LCA - Summer 2024

SummerEvents

Saturday, June 1st @ 7pm

A Night at the Opera

Saturday, June 15th from 12-5

Lewiston Porchfest Unplugged

Free Concerts

Monday evenings from 7-9

June 24th: Maria Aurigema (Gazebo)

July 8th: Win, Lose or Draw (Gazebo)

July 15th: Miller & the Other Sinners (Gazebo)

July 29th @ 6:30: Shakespeare in Delaware Park and Tom Keefer and Celtic Cross (Academy Park)

August 5th: Tonemah (Gazebo)

Thursday, July 4th from 7-9 Celebration in Academy Park with Reflector & FIREWORKS!

Friday, July 12th from 7-9

Summer of ‘69

July 11th @ 6pm

Summer of ‘69 “Open Rehearsal“ LCA fundraiser at the Stone House

Saturday, July 27th from 7-9

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

Niagara Wine Trail’s Uncork Niagara (ACADEMY PARK 7pm)

June

Italian Language Classes

Beginner Level 1

Beginner Level 2

Saturday, June 22nd @ 2pm

Invisible Threads; how objects connect us to our past

Saturday, August 10th, 10-6

Sunday, August 11th, 10-5

Lewiston Art Festival

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Lewiston Art Festival 2024

Saturday, August 10th, 10-6

Sunday, August 11th, 10-5

Since 1966, The Lewiston Art Festival has attracted visitors and art lovers from across Western New York and Southern Ontario, as well as international visitors from Niagara Falls, just 10 minutes away. For two days, the picturesque and historic Village of Lewiston, New York welcomes more than 150 exceptional artists and fine crafters. You get the chance to meet the artists, discuss their work one-on-one and find something you love.

No Admittance Charge / Free Parking

Over 20,000 original artworks in painting, graphic arts, mixed media, photography, ceramics, jewelry, fiber/metal/wood

Indigenous Market: a celebration of traditional and contemporary Native American art and crafts

“College Alley” features student work

Live entertainment

Food and drink vendors

ArtZone: Hands-on activities for kids of all ages!

Chalkwalk: Friendly team competition for ages 6 to 60+

LCA Featured Artist 2024 Lewiston Art Festival: Carol Bloomgarden

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For the 2024 Lewiston Art Festival, Carol will be creating an original micrography of Pablo Picasso's beautiful quote, "Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”

"Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination."-Voltaire

We are proud to celebrate the 40th annual Lewiston Chalk Walk Competition. This year, teams and Individuals of all ages will be participating, and we look forward to your creative representation of our theme “Cosmic Creations”.

The Lewiston Chalk Walk welcomes people of all ages and skill levels, from children tracing their hands in our free draw space to seasoned artists crafting intricate masterpieces. This inclusivity creates a sense of belonging and unity, as diverse individuals come together to express themselves through art. Moreover, the Lewiston Chalk Walk serves as a powerful tool for community interaction and inspiration. As artists work on their creations, they attract passersby who stop to admire, converse, and even contribute. This organic exchange fosters connections and uplifts the community through shared appreciation of art and creativity.

To participate in this year's competition please complete the Chalk Walk Sign Up Link.

Feel free to contact Cindy Sanchez at 716-697-0798 or csanchez@lew-port.com with any questions.

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

The Lewiston Council on the Arts is thrilled to announce that the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra will be performing in the Alphonso DiMino Memorial Bandshell at Academy Park in Lewiston on Saturday, July 27th, at 7pm. This free concert is made possible by the generous sponsorship of Anthony DiMino, of DiMino’s Lewiston Tops.

Led by Agentenian conductor Fernanda Lastra, this world-class orchestra is playing a fun, familyfriendly concert of favorite, familiar tunes.

Bring your blanket or some chairs and enjoy and evening under the summer sky with some incredible music–picnicking is encouraged!

Summer in Lewiston means music! Once again, the LCA has a stellar lineup of free concerts to fill your summer nights with song. There’s something for everyone, so pack a cooler and head down to the Village---we'll meet you there!

June 15th: Porchfest Unplugged - NEW!! Live on Lewiston’s porches 12-5pm

June 24th @ 7pm: Maria Aurigema (Gazebo @ 4th & Center)

July 4th @ 7pm: Celebration in Academy Park Performances by local community groups followed by Reflector and then, FIREWORKS!

