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Monster Beach Brewery and Tiki Bar opening in village

Winter blues got you down? Good news: soon you’ll be able to escape into a tropical oasis at Fredonia’s newest (and only) tiki bar! Monster Beach, at 34 W. Main St. (the former site of EBC West), will have a soft opening on Friday preceded by a ribbon cutting with the Chautauqua Chamber of Commerce at 3 p.m. with a grand opening in the works this spring. Tiki bars are a mid-century trend currently undergoing a renaissance. They draw inspiration from a fantasy version of Polynesian and other South Pacific and Oceanic island cultures. Guests are transported to a paradise filled ...

‘Still Christmas’ concert planned

Hurlbut Church in Chautauqua Institution presents their annual “Yes, It's Still Christmas” concert celebrating the journey into the Christmas season. Saturday at 4 p.m., the Hurlbut sanctuary will host a Chautauqua Big Band Christmas under the direction of John Cross. There will also be ...

Two Fredonia students earn awards for artwork in fall senior show

Two students at the State University of New York at Fredonia earned awards for their artwork in a recent exhibition. Mackenzie White, a Ceramics major from Binghamton, received the President’s Award and Li Seagren, a Drawing & Painting major, from Chongqing, China, earned the Marion Art ...

Classic tale being presented at Main Street Studios

It is not every day, that a group of four siblings takes on an amazing quest, but on a dreary day in England during World War II, the Pevensie children did just that, according to the classic tale “The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe" by C.S. Lewis. The story, published in 1950, tells of ...

ArtScape Submissions Accepted Until February 24

ArtScape Jamestown invites local artists to submit their work for the 2025 ArtScape public art program through February 24. The Jamestown Renaissance Corporation is partnering with Chautauqua Art Gallery, Pearl City Clay House and the Jamestown Parks Department to create an outdoor public ...

Books by Local Authors Make Great Gifts

Local authors Rebecca Cuthbert, Catherine D’Agostino, and Trenton Lutes will be at the Next Chapter Bookstore in Fredonia on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. as part of the Miracle on Main Street events. Customers purchasing author books will receive complementary Christmas wrapping and a ...