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Entertainment Taking To The Skies

Great Chautauqua County Air Show August 21-23 in Jamestown
BY JOHN THOMAS
Mark your calendars, get out
your flying goggles and get ready
to have a high flying good time at
the Chautauqua County Airport in
Jamestown. The Great Chautauqua
Lakeside Drive, Bemus Point County Air Show comes
(716) 386-7000 barnstorming into town August 21
Friday, August 7th, 7:30m – 23, featuring wing walkers, hot air
Swinging Street Dances balloons, aerial acrobatics, parachute
with Dr. Zoot jumpers and fireworks. “It’s going
Versatile 7-piece dance & show to be exciting!” says Penne Hutton
band swing the Floating Stage! of the Chautauqua Leadership
Sunday, August 9th, all day! Network, sponsor of the show.
Irish Festival The air show grew out of the popular
All day celebration of Irish culture & Skyfest hot air balloon event that had
tribute to the late Sally Sweeney. been going for ten years. According
Live music beginning at noon! to Penne, “It was really time to take All types of Aircraft will be present at this years airshow with pilots flying in from all over the country for
the family event. Acrobatics and Hot Air Balloons will be on hand as will static displays of historic aircraft.
this thing up a notch” so last year, Food vendors and other activities will also keep the crowds busy.
in an effort to keep the excitement
aloft, the Leadership Network added formations in the sky as they hurtle painted on smiley face, and of all But, before you think the show is
the air show, airplane displays, and towards the ground at over 120 miles things, flying pirates! Franklin’s all neck craning and squinting, there
other events. an hour; the “Sailplane Superstar” Flying Circus will be delighting is plenty to do at ground level as
This year boasts an abundance of Manfred Radius performing his the crowd with pirate wing walking well. Fans of air power will have
Salamanca, NY • 1-877-553-9500 events certain to amaze and delight “Ultimate” act (considered one of while the plane does inverted plenty to experience, as there are
just about everybody, among them the top acts in the air show industry); flat spins, outside aerobatics and a plethora of civilian and military
TICKETS ON SALE NOW! are: The 101st Airborne Screaming Otto the Clown Helicopter, executing features the world’s only father/son
Friday, August 7th, 8pm Eagles, a parachute team creating agile turns, moves and ticks, with its wing walking team. SEE AIR PAGE 6
Bill Cosby
Tickets start at $60
Tickets available at all
Ticketmaster outlets,
1-800-745-3000 or
www.SenecaAlleganyCasino.com
National Marina Day Cruises into Mayville
The Holiday will be Celebrated Locally with Free Events and Fundraising to Benefit Local Organizations

CASIN
g the Villa e BY MAYOR MARTY BOVA

As part of a nationwide observance,

C A S U A L W AT E R F R O N T D I N I N G Chautauqua Marina is celebrating the
Bemus Point, New York seventh annual National Marina Day
(716) 386-2333 on Saturday, August 8, 2009 from
Every Thursday 9am to 3pm. Chautauqua Marina
Karaoke Night with Jules R Us understands the important role that
our lake plays to tourism in our area.
Friday, August 7th Every day hundreds of locals and
Smokehouse visitors rent boats and jet-skis from
Saturday, August 8th the marina to enjoy on our beautiful
Porcelain Busdrivers lake.
Every Sunday, 9-11pm Three local organizations will benefit
Dueling Pianos Comedy Show from the Fundraising activities,
Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy,
Chautauqua Lake Association and the
Chautauqua Women’s Club- Young
Women’s Group.
“This entire community has been
generously involved with this event”,
Lou Clementi, manager of boat
and Jet-ski Rentals at Chautauqua
Marina said. “A number of companies
from Mayville, Bemus Point,
Lakewood, Chautauqua Institution
and Jamestown have donated items
for the Young Women’s Group Silent
Auction as well gifts for the Free
Youth Fishing Contest and the Poker
Run.”
Activities include a Free Youth Fishing
Contest, a Community-wide Yard
Sale, an on-site Poker Run sponsored
by the Chautauqua Lake Association
and a Silent Auction sponsored by the
Chautauqua Women’s Club-Young
Women’s Group at Chautauqua
Institution. Breakfast and Lunch for
purchase will be available from 9am
-3pm. The food tent is prepared by
the Brick Village Gourmet and The
Watermark Restaurant. Five percent
of the proceeds from the food tent
will be donated to the Chautauqua
Lake Association and the Chautauqua
Watershed Conservancy.
Free lectures will be given by local
lake experts on subjects including
lake maintenance, boat maintenance,
boat safety and Jet-ski safety.
Topics for the free lectures
are, “Keeping Our Lakes Clean”,
presented by the Chautauqua Lake
Association and the Chautauqua
Watershed Conservancy ( 9:30am
and 10:15am), “Boat Maintenance”,
presented by Chautauqua Marina
Service Manager, Doug Cleland
(10:30am), “Jet-Ski Maintenance /
Safety” presented by Chautauqua
Marina’s Lou Clementi, boat and Jet-
SEE MARINA PAGE 6

Sneak Peek Rock Legends at Chautauqua

Inside This Issue . . . Creedence Clearwater Revisited and the Beach Boys have Dates Set for Performances
BY REBECCA BLAKESLEE

