Big Brass Christmas Concert & Tree Lighting

by Victoria Sturman | Oct 25, 2023 | Chamber News, Events, News

Calling all brass instrument musicians: Join us for a Big Brass Christmas Community Concert & Tree Lighting on Dec. 6!

Calling all musicians who play a brass instrument: We need your talents!

Kick off the holidays in style and join us for the First Annual Big Brass Christmas Community Concert and Tree Lighting on Wednesday, Dec. 6 at 5:30 pm in front of Absolut Care Aurora Park, 292 Main Street in East Aurora.

The Greater East Aurora Chamber of Commerce, Absolut Care Aurora Park, and Limelite Music are hosting the village’s first ever Big Brass Christmas Concert to kick off the holiday season in East Aurora!

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Anyone – from elementary school aged children and up – who plays a brass instrument is invited to participate in this flash-mob, pop-up holiday concert event!

This event is modeled after the Tuba Christmas Concerts that are taking the country by storm!

“My son plays the tuba and sousaphone with a local marching band and has participated in these types of concerts several times,” said Victoria Sturman, Executive Director of the Greater East Aurora Chamber of Commerce. “They are such a huge hit that I thought hosting something like this in the Village of East Aurora made sense. We are known for Carolcade, which is the big finale of the Holidays here, why not do something fun and musical to kick off the season, too?”

“Absolut Care Aurora Park already holds an annual Christmas Tree Lighting event, so I reached out to them and they loved the idea. We hope this is the beginning of a wonderful new holiday event in the village,” Sturman said.

Interested musicians should sign up by contacting the Chamber at 716-652-8444, EAChamber@eanycc.com, or filling out an online form at www.eanycc.com/BigBrassChristmas. Please include your name, school (if applicable), phone number, email, and the instrument you’ll be playing.

There is no cost to register.

The band will be using the Yamaha Christmas Ensemble music book, available at Limelite Music for purchase. The book may have to be ordered depending on the instrument, so please contact Limelite at 716-652-7539.

There will be no rehearsals, everyone is responsible for practicing on their own. The ensemble will gather at Absolut Care Aurora Park at 5:15 pm to warm up. The concert will start promptly at 5:30 p.m.

A tent, stage, chairs, and lighting will be provided. There will not be heaters, so please dress appropriately.

Musicians must bring their own music stand.

Feel free to decorate your instrument (and yourself) for the holidays!

This is a free community concert, and anyone is welcome to participate and/or attend the event.

For more information, please contact the Greater East Aurora Chamber of Commerce at 716-652-8444 or EAChamber@eanycc.com. Information on the concert and registration is also available on the Chamber’s website at www.eanycc.com/BigBrassChristmas.

12 Annual Taste of East Aurora – Sept. 9, 2023

by Victoria Sturman | Aug 28, 2023 | Chamber News, Events, News

Chamber’s Taste of East Aurora to be held September 9

Best Mac ‘N Cheese Taste Test Contest added this year with a People’s Choice Award

EAST AURORA, NY (August 28, 2023) – The Greater East Aurora Chamber of Commerce announces that its 12th Annual Taste of East Aurora will be held Saturday, September 9^th, 11am – 5pm on Main Street between Olean Road and Elm/Riley Streets in the Village of East Aurora.

Restaurants will be selling a variety of food and drinks priced from $1.00 to $7.00. All transactions are cash. Food tickets are not sold for this event.

DJ Entertainment will provide music throughout the day.

Attendees to the event will be able to vote for their favorite vendor and/or menu item in the following categories: Best Bite, Best Sweet Treat, Best Healthy Option and Best Vendor Booth presentation.

New this year will be a People’s Choice Best Mac ‘N Cheese award. This award coincides with a new feature this year: The Best of Taste Mac ‘N Cheese Contest – a panel of five judges will taste test samples of some of our vendor’s most unique Mac ‘N Cheese options and then vote on an overall winner. The winner will be awarded a certificate to display at their booth during the event.