July 8th @ 7pm: Win, Lose or Draw (Gazebo @ 4th & Center)

Thursday, July 11th @ 6pm: Summer of ‘69 “Open Rehearsal” LCA fundraiser at the Stone House Friday, July 12th @ 7pm: Summer of ‘69 (Academy Park)

July 15th @ 7pm: Miller & the Other Sinners (Gazebo @ 4th & Center)

Saturday, July 27th @ 7pm: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and Niagara Wine Trail’s Uncork Niagara (Academy Park)

July 29th @ 6:30pm: Shakespeare in Delaware Park and Tom Keefer and Celtic Cross (Academy Park)

August 5th @ 7pm: Tonemah (Gazebo @ 4th & Center)

Maria Aurigema

Photo by Ray Lonsdale

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Saturday, June 15th, 2024 from 12 noon to 5pm

The Lewiston Council on the Arts is accepting applications for musical acts to perform at the 2024 Lewiston Porchfest Unplugged music event, which will coincide with the annual Garden Festival on June 15th, 2024 from 12 noon to 5pm.

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Only those bands/musicians who have applied and been accepted by the Lewiston Council on the Arts and who display their LCA Porchfest Permit will be permitted to perform.

The LCA is accepting applications from bands and solo artists of all ages and abilities who perform various genres including folk, jazz, rock, blues, reggae, classical, R&B, rap, bluegrass, pop and others. We encourage acoustic instruments where possible.

Sound from performances should operate at a level where it is not able to be heard at other Porchfest locations.

All participate as volunteers and all give freely of their time, talents, resources, and hospitality as a gift to our community and our wonderful visitors. Musicians are free to put out a tip jar or sell their music and merch.

The map of porches and schedule will be posted on the LCA website a week or two prior to the event (once registration closes and is final). Bands will be assigned to a porch.

Bands will play 1 hour sets, INCLUDING SET-UP and TEAR-DOWN, and the LCA will assign the set time in order to make sure there are no conflicts with other porches and bands.

Band Application Information

There is no application fee

Applicants are required to complete the online application and to submit a link to a representative video of their act. Bands/musicians are permitted to perform only the talent they submitted in their application

Applicants will be reviewed by a panel and a limited number performers will be invited to participate. Accepted bands will receive email notification that they have been accepted an LCA Porchfest permit, sent via email to be printed by performer LCA Porchfest Permit must be displayed during the performance

An assigned performance time and location

Bands/musicians are permitted to perform only at their assigned time and location. Click here 2024 Lewiston Art Festival Porchfest Performer Application

Would you like to be a Porch Host? Here’s what is needed:

An outdoor area (porch, driveway, yard, balcony, garage) that has easy access to a power supply

All porch hosts will be required to either have a covered porch or provide the band with a canopy or some other protection from the elements. The location must be visible to the general public who may be walking by CLICK HERE FOR PORCH HOST APPLICATION

Email questions can be directed to Elliot Sneider, LCA Porchfest Unplugged Chairman. elliot@elliotsneider.com

Meet the Members! Monday, July 29th @ 5:30 pm Academy Park

Enjoy performances by Shakespeare in Delaware Park and Tom Keefer and Celtic Cross beginning at 6:30

Celebration at Academy Park

7:00 pm concert

National Anthem followed by fireworks

Featuring performances by Janet Dunstan’s Dance Academy Lewiston Dance Center and more!

SUMMEROF’69

Where were you in the summer of ’69?

Hang loose with Lewiston's own 1960's rock musicians as they reunite for a far-out, free concert of favorites from the 60's, 70's and 80's. Come feel the love!

FridayJuly12,2024

at7pm

AlphonseDiMinoMemorial BandshellinAcademyPark

FEATURING

TomPieroni·ChuckScrufari

·RayO’Keefe·BillBates· TimWalton

PatrickSciarrino·Country Orphanage·SoftSide· LewistonAllStars

PRE-PARTY OPEN REHEARSAL FUNDRAISER

Thursday July 11, 2024 at 6pm

Lewiston Stone House

655 Center Street, Lewiston NY 14092

$10 per person to benefit the Lewiston Council on the Arts

Photos by Ray Lonsdale

LewistonPublicArtProject MuralforAcademyPark

Summer will bring new art projects to our Lower River Community enhancing Lewiston’s identity as an artistic and historic community that provides cultural experiences to visitors and residents alike.

