www.JamestownGazette.com /JamestownGazette @JtownGazette FREE WEEKLY Chautauqua Marketing Solutions, Inc. The People’s Paper. Vol. 6 • No. 3 | Week of January 18, 2016 Your Community • Your Credit Union Jamestown Area Community Federal Credit Good Business Makes Union elebrating C75 Years Good Neighbors 915 E. Second St., Jamestown 483-1650 • jacfcu.org “I want to utilize this space as an asset Federally insured by NCUA to the downtown Jamestown area,” said Jordan Spencer, a new co-owner Article Contributed by and current manager of the Willow Bay Building on Third Street between Pine Walt Pickut and Potters Alley. “Our aim is to benefit anyone and anything in Jamestown It’s a recurring theme in Jamestown: that needs it.” Spencer is a graduate of cooperation builds community. The Point Park University in Pittsburgh, in best businesses in town are proving the Conservatory of Performing Arts that collaboration trumps competition, and has also traveled worldwide as a profiting from the ancient adage, “A performer. rising tide raises all boats.” The nearly century-old, five-story All across Jamestown old buildings are Willow Bay Building, a well known being renovated and repurposed by new downtown landmark, became a bustling industries, new entrepreneurs and ideas are Masonic establishment in the 1920s, replacing age with growth. Critics say the the Commons Mall in the ‘70s and ‘80s movement is not universal, but according to and has changed hands multiple times in one prominent member of the downtown between those years and since. business community, Jamestown’s Willow Bay, now in the final stages of Historic Willow Bay Building renaissance is like a pinch of salt in a bowl of renovation, modernization and targeted soup... it changes everything. repurposing, came under the leadership home to the Chautauqua Regional Youth Ballet, as well as a state of the art Old Building-New Life of Lynn Development about four years Continued on Page 11 A Good Example ago. It is now the enlarged and improved 500-seat theater which was once the Youth Symphony Receives Two Grants from Community Foundation Article Contributed by for beginning string musicians and the Young Artists Orchestra for intermediate players were formed Chautauqua Regional Youth under Eckenrode's leadership. Symphony (CRYS) Following recent auditions, all three orchestras are beginning rehearsals for their Spring Gala on Sunday afternoon, May 15, 2016. For the first time in recent The Chautauqua Regional Youth Symphony years, this concert will be in the Elizabeth S. Lenna (CRYS) has received two grants from the Hall at Chautauqua Institution. Chautauqua Region Community Foundation. The Chautauqua Weekend is an immersion Both awards come from the Community experience for Youth Symphony members. The Foundation's Blossom Fund. One supports the Weekend includes an overnight at Chautauqua honorarium for Conductor and Music Director Institution's Bellinger Hall, private lessons with expert Bryan Eckenrode, and the other funds the Youth instructors, participation in small group lessons, and Symphony's Chautauqua Weekend. extensive rehearsing. "The Community Foundation is wonderfully "It is especially exciting that this year the May concert supportive of our work," said CRYS board will be in the same fantastic space where the Youth president Tanya Anderson, "and we're so grateful Symphony rehearses during their Chautauqua for everything they do." Weekend," added Anderson. "We're looking forward Maestro Eckenrode is well known both as a cellist and to an exceptional event!" a conductor. When he began with the organization in The Chautauqua Regional Youth Symphony (CRYS) has received two grants from the For more information about the Chautauqua 2003, it had a single orchestra that is now the Youth Chautauqua Region Community Foundation's Blossom Fund. The awards will support Regional Youth Symphony, call (716) 664- Symphony/. The Youth Symphony is CRYS's premier CRYS's Chautauqua Weekend and the honorarium for Conductor and Music Director 2465, ext. 202, or visit the website at www. performance group of highly talented and motivated Bryan Eckenrode. Eckenrode is pictured here conducting a rehearsal of the Youth CRYouthSymphony.com. high school and college musicians. Prelude Strings Symphony in Chautauqua Institution's Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall. WCA SPORTS MEDICINE PROGRAM We get you back in the game Led by Michael Mitchell, M.D., only fellowship trained primary care sports medicine physician in region, provides professional diagnosis and treatment of sports related injuries and illness for athletes and physically Michael Mitchell, MD active people of all ages. Scheduling your appointment within 48 hours. (716) 664-8604. 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