Local Music Showcase
Steve Johnson will play three times this weekend as part of the Local Music Showcase — first at Mojo’s at 9 p.m. with the Steve Johnson Band, then solo at Forte at 10 p.m. and finally with Big Leg Emma at Shawbucks at 11:30 p.m.
P-J photo by Nick Dean
Downtown Jamestown will be bustling Saturday as bands and solo musicians fill the city’s many bars, restaurants and other venues for the fifth annual Local Music Showcase. A benefit event for the Infinity Performing Arts Program, Local Music Showcase has come to be synonymous with quality local entertainment and downtown Jamestown in recent years. Beginning Friday with street-corner acoustic performances and the Mojo’s kickoff show with Ra Ra Riot, Local Music Showcase kicks into high gear Saturday with upward of 45 bands in a dozen of the city’s venues. The event puts a spotlight on the area’s talented and diverse local music scene — as well as the importance of the Infinity Performing Arts Program. Established in 1998, the Infinity Performing Arts Program is a music education, recording technology and performing arts program dedicated to building the resiliency of youth through the performing arts. In its 10 years, Infinity has grown from being a part of the Arts Council for Chaut
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Latenight Spotlight
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