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Coming up … Find additional calendar listings at observertoday.com SATURDAY, MAY 23 Community-wide Garage, Yard Sales - Mayville, surrounding areas Buy maps at Handcrafted from the Heart, 38 S. Erie St., Mayville, $2. Memorial Day Nature, Wellness Weekend Heron Farm, Event Center, 2361 Waits Corner Road, Panama. 3 day weekend - mindfulness, movement, workshops, family friendly, potluck. Donations - recommended $10 to $20 per person. Camping, lodging by reservation, fees. May Day celebration. Dunkirk Flea Market Route 5 (Lake Shore Drive E.), Central Avenue parking lot, 8 ...

Three county veterans, families, attend latest Buffalo Niagara Honor Flight

Three local veterans in the Jamestown and Falconer area were given the opportunity to fly on the latest Buffalo Niagara Honor Flight to Washington D.C. to visit the monuments there, a trip made even more special by the fact that all three were able to bring their children with them. Locally, ...

Opera House presents Brass Ensemble in free performance

Kick off the Memorial Day weekend with a special concert by one of America’s lauded military musical ensembles! The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center presents the US Air Force Heritage Brass in a free performance this coming Friday at 7 p.m. Experience brass like you’ve ...

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Additional listings on www.observertoday.com THURSDAY, MAY 21 Thursday Knitting Group Trinity Episcopal Church, 11 Day St., Fredonia, 9:15 to 11:30 a.m. Many of the creations are donated to local charities, or attendees can work on their own projects. For details or to donate unused yarn, call 716 785-6039. Second annual CHQ Aging Expo, Conference SUNY Fredonia, Williams Center, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Exhibit hall with 75+ vendors, resources, info for aging well at home. Registration not required for browsing. Music by New Horizons Band. Basket raffle. Interactive, conference style ...

Youth get more than dirt at Earth Day event

Children love superheroes, and the superheroes they met at Alexander Findley Community Library on April 18 were "slimy soil heroes," also known as earthworms. The celebration of Earth Day, which was April 22, frequently begins on the preceding weekend, and the Findley Lake Library joined in ...

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SOAR meets Tuesday in city SOAR Chapter 4-1 will meet Tuesday at USW Local 2693 Union Hall on Fourth Street in Dunkirk. The meeting will convene at noon with lunch to follow. All SOAR Members and retirees are invited to attend. For further information call 716-366–1485. Band lists summer concerts The New Horizons Band of Western New York will perform four concerts this summer. The first concert will be on Saturday, July 4 in Barker Commons at the Farmers’ Market in Fredonia from 10:30 a.m. to noon. The second concert will be performed on Thursday, July 9 at the Brocton ...