The Lewiston Council on the Arts is dedicated to improving the quality of life for all and is proud to contribute to the region’s thriving environment of arts and cultural activities Working in partnership with the Village and the Town of Lewiston, and with the funding support of the Niagara River Greenway, the Lewiston Public Art Project has been designed and developed to enhance and create casual encounters with art that inspire and connect us all.

The goal of the Lewiston Public Art Project is to welcome visitors and trail users to Lewiston through the gateway to our community, Academy Park, and to encourage a longer stay in the area while exploring our beautiful Riverfront and the Shoreline Trail, both only a short walk or bike ride away.

Featured in the 2024 Public Art Project is a building mural for Academy Park Designed by Lewiston Artist Maureen Kellick, the mural will wrap around the Academy Park ‘comfort station’ on 9th Street.

The concept of the four-wall mural design is a sweeping, continuous image reflecting the natural beauty of Lewiston’s Niagara River Greenway our abundant orchards, vineyards, farmland and wildlife that also provides visitors, cyclers, and residents with photo ops on all four sides of the building.

Lewiston’s Academy Park building location is a central destination on the 14-plus mile bike trail from the Falls to the mouth of the River. Appropriately, the mural’s graphic depiction of the River’s gorge and escarpment region offers visual inspiration and a visitor-friendly destination stop within the Village of Lewiston. In a unique collaboration with fellow artist Dan Buttery, the project will blend the imagery of painting with a sculptural, 3D element, providing a special experience for viewers. Buttery’s sculptural additions to the mural will feature a dimensional, full scale tree-bench designed for the North wall, creating a beautiful spot to rest and take in the surrounding park, and, for a brief moment, become a “part” of the mural

Follow the progress of these exciting projects on the LCA website, FB and IG over the summer!

Invisible Threads: how objects connect us to our past

Jillian Kratts, a student in the Art History program at the American University of Rome, Italy, will share her progress photographing objects that had belonged to Italian families who had immigrated to Niagara Falls, New York, for a book: The History of the Italian Americans in Niagara Falls in 50 Objects

This event will include the opportunity for the public to bring items that they feel could be a part of this project. Objects that will be included are items that represent the daily life of the Italian immigrant.

Saturday, June 22nd at 2pm

LCA Meeting Space

Italian Dual Citizenship Help Group

Are you of Italian descent? Are you interested in exploring the possibility of dual citizenship? Join our help group!

Saturdays at 3:30 pm

May 18th-Informational Session

June 8th –US Vital Records

July 20th –Naturalization Records

August 17th—Records from Italy

September 14th—Amending records

October 12th—Translations, apostilles and notarizations

November 9th—How to prepare your packet

December 14th—Your Italian Passport

LCA Meeting Space Red Brick Schoolhouse Second floor

Thank you, Assemblyman Angelo J. Morinello for sponsoring

LCA Italian Cultural Programming!

Photo by Chelsea Sears “Chelsea Modern Images”

Thank you, Assemblyman

Angelo J. Morinello for sponsoring

LCA Italian Cultural Programming!

Become a Member of the Lewiston Council on the Arts

Basic Membership Benefits

EVERY membership receives:

● 15% of all our ticketed events and classes

● 15% of all LCA merchandise

● Subscription to our seasonal newsletter and members only email communications–be the first to hear LCA news and read about local artists and history

● Free admission to the Tribute to the Edmund Fitzgerald

● OUR HEARTFELT GRATITUDE!!

Students ($25) receive

● Basic membership Benefits

Art Friends ($50) receive

● Basic membership Benefits

Art Lovers ($100) receive

● All of the above PLUS

○ Personal invitations to exclusive special events & select behind-the-scenes tours

○ LCA 2024 Art Festival Tote Bag (Pick up at Art Festival LCA table)

○ Discount toward Art Festival applications for artists

○ Entry into raffle for signed, framed art piece by Art Festival Featured Artist

Silver Patrons ($250) receive

● All of the above PLUS

○ 2 tickets to the Opera Gala at the Castellani Art Museum ($150 value)

Gold Patrons ($500) receive

● All of the above PLUS

○ LCA Wine and Charcuterie Tote for the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Concert

○ 2 tickets to the Ghostwalk

History Corner

Look for the history of the Lewiston Council on the Arts in each issue!

Betsy Naylon was a local prize-winning artist. She taught drawing and painting with the Niagara Falls Studio Group. She also was an instructor at Rosary Hill College. Much of her work depicted scenes from the past.

We are grateful for those who have chosen to honor their loved ones with a memorial donation to the Lewiston Council on the Arts in support of the programs the LCA provides to our community.

