Summer Off To A Busy Start
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6/22/2007 - Despite the rain and hurricane weather, summer officially started this week — which means a slew of seasonal events are similarly getting under way. In addition to several area farmers markets, don't miss the many late night music events happening this weekend throughout Southern Chautauqua County. On a side note for regular readers, next week will mark the 52nd edition of the Late Night Spotlight and to celebrate its one year anniversary with The Post-Journal, we'll be moving to Thursdays — which gives you one more day to plan your weekends.
¯ SPOTLIGHT ON SEAN PATRICK MCGRAW — Sean Patrick McGraw will perform with his band tonight at The Village Casino in Bemus Point.
For those who don't know, Sean Patrick McGraw is a Dunkirk native who spent many a year toiling in the music industries of California and Nashville before getting a song in a movie and having it land on the Billboard charts — which then earned him a gig at The Grand Old Opry. Not long after that, he stood in line with 1,200 other people to audition for Nashville Star — a country music reality TV show. Though he made the cut and appeared on TV, he didn't make it to the top.
The singer has since released the CD ''Songs For Saturday Night,î which was as ''the classiest country-rocker I've heard all year'' Music Row Magazine writer Robert K Oermann. In support of the recording, McGraw toured heavily with local bandmates Randy Hofgren (Ellington) Joe Dalimonte (Perrysburg) and new drummer Jimmy Isula (Perry).
McGraw recently added another feather to his cap, or rather, to his cowboy hat, as he recently participated in Country Music Television's ''Ten Days On Tour.'' Tonight's performance will be one of two appearances McGraw will make at The Village Casino this summer.
¯ AUDITION FOR WHEEL OF FORTUNE — Open auditions will be held Saturday and Sunday at the Erie County Fairgrounds in Hamburg for the television show ''Wheel Of Fortune.''
In preparation for the upcoming 25th anniversary of the show, ''Wheel Of Fortune'' scouts will be accepting applications from anyone interested in competing on television. According to a representative for the show, the open auditions run from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. each day and people who apply have the chance of getting on stage to compete in a small-scale version of the game show.
Anyone who fills out an application at the event will be put into the show's database for future reference. Each hour, five people will be selected to compete on stage and being selected is the first in a two-step process to make it onto television. Participants who make it onstage at the Saturday and Sunday events may get called by officials for a second interview and audition.
¯ THE PLACE TO BE THIS WEEKEND — The local Rosicrucian order will participate in the group's International Meditation Day For Peace on Sunday with an open meeting at 3 p.m. on Sunday at the Masonic Temple in Mayville.
According to David Bailey, head of the local group, the ceremony will consist of a meditation period and a question and answer period. In addition to acknowledging the group's peace day, the event will serve as an informational meeting for people to find out about the group and its practices. For more on the ancient mystical order, visit Rosicrucian.org.
¯ FIVE OTHER THINGS FOR THIS WEEKEND — There's no shortage of summer events happening in Chautauqua County this weekend, so dig the following five options for more ideas on how to spend your time:
5. Jeff Horner will play Lighthouse Point in Findley Lake tonight. 4. The Jamestown Farmers Market begins today and continues every Friday on West Third Street. 3. DJ Butch will perform tonight and Saturday at the Regency Pub at Peek'n Peak. 2. T.R. McKotch will host a hand drum workshop on Saturday at the Reg Studio Theatre. 1. David Allen Coester will play classical guitar from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Chautauqua Institution on Sunday.
¯ DELICIOUS DRINK(S) OF THE WEEK — At the behest of Dan Scotchmer, this week's delicious drink is a ''Jamestown Jammer — which is really just an amalgamation of two other jelly, jam and grape-themed drinks.
To make a ''Jamestown Jammer,'' mix a half ounce of each of the following into a glass: vodka, southern comfort, Razzmatazz, cranberry juice, Sprite and sour mix. Serve over ice.
¯ COMING NEXT WEEK — The Chautauqua Corvette Club will host the 2007 Tri-State Colossal Corvette Rally next Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. For music, don't miss Two For Flinching at the Bullfrog Hotel and the Porcelain Bus Drivers at the Celoron American Legion, Herman Kent Post No. 777. Both shows are on Saturday night.
¯ QUESTION OF THE WEEK — She sang about Goonies being good enough and girls just wanting to have fun. What 80s pop music icon was born on this day in 1953? In answer to last week's questions, both Waylon Jennings and Ice Cube were born on June 15. .
