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SATURDAY, OCT. 5

Al Tech and Dunkirk Specialty Steel Retirees meeting

Demetri’s Restaurant, Lake Shore Drive W., Dunkirk, 8:30 a.m. All retirees invited.

Fredonia Farmers’ Market

Church Street, downtown Fredonia at Barker Common, 9 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.

Lakeshore Flea Market

VFW Memorial Post, 2556 Route 20, Sheridan, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. New and vintage items. Chance for two VFW free fish dinners. 50/50. Saturday breakfast of coffee, breakfast sandwiches on homemade biscuits or lunch of homemade soup of the week, pizza and wings can be purchased.

Brocton Arch Festival

Ryckman Park, Green Street and Fay Street, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free activities/entertainment for all ages, live music, local artisan and craft vendors, community outreach organizations, food.

Forestville Fall Festival

Forestville Central High School, 4 Academy St., craft show 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Food vendors, produce. chili cook-off (drop off chili by noon in at least a 5-quart crockpot. Name your chili. The public can taste and participate in judging. For details, call Carol Woodward at 716 965-2675.

Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s

Point Gratiot, Dunkirk, registration at 10 a.m., walk begins at 11 a.m. During the Promise Garden ceremony, walkers will carry flowers of various colors representing their personal connection to the disease. To register, see act.alz.org/Chautauqua

Panama Rocks Foliage Festival

11 Rock Hill Road, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Arts and crafts show, over 80 vendors, music by Davis and Eng, Son and Drew, Lena, food, fall/Halloween entertainment, costume contest. Chainsaw carving, glass blowing, blacksmithing, quilting, axe throwing. Horse-drawn wagon ride, face painting. No gate fee for festival. Field parking $5. Admission to Panama Rocks at normal rate.

CHQ Chamber presents: Made In Falconer

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participating manufacturers Dahlstrom Roll Form, Ellison Bronze, Falconer Printing, Fancher Chair, Hanson Sign, Stuart Tool & Die will be open for public tours, with fresh tours beginning every half hour. Prize possibilities. Visit other local Falconer businesses for dining, shopping.

Ahira Hall Memorial Library book sale

37 W. Main St., Brocton, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Hardcover $1, paperback $.50, children’s $.25 or 5/$1, DVD $1, audiobook $1. Miscellaneous items as marked. Quality donations for the book sale appreciated.

Sinclairville Free Library presents: author talk with Adrienne J. Ploss

15 Main St., 10:30 a.m. The author, owner of the Hickory Hurst Farm, will introduce her book “Go Back. You Forgot the Flowers: A Nudge to Plant More Flowers Comes Full Circle 100 Years Later.” It’s the history and story of her family’s 100 year farm. Books available for purchase. Author will present resources for researching genealogy and family history.

Darwin R. Barker Library presents: A Magical Unicorn Celebration

7 Day St., Fredonia, 11 a.m. to noon. Watch a unicorn video, hear unicorn stories, make a unicorn habitat to take home. All children welcome. Free event, registration required. Call 716 672-8051 or email childrenslibrarian@barkerlibrary.org

St. Rose of Lima roast pork dinner

11 Center St., Forestville, noon to sold out. Take out or eat in. $15 roast pork, dill potatoes, green beans, squash, apple juice.

Sinclairville Free Library presents: “A Taste of How to Publish”

15 Main St., noon to 2 p.m. Presenter John Brantingham, poet laureate, author will discuss the fundamentals of publishing in literary magazines and small presses. Participants should bring a laptop and the work they would like to publish. Free class.

Chili and soup cook-off

Dayton Fire Hall, 9412 Route 62, noon to 2 p.m. 2 categories – soup and chili; 2 divisions adults, kids 13, under. No cost to enter, but registration required. Call Mary at 716 462-7059. Tickets sold to cast votes. Proceeds benefit Wesley Church building fund.

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.

