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VOLUME 7 ISSUE 34 The Official Newspaper of the Village of Ellicottville, the Town of Ellicottville, Ellicottville Central Schools and the Towns of Great Valley, NY and Mansfield, NY
LIVE
Dinner & Fun Under the Tuscan Moon
Music
Thursday • Fred & Tuck • 8pm Friday • R-Tunes • 9pm Saturday • The Flat Tops • 9pm Tuesday • R-Tunes • 7pm Wednesday • Wagner & Winston • 8pm 20 Washington St • 699-2530
By Deb Everts
“Tuscan Moon,” Ellicottville’s favorite upscale, end-of-summer dinner party, is back again. As one of the most anticipated cocktail parties of the year, the fundraiser will take place Saturday, Aug. 25 at 6 p.m. at John Harvard’s Cabana Bar & Pool Complex at Holiday Valley. This year’s events is sold out. Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Ellicottville, this event features a delicious assortment of food, live music and auctions. The party starts with great hors d’oeuvres from Katy’s Café and Katy’s Fly-In, John Harvard’s Brew House and Villaggio served by student volunteers from Ellicottville Central School (ECS). Additionally, students from University of Pittsburgh at Bradford’s Hospitality Program will be helping in the kitchen and at the food stations this year.
PATIO NOW OPEN
Friday • Midlife Crisis • 7pm
Saturday • Frank Bang & The Cook County Kings • 6pm
BACK BAR BANDS
Friday • Jamie Smith • 10pm Saturday • Qwister • 10pm
20 Monroe St • 699-4162
Upcoming Events AUGUST 25
See Tuscan Moon, page 11
Tuscan Moon Gourmet Dinner Party
AUGUST 28
Great Valley Creek Clean- Up with Adventure Bound on the Fly
SEPTEMBER 1
Rock Autism Concert
MUD SWEAT ‘N’ GEARS TO OPEN NEW LOCATION IN EAST AURORA
SEPTEMBER 14
Rock ‘n Roll Weekend
SEPTEMBER 15
Pumpkinville Opens
SEPTEMBER 21-23
By Rich Place
Familiar faces to the ski and snowboard community in Ellicottville are opening a second location in East Aurora in the longtime home of an established ski shop. The husband-and-wife team of Miguel Azcarate and Kimberly Reading, owners of Mud Sweat ‘n’ Gears on Monroe Street in Ellicottville, recently purchased the former Aurora Action Sports/The Ski Rack on Main Street in East Aurora and plan to open the location at the end of this month. The purchase came following the retirement of Aurora Action Sports’ previous owner, Dale Schaefer. “We really looked at the East Aurora community and the southtowns and thought it was kind of a nobrainer,” Reading said about purchasing the store. “We just saw huge potential. I think the demographics seem to fit well with our business model. “There are lots of streets lined with independent See Mud Sweat ‘n’ Gears, page 12
Ellicottville Lacrosse Festival
SEPT. 28 - OCT. 28
Nightmare Hayrides on Sommerville Street
OCTOBER 6
Fall Festival 5K Run
OCTOBER 6-7
Fall Festival
OCTOBER 7
Fall Festival Mountain Bike Race
OCTOBER 27
EVL Halloween Half Marathon and 5K The husband-and-wife team of Miguel Azcarate and Kimberly Reading, owners of Mud Sweat ‘n’ Gears, recently purchased the former Aurora Action Sports on Main Street in East Aurora and plan to open Aug. 31. Photo by Rich Place
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