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TH E ENTERTAINMENT 2009 8.67-9.9 E N E C S NEW MAN IN TOWN FREE SCENE THE business LOWEST CIGARETTE & BEER PRICES IN TOWN! State Minimum Cigarette Prices All Brands CHEWING TOBACCO CIGARETTES SOLD AT NYS MINIMUM Copenhagen Skoal..................................................$3.70 Red Seal............................................$3.33 Marlboro...........................................$6.68 Newport.............................................$6.49 Camel................................................$6.48 Pall Mall............................................$5.86 Low Everyday Prices! 30 PACK PRICES 99 11 99 $ $ 09 12 09 $ $ 09 13 09 $ $ 49 17 49 $ $ 99 11 99 $ $ $ $ $ 49 $ $ 49 $ 99 16 99 17 49 17 49 17 49 16 99 FREE FREE PROPANE CAR WASH Coffee & COMPLETE FILL 20LB TANK Doughnut NLY $ $ $ $ 49 99 Partial Fills Welcome. Charge by the Gallon. O 13 $ with a $10 Gas Purchase *Ask for Details 50 Price guaranteed till Sept. 30th EVERYDAY PRICES! 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No portion of this magazine may be copied or reprinted without kirstenjohnson An Ang Lee Comedy Review Fredonia Opera House to Screen “Away We Go” Movie & DVD Releases sell space for any advertisement the staff deems inappropriate for the publication. Press releases must be received by the ninth of every month for the following staff MOVIES|5 month’s issue. All content of this magazine including without limitation the design, advertisements, art, photos and editorial content, as well as the selection, Chef’s Corner Drink of the Week The Scene is a free publication distributed bi-weekly throughout Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Warren Counties. The Post-Journal reserves the right to refuse to FOOD & DRINK|4 3 SCENE THE food & drink Chef’s Corner Asian Roll Lettuce Wrap I NGREDIENTS 1 pound ground turkey 1 tablespoon light soy sauce 1 teaspoon minced garlic 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger root 1 cup brown rice 1 cup water 16 large lettuce leaves 1 cup shredded carrots 1 cup green onions, thinly sliced 1 cup sliced red bell pepper 1 cup sliced radishes 1/3 cup light soy sauce 1/3 cup water 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 2 teaspoons minced garlic 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger root 1 teaspoon sugar DIRECTIONS: 1. In a medium bowl, mix together ground turkey, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 teaspoon minced garlic and 2 teaspoons ginger. Form into 16 meatballs and roll into ovals. PREP TIME 35 Min Cover and refrigerate. 2. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine rice with 2 cups water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes, or until rice is tender. 3. Preheat the grill or broiler. Arrange rice, lettuce leaves, carrots, scallions, radishes and red peppers onto a serving platter or place each into a small bowl. In a medium bowl, mix together 1/3 cup soy sauce, 1/3 cup water, lemon juice, 2 teaspoons garlic, 1 tablespoon ginger, and sugar. Divide into 4 small dipping bowls. 4. Thread two meatballs onto each 10 inch skewer. Grill or broil for 10 to 12 minutes, turning occasionally to brown all sides. If broiling, line the broiler pan with aluminum foil and drain fat after 6 minutes. 5. To eat, place a leaf of lettuce onto the palm of your hand, spoon on a little rice, then a meat roll, and a few of the vegetables. Roll up and dip in dipping sauce or spoon sauce over. R EADY IN 1 Hour SERVES 4 N K I R D K E E W of the PERFECTMARTINI INGREDIENTS 6 parts gin 1 part dry vermouth 1 part sweet vermouth Cocktail olive DIRECTIONS tail shaker Combine liquid ingredients in a cock in into a Stra well. e shak and ice ked with crac olive. with ish garn and chilled cocktail glass FACT ents as to who was the d in mystery! There are differing argum The true origin of the martini is drape ed the first Martini creat have to orted claim or have been purp first to create the Martini. Many who that exists today. While e recip ini Mart the fit ly exact which of have varying recipes and names; none amount of dry white Martini consists of Gin and a varying opinions differ, the modern day Dry as a garnish. table accep a twist, or a cocktail onion are all Vermouth (season to taste). An olive, which was created s with a cocktail named the Martinez The most detailed historical claim begin Vermouth to 1 part Gin, sweet red, parts 4 for called time the around 1862. This particular drink of Gin, which was very n included aromatic bitters and Old Tom garnished with a cherry. The first versio dered a modern consi is what er flavor. The transformation into sweet and incorporated a strong Junip Orange Bitters Dry. on Lond with ced repla was Old Tom Gin Martini happened gradually. First the with a white, outh Verm red the ce Afficianados began to repla took the place of the aromatic bitters. soon the Dry Martini and parts l equa e becam ually event drink dry Vermouth. The proportions of the will win your favor. In buy that story, perhaps some of these appeared, olive included. If you don’t d for visiting miner. mixe inez, California a small drink was 1870 at Julio Richelieu’s saloon in Mart his town. Martinez, after it d name then man, the e handing it to Julio placed an olive in the glass befor birth place of the Martini. California continues to hold claim as the inez recipe. It called for a bartending book in 1887 with a Mart Jerry Thomas of San Francisco printed jigs of ice and a pony two outh, Verm of glass schino, one wine one dash of Bitters, two dashes of Mara drink’s name came the s claim of lemon. There is a story that of Old Tom Gin, served with a slice that both the rifle was hook The . 