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THURSDAY, JAN. 12

Thursday Knitting Group

St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, 145 E. Main 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.

Veterans 4 Christ coffee and conversation

9 W. Main St., Brocton, 10 a.m. Veterans and guests are welcome.

Dunkirk Public Library

presents: Story time and

take-home craft kit

536 Central Ave., 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. For ages 2 to 5.

Darwin R. Barker Library presents: Meditations in Paint

7 Day St., Fredonia, 4 to 6 p.m. Free program, uses watercolor paints, all materials included, no experience needed. To register, call 716 672-8051.

Dunkirk Elks bingo

Dunkirk Elks Lodge bingo will be held at 428 Central Ave. Doors open at 5 p.m. Admission sales begin at 6 p.m. Games start at 7 p.m.

Steps to Serenity Al-Anon Group

Harvest Chapel Free Methodist Church, 39 Matteson St., Fredonia, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Enter from the canopy and ramp door entrances. For details, call 716 969-2395.

Narcotics Anonymous meeting

219 Central Ave., Fredonia, 8 to 9 p.m. Free to attend. The only requirement is the desire to stop using. All are welcome regardless of age, race, sexual identity, creed, religion or lack of religion. For details, visit https://nawny.nny-na.org/

FRIDAY, JAN. 13

Roblin Steel Coffee Club

meeting

Demetri’s on the Lake, Lake Shore Drive, Dunkirk, 8:30 a.m.

Ahira Hall Library presents: Voyagers

37 W. Main St., Brocton, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. For grades 4 through 8. Call 716 792-9418 for details.

Winter Showcase

1891 Fredonia Opera House, 9 Church St., 7 p.m. Presented by e.da.co Eclectic Dance Company. A cast of local dancers performs all dance styles. Tickets $12.

SATURDAY, JAN. 14

Westfield Quilters’

Guild meeting

Westfield Presbyterian Church, 49 S. Portage St., 10 a.m. Work begins for next year’s donation quilts.

Fredonia Farmers’ Market

The Fredonia Farmers’ Market is held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday from November through mid-May at the Masonic Lodge, 321 E. Main St., Fredonia. It features a variety of food vendors, artisan crafts and prepared foods for sale. The market welcomes cash, credit cards, SNAP benefits and is handicapped accessible.

Audubon Community Nature Center Little Explorers: “Snow Scientists,” program for children 3 to 8 with an adult

1600 Riverside Road, Jamestown from 10 to 11:30 a.m. $12 adults, $9 Nature Center members and children 3 to 8. Paid reservations required by previous Thursday. See auduboncnc.org. Limited enrollment.

Lakeshore Humane Society Saturday open adoption hours

The Lakeshore Humane Society, 431 E. Chestnut St., Dunkirk, will hold open adoption hours from noon to 3 p.m. The public is welcome to see the dogs and cats in need of loving homes. Tours of the facility will not be given. Individual appointments are available throughout the week by leaving a message at 716 672-1991; press “1” for dogs or “2” for cats. One must be 21 years of age or older to adopt a pet. The Cat’s Meow Boutique will be open for purchases by the public. For details, call 716 672-1991.

Live at the Met presents: Giordano’s “Fedora”

1891 Fredonia Opera House, 1 p.m. Tickets are $20 for general admission, $18 Opera House members, $10 students. The opera is sung in Italian with English subtitles.

Chautauqua County Beekeepers Association event

Fluvanna Community Church, 3363 Fluvanna Ave., 1 to 3 p.m. Three concurrent half-hour presentations geared for the novice, open to the public, free of charge. Topics: getting started with beekeeping; getting started with mason bees and making food wraps, balms and salves with wax and honey. For details, email ccba1870@gmail.com.

Trinity United Church of Christ free community meal

The Trinity United Church, located at Erie Avenue and Park Street, Gowanda, will host a take-out only free community meal at the Park Street entrance from 4 to 6 p.m. or until gone. The menu is scalloped potatoes and ham, vegetable, bread and cookies. Free will donations are appreciated but not necessary. Drive East Main to Railroad Avenue and then down Park Street, following the signs, or walk up.

Ukulele Second Saturday Jam

Domus Fare Restaurant, 41 W. Main St., Fredonia, 6 to 8 p.m. No experience necessary. Ukuleles will be provided or participants can bring their own. Play, sing or listen.

Cinema Series – “The Menu”

1891 Fredonia House, 9 Church St., Fredonia, 7:30 p.m. A couple (Anya-Taylor Joy and Nicholas Hoult) travels to a coastal island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef (Ralph Fiennes) has prepared a lavish menu with shocking surprises. Admission $7 adults, $6.50 members. $5 students.

Movies at the Reg –

“The Menu”

Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, 116 E. Third St., Jamestown. A couple (Anya-Taylor Joy and Nicholas Hoult) travels to a coastal island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef (Ralph Fiennes) has prepared a lavish menu with shocking surprises. Admission $7 plus $1 theater restoration fee. Movie starts at 8 p.m.

SUNDAY, JAN. 15

First Ward Falcon Club

annual meeting and elections

341-343 Lake Shore Drive E., Dunkirk. Doors open at 11 a.m., meeting begins at noon, food and refreshments follow elections.All members urged to attend.

