THURSDAY, APRIL 13

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.

Anderson-Lee Library presents: Preschool Storytime with Miss Jill

43 Main St., Silver Creek 10:30 a.m. Reading, singing, rhymes and crafts for ages 2 to 5. Pre-registration requested, limit of 10 children. Call 716 934-3468.

Anderson-Lee Library presents: School Age Storytime with Miss Amy

43 Main St., Silver Creek 10:30 a.m. Stories, crafts games and other activities for ages 6 to 12.. Pre-registration requested, limit of 10 children. Call 716 934-3468.

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.

Small Business Development Center Women in Networking

program

Jamestown Community College, 525 Falconer St., Jamestown, Carnahan Building Room 120. Speaker: Kayla Crosby, founder of Jamestown Jackals and director of campus life at JCC. $15, For details, call 716 338-1024.

Anderson-Lee Library presents: Learn to Knit

43 Main St., Silver Creek 1 to 3 p.m. Pre-registration requested, call 716 934-3468. Ages 11 and up. All skill levels welcome.Need not attend all sessions. Bring 10/10.5 needles (bamboo for beginners and a light-colored worsted weight yarn #4.

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.

Darwin R. Library presents: Master Builders

7 Day St., Fredonia, 4 p.m. Build with LEGOs, Magformers, Lincoln Logs, Snap Circuits, Marble Runs, Construx, Cubelets and more. Weekly challenges and prizes. All children welcome. Caretakers must remain in the building. No registration required

Chautauqua Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours

Pearl City Hops,150 W. Fourth St., Jamestown, 5 to 6:30 p.m. Each Chamber member business can send two people at no cost, others, including non-members, $10 each. Advanced registration appreciated, see www.chautauquachamber.org. Appetizers, cash bar, opportunity to share information about attendees’ businesses or organizations.

Fredonia Jazz Society presents: “Jazz at Domus Fare”

Choose the 5:30 p.m. or the 8 p.m. show at 41 W. Main St., Fredonia. Food and drink will be available for purchase. Percussionist Marko Marcinko will be joined by Nick Weiser on piano and Kieran Hanlon on bass. Information and tickets are online at www.fredoniajazzsociety.com.

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.

Sinclairville Free Library presents: Family STEAM Night: “Pioneer’s Journey with Tina Scherman”

15 Main St., 6 to 7 p.m. Ages 8 to 12. Participants learn the early history of Western New York with a board game in which they journey across New York as pioneers to their new homes in the west. Parent(s)/caregiver must stay with child. Registration required. Call 716 962-5885.

Steps to Serenity Al-Anon Group

Harvest Chapel Free Methodist Church, 39 Matteson St., Fredonia, 6:45 to 8 p.m. Enter from the canopy and ramp door entrances. For details, call 716 969-2395.

Silver Creek High School presents: Disney’s “The Little Mermaid”

District auditorium, 7 p.m. Two acts are separated by a 15 minute intermission with concession sales and raffles benefitting the Performing Arts at Silver Creek CSD.

Chautauqua County American Legion Auxiliary monthly meeting

Fredonia Memorial Post 49, 156 E. Main St., Fredonia, 7 p.m. Joint meeting with the Legion and SAL members. All members of the Legion Family encouraged to attend.

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/

Guitar Ensemble

SUNY Fredonia, Mason Hall, Rosch Recital Hall, 8 p.m.

FRIDAY, APRIL 14

Roblin Steel Coffee Club meeting

Central Station Restaurant, 332 Central Ave., Dunkirk, 8:30 a.m.

Mayville Department of Public Works open house

DPW, 5950 Fox St., Mayville, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tours, demonstrations, information, equipment on display and more.

Benjamin Prescott Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution lunch

and meeting

Denny’s Restaurant, 10390 Bennett Road, Fredonia, 11:30 a.m. After lunch, a tour of the Mark Twain exhibit at the Darwin R. Barker Library, 7 Day St., Fredonia and a meeting.

Anderson-Lee Library presents: Chess Club

43 Main St., Silver Creek, 2 to 3 p.m. Ages 10 and up. All skill levels welcome.

Silver Creek High School presents: Disney’s “The Little Mermaid”

District auditorium, 7 p.m. Two acts are separated by a 15 minute intermission with concession sales and raffles benefitting the Performing Arts at Silver Creek CSD

SATURDAY, APRIL 15

Chautauqua County Historical Society meeting

Lakeshore Assembly of God Church, 252 E. Main St., Westfield, 10 a.m. Free event, open to the public. Light refreshments. Election of new board members, reports. Presentation by Cristie Herbst highlights the history of Barcelona Harbor.

