WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9

Tops NY 890 meeting

First United Presbyterian Church, 35 Park Place, Silver Creek. Weigh-ins begin at 8:45 a.m., meeting starts at 9:35 a.m. All are welcome. Use the Main Street entrance. For details, call 716 680-0313.

Triple P-Positive Parenting Program

Virtual, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. For parents of children ages 0 to 12. Free event. To register, call 716 664-3608. This week’s topic: Managing fighting, aggression

Robert H. Jackson Center presents: Within the Silence (Japanese Internment in America)

305 E. Fourth St., Jamestown, 10 to 11 a.m. or 1:15 to 2:15 p.m. or 7 to 8 p.m. Free event, registration required due to space limitations. Call 716 483-6646.

Lenten Recital

First United Presbyterian Church of Dunkirk, 19 W. Fourth St., noon. Virginia M. Miller, soprano, Early Childhood Educator,will sing a vocal recital of various Lenten songs, accompanied on piano by Dr. Linda Phillips. Public welcome.

Talk: “Counseling for All: The Cost of Exclusion”

SUNY Fredonia, Williams Center Blue Lounge, noon to 12:50 p.m. Led by College of Education, Health Services, Human Services Assistant Professor Sabrina Musson, moderated by Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, Accessibility Student Ambassador Draejen Hicks. Light refreshments.

Lecture Series: Pottery of Chautauqua County

Fenton History Center, 67 Washington St., Jamestown, 1 p.m. Presenter: local historian, author Vincent Martonis. Free, public welcome. Donations appreciated.

Darwin R. Barker Library presents: Mah Jongg (American) open play session

7 Day St., Fredonia, 1 to 3 p.m. No registration required.

TOPS NY 1094 of Brocton meeting

Tri-Church, 41 E. Main St., Brocton. Weigh-ins at 2 p.m., meeting at 2:30 p.m. All are welcome to visit with new friends and get help losing weight. For details, contact Kathy at 716 792-4226.

East Town Dunkirk Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary April chicken barbecue

E. Dunkirk Fire Hall, 10949 S. Roberts Road, 4 to 6 p.m. or sold out. $15, but at the Fire Hall or Big Rick’s One Stop. Eat in or drive-through.

Chautauqua Youth Symphony Fundraiser at Guppy’s

4663 Route 430, Bemus Point, 5 to 8 p.m. Dine in or take out. 25% of sales donated to CYS. Also basket raffles, 50/50.

Lakeshore Humane Society Wednesday open adoption hours

The Lakeshore Humane Society, 431 E. Chestnut St., Dunkirk, will hold open adoption hours from 6 to 8 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.

Movies at the Reg: “The Room Next Door”

116 E. Third St., Jamestown, 7 p.m. Ingrid (Julianne Moore), Martha (Tilda Swanson) were close friends when they worked together at a magazine. Now an autofiction writer and war correspondent, they reconnect in an extreme situation. Tickets $8 at box office, $10 online or by phone.

Fredonia Chamber Orchestra

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

THURSDAY, APRIL 10

Robert H. Jackson Center presents: Within the Silence (Japanese Internment in America)

305 E. Fourth St., Jamestown, 9 to 10 a.m. or 1 to 2 p.m. Free event, registration required due to space limitations. Call 716 483-6646.

Thursday Knitting Group

Trinity Episcopal Church, 11 Day 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.

Anderson-Lee Library presents: Preschool storytime with Miss Jill

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

Anderson-Lee Library presents: School-age storytime with Miss Amy

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

Dunkirk Public Library presents: Story time and take-home craft kit

536 Central Ave., 11 to 11:30 a.m. For ages 2 to 5.

County of Chautauqua Industrial Development Agency (CCIDA) Loan Committee meeting

BWB Building, Second floor board room, 201 W. Third St., Jamestown, 11 a.m. Also electronically via Live Stream on YouTube, Zoom. Open for public to attend in person.

Long Point String Band free community workshop

SUNY Fredonia, Mason Hall, room 1080, 2:30 p.m. Short performance, discussion of traditional Appalachian string instruments, including mountain dulcimer, banjo, fiddle. Welcome to bring own instrument, learn group tune.

Ahira Hall Memorial Library presents: Imaginarium Afterschool Elementary program

37 W. Main St., Brocton, 3:45 to 5:45 p.m.

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.

Steps to Serenity Al-Anon Group

Harvest Chapel Free Methodist Church, 39 Matteson St., Fredonia, conference room 6, 6 to 7:15 p.m. Enter from the canopy and ramp door entrances. For details, call 716 969-2395.

Anderson-Lee Library presents: Lego Club

43 Main St., Silver Creek, 6:30 p.m. For children ages 5 to 12. Build challenge of the day, pick challenge card or free build. Limit of 10 children. Pre-registration required. Call 716 934-3468

Chautauqua County American Legion Auxiliary, joint meeting with SAL

Dunkirk Memorial Unit 62, 211 Central Ave. Dessert 6:30 p.m., meeting 7 p.m.

Fredonia Chamber Made Guitar

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

Video Game Orchestra – the Music of Nintendo

SUNY Fredonia, Rockefeller Arts Center, King Concert Hall, 8 p.m. Students free, community members $5.

FRIDAY, APRIL 11

Roblin Steel Coffee Club

Demetri’s Restaurant, 6 Lake Shore Drive W., Dunkirk, 9 a.m. All former emplyees, family, friends welcome.

Trinity Episcopal Church Women’s annual spring rummage sale

Garland Hall back of church, 11 Day St., Fredonia, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Clean spring, summer clothes, books, linens, kitchen items, holiday items, decorating articles, more.

Darwin R. Barker Library presents: free Poetry class with John Brantingham

7 Day St., Fredonia, 10 a.m. to noon. for feedback, coaching; online through video lectures, Zoom-based office hours. Participants can join in as little or as much as desired. To register, email johnmbrantingham@gmail.com, In the subject, write “Poetry Class.”

Triple P-Positive Parenting discussion group

MHA, 31 Water St., Jamestown, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. For parents of children ages 0 to 12. For details, call 716 664-3608. This week’s topic: Dealing with Disobedience.

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

43 Main St., Silver Creek, 2 to 4 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. No registration required.

Roger Tory Peterson Institute exhibition opening: Art that Matters to the Planet: Wild America

311 Curtis St., Jamestown, 5:30 to 8 p.m. Guest juror Kenn Kaufman. Full access to museum, drink from RTPI bar, light bites. $12,

Contemporary Stations of the Cross with music, candlelight

Holy Trinity RC Church, 1032 Central Ave., Dunkirk, 7 to 8:15 p.m. Each station includes a contemporary reflection, related song performed by Our Lord’s Vineyard musicians.

Movies at the Reg: “Dog Man”

116 E. Third St., Jamestown, 7 p.m. When a faithful police dog and his human police officer are injured together on the job, a life-saving surgery fuses them together, dog man is born. Tickets $7 at box office, $9 online or by phone.

Folk in Fredonia: Long Point String Band

1891 Fredonia Opera House, 9 Church St., 7:30 p.m. Blend of old-time mountain music, bluegrass. $22 adults, $20 members, $10 students.

Fredonia Performing Arts Company presents: Sondheim’s “Company”

SUNY Fredonia, Rockefeller Arts Center, Bartlett Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Reserved seating. General public $20 advance, $25 at door; students $5 advance, $10 door. On the eve of Robert’s 35th birthday, friends explain the pros and cons of taking on a spouse to the confirmed bachelor. Music by Stephen Sondheim.

Fredonia World Mallets Ensembles

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

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/.