the Earth" Be inspired by the flower and vegetable gardens, tour an organic dairy farm, visit pottery and woodworking studios and see demonstrations, buy a perennial plant, take a guided bird walk, enjoy a woodland garden talk, activities for kids and more much! This all takes place thanks to four neighbors within a 2 mile radius in Alfred, NY. For more information call 607-587-9877 or go to www.lindahuey.com/shows.html

 

August 2: Belfast Public Library: 12^th Annual Pied Piper Project- Lawn Chair Concert and Event Series. Hometown Talent Night-Dallas Lucore, Gary Barteau, Mike LaRou and others Held on the back lawn of the Library on Main Street Free refreshments! 7PM.

August 4: Music in the Park featuring Kokomo Time. 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM and is held by the Village of South Dayton. This event is funded in part by a Community Arts Grant through the New York State Council on the Arts and the Cattaraugus County Arts Council. For more information please call 716-988-3833.

 

August 4: "Live at the Gazebo" Concert Series, Andrew Silbert (2009 Findley Lake Idol Winner). Begins at 7 PM, Village Gazebo at Findley Lake, Chautauqua County. Rain or Shine. FREE Admission. Funded in part by a Community Arts Grant through the New York State Council on the Arts and the Cattaraugus County Arts Council.

 

August 5-6:“SEUSSICAL” Coming to Oak Hill Park…August 6 and August 5 at JCC Cutco Theatre, Watch for other dates and times. Olean Theatre Workshop presents SEUSSICAL in cooperation with Olean Community School’s Liberty Partnership, Olean Youth Bureau and Recreation Department, JCC, Rising Star Series, Cattaraugus County Youth Bureau’s AmeriCorps Program ,Cattaraugus County Arts Association Decentralization Program

 

 

August 7: Fenton History Center's 6th Annual Old Fashioned Day. 9 AM - 3 PM in Jamestown, NY. Free admission to the festival and the museum. Experience our hometown's living history: try your ahnd at many of the "chores" our great-grandparents did everyday. This event is for adults and children alike. Experience the "Make Do" attitude of the Great Depression. Fun, crafts and games for kids, a variety of food vendors, modern crafters, and much more! For more information call 716-664-6256.

 

August 7: Live Music - Slim Forsythe & The Parklane Drifters will be playing at the Wellsville Creative Arts Center on Main St. in Wellsville at 8 PM. For more information call 585-593-3000 or visit the WCAC's website.

 

August 9: Belfast Public Library: 12^th Annual Pied Piper Project- Lawn Chair Concert and Event Series. Warsaw Barbershop Chorus-Held on the back lawn of the Library on Main Street Free refreshments! 7PM.

 

August 10: Spotlight Gallery at the ARTS presents- Denny Smith- In Color. An exhibition of new paintings by Allen Crittenden Smith. Reception 5-7pm Friday September 3^rd. Spotlight Gallery@ The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes, 32 W Market St, Corning, NY.

August 11: Music in the Park featuring Little Big Band. 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM and is held by the Village of South Dayton. This event is funded in part by a Community Arts Grant through the New York State Council on the Arts and the Cattaraugus County Arts Council. For more information please call 716-988-3833.

 

August 12-14: “Twelfth Night” will be staged on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and August 12, 13, and 14 at Oak Hill Park at 7:00 pm.Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," a hilarious comedy of mistaken identity, song and revelry, will be given an update as  the Olean Theatre Workshop’s version of the Elizabethan classic will take place in the  United States during the Roaring '20s. Set in the gangland Chicago of the Prohibition era, this new take on one of the Bard's favorite comedies will be full of that heady energy of the Roaring Twenties. For more information please call 716-373-SHOW (7469) or visit us on the web at www.oleanworkshop.org.

 

August 15: “Hot World Chamber Music” with the Ortner-Roberts Duo-7 pm  When a passionate clarinet meets a “hot” piano, the sparks fly – and not just musically. German clarinettist Susanne Ortner and American pianist Tom Roberts met in 2006, and subsequently developed a concert repertoire that can only be described as “Hot World Chamber Music.” From Benny Goodman to Caribbean Calypso, from Jelly Roll Morton to Eastern European Klezmer, and from James Booker to Argentinean Tango, this husband and wife duo blend and fuse various genres with classical themes and techniques, to succeed in presenting “an intoxicating and rousing concert not to be topped!” Call 716-679-1891 for information or visit www.fredopera.org 1891 Fredonia Opera House, 9 Church St., Fredonia, NY 14063    Tickets: $15 ($13 Opera House members)

 

August 12-15: The Twin Tiers Theater Festival presents, Veronica’s Room by Ira Levin. Susan has been enticed to the Brabissant mansion by a charming Irish couple who are struck by Susan's strong resemblance to Veronica Brabissant, the long dead daughter of the family for whom they work. When they asked her to come home and pretend to be Veronica to make a dying old woman happy, it seemed like such a small thing to ask.