Fredonia Food Pantry

The Fredonia Food Pantry, Fredonia Presbyterian Church, 219 Central Ave., Fredonia, will be open from 10 a.m. to noon. The pantry serves the needs of Fredonia area code 14063, Pomfret, Sheridan and Laona. All guests receive one or more bags of non-perishable food. Number of bags received depends on family size.

Veterans 4 Christ brunch

41 E.. Main St., Brocton, 10 a.m. Free for veterans and guest.

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.

Fredonia Food Pantry

Fredonia Presbyterian Church, 219 Central Ave., 10 a.m. to noon

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: “Der Rosenkavalier” by Strauss

1891 Fredonia Opera House, 12 p.m. Tickets are $20 for general admission, $18 Opera House members, $10 students. The opera is sung in German with English subtitles.

Barker Library presents: Reading and book signing with local author Rebecca Cuthbert 7 Day St., Fredonia, noon. The author will share her book, “In Memory of Exoskeletons.”

Erie Philharmonic presents: Cirque at the Symphony with Troupe Vertigo

Warner Theatre, 811 State St., Erie, 3 p.m. Another performance at 8 p.m. For tickets see eriephil.org

Dunkirk Historical Society’s “Taste of Prohibition II”

Dunkirk Historical Museum, 524 Washington Ave. Museum open 4 to 6 p.m. At 5 p.m., 24 ticket holders (cost $50 each) will taste 1 ™ shot of “medicinal” whiskey from bottles distilled in 1916 and 1917. There will also be a silent auction for a 32 ounce bottle of Stagg 100 proof whiskey distilled in 1917. All participants must be at least 21. Non-drinking guests may attend for free. Refreshments will be served. For details call 716 366-3797. Proceeds help fund the return of the Neptune fountain statue.

St. John’s United Church of Christ meat loaf/scalloped potatoes dinner

733 Central Ave., Dunkirk, 4:30 to 6 p.m., $13. Includes dessert. Pre-ordering no later than 10 days prior to the dinner strongly recommended. Call 716 366-0710.

Blessed Mary Angela Fatima and Holy Name Societies chicken and biscuits dinner

St. Hyacinth Lyceum, Lake Shore Drive E. and Pangolin Street, Dunkirk, 4:30 to 6 p.m. or sold out. Tickets at the door, $15 or two for $25.

Spamilton: An American Parody

Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, 116 E. Third St., Jamestown, 7 p.m. Created by Gerard Alessandrini, the cast of eight offers a crash course of everyone’s favorite Broadway blockbusters including celebrity satires and piano hip-hop.

Silver Creek High School presents: Disney’s “The Little Mermaid”

District auditorium, 7 p.m. Two acts are separated by a 15 minute intermission with concession sales and raffles benefitting the Performing Arts at Silver Creek CSD

Orchesis Spring 2023 Showcase

SUNY Fredonia Rockefeller Arts Center, Bartlett Theatre, 7:30 p.m.

Fredonia Camerata and University Chorus

SUNY Fredonia, Rockefeller Arts Center, King Concert Hall, 8 p.m.

Faculty Recital: David Rose, viola and Sean Duggan, piano

SUNY Fredonia, Mason Hall, Rosch Recital Hall, 8 p.m.

Movies at the Reg – “Moving On”

Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, 116 Third St., Jamestown, 8 p.m. Stars Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as estranged friends who reunite to take revenge on the widower of their best friend. Tickets $7 and $1 theater restoration fee

SUNDAY, APRIL 16

Pancake breakfast to benefit 4-H Goat Program

Stockton Fire Hall, 28 N. Main St., Stockton, 9 a.m. to noon. $10 per person, $5 for youth 5 and under. Also a basket give-away.

Town of Busti Bicentennial Kick-off Celebration

Lakewood Rod and Gun Club, 433 E. Terrace Ave., 1:30 to 8:30 p.m. Opening ceremony, chicken barbecue by Farmer Browns, DJ Pete Dauphin, kids’ bounce houses, corn hole tournament, music by Bucked UP, fireworks.

Folk in Fredonia: A Concert for Dick and Carmen

1891 Fredonia Opera House, 9 Church St., 2 p.m. Musicians from across the country perform and tell stories of their encounters with the Gilmans and each other. Free event, but tickets required. Call 716 679-1891 for reservations.

Silver Creek High School presents: Disney’s “The Little Mermaid”

District auditorium, 2 p.m. Two acts are separated by a 15 minute intermission with concession sales and raffles benefitting the Performing Arts at Silver Creek CSD

Fredonia Guitar Quartets and Ensembles

SUNY Fredonia, Mason Hall, Rosch Recital Hall, 8 p.m.