Music to fill the sky at “Starry Night in the Garden”

Written for The Villager

   Year after year thousands of people fill the lush Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens for an evening of food, music and wine, and this year is no different.
   On Wednesday, June 30, 2010, the evening will feature music by Melanie Fiona, The Calling’s Alex Band, Serena Ryder and, headlining the evening, Collective Soul.

A little bit of NYC comes to Olean

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   For the first time in Olean’s history, a group of New York City performers are coming to put on a festival that is to make audiences laugh and give them the thrill only a live performance can properly give, said Emily Fletcher, actor.

   “It’s a bit of a shock,” she said. “It breaks you out of your way of thinking and allows you to have your perspective shifted. That’s what theater is supposed to do.”

“Be Greek for a Day … or Two!”

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   June 18 and 19 Jamestown residents and many others will be turning Greek for the annual Yassou Festival held at the St. Nicolas Greek Orthodox Church in Jamestown, N.Y. Held on the lush green lawn of the church, people of all ages will be able to enjoy Greek dancing, jewelers, boutiques, church tours and of course, lots of Greek food.

Residents marvel at the music of the Ieda Family

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   For over 20 years, the members of the Ieda family have been playing music for audiences not only in the western New York region, but also in the southern reaches of Florida, all the way to Ontario, Canada and many places in between.