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June 11-17, 2009 V olume 02 ~ Issue 08 ‘DEAR RUTHTO FEATURE COMEDIC CHARACTER ACTRESSMONOLOGUES ... PAGE 3 A Complimentary Publication Serving Chautauqua County FREE Photographers’ Symposium 2009 University Photographers Association of America Symposium Sneak Peek Inside This Issue . . . Air , A viat ion And Space The Lucile M. Wright Air Museum in Jamestown Displays Aircraft Collections Fredonia’s Victorian Festival Victorian Dazzle Promises a Full Weekend of History Entertainment Salamanca, NY • 1-877-553-9500 SEE PHOTO PAGE 6 SEE DAZZLE PAGE 6 Lakeside Drive, Bemus Point (716) 386-7000 Coming Sunday, June 28, 9am Praise on the Lake  Bemus Point United Methodist Church featuring Pastor Dan  McBride & The Praise Band. Outdoor morning service for all. Also on Sunday, June 28, 2:30pm Ruby Shooz The best rock ‘n roll band in upstate  NY kicks off our season with their high-energy extravaganza! Costume changes, trivia, dance contests take us back to the 50’s-60s. Friday, July 17th, 8pm Leann Rimes Tickets start at $30 Tickets to both concerts are available at and all Ticketmaster outlets, 1-800-745-3000 or www.SenecaAlleganyCasino.com Saturday, July 25th, 8pm Billy Squire Tickets start at $30 TICKETS ON SALE NOW! CASIN  g CASUAL WATERFRONT DINING  Villa illa  e the he Bemus Point, New York (716) 386-2333 Every Thursday Karaoke Night with Jules R Us Friday, June 19th Nerds Inc Saturday, June 20th Bar King Spiders Every Sunday, 9-11pm Dueling Pianos Comedy Show BY NICHOLAS PIRCIO Every so often, photographers feel the need to get together and exchange ideas and compare techniques. That’s the idea behind a gathering of university photographers - those employed by universities. It’s a fairly specialized eld, according to photographer Bruce Fox of Buffalo State College. Fox is helping to organize the 48 th annual University Photographers Association of America Symposium 2009, being hosted at the Jamestown campus of Jamestown Community College. The roots of the symposium date back to 1961. Fox, who’s been involved since the mid-1980s, says The Jamestown Campus of Jamestown Community College is hosting a photography symposium for photographers to exchan ge ideas and techniques. Pictured at left: ‘Chem Lab’ courtesy/Bruce Fox. Pictured at right: ‘Hand Sun Halo’ courtesy/Gary Braasch. The Victorian Dazzle in Fredonia on July 17-18 provides a weekend of history, antiques, and entertainment. FREDONIA, NY – If you haven’ t marked your calendar yet for Fredonia’s Vi ctorian Dazzle Festival, be sure to schedule Fri. & Sat., July 17 & 18, for a weekend of history, antiques and great entertainment! This year’s Festival is full of new and old delights. From the nightly horse-drawn trolley “Ghost Tours” to a contra dance on the lawn of The White Inn to the antique vendors and appraisers in the park, from the Lazy Day Dog Parade and Victorian pet costume contest to a Civil War encampment in the park, this full weekend has something for everyone. Musical entertainment includes Friday night’s concert in the park by the Cassadaga Area Community Band and classical guitar offerings from David Allen Coester who will play Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. as part of the Farmer’s Market. Jim Pazderski, the Or gan Grinder, will wander through the park on Saturday as well. There are antique vendors in the park on Saturday and a lecture on 19 th century portrait painter Alvah Bradish at the D.R. Barker Museum. Antique dealers/appraisers will provide appraisals in a setting akin to the “Antiques Roadshow” in a special tent on Barker Common on Saturday. New to this year’s festival is Art in the Park, which will feature demonstrations by working artists, including pottery throwing, glass blowing, wood turning and painting, as well as a number of artists who will be exhibiting and selling their work. BY CHRISTOPHER S. CENTI Come Fly With Us! In New Y ork State that is. The state of New York has played an integral part in aviation history which includes many discoveries that have carried us to

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June 11-17, 2009 ~ The Villager, Chautauqua Lakeside ~

Publisher’s WordSummer Finally Kicks Off 

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Many will readily admit – it’shigh time our favorite seasonaround here of ficially beginsin earnest. Summertime onthe shores of Chautauqua Lakehas been a crowd favoritesince the turn of the lastcentury, and I’d even wagerwell before then. And whynot? Traditions of gatheringthe family for barbequing,boating, fishing, hiking andrelaxing with a good glass of wine while watching glorioussunsets, has an ever-lastingkind of appeal.

