Arts on Fire

WRFA's Jason Sample talks with Mary, CJ and Sabrina about the upcoming sold out performance of The Vagina Monologues at the Reg Lenna in Jamestown on Feb. 28 and Feb. 29.

WRFA's Jason Sample talks with National Comedy Center executive Director Journey Gunderson about the 2020 headliners for the Lucille Ball Comedy Festival - Jeff Foxworthy and SNL alumni David Spade, Rob Schneider and Kevin Nealon. Gunderson also gives details about the NCC being nominated as Best New Museum in America by USA Today.

Originally airing Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. WRFA's Jason Sample talks with Bob Schlick, who is directing the Great Gatsby at the Lucille Ball Little Theatre in Jamestown, NY.

WRFA's Jason Sample interviews artist Anne Cutri, who will be in Jamestown on Tuesday, Feb. 4 for the ongoing Wellness series at St. Luke's Episcopal Church. Anne will present Tree of Life: Visualization and Creative Expression Class. Trees of Life, illustrated in ancient artifacts, mythologies, and religious doctrine, spanned centuries and cultures. The use of these symbolic trees ranged from Egy...

WRFA's Jason Sample talks with Bonnie Scott-Sleight, Jim Holler and Justin Joyner to give you all the details about Soup and A Song: a Fundraiser for St Susan Center on Jan. 30, 2019.

Director Todd Wagner and Scharmann Theatre Manager/Actor Adam Owens discuss the upcoming performance of La Cage Au Folles - showing Jan. 30 through Feb. 9, 2020. Ticket information at https://campusstore.sunyjcc.edu/boxoffice

WRFA's Jason Sample interviews New York City-based musician, actor and artist Phoebe Legere, whose entertainment and arts careers now spans five different decades, going back to the 1980s. Legere will be appearing on the Jan. 27, 2020 installment of Rolling Hills Radio with Ken Hardley - taking place at Shawbucks in downtown Jamestown, NY. Ticket info available at www. RollingHillsRadio.org.

WRFA's Jason Sample talks with local musician and sound engineer Bob Volpe about the passing of his sister Karen and also to learn details about her celebration of live service on Jan. 18, 2020.

WRFA's Jason Sample talks with local performer/poet Rycheigh Allan about his upcoming one-man-show "Gracious" at Studio Metro (Spire Theater, E. Third St., Jamestown). He also gives details about his upcoming curated art show he hopes to have on display by Valentine's Day. Both an actor and performance poet, Allan attempts to marry both acting and poetry into one show on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Come i...

WRFA's Jason Sample talks with So Cal resident and Chautauqua County native Eric Lindquist about his album "A Place Called Home" - an ode to his family and his hometown.

WRFA's Jason Sample talks with award winning singer/song writer/comedian Deidre Flint (Philadelphia, PA) to preview her upcoming appearance on Rolling Hills Radio with Ken Hardley - Monday, Dec. 30, 2019.

Originally airing Friday, Dec. 20, 2019 WRFA's Jason Sample talks with comedians Tom Cotter and Kerri Louise, who are appearing in Jamestown on Dec. 31 at the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts - presented by the National Comedy Center!

WRFA's Jason Sample talks with Paul Clemente from the Karate Sleepover comedy troupe to get details about the Full Moon Comedy 4 stand up comedy special planned for Saturday, Dec. 14 at Buffalo Bill's Place (nestled between Reg Lenna Center for the Arts and Full Moon Rising bakery on E. Third St., Jamestown). Featuring comedians Norlex Belma (New York City), Brandon Schell (Pittsburgh), Eric Basil...

JAMESTOWN - A pair of Pop Up Gallery Events are taking place in the Jamestown area on Saturday, Nov. 30 as part of Small Business Saturday. To learn more about the event WRFA's Jason Sample talked with Chautauqua Art Gallery Owner/Operator Leslie Calimeri and artist Bill Bale.

WRFA's Jason Sample talks with rising comedy star Rosebud Baker about her comedy and upcoming appearance on Nov. 29, 2019 at the Lucy - Desi Center in Jamestown, NY, presented by the National Comedy Center.

Originally airing Friday, Nov. 22, 2019. WRFA's Jason Sample talks with acclaimed Canadian Folk Singer / Songwriter Garnet Rogers in advance of his Nov. 25 appearance on Rolling Hills Radio with Ken Hardley, taking place at Shawbucks in Downtown Jamestown, NY.

WRFA's Jason Sample talks with Julie Constantini (director), Steve Gustafson (producer), and cast member Brandon Milenowski, who are putting on West Side Story at The Robert Lee Scharmann Theatre from Nov. 7 through Nov. 17.

Author/Story Teller Paul Leone shares the works of Edgar Allen Poe as part of the Arts on Fire LIVE public performance series inside the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts' Media Arts Studio in Jamestown, NY on Friday, Oct. 25, 2019. Introduction by WRFA's Dennis Drew. Presented by WRFA Radio / Reg Lenna Center fro the Arts.

On Saturday, November 12, 1994, the 1891 Fredonia Opera House reopened its doors after more than nine years of restoration work with a grand re-opening variety show – Fredonia On Stage! Nearly 25 years to the day later – on Sunday, November 10, 2019 – the Opera House celebrates its 25th Anniversary with a special show, "Fredonia on Stage! – 25 Years Later." WRFA's Jason Sample talks with Opera Hou...

WRFA's Jason Sample talks with Mike Apichella from Human Host, one of five acts performing Friday, Nov. 1 as part of the FCH exp1: Human Host (NYC), Dead Nettles, Jesse & The Spirit + show at Studio Metro.

Dennis Drew talks with members of Serendipity in advance of their Tuesday, Nov. 5 performance at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Jamestown, NY. The group will present "The Power, Beauty, and Therapeutic Value of Women's Songs." Plus Jill Matteson's "Love, Light, and Color Paintings" will be on view in the sanctuary. Sponsored by St. Lukes and 422Now.com.

Originally airing Friday, Oct. 25, 2019. WRFA's Jason Sample talks with touring blues musician Andy Cohen, who will be making a stop in Jamestown on Oct. 28 to appear on Rolling Hills Radio with Ken Hardley.

WRFA's Jason Sample talks with Brooklyn-based comedian Yannis Pappas in advance of his Oct. 18 appearance at the Tropicana Room of the Lucy-Desi Center and presented by the National Comedy Center. Yannis was the former host of the AOL original series 2 Point Lead, a sports comedy show, and the co-anchor of Fusion Live, a primetime, one-hour news program focused on current events, pop culture and s...

Airing Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. WRFA's Jason Sample talks with nationally touring Comedian Paula Poundstone in advance of our Oct. 19 appearance at the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts.

Originally recorded live in front of a studio audience on Friday, Sept. 27, 2019 inside the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts' Media Arts Studio.