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Upcoming area library events listed

Weekly events at local libraries have been announced. Check each library’s website for details. — Monday: Preschool Storytime at Darwin R. Barker Library, 7 Day St., Fredonia, 10:30 a.m. — Tuesday: Zoom room ages 0 to 3 with families at Patterson Library. 40 S. Portage St., Westfield, 10:15 a.m.; Little Adventurers for ages 0 to 5 and their grown-up at Ahira Hall Memorial Library, 37 W. Main St., Brocton, 10:30 to 11:15 a.m.; Storytime, take-home craft kit ages 2 to 5 at Dunkirk Public Library, 536 Central Ave., 11 a.m.; Mahjong Club at Anderson-Lee Library, 43 Main St., ...

Museum opens exhibit on U.S. Army in 1970s

The Dunkirk Historical Museum has announced the opening of a new display in honor of our local veterans. The specter of the Cold War provided an intense backdrop for life and politics on home soil, and the public is invited to come learn about the experience of members of the U.S. Army on the inner German border in the 1970s. The display features uniforms and equipment of service members on both sides of the conflict, as well as original objects from the Fulda Gap and behind the Iron Curtain. Open to the public through Jan. 8. The museum's main display, "That '70s Exhibit," will ...

Congregation plans focus on ‘love’

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Northern Chautauqua (UUCNC), located at 222 Temple Street in Fredonia, holds a Sunday Worship Service at 11 a.m., both at their physical location and on Zoom. For those wishing to join us virtually, please visit https://tinyurl.com/caluucnc. Click on “Worship Service” on the date you are attending and scroll down for the Zoom link. For those attending the in-person service, please follow the driveway and park in the lower lot behind the building. Handicapped parking is located between the two buildings and directly behind the second ...

Orb Weavers exhibition closes Saturday

Orb Weavers, a painting exhibition with more than a dozen works by Francesca Woolson, concludes with a closing reception on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. It will be held at Thomas Annear Art, 43 Central Ave., Fredonia. To schedule a free private viewing, please email ...

Fredonia’s Merrins event offers intimate look at the world of dance

Audiences will have the opportunity to experience the world of dance in an up-close way this November at SUNY Fredonia. The Department of Theatre and Dance presents the Merrins Fall Chamber Concert from today to Sunday in the James and Marcia Merrins Dance Theatre of Rockefeller Arts ...

Make a corn husk doll at library Saturday

SILVER CREEK — The Anderson-Lee Library, located at 43 Main St. will host a corn husk doll making event with Bernadette Scott and Marcie Kane on Saturday at 11 a.m. This program is best for those ages 5 and older. Please register in advance for this interactive workshop by calling the ...