The “hustle and bustle” of daily life is replaced with amore relaxed atmosphere, andthe folks around here have atendency to smile a lot. Andwho can blame them? Canyou imagine a more beautifulsetting? My only regret is theseason doesn’t last any longer– we simply must cram in asmuch fun as we possibly can.

It seems like sweet poeticustice that Father’s Day

should coincide with the first

day of summer. Pleasantmemories of Dad standingover the barbeque on awarm summer evening willalways be with me, and theyfar outweigh the times Iremember him standing over aclogged toilet or leaking waterpipe muttering something notquite audible under his breath.

For all you Dads out there –

thanks for being the rock wecan collectively hang on toand thanks for all the advice,whether we took it or not…

Celebrate this once a yearspecial weekend and makesome plans for the dayswhich lay ahead. I can tellyou – it’s going to be a greatsummer! Until next week … JZ-B

Youth Golf 

Regional Actresses

June 26th Compeer Fore Youth Golf Tournament

‘Dear Ruth’ to Feature Comedic Character Actress’ Monologues

MONDAYS Family Night, buy one get one ree kids meals 12 and under and$1.00 in ree tokens or the arcarde with the purchase o a kids meal. Family Fun or All!

TUESDAYS Trivia night, rom 8-10pm. Draf night with $1.00 o all domesticdrafs. You cannot believe how much un this is. Come see what everybody’s talking about!

WEDNESDAYS Special Event Night, Check out our Website, Facebook,or MySpace page or current Wednesday events through the summer.

THURSDAYS Karaoke night, the area’s best and longest running - 10 yearsand going strong! Join the area’s best karaoke singers and the lake’s best!!

FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS  We oer the area’s best live entertain-ment and dancing. Come meet your riends and party. Bands rom all over the U.S.perorm rom 10pm-2am each Friday and Saturday all season. Check out our website: bemus-pointcasino.com or more inormation. $5 Cover or most bands. Must be 21 or most shows.

SUNDAYS Dueling Pianos, adult comedy show, rom 9-11pm. It’s apacked house and WOW what un!

Entertainment

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Bar King SpidersHigh Decibel Southern Rock

I’d like you to meet Cortney Bish and her mom, Susan.

My name is Cortney. I am 12 years old and have been on the kidneytransplant list for about two years. I am “O” Positive. I like cheerlead-ing, dancing and swimming, but am unable to participate anymore be-cause of the tube in my stomach. I’m a very active person and wouldlike to have a kidney soon so I can be free from a machine. I usuallyhave no energy, and I don’t eat much. I try so hard to help my mombut sometimes I can’t because I don’t feel so good due to my dialysistreatments. My mom just found out that she also has kidney problemsand needs a kidney. My mom’s bloodtype is “A.”

If you are blood type “A” or “O” Positive and would like to beCortney’s or Susan’s living kidney donor, please e-mail [email protected] or call 716-450-8958.

To the world you may be just one person, but to one person, you just may be the world.Thank you from the Western New York Kidney Connection.

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Friday, June 26th will seethe Compeer Fore Youth Golf 

Tournament at ChautauquaGolf Club on Rt.394.Compeer for Youth Mentoring

Program matches trained,compassionate volunteers whooffer friendship and a positive

role model to youth ages 5to 17 who are referred to the

program by mental health andschool professionals.

The cost is $80 per personor $65 for members. Teamprizes and awards, raf fles,refreshments on course and

dinner after golf are included.1:00pm shotgun start and a four

person scramble. All proceedsto benefit the program.

For more information aboutthe Compeer Fore Youth Golf Tournament, please contactJann Ball at 487-2956.

REDONIA – Acclaimedestern New York actresses

osephine Hogan and Christinaausa will star in   Dear Ruth

‘... The Monologues of Ruthraper’ at the 1891 Fredoniapera House on Friday, June6, at 8 p.m. This one-night

only performance features thewo award-winning actressesn three of the finest, mostumorous and poignantonologues of early 20th

century character actress Ruthraper - The Italian Lesson,

Doctors and Diets and ThreeWomen and Mr. Clifford.