Nick Dean is a Post-Journal staff reporter. Comments on this column can be sent to ndean@post-journal.com. Suggestions and items for submission can be sent via e-mail or by calling the newsroom at 487-1111, ext. 251.
¯ SPOTLIGHT ON SEAN PATRICK MCGRAW — Sean Patrick McGraw will perform with his band tonight at The Village Casino in Bemus Point.
For those who don't know, Sean Patrick McGraw is a Dunkirk native who spent many a year toiling in the music industries of California and Nashville before getting a song in a movie and having it land on the Billboard charts — which then earned him a gig at The Grand Old Opry. Not long after that, he stood in line with 1,200 other people to audition for Nashville Star — a country music reality TV show. Though he made the cut and appeared on TV, he didn't make it to the top.
The singer has since released the CD ''Songs For Saturday Night,î which was as ''the classiest country-rocker I've heard all year'' Music Row Magazine writer Robert K Oermann. In support of the recording, McGraw toured heavily with local bandmates Randy Hofgren (Ellington) Joe Dalimonte (Perrysburg) and new drummer Jimmy Isula (Perry).
McGraw recently added another feather to his cap, or rather, to his cowboy hat, as he recently participated in Country Music Television's ''Ten Days On Tour.'' Tonight's performance will be one of two appearances McGraw will make at The Village Casino this summer.
¯ AUDITION FOR WHEEL OF FORTUNE — Open auditions will be held Saturday and Sunday at the Erie County Fairgrounds in Hamburg for the television show ''Wheel Of Fortune.''
In preparation for the upcoming 25th anniversary of the show, ''Wheel Of Fortune'' scouts will be accepting applications from anyone interested in competing on television. According to a representative for the show, the open auditions run from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. each day and people who apply have the chance of getting on stage to compete in a small-scale version of the game show.
Anyone who fills out an application at the event will be put into the show's database for future reference. Each hour, five people will be selected to compete on stage and being selected is the first in a two-step process to make it onto television. Participants who make it onstage at the Saturday and Sunday events may get called by officials for a second interview and audition.
¯ THE PLACE TO BE THIS WEEKEND — The local Rosicrucian order will participate in the group's International Meditation Day For Peace on Sunday with an open meeting at 3 p.m. on Sunday at the Masonic Temple in Mayville.
According to David Bailey, head of the local group, the ceremony will consist of a meditation period and a question and answer period. In addition to acknowledging the group's peace day, the event will serve as an informational meeting for people to find out about the group and its practices. For more on the ancient mystical order, visit Rosicrucian.org.
¯ FIVE OTHER THINGS FOR THIS WEEKEND — There's no shortage of summer events happening in Chautauqua County this weekend, so dig the following five options for more ideas on how to spend your time:
5. Jeff Horner will play Lighthouse Point in Findley Lake tonight. 4. The Jamestown Farmers Market begins today and continues every Friday on West Third Street. 3. DJ Butch will perform tonight and Saturday at the Regency Pub at Peek'n Peak. 2. T.R. McKotch will host a hand drum workshop on Saturday at the Reg Studio Theatre. 1. David Allen Coester will play classical guitar from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Chautauqua Institution on Sunday.
¯ DELICIOUS DRINK(S) OF THE WEEK — At the behest of Dan Scotchmer, this week's delicious drink is a ''Jamestown Jammer — which is really just an amalgamation of two other jelly, jam and grape-themed drinks.
To make a ''Jamestown Jammer,'' mix a half ounce of each of the following into a glass: vodka, southern comfort, Razzmatazz, cranberry juice, Sprite and sour mix. Serve over ice.
¯ COMING NEXT WEEK — The Chautauqua Corvette Club will host the 2007 Tri-State Colossal Corvette Rally next Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. For music, don't miss Two For Flinching at the Bullfrog Hotel and the Porcelain Bus Drivers at the Celoron American Legion, Herman Kent Post No. 777. Both shows are on Saturday night.
¯ QUESTION OF THE WEEK — She sang about Goonies being good enough and girls just wanting to have fun. What 80s pop music icon was born on this day in 1953? In answer to last week's questions, both Waylon Jennings and Ice Cube were born on June 15. .
Nick Dean is a Post-Journal staff reporter. Comments on this column can be sent to ndean@post-journal.com. Suggestions and items for submission can be sent via e-mail or by calling the newsroom at 487-1111, ext. 251.
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