Lakeside Chautauqua's tennis courts were featured in Lake Erie Living magazine in 2012 as one of the 109 greatest places to explore along the coast.

Longtime Lakesider and tennis enthusiast, Dick Hubbard, shared, "These upgrades for the 2014 summer season are an example of working together to continue to have a fabulous facility and program."

Many of the Williams Tennis Campus improvements were completed before tennis players returned to the lake.

Improvements included extending the walkway from the shed toward the pavilion patio and office. Repairs were also made to the damaged fencing around the courts.

This week's Family Night in the Park show will feature The Magic of Rusty Ammerman.  

With more than 25 years of experience, this comedian and magician has developed his "Dimension of Illusion," a personal mix of mystery and mayhem for audiences of all ages.

Ammerman operates his performances on the principle that the trick is to make the audience enjoy the illusion and suspend their disbelief.

As a child, Ammerman honed his skills by impersonating actors like Jack Benny and Steve Martin. 

When he was 16, Ammerman spent his summer working at an old-time Wild West amusement park.  

Zak Morgan & Chip Richter will perform a family-friendly show in Central Park this week.

Morgan began entertaining children while working at the Paradise Guest Ranch in the Big Horn Mountains of Wyoming.

He has been compared to Dr. Seuss, Shel Silverstein and called "a young Mister Rogers" because of his wit and child-friendly sophistication.

By 1991, Morgan released two singles that were played on more than 200 radio stations.

In 1995, he moved to New York City, N.Y. to work for Recorded Books, Inc.

Quartet San Francisco 

Quartet San Francisco will be making their second appearance at Lakeside Chautauqua's Hoover Auditorium.

Quartet San Francisco is a vibrant group that expresses itself in its agility and standout, virtuosic playing.

Founded in 2001, the quartet excels in multiple musical styles, including jazz, tango, pop, funk, blues, bluegrass, gypsy, swing and big band.

Jeremy Cohen, Matthew Szemela, Chad Kaltinger and Kelley Maulbetsch make up this dynamic quartet.

Cohen has performed with several different orchestras, including the California Symphony, the Reno Philharmonic and the Virginia Symphony.

ImaginAerial "The Bizarre & Curious Quest  

for Killian Cog" 

A group of professional aerialists and cirque-style artists, ImaginAerial, will perform their traveling show, "The Bizarre & Curious Quest of Killian Cog,"  in Hoover Auditorium this week.

ImaginAerial was created by Angela Attia and Laura Witwe, who originally performed as a duo. After having worked with different associates worldwide, they decided to form an acrobatic troupe.

ImaginAerial's performances have an edgy and distinctive style that makes them a highly sought after group of acrobats.

They have performed at a wide variety of events, including casinos, night clubs, theaters, stadiums and arenas internationally.

Their television work includes networks such as PBS Nova, the Sundance Channel and WB New York.

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Thursday, July 10

Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul  

Lakeside Chautauqua's concert with Cherish the Ladies, scheduled for Thursday, July 10, has been cancelled due to medical reasons. Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul will perform that evening.  

Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul's concert celebrates the journey of the Irish immigrant and showcases how Irish music and dance have integrated with the various musical roots of North America.

The musical group headlines performing arts centers, guest stars with numerous symphonies, performs at major festivals worldwide and has appeared on national and international television.

Ivers has been called a "sensation" by Billboard Magazine and "the Jimi Hendrix of the violin" by The New York Times.

Broadway's Next Hit Musical will perform for the first time at Lakeside Chautauqua to round out this week's Hoover entertainment.

The group creates a brand new, fully improvised musical comedy out of each performance.

Every lyric, melody and jazz hand is created on the spot, producing a unique show that is energetic and entertaining. The audience decides the main song of each show.

Broadway's Next Hit Musical's improv cast includes Deb Rabbai, Rob Schiffmann, Robert Z. Grant, Kobi Libii, Stefan Schick, Rebecca Virgil, Greg Triggs and pianist Eric March.

Rabbai has been performing for 20 years. She has led workshops that focus on teamwork and creativity for Revlon and the Oxygen Network.

Schiffmann is a co-producer, co-artistic director and performer for Broadway's Next Hit Musical. He also earned a 2011 award for Best Improv Coach from Improvisation News.