The second session of WRFA's "I Remember" interviews takes place this Saturday, June 25 at the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts. This oral history program allows Chautauqua County residents to provide their first-hand accounts of people, places, … [Read more...]
#GiveBigCHQ Raises Over $900 for WRFA-LP
JAMESTOWN, NY - WRFA-LP, Jamestown's only noncommercial, nonreligious community radio station, was able to raise over $900 as part of the #GiveBigCHQ annual day of giving on Thursday, Jan. 9. In all, the radio station received $799 from 25 donors. … [Read more...]
HYPROV Performance Rescheduled to March 18, 2023
The performance of HYPROV originally set to be performed on June 3 at the Reg Lenna Center for The Arts has been rescheduled to March 18, 2023. The Improv-Hypnosis comedy show is presented by Colin Mochrie of Whose Line Is It, Anyway? and Master … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Arts on Fire – Reg Lenna’s Len Barry discusses May events coming to the Reg – April 29, 2022
WRFA's Anthony Merchant was joined in studio by Len Barry of the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts to talk upcoming events at the Reg, the return of live performances, why the theater experience is unmatched, bracing for tons of summer events in … [Read more...]
County Art Organizations Receive $108,000 for Capital Project Grants
Chautauqua County art organizations received $108,000 in capital project grants from the New York State Council on the Arts. The Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, which is the parent organization for WRFA, received $88,000 for sound, rigging and … [Read more...]
Catapult Performs at The Reg Sunday
America's Got Talent competitors are performing at the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts this Sunday. Shadow illusion troupe, Catapult, will perform live on stage at 7:00 p.m. Catapult features dancers who work behind a screen to create shadow … [Read more...]
[LISTEN/WATCH] Arts on Fire LIVE: The Probables – Feb. 22, 2022
On Tuesday Night, Feb. 22, WRFA welcomed The Probables to the Reg Lenna Multimedia Studios for a special live broadcast performance as part of our Arts on Fire LIVE series! WATCH VIDEO The Probables are a rhythm-driven, folkcana/roots rock band … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Arts on Fire – An Interview with LeLand Gantt from ‘Rhapsody in Black
WRFA's Jason Sample talks with actor LeLand Gantt about his one-man show, "Rhapsody in Black", which will be presented at the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. The show focuses on the issue racism in America, as told through the … [Read more...]
Chautauqua County Arts Organizations Receive $129,000 in Arts Grants
Arts organizations in Chautauqua County will receive $129-thousand dollars in grants from the New York State Council on the Arts. NYSCA's Round Three grants include Support for Organizations, Support for Artists, Special Opportunities, and … [Read more...]
2021 WRFA Pledge Drive Raises Over $5,300
TOTAL DONATIONS FOR 2021 EXCEED $12,600 While not reaching its stated goal, the WRFA 2021 Fall Pledge Drive is still being viewed as a success. From Sept. 10 through Sept. 17, WRFA listeners and supporters donated $5,385 - about 72% of the … [Read more...]