The contest will be held at Noon at the Greater East Aurora Chamber of Commerce tent in front of the Chamber office at 652 Main Street.

All winners will receive plaques to hang in their restaurant.

Our participating restaurants and food vendors include:

Blue Eyed Baker
East Aurora Cooperative Market
Fat Bob’s @ 42 North Brewing
Griffon Gastropub
Iron Kettle Landmark Restaurant
Kornerstone Care & Juice Bar
Las Brasas Grill
Mister’s Bar & Lanes
Pacific Underground Catering
Pizza Del Aureo’s
Rick’s On Main
Rosies Handcrafted Ice Cream
Spoonfuls Gourmet Nut Butters
Sweet Melody’s
Sweet Minis
Taste Bistro & Coffee Bar
The Aurora Popcorn Shop
The Deli
The Maine Bite

Sponsorship support that enables this event to continue is provided by Title Sponsor Bar-Bill Tavern; Keystone sponsors Bach’s Towing, East Aurora Bee, Taste Bistro & Coffee Bar, and West Herr Buick, GMC, Cadillac of East Aurora; and Supporting Sponsors Absolut Care Aurora Park, Martyn Printing, Promark Crawford Insurance Services, Renewal By Andersen, Sysco, and UPD Dental Associates.

Special thanks goes to our 2023 Investor’s Circle Member API Delevan.

A listing and locator map of vendors and menu items will also be posted online at the Chamber website www.eanycc.com approximately a week prior to the event.

For questions and further information contact the Chamber at 652-8444.

Sana Physical Therapy Pilates Wellness

by Victoria Sturman | May 19, 2023 | Chamber News, Events, News

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It all started with a dream of creating a place of healing, support, and quality driven care.

And now, it’s a reality.

Introducing Sana Physical Therapy Pilates Wellness – a center providing individualized orthopedic and pelvic floor physical therapy, Pilates-based rehabilitation, therapeutic Pilates and group reformer classes, massage therapy, and collective wellness services and workshops.

The center was founded by two Doctors of Physical Therapy that specialize in Physical Therapy, Pilates, and Orthopedic Rehabilitation – Rachel Clark, PT DPT MPH, and Brynn Patterson, PT DPT.

A Grand Opening Event will be held at Sana on Thursday, June 1 with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 5:30 p.m. The event will include tours of the center, demonstrations on the equipment, music and refreshments. The center is located in the Tops Plaza at 123 Grey Street, Suite #5, in East Aurora.

Clark and Patterson, both originally from Western New York, had relocated in recent years to East Aurora – Clark from Pacific Palisades in California and Patterson from Minneapolis, MN. Both had experience in the Physical Therapy and Pilates industry. In California, Clark had co-owned and managed prominent physical therapy and wellness business. In East Aurora, Patterson had owned Southtown Pilates LLC, which had quickly outgrown its space.

Together they dreamt of launching a business focused on their past and current experience of creating a space of healing, support, and quality driven care for the community.

Sana, now a reality, is a center that draws the absolute best clinicians, instructors, and wellness professionals who share their passion.

The center is open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and on Saturday and Sunday for Pilates and Wellness Services.

For more information on Sana, visit sanahealthandwellness.com, visit them on Facebook (@sanahealthwellness), or call 716-671-SANA.

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Registration for Operation Kids Now Open!

by Victoria Sturman | Apr 24, 2023 | Chamber News, Events, News

Hey Kids! Have you always wanted to run your own business??

Here’s your chance to give it a try!

Join us for Operation Kids on Saturday, July 29 during the annual 54^th Sidewalk Sale & Street Festival in East Aurora! Operation Kids runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. under the big white tent on Main Street near Temple Place.

Operation Kids is for children ages 6 to 15 who want to try their hand at being an entrepreneur for a day!

