Thu, Nov 7th 2024 07:25 pm
November is National Family Caregiver Month, and Artpark & Company is excited to announce its participation in an exciting new program: "Artpark's Memory Café: Sensing Here and Now." This is a free respite program created to increase the quality of life for those impacted by dementia and their loved ones.
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Mon, Oct 21st 2024 09:15 am
Artpark & Company held its annual meeting at The Buffalo Club on Oct. 16, reviewing its recently completed 50th anniversary season.
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Mon, Sep 30th 2024 10:30 am
As part of Artpark & Company's 2025 season, "The Driver Era: Obsession Tour" global show will be held inside the Artpark Mainstage Theater at 8 p.m. Friday, June 6, 2025. Additional support to be announced.
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Thu, Sep 19th 2024 07:30 pm
Community members, artists and elected leaders joined together Friday to celebrate a new installation at the foot of the South Fourth Street entrance to Artpark State Park.
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Mon, Sep 9th 2024 03:20 pm
Artpark & Company wrapped its 50th anniversary season on Saturday with a sold-out Mainstage Theater concert featuring Young the Giant and Cage the Elephant. Fans couldn't have been happier with the "Neon Pill Tour" setlists, as they sang, danced in the aisles, and celebrated the end of the summer music schedule in Lewiston.
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Fri, Aug 23rd 2024 07:00 am
All summer, Artpark & Company has celebrated its 50th anniversary season with special concerts, events and programming.
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Mon, Aug 19th 2024 11:40 am
One of the best concerts of Artpark & Company's 50th anniversary season kicked off Saturday with rocking performances from Candlebox and Jerry Cantrell.
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Thu, Aug 15th 2024 10:50 am
With less than a dozen shows together since forming, The Midnight Cowgirls, remarkably, already run like a well-oiled and well-presented band with a dozen years' experience.
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Mon, Aug 12th 2024 11:30 am
One of Artpark & Company's largest audiences this season welcomed Gin Blossoms, Toad the Wet Sprocket and Vertical Horizon to the outdoor amphitheater on Sunday night. The circa-1990s hit-makers were greeted by substantial crowd involvement and sing-alongs, as patrons often doubled as guest vocalists.
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Fri, Aug 9th 2024 11:00 am
Artpark & Company's season is about to feature a string of artists that emerged in the 1990s, including Gin Blossoms, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Blues Traveler and Bush.
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Fri, Aug 9th 2024 11:00 am
When it comes to making music for the right reasons, it's hard for Glen Phillips to rely on his good intentions (when his head's full of things that he can't mention).
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Fri, Aug 9th 2024 11:00 am
Grammy-nominated alt-rock band Gin Blossoms - the pride of the music scene in Tempe, Arizona - will headline an outdoor concert Sunday, Aug. 11, at Artpark in Lewiston. The triple-bill includes Toad the Wet Sprocket and Vertical Horizon.
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Fri, Aug 9th 2024 11:00 am
Platinum-selling New Jersey rock, soul and, yes, blues mainstays, Blues Traveler will co-headline an Aug. 16 outdoor concert at Artpark in Lewiston. They're joining up with anthemic Colorado rock 'n' roll quartet Big Head Todd and the Monsters for a fun double-bill.
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Fri, Aug 9th 2024 10:55 am
Of all the posts Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale has enjoyed over his stellar career - musician, actor, fashion designer - there is one profession he still pines for: Painter.
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Wed, Jul 31st 2024 10:40 am
In celebration of Artpark & Company's 50th anniversary season, Craig Walsh's "Monuments," a temporary installation created by the acclaimed Australian artist, will be unveiled at 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, in Artpark's Amphitheater along the red brick road and upper lawn. The presentation will be preceded by an 8 p.m. performance by Montreal's Cirque Kikasse. Both events are free and open to the public.
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Tue, Jul 30th 2024 12:35 pm
Two Door Cinema Club welcomed a most energetic and involved crowd to Artpark on Monday - entertaining those same fans with a robust setlist.
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Fri, Jul 26th 2024 11:00 am
Forty-plus years ago, the music of Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo struck like a Mike Tyson uppercut, with their words compelling even the most stoic and hardest-hearted rock critics to exclaim "Love is a battlefield!" Her matchless mezzo-soprano voice paired with his steel-twisting guitar licks ripped a hole in the music industry and opened the door for a sound - and a style - that would help define a decade. The musical duo shook the heavens and rattled the earth with their powerful 1980s-era prose.
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Fri, Jul 26th 2024 10:55 am
Grammy Award-winning Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitar legend Slash brings his inaugural traveling blues festival to Artpark on Tuesday, July 30. The tour is in support of "Orgy of the Damned," an album that features the iconic guitarist performing a selection of blues songs along with an impressive list of guest vocalists.
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Fri, Jul 26th 2024 10:15 am
Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo were a revelation Wednesday night at Artpark. Despite their having done this - live performance, genuine rock 'n' roll - for a half-century, her vocals were as strong as ever, while his guitar was super crisp. Hit songs and deep cuts sounded as fresh and dynamic as the day they were first released.