Tom and Sue (Pellicano) Hughes in memory of Theresa Thomas.

Niagara County Probation Officers Association in memory of Jean Borgatti Linda Silvestri & Loretta Silvestri-Lewis in memory of Jean Borgatti

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Marble Orchard Ghost Walk

SUNDAY,OCTOBER277pm

MONDAY,OCTOBER287pm

TUESDAY,OCTOBER297pm

WEDNESDAY,OCTOBER307pm

THURSDAY,OCTOBER31HALLOWEEN7:30pm

ThedeaddonotresteasyinLewiston…rathertheycome“alive”inawholedifferentway onthiswalkingtourthroughthehistoric,hauntedVillageofLewiston OurnewestGhostWalk,“Sailors,SoldiersandSaloons,”tellstalesbothtallandtrue, ghastlyandgrim,mystical,musical…andmurderous!Followouroffbeattheatricalguides astheytakeyouonaneerieadventurebackintimetomeetthosewhowalkedthese roadsbeforeus,whowere“onlypassingthrough,” butwhometaverydifferentfatethantheyhadplanned

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Pleasecontactartstaff@artcouncilorgwithanyticketingquestions

Tribute to the Edmund Fitzgerald

Wednesday,November6,2024@7:10pmattheBBC MightyFitz5KRun

Saturday,November9,2024at2:00pmattheBBC Aperennialfavoriteaswegathertocelebrateour sharedGreatLakesheritage

Village of Lewiston Tree Lighting

“We’relivinginaHallmarkmovie!”exclaimedoneattendeethisyear Ringintheholidayseasonin AcademyParkwithanold-fashionedcelebrationwithmusic, dancing,asing-alongandspecialholidayguests

“Conversations with... ”at the LCA...

Steeped in Romance; Tea and Conversation with Rom-Com author, Joelle Cullen

The Sewphisticate; Getting Dressed in the 1860's with Anneliese Meck

Volunteer, Stacey Adams

Dawn Cody and volunteer, Georgia Robinson Bradberry at Steeped in Romance; Tea and Conversation with Rom-Com author, Joelle Cullen

LCA Vice President, Anna Fontana at Steeped in Romance; Tea and Conversation with Rom-Com author, Joelle Cullen

Uncanny Medicine: the Gothic and Public Health with Dr. Laura Kremmel

The Art of Writing Crime Fiction with Lissa Maria Redmond

Volunteer, Amy Wall at Steeped in Romance; Tea and Conversation with Rom-Com author, Joelle Cullen

Steeped in Romance; Tea and Conversation with Rom-Com author, Joelle Cullen

LCA Executive Director, Maria Fortuna Dean and Outreach Coordinator, Michelle Kratts at Steeped in Romance; Tea and Conversation with Rom-Com author, Joelle Cullen

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Uncanny Medicine: the Gothic and Public Health with Dr. Laura Kremmel

Darkness

Open Mic Poetry Reading with Slipstream

Italian Language Class at the LCA

Thank you to our instructors Dr. Linda Silvestri, Manola DeMunda and helpers Maria and Michael!

THANKYOU!THANKYOU!THANKYOU!

Toournewmembersandtothosewhohaverenewed theirsupport: WEARESOGRATEFULFORYOU! Yoursupportiscrucialinkeepingtheartsfrontand centerinourcommunity.

TheLCABoardmembers,staffandIareexcitedto meetyouandhope toseeyouatourmanyeventsthissummer. Pleasecomeandsayhellosowecanthankyouin person!

IhopeyouwillALLjoinusonMonday,July29th

@5:30pmatAcademyParkforour MeettheMembersCelebration! Feelfreetobringafriendwhomaybeinterestedin joiningtheLCA— andenjoyperformancesbyShakespeareinDelaware ParkandTomKeefer&CelticCrossbeginningat6:30. Helpustogrowourcommunityofartadvocates!

Maria Fortuna Dean ExecutiveDirector

GreetingsfromtheLCAstaffandthe BoardofDirectors!

Executive Director: Maria Fortuna Dean Outreach Coordinator: Michelle Kratts

Administrative Assistant: Susanne Shivery-Hake

Board of Directors: Sue Brown (treasurer), Anna Fontana (board vice president), Marian Granfield, Tod Kniazuk (board president), Gene Kulbago, Patricia MacDonald, Ed Millar, Cindy Sanchez and Chelsea Sears (secretary)