LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry has recorded a special message to celebrate the 75th anniversary of children’s favorite Thomas the Tank Engine. The Duke of Sussex introduces a new program called “Thomas and Friends: The Royal Engine,” which has a storyline that includes Harry’s father ...
As an English teacher, she was used to reading both her students’ papers and the books that went along with each class. She didn’t write all that much. Now, nine years into her retirement, Deborah Madar can’t stop writing and has released her second novel, “Dark Riddle.” She ...
You have heard the saying “the world is your oyster.” For aspiring musicians who want to be heard, now is the time. Let’s start with an idea. You have had the idea in your head, and you tinkered with the melody and chords, but now you want to commit your ideas to a file, so you can ...
FREWSBURG — The night sky is filled with many stars. Bringing those stars into focus is what Martz-Kohl Observatory does for its members. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the observatory is not open to its members or to the public. According to Gary Nelson, observatory president, the ...
This past Saturday I had some extra time on my hands. With restrictions that go along with COVID-19, you probably did too. So I visited with some old friends. No, I didn’t go to anyone’s residence or even use a social media application. I stayed at my computer. The idea I had been ...
Rachael Ray had big plans for the quarantine break at her home in upstate New York. She envisioned “a Renaissance time,” rereading the classics, resuming her Danish lessons and studying Italian. “I was going to get more serious about my painting. I had all these lofty goals ... and ...
PARIS (AP) — Notre Dame Cathedral stands crippled and isolated, locked in a dangerous web of warped metal scaffolding one year after a devastating fire gutted its interior, toppled its famous spire and horrified the world. Some of the 40,000 bars — erected for an earlier renovation ...
John Prine, the ingenious singer-songwriter who explored the heartbreaks, indignities and absurdities of everyday life in “Angel from Montgomery,” “Sam Stone,” “Hello in There” and scores of other indelible tunes, died Tuesday at the age of 73. Prine died of complications from ...
Throughout my years as a journalist, many people have asked me why I chose the profession. To be truthful, I don’t think I chose it, but rather it chose me. Since my days at Persell Elementary School I had a yearning to get words down on paper. Storytelling always has piqued my ...
From his childhood days, artist Jeremy Bach always loved reading. His love for reading and art has turned into a love for writing as well. Friday, Bach’s sixth book “Tales of Terror,” will be released “I’ve always had a love for reading since childhood. My writing evolved from ...
NEW YORK (AP) — With Broadway shuttered amid the coronavirus pandemic, producers of the annual Tony Awards have postponed this year’s celebration of American theater. The show was originally scheduled for June 7 but the virus forced all 41 Broadway theaters to go dark and caused ...
OK, so most of us have been asked to work at home. It’s easy for some, but not for others. I’ve been over that. Since you have been asked to be home, due to circumstances beyond your control, and only can go out for essential things, then why not make the most of your ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The spreading coronavirus canceled several touring performances from A-list musical artists, but those acts have found a new venue to sing: their living rooms. John Legend, Bono, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Pink, John Mayer, Keith Urban and more have held virtual concerts ...
You hear a phrase, and it sticks with you. It’s a phrase that has a harmless intent. It’s meant to be a boon. Usually when the phrase “Work from home” is mentioned, people may think that option may work (no pun intended) for them. The benefits of working from home may outweigh ...
“A happy train wreck, and non-stop chaos.” That’s how Zander Chase described “Clue,” a play to be performed at the Lucille Ball Little Theatre. The play is based on the film and the Hasbro board game, adapted from Jonathan Lynn’s screenplay, with additional material by Hunter ...
I was surfing the Internet the other day and I happened to see a video about Simon Phillips. Now there are probably at least 100 videos, if not more, of Simon Phillips, on YouTube, but this certain one caught my attention. Phillips is what one would call a drummer’s drummer. He can play ...
RANDOLPH — Put on your disco attire and take a step back into 1970s Philadelphia, where lounge singer Deloris Van Cartier witnesses a murder and must be put in protective custody in the one place she won’t be found—a convent. Disguised as a nun, Deloris finds herself at odds with both ...
Chautauqua’s Got Talent, completed the second night of the five- night competition, Monday. The 11th season of Chautauqua’s Got Talent at The Spire Theater began March 2 at 7 p.m. with 25 qualifying contestants with a diverse group of singers, instrumentalists, dancers, percussionists, ...
Sometimes all it takes is an idea. And for Jennifer Davis’ idea, it will be realized Friday and Saturday as an original musical “Cast Party” will premiere At Chautauqua Lake Central School. Davis, the musical’s director said the idea came to her in March of 2019 when she was ...
FALCONER — The students of Falconer High School take to the stage to perform “Fiddler on the Roof” Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the Falconer High School auditorium. The musical is based on the life of a philosophical Jewish milkman, Tevye, who explains the customs of the Jewish ...