MONDAY, JAN. 16

Darwin R. Library presents: Preschool storytime

7 Day St., Fredonia, 10:30 a.m. Stories, movies, crafts, play. All children are welcome. No registration is necessary.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Luncheon

Clarion Hotel, 30 Lake Shore Drive E., Dunkirk, 11:45 a.m. Presented by the Northern Chautauqua County Juneteenth Celebration Committee.The Janice D. Slaton, Esq. scholarships will be presented. Attendees are encouraged to bring a book to the luncheon or donate funds to purchase new games for the “See Me” Literacy Drive. For event details and reservations, call Loretta Slaton Torain at 716 363-1102.

CIAO Paint and Sip

Mount Carmel Church Hall, 165 Central Ave., Silver Creek, 4 p.m. Cost: $30. Call 716 673-9177 for details.

Movies at the Reg –

“Who We Are – a Chronicle of Racism in America”

Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, 116 E. Third St., Jamestown. Interweaving lectures, personal anecdotes, interviews and shocking revelations, criminal defense/civil rights lawyer Jeffery Robinson draws a stark timeline of anti-Black racism in the U.S, General $3.90 includes 1 ticket + $.40 donation; Ally $39 includes 4 tickets and $25 donation; Patron $390 includes 10 tickets and $362 donation. Movie starts at 7 p.m.

TUESDAY, JAN. 17

Dunkirk Public Library presents: Story time and take-home craft kit

536 Central Ave., 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. For ages 2 to 5.

Ahira Hall Library presents: Explore and More

37 W. Main St., Brocton, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. For Pre-k through grade 3. Call 716 792-9418 for details.

Darwin R. Library presents: After-school all-ages storytime

7 Day St., Fredonia, 4:15 p.m. Stories, movies, crafts, play. All children are welcome. No registration is necessary.

St. Joseph’s bingo

Bingo will take place at St. Joseph’s parish, 145 E. Main St., Fredonia. Doors open at 5 p.m.; bingo begins at 7.

Children in the Stream/4H Youth Fly Fishing program class

SUNY Fredonia, Rockefeller Arts Center, Costello Room, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Open to children over 12 (younger if accompanied by an adult), faculty, staff and community members of all ages. Classes and supplies provided at no cost. No long-term commitment is needed.

Cinema Series – “The Menu”

1891 Fredonia House, 9 Church St., Fredonia, 7:30 p.m. A couple (Anya-Taylor Joy and Nicholas Hoult) travels to a coastal island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef (Ralph Fiennes) has prepared a lavish menu with shocking surprises. Admission $7 adults, $6.50 members. $5 students.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 18

TOPS NY No. 890 meeting

First United Presbyterian Church, 35 Park Place, Silver Creek. Weigh-ins begin at 8:45 a.m., meeting starts at 9:35 a.m. All are welcome. Use the Main Street entrance. For details, call 716 680-0313.

Sinclairville Free Library

presents: Child’s Play

15 Main St., 1 to 2 p.m. Ages birth through pre-school. Stories, songs, fingerplays. Take-away craft or activity for extended learning. Registration required.

TOPS NY 1094 meeting

Friendship Church 148 W. Main St., Brocton. All are welcome. Weigh-ins at 3 p.m., meeting at 3:30. All are welcome. For details, call 716 792-4226.

Lakeshore Humane Society Wednesday open adoption hours

The Lakeshore Humane Society, 431 E. Chestnut St., Dunkirk, will hold open adoption hours from 6 to 8 p.m. The public is welcome to see the dogs and cats in need of loving homes. Tours of the facility will not be given. Individual appointments are available throughout the week by leaving a message at 716 672-1991; press “1” for dogs or “2” for cats. One must be 21 years of age or older to adopt a pet. The Cat’s Meow Boutique will be open for purchases by the public. For details, call 716 672-1991.

Ahira Hall Library presents: Write Focus Writers’ Group

37 W. Main St., Brocton, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Call 716 792-9418 for details.

Movies at the Reg – “Empire of Light”

Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, 116 E. Third St., Jamestown. Stars Olivia Coleman and Michael Ward in a poignant film by Sam Mendes of human connection and the magic of cinema set in a seaside town in the 1980’s. Admission $7 plus $1 theater restoration fee. Movie starts at 7 p.m.

THURSDAY, JAN. 19

Thursday Knitting Group

St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, 145 E. Main 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.

Dunkirk Public Library presents: Story time and take-home craft kit

536 Central Ave., 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. For ages 2 to 5.

Dunkirk Public Library presents: Dungeons & Dragons

536 Central Ave., 2:45. to 5 p.m. For teens and YA patrons. Role-playing adventures. Contact the Library Director at 716 366-2511 for details.

Darwin R. Barker Library presents: Meditations in Paint

7 Day St., Fredonia, 4 to 6 p.m. Free program, uses watercolor paints, all materials included, no experience needed. To register, call 716 672-8051.

Dunkirk Elks bingo

Dunkirk Elks Lodge bingo will be held at 428 Central Ave. Doors open at 5 p.m. Admission sales begin at 6 p.m. Games start at 7 p.m.

Steps to Serenity Al-Anon Group

Harvest Chapel Free Methodist Church, 39 Matteson St., Fredonia, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Enter from the canopy and ramp door entrances. For details, call 716 969-2395.

Narcotics Anonymous meeting

219 Central Ave., Fredonia, 8 to 9 p.m. Free to attend. The only requirement is the desire to stop using. All are welcome regardless of age, race, sexual identity, creed, religion or lack of religion. For details, visit https://nawny.nny-na.org/

FRIDAY, JAN. 20

Ahira Hall Library presents: Voyagers

37 W. Main St., Brocton, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. For grades 4 through 8. Call 716 792-9418 for details.

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