1871 in army h Britis by the from the Martini and Henry rifle used Fancy Drinks art’s Stew shed publi art In 1896, Thomas Stew and the drink “shared a strong kick.” which called te” queri “Mar ined a recipe for a drink called the the magical and How to Mix Them. The book conta was , 1888 ” outh. Verm h Frenc Gin, and 1/3 Improved for “1 dash orange bitters, 2/3 Plymouth and “New the in mentioned. Martini appeared year that the word Martini was first York the head New in l Hote cker kerbo Knic the at ly, in 1911 Illustrated Bartending Manual.” Final half and half London Gin, of Martini di Arma di Taggia, mixed bartender, a gentleman by the name and strained it into a well ice on drink the d chille He rs. Noilly Prat Vermouth and orange bitte drink and added the kerbocker asked for variations of the chilled glass. Many visitors to the Knic t continue. Martini doub no will quest for the perfect Martini olive. Regardless of the true origin, the millenium, it may new the In nd. abou ini Mart the of variations bars continue to hit the scene -- and that may or may e Whil ini. Mart a be ini glass is considered to seem that anything presented in a mart even better in a martini taste it’ll , good s taste it If ent! mom the not be true, we advise that you enjoy glass! 4 SCENE THE movies AN ANG LEE COMEDY H He hasn't really made one since he directed "The Wedding Banquet" and "Eat Drink Man Woman" back-toback in 1993 and 1994. And so, on the heels of the emotionally heavy "Brokeback Mountain" and "Lust, Caution," Lee lightens up with "Taking Woodstock" — and the result is too lightweight. He approaches the fabled three-day concer t from an outsider's angle, which is admirably innovative; truly, the significance and influence of Woodstock have been chronicled ad nauseam, especially lately with its 40th anniversary having just passed. But in telling the story of the people who inadver tently launched the event, Lee leaves out the substance. Rather, he ambles amiably among these motley figures, with civic leader Elliot Teichberg (comic Demetri Martin) at the center. When Robert Altman used this structural tactic — and he did it often — it still felt cohesive, like an intricate but subtle dance. "Taking Woodstock," by comparison, feels scattershot and incomplete. The script from Lee's longtime collaborator James Schamus, based on Elliot Tiber's memoir, traces the pieces that fell into place to make Woodstock happen. Elliot, a New Yor k City inter ior designer, happens to have moved back home with his Russian immigrant parents (Henry Goodman and an over-the-top Imelda Staunton) to help them salvage their run-down Catskills motel. An ar ts and music festival in a neighboring town happens to have lost its permit. As president of the Bethel Chamber of Commerce, Elliot thinks it would boost the economy to play host instead — and he just happens to know a guy named Max Yasgur (Eugene Levy) who owns a 600-acre dairy farm, the perfect place for such an event. So Elliot reaches out to Woodstock producer Michael Lang, puts him in touch with Max, turns the motel into the concer t's headquar ter s and voila! History is born. It's just that easy in a movie where there seems to be zero conflict. (Jonathan Groff DVD & NEW MOVIE RELEASES MOVIE AUGUST 28 Halloween II Taking Woodstock The Final Destination Big Fan SEPTEMBER 4 Gamer Extract Carriers All About Steve No Impact Man: The Documentary Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. stands out in his first film role as the laid-back but persuasive Lang.) And the always welcome Liev Schreiber stands out — for his sheer size, if nothing else — but also provides both laughs and gravitas in an awesomely bizarro turn as a 6-foot-3 cross-dresser and ex-Marine named Vilma, who ser ves as a de facto security chief. Eventually, the hippies get wind of the show's new location and descend on this rural area, the magnitude of which Lee depicts vividly through one long tracking shot as Elliot winds his way through traffic on the back of a police motorcycle. It's a rare moment that feels organic and alive, as if anything could happen at any time. angle into the event. But "Taking Woodstock" also leaves you feeling that something is missing. Instead, we hear some songs from far away, lilting over the hills, and at one point dur ing an obligator y acid trip (in a van with Paul Dano and Kelli Garner) Elliot witnesses the teeming masses as waves of humanity undulating in front of the stage. It's not his only moment of discovery: Elliot comes out as a gay man during this time. Rather than making a big deal out of this in a tortured or c lic hed way, " Ta king Woodstock" just sor t of lets it happen, then drops it. Like Martin's sweet but placid performance — and the film in general — it There's no real sense of the music, ends up being forgettable, when it though, which is a bold step — then could have taken a little piece of again, the performances have been your hear t. so famously documented elsewhere, namely in the Oscar-winning 1970 "Taking Woodstock," a Focus Feaconcer t film "Woodstock," it was tures release, is rated R for graphic probably wise of Lee to avoid trying nudity, some sexual content, drug to recreate them and find his own use and language. Running time: 120 minutes. Two stars out of four. DVD SEPTEMBER 1 State of Play Sin Nombre America Sugar Supernatural (S4) Heroes (S3) Gladiator (BR) Braveheart (BR) M*A*S*H (BR) SEPTEMBER 8 Friday (BR) Menace II Society (SE) The Office (S5) Fringe (S1) Crank 2: High Voltage Criminal Minds (S4) Requiem for a Dream (BR) Creepshow (BR) Scream Triple Pack 5 SCENE THE movies FREDONIA OPERA HOUSE TO SCREEN “AWAY WE GO” A “Away We Go,” the cr itically acclaimed romantic comedy starring John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph, is the next featured film in the Cinema Series at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House. It will be screened on Sat., Aug. 29, at 8 p.m. and Tues., Sept. 1, at 7:30 p.m. Exploring the comedic twists and emotional turns in one couple’s journey across contemporar y America, “Away We Go” is the new movie from Academy Award-winning director Sam Mendes. Longtime (and now thir tysomething) couple Bur t (Krasinski) and Verona (Rudolph) are going to have a baby. The pregnancy progresses smoothly; but six months in, the pair is put off and put out by the news from Bur t’s parents (Jeff Daniels and Catherine O’Hara) that they are moving out of Colorado – thereby eliminating the expectant couple’s main reason for living there. So where , and among whom of those closest to them, might Bur t and Verona best put down roots to raise their impending bundle of joy? The couple embarks on an ambitious itinerary across the country to visit friends and family, and to evaluate cities.The first stop on the grand tour is Phoenix, where the duo spends a day at the (dog) races with Verona’s irrepressible (and frequently inappropriate) former colleague Lily (Allison Janney) and her repressible family. Then it’s off to Tucson, and a visit to Verona’s lone living relative, her sister. An intimate conversation with her sister gives Verona a refreshed perspective – which she will sorely need in Wisconsin, where Burt’s childhood “cousin” Ellen, now known as LN (Maggie Gyllenhaal), and her partner Roderick (Josh Hamilton) have Burt and Verona over to their home . After LN and Roderick elaborate on their intractable ideas for raising children and running a household, Burt Lander Volunteer Fire Department Community Safety Fair BACK TO SCHOOL SAVINGS Lander Volunteer Fire Department, 4400 Miller Hill Road, located just south of the 4 corners in Lander, Pennsylvania will be hosting the first Community Safety Fair, September 12th starting at 1:00 pm. El Matador New Summer Hours 12 West Sun: 9am-8pm Fairmount Ave. Mon-Thurs: 11am-9pm Lakewood, NY Fri: 11am-10pm 14750 Sat: 11:30am-10pm 716.526.4200 Grade School, Middle School, High School Students 10% OFF and Verona bolt for Montreal and a and some sexual content, “Away We warmer welcome from former col- Go” runs 98 minutes. lege classmates. Tickets for the Opera House Cinema Even though the latter’s house is full Series are available at the door for of children, comfort and joy, a night $7 (adults), $6.50 (seniors & Opera out for the four old friends provides House members) and $5 (students & a bracing reminder of how much it children) the night of each showing. takes to sustain a relationship and a For more information, call the Opera family. When an emergency phone House box office at 716-679-1891. call forces Bur t and Verona into an The Cinema Series continues with unanticipated Miami detour to visit “Public Enemies” on Sept. 12 & 15; Burt’s brother, they realize that they “The Proposal” on Sept. 19 & 22; “My must define home on their own Sister’s Keeper” on Sept. 26 & 29; terms. “Julie & Julia’ on Oct. 3 & 6; and “The Way We Get By” on Oct. 10 & 13. Christy Lemire, of the Associated Press, calls the film a “humorous and Chautauqua County’s only yearultimately moving look at the round performing ar ts center, the prospect of a family growing from 1891 Fredonia Opera House is a two members to three.” Claudia member-suppor ted not-for-profit Puig of USA Today, calls it “a movie organization located in Village Hall in with memorable and engaging per- downtown Fredonia. For a complete formances.” Rolling Stone’s Peter Tra- schedule of events, visit vers says the film “sneaks up and www.fredopera.org. floors you.” Rated R for language Students With Class Schedule, Report Card Or ID Now Thru Sept. The safety fair will be for children and adults of all ages. There will be many groups represented, and will provide safety information on the following: ATV safety, emergency safety, school bus safety, first aid, fire extinguishers, food safety, smoky bear and the smoke house will be there, safe place will present a puppet show on bad strangers and how to deal with, Warren General Hospital will there doing blood pressures, Red Cross, the helicopter, Veterans affairs, Beacon Light, and Kathy Rapp State Representative, and much more: Come and learn a lot, but most of all have fun doing it. with Frank Callan as the first fire chief. The first fire engine was purchased from Sheffield for $450.00 and housed in the old blacksmith shop until a hall could be built. The men and women of the fire department are there to help when the need arises, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and in all types of weather. As a volunteer fire department they rely on the community for help with generous support and federal grants, and the department is continuously is having fundraisers. The fire department has recently purchased a brand new truck. This is only the second time in the Departments 55 years that it has purchased a brand new truck. This tanker carries 2000 galloons of water, has a 1500 gallon per minute pump plus hose and We will have face painting for the children: accessories, which also serves as our FREE food, goodie bags, and at the end of backup fire engine and primary mutual aid the day prize giveaways. apparatus. This truck replaces a 1975 engine. Back in December of 1952 there was a fire at the Lander Hotel, and since there was Volunteer fire departments are always no fire department in Lander, help had to looking for volunteers. If you are interested come from Russell, and Sugar Grove. A five in becoming a firefighter or even if you year old boy died in that fire and the choose not to fight fires, we can always use Lander community got together and began your help in such areas as fund raising, forming the Lander Volunteer Fire financial planning, general clerical support, Department. The Lander Volunteer building and equipment up keep. Everyone Department was officially chartered in April has some skill that can be helpful. Contact 1954 to serve the Farmington Township, PA your local Volunteer fire department. 