A number of terms have beenapplied to Draper and the artshe practiced professionallyfrom 1920 to 1956, includingmonologist, recitalist anddiseuse. She preferred tobe known as a characteractress. That is where herrue talent lay – in creating

characters. “My God, howbrilliant she was!” exclaimed

Early 20th century characteractress Ruth Draper is theinspiration for Dear Ruth.

Katherine Hepburn toDraper’s biographer, DorothyWarren. “What fascinated mewas to see this enormouslydistinguished creature turninto a peasant - instantly!”

Considered the undisputedqueen of one-woman theatre inthe 20th century, Draper spentnearly 40 years portraying avast array of characters – fromNew York society matrons andNew England crones to Britishschoolgirls and Continentaldivas, the portraits wereas authentic as they weremesmerizing. In presentingthe three most popularof Draper’s monologues,Hogan and Rausa transfixthe audience, as Draper did,with such precision that thecharacters seem to live on thestage.

Born in Dublin, Ireland,Hogan currently is an Artist inResidence with Buffalo’s IrishClassical Theatre Companyand a member of its Board of Trustees. She has performedin theatres throughout Irelandand on Irish television aswell as on the BBC. Favoriteroles she has played includethe title roles in Shirley Valentine, O’Casey’s  Junoand the Paycock , Brian Friel’s

  Molly Sweeney and Shaw’s  Mrs. Warren’s Profession, as well as her own criticallyacclaimed one-woman show,Crazy Ladies. She has co-hosted WKBW-TV’s  AM 

 Buffalo numerous times andreceived the YMCA’s Toastof Buffalo Award for hercontribution to the culturallife of western New York andan Arts Council award forArtistic Excellence for herwork with the Irish Classical

Theatre Company.Rausa has been a professional

actress for more than 25years, working regionallyand touring extensivelythroughout New York andPennsylvania. A two-timerecipient of Buffalo’s ArtieAward – for her portrayalof Emily Dickenson inWilliam Luce’s The Belle of 

 Amherst  and for ensemblework in Ronald Harwood’sThe Dresser – she also wasan Artie Award nomineefor her work in  Educating

 Rita by Willy Russell. Mostrecently, she received ravereviews for her portrayal of Golda Meir, Israel’s “IronLady,” in Golda’s Balcony atBuffalo’s Jewish CommunityCenter. She received the AnnBurnstein Award for service tothe community through radioand drama and can be seenand heard in numerous radioand television commercialsthroughout the Rochester andBuffalo areas.

Tickets are $11 generaladmission ($9 for OperaHouse members) and may bepurchased in person at theOpera House Box Of fice orby phone at 716-679-1891Tuesday through Friday, 1-5p.m. and Saturday, 2-5 p.m.They also may be purchasedonline at www.fredopera.org<http://www.fredopera.org/> .

The event also is madepossible, in part, with publicfunds from NYSCA, a stateagency, and the UnitedArts Appeal of ChautauquaCounty. Media partners forthe event include WDOE-AMand 96Kix.

On Sunday, June 28 at 9am, the second of the Bemus Point Triple Crown series willtake place. The location is at Long Point State Park Bath House, two miles west of Bemus Point on Rt. 430. Free parking prior to 8am. For more information, contactRobert Rappole at 716-488-0788.

Bemus Point Triple Crown Series 10k Race

Peek’n Peak to host Annual Classic Car Cruise-In  Peek’n Peak Resort and Spa will host it’s annual Classic Car Cruise In Saturday, June 27 from

11am – 4pm. The Cruise In will be located in the lot adjacent to the miniature golf course onOlde Road. This central location will provide cruisers and their families easy access to other resortamenities including the outdoor pool at the Inn that features a Cabana Bar and twisting water slide.

This free, family-friendly event will feature lawn games such as horseshoes and aBBQ cookout. Cruisers are invited to stay at the Inn at the Peak Saturday evening for $99 and can

call 716.355.4141 ext. 7154 to reserve their rooms at this special group rate.The band Sky will be performing live entertainment in the evening at the Regency Pub,

located inside the Inn at the Peak.Peek’n Peak hosts several cruise-ins annually, including a Fall Cruise that draws over 200 cars to

the event. For more information about the Classic Car Cruise In,please call Susan Churchill at 716-355-4141 ext. 2525 and visit PKnPK.com.

