JAMESTOWN — Western New York based quartet Cold Lazarus released its forthcoming sophomore album, Colors and Lights, on May 31. The album, a loose concept piece, is a follow-up to the band’s self-titled debut album that was released in January of 2018. Colors and Lights features seven ...

Local music lovers will have a chance to experience splendid chamber works performed by some of the world’s most talented young artists as The Castleman Quartet Program launches its 50th anniversary season. In residence this summer at Fredonia, State University of New York, The Castleman ...

MAYVILLE — The Mayville/Chautauqua Community Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the 2019 Entertainment in the Park Summer Performance Series schedule: ¯ July 10 (the only Wednesday evening) — Chautauqua Theater Company performance of Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream ...

Fredonia’s Department of Theatre and Dance will once again host the Playground Drama Day Camp, a fun introduction to theatre and the arts for children ages 7 to 18, between Aug. 5 and Aug. 24 at Rockefeller Arts Center at the State University of New York at Fredonia. There will be three ...

BROCTON — A new community art program called “Art Discovery” was designed and implemented for the Brocton Tri-Church Parish by Lucy Andrus. The church received a grant from the Tri-County Arts Council to support Art Discovery. Andrus just finished teaching the first semester of classes. ...

COLLINS — The Collins Public Library will feature a free concert by Paul Zittel and Pure Country on Friday, June 14 from 7 to 9 p.m. Come for some “Country Music with Hometown Appeal.” If the weather is good, the concert will be outside under the tent with room for dancing, but if ...

The Bach & Beyond Baroque Music Festival celebrates its 24th year when it returns to the 1891 Fredonia Opera House June 14-16. Under Artistic Director Grant Cooper, the series of three concerts explores both the masterworks and lesser-known orchestral music of 17th and 18th century ...

William Jenney, a junior Music Education major from Elma, was awarded the Oasis Guitar Jury Prize, a $500 cash award that recognizes the guitar student who exhibits the greatest improvement over the course of a semester, at the State University of New York at Fredonia. According to SUNY ...

Fredonia-based rock artist Osborne-Coy will perform on Thursday, June 13 at 8 p.m. at Cool Little Music Shop, 60 West Main St., Fredonia to mark the release of his new record. “The Perils of Love” features two new songs by Osborne-Coy — “For You” and “In Flames” — on a vinyl ...

CHAUTAUQUA — Chautauqua Institution is delighted to announce Anjali Sachdeva’s All the Names They Used for God: Stories (Spiegel & Grau) as the 2019 winner of The Chautauqua Prize. As author of the winning book, Sachdeva receives $7,500 and all travel and expenses for a summer ...

WESTFIELD — Lake Shore Center for the Arts announces an open casting call for Neil Simon’s “I Ought To Be In Pictures.” Lake Shore Center for the Arts is a community theater with a 40-seat state-of-the-art theater space located in the Presbyterian Church on Rt. 394 in the Village of ...

JAMESTOWN — “Blue Mind” features art that celebrates the beauty and joy of water in all its forms. The exhibit was created by artist Karen Glosser. It was curated by Glosser and Debra Eck. Blue Mind is “a mildly meditative state characterized by calm, peace, unity, and a sense of ...

CHAUTAUQUA — Every spring since 1949 (with a notable exception of 1978 and during renovations in 2017), the Chautauqua Institution has come alive with the sights and sounds of nearly 1,000 music students from around Chautauqua County who assemble for the Chautauqua County Music Teachers ...

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House will hold a chicken BBQ fund-raiser on Sat., June 1, in Fredonia’s West Barker Common near the Gazebo. A Bake Sale and Basket Auction also will be a part of the event. All proceeds benefit the Opera House’s 24th annual Bach & Beyond Baroque Music ...

It's all in the State University of New York at Fredonia family as the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra presents "Carmen in Concert" on June 1 and 2 at Kleinhans Music Hall, as part of the M&T Bank Classics Series. Performances are at 8 p.m. on June 1 and 2:30 p.m. on June 2. Under the ...

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House will present one of the world’s greatest ballet companies — the Bolshoi Ballet — performing two ballets, “Carmen Suite” and “Petrushka” this Thursday, May 30, at 7 p.m. The ballets will be presented in high definition, captured live via satellite from ...

The Danzaco Dance Companies had a spectacular season highlighted by 5 National Titles in Senior Jazz, Junior Hip Hop, Contemporary and Musical Theatre at the ESPN Wide World of Sports National venue at Walt Disney World in March. After a very busy competitive season Dancers are busy preparing ...

The North Shore Arts Alliance has announced that the 11th annual Chautauqua-Lake Erie Art Trail Open Studio and Gallery Tour will run today and Sunday. One of the artists participating in this year’s art trail is Dale Anderson for sculpture. His art will be on display at 8879 Prospect ...

The North Shore Arts Alliance announces that the 11th annual Chautauqua-Lake Erie Art Trail Open Studio and Gallery Tour will take place over Memorial Day Weekend, May 25-26. One of the artists participating in this year’s art trail is Marvin Bjurlin for ceramics and sculpture. Bjurlin ...

The North Shore Arts Alliance announces that the 11th annual Chautauqua-Lake Erie Art Trail Open Studio and Gallery Tour will take place over Memorial Day Weekend, May 25-26. One of the artists participating in this year’s art trail is photographer James Hoggard. He is inspired by wild ...