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Sat, Jul 20th 2024 09:15 am
If ever Artpark & Company was considering a house band, there would be done better than Yacht Rock Revue. Of course, YRR is off touring the country and releasing its own music this summer. Nonetheless, the band thoroughly entertained the audience with covers including "She's Gone," "Sweet Freedom," "Ride Like the Wind," "Brandy" and "Africa."
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Fri, Jul 19th 2024 11:00 am
When it comes to having a good time on stage, Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo have two very different definitions.
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Fri, Jul 19th 2024 10:55 am
Just days before Artpark & Company's grand celebration of its 50th anniversary season, local elected leaders raised a glass to toast the Lewiston performing and visual arts venue.
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Fri, Jul 19th 2024 08:20 am
My name is Ian Kinney. I'm a writer from Lewiston, and I run a small, nonprofit publishing company out of rented office space at my former elementary school, Stella Niagara. This Aug. 31, at Artpark State Park, I'm presenting the third annual Better Off Read Summer Book Festival.
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Mon, Jul 15th 2024 10:10 am
On Sunday afternoon, Artpark & Company presented Puccini's Greatest: A Gala Opera Concert inside the Artpark Mainstage Theater. The gala event was part of Artpark & Company's 50th anniversary season.
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Mon, Jul 15th 2024 10:05 am
Artpark & Company returned to the roots of its Fairy House Festival on Saturday, with more of an emphasis on events and activities for families and young children.
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Tue, Jul 9th 2024 07:00 am
In celebration of Artpark & Company's 50th anniversary season, Artpark's Fairy House Festival returns for the 14th year this Saturday, July 13, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Artpark's lower park (South Fourth Street entrance).
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Mon, Jul 8th 2024 07:00 am
As part of Artpark & Company's 50th anniversary season, Puccini's Greatest: A Gala Opera Concert will be performed on the Artpark Mainstage Theater at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 14.
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Sat, Jul 6th 2024 10:40 pm
Multi-Grammy-Award-winning singer, songwriter and pianist Norah Jones headlined a near sold-out performance at Artpark on Saturday. Jones performed new songs and hit songs for an enthusiastic audience, which extended all the way up the lawn at the Lewiston venue.
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Mon, Jul 1st 2024 09:45 am
With stormy weather in the forecast, and other Lewiston events already modified or canceled Saturday, Artpark & Company moved its annual Strawberry Moon Festival into the Mainstage Theater. The pivot was successful: A Native American marketplace smartly lined the walkways, the smoke dance competition was held in front of an enthusiastic (and seated) audience, and the headline artists performed on the theater stage.
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Mon, Jul 1st 2024 07:00 am
Despite hailing from Boston - prime New England Patriots territory - Dispatch gave its approval and encouragement to Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills while on stage Friday at Artpark.
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Wed, Jun 26th 2024 07:30 pm
As part of Artpark's 50th anniversary season, we are honored to celebrate the cultural heritage, storytelling, and the interconnectedness of all beings at The Strawberry Moon Festival on Saturday, June 29, from 2-8 p.m.
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Mon, Jun 24th 2024 11:30 am
Troy Andrews, aka Trombone Shorty, brought his high-energy show to Artpark on Saturday, accompanied by the equally energetic Orleans Avenue. Jazz and funk filled the air, as the audience danced, clapped and enjoyed the concert.
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Fri, Jun 21st 2024 11:00 am
Two of the Niagara River Region's biggest, family-friendliest events this summer will take place at Artpark. Each festival seeks to unite the community in a celebration of culture, music, dance and creativity.
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Wed, Jun 19th 2024 06:30 pm
There's vocally gifted, and then there's Sarah McLachlan.
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Mon, Jun 17th 2024 03:25 pm
When you see Dispatch live in Lewiston, know that you're helping to make the world a better place.
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Mon, May 27th 2024 04:00 pm
PHOTOS: Gary Clark Jr. at Artpark
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Fri, May 24th 2024 11:00 am
Artpark, Western New York's premier summer destination for live performance, music, and interactive art, is celebrating its 50th anniversary with an exciting season lineup packed with music, art, festivals, family programs and much more.
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Mon, May 20th 2024 10:40 am
As part of Artpark & Company's 50th anniversary season, the TESLA: "Keepin' It Real" Tour will rock the Artpark Mainstage Theater at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28. Special guest Kurt Deimer will open.
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Tue, May 7th 2024 01:15 pm
As part of Artpark & Company's 50th anniversary season, The Machine will perform Pink Floyd favorites with a laser-light spectacular featuring the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra on the Artpark Mainstage Theater at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3.
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Mon, Apr 22nd 2024 10:20 am
As part of Artpark & Company's 50th anniversary season, the high-energy New Orleans jazz and funk of Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue hit the Artpark Amphitheater at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 22, with special guests Jackie Venson and Buffalo's own Farrow.
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