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MONDAY, OCT. 19 AARP Smart Driver Course, part 1 Ahira Hall Memorial Library, 37 W. Main St., Brocton, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Also Oct. 21 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Must attend both sessions. Must arrive at 8:45 a.m., have NYS license. Must register with the library 716 792-9418. AARP member $25, non-member $30. Seymour Library Cassadaga presents: The Basics part 4 - Caulking 18 Maple St., 5 p.m. Instructor Biannca Riggle. $10 materials fee. Bring own caulking gun. Register at 716 595-3822. TUESDAY, OCT. 20 Cassadaga American Legion weekly bingo Legion Post 1280, 228 Maple Ave., 1 p.m. ...

Fall fungus on display at Audubon

Mushrooms are interesting. At a glance, fungi may look similar to plants, but they are their own separate kingdom, neither plant nor animal. Fungi actually share more things in common with animals, both in the chemical materials that cells are made of but also because fungi eat rather than ...

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SATURDAY, OCT. 17 Peek’n Peak Fall Festival 1405 Olde Road, Clymer. Over 100 vendors, farmers’ market. Kids’ zone: Balloon by Nat, pony rides 12 to 4 p.m. Jungle Terry, Cracker Jack Farms. Pumpkin cannon. Ski lift rides, snowsports equipment sale. Live music with Selleena. All outlets are cashless. Yeti Dash 5K Ellery Town Park, 3040 Route 430, Greenhurst, registration 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. $30. Part of the Runner of the Year Series through Chautauqua County Striders. See https://runsignup.com/Race/NY/Greenhurst/YetiDash Fredonia Farmers’ Market Church Street, Fredonia, 9 ...

Libraries list coming events in area

Weekly events at local libraries have been announced. Check each library’s website for details — Tuesday: Little Adventurers for ages 0 to 7 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.; Cozy Crafters at Patterson Library, 40 S. Portage St., Westfield, 1 p.m.; Mahjong Club at Anderson-Lee Library, 43 Main St., Silver Creek at 1 p.m., Imaginarium after school elementary program at Ahira Hall Memorial Library, 37 W. Main St., Brocton, ...

Symphony opens season featuring Concerto winner

The Fredonia College Symphony Orchestra's first concert of the academic year is on Saturday during Homecoming Weekend. The free concert is slated for 8 p.m. in King Concert Hall. The program will include the Mussorgsky/Rimsky-Korsakov masterpiece, “Night on Bald Mountain;” the first ...

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FRIDAY, OCT. 16 Brocton Portland Farmers’ Market Tri Parish Church back parking lot, 41 Main St., Brocton, (next to Country Fair), 12 to 6 p.m. For details, contact Debbie Harriger at 716-467-5439. (through end of October 2026) Seymour Library Cassadaga presents: Medicare consultations with Rebecca Poynton 18 Maple St., 12 to 6 p.m. Appointments required. Call 716 573-8783. Dunkirk Public Library presents: Dungeons & Dragons 536 Central Ave., 2:45 to 5 p.m. Teens, YA patrons welcome for role-playing adventures. Contact Library Director for details 716 366-2511. Bicentennial ...