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BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL: JUNE 20-21 ~ MAYVILLE

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Architectural DigestThe Hotel Lenhart: A Grand Old Lakefront Dame

BY IAN BIGGS

Anyone that is familiar withBemus Point, New York iscertainly familiar with TheHotel Lenhart. Standingmajestically on the shores of Bemus Bay, this grand oldDame has stood the test of time and will celebrate its

130th anniversary in 2010.Extraordinarily enough, this

otel has been in the samefamily since the hotel was builtn 1880 by Dr. J.J. Lenhart andis wife Dora Baldwin. The

Lenharts had one daughterCharlotte who married GeorgeJohnston. Charlotte and herhusband continued to run thehotel after her parents passingand it remains in the JohnstonFamily till this day.

The striking yellow hotelhas seen many a wedding andfamily reunion. It’s guests

come from far and wide todine in it’s gracious diningroom, play a song in the parloror just relax with a cocktail onthe veranda in one of the fortymulti-colored rocking chairs.

A sunset on the veranda orgrass of the hotel is not tobe missed. The lamplighterlounge mixes up a meancocktail and is the place to beon weekends when friends andfamily gather for a laugh andto tell a story.

Entering the Victorian hotel,one comes into a large lobby

and is drawn to the staircasethat climbs up three stories.Family photos adorn thestaircase with four generationsof the Johnston Family liningthe way. Current ownersBarbara (known to all as Bebe)and her brother John Johnstonboth greet me and are proudto show me the historic hotel.The parlor, on the right asyou enter, has comfortableseating and an upright pianothat gets played regularly andon occasion by a mysterycelebrity guest. Beyondthis is the sun porch withcomfortable seating and handpainted watercolors and oils

by Charlotte Lenhart Johnston.The sun porch is, and can beused for all manors of thingsincluding small receptions andcatered lunches.

The Lenhart has 53 roomsand the rates are reasonable.Rates include breakfast, but askeeping with the old operationof the hotel, no credit cardsare taken, which suits mostguests just fine. The Lenhart’sbedrooms hark back to an eraof time gone by, with Victorianfixtures and comfy beds. Thereis no air conditioning, but openthe windows and the gentlelake breezes come wafting in.

The grand dining room is

open for breakfast and its décorgives a taste of the good old’days. It welcomes all guests inall attire to experience the topnotch service and food of theLenhart.

The dining room is also thesetting for its famous weekly‘Victorian High Tea’ wheremany patrons dress up in oldVictorian garb. High tea isserved on Saturdays at 2:30pm from June 27th till August29th. Incidentally, Labor Dayis the last weekend the hotel

stays open before closing forthe winter. The Lenhart hostsother events as well, likethe cocktail theatre cabaretthey will have on Saturday,July 18th (check out www.enchantecabaret.com). Pleasecall for reservations forbreakfast, high tea and specialevents such as the cabaret.

Bebe says that all sorts of guests from all over come to

the hotel. “From babies toeighties and beyond describesthe age of the patrons that stayand/or visit the hotel,” shesaid. She tells of celebritiesand countless tales of on-goings at the hotel. “It’s nevera dull moment” she said. Bebeand her brother John havemet many, many interestingfolks over the years, andwill continue their families

tradition of carrying on thehotel in the summertime...theyenjoy opening the hotel eachsummer and creating memoriesfor families and friends toenjoy for generations, just asher family has since the late1800’s. For reservations atThe Lenhart call (716) 386-2715. For further informationon the hotel, please visit;www.hotellenhart.com

Entering the Victorian hotel, one comes into a large lobby and is drawn to the imposingand wide staircase that climbs up three stories. Family photos adorn the staircase with

four generations of the Johnston Family lining the way. Current owners Barbara (knownto all as Bebe) and her brother John Johnston both greet me and are proud to show methe historic hotel.

The Lenhart has 53 rooms and rates are reasonable. Ratesinclude breakfast, but as keeping with the old operationof the hotel, no credit cards are taken, which suits mostguests just fine. The Lenhart’s bedrooms hark back toan era of time gone by, with Victorian fixtures and comfybeds, the rooms are simple yet perfect for a lakeside hotel.There is no air conditioning, but open the windows and thegentle lake breezes come wafting in.

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the forum began as opportunityfor university photographers to

gather and compare notes. Henotes that pictures from theearly years show participantswith formal shirts and ties, witha movement toward more casualattire today. “But we are (still)very serious about the kindof professional developmentand continuing educationopportunities that we provide.”Fox says the networkingopportunities are “really good”for this symposium. “Veryoften I learn things that I don’tanticipate learning.”