6 SCENE THE music NEW MAN IN TOWN: UP AND COMING RAPPER PERFORMING AT LOCAL CLUBS F For many, the name Garcia Vega refers to the name of a cigar brand. But Michael Steeples is trying to craft the name into his own, as the rapper visits Western New York to promote his album and his mission. "My family is from the Dominican Republic," Steeples said about choosing his alias, Garcia Vega. "My style is different than everyone else's, and I feel like I import it from another place and time." Originally from Florida, Garcia Vega is the nephew of boxer Lemuel Steeples, who Time magazine once called one of "America's finest nonprofessionals." The 23-year-old died in a plane crash in 1980. Vega said about his cousin. and Nelly. After bouncing around with various record labels over the past Now, it's Michael Steeple's turn to try decade,Vega currently has his own label and make it big. He has been perform- called Pretty Boy Records. ing at local clubs in the Western New York and northwestern Pennsylvania "We are trying to do something differarea over the summer, trying to get his ent for the industry," Vega explained. name out to the public. Songs from his "While record labels make a lot of new album "Andalasia" are also getting money, that could be going to a good airtime on hip-hop radio stations in the cause." Throughout the summer, he has area, according toVega. been trying to contact not-for-profit organizations so he donate some of his "Rap music is all about drugs and chaos," money to them, he said. Vega said. "But we are taking this into the future. We want to make it for "As entertainers, we should be more of everyone. My new album has a more an empowerment," Vega said. "I want to 'Florida feel' to it." sell a million records, but I want to help other people out as well." When not performing by himself, Steeples is also a member of Trauma Vega is looking to get more exposure in Unit with J-Prout, a group they began the area by shooting a music video right when they were 17 years old. in Jamestown in the near future. Also in the family is Vega's cousin, Eddie Steeples, who is most famous for his role of Darnell "Crab Man" Turner on NBC's sitcom "My Name is Earl." He "In our first deal, we sold 145,000 copies also starred as the "Rubberband Man" in nationwide,"Vega said. OfficeMax commercials. According to Vega, he has also worked "He was a pretty positive influence with big name entertainers including because he kept me out of trouble," Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Kelly Clarkson CD RELEASES a local show arranged in the area toward the end of the year. He is also working on a reality show that he hopes to have finished by next summer. For more information on Vega, visit his Web site at www.myspace.com/traaumaunit. "This is a pretty town," he said. "I look forward to working with the people of Jamestown. I appreciate the love." In the future, be sure to be on the lookout for Garcia Vega, who is trying to get SEPTEMBER 1 David Bazan - Curse Your Branches Black Crowes - Before The Frost... The Color Morale - We All Have Demons Datarock - Red The Entrance Band - The Entrance Band Whitney Houston - I Look To You Insane Clown Posse - Bang Pow Boom Juliette Lewis - Terra Incognita SEPTEMBER 8 Amerie - In Love & War Boys Like Girls - Love Drunk Chevelle - Sci-Fi Crimes Circulatory System - Signal Morning The Clean - Mister Pop Danko Jones - Never Too Loud 7 SCENE THE music WILLIE NELSON - AMERICAN CLASSIC REVIEW T Whether you like his voice or not – and there’s ample justification for either position – Willie Nelson is arguably one of the great song stylists of our time. He’s prolific in the extreme, cheerfully tackling just about any genre around. And there have been misses, to be sure – no one wants to talk too much about that reggae project from a few years back. But since his ground-breaking exploration of the Great American Songbook via 1978’s Stardust, he’s managed to put his stamp on a remarkably diverse body of work. And while it’s become something of a cliché for aging artists to reach back to the classics, Stardust was one of the first. Coming out of left field, it found Willie and his working band exploring standards with a vaguely country feel, with Willie’s economical picking and Mickey Raphael’s incisive harmonica front and centre. American Classic, due on August 25, is billed as a ‘long awaited follow up,’ though it takes a substantially different approach to another dozen timeless tracks. Produced by Tommy Lipuma, Willie’s band is nowhere in sight, save for a few brief appearances by Raphael. Instead we get phoned-in duets with go-to girls Diana Krall (“If I Had You”) and Norah Jones (“Baby, It’s Cold Outside”), and Johnny Mandel’s meticulous orchestral arrangements, with solos going primarily to creamy sax and tinkly piano. LiPuma’s production is impeccable, and anyone familiar with his work on Krall’s spectacularly successful jazz vocal albums will know the sound. Except that here it’s Willie’s worn but still warm voice atop the lush curtain of strings that shimmer behind a restrained, softly swinging rhythm section. trying too hard. Supremely confident, he’s invariably relaxed and assured, taking any song he tackles at his own easy pace. The pipes are by no means perfect, but Nelson knows exactly how to make the most of his limited range.Timing and subtle phrasing get his message across with effortless ease. Indeed, he quietly assumes command on every track, though the duet with Krall isn’t entirely convincing – Nelson’s roughhewn crooning seems at odds with her cool, whispery delivery. (While the playfulness is subdued, he fares much better in the company of Ms. Jones, their voices a better blend and the chemistry more obvious). Elsewhere, though, Nelson takes a breezy approach to such fare as “The Nearness Of You,” “Fly Me To The Moon,” and “Come Rain Or Come Shine.” Equally easy on the ears are “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” “I Miss You So,” and “Because Of You.” Raphael’s harmonica enlivens an otherwise brooding “Angel Eyes” and a bluesy “Since I Fell For You,” before proceedings wrap up with another take on “You Were Always On My Mind,” a track Nelson recorded previously with great success. Indeed, everything here is impeccable, from Nelson’s easy-going drawl to Mandel’s elegant arrangements. The core trio – pianist Joe Sample, bassist Christian McBride, and drummer Lewis Nash – is augmented by Krall’s guitarist, Anthony Wilson, all players of the highest calibre. And while Nelson’s nasally quaver might not seem, on