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Global honor recognizes groundbreaking work supporting individuals living with memory loss and their caregivers

Photos: Memory Café photos

Jamestown, NY – November 19. 2025 – The National Comedy Center has been named a Gold Winner in the 5th Annual Anthem Awards for its One Laugh at a Time: A National Comedy Center Memory Café, a monthly program supporting individuals living with memory loss and their caregivers. The Comedy Center earned Gold honors in the Education, Art & Culture category for Corporate Social Responsibility and Local Community Engagement, placing the initiative among the top-tier social-impact programs recognized worldwide.

Fire & Ice Celebrations Return to Celoron, Clayton, and Watkins Glen, NY

Buffalo, NY (11/03/2025) - The Harbor Hotel Collection has announced dates for its highly anticipated Fire & Ice Celebration events, returning to its waterfront hotels in Celoron, Clayton, and Watkins Glen, New York, in early 2026. The AAA Four Diamond properties will once again transform their grounds into dazzling winter wonderlands featuring intricate ice sculptures, martini ice luges, outdoor fire pits, live entertainment, and more.

Multi-Million Dollar Project Creates 12 New Full-time Jobs, Retains 55 Existing Employees

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Empire State Development (ESD) announced the grand reopening of the historic White Inn located at 52 E. Main Street in the Village of Fredonia. The White Inn dates to 1868 and retains much of the architectural integrity that makes it iconic in the region. The multi-million-dollar project restored the previously vacant building into a full service upper-scale hotel with 24-rooms, lounge, entertainment, and event space. The goal of the project was to bring guests the modern amenities of an upscale stay, while preserving the Victorian Era charm that the original White Inn became known for over more than a century ago.

Jon Stewart, Bill Murray & His Blood Brothers, SNL’s Mikey Day, Streeter Seidell and more set to appear 

August 7-10, 2025

Photo and Logo Link: National Comedy Center Festival 2025 - Dropbox

Jamestown, New York – April 18, 2025 – The National Comedy Center, the nation’s museum and cultural institution dedicated to comedy, announced today that Jon Stewart, Bill Murray & His Blood Brothers, SNL’s Mikey Day & head writer Streeter Seidell are among the comedic performers to descend on Jamestown, New York for its annual comedy festival.

Jamestown, NY – October 25, 2024 –The National Comedy Center, the United States’ official museum and archive dedicated to the art of comedy, announced a special exhibit celebrating Lear’s storied legacy in comedy and civic engagement, opening today.

2024 marks the first modern election absent the legendary comedy producer and writer who passed in December 2023 after dedicating his life’s work to championing all Americans’ right to equal participation in the democratic process—starting with the right to vote.  Lear’s contributions are being honored with an installation inside the Comedy Center’s galleries in Jamestown, NY, and in an online companion exhibit, both featuring rare archival materials and curated excerpts from Lear’s sitcoms.

Chautauqua County, N.Y. – As the summer vacation season begins in Chautauqua County in western New York state, attractions celebrate historic anniversaries and longtime family favorites open for the year. The Chautauqua-Lake Erie Region offers beautiful natural spaces comprised of five lakes, numerous waterways, multi-use trails, unique festivals and attractions drawing visitors from across the country.

Chautauqua County, N.Y. – For the first time in almost a century, a Total Solar Eclipse will take place in New York State and Chautauqua County will be in the path of 100% totality for viewing! The Eclipse will occur on Monday, April 8th, 2024 between 2:04 pm and 4:31pm and reach totality at 3:17 pm for approximately 4 minutes. With a total eclipse happening every hundred years or so, this is truly a once in a lifetime event! …

Museum to Celebrate the Legendary Comedian, known as “Mr. Warmth”, with Rare Artifacts on Display and Signature “Insults” for Visitors

Jamestown, New York – November 16, 2023 – The National Comedy Center, the United States’ official cultural institution dedicated to the art form of comedy, announced today that it will be preserving an archival collection from Don Rickles’ estate, showcasing the late comedy legend’s six-decade career. The collection spans from the 1950s to 2000s, chronicling a storied life in comedy through rare photographs, correspondence, creative papers, and wardrobe—all of which will be preserved at the National Comedy Center.

Jamestown, N.Y. - - Mark your calendars for Wednesday, August 2nd, because the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, NY is hosting a free, unforgettable night of laughter that will have everyone, from the littlest giggle monsters to the seasoned comedy connoisseurs, rolling in the aisles. 

Jamestown, N.Y., June 8, 2023 – On the 90^th birthday of the late comedy icon Joan Rivers, her daughter Melissa Rivers announced that the National Comedy Center, the United States’ official cultural institution dedicated to the art form of comedy, will become the home of Joan Rivers’ career archive including a file cabinet containing over 65,000 original jokes spanning from the start of her career in the 1950s to 2014 when she passed away.