But suddenly, things aren't going the way Susan expected. As a child, Susan was told by her mother not to talk to strangers. Susan should have listened. "Veronica's Room," written by playwright Ira Levin, is a totally absorbing spider's web entwining fantasy and reality. Levin is world-renowned for ''Deathtrap,'' his Broadway thriller, as well as for his celebrated novel “Rosemary’s Baby” and screenplay “The Stepford Wives”. New York City actors will be performing this play in our intimate, newly renovated home at the Washington Street Theatre. The shows will be Thursdays 2:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. | Fridays 7:30 p.m. | Saturdays 2:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. | Sundays 2:30 p.m. | For more information please email shows@twintierstheater.org

 

August 16: Belfast Public Library: 12^th Annual Pied Piper Project- Lawn Chair Concert and Event Series. Wellsville Performing Arts Orchestra-Held on the back lawn of the Library on Main Street Free refreshments! 7PM.

 

August 18: Music in the Park featuring Wallace & Farina. 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM and is held by the Village of South Dayton. This event is funded in part by a Community Arts Grant through the New York State Council on the Arts and the Cattaraugus County Arts Council. For more information please call 716-988-3833.

 

August 19-22: The Twin Tiers Theater Festival presents, The Importance of Being Ernest by Oscar Wilde. This play is one of the most hysterical comedies ever written, ‘Earnest’ follows a pair of bachelors through a web of elaborate deceptions as they attempt to woo two women whose hearts are set on marrying a man named Ernest. Mislaid babies, mistaken identities, secret engagements, baffled suitors, and some of the wittiest wordplay ever volleyed over cucumber sandwiches, it has proved Oscar Wilde’s most enduringly popular play .New York City actors will be performing this play in our intimate, newly renovated home at the Washington Street Theatre. The shows will be Thursdays 2:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. | Fridays 7:30 p.m. | Saturdays 2:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. | Sundays 2:30 p.m. | For more information please email shows@twintierstheater.org

 

August 23: Belfast Public Library: 12^th Annual Pied Piper Project- Lawn Chair Concert and Event Series. Grand Finale Concert and Taste of Belfast in the Town Park. Free admission to all concerts.

August 25: Music in the Park featuring 23 Skidoo Dixieland Band. 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM and is held by the Village of South Dayton. This event is funded in part by a Community Arts Grant through the New York State Council on the Arts and the Cattaraugus County Arts Council. For more information please call 716-988-3833.

 

August 26-29: The Twin Tiers Theater Festival presents, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by C.S Lewis. Four young adventurers playing hide and seek in the country home of an old professor stumble upon an enchanted wardrobe that will take them to places they never dreamed of. Stepping through the wardrobe door, they are whisked into the spectacular parallel universe known as Narnia - a fairytale land of magical proportions where woodland animals talk and mythological creatures roam. Once within the frozen land where the White Witch now reigns, they must find the courage and faith to join Aslan the Lion in a valiant battle to restore beauty and hope - and to earn their places as kings and queens of Narnia. Join us as we journey to the ends of the world with this timeless classic that children cherish and adults adore. New York City actors will be performing this play in our intimate, newly renovated home at the Washington Street Theatre. The shows will be Thursdays 2:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. | Fridays 7:30 p.m. | Saturdays 2:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. | Sundays 2:30 p.m. | For more information please email shows@twintierstheater.org

 

August 28: Auditions for the Young Artists Concert Series 4 on Saturday, August 28th at the Presbyterian Church in Olean.Application forms are available at the local libraries in Allegany and Cattaraugus counties. We will mail it out if requested (CMSO.YoungArtists@msn.com).Application deadline is 8/15/2010-K-12 instrumental audition (The Young Artists Concert by musicians who passed the audition is on Saturday, September 25th.)

 

September 13: Genealogy: So You Found Your Family Member on the Internet – How Do You Know the Information is Right? This workshop will give you some useable tools to verify your discoveries. The workshop starts at 6:30 PM at the Prendergast Library, Computer Ctr. in Jamestown, NY. This workshop is free for Individual Level memberships (or higher), $10 for members or $15 for non-members. For more information call 716-664-6256.

 

September 19: Folk in Fredonia Free-For-All- 3 pm  Fredonia folk music favorites Dick & Carmen Gilman gather friends from throughout the state for a great afternoon of fabulous folk music and dance. Raffles and door prizes only serve to add to the festivities! Call 716-679-1891 for information or visit www.fredopera.org 1891 Fredonia Opera House, 9 Church St., Fredonia, NY 14063    Tickets: FREE

 

September 19: Chamber Music Concert Series 21 by the Felix Piano Quartet. Our new violinist Shieh-Jian Tsai will join the ensemble. Both of our guest musicians, Mr. Tsai (violin) and Mr. Janz Castelo (viola), are members of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Rintaro Wada (Cellist) and Ritsuko Wada (Pianist) are Olean musicians.

