Coming up …
FRIDAY, MAY 19
Sinclairville Free Library Write Circle
15 Main St., 9 a.m. Hybrid program for writers. Call 716 962-5885 for the online link or for in-person meeting registration.
Prevention Works Triple P Discussion Group: Developing Good Bedtime Routines
The Mental Health Association, 31 Water St. 7, Jamestown, 10 a.m. to noon. Parents of children 0 to 12 years old. To register, call Tracy at 716 203-1609. Zoom options available.
Sinclairville Samplers
Sinclairville Free Library, 15 Main St., 10:30 a.m. Quilting, knitting, crochet, embroidery, fun with friends creating together.
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
Anderson-Lee Library presents: Chess Club
43 Main St., Silver Creek 2 to 3 p.m. For ages 10+. Registration not required.
Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History Guided Gallery Walk
311 Curtis St., Jamestown, 2 p.m. Limited to 15 people. Led by curator Maria Ferguson. Adults $12; Seniors, military, students $10, children under 6 $6. Call 716 665-2473 for reservations.
Dunkirk Public Library presents: Dungeons and Dragons
536 Central Ave., 2:45 to 5 p.m. Teen and YA patrons are welcome to join for role-playing adventures. For details, contact the library director.
Stockton cleanup days
Residents can deliver items to the highway department storage building, 4696 W. Railroad Ave., Stockton from 3 to 6 p.m. Not accepting tires, liquid waste, paint, oils, batteries, computers, or appliances with freon.
Ahira Hall Memorial Library presents: Voyagers
37 W. Main St., Brocton, 3:30 p.m. For grades 4 through 8.
Commencement Eve Pops: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber
SUNY Fredonia, Rockefeller Arts Center, King Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m. Reserved seating. Level I: $35. Level II: $30; Level III: $25; Level IV: $20. Some of Fredonia’s very best student vocalists join with the Western New York Chamber Orchestra and the Fredonia Chamber Choir. Songs from “Phantom of the Opera,” “Cats,” “Evita,” “Jesus Christ Superstar,” “Sunset Boulevard” and more.
Lucille Ball Little Theatre presents: “Jersey Boys”
18. E. Second St., Jamestown, 7:30 p.m. $25. Call 716 483-1095.
Free Outdoor Movie Night – Disney’s “Strange World”
Chautauqua Safety Village, 2695 Route 394, Ashville, dusk, around 8:15 p.m. Bring blanket or lawn chair. Snacks available for purchase. No outside food or beverages.
SATURDAY, MAY 20
Kinzua Cup Walleye Tournament – Big Fish Bradford
$300/team, enters you into the Saturday Big Fish and Kinzua Cup on Sunday. See social media @willowcreeksportsmanclub
Fredonia Farmers’ Market
The Fredonia Farmers’ Market will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Masonic Lodge, 321 E. Main St., Fredonia, due to the weather forecast.. 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 bird banding
1600 Riverside Road, Jamestown, pavilion on west side of ACNC property, 7 to 11 a.m.
Chautauqua County Health Department free rabies clinic
Town of Westfield Highway Dept., 118 Chestnut St., 8 a.m. to noon. Animals must be pre-registered. For dogs, cats, domesticated ferrets three months of age and older. Register at on.ny.gov/426F0ee. Bring all previous vaccination records and remain in car, dogs on a leash, cats in a carrier. For details, call 716 753-4481.
U.S. Coast Guard Flotilla 34 Boat America class
American Legion Post 1286, 174 Chautauqua Ave., Lakewood, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Low-cost luncheon provided, or attendees can bring their own. Students must be at least 10 years of age. $30 registration fee. Upon completing the 8-hour class, payment and exam, successful students will receive a USCG Boating Certificate and wallet card. For details, call 716 875-4095. Make checks out to USCG AUX 9ER 34 and mail to M. Wagner, VFC, P.O. Box 606, Stow, N.Y. 14785.
Audubon Community Nature Center plant exchange and sale
1600 Riverside Road, Jamestown, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Donate plants that are disease-free for partial credit toward purchases. Audubon native plants, annuals, perennial plants, trees, shrubs. Also nurseries will be present with plants for sale and other garden vendors. Free admission.
Beer and Breweriana Trade Show
Kosciuszko Polish Home, 252 Nevins St., Dunkirk, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tables $15/ 2 for $25. Walk-ins are free. Dealer set-up from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Buy, sell and trade. BCCA The Kochs Chapter. For details, message Bob Wilcox at 607-368-1366. Both floors of the club will be open for the event. Free admission. Koch’s Brewery items and much more, over 30 vendors. Food and drinks available. Raffle, 50/50 drawing.
Stockton cleanup days
Residents can deliver items to the highway department storage building, 4696 W. Railroad Ave., Stockton from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Not accepting tires, liquid waste, paint, oils, batteries, computers, or appliances with freon.
Chautauqua County Antique Equipment annual plow day
Mill Street, Stockton, 9 a.m. Antique tractors and plows will demonstrate plowing in the surrounding fields. Members of the Association invited to join in the plowing Community observers welcome.
Veterans 4 Christ brunch
41 E. Main St., Brocton, 10 a.m. Free for veterans and guest.
Fredonia Food Pantry
Fredonia Presbyterian Church, 219 Central Ave., 10 a.m. to noon. Serves the needs of residents of Fredonia, ZIP code 14063, Pomfret, Sheridan and Laona. All guests receive one or more bags of non-perishable food. Number of bags given out depends on family size.
Gowanda Pine Hill Cemetery meeting
Cemetery Hill Road, 10 a.m. All lot owners and the public invited.
Anderson-Lee Library presents: LEGO Club
43 Main St., Silver Creek 10:30 a.m. Pre-registration needed, call 716 934-3468. Build the challenge of the day, pick a challenge card or free build. For ages 5 to 12.
Benefit for Mike Schaefer
Sinclairville Fire Hall, 30 Main St., 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Event will include a pulled pork dinner, basket raffle and bake sale. Mike was recently diagnosed with stage 4 squamous cell carcinoma.