Whether swamp rock or surf-

rock, some bands never seem to go
out of style. The bands Creedence
Clearwater Revisited and The Beach
Boys, both of which are playing at
the Chautauqua Institution in August,
manage to draw crowds of multiple
generations.
“It was a great surprise, seeing three
generations instead of one,” said
Doug “Cosmo” Clifford, drummer
and original member of Creedence
Clearwater Revival. There’s a fourth
generation following the band as
well, Clifford said. “I signed a shirt
for an eleven year old kid who was
freaking out to his grandpa that
Doug Clifford signed his shirt.”
Creedence Clearwater Revisited
Garden Gone Wild ... page 6 brings together Doug Clifford
A Good Garden May Have Some Weeds and Stu Cook, two of the original
By Linda Yates members of the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame group, Creedence
“Mother nature would agree. After all, what is more lovely than a Clearwater Revival. The band’s top
meadow or wetland where Joe pye weed, Queen Anne’s lace, loosestrife, singles include songs such as “Susie
black eyed Susan’s and daises abound. And foreigners like milkweed, Q”, “Proud Mary” and “Who’ll Stop
cattails and vervain grow wild. Sometimes a stand of weeds is so lovely the Rain.”
as they arrange themselves in a natural symmetry. But back to the home “We’d been jamming in the studio
garden. It’s time to be choosey. And time to saddle up and get dirty with just bass and drums, which
because it’s not for the timid this job of de-weeding.” was fun but missing a few parts,”
Clifford said. They re-launched
Food Heroes Cookoff ... page 6 the group in 1995, bringing on Tal
Morris on guitar, John Tristao for
Sample the Dishes, Cast Your Vote vocals and rhythm guitar and multi-
Restaurants and local farms whom are paired to produce a main dish, instrumentalist Steve Gunner.
appetizer, and dessert, all involving locally grown produce will be They planned to play a few private
held Saturday, August 15th from 8am to 1pm at Moore Park on Routes parties, just a few engagements a Creedence Clearwater Revisited will be performing at The Chautau-
394 and 20 in Westfield, NY. qua Institute Ampitheatre on August 21, while the Beach Boys will be
SEE LEGENDS PAGE 6 hitting the stage on August 8.