The concert is at 3:00p.m. at St. Mary of the Angels in Olean.

 

October 2: Live Music – Jim Page will be playing at the Wellsville Creative Arts Center on Main St. in Wellsville at 8 PM. For more information call 585-593-3000 or visit the WCAC's website.

 

October 2 & 9: 5^th Annual “Saints and Sinners” Lake View Cemetery Tours. From 3 PM until 8 PM at Lake View Cemetery, corner of Buffalo St. and Lakeview Ave. in Jamestown, NY. The tour will uncover some of the 43,000 personal stories at Jamestown’s beautiful Lake View Cemetery. Guests are asked to wear comfortable shoes, dress for the weather, bring a flashlight for the later tours and be ready to learn some interesting information. Presale: $8 for adults, $2 for children & youth. At the gate: $10 for adults, $3 for children & youth, and half price for Fenton History Center members. Reservations are required. For more information or to reserve your tickets please call 716-664-6256.

 

October 3 & 10: Twilight Mausoleum Tours at Lake View Cemetery. The tour start at 8 PM at Lake View Cemetery, corner of Buffalo St. and Lakeview Ave. in Jamestown, NY. Get behind the scenes tour of a number of the elegant mausoleums in Jamestown’s 1859 cemetery. Light refreshments follow the tour. Cost is $15/single, $25/couple. Youth and children are $5. Reservations are required. For more information or to reserve your tickets please call 716-664-6256.

 

October 15: Clarence Darrow featuring James Ivey- 8 pm  David Rintels’ entertaining one-man play focuses on the life of Clarence Darrow as the champion of the underdog. James Ivey brings Darrow to life and portrays him as a passionate loner with a sense of humor, who fought for causes with every fiber of his being … a lawyer for everyman from a time when practicing law was a noble profession.   The two-act production highlights the great cases that were the defining moments of Darrow’s career. Call 716-679-1891 for information or visit www.fredopera.org 1891 Fredonia Opera House, 9 Church St., Fredonia, NY 14063    Tickets: $15 ($13 Opera House members, $8 students)

 

October 16:Storytelling: It’s YOUR Turn! With Christopher Shaw-2 pm This performance starts out with Chris telling one of his premier Adirondack Tall Tales that will have the audience rolling in the aisles with laughter!   Then as the title implies, Chris leads “volunteers” from the audience through telling their own “round stories.” The round story technique has long been used to introduce young storytellers to the craft, and challenges their verbal, memory, and imaginative skills!   You’ll be surprised at who shines during this performance for young people!  Call 716-679-1891 for information or visit www.fredopera.org 1891 Fredonia Opera House, 9 Church St., Fredonia, NY 14063    Tickets: FREE

October 16: An Evening of Storytelling with Christopher Shaw- 7:30 pm  Adirondack singer, songwriter and storyteller Christopher Shaw headlines the Fredonia Storytelling Festival with an evening of stories and music in the Adirondack tradition. Tall tales, folk tales, good old fashioned humorous stories … Chris tells them all and throws in a good supply of great songs to boot! Call 716-679-1891 for information or visit www.fredopera.org 1891 Fredonia Opera House, 9 Church St., Fredonia, NY 14063    Tickets: $10

 

October 22: Live Music – Guy Davis will be playing at the Wellsville Creative Arts Center on Main St. in Wellsville at 8 PM. For more information call 585-593-3000 or visit the WCAC's website.

October 29: An Evening of Chopin & Liszt with Thomas Pandolfi-8 pm  Pianist Thomas Pandolfi was so well-received with his Gershwin program in 2009 that he’s coming back to salute the 200^th birthday years of Frédéric Chopin & Franz Liszt. Call 716-679-1891 for information or visit www.fredopera.org 1891 Fredonia Opera House, 9 Church St., Fredonia, NY 14063    Tickets: $15 ($13 adults, $10 students)

 

November 6: Live Music – Bill Kirchen will be playing at the Wellsville Creative Arts Center on Main St. in Wellsville at 8 PM. For more information call 585-593-3000 or visit the WCAC's website.

 

November 19: Anne & Pete Sibley-8 pm  Winners of the “Great American Duet Sing-Off” on NPR’s A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor, Anne & Pete Sibley offer harmonies that are “warm, tight and soulful; and their performances simple, poignant and unforgettable.” Call 716-679-1891 for information or visit www.fredopera.org 1891 Fredonia Opera House, 9 Church St., Fredonia, NY 14063    Tickets: $15 ($13 Opera House members)