1891 Fredonia Opera House Live at the Met series: Les Contes d’Hoffman

9 Church St., 1 p.m. Offenbach’s fantastical opera. Adults $20, Opera House members $18, students $10.

Collins Friends Meeting (Quaker Church) Family Fun Day

2345 Main St., 1 to 4 p.m. Hot dogs, sloppy joes, potato chips, bounce house, puppet show, face painting, fuzzy pumpkin craft, game, corn hole, Connect Four, frisbee throw. Family fun. All welcome. Call 716 245-1377 for details.

Chautauqua County Health Department free rabies immunization clinic

Town of Gerry Highway Department, 4675 Route 60, Gerry, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Animals must be pre-registered. For dogs, cats, domesticated ferrets three months of age and older. Register at HealthyCHQ.com/Rabies Bring all previous vaccination records and remain in car, dogs on a leash, cats in a carrier. For details, call 716 753-4481.

Fenton History Center presents: Saints and Sinners Cemetery Walking Tours

Lakeview Cemetery, 907 Lakeview Ave., Jamestown, Pre-purchase tickets at 716 664-6256. $15 non-members, $10 members, children under 18 $2. Times: 2, 2:15, 2:30, 2:45, 3, 3:15, 3:30, 3:45 p.m.

Launch Party for local author Rebecca Cuthbert’s book “Self-Made Monsters”

Downtown Brew, 13 Water St., Fredonia, 3 p.m. Public welcome. Brief reading, book sales, signing, door prize raffles, cookies.

Fenton History Center presents: Saints and Sinners Cemetery Horse-drawn Carriage Tours

Lakeview Cemetery, 907 Lakeview Ave., Jamestown, Pre-purchase tickets at 716 664-6256. $25 Times: 5, 6, 7, 8 p.m. Hear the tales of some of Jamestown’s early inhabitants.

Uncle Ben’s Remedy 6th Album Release Party

Versailles Community Hall, 11703 Main St., Versailles, 5:55 to 11:20 p.m. Many special guests.

Audubon Community Nature Center Enchanted Forest

1600 Riverside Road, Jamestown, 6 to 8 p.m. Guided walks go out every 10 minutes and last about 40 minutes. Reservations required. Sunset at 6:45 p.m. Call 716 569-2345. Adults $14, Nature Center members $10.50, children 3 to 15 $10.50, free 2 and under. “Talking animals,” campfire, music, luminary-lit forest. Dress for weather, can wear Halloween costumes. Indoors crafts, live animals, exhibits.

Main Street Studios presents: “Emerald City Dinner”

50 W. Main St., Fredonia, 6 p.m. Menu includes Over the Rainbow fruit kabobs, Dorothy’s Kansas chicken, ruby slipper roasted red potatoes, scarecrow’s strawsome corn, Emerald City green salad, melting witch brownies, yellow brick lemon bars. Silent auction fundraiser, Mixtape Bingo. Presale tickets include dinner and bingo for $30. See www.mainstreetstudios.seatyourself.biz Proceeds go toward costs of the upcoming production of the “Wizard of Oz”, including show production, costumes, sets, etc.

Clay artist Dr. David MacDonald presentation

SUNY Fredonia, Science Center’s Kelly Family Auditorium, room 50, 6 p.m. Free to the public.

Community Through Hockey game

Northwest Arena, 319 W. Third St., Jamestown, doors open at 6 p.m., puck drop at 7:05. Jamestown All-Stars will play Fredonia All-Stars. Proceeds benefit the Chautauqua County Humane Society. Information and adoptable pets in the lobby at 6 p.m. Free admission. Basket raffle, 50/50.

JCC Uncommoners presents: Decadal: The Descent from from Glory

JCC Scharmann Theatre, 525 Falconer St., Jamestown, 7 p.m. Based on David Schnuckel’s art work “Decadal,” the production is a challenging piece of devised theatre. Tickets $7; $6 seniors, students, free for JCC students with ID.

Cinema Series: “My Penguin Friend”

1891 Fredonia Opera House, 9 Church St., 7:30 p.m. Based on a true uplifting story, a fisherman (Jean Reno) bonds with a penguin in distress. The penguin becomes lost, but attempts to navigate thousands of miles to return to the fisherman. Adults $7, members/seniors $6.50, students $5.