Rent space under the Operation Kids tent for only $5, which this year will include an eight (8) foot table and two folding chairs per vendor registration.

Space is limited this year, so register as soon as possible to ensure your participation.

Registration deadline is Friday, June 9.

The Chamber will hold a FREE information meeting on Operation Kids for parents and kids at a future date. Learn how to create a business, choose a business name, create & market your product as well as learn about profit and loss!

Information about the informational meeting (date, time, location, etc.) will be sent out to everyone who registers.

If you have any questions, please contact the Chamber at (716) 652-8444 or eachamber@eanycc.com.

Sidewalk Sale & Street Festival Vendor Registration Now OPEN

by Victoria Sturman | Apr 24, 2023 | Chamber News, Events, News

The 54^th East Aurora Sidewalk Sale and Street Festival is back live on Main Street Saturday, July 29 plus a Preview Sale on Friday, July 28 for Main Street businesses located on between Elm and Olean streets!

In expectation of large crowds, the Greater East Aurora Chamber of Commerce will once again be closing Main Street to traffic between Elm/Riley Streets and Olean/Pine Streets.

Vendor registration is now open online under the Events tab at www.eanycc.com. Cost to register is $130 for non-Chamber Members, $90 for Chamber Members, and $75 for non-profit charities.

The Sidewalk Sale & Street Festival will be an all-day event – running from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 29. Some of our local Main Street businesses will also be participating in a PREVIEW sidewalk sale on Friday, July 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please note, that Main Street will remain open to traffic on Friday for the preview event.

A growing list of all participating businesses and vendors will be lised at www.eanycc.com in the coming days. Also, follow the event on the Chamber’s Facebook page – @EastAuroraChamber.

The Chamber is still looking for businesses to help support this well attended event through sponsorship. There are several levels of sponsorship available this year and all included a 10×10 vendor spot on the street. Please contact the Chamber if your business is interested in supporting this community event.

For more information, please contact Victoria R. Sturman, Executive Director of the Greater East Aurora Chamber of Commerce, at (716) 652-8444 or vsturman@eanycc.com

Honoring East Aurora Lacrosse Coach Bob Erickson

by Victoria Sturman | Mar 7, 2023 | Chamber News, Events, News

East Aurora Lacrosse Coach Bob Erickson to be honored March 16 at 4 p.m. with a Special Presentaton at East Aurora High School

Join us in celebrating Bob and his contribution to community sports

Lake Affect Magazine, East Aurora Classic Ice Rink, the East Aurora Lacrosse Association, and the East Aurora Chamber of Commerce are proud to announce a special presentation on March 16th at 4:00 pm in the Athletic Wing of the East Aurora High School, honoring local lacrosse coach Bob Erickson for his contribution to community sports and the youth of Western New York.

Bob Erickson is an East Aurora based sports enthusiast and activist who has over thirty years of involvement in Western New York lacrosse. Bob has coached at the modified JV and varsity levels since 1999, and he is a founding member and Vice President of the East Aurora Lacrosse Association. Bob’s contributions to the local lacrosse community include starting a lacrosse program at East Aurora High School, establishing the village’s first summer youth program, and founding the East Aurora Boys and Girls Club Modified Lacrosse Program.

Bob was chosen by Lake Affect as a subject for its 2022 Imagining Sports: A Celebration of
Community Sports through the Lens of Fine Art inaugural collection and an original portrait by Buffalo area artist Chuck Tingley. Now, a framed fine art print will be presented to the East Aurora High School to ensure that current and future students know Coach Erikson’s story and will be inspired to follow in his footsteps.

Chuck Tingley is a Buffalo-based visual artist who relies heavily on the human figure as the
subject matter for his drawings, paintings, and murals. Chuck’s work has been featured in
exhibitions in Western New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, and he has been awarded commissions for public murals Buffalo, Lewiston, and Niagara Falls, NY. Chuck currently maintains a studio in the Clinton Bailey neighborhood in Buffalo.