JAMESTOWN, NY – April 23, 2013 - Chautauqua Striders, the Jamestown Savings Bank Arena, and the Lucy Desi Center for Comedy are proud to announce that legendary comedian Martin Short will be the featured performance for Lucy Town Half Marathon and 5k weekend. Short will take his critically-acclaimed act to the stage of the Reg Lenna Civic Center on October 12th at 7:30pm.

Short is widely known for his work in comedy, particularly through Second City Television and Saturday Night Live, where he is both a former-cast member and a three-time host (which recently earned him a spot in the 5-timers club in the SNL episode hosted by Justin Timberlake). He has starred in such iconic comedy films as Three Amigos, Mars Attacks!, Father of the Bride Parts I and II, and has created the characters of Jiminy Glick and Ed Grimley.

Jamestown, NY – You don’t have to go far from home to learn about the recent growth of birding and conservation in faraway Ecuador. You just have to go to the Audubon Center & Sanctuary’s next First Friday Lunch Bunch.

At the 11 a.m. event on Friday, May 3, tropical natural history researcher and tour leader Rudy Gelis will share photos and stories about Christmas Bird Counts, private- and community-owned protected areas, and a bird nest monitoring project in this South American country.

A combination of excellent photos and brief videos, this presentation is based on over a decade of Gelis’s living and working in Ecuador.

Jamestown, NY – The senior performing orchestra of the Chautauqua Regional Youth Symphony (CRYS) recently had an intense Chautauqua Weekend in preparation for their Spring Gala Concert on Sunday afternoon, May 5.

The highly talented and motivated musicians, ages 13 through college, that make up the Youth Symphony enjoyed sectional rehearsals with coaches, full rehearsals under the direction of conductor and music director Bryan Eckenrode, and some social time.  

Their 4 p.m. concert in downtown Jamestown’s Reg Lenna Civic Center will also include performances by Prelude Strings, the beginning string musicians, and the Young Artists Orchestra of intermediate instrumental students.