paper, an ideal fit for the elegance on display – cold beer in champagne company – he’s enough of a singer, and enough of an icon, to make it all work surprisingly well. The thing with Willie is that he never seems to Wanna Write for the TH E E N E C S ? John Taylor blogcritics.org Though it’s nowhere near as groundbreaking as Stardust (both an artistic and commercially risky proposition at the time), this is a thoroughly satisfying collection. Nelson has become an ‘American classic’ himself, and the material here represents some of the finest songwriting of the 20th century. Nelson has nothing left to prove, and he approaches these songs as familiar old fr iends. Approach the disc in the same way, and it’s simply as good as it gets. Sunset Bay, USA Friday Sept 4 @ 10 pm Bogus Otis LIVE MUSIC SPOTLIGHT We are looking for writers with a little spare time that enjoy writing about local entertainment. If this sounds like you send an email to [email protected] and include your contact information! 8 THE SCENE culture RED, WHITE & BLUE AND RORY BLOCK IN FREDONIA F tion movement in Fredonia, NY which then swept the ends.” All Music Guide (album pick) country. So, come on down for the fun. "A living landmark, the finest contemporary purveyor of This year’s highlighted artist is Rory Block. “We have the Mississippi Delta Country Blues tradition..."-Berkeley always been so lucky with our ability to present fantastic Express “blues artists”, said Chairperson Susan Mackay,“Just “goggle” Rory Block and you’ll have hours of reading her "...one of the world's most important preservers of the praises from experts around the world.” NPR had this roots of American music... a national treasure in the form short biography on Rory, after her eighth featured per- of an uncompromising mature blues artist."-Guitar Extra "Her playing is perfect, her singing otherworldly as she The festival, which happens every year the first weekend formance on their airways. wrestles with ghosts, shadows and legends."-The New after Labor Day in September, is everything you’ve come YorkTimes to expect, thanks to sponsors and support from Village www.festivalsfredonia.com merchants and volunteers. Touted as the “Best Street Party Around”, all concerts are free and the weather’s “May 5, 2009 - Raised by musicians in NewYork's Green- "...Rory Block is one of the greatest living acoustic blues wich Village, Aurora "Rory" Block has spent her career artists... she can hold her own with the legends who always great. inspired her."-Blues Revue This year begins Friday night with “The Red, "If you like music steeped in tradition and genuine Hot Bartenders’ Contest”. Follow the Judges feeling, this is your woman." - People Magazine as they rate six local establishments for cre"Some of the most singular and affecting Country ativity, presentation and best tasting drink. Blues anyone, man or woman, black or white, old or Then enjoy the Fredonia Beaver Club’s young, has cut in recent years."-Rolling Stone “Blues Marathon” with music from 8pm till close. "Rory Block has been an inspiration to me since we started out years ago. Her guitar playing, singing and Saturday begins with registration for a MDA songwriting are some of the most soulful in tradiBike Run, a bikers’ “Blues Cruise for MDA”. tional and modern blues."-Bonnie Raitt The cost is only $5 and registration begins at 10:30 am in the Medicor parking lot on Cen"Today she is widely regarded as the top female ter Street. interpreter and authority on traditional country blues worldwide."-The Blues Foundation Then enjoy the antics at the “Dunk Tank” with your (un)favorite politicians (sponsored by Fredonia preserving the acoustic Delta stretching the boundaries Now, back to the beginning – it all starts Friday, Sept. 11th, Heating and Plumbing and Fredonia Massage Therapy) of the form. early evening –“Uptown” – with the Bartenders’ Contest and featuring Fredonia Mayor Sullivan and Fredonia Trustee Brown, Pomfret Supervisor Steger and Pomfret Block began classical-guitar training at the age of 10.The and food and music marathon at the Fredonia Beaver Councilman Pennica, Chautauqua County Legislator Cor- Greenwich Village music scene inspired and nurtured her Club. nell and maybe a surprise guest or two! Proceeds will go pursuit of music, leading her to reach out to her many heroes while they were still alive — Skip James, Son Saturday the 6th – “Downtown” - begins with music in to the Lakeshore Humane Society. House, and Mississippi John Hurt among them. She left the park sponsored by the Fredonia Chamber of ComThe children’s activities include; face painting (donated by home at 15, heading west to California with guitarist Ste- merce, as the "Taste of Fredonia" gets underway at 12 noon. But wait there's more--as the participating restauSteve Pavlot of Southpaw Signs), a dog show to benefit fan Grossman. rants are dishing out their best--the red and white wine the “Lakeshore Humane Society”,“Kids’Taste of Fredonia” (sponsored by Petri Baking Products and Tops Friendly After starting a family, Block eventually returned to her tasting begins and the music starts heating up with other Market). And the ever popular, “Barrel of Monkeys” musical roots with the 1981 release of High Heeled performers in the Gazebo. Coughlan’s Pub begins the Blues, her first of numerous solo albums in the traditional blues band roster at 2:00 pm.The entertainment is nonbouncer! blues form. She has since won five W.C. Handy awards stop after that. Coughlan’s, The White Inn, Eastside Grill, Check out the Farmers’ Market for wine tasting by Liber- (now the Blues Music Awards), including Traditional Blues Coyle’s Pub, Muldoons, DeJohn’s, Old Main Inn, 41 West, ty and Vetter’s Wineries, along with all the other assort- Female Artist of theYear and Best Acoustic Blues Album. Sunny’s, Valentine’s Place, and the Ellicottville Brew Club ment goodies and crafts. Right next to the Market will be Block has also expanded her repertoire to include old- are all ready and waiting. Please check some of the finest local artists displaying their work;Tom time country songs and traditional gospel numbers.”- www.festivalsfredonia.com for a printable brochure. Annear, Stephen Lax, Patrick and Barbara Del Monte, Mountain Stage The concerts in the park and throughout the Village are Shannon Seacrist, Jennifer Koss, and many more. all free. So enjoy Rory Block and the best blues music "... Rory Block is currently stretching the limits... New events this year include workshops on the history hugely talented... She is one of our national treasures."- from the greater WNY area –all in one place! Add vendors, children activities, a Bike Run, sidewalk artists, the of grape growing and wine making in the region, the his- The NewYork Blues & Jazz Society Farmers’ Market and wine tasting -and you've got the tory of the “blues” and a reenactment of the fiery speech by Elizabeth Cady Stanton who helped start the prohibi- “Rory Block is the blues... one of the music’s few living leg- "best street party ever..."and it lasts all weekend! FestivalsFredonia announced that the "Red, White, and Blues Festival", to be held in Downtown Fredonia, New York (located off I-90 at Exit 59) September 11 &12, 2009 is ready for "company". "The "blues" bands are scheduled, with the headliner, “Rory Block” on board. Thanks to the sponsorship of the Fredonia Beaver Club and Chautauqua County, the festival is well on its way to being complete.” the committee reported. 9 THE SCENE culture UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH MONARCH BUTTERFLIES! I Imagine this: You walk into a large room at the Audubon Center and are surrounded by monarch butterflies in all stages of development. The room is filled with wildflowers.The butterflies are allowed to fly free, and a special area is set aside where children and adults alike can sit down to hold a butterfly or caterpillar. Maybe one will land on you. Maybe you will watch a caterpillar munch on some milkweed. Maybe you will see an adult emerge from its chrysalis. In anticipation of this event, naturalists and volunteers from the Audubon Center and Sanctuary have been collecting and raising scores of monarch eggs and caterpillars this summer. On Sunday, August 30, from 1-4 pm, they will have a Monarch Butterfly House where butterfly enthusiast Barbara Case will be on hand to show how she delicately attaches tiny tags to the butterflies¹ wings to help scientists track their migration to Mexico. Each tag has an ID number plus a toll free phone number and web address (monarchwatch.org) where finders can report the location and date if they spot a tagged monarch.This information is recorded in the University of Kansas¹s Monarch Watch database. At the close of the program at 4 pm the tagged monarchs will be released into Audubon¹s butterfly and herb garden, where they can fill up on nectar and be ready for their long journey south. In the fall, monarch butterflies living east of the Rockies migrate to the same specific areas in the mountains of southern Mexico, where sanctuaries have been established to preserve these unique overwintering sites. As an incentive to educate and involve local people in the importance of preserving these areas and to compensate in a small way for income they cannot make lumbering there, March 2, 2009 in El Rosario Sanctuary, Mexico, approximately a Monarch Watch pays local Mexicans $5 for each tag they 2,000 mile journey.” recover and turn in. Raising monarchs requires growing milkweeds, since that is the Asked how long she¹s been working with monarchs, Barbara only thing they are able to eat.Audubon has at least three varireplies,“I have been raising monarchs since I was a teenager in eties of milkweed growing on the sanctuary grounds. the early 70¹s. I started tagging them in the fall of 1991, when I was accepted as a research assistant for the Insect Migration Housing developments, farming, and roadside mowing are Studies through the University of Toronto, and I participated in destroying native stands of milkweed at an alarming rate, the study until it ended in 1994.” decreasing the number of monarchs in direct proportion. You help monarchs and perhaps be able to observe the magic Barbara related the high point of her involvement in that pro- can of their by asking local nurseries for types of gram:“On a fall day in 1993 during peak migration, in one hour milkweedtransformation that can be planted in your yard and garden that are two helpers and I caught and tagged 108 migrating monarchs in a field of late blooming clover. There had to be at least 500 more attractive and less invasive than the common one growmonarchs in this tiny field, perhaps even twice that many. It was ing wild. the most monarchs I have ever seen together in one place.The next spring I was excited to learn that one of the male mon- If you¹re now filled with questions about raising and tagging archs we tagged was recovered in mid-January at the El Rosario monarch butterflies, growing milkweed, planting a butterfly garden, or establishing a monarch waystation to help these beautiSanctuary in Michoacan, Mexico.” ful travelers, Barbara Case will be happy to answer them at More recently Barbara has been involved as a citizen scientist Audubon¹s Monarch Butterfly House on August 30! with the Monarch Watch migration study, reporting field observations, participating in the tagging and the Monarch Waystation Admission to the Audubon Center building is free on Sundays, programs. but since this is a fundraiser, there is a $5 charge to go into the Butterfly House. It will be totally worth it! Bring your camera. Since moving from Erie to Frewsburg four years ago, Barbara Children are welcome, with adult supervision. has been a volunteer with the Audubon Center and Sanctuary, where she has helped develop and maintain a butterfly garden The Audubon Center and Sanctuary is at 1600 Riverside Road, and does tagging demonstrations for the Monarch Butterfly off Route 62 between Jamestown and Warren. Hours are 10 Room every fall. She reports, “I was happy to learn this spring am-4:30 pm daily, Sundays 1-4:30pm, and the trails and Bald that the tag from one of the monarchs I tagged on September Eagle viewing are open dawn to dusk. To learn more, call (716) 21, 2007 right here in Chautauqua County was recovered on 569-2345 or visit www.jamestownaudubon.org. 10 THE SCENE celeb news CELEBRITY GOSSIP Realizing Christianity could be used for a higher purpose than telling people Jesus’ best Vacation Destinations According to The Sun She said: St. Pauls Cathedral, London, UK “I remember really vividly kneeling by my bed as a nineyear-old, saying my prayers and asking God to give me boobs that were so big that if I laid on my back I wouldn’t be able to see my feet. St Paul’s Cathedral is the Anglican cathedral on Ludgate Hill, in the City of London, and the seat of the Bishop of London. The present building dates from the 17th century and is generally reckoned to be London’s fifth St Paul’s Cathedral, although the number is higher if every major medieval reconstruction is counted as a new cathedral. The cathedral sits on the edge of London’s oldest region, the City, which originated as a Roman trading post along the edge of the River Thames. The cathedral is one of London’s most visited sites. The cathedral has a very substantial crypt, holding over 200 memorials. Christopher Wren was the first person to be interred in the cathedral in 1723: on the wall above his tomb in the crypt is written, “Lector, si monumentum requiris, circumspice” (Reader, if you seek his monument, look around you). St Paul’s is home to other plaques, carvings, statues, memorials and tombs of famous British figures including: Lord Kitchener,The Duke of Wellington, Lord Nelson, Henry Moore, Sir Winston Churchill, T. E. Lawrence, Sir Alexander Fleming, and Florence Nightingale. The cathedral is open to the public, with a charge for non-worshipping visitors. It is possible to climb the 530 steps to the golden gallery, where there is a fine view of London. In 2000, the cathedral began a major restoration programme, scheduled for completion in 2008, to celebrate the 300th anniversary of its opening. friend was a dinosaur, Katy Perry used to pray as a little girl that God would give her insanely ridiculous breasts. “Eventually that request was granted.” Because who better to fight crime than an alcoholic ex-con, Michael Lohan will be in LA to help catch the culprits who burglarized Lindsey’s House. E! News reports “I am coming into town to work with private investigators in order to gather evidence which will be turned over to LAPD and the detectives assigned to the case,” Lohan told E! News. “This time, these evildoers will be caught.” So what exactly is Mike Lohan going to do in this situation? Emotionally abandon the perps to justice? 11 SCENE THE business Wild Wind Folk Art & Craft Festival Celebrates Its 30th Year! “Time flies when you’re having fun!” - That’s according to the Wild Wind Folk Art & Craft Festival directors who, in 1979 gathered a few friends together to organize the first ever Wild Wind craft show. It took place in a bucolic sheep meadow and visitors drove down a one-way dirt road through a hay field to the show site where 20 crafters were anxiously waiting to ply their wares. Due to its continuing success and increasing size each year, the show was moved in 1982 to the Warren County Fairgrounds, Pittsfield, PA to better accommodate the thousands of visitors and over 150 exhibitors who now fill the quaint animal barns turned craft galleries and those who set up tents on the grassy fields and walkways throughout the site. Eager shoppers will find many magical discoveries Original folk art, small wonders and delightfully “cheeky” goodies that simply give a lift to life are in abundance. So gear up for the exciting 30th anniversary of this award-winning Festival to be held Sat., Sept. 12th and Sun., Sept. 13th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. To help celebrate this milestone, festival-goers will be greeted at the gate by 30 whimsical scarecrows which are the creative endeavors of participating exhibitors who will compete for cash prizes. Along with the 150+ juried crafters, there will be 15 delectable food vendors, live musical entertainment, demonstrations, Bird of Prey lectures, exotic animal zoo and children’s activities. Organizers have always been sure to make this is an affordable family weekend activity with something for everyone’s taste and pocketbook With that in mind, if you attend on Saturday, you may return on Sunday free of charge. It is held rain or shine as most exhibits are under cover. For further information, please call Liz Allen at (814) 723-0707 or visit our website, www.wildwindfestival.com. The largest arts & crafts festival in northwestern Pennsylvania! Saturday & Sunday SEPTEMBER 12TH & 13TH Rain or Shine 10AM to 5PM Each Day WARREN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS Route 6, Pittsfield, PA (13 miles West of Warren, PA) www.wildwindfestival.com 140 JURIED CRAFTSMEN • Inspired Folk Art • Traditional American Crafts • Handmade Collectibles • Fine Art & Live Music • Delicious Foods • Children’s Activities • Bird of Prey Exhibit • Scarecrow Contest • Demonstrations • Exotic Animal Zoo 12 THE SCENE literature THE REAL WIZARD OF OZ I In "The Real Wizard of Oz," Rebecca Lon- he founded. The latter was apparently an craine offers a look at the life of L. Frank Baum extremely dangerous vocation, with a number of the theaters burning down just after the and the theories about what influenced him. troupe played there. Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," in which Dorothy is whisked away from a Kansas He published a weekly paper in the Dakota farmhouse to the mystical land of Oz, was territory of Aberdeen (now in South Dakota), published in 1900. In all, Baum wrote more in which he fought for women's suffrage and than a dozen books about Oz and adventures declared Christianity outdated, saying it would be replaced by what he called "Unfaith" — "an there. eager longing to penetrate the secrets of Loncraine hits all the points of his life (he was Nature, an aspiration for knowledge we have born in 1856 and died in 1919), beginning with been taught is forbidden." his childhood in upstate New York and continuing through a string of business and journalis- The last half of the book offers a look at Baum's fascination with motion pictures and tic failures. trick films — an interest that ruined him finanThe death of several siblings and cousins cially — his life in Hollywood and his use of before and during Baum's lifetime was a spiritualism or "second sight" to find stories. "founding influence on the development of his imagination," Loncraine asser ts. The book, Loncraine also presents observations on the which has an extensive bibliography and read- reflection of the times in which Baum lived, ings list, isn't footnoted, however, so it's not including the horrors of World War I. clear how the author arrived at many of her Although Baum was supposed to be bankrupt conclusions. several times, Loncraine doesn't explain how Loncraine also claims the story of Dorothy's he got the money to open and stock businessadventures in Oz came from Baum's deepest es, buy newspapers and begin publishing memories. "It came out of the farmland, wood- endeavors. lands and lakes of his childhood, the nightmarish Civil War amputees he must have seen, the The book veers off on tangents and presents theories on Baum's experiences and beliefs scarecrows that haunted his dreams ..." that seem only vaguely backed up.There is also Baum's varied career included journalism, writ- surprisingly little material from Baum himself. ing plays and acting with a traveling company LIMITED LIBRARY SERVICES TO CONTINUE P Prendergast Library will continue to offer some databases, and digital audio books will be available services to the public after it closes temporarily for 24/7,μ Ms.Way said. an asbestos removal and renovation project, starting Since Aug. 10, borrowers have been given a 17Aug. 31. week loan period, and many are stocking up on According to Director Catherine Way, staff mem- materials to use while the library is inaccessible for bers will be available between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. browsing. Monday through Friday for people to ask reference questions, place holds, and arrange to pick up mate- Theyre taking us up on the suggestion to borrow a bushel full. Many people head right to the aisle with rials at other area libraries. their favorite authors novels,μ Ms.Way said. Patrons may call 484-7135 and ask for Reference or Circulation the week of Aug. 10-15 was 21,500, send e-mail to [email protected] including 8,121 audiovisual materials. We will stay in touch through telephone and e-mail, and Web-based services such as the online catalog, DVDs have been especially popular, both features and documentaries. Between VHS and DVD, the Video Department accounted for 38 percent of our total borrowing last week,μ the director said. The busiest day was Monday, Aug. 10, the first day extended loans were offered, with 5,978 items loaned followed by Tuesday with 4,672 and Thursday with 3,457. While the library is closed, items may be returned in an outside bin on library property or at other members of the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System. For more information about the building project, call 484-7135, Ext. 223. The library is located at 509 Cherry St., Jamestown. 13 SCENE THE puzzles Sudoku Crossword 39. Product of a quantity by an integer 43. Noblemen 44. Triangular sail 45. Banana oil, e.g. 46. Align 47. Selects 49. Forum wear 50. What “it” plays 51. Attached directly by the base 53. More, in Madrid 54. Ritzy 56. Price below the standard price 58. Culls 59. More risque 60. Kind of artist 61. Narrow roads Down 1. Friendly 2. Durable fabric with a yellowish 39. Metric†units of volume equal†to one thousandth of a liter 40. Various amines formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria 41. Someone to whom a legacy is bequeathed 42. Implements used†to erase 44. In a careful manner 47. Musical†composition formed by selections from different authors disposed in a new order 48. Aspersion 51. Subdivision of a larger religious group 52. And others, for short 55. Affranchise 57. ___ Victor E N E C S TH E Across 1. Anxiety 6. Gap 12. Venerating the Virgin†Mary 14. Characterized by emotion 16. Inactivity 18. Cocktail of orange liqueur, lemon juice and brandy 19. Alias 20. All together 22. Comic Conway 23. Numero uno 25. Overhangs 26. “___ Ha’i” 27. Apprehensive 29. American physicist 30. Consumed 31. Undertaking 33. Hold back 34. Impulse transmitter 35. Connive 36. Fleshy axis of a spike color 3. Bribed 4. “Dear” one 5. “Soap” family name 6. Rent payer 7. Awry 8. Set of rules, principles or laws 9. Adaptable truck, for short 10. Wink: Var. 11. Helped 13. Opening time, maybe 15. Fine fur 17. Large, strong, aggressive woman 21. Affirm 24. Foot lever 26. Follower of Baptistic doctrines 28. Part of a plane 30. Be theatrical 32. ___ populi 33. Calamity 35. Body of people sharing common interest 36. Scraps 37. Protective wall 38. Member of the mustard family NEEDS YOU! Would you like to advertise? Do you want to be in the Artist’s Spotlight? Do you have an upcoming event? Then get a hold of us! Call 487-1111 14 SCENE THE calendar Riverwalk Community THURS Labyrinth Chicken Barbecue, The Resource Center, Jamestown, 75 Jones & Gifford Avenue. 11:00 until sold out. Cost is: $8. More information www.resourcecenter.org or 716-661-1477. 27 >>> End Of Summer Bash. The Fountain Bowl Jamestown's Family Entertainment Center will be holding their End of Summer Bash during Cruise-In and Bike Night from 5:00pm - 8:00pm. Live remote with 103.1 The Fox with Johnny Blaze! Special appearances by Harley Davidson of Jamestown and Lake Erie Speedway. Chicken BBQ by Mr. BBQ of Warren, PA - ONLY $7.95. Outdoor Beach Volleyball Playoffs from 6:00pm - 9:00pm. Now's the time to sign up for our Fall Bowling Leagues! 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