LUCY’S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION: AUGUST 7 - AUGUST 8 ~ DOWNTOWN JAMESTOWN


Publisher’s Word
Bagpipes, Birthdays and Rodeos
the weekend. And this, my
friends, is that very weekend…
I don’t think there’s anyone
on the planet who is not a
Lucy fan – what’s not to like?
Entertaining folks with her
extensive stage, screen and
film roles, Lucy has become
a comedic icon, deserving all
the recognition she can get.
And when someone of this
caliber has a birthday, you
celebrate, right? Jamestown
knows this all too well and
takes it to a whole different
level with this weekend’s
“Birthday Celebration” at
the Lucy and Desi Center. A
three day festival is in order
Summertime in the to honor everyone’s favorite
Chautauqua Region can redhead, with dozens of
be blissfully predictable.
fun things to do, contests,
Beautiful scenery, (usually) film fests, a memorabilia
nice weather, fun people, great auction, birthday cake bake-
food, and in general, a whole off and a whole bunch more.
lot of fun. I’ll take this kind Make sure, however, you
of routine any day by golly! leave time to head over to
But once in a while you come Gerry for their annual rodeo.
up with a “perfect storm” Held each year at the Gerry
of unusual things to do over VFD Grounds, it’s the oldest
Billy Jonas Band
Family Entertainer to Perform at Chautauqua Institution
CHAUTAUQUA - Concerts
begin with a simple “tuning”
of the audience; from there a
whimsical trajectory carries
listeners through stories of
life, love, and triumph over
‘Murphy’s Law.’
Jonas’ original pieces are
played on fanciful “industrial
re-percussion” instruments
made from found objects. He
sings in a clear tenor voice; his
guitar work is adventurous,
alternately percussive and
lyrical.
Performances are Tuesday,
August 11th- 2 Performances
5pm and 7pm. at Smith
Wilkes Hall, Chautauqua
Institution, Chautauqua NY Billy Jonas Performers entertain the crowd through sto-
14722, Contact: 716.357.6250
Billy Jonas Band. Hope to see
ries about life love and triumph. They will appear live at
the Smith Wilkes Hall, Chautauqua Institution on Tues-
you there! day, Aug. 11th at 5pm and again at 7pm.
Humorist Mark Russell
The Political Satirist Humorist will be Performing Sunday, Aug. 9th
absurdities of Washington.
His specials on PBS were
consistently among the
network’s top-rated, and TV
Guide has called him “the
funniest man on television.”
He disagrees. “No,” he says.
“The funniest guys are on
C-SPAN.”
According to his biography,
Mark Russell was born in the
30s … or 40s … in Buffalo.
He served in the Marines
in the 50s and lasted a few
weeks at college before
starting out as a piano player
in the Carroll Arms Hotel Bar
on Capitol Hill. He made up
songs about his customers
– many of whom happened
to be politicians – and he
Whenever Mark Russell
(above) is down in the dumps,
quickly outgrew the saloon.
Around the time the New
Frontier was invading
he opens up the newspaper Washington, Russell invaded
and immediately cheers up. the Shoreham Hotel for a
Practically everything he sees
risky two-week gig. It lasted
strikes him funny. “Some for 20 years.
days,” he says, “the jokes The Hotel’s Marquee
jump off the pages and write
themselves.” The piano- Lounge became the place
playing satirist will perform where politicians would
at the Fredonia Opera House come to hear Russell’s jokes
one night only on Aug. 9. about the things they had
FREDONIA – America’s
done that day.
His national reputation as a
quintessential political comedian was aided by his
humorist, Mark Russell, will hometown when, in 1974,
perform at the 1891 Fredonia he was offered his own
Opera House on Sunday, television series for a national
Aug. 9 at 7pm. audience by Buffalo’s PBS
With his fast-moving station, WNED.
piano parody and hilarious These live Mark Russell
one-liners, Russell skewers Comedy Specials ended up
official pomposity and the giving Russell exposure
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NATIONAL MARINA DAY: AUGUST 8 ~ CHAUTAUQUA MARINA
August 6-12, 2009 ~ The Villager, Chautauqua Lakeside ~ Page 3
Chautauqua’s Best Kept Secret!
Offering the finest selection of couture fashion on the lake!
consecutively running rodeo
this side of the Mississippi,
complete with clowns, barrel
40% OFF Original Prices (Excludes Jewelry and Books)
racing, bull riding – the whole SALE STARTS Saturday @ 10:00am!
enchilada. Their beef BBQ
dinner is simply delicious! 5031 West Lake Road • Mayville, NY 14757
And take the time to get in
touch with your Irish roots 716.244.0724
(and I’m not talking about 10-5 Monday-Saturday • 11-5 Sunday
hair) by attending Sunday’s women’s and children’s clothing Located 1 mile north of Chautauqua Institution at Red Brick Farm
“Irish Festival” on the Floating
Stage at the Italian Fisherman
in Bemus Point. Special Irish
food, drink and celebration all My name is Richard Leeper, Sr.
day long includes wonderful I am 62-years-old and have been married to my wife, Kathie for 44 years.
performances by traditional We have 3 children - 2 sons and a daughter. Our daughter is now deceased.
bagpipers, drummers, tenors We also have 4 grandchildren. I love to fish on Chautauqua Lake and am
and dancers. It’ll be a great well-known for having played in many rock bands. I sing and play the
saxophone.
day for the Irish, to be sure.
So, if you’re an aspiring I had been in good health unitl Nov. 2006 when, for some reason, I had a
cowboy of Irish descent complete bleed-out in my body. The doctors did not know why. My kidneys
shut down and now I am on dialysis.
who grew up watching “I
Love Lucy” re-runs – boy If you are blood type “B” or “O” and would like to be
– are you ever in for a treat Richie’s living kidney donor, please contact Jeanette Ostrom
this weekend. And if you at (716) 450-8958 or e-mail rostrom@stny.rr.com.
don’t fit this description – To the world you may be just one person, but to one person, you just may be
no worries – there’s always the world. Thank you from the Western New York Kidney Connection.
something going on down in
★★
this beautiful corner of NYS.
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• Free Youth Fishing Contest 10-Noon
• Community Wide Yard Sale 9am-3pm
• Food Tent by Brick Village Gourmet & Watermark Restaurant 9am -3pm
• On Site Poker Run 9am-2pm (benefits CLA)
• Silent Auction (benefits CWC-YW Club) 9am-2pm
• Demo Boat Rides (Afternoon)
• Free Lectures (9am-11:30am)
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and recognition around
the country. Today his
syndicated column is
enjoyed all over America.
People constantly marvel
at Russell’s wealth of fresh
material and frequently ask,
“Do you have any writers?”
Honest to a fault, he’s always
quick to admit “Oh, yes, I
have 535 of them – 100 in
the Senate and 435 in the
House of Representatives!”
Tickets for Mark Russell
are $25 reserved seating
($23 for Opera House
members) and may be
purchased in person at the
Opera House Box Office or
by phone at 716-679-1891,
Tuesday-Friday, 1-5pm and
Saturday, 2-5pm Tickets
may be purchased online at
www.fredopera.org anytime.
Entertainment
Russell’s performance is part MONDAYS Family Night, buy one get one free kids meals 12 and under and
of the DFT Communications
$1.00 in free tokens for the arcarde with the purchase of a kids meal. Family Fun for All!
Spotlight Series, which
is generously sponsored
by DFT Communications.
TUESDAYS Trivia night, from 8-10pm. Draft night with $1.00 off all domestic
drafts. You cannot believe how much fun this is. Come see what everybody’s talking about!
In addition, this event
is supported with public WEDNESDAYS Special Event Night, Check out our Website, Facebook,
funds from NYSCA, a state or MySpace page for current Wednesday events through the summer.
agency, and the United
Arts Appeal of Chautauqua
County.
THURSDAYS Karaoke night, the area’s best and longest running - 10 years
and going strong! Join the area’s best karaoke singers and the lake’s best!!
The 1891 Fredonia
Opera House is a member-
supported not-for-profit FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS We offer the area’s best live entertain-
organization located in ment and dancing. Come meet your friends and party. Bands from all over the U.S.
Village Hall in downtown perform from 10pm-2am each Friday and Saturday all season. Check out our website: bemus-
Fredonia. A complete pointcasino.com for more information. $5 Cover for most bands. Must be 21 for most shows.
schedule of Opera House
events is available at www.
fredopera.org.
Featuring
Friday, August 7th Saturday, August 8th
Publisher
JEANINE Z. BOSWORTH
publisher@artefaktmagazine.com
Smokehouse Porcelain Busdrivers
Rockin’ Upstairs Enjoy the original tunes and dance!
Sales Director
IAN BIGGS 716-801-1915
ianvillager@gmail.com
Writers
SUNDAYS Dueling Pianos, adult comedy show, from 9-11pm. It’s a
packed house and WOW what fun!
AS NOTED IN BY-LINES
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JEANINE Z. BOSWORTH, IAN BIGGS
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Steve Johnson Performs Taste of Jamestown

Riverwalk Concert Series Continues
JAMESTOWN - The bi- Folk, Roots Rock to Bluegrass,
weekly Riverwalk Concert and Gospel all the way down
Series, produced by the to Tribal Laden Funk. Steve
Downtown Jamestown Johnson, Amanda Barton and
Development Corporation Steve Davis (all formerly of
(DJDC) and the Jamestown the roots rock band BIG LEG
Renaissance Corporation EMMA) are no stranger to
(JRC) continues this Thursday, the touring world. The three
July 30th from 7-9pm. The have performed with such
Steve Johnson Band will acts as Donna the Buffalo,
be performing this week’s Rusted Root, Little Feat,
concert. 10,000 Maniacs, Edie Brickell
“Every concert has been a and New Bohemians, Vassar
great success,” said Tiffani Clemens, David Grisman,
Reynolds, DJDC Special and The Wailers. Daniel
Projects Manager. “We Witherspoon sets the solid
have average between 200- back beat on Drum Kit and
250 people at each concert, has performed all his life in
sometimes more depending on various musical groups at
the band and the weather.” a professional level. The
The Steve Johnson Band four have come together to
(SJB) is a band made up complete the Steve Johnson
of four musically diverse Band.
musicians. The SJB sound The Riverwalk Concert Series
bounces from its foundation in is made possible by the DJDC,
JRC, County of Chautauqua
Industrial Development
Agency, City of Jamestown
Parks and Recreation
Department, Jamestown
Area Medical Associates
Riverwalk Center, Jamestown
Savings Bank Arena and DFT
Communications.
Patrons are asked to bring
lawn chairs, as there is a
limited number of benches
and seating available along the
Riverwalk.
Families of all ages are
encouraged to attend.
The concert series is free
to the public and the entire
community is encouraged to
attend.
For a complete schedule and
more information surrounding
the Riverwalk Concert series,
visit www.discoverjamestown.
com.
Area Restaurants Cook Up the Goods Aug. 7th through 9th
JAMESTOWN - The
Downtown Jamestown
Development Corporation
is very excited to announce
the third annual Taste of
Jamestown will be returning to
downtown on Friday, August
7th and Saturday, August 8th
from 11am-9pm. The event
will be in conjunction with
“Lucy’s Birthday Celebration”
which takes place downtown
Friday, August 7th through
Sunday, August 9th.
“We have another great line-
up of participants for the 2009
event,” said Tiffani Reynolds,
DJDC Special Projects
Manager. “We sold over
13,000 tickets last year and
anticipate another successful
event in 2009.”
There will be restaurants,
cafes, bars and catering
companies being represented at
this year’s Taste of Jamestown.
Current participants include

Hockey Tournament
Fourth Annual Labatt Blue Summer Sizzle
JAMESTOWN - The 4th will need to know what teams
Annual Labatt Blue Summer or individuals are interested in
Sizzle will be held at the doing 18 holes of golf / hockey
Jamestown Savings Bank Ice tournament package deal.
Arena at 319 West 3rd Street Please respond with questions
in Jamestown from August and feed back immediately by
7th – 9th. The Adult Hockey contacting: Shaun V. Fadale,
Tournament this year for the Adult Hockey Director/
Summer Sizzle, we have a Tournament Director at
tentative deal worked out with 716-484-2624 or sfadale@
the very beautiful Chautauqua netsync.net. The tournament
Golf Course located 20 guarantees three games of
minutes from the Arena. We 12-15 minute periods. Every
player gets an official tourney
t-shirt, captains get a special
gift and Saturday night will
feature the Labatt Party at the
Blueline Bar.
Labatt Blue special
giveaways will be on hand and
a trophy will be presented to
division Champions. Also, an
optional golf package will be
available above the cost of the
tournament fee…check it out
at www.ciweb.org/golf2/
Lisciandro’s Restaurant, Pizza
Hut, Elegant Edibles, Meals
on Wheels, Tastee Corners,
Coopers Cyber Café & Deli,
Sandee’s Bakery, Friendly’s
Restaurant, Gametime
Spors Bar & Grill, and
Bulldog Barbeque. Menu
items that will be available
include rigatoni, hot dogs, There will be restaurants, cafes, bars and catering companies
being represented at this year’s Taste of Jamestown, which is
egg plant, cookies, corn on
scheduled for this Saturday, Aug. 8th.
the cob, chicken kebabs,
beef on weck, chocolate between Main and Pine Streets the Downtown Jamestown
covered strawberries, pizza, Patrons must purchase Development Corporation.
chicken Alfredo pasta, tickets to sample food items All proceeds raised from this
meatballs, wraps, seafood for those set-up on Third Street event will be used to continue
stuffed mushrooms, smoked and those choosing to set-up in to provide events in Downtown
bratwurst, ice cream, smoked front of their establishment. Jamestown.
turkey drumsticks, frozen DJDC will be operating ticket 106.9 KISS FM will
chocolate bananas, BBQ booths along Third Street return with their 2nd Annual
pulled pork and much more! between Pine Street and Main KISS the Cook contest.

Food Heroes Cookoff Live entertainment will

Sample Their Dishes, Cast Your Vote
WESTFIELD - Restaurants Westfield, NY.
and local farms whom While the chefs are
are paired to produce a creating their masterpieces
main dish, appetizer, and for the chosen judges, the
dessert, all involving locally community is invited to
grown produce will be held sample their dishes and
Saturday, August 15th from cast their own vote for the
8am to 1pm at Moore Park People’s Choice award.
on Routes 394 and 20 in Along with tasting the wide
variety of our local chefs’
creations, visitors can also
enjoy the live music, various
artists and their work, local
wineries’ offerings, and
multiple children’s activities.
For more information, email:
farmersmarket@westfieldny.
com or call 716-326-4000.
showcase at Potter’s Terrace
along with tasty treats from
local eateries. The 2009
entertainment line-up includes
the Kokomo Time Band
on Friday from 12pm-3pm
and Coal Train from 6-9pm;
Saturday will feature King
Rail from 12pm-3pm and
Willow Creek from 6pm-9pm.
Participants in Taste of
Jamestown will have booths
set up along Third Street
Street. Tickets are 50 cents
each and all items will range
from 50 cents to $4.00.
“This event is solely for the
businesses to come down and
take advantage of the unique
opportunity for the community
to “taste” what they have to
offer. 2008 participants were
extremely satisfied with the
results and we hope to continue
that success,” added Reynolds
Taste of Jamestown will
be an annual fundraiser for
Each participating business
will submit one menu item
and the item chosen as the
event favorite will receive a
commemorative plaque and
an advertising schedule from
KISS 106.9.
For more information on this
year’s Taste of Jamestown,
visit www.discoverjamestown.
com. To participate, contact
Downtown Jamestown
Development Corporation at
664-2477.