Orchesis Fall Showcase

SUNY Fredonia, Rockefeller Arts Center, Bartlett Theatre, 7:30 p.m. General public $10, student/child $5. Fredonia students choreograph, perform pieces in a variety of styles.

SUNDAY, OCT. 6

Forestville Fall Festival

Forestville Central High School, 4 Academy St., craft show 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Food vendors, produce. For details, call Carol Woodward at 716 965-2675. Chicken barbecue at noon at the Forestville Firehall.

Panama Rocks Foliage Festival

11 Rock Hill Road, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Arts and crafts show, over 80 vendors, music by Davis and Eng, Son and Drew, Lena, food, fall/Halloween entertainment, costume contest. Chainsaw carving, glass blowing, blacksmithing, quilting, axe throwing. Horse-drawn wagon ride, face painting. No gate fee for festival. Field parking $5. Admission to Panama Rocks at normal rate.

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Northern Chautauqua County guest speaker Flip White

222 Temple St., Fredonia, 11 a.m. Speaker White of the Seneca Nation will address “A Way of Thinking” during the service. Public welcome. Zoom link available. Website is uucnc.org

Cassadaga American Legion Post 1280 Legion, Auxiliary and Sons Oktoberfest/Tailgate party

228 Maple Ave., noon. to 5 p.m. Food favorites, drinks available for purchase during the Bills-Houston Texans game. Open to the public. Also a non-perishable food drive to benefit the Cassadaga Food Pantry.

World War II Vets chicken and ribs

216 Lake Shore Drive E., Dunkirk, noon to sold out. Drive-through, walk-up. $20 donation. Presale tickets at the Club, Big Rick’s Lil’Ginger’s. Presale guaranteed until 3 p.m.

Audubon Community Nature Center presents: First Sunday Story Time

1600 Riverside Road, Jamestown, 12:30 to 1 p.m. Children 2 to 8 with an adult. Free event. Register by calling 716 569-2345.

Southern Tier Bills Booster Club watch party

Moniuszko Club, 262 Lake Shore Drive E., Dunkirk, 1 p.m. Bills vs. Houston Texans. Roast beef sandwiches provided at half time, members can bring a dish to pass.

Orchesis Fall Showcase

SUNY Fredonia, Rockefeller Arts Center, Bartlett Theatre, 2 p.m. General public $10, student/child $5. Fredonia students choreograph, perform pieces in a variety of styles.

MONDAY, OCT. 7

Darwin R. Library presents: Preschool storytime

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

Ahira Hall Memorial Library book sale

37 W. Main St., Brocton, 1 to 8 p.m. Hardcover $1, paperback $.50, children’s $.25 or 5/$1, DVD $1, audiobook $1. Miscellaneous items as marked. Quality donations for the book sale appreciated.

Campus and Community Children’s Center 50th anniversary open house

752 Central Ave., Dunkirk (School 4), 4 to 6 p.m. Free, public invited.

Blessed Mary Angela Rosary Society Living Rosary Celebration

St. Hyacinth’s site, 295 Lake Shore Drive E., Dunkirk, 6 p.m. Refreshments follow in the Lyceum. Anyone interested in participating can contact Cindy Mackowiak at cmmackowiak@gmail.com

Sinclairville Free Library presents: Family time out

15 Main St., 6 p.m. Children will enjoy supervised activities in the children’s room while parents meet in the community room for informal conversation. Pizza for both groups. Limited space, reserve seats at 716 962-5885.

Ahira Hall Memorial Library volunteer group G.N.O.M.E.S.

37 W. Main St., Brocton, 6:30 p.m. New members/volunteers welcome.

Grief Support Group

Holy Trinity Parish Central Office Conference Room, 1030 Central Ave., Dunkirk, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Meets every other Monday through Dec. 16. If interested in attending, call the office at 716 366-2306 and you will be contacted by facilitator Dick Rodriguez.

Fredonia Student Composers

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

Starting at $2.99/week.

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