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It's designed for the needs of children in benefited from this gift, with lightly quilted 100% Chautauqua County. Each including; Adolescent cotton stretch and sleeves to year, the Crèche Hospital Mental Health, Emergency help give little ones a snug fit Committee helps fulfillDepartment and Maternity. without overheating. And, wishes from child-related Crèche was able to support since baby's arms remain departments at UPMC the Maternity Department free, it's safe for little ones Chautauqua. Crèche recently with purchasing HALO who are rolling. made a $2,200 donation to SleepSack’s for babies born “Back to sleep practices Courtesy Photo UPMC Chautauqua for their at UPMC Chautauqua. are important for newborn (L to R) Megan Barone director of development UPMC Chautauqua, 2018 needs that enabled The sleepsack is an easy safety & prevention of SIDS. Jodee and baby Kolt wearing the UPMC Chautauqua Halo Sleepsack, the non-profit organization transitional wearable blanket Providing sleep sacks that Donna Barber maternity/OBGYN director UPMC Chautauqua, Valerie to make several purchases that helps to ensure an easy Scarpino Crèche chair and Beth Green Crèche co-chair . from their “Wish List” that transition when it's time to CONTINUED ON PAGE 19 JAMESTOWN GAZETTE 2 www.JamestownGazette.com COMMUNITY February 18, 2019 Positive Vibes Created by Rolling Hills Radio Creators & Friends that Extend Well Beyond the City Limits Article Contributed by performers are kind, approachable, for 120 dollars; I like this package started pouring out of me. With all and generous. and the savings. the emotion, love and appreciation James Colby These traveling musicians Let’s take a step back. What that I had felt for the last three days from across the nation, wow is Americana music? Here is an [while in Jamestown]. The town I woke up this morning with a Jamestown enthusiasts with unique online definition: “Americana is just came alive in my head, and I beautiful memory that just wouldn’t instrumentation and voices. Several an amalgam of American music couldn’t write fast enough, as the let go and had to share this joyful performers have formed by the words spilled on to the pages of my experience. This column expresses engaged guests confluence ofjournal.” gratitude for a magical entertainment with comical and the shared and “When I got to the Rolling Hills series. Hopefully, this message radiates surreal lyrics or varied traditions Radio Show, the wonderful people up and out so that other community with novel takes on that make up the I met encouraged me to sing this members will join in. American culture. musical ethos of new song. I saved it for last. I could This premier music radio and They all seem to the United States, barely breathe with stage fright for interview show staged at Shawbucks help define what specifically those a new song I’d never performed on selected Mondays, should rank it means to be sounds that before. However, then I looked as one of the “top things to do in a human being, “Even though merged from folk, up and saw so many of the people Jamestown.” The attendance is always as a continual there are a lot of country, blues, who helped me during my stranded excellent, but there is room for more rhythm and days in Jamestown, and I wanted to work in process. dark things going guests, especially for visitors or The interviews blues, rock and give them a gift. I wanted them to tourists looking for live entertainment and music on in the world, a roll, gospel, and know how they restored my faith in customarily associated with major always include lot of beautiful, other external humanity. So, I took a deep breath metropolitan areas. humor, smiles, magical things are influences.” This and sang with as much conviction Steadfast audience members (and and contagious brewing under the covers a range of as I could stir up. The response was there are many) agree that this program laughter. Another surface” styles. Many of incredible. I knew I did the right adds to their quality of cultural life. element stands the performers thing.” Out of town guests traveling several out in my mind: fall within the When Jill Jack performed, her hours from metropolitan areas, are Many performers ~ Aurora James ever-eclectic voice ranged from deep raspy blues lured by the opportunity to listen to present songs Great Blue Heron to sweet angelic notes reminiscent music legends and rising stars on the that help visualize tradition. of Joni Mitchell’s spirit. Jack played national Americana scene. The distant our common As Paul with Martin Swinger, a “Socially travelers get it; Jamestown offers a humanity; this is a rare treat in Harvey, an American radio conscious, thought-provoking and radio show with the style and quality today’s world. A plus, these shows are broadcaster for the ABC Radio surprisingly entertaining singer- associated with NPR’s “A Home Prairie available for fifteen to twenty dollars; Networks used to say, “Here is songwriter” that can be described as Companion.” An additional perk, outsiders from metropolitan areas the Rest of the Story.” The visiting the Salvador Dali of folk music that there are opportunities to mingle with expect the tickets to be in thirty-five musicians who present for Rolling makes audiences laugh. Hardley has the musicians. In my experience, the to fifty dollar range. Season tickets sell Hills Radio, many legendary within the knack for presenting interesting their genre, praise Ken Hardly, pairs of musicians. Other surprises producer/host and interviewer. and musician pairings are waiting They also acknowledge thefor you. exceptional volunteers and If you love radio, live music, production staff, Jamestownlife, and entertainment in intimate residents, and sponsors who make venues, Rolling Hills Radio is FREE!FREE! these programs possible. waiting for you. By the way, did I My attraction goes beyond mention that the Monday, February Best of Times Seminar Series entertainment. The interviews11 show included a napkin folding probe the lives, creative channeling, demonstration and baton twirling road experiences, and career by Christine Levin. She also triumphs and challenges of traveling orchestrated backup vocals by March Medicare Madness musicians. Everyone feels the “sensitive new age guys” coaxed from infectious spark and camaraderie the audience; this was indeed a radio between Ken Hardly, the artists, variety show I will never forget.