Typically, a college oruniversity might employ upto four or five photographers,depending on their size. Fox

explained that the professionmixes photojournalism,advertising photography, andportraiture. Members typicallywork with the school’s publicrelations department, or perhapsthe instructional area. Workwould include “images inthe classroom, and possiblysupports scientific research.”Fox said that some of the staff photographers teach courses

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as well. Subjects can rangefrom scientific photographswhich show what research istaking place on campus, to teamsporting events.

Guests attending this year’ssymposium come from as

far away as the University of Alaska at Fairbanks. Canadawill also be well represented“with several universityphotographers coming.”Several regional and New YorkState schools will also send staff members.

The theme of this year’sgathering is environmentalresponsibility and photographyas a tool for social change. “Someof the speakers are targetinggreen themes,” including GaryBraasch, an environmentalphotojournalist who has beendocumenting global warming.When contacted by e-mail,Brassch said he is interested

in the symposium because, “Itis a group that I do not havemuch contact with but who arein the thick of working witheducators and showing whatis going on at universities,including in the scienceand biology departments.”Braasch continues that withhis global warming project, heis “bridging the world of purescience and academic pursuits

across to popular publicationsand citizens who would nototherwise know what scientistsare doing and discovering.” Heplans to talk about what he haslearned about working withscientists and photographing

them, and about his experiencesgetting the images and facts outto a broad audience.

The list of guest speakers alsoincludes Joe McNally, perhapsbest known for his collection of portraits taken at Ground Zeroin the weeks following the 9-11terrorist attacks at the WorldTrade Center. Kristen BartlettGrace, known as ”The GreenPhotographer,” will advise hercolleagues on “how to make lessof an environmental impact,”according to Fox. Other topicsinclude digital imaging, thecreative process, and visualstorytelling.

The symposium takes place

from June 22nd through June 26th.Sixty-four photographers areregistered for the symposium.Fox advises visitors to check outthe annual print competition,which will be on display at theHamilton Collegiate Centeron the Jamestown campusof Jamestown CommunityCollege. The display shouldbe set up for Tuesday andWednesday of that week.

Intermezzo Coffeehouse willhost a lecture titled “EverythingYou Always Wanted to Knowabout Spirits and Mediums”followed by two VictorianSpirit Circle and Socials.Psychic mediums also willprovide private readings on theWhite Inn lawn both Fridayand Saturday nights.

For history buffs, theD.R. Barker Museum andDFT Communication’sTelecommunications Museumwill be open. Civil war re-

enactors from the 33rd VirginiaInfantry Co. G will set upcamp in the park, providingfestival-goers a peek at a civilwar encampment. Tours of the Forest Hill and Pioneercemeteries also will beavailable, as will a historicaltour of downtown Fredonia.

Most events are free, but some

require reservations and carry asmall fee. To take part in thehorse-drawn Ghost Tours, call716-672-4818 or 1-888-414-4818 for reservations. This

also is the general number formore information. For a spotin the “Spirits and Mediums”workshop and Victorian SpiritSocial, call 716-672-6070.

Additional information andan up-to-date schedule forthe festival can be found byvisiting the website at www.festivalsfredonia.com 

Due to roof replacementwork being done on VillageHall this summer, patrons are

advised to plan for potentialparking dif ficulties in theVillage Hall parking lot and

on the streets surroundingVillage Hall.

Chautauqua County’s onlyyear-round performing artscenter, the 1891 Fredonia

Opera House is a member-supported not-for-profitorganization located in Village

Hall in downtown Fredonia.A complete schedule oevents for the opera house areavailable at www.fredopera.org.

the county airport commissionto establish an aviation park

at the Chautauqua CountyAirport. He envisioned that itwould include camping andpicnic areas for day visits and“fly-ins”, a trail leading fromthe new terminal building, ahanger for educational anddisplay programs and a scaledversion of Chautauqua Lake &surrounding area as it wouldappear from an airplane.

David R. Blossom issynonymous with beinginvolved with many charitableorganizations in ChautauquaCounty. He establishedseveral funds with theChautaqua Region CommunityFoundation. One of them

was the Lucile M. WrightAir Museum Fund whichfunds various activities of the museum. It also providesscholarships to send studentsto Space Camp in Huntsville,Alabama. In the mid 1980’swhile the museum was in itsinfancy Mr. Blossom was theSecretary of the Air MuseumCommittee.

