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Hemingway Story Found, Published

NEW YORK (AP) — The themes and trappings are familiar for an Ernest Hemingway narrative: Paris, wartime, talk of books and wine and the scars of battle. But the story itself has been little known beyond the scholarly community for decades: “A Room on the Garden Side,” written in 1956, is being published for the first time. The brief, World War II-era fiction appears this week in the summer edition of The Strand Magazine, a literary quarterly which has released obscure works by Raymond Chandler, John Steinbeck and others. “Hemingway’s deep love for his favorite city as it is ...

‘The Bachelorette,’ New Fiance Are Ready To Move Ahead

NEW YORK (AP) — ABC’s “Bachelorette” Becca Kufrin and her new fiance, Garrett Yrigoyen, hope to move forward after controversy. Shortly after the season premiere, it was discovered that Yrigoyen had liked Instagram posts that mocked transgender people, feminists and Parkland, Florida, shooting survivor David Hogg. He responded quickly by deleting the account and apologizing, describing the likes as “mindless taps.” Yrigoyen, 29, said the hardest part was criticism that Kufrin received. “I felt like she was getting personally attacked because of my actions,” Yrigoyen ...

Whirlybird Music, Arts Fest Saturday

The Whirlybird Music and Arts Festival, to take place Saturday. Whirlybird is a city wide, day-long community celebration with something for everyone. This year’s festival program will feature a multi-genre mix of local, regional and nationally touring musical acts complimented by pop-up galleries, live art exhibits, a comedy showcase, poetry, local food and merchants. All of the proceeds from this year’s event will be donated to Infinity Visual & Performing Arts, Jr. Guilders of Jamestown, and YMCA Camp Onyahsa Scholarship Programs. The festival will be organized in two blocks of ...

‘Curtains Up’ Announces Upcoming Season For Little Theatre

The crowd for the 2019 Curtains Up Season Reveal Party grooved into the steps of choreographer Rudi Andalora’s “Dance to the Music.” This was the first attempt for a street party for Lucille Ball Little Theatre to announce its upcoming season. Arnold Duke, one of the event sponsors, ...

Untouchables To Open For National Comedy Center Celebration

DUNKIRK — Known for “playing party music from every decade,” area band The Untouchables is the opening act for the block party that kicks off the National Comedy Center Opening Celebration Wednesday. The Untouchables will be playing outside of the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, at 5 ...

Area Musicians To Perform On Huckabee Show

LAKEWOOD —Norm Cady sat inside his Lakewood residence less than a day away from traveling to Nashville, Tenn., where the Jeff Lewis Band will be performing his song “Land of Dreams” on the “Huckabee” TV show that will air Saturday and Sunday. “I feel blessed,” Cady said of the ...