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(Lewiston) Ani DiFranco's mantra, 'Don't forget to have a good time' sets the right tone for her July 13 concert date at Artpark. Returning for Artpark's 2009 Anniversary Season, Buffalo's DiFranco will bring the captivating music from her 'Red Letter Year' album to Artpark's Mainstage Theater for one charged concert night on Monday, July 13 (8PM), with tickets on sale Friday, April 10 at 10:00AM. This special return to Artpark is her first since the sold out concert of June 1998.

(Lewiston, NY) The rock opera collaboration between the talented duo of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat relates the musical journey through ancient Egypt with the young dreamer, Joseph, his eleven brothers and the coat of many colors. Artpark brings the dazzling sound and light (musical) kaleidoscope to the Mainstage Theater August 13th through 23rd for eleven performances as the venue's Anniversary Season musical production. Coming off back to back seasons that drew record theater patrons to Artpark's dazzling productions of AIDA and Beauty and The Beast, Joseph will offer cross the board entertainment to every age in true Artpark style.

(Lewiston, NY) Artpark is inviting all young, aspiring thespians, prospective artists and young musicians to be part of Artpark's annual summer camp experiences! Limited enrollment in an exciting line up of Artpark Camps is now underway. Artpark's well established and popular week-long children's camps feature two weeks of Art Camp, one special week of Theater Camp in association with Artpark's 2009 Broadway Musical, and a new opportunity for young musicians to engage in String Camp at the park.

(Lewiston) Artpark announces a special concert event in the Mainstage Theater as Grammy winning performer Diana Krall brings her 'Quiet Nights World Tour 2009' to Artpark on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 (8:00PM show). Canadian born Krall's career exploded on the scene in 1999 when she won a Grammy for best jazz vocal (When I look in Your Eyes) and became the first jazz disc to be nominated for Album of the Year in 25 years. Krall's 2002 The Look of Love was a #1 bestseller in the US and a five-time platinum in Canada. Diana Krall has co-written and performed with husband Elvis Costello with a recent 2009 Vancouver performance that included friends Elton John, James Taylor and Sarah McLauchlan. Of her Brazilian infused new album Quiet Nights (released March 31) Krall says "It's my lover letter to my husband - just and intimate, romantic album."

(Lewiston, NY) Three and one half decades of dazzling performances, magnificent productions, free concerts under the stars, visual art installations and diverse artistic experiences for all ages has manifested itself at one remarkable location - Artpark! As Artpark & Company prepares to celebrate its 35th Anniversary Season, the Arts Council in Buffalo & Erie County has selected Artpark President George Osborne and Artpark to receive one of the prestigious 'Trailblazer' awards at the 23rd Annual Arts Awards Event on March 20th.

(Lewiston, NY) Three and one half decades of dazzling performances, magnificent productions, free concerts under the stars, visual art installations and diverse artistic experiences for all ages has manifested itself at one remarkable location - Artpark! In celebration of the achievements of the past and the exciting promise of future summers at Artpark, the Artpark & Company Board of Directors announces Artpark's 35th Anniversary Season Gala event set for Saturday May 2, 2009 at the Niagara Falls Country Club.

(Lewiston, NY) Artpark & Company, Inc. is pleased to announce its audition schedule for their upcoming Mainstage Theater production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Local auditions will be held on Saturday March 14. Singers, dancers, and actors AGE 18 and older of all ethnicities are being sought.

(Lewiston, NY) Santa Claus isn't the only one making lists. Artpark has compiled a recent patron tally of the most re-requested ensembles ever to appear at the venue, and is featuring the top two vote-getters as the headliners of its 2009 Big Band Series, one of the premier theater components of Artpark's upcoming 35th Anniversary Season.

(Lewiston, NY) “Town Mouse, Country Mouse” is the original tale of two endearing literary characters, who explore each other’s lives to determine, once and for all, if the grass truly is greener on the other side. Then it’s perfectly fitting that Artpark, where the grass is always green, will serve as the host for a field-trip friendly theatrical adaptation of Aesop’s classic fable, which is set to take place in the venue’s Mainstage Theater on Thursday, May 28, 2009. Tickets to the 10am and 11:30am performances are only $5 prior to February 1 and $6 afterwards. Each 50-minute performance is followed by a brief question-and-answer session with cast members.

(Lewiston, NY) Artpark has been making performance art history for more than 35 years in its Mainstage Theater on the Niagara River Gorge. Artpark & Company, Inc., the not-for-profit organization that programs the park’s dynamic summer events, fully intends to present and produce many more decades of unforgettable experiences in this unique venue. They simply plan to do so more comfortably.

(Lewiston, NY) Artpark & Company, Inc., the not-for-profit company responsible for programming Artpark events, commemorated last season’s tremendous successes, began planning for next summer’s 35th anniversary celebration, and appointed two new directors for 2008-2009 at the organization’s Annual Meeting of Members, held Wednesday night at the Niagara Falls Country Club.