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The Great Grape Race
A Scavenger Hunt for Both Adults and Children, Aug. 15-21
The Great Grape Race, will be available at Moore
a scavenger hunt for both Park, the Wine Festival, and
adults and children with throughout the week at the 21
a race form of questions Wine Trail wineries ($2/Adult
and answers. The Race is and $1/Youth).
intended to raise awareness How to Win; Completed Adult
of the history and culture and Youth Race Forms may be
of the local grape and wine submitted any day during the
industries while promoting week to any of the 21 wineries
tourism throughout the area. until Friday, 5pm, August
Participating businesses will 21st. Youth Race Forms may
be represented on the Race also be submitted to Jack’s
Forms by questions which will Barcelona (Barcelona), Sugar
“teach, amuse, and instruct” Shack (Westfield), or Parkside
the racers about the area and Ice Cream Parlor (Westfield).
its businesses. Winners must have correctly
Look for the Purple Pennants! completed the minimum
All participating wineries and number of questions on their
local businesses will display race forms to qualify for the
purple pennants outside their prize drawings to be held at
establishments during the 12:00 Noon at Moore Park,
week of the Great Grape Race, Westfield, NY on Saturday,
August 15-21. The August August 22nd during the
15th Official Starting Date Farmer’s Market.
will be celebrated at both The Prizes; Participating local
Moore Park, Westfield, after businesses have contributed
the Blessing of the Grapes, an impressive line-up of
and at the AGC Wine Festival prizes, valued at over $1500,
in Dunkirk at 11:30am. Race including ski passes and
forms and bandanas for racers lodging at Peek n’ Peak, a limo
Porcelain Busdrivers: Dance Your Head Off!
BEMUS POINT - Once again, the Porcelain Busdrivers are performing with the front
five, along with the trademark Brass section at The Village Casino in Bemus Point on
th
s Saturday, August 8 from 8-10pm. PBD continues to entertain their ever growing fan
s base with an eclectic blend of tasty horn-driven dance tunes. With over 120 songs in
their song bank, the PBD cover the spectrum with classic rock from the ‘60’s and ‘70’s,
retro tunes from the ‘80s, old school rap, 70’s era disco and funk, 90’s top forty tunes,
along with countless other groove-laden dance favorites to keep you movin’. For more
information, contact: 716.386.2333. For a complete schedule of live music throughout
the summer, or to learn more about the Village Casino, log onto their website at www.
BemusPoint Casino.com
Gerry Rodeo
Get Ready for the Oldest Consecutive Rodeo East of the Mississippi!
GERRY - Are You Ready
For The Oldest Consecutive
Rodeo East of the Mississippi?
prepared daily in our kitchen
and outdoor barbecue pits,
served in newly remodeled
This year the Gerry Volunteer dining hall, where you can
Fire Department presents the make friends with your dining
65th consecutive annual rodeo neighbors and comment on
in 2009, one of the longest our famous locally prepared
running events in Chautauqua barbecue sauce. Thus,
County, with an arena seating through the volunteer help of
4000, a lighted parking lot and nearly everyone in the quiet
a modern midway. All food is community, for one week each
MOVING TO A NEW LOCATION...BIGGER IS BETTER!
SUBS
PIZZA
CALZONES
WRAPS
CHICKEN WINGS
SALADS
BREAKFAST
Fredonia Opera House to Screen “Food, Inc.”
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY AIR SHOW: AUGUST 21-23 ~ JAMESTOWN AIRPORT
for an afternoon, lunches and
dinners at local restaurants,
local art, and gift baskets of
local specialties of wine and
jam/syrups. Prizes that permit
the winner and his/her family
to “Visit Behind the Scenes”
include informative tours of
Grower’s Grape Cooperative’s
processing facility, Webb’s
fudge making plant, and
Johnson Estate Winery’s
vineyards. Youth racers also
qualify for prizes that include
an Ice Cream Sundae Party at
Parkside Ice Cream Parlor in
Westfield or passes for eight to
Panama Rocks.
America’s Grape Country
is located along the shores
of Lake Erie between Silver
Creek, NY and North East,
PA and its 30,000 acres of
vineyards make it the largest
grape growing region east of
the Rockies and the oldest
Concord grape growing
region in the world. For
more information visit www.
americasgrapecountry.com
year Gerry becomes the rodeo
city of the East. This year
is also our Rodeo Producer,
Bob Barnes’, 59th year in the
rodeo business, giving Gerry
Rodeo 123 years combined
rodeo experience. The rodeo
will be held August 5th – 9th.
Come rain or shine! For
more information visit www.
gerryrodeo.org
NEW LOCATION
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Music To Dine By
David Allen Coester to Play at Intermezzo Coffeehouse this Friday
guitarist and teacher. A native of
Virginia, he spent 18 yrs in NYC
after earning his bachelor’s
and master’s of music degrees
in guitar performance at the
Manhattan School of Music. He
moved to Chautauqua County in
2003 and opened the MeanTone
Guitar Studio where he teaches
privately to students of all ages
and abilities in Dunkirk and in
Mayville.
Coester’s playing covers a
wide range of musical genres.
While especially committed to
20th-century composers and
to the music of J.S.Bach, his
repertoire also includes popular
jazz standards and the finger-
style arrangements of such
guitar legends as Chet Atkins
and Leo Kottke.
In addition to teaching, Coester
plays regularly at private parties,
weddings, and gallery openings
and has given concert lectures
for numerous organizations,
including Chautauqua
Institution, and the 1891
Fredonia Opera House. He also
David Coester is a classically trained guitarist and teacher. has performed at the Corcoran
He moved to Chautauqua County in 2003 and opened the Gallery in Washington, D.C.,
MeanTone Guitar Studio where he teaches privately to
students of all ages and abilities in Dunkirk and in Mayville. at the Basilica of San Clemente
in Rome, Italy and at the Seoul
FREDONIA – Guitarist David The Music to Dine By series Arts Center in Korea.
Allen Coester will play at the features live background music The Intermezzo Coffeehouse
Intermezzo Coffeehouse this to accompany lunchtime diners, is located at 12 Park Place (on
Friday, Aug. 7, from noon to 1:30 notes chef/co-owner Donn Barker Commons) in Fredonia.
p.m. as part of the coffeehouse’s Smeragliuolo. For more information, call 672-
lunchtime music series. Coester is a classically trained 6070.
Backroad Adventures at Roger Tory Peterson Institute
Join us off the beaten path to discover the sights, sounds, textures, aromas and tastes
of the Erie-Chautauqua-Allegheny Region. Let the staff of the Roger Tory Peterson
Institute guide you on a relaxing and stimulating multi-sensory tour. Cost is $25 per
person and space is limited. To make your reservation, call 716-665-2473 or 800-758-
6841, ext. 228. Tuesday, August 18th – 9am to 12pm and from 1pm to 4pm.
School Of Dance
Student Gala Aug. 9th at Chautauqua Institution
