Welcome to ElmiraSays, a blog that introduces local bands, entertainment and events, as well as schedules and plenty to do in our area. ElmiraSays is for the community members to voice their own reviews of bands and events, opinions, interests, expectations and desires for the area. And talk to friends too! Click categories in the sidebar on the right to find something specific or just read through all the posts and join in!
September 3 – 5, 2010
The Art of Ferrari is an exciting event featuring the rolling works of art of Italian auto maker Ferrari. It is a celebration of art, design, culture and tradition, showcasing the very best of the Finger Lakes region of New York. For more info on the Art of Ferrari, please visit http://www.ArtofFerrari.org
Tickets:
Weekend (3-day) General Admission: $50.00
Saturday & Sunday General Admission: $25.00
Saturday General Admission: $20.00
Sunday ONLY admission: $15.00
Kids 15 and Under: FREE
All grandstands, paddock & garage are open.
ESR – Watkins Glen track event and Art of Ferrari Weekend, with FNA Challenge Series Races |
Date: 09/02/10 to 09/05/10
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WGI over Labor Day weekend. Ferrari North America is joining us for that event with the Ferrari Challenge series, and it’ll be a SPECTATOR EVENT at WGI — with thousands of paying spectators in the stands watching YOU! This event will be much same as our other very popular club Drivers Education events, with four run groups of varying experience levels. It’s a four day event, with Thursday being reserved just for our drivers and instructors. The Ferrari 430 Challenge series will be sharing the track with us on the remainder of the three days, so we’ll be running intermingled with the Ferrari Challenge sessions. The Challenge racers will be taking only 1.5 hours out of each of those three day, so track time for you will be almost as much, and as the event progresses, we hope to be combining run groups to afford you even more track time — we were able to do that at our May WGI event, and folks got over 3+ hours/day on the track. Register online here
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Rust, the areas hottest, different than any other band…Featuring the most diverse classic/blues rock around as well as the areas most renowned musicians, will be performing at Green Derby in Elmira thisFriday night at 9 pm. Come out and rock with them! Band members include Steve Terwilliger, lead singer/harmonica, Mickey Collins, keyboard/vocals, Bill Cristofaro, bass/vocals, Mike Baker, guitar and Jeff Plate, drums.
Come rock at Tag’s Summer Stage 9/11 to end the summer with a day and night of a good time for a good cause! The concert is “Get a Grip” on testicular cancer and donations are to benefit Jason Erway.
The Michelob Twin Tiers Jazz Festival began in 2006 in downtown Elmira, NY. The festival features the finest local, regional and national jazz musicians. This years festival will feature all dixieland jazz, a tribute to mark Twain and Chemung County’s year long celebration celebrating his life and the 100th anniversary of his death. Twin Tiers Jazz Society is once again proud to bring you the finest in local and regional jazz artists.
This year’s line-up:
The Nickel City Clippers 12:00-1:45
The Morgan Street Stompers 2:00-3:45
Joe Cavallaro Dixieland Band 4:00-5:45
Dinny and the All-Stars 6:00-8:00
The annual reunion of Maxx, an Elmira Heights based classic rock band, will take place at Harry’s, Elmira Heights, Friday, July 30th at 9 PM. Maxx was founded in 1977 with members Aldo Iannarilli, Bill Cristofaro, Mark Palmer and Joel Carberry. It all started when Bill jammed with Aldo and Joel who where playing at a keg pary. Bill realized they had real talent and called Joel the next week to ask if they wanted to jam some more. They started playing in Joels garage and a month later Mark Palmer joined adding the finishing touch…Maxx was Born. Maxx was the Only band In NYS history to win 3 county battle of the bands. Others members include Bucky Sheldon. They reunite every year at Harry’s to jam, so come rock with them!
DVD Slideshows will be available from PictureSays.com
Music provided by local artists starting at 6 pm. Featuring…
Pat Comstock
Kilrush
Buster Crab
Tongue & Groove
Wendy Owens and Renegade
Saturday June 12th 2010 at 600 Erie St. Elmira 14904 (across from Mandell’s Restaurant 732-9400) From 3 till 11 pm. No one under 21 years old admitted.
Bands included in order of Appearance:
Almost Canadian 3:30-5:30
*Kevin Diehl, Pat Murphy & Chris Perkins
Stereopticon 6-8
Jonny Peris, Kevin Fitch, Dan Swartz & Jesse Douglas
Sim Redmond Band 8:30-10:30
*Jennifer Middaugh, Sim Redmond
You may not bring in food or drinks. You may bring a lawn chair. No Pets allowed. Free Parking. Once you enter the Festival you will be charged if you exit and re-enter.
Pre-Sale discount tickets available till May 31st for $5, Day of event admission will be $10, Tickets available at Hogan’s Pub, Kings and Mandell’s Restaurant.
June 4 – 6, 2010
Sleek and sexy sports cars, along with many of the world’s best sports car drivers, will take your breath away during this six-hour competition of speed and endurance. The weekend kicks off with the Continental Tire 150 on Saturday!
The NASCAR Camping World Series Tioga Downs 125 at The Glen kicked off at 10:00 AM. Matt DiBenedetto was on the pole ahead of Antonio Perez, with defending race winner Matt Kobyluck starting fourth.
The day’s headline event is the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen Rolex Sports Car Series race. Scott Pruett will lead the field of Daytona Prototypes and Grand Touring machines to the green flag at 2:00 PM.
Only $20 (children 12 and under are free with a paying adult) gets you in to see all the action. Not only will you enjoy exciting on-track racing, but there is a wealth of other activities. At noon, there will be an autograph session with the stars of the Grand Am Rolex Series including Pruett, actor/driver Patrick Dempsey, and 2009 Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona champions Darren Law, David Donohue, and Buddy Rice.
The Sahlen’s 3rd Annual Hotdog Eating Contest gets underway at 5:30 PM, followed by the Saturday Night Concert featuring Mike Brindisi and the New York Rock on the Red Car Summer Stage next to the Budweiser Tiki Bar.
Follow the racing action on WRCE 1490 on the AM dial. Speed TV will broadcast the start of the race, from 2:00PM-4:00PM. The exciting finish of the race can be seen from 6:00PM-8:30PM. Check you cable or satellite provider for details.
Tickets are available at the track ticket office.
Saturday, May 8
9:00 pm – 1:00 am
The Green Derby
113 West 2nd Street
Elmira, NY 14901-2729
(607) 733-1198
$5.00 cover
Stereopticon is a rock/improv jam band and will be performing at Hogans this Saturday night. The band consists of Kevin, Jonny, Dan, and Jesse who recognized their strong connection together and decided to to expand their talents of jamming. They soon began writing original songs with a jam theme. To hear the original sound of Stereopticon, come to Hogans and jam along!