In mid 1984 JamestownCommunity College opened anAviation Training facility at the

Airport. Mr. Minarovich wasthe college’s aviation instructor.This new facility was used bycollege students and publicschool students along withcounty and airport personnel.

In April 1985 five individuals

signed a petition which wasfiled with the Regents of theState University of New York.These five signers becamethe first Board of Trustees.On December 19, 1986 theLucile M. Wright Museumwas provisionally chartered asa non-profit corporation in theState of New York.

In the early 1990’s the AirMuseum was named afterLucile M. Wright. Who is thislady and how did the museumget her name. Mrs. Wright wasquite involved in Jamestownactivities and was marriedto Jamestown Telephoneexecutive John R. Wright. She

was founder of the JamestownGirls Club and a prime moverof the development of theJamestown Airport. She earnedher private pilot’s license beforeWorld War II. In 1928 shemet Amelia Earhart, who wenton to become the world’s bestknow women aviator and whowas lost during her around-the-world trip. In 1986 Mrs.Wright’s estate donated a largesum of money to the museumfund. It was this kind generosity

that led to the Air Museumbecoming the Lucile M. WrightAir Museum.

Mr. Blossom and Mrs Wrightare no longer with us, but theirlegacy lives on in the museum.Joseph Minarovich is still a

driving force. Even in his 80’she is still a very active proponentof the vision of the Museum.

On August 21 – 23 The GreatChautauqua County Air Showwill be taking place at theChautauqua County Airport inJamestown, NY. Plans are tohave the museum hanger opento the public on those days. TheAir Show will include a funfilled weekend featuring aerialperformers, wing walkers,parachute jumpers, helicopteraerobatics hot air balloons,crafters, vendors children’sactivities and fireworks. Theairport is located at 3163 AirportDrive in Jamestown off of West

Oak Hill Road.Proudly, I am a Board

Member of the Museum andwill be actively involved forthe coming years. For moreinformation or to schedule atour or program please call(716) 664 – 9500.

Christopher Centi also knownas “C the RocketMan” ownsand operates Centi Astro-Space Activities, a spacescience education business inJamestown, NY.

Screening“Is Anybody There?” at the Fredonia Opera House

Sir Michael Caine gives oneof the finest performancesof his career in “Is AnybodyThere?” as a retired magicianwho reluctantly enters afamily-run old age home. Setin a seaside English town circa1987, “Is Anybody There?”charts the unlikely friendshipthat develops between Caine’s

proud, acerbic old performer

and the death-obsessedyoung son of the home’soverwhelmed owners. Writtenby Peter Harness, who drawsfrom his own experiencegrowing up in a retirementhome, “Is Anybody There?”brings rich humor as well as arigorous honesty to its portraitof different lives colliding

under one roof. “Blending

humor and heartbreak in aperformance that makes asmall movie a richly satisfyingone, Caine truly is magic.” -Peter Travers, Rolling Stone.Rated PG-13 for language,including sexual references,and some disturbing images,91 mins. June 20th at 8:00pmand June 23rd at 7:30pm at the

Fredonia Opera House.

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CASINO BAR

10 PM -11:30 PM

FRIDAY,

  

SATURDAY,

  SUNDAY,

 

SENECA ALLEGANYEVENTS CENTER

Tickets $45 A UNIQUE IRISH DINNER

THEATER SHOW

FRIDAY 

 JULY 17, 2009

8 PM

SENECA ALLEGANY

EVENTS CENTER

Tickets starting at $30

All ages welcome, but under 18 must be accompaniedby an adult. Tickets on sale at The Logo Shop,SenecaAlleganyCasino.com and

EXIT 20 OFF I-86

777 Seneca Allegany BoulevardSalamanca, New York 14779

t be accompaniede Logo Shop, 

SATURDAY 

 JULY 25, 20098 PM

SENECA ALLEGANYEVENTS CENTER

Tickets starting at $20

JUNE 18  MATTHEW WAYNE

 AND MATT BERGMAN

JULY 2  NICK SIRACUSE

 AND MATTHEW WAYNE

JULY 16  JAMIE LISSOW

 AND DAN FISHER

 

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VIEWS FROM THE VILLAGES OF CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY