The front man is back. In some ways the front man never left at all. I refer to a lead singer of a band as the front man because it’s usually the lead singer that connects with the audience. Whether he has a guitar slung over his shoulder or he just commands a presence alone from behind ...
“We can do no great things — only small things with great love.” Mario Marchese’s humble approach to entertaining thousands of children is best summed up by his favorite quote. It’s a mindset he’s lived by since he first decided to become a full-time magician 12 years ago. ...
Steve Perry, “Traces” (Fantasy Records) Steve Perry has been away for quite a while but he’s never really been gone. From the unforgettable use of “Don’t Stop Believin’” on the last “The Sopranos” episode to the way his former band found a new, sound-alike singer on the ...
FREDONIA — The essence of wonder and the joy of experimentation returns Saturday with the Fredonia Mini Maker Faire. Many come for a few minutes and end up staying for the day. The third annual event, which takes place on the SUNY Fredonia campus inside the Williams and Science centers from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., looks to build off its maturation as a fun, family-friendly destination that captures the hearts and minds of all who get to experience it firsthand. “What started as a passion project to celebrate creativity has really grown and evolved into a community-building ...
Operatic countertenor Ray Chenez will perform a recital in Jamestown Community College’s Weeks Reception Hall at noon Wednesday, Oct. 24. The program is free and open to the public. Prior to the recital, Chenez will present lectures at 8 and 11 a.m. to students in JCC’s music ...
Last Monday, we finally got caught up with our mowing. But in the field below the pond, the zero-turn mower left mud-brown tracks even though the blades of grass were fully dried from two consecutive days of sunshine and warm temperatures. The water that moistened those tracks was from the blown-out remnants of Hurricane Florence, supplemented by our usual September rains we get hereabouts. It was a full two weeks ago that Florence kissed us with nearly 3 inches of rain and then some. Still, the six acres we mow was still squishy. We mowed our sloping hillsides as they dried, but ...
