FRIDAY, MARCH 8

Roblin Steel Coffee Club meeting

Demetri’s on the Lake, 6 Lake Shore drive E., Dunkirk, 8:30 a.m. All former employees, family and friends are always welcome.

Chautauqua Chamber of Commerce Business Builder Workshop: “Last Call for Solar Eclipse Opportunities

Marvin Community House, 2 W. Fifth St., Jamestown, 9 to 10:30 a.m. Features Tom Traub, Chair of the Matz-Kohl Observatory Solar Eclipse Committee and NASA Eclipse Ambassador member; Noel Guttman, Chautauqua County Director of Emergency Services and Andrew Nixon, President and CEO of the Chautauqua County Visitors Bureau. For details and to register, see the website: www.chqchamber.org. Free for all local businesspeople.

Sinclairville Free Library presents: Sinclairville Samplers

15 Main St., 10:30 a.m. to noon. Quilting, knitting, crochet, embroidering, fun with friends.

WNY Sport and Travel Expo

The Fairgrounds in Hamburg, 5820 South Park Ave., noon to 8 p.m. $10, online $9, $2 discount for veterans and first responders available at the door, ages 10 and under, free. Exhibitors from the hunting, fishing and outdoor industry. Vendors, kids can fish in the live trout pond, retriever training demos and more.

Anderson-Lee Library presents: The Secret Society of the Twisted Stitchers

43 Main St., Silver Creek, 12 to 2 p.m. For all who love handiwork, ages 10 and up. Bring own supplies. For knitting, bring 10/10.5 bamboo needles colored worsted weight yarn (#4). For crochet, bring a size H hook and light-colored worsted weight yarn (#4). Come and learn or come and work on a project with others who love to knit, crochet, embroider, etc.

Darwin R. Barker Library presents: “Organizing your email”

7 Day St., Fredonia, 1 to 2:45 p.m. Learn how to organize email into organized categories. Internet safety will also be discussed. Free of charge. Call 716 672-8051 to register. Bring own device/laptop or borrow one from the library.

Anderson-Lee Library presents: Chess Club

43 Main St., Silver Creek, 2 to 3 p.m. For ages 10 and up. No registration required. For all skill levels.

Fredonia High School Theater Department presents: “Beauty and the Beast”

District auditorium, 425 E. Main St., 7:30 p.m. Approximately 100 students are involved in the production. Tickets $10. Reserved t ickets available at fredoniamusical.com. For details, contect Director Ben wendell at bwendell@fcsd.wnyric.org

SATURDAY,

MARCH 9

Blessed Mary Angela Holy Name Society annual flea market

Social Center, 324 Townsend St., Dunkirk, 8 a.m. to noon.

St. Patrick’s Dash 3 mile run/walk

Northwest Arena, 319 W. Third St., Jamestown. Registration 8:30 to 9:45 a.m. in the Northwest Arena lobby. Day of registration $30. Awards at 11 a.m. in the lobby. First race in the 2024 Chautauqua Striders Runner of the Year Series sponsored by KeyBank.

Gowanda Moose Lodge #1382 Breakfast with the Easter Bunny and Heard of Moose Open House

201 Aldrich St., 9 to 11:30 a.m. Come enjoy breakfast.

Slovenian Club of Gowanda indoor yard sale with basket raffle

36 Palmer St., 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Great selection and refreshments, lunch. Proceeds benefit the Club’s community service projects.

Breast cancer survivor program: The Day of Renewal

Main Street Studios, 50 W. Main St., Fredonia, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Offers people impacted by breast cancer an opportunity to gather and learn new coping skills through hands-on workshops for therapeutic arts, floral arranging and reiki. Includes lunch and takeaways for attendees. Registration and details can be found at www.bcnwny.org or by calling 716 706-0060. Presented by the Breast Cancer Network of Western New York.