Chautauqua is recognized as student gala gives Chautauqua on Sunday, August 9th at
having one of the finest summer an opportunity to see, first hand, 2;30pm, Chautauqua Institution,
dance programs in the U.S. the talent, dedication and grace Chautauqua, NY 14722
Young dancers from around of these incredible young people. Contact: 716.357.6250 for more
the country audition to be part The performance is free and will information or visit www.dance.
of this excellent program. This be held at The Amphitheatre ciweb.org
• OPENINGIN AUGUST AT
65 WEST LAKE, MAYVILLE•
• ALL NEW PAY AT THE GAS PUMPS •
• RELAX IN OUR NEW EXPANDED
EATING AREA•
• CALL AHEAD FOR FOOD ORDERS •
CHECK OUT OUR OTHER LOCATIONS:
FALCONER Main St. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 665-4802
RANDOLPH Main St. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358-5512
WESTFIELD Main St. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326-2044
LAKEWOOD at Chautauqua Ave. . . . . . . 763-5621
ASHVILLE Rt. 394 & Rt. 474 . . . . . . . . . 763-7504
ARCADE W. Main St. . . . . . . . . . . (585) 492-3816
MAYVILLE Rt. 430 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 753-3355
JAMESTOWN Washington St. . . . . . . . . . 488-0294
GREENHURST E. Lake/Rt. 430 . . . . . . . 488-2580
LAKE COUNTY DAIRY WOULD LIKE TO THANK
ALL ITS LOCAL CUSTOMERS FOR SUPPORT
“Food, Inc.,” the shocking documentary on America’s food industry, is the next featured film in
the Cinema Series at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House. It will be screened on Sat., Aug. 8, at 8 p.m.
and Tues., Aug. 11, at 7:30 p.m.
In “Food, Inc.,” filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on the nation’s food industry, exposing
a highly mechanized underbelly that’s been hidden from the American consumer with the consent
of our government’s regulatory agencies, the USDA and the FDA. Alleging that the nation’s food
supply is controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the
livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment, the film features
interviews with such experts as Eric Schlosser (“Fast Food Nation”) and Michael Pollan (“The
Omnivore’s Dilemma”). Also interviewed are forward-thinking social entrepreneurs like Stonyfield
Farms’ Gary Hirschberg and Polyface Farms’ Joe Salatin. A real eye-opener, “Food, Inc.” reveals
surprising – and often shocking truths – about what we eat, how it’s produced, who we have become
as a nation and where we are going from here.
“With a constituency limited to anyone who eats, ‘Food, Inc.’ is a civilized horror movie for the
socially conscious, the nutritionally curious and the hungry,” notes John Anderson in Variety. “It
does for the supermarket what ‘Jaws’ did for the beach!” Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment
Weekly calls the film “more than a terrific movie – it’s an important movie, one that nourishes your
knowledge of how the world works (or, in this case, has started not to work).” Amy Biancolli of the
Houston Chronicle, calls it “a mind-boggling, heart-rending, stomach-churning expose on the food
industry.” Gary Goldstein of the Los Angeles Times adds “suffice it to say, after the film’s disturbing
glimpses inside the meat industry, along with its blunt indictment of fast food giants, you’ll think
twice before eating just about anything nonorganic.” Rated PG for thematic material and disturbing
images, “Food, Inc.” runs 94 minutes.
Tickets for the Opera House Cinema Series are available at the door for $7 (adults), $6.50 (seniors
& Opera House members) and $5 (students & children) the night of each showing. For more
information, call the Opera House box office at 716-679-1891. The Cinema Series continues with
“Away We Go” on Aug. 29 & Sept. 1.
Chautauqua County’s only year-round performing arts center, the 1891 Fredonia Opera House is a
member-supported not-for-profit organization located in Village Hall in downtown Fredonia. For a
complete schedule of events, visit www.fredopera.org
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Annual Dunkirk Lighthouse Festival August 15 & 16th
We will be celebrating our Museums 25th Anniversary. Our
Garden Gone Wild
picturesque waterfront community comes alive with Family Fun, “Another Week of Wet and Wacky Weather”
Great Craft Show, Demonstrations, Live Music, Lighthouse Tours
and Delicious Food. We will be featuring Country Singer Ben
Stafford Rodgers of San Antonio, Texas who is the Last of the
Singing Cowboys!
Not since the days of Roy Rogers and Gene Autry, has a live
audience been able to enjoy an evening of all around western
entertainment from a single performer until now. He has thrilled
audiences from California to Oklahoma with his yodeling, cowboy
ballads, trick roping and fancy gun work. Performances at 1PM
on Saturday, August 15th and Sunday, August 16th. For more
information, please visit www.dunkirklighthouse.com
Sales Position Available
Looking for part-time salesperson familiar with the Chautauqua region.
Send resumes to publisher@artefaktmagazine.com
Linda Yates is a Garden Con-
sultant and also gives tours
of her own fabulous gardens
on Lake Chautauqua. This is
just one of the gorgeous flow-
ers in her garden. (picuted
above) Linda can be reached
at 1-716-483-2668
BY LINDA YATES
It has been yet another week
of wet and wacky weather
here on Chautauqua Lake.
One minute it’s sunny, the
next it’s pouring rain. And
needless to say the weeds are
really enjoying themselves.
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planes scheduled to be there
Some things sound much with some open for tours.
more intelligent on paper. The military will be there in
full force: a Warthog A-10,
Hercules C-130, Chinook CH-
47, a Huey helicopter, and a
B-17 bomber are all scheduled
to be on display. Visitors will
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various military fly-bys.
There will also be plenty of
activities for kids, as Penne
points out,” Every hour we’ll
be raffling off free airplane
rides for kids. We have over
a hundred of those…and if
you’re an adult you can pay to
go on the ride with your kid.”
The list of kid activities goes
on: a fun tent, kid size train
rides, a bounce house, kite-
making and flying, and much
more. And for the parents
on the ground are crafters,
exhibiters, vendors and lots of
tempting food.
Marina
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ski rental manager (11:00am),
and “Boat Safety” presented by
Chautauqua Marina’s Matthew
Terrill (11:30am.).
There is no fee to participate in
the event, come see the yard sale,
silent auction, and participate
in any of the free lectures that
will be held in the morning.
In addition, take advantage of
eating breakfast or lunch on
the water with food prepared
by The Brick Village Gourmet
and The Watermark Restaurant.
Onsite Poker run tickets may
be purchased in advance or
day of the event at Chautauqua
Marina, Chautauqua Suites
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year. Their first performance
was public, though, and things
