Coming up…
FRIDAY, APRIL 12
Roblin Steel coffee club
Demetri’s Restaurant, Lake Shore Drive W., Dunkirk, 9 a.m. All former employees/friends are welcome to attend.
Blessed Mary Angela Holy Name Society annual flea market and can drive
Social Center, 324 Townsend St., Dunkirk, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Fredonia First Methodist Church series of watercolor classes: part 2
25 Church St., 9:30 a.m. to noon. Teacher: local artist Ronnie Lafferty. Register for each class desired by texting or calling 716 640-8199. Limit of 12 per class. All painting supplies provided. Donations appreciated. Bring 2 plastic containers for water, several white paper towels, old, small clean hand towel not exposed to fabric softener, two number 2 pencils. A time of faith building devotions at each class This week: Learn about and experiment with “washes.”
Sinclairville Free Library presents: Sinclairville Samplers
15 Main St., 10:30 a.m. to noon. Quilting, knitting, crochet, embroidering, fun with friends.
Darwin R. Barker Library presents: “Learning LIBBY”
7 Day St., Fredonia, 1 to 2:45 p.m. Learn how to navigate the electronic book and electronic audiobook reading app/website. Bring own smart device/ laptop or borrow a library laptop. Registration required, call 716 673-8051.
Northern Chautauqua Catholic School Troop 20021 Girl Scout cookie sale
SUNY Fredonia, University Commons building, hallway between Starbucks and the Bookstore, 3 to 8 p.m. $6 per package.
Beginning Bird ID Workshop
Audubon Community Nature Center, 1600 Riverside Road, Jamestown, 5 to 6 p.m. Presented by the Chautauqua-Warren Birding Association, leader Devin Banning. Download the FREE Merlin Bird ID app onto their phone before the meeting and to download the “New York” bird pack.
CBA Vision Rehabilitation Service Dining in the Dark
Chautauqua Harbor Hotel, 10 Dunham Ave., Celoron, 5:30 p.m. Fundraiser and awareness building annual event. Socializing and cocktails, then each guest is blindfolded, led into a dining room by sighted guides who will assist them with their meals. Live and silent auction. $65 per person. Reservations by April 2. Call 716 664-6660.
Orchesis Spring 2024 Showcase
SUNY Fredonia, Rockefeller Arts Center, Bartlett Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Features 18 dance pieces representing contemporary, jazz, hip-hop and tap styles. Purchase tickets at the box office or online at www.fredonia.edu/tickets
Pump Boys and Dinettes Dinner Theater
Peek’n Peak 1405 Olde Road, Clymer, 7:30 p.m. Musical comedy featuring country western music. Dinner included. Tickets: $85 at PKNPK.com
Fredonia World Music for Mallet Instruments
SUNY Fredonia, Mason Hall, Rosch Recital Hall, 8 p.m.
SATURDAY, APRIL 13
Blessed Mary Angela Holy Name Society annual flea market and can drive
Social Center, 324 Townsend St., Dunkirk, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Revitalize Dunkirk Saturday cleanup
Meet at the City parking lot at Lakeshore Drive and Washington Avenue at 9 a.m. Sign a waiver and hear a safety talk. Volunteers pick up trash downtown and along the waterfront. Gloves, trash bags, refreshments provided. Event ends at noon.
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.
Audubon Community Nature Center Little Explorers – Nature Sounds and Songs
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: Introduction to Beekeeping
43 Main St., Silver Creek, 10:30 a.m. Learn how to order honeybees, maintenance of hives, common diseases, how to make or order hive boxes, recommended pollinator plants and more. Presenters: Shannon Rinow, Cornell Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Program Coordinator and Michael Rinow, v.p. Of Chautauqua County Beekeepers Association. Pre-registration appreciated. Call 716 934-3468. Free event.
Dunkirk Public Library presents: Sundance Farms Baby Animals
536 Central Ave., 11 a.m. to noon. Free event for kids. Bunnies, chicks and more.
The Barn at Farrington Hollow Bridal Show
7459 Farrington Hollow Road, Cherry Creek, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Browse vendors, bridal gowns, wedding services. Chances for a variety of prizes. Registration required. Call 305 773-7205 for details.
Northern Chautauqua Catholic School Troop 20021 Girl Scout cookie sale
SUNY Fredonia, University Commons building, hallway between Starbucks and the Bookstore, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. $6 per package.
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.
DownBeat Percussion – Official Drumline of the Buffalo Bills
1891 Fredonia Opera House, 9 Church St., 2 p.m. Admission is free, but tickets are required. Call the box office at 716 679-1891 to reserve tickets. Limit of 4 tickets per reservation.
Darwin R. Barker Library presents: Tree School Part 2: Conifer Edition
7 Day St., Fredonia. Tree ID workshop at 2 p.m. in the library’s Steele room. Forest Hill Cemetery walk at Forest Hill Cemetery at 3 p.m., weather permitting. Ages 12+. To register, call 716 672-8051.
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 goulash, tossed salad, bread and cookies. Free will donations appreciated but not necessary. Everyone is welcome.
Movies at the Reg: “Dune: Part 2”
Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, 116 E. Third St., Jamestown, 4 p.m. The mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen to avenge the destruction of his family. $7 admission fee and $1 theater restoration fee.
Dramatic reading of Walt Whitman poem “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloomed”
Robert H. Jackson Center, 305 E. Fourth St., Jamestown, 7 p.m. Paul Leone will read the poem on the anniversary of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Advanced tickets at Art Cloth and Craft, 108 E. Third St., Jamestown for $5 or at the door for $8.
Cinema Series: “Cabrini”
1891 Fredonia Opera House, 9 Church St., 7:30 p.m. Based on the true story of Francesca Cabrini, an Italian immigrant in 1889 and works to combat the circumstances of crime, disease and impoverished children in NYC. $7 adults, $6.50 seniors and Opera House members, $5 students.
Orchesis Spring 2024 Showcase
SUNY Fredonia, Rockefeller Arts Center, Bartlett Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Features 18 dance pieces representing contemporary, jazz, hip-hop and tap styles. Purchase tickets at the box office or online at www.fredonia.edu/tickets
Pump Boys and Dinettes Dinner Theater
Peek’n Peak 1405 Olde Road, Clymer, 7:30 p.m. Musical comedy featuring country western music. Dinner included. Tickets: $85 at PKNPK.com
Erie Philharmonic Pops Series: “Broadway in Concert”
Warner Theatre, 811 State St., Erie, 8 p.m. For tickets see eriephil.org
SUNDAY, APRIL 14
Northern Chautauqua Catholic School Troop 20021 Girl Scout cookie sale
SUNY Fredonia, University Commons building, hallway between Starbucks and the Bookstore, noon to 4 p.m. $6 per package.
Gowanda Loyal Order of Moose 1382 towel bingo
201 Aldrich St., doors open at noon, game starts at 1 p.m. Food available for purchase.
Orchesis Spring 2024 Showcase
SUNY Fredonia, Rockefeller Arts Center, Bartlett Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Features 18 dance pieces representing contemporary, jazz, hip-hop and tap styles. Purchase tickets at the box office or online at www.fredonia.edu/tickets
Pump Boys and Dinettes Dinner Theater
Peek’n Peak 1405 Olde Road, Clymer, 2 p.m. Musical comedy featuring country western music. Dinner included. Tickets: $85 at PKNPK.com
Erie Philharmonic Pops Series: “Broadway in Concert”
Warner Theatre, 811 State St., Erie, 3 p.m. For tickets see eriephil.org