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Community calendar

SATURDAY, FEB. 24

Blessed Mary Angela Parish indoor flea market, 9 a.m. to noon, Social Center, 324 Townsend St., Dunkirk. All merchandise priced to sell. Make an offer!

Fredonia Farmers’ Winter Market, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Masonic Forest Lodge, Route 20, Fredonia. Features abundance of locally grown and produced vegetables, fruits and herbs, meats, baked goods, maple syrup, honey, jams and jellies, as well as artisan quality craft goods.

Charlotte Cemetery Association meeting, 11 a.m., Sinclairville Free Library, 15 Main St., Sinclairville. Lot owners invited to attend.

Live in High Definition via Satellite from NYC’s Metropolitan Opera: “La Boheme,” 12:30 p.m., 1891 Fredonia Opera House, General Admission $20, $18 Opera House Members, $10 Students. Call 679-1891 or see fredopera.org.

Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy tour at Dobbins’ Woods, 1 to 3 p.m., Bly Hill Road, North Harmony. Participants may snowshoe or ski around the mile-long looped trail, weather permitting. Otherwise, participants asked to wear waterproof boots. Starts with a brief description of this forest site. Pre-register by emailing info@chautauquawatershed.org or call 664-2166. Public encouraged to attend. Donation of $5 per person for non-members. Group and friends will re-gather at the Southern Tier Brewing Company after the tour.

Benefit for Drake McKane and his family, 2 to 6 p.m., Mayville Legion, 144 S. Erie St., Mayville. $10 per person, $20 per family. Spaghetti dinner, auctions, 50/50 raffle. Live music by “The Bogarts.” Call Rick Syper at 753-6109 for details. Proceeds help with 12- year-old Drake’s expenses for B-cell leukemia.

Movies at the Reg: “Coco,” sensory screening, 2 p.m., Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, 116 E. Third St., Jamestown. $5. Call 484-7070 or visit reglenna.com.

Eighth Annual Intercollegiate Choral Festival, 4 p.m., SUNY Fredonia, Rockefeller Arts Center King Concert Hall. General seating, general public: $6. Students: free with ID. Dr. Gregory Gentry, guest conductor with the Fredonia Chamber Choir, Fredonia College Choir and Fredonia Women’s Choir. Also Drs. Adam Luebbke, Vernon Huff and Melvin Unger, conductors.

Walter Gloor Mainstage Series presents: Daisy Pulls it Off, 7:30 p.m, SUNY Fredonia, Rockefeller Arts Center Bartlett Theatre. General seating. General public: $29, student/child: $15, SUNY Student $12. Play by Denise Deegan. Dr. James Ivey, director.

Ethos NewSound Festival: Ethos Alumni Concert, 8 p.m., SUNY Fredonia, Rosch Recital Hall. Free event.

Health and wellness

Northern Chautauqua pickleball, 9 a.m. to noon, Brocton Elementary School, 138 W. Main St. Call Mike Ferguson at 480-3729 for details.

DHS Family Open Swim, 1 to 2 p.m. DHS pool. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult age 18 or older. $1 per person per session. Limited to 60 swimmers.

SUNDAY, FEB. 25

St. Joseph’s Church of Gowanda pancake breakfast, 9 a.m. to noon, 26 Erie Ave. $6. Proceeds send parish teens to the 2018 Diocesan Youth Conference in March. Sponsored by the confirmation class and the Knights of Columbus.

Northern Chautauqua County Club Associates meeting, 10:30 a.m., Dom Polski Club, 179 Lake Shore Drive E., Dunkirk.

Walter Gloor Mainstage Series presents: Daisy Pulls it Off, 2 p.m, SUNY Fredonia, Rockefeller Arts Center Bartlette Theatre. General seating. General public: $20, student/child: $15, SUNY Student $12. Play by Denise Deegan. Dr. James Ivey, director.

Ethos NewSound Festival: Ethos Student Showcase, 2 p.m., SUNY Fredonia, Rosch Recital Hall. Free event.

Chautauqua County 4-H Green Tie Affair, Chautauqua Suites, 215 W. Lake Road, Mayville. 3 p.m. basket raffle, 5 p.m. dinner, followed by pie auction. Dinner ticket $20 pre-sale, $25 after Feb. 2. Call 664-9502 ext. 214 for sponsor and ticket information. Hosted by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County.

Taize ecumenical prayer service: Song, scripture and time for silent meditation, 6:30 p.m., St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, 328 Washington Ave., Dunkirk. For details, call 366-0449.

MONDAY, FEB. 26

Kids’ Clothes Closet, 10 a.m. to noon. Fredonia First United Methodist Church, 25 Church St. Come to the Education Wing entrance. Clothes and other needed items for children from birth through size 6. Also an assortment of maternity clothing. Donations accepted. For details, call 679-1513 or see www.fredoniafirst.org.

Westfield Memorial Hospital Auxiliary chicken and biscuit dinner, 5 to 7 p.m., First Presbyterian Church in Westfield, 49 S. Portage St. $10 adults, $5 children 12 and under. All proceeds benefit the Auxiliary’s ongoing projects at WMH. For details, call Jean McCausland at 326-3527.

Sheridan Historical Society Trustees meeting, 7 p.m., Sheridan Historical Society building, 2702 Route 20, Sheridan. Regular society business and future plans will be discussed.

Lake Erie Bird Club meeting, 7 p.m., BOCES, Fredonia-Stockton Road, Fredonia. PowerPoint program by Tom LeBlanc titled: “Kestrels in My Backyard.” For details, call John and Beverly Ruska at 679-9676. All welcome.

Health and wellness

DHS Morning Lap Swim, 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. DHS Pool. $2 individually.

Stretch and tone with exercise, 9 to 10 a.m., Dunkirk Senior Center, 45 Cliffstar Court. Donation: $1 per session.

Grape Belt Seniors Aerobics and Weights with Catherine, 9 a.m., Masonic Lodge, East Main Street, Fredonia. Coffee and conversation follows at 10 a.m. New members welcome.

Northern Chautauqua indoor pickleball, 5:30 to 9 p.m., Boys and Girls Club of Northern Chautauqua, 296 Lake Shore Drive E., Dunkirk. With questions, call Ed Kirchmeyer at 432-6114. Admission is $2.

DHS Aquasize, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. DHS Pool. $4 individually.

DHS Junior Swim Team, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. DHS Pool. $4 individually.

Games and hobbies

Dunkirk Senior Center Pinochle, 1 p.m., 45 Cliffstar Court. Everyone welcome.

Libraries

Barker Library presents:Preschool storytime, 10:15 a.m., 7 Day St., Fredonia. Caregivers welcome to browse the Library’s collections, use a public computer or enjoy free WIFI during programs. All children welcome. Stories, movies, songs, crafts and play. No registration necessary.

Collins Public Library presents: Book Club, 11 a.m., 2341 Main St. This month’s book: “Wangs vs. the World.” Request a copy online or at the Library desk.

Collins Public Library presents: LEGO Club, 6:30 p.m., 2341 Main St. Ages 4 to 12. Registration required. Call 532-5129.

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