went from there. “It was great,
just really cool,” Clifford said
about performing live again,
“There’s really nothing like it.”
Fifteen years later, they’re
playing around 100 shows a
Open House Sat. Aug. 8, 1-3
year. “Our job is to come out
and celebrate the music of
CCR,” Clifford said. “That’s
what you do when you go out
there - you go out and jam it all
out.”
Chautauqua Lakefront Privacy Plus 3401 Driftwood, Bemus Point The group had a five-year
Charming cottage located 1 mile This one of a kind property features Spacious lodge style tri-level home, plan when they started, Clifford
from Chautauqua Institution in the 4 bdrms, 2 baths and over 200 feet with expansive Chautauqua Lake
lakefront community of Summer of prime Chautauqua lakefront. views. Featuring 5 bdrms & 4.5 said. “After the first five years
Haven. $229,900 $569,900 baths. $689,000 we looked at each other and
said, ‘what do you think?’ and
decided to keep going.” He
hopes they’ll keep going for
ALL DAY IRISH FESTIVAL: AUGUST 9 ~ THE FLOATING STAGE, BEMUS POINT
Manley Hopkins – 1881
I must admit that there are
some weeds that I don’t mind
too much. I like the ones who
give up their space graciously.
A simple tug, especially
after a good rain will even
make more stubborn weeds
easier to pull. And I love
the outrageously tall weeds
just because of their lofty
aspirations. And where might
they seed into the wind. Self-
propagation in it’s finest. Who
cannot admire those heights?
And a lot of the weeds come
in handy as props or stakes
for the choice flowers and will
happily do the job in exchange
for a pardon. In some cases if
all the weeds were defeated,
there not maybe much left,
but soil.
I know a perfectly tidy raised
bed of compost with select
plants evenly spaced and
perfectly edged and mulched
is a lovely sight, but is that
really what we call gardening?
I think not.
Mother nature would agree.
After all, what is more lovely
than a meadow or wetland
where Joe pye weed, Queen
Anne’s lace, loosestrife,
black eyed Susan’s and daises
abound. And foreigners like
milkweed, cattails and vervain
grow wild. Sometimes a
stand of weeds is so lovely as
they arrange themselves in a
natural symmetry.
The Balloon Glow is just one of the many activities planned
for this years Chautauqua Air Show at the Jamestown Air-
port. www.chautauquaairshow.org
The fun takes off on Friday
evening when the gates open
at 4:00pm, at 5:15 there is a
mini air show, at 6:15 is a mass
balloon launch and at 8:45 the
balloon glow and fireworks.
There are more mass balloon
launches Saturday morning
and evening and Sunday
morning. The fun continues
through Sunday until 4:00pm.
As Penne says, “This event is
Meeting & Expo Center, Brick
Village Gourmet and The
Watermark Restaurant. A $10
donation to the Chautauqua
Lake Association is required.
You can join in on the on-site
poker run any time on August
8 from 9am to 1pm. Prizes
and awards will be given to 1st,
2nd, and 3rd place winners as
well as to the worst hand. All
proceeds will be donated to the
Chautauqua Lake Association.
Contact the Chautauqua
Marina to sign up for the Free
Youth Fishing Contest for kids
ages 12 and under. If you have
“Stuff” to sell, sign up for a
Yard Sale Booth ($10 donation
for booth). All proceeds for
booth sign ups for the yard
sale will be donated to the
Chautauqua Lake Association
another five years, depending
on a few issues, like band
members’ health and whether
they are still having fun.
The group released
“Recollection” in 1998, a two
disc live album with recordings
of some of Creedence
Clearwater Revival’s most
well known songs. The
group will be playing at the
Chautauqua Institution on
August 14. “We have fun; you
can tell we’re having fun,”
Clifford said about the groups’
live performances, “Come
party with us.”
CCR will be performing at
The Chautauqua Institution
Amphitheatre on August 14th
at 8:15pm.
The Beach Boys, another
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
and classic American band,
will also be playing at the
Chautauqua Institution on
But back to the home garden.
It’s time to be choosey. And
time to saddle up and get dirty
because it’s not for the timid
this job of de-weeding.
I’m still often shocked by the
labor involved. It never really
appears such a challenge, but
when you jump into the ring,
it’s a free for all. I often
come out scratched, bloody
and totally filthy. No matter
what precautions I take, it’s to
no avail…I’m going to come
out a mess. But the gardens
going to shine again and look
perky and proper and ready
for visitors. It’s what its all
about I suppose.
The endeavor of making
beauty with plants.
Gardening, oh yes, making art
in the yard. It’s a giant palette
of colors and textures and if a
weed is working for us then
so be it. So get out and get
going no matter the weather.
This is our summer and
that’s what we get. Rub a
little lemon balm son your
skin to repel the skeeters and
just do it.
We cannot wait to see
what the weather will bring
because it changes moment to
moment. And don’t worry
about a few weeds; they might
be there on purpose. “One is
tempted to say that the most
human plants, after all, are
the weeds.” - John Burroughs,
1881
designed to be affordable for
families of all ages; there are
crafters for Mom, there are
planes for Dad, and there are
activities for kids.”
It seems The Great
Chautauqua County Air
Show can’t help but be
fun for all. Tickets can
be purchased on-line at
chautauauacountyairshow.
org.
and the Chautauqua Watershed
Conservancy.
“National Marina Day is
an annual celebration of the
important role marina’s play
in waterfront communities
all across America,” said
Ken Shearer, president of
Chautauqua Marina. “Each day,
this country’s marinas serve as
safe, family-friendly gateways
to boating and stewards of the
environment. We hope you will
visit Chautauqua Marina and
learn about your communities’
marina, and enjoy the events
we have planned.” For more
information and a complete
schedule of events for the
August 8, National Marina
Day Celebration go to www.
ChautauquaMarina.com or call
716-753-3913.
August 21 at 8:15pm. The
group is known for its songs
like “Surfin’ USA” and “Good
Vibrations,” and their vocal
harmonies. They are listed
by Billboard magazine as the
number one selling American
band.
Although the band was
most popular in the mid 60’s,
their work is still well known
and recognized by multiple
generations.
“Rolling Stone” magazine lists
them among the top 100 rock
and roll artists, and the band’s
music is in some ways an ever-
present part of the American
summer.
Two of the six original
members of the group, Mike
Love and Bruce Johnston, are
on tour this summer. For more
information and tickets for
these two concerts, visit www.
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Yes and Asia Took the Stage in Jamestown

The Prog-Rock Bands Performed at the JSB Ice Arena Last Saturday, August 1, 2009

Chautauqua County Fair in Dunkirk, New York

Last Sunday, August 2 Wrapped Up a Week Long Celebration

THE VILLAGER ~ CHAUTAUQUA LAKESIDE