10 Finalists Named In Talent Show

March 28, 2019

Chautauqua’s Got Talent, presented by InSpire Jamestown, completed week four, the semi-finals, in the five-week competition. The 10th season of Chautauqua’s Got Talent, at The Spire Theater, began Monday, March 4th with 31 contestants, from nine to 78 with a diverse group of singers, instrumentalists, dancers and comedy. After four weeks, the group has been narrowed down to 10 finalists. The following contestants will be advancing to the finals Monday, April 1, to compete for a $1,000 cash prize and a recording session with Lost Recording Studio. The audience voted and the ...

‘Surrounding Color’ Exhibit To Be Held

March 28, 2019

Bianca Francesca Gullotti will hold a solo art exhibition “Surrounding Color.” The event is one night only and will be held on Saturday, March 30 from 6-9 p.m at Studio D Catering & Venue, 106 E. Second St. Gullotti is a visual artist that merges the conventions of fine art painting and ...

‘Get Ready To Laugh’

March 21, 2019

The Jamestown High School is once again performing a musical, but this year’s performance of “The Drowsy Chaperone” will be much more comedic than its shows in years past. “Get ready to laugh,” said Lauren Scharff, JHS musical director. “It’s so funny. I’ve seen the show, I ...

Yardbirds’ Drummer Has Not Changed His Approach To Music

March 21, 2019

In the early to late 1960s one could hear his drumming on radio waves across the world. Co-founder Jim McCarty provided the backbeat for Yardbirds songs like “Heart Full Of Soul,” “For Your Love,” “Shapes of Things,” and “Train Kept A-Rollin’.” McCarty explained how ...

Write Now: Help Find Your Voice Through Rewriting

March 21, 2019

Some people make the argument that all writing is rewriting. I agree with that statement in part because original thoughts put down on paper sometimes don’t have to be rewritten. Other times a writer may look at what he has just written know he has to rewrite it. Is it a bad thing to have to rewrite what you have written? I say no because the process makes you a better writer, and if you get better at writing then you don’t have to rewrite so much. Do writers rewrite everything? I think when writers are first starting out they may because they are trying to find their ...

WACS To Present ‘Newsies’ Friday, Saturday

March 21, 2019

WESTFIELD — Westfield Academy and Central School will be producing Disney’s “Newsies,” music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman, book by Harvey Fierstein Friday and Saturday in the district auditorium. “Newsies” is based on the actual story of the 1899 newspaper carrier ...