Jill Pettigrew puts the finishing touches on a sidewalk mural she painted on the walkway leading into the new musical garden in the side yard between the Seymore Place (GO ART!) and the YMCA on East Main Street.
Installation of the musical instruments in the grant-funded musical garden is nearly complete. No word yet on when it will be open to the public.
The Genesee Symphony Orchestra prepares for the annual Summer Serenade, a joint fundraiser with United Way and held each year at the La Royan in Le Roy.
The 2019 concert is Aug. 25. Social hour begins at 4:30 p.m., with dinner at 5, the concert at 6:15, and dessert to follow.
Tickets are $75 a person. Garden party attire recommended.
Tickets available at Tompkins Bank of Castile in Le Roy and Roxy's Music Store or online at www.uwrochester.org/summerserenade
Proceeds benefit the United Way Backpack Program and the GSO.
It was Southern Rock weekend at The Ridge NY in Le Roy. Here's Black Stone Cherry performing "It's In My Blood."
Yesterday, we posted a video of a performance by Friday's headliner, Bishop Gunn.
Bishop Gunn played The Ridge NY in Le Roy on Friday night. Here they are performing their song "Let the People Know."
Tonight, Black Stone Cherry takes the Frost Ridge stage.
Shake on the Lake, a Shakespearean troupe from Perry, is wrapping up its eighth season of touring Western New York with free and low-cost performances of William Shakespeare's "As You Like It."
Typically, the performances are at outdoor venues and Thursday the company was planning to perform in Centennial Park. But yesterday's rain drove them indoors, to the Steiner Theater at Genesee Community College.
The show opened with a series of song performances to warm up the audience.
Yesterday's performance was free thanks to a donation from Tompkins Bank of Castile.
Children who participated in this year's annual theater summer camp sponsored by Batavia Players will perform "Seussical KIDS" this Friday and Saturday at the Harvester 56 Theater on Harvester Avenue.
Performances are at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are available at the door.
The band BB Dang performed at the Genesee County Fair last night.
BB Dang is based in Rochester but features on bass Cameron Carlson, a ninth-grader at Byron-Bergen High School.
The rest of the band is Michael Valle (drums) Alex Sherwood (guitar) Greg Gutch (guitar) Ben Guisto (vocals) Isabella Barbagallo (vocals) Dominic Bonacci (keyboard).
The group came together through Camp Roc Star, a project of Elvio Fernandes, a member of the band Daughtry.
There is live music at the fair every night through Saturday.
Michael DiSanto performs Simple Things on the third floor of the historic Newberry Building/Eli Fish Brewing Co., Downtown Batavia, NY.
The rain could only delay the 2019 Ramble & Arts Festival. It couldn't keep it from rockin'.
Bonus track: DriVen performs The Who's Baba O'Riley.
The annual Ramble Music and Arts Festival is delayed by rain but the show will go on, said organizer Paul Draper.
As the weather clears, bands will perform at their previously scheduled slots.
The current storm passing through the region is expected to last two hours with rain in the forecast off and on throughout the day until 6 p.m. The Ramble will continue until 10 p.m.
Survivor opened the 2019 concert season at Batavia Downs on Friday night.
Here's the lineup for the rest of the summer:
The annual Jackson Square Friday Night Concerts series opened last night with Genesee Ted.
The line up for the rest of the season:
The Batavian Sessions: "A" Blues Band, Foolish Child
From Young Audiences of WNY:
Arts Partners for Learning (APL) is pleased to announce that Western New York schools are eligible to apply for APL creative learning programs, which will occur between September and June 2020.
Programs include performances, workshops, residencies, and field trips with cultural organizations that make use of the arts as a text to achieve Common Core State Standard benchmarks at any grade level.
Eligible schools must be located in one of the eight counties of Western New York, including Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, and Wyoming.
Up to 90 percent of residency program costs will be covered for selected schools thanks to funding from Fund for the Arts.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis with priority given to early applicants.
Applications can be found here.
To learn more about APL, click here.
Our latest edition of The Batavian Sessions features Michael DiSanto, who is originally from Batavia and is now a full-time musician living in Buffalo.
If you would like your band featured on The Batavian Sessions, email howard@thebatavian.com.
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Today's edition of The Batavian Sessions features Delano Steele performing "By My Side."
If you're in a band and would like to be included in The Batavian Sessions, email howard@thebatavian.com.
Janet Root opened her art show of fabric art Thursday night at GO ART! called "Innovations." The show runs through July 6 in the main gallery.
During the show openings, Thursday, Valerie Antonetty and Katie Elia served as guest bartenders with their tips benefitting GO ART!
A mixed-media show by Lydia Zwierzyanski and Megan Peters (not available for photos) also opened Thursday.
In the bar, there is now a member's art show on display, including work by David Burke (top painting).
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