Fredonia Farmers’ Market

Fredonia Masonic Lodge, 321 E. Main St., 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. It features a variety of food vendors, crafts, artisans and prepared foods for sale. The market welcomes cash, credit cards, SNAP benefits.

WNY Sport and Travel Expo

The Fairgrounds in Hamburg, 5820 South Park Ave., 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. $10, online $9, $2 discount for veterans and first responders available at the door, ages 10 and under, free. Exhibitors from the hunting, fishing and outdoor industry. Vendors, kids can fish in the live trout pond, retriever training demos and more.

Audubon Community Nature Center Little Explorers

1600 Riverside Road, Jamestown, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Ages 3 to 8 with adult. Adults $12, Nature Center members $9, children 3 to 8 $9. Indoors and outdoors. Paid reservations by previous Thursday. Call 716 569-2345.

Anderson-Lee Library presents: LEGO Club

43 Main St., Silver Creek, 10:30 a.m. For ages 5 to 12. Limit 10 children. Build the challenge of the day, pick a challenge card or free build. Registration required. Call 716 934-3468.

Maple Weekends at Johnson Estate Winery

8419 W. Route 20, Westfield, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Maple Liqueur and French Crepes, Julia Child-style, with fancy ground toasted nuts for $5 per person in the tasting room. No reservations except for groups larger than 6.

South Dayton Legion Post 1593 Quoitz tournament

4 Mill St. Sign-ins 11 a.m. pitching begins at 1 p.m. $10 per person entry fee. Food available for purchase, as well as 50/50 tickets. No outside beverages permitted – all drinks must be purchased from the Legion. For details, call 716 988-3251. Event will take place regardless of the weather and is open to the public.

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.

Chautauqua County Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution meeting

Stockton Hotel, 23 S. Main St., 12:30 p.m. Brent Downing from the New York State SAR will be there to answer questions and give directions to members. Attendees will order from the menu. Anyone interested in the War for Independence is welcome to attend. Spouses welcome, too.

Live at the Met: Verdi’s “La Forza del Destino”

1891 Fredonia Opera House, 9 Church St., 1 p.m. $20 adults, $18 members, $10 students. Sung in Italian with English subtitles.

Fredonia High School Theater Department presents: “Beauty and the Beast”

District auditorium, 425 E. Main St., 3 p.m. Approximately 100 students are involved in the production. Tickets $10. Reserved t ickets available at fredoniamusical.com. For details, contect Director Ben wendell at bwendell@fcsd.wnyric.org

Trinity United Church of Christ free community meal

Erie Avenue and Park Street, Gowanda, take-out only, 4 to 6 p.m. or gone. The menu is Italian sausage hoagie, baked beans, vegetable, fruited jello and cookie. Free will donations are appreciated but not necessary.

Fredonia Ukulele gathering

Domus Fare Restaurant, 41 W. Main St., Fredonia, 6 to 8 p.m. Play immediately, no experience necessary, all abilities welcome. Ukuleles provided if needed. Play, sing or listen. Come and go as desired.

Portland Fire Department Grillin’ Meat Raffle

Fire Hall, 6481 W. Main Road, 6 p.m. Steaks, sausages, shrimp, hams and more. Free refreshments.

Movies at the Reg: “Origin”

Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, 116 E. Third St., Jamestown, 7 p.m. Journalist Isabel Wilkerson crosses continents and culture to craft one of the defining American books of our time. $7 admission fee and $1 theater restoration fee.

First Ward Falcon Club Easter meat raffle party

341 Lake Shore Drive E., Dunkirk, 7 p.m Over 50 raffles including hams, Polish sausage, Italian sausage and strip steaks. Free beer. Allison’s kitchen open.

Cinema Series: “American Fiction”

1891 Fredonia Opera House, 9 Church St., 7:30 p.m. Jeffrey Wright stars as an author who uses a pen name to write an outlandish “Black” book of his own, propelling him to the heart of hypocrisy. . $7 adults, $6.50 seniors and Opera House members, $5 students.