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Play competition coming in June in Westfield

WESTFIELD — There is something happening in Westfield, inside a local church, that many locals are slowly finding out about. It’s the Juice Box One Act Playwriting Competition, featuring plays from all over the world. This year, 10 plays are being offered over the course of four nights: June 10 to 13. The plays in competition were selected from 200 submitted. Plays from California to Chechnya are being featured. Five comedies will be presented on June 10 and again on June 12. Five dramas will be presented on June 11 and again June 13. These plays will be adjudicated by a committee ...

Jazz ensembles earn three DownBeat Student Music Awards

The State University of New York at Fredonia has earned three honors in DownBeat Magazine’s annual Student Music Awards, adding another major achievement to the university’s growing national reputation in jazz education. The Fredonia Jazz Flextet received Outstanding Performance honors in the Blues/Pop/Rock Group category for Undergraduate College ensembles. The Fredonia Jazz Orchestra also received Outstanding Performance honors in the same category. The Jazz Orchestra also won the College/Undergraduate Latin Group category. “This is a tremendous moment for our students ...

‘Hearsemania’ coming to Fredonia on June 12

Attention antique car enthusiasts, historians and cemetery fans — "Hearsemania" is coming to Fredonia-Pomfret on June 12 for a special event. "Hearsemania" features antique cars — many of the vehicles a funeral-related (hearses, flower cars and ambulances) along with other antique cars. There will be an antique car show with the vehicles on Barker and Church Streets next to Barker Commons from 1:30 to 4:30 pm. During the car show, the Town of Pomfret will be hosting trolley tours of its Forest Hill Cemetery. The CHQ Transit trolleys will ferry riders from the corner of Park and ...

Promoter of canceled shows won’t be on future Reg schedules

A pair of canceled performances at the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts in recent weeks are not uncommon to Jamestown by the shows’ promoter. Moxie Events, the promoter of the canceled Magic of Motown and the Ultimate Eagle Tribute Concert, has had several such cancellations around the country, particularly with the Magic of Motown show. The Motown tribute features 15 vocalists and a live six-piece band performing legendary Motown hits from The Temptations, The Jackson 5, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Aretha Franklin, and Marvin Gaye. In addition to the cancellation at the Reg Lenna ...

Community Notebook

Healthcare for youth event planned June 16 A fun and educational event! Bring your Stuffed Animal or Doll for a Check-up! Come to a special event where children can bring their favorite stuffed animals or dolls for a fun and friendly medical check-up! This interactive experience helps kids feel comfortable with healthcare while learning about healthy habits. Parents must stay with their children while they are participating in this event. The first open house healthcare event will take place Tuesday, June 16 at Central Christian Academy, 876 Central Ave., Dunkirk from 11 a.m. ...

Westfield student works part of Art Trail weekend

The North Shore Arts Alliance presented the 2026 Art Trail Driving Tour of Art Studios and Hubs on Saturday and Sunday. According to WACS Interim Secondary Principal Todd Crandall, the trail was a driving tour of studios and hubs, with an opportunity to meet the artists. "Only students from ...