THURSDAY, MAY 18

Chautauqua County Soil and Water Conservation District board meeting

Conservation District building, 220 Fluvanna Ave., Suite 600, Jamestown, 8:30 a.m. Purpose: approve the district’s spending, projects and ensure the production of soil and water. With questions, or to attend, call 716 664-2351, ext. 5.

Prevention Works Teen Triple P Discussion Group: Coping with Teens Emotions

The Mental Health Association, 31 Water St. #7, Jamestown, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. To register, call Tracy at 716 203-1609. Zoom options available.

New York State Department of Transportation Breakfast Club meeting

Native Pride Restaurant, 11359 Southwestern Boulevard, Irving, 10 a.m.

Anderson-Lee Library presents: Preschool Storytime with Miss Jill

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

Anderson-Lee Library presents: School Age Storytime with Miss Amy

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

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

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

Darwin R. Barker Library presents: Master Builders

7 Day St., Fredonia, 4 p.m. Build with LEGOs, Magformers, Lincoln Logs, Snap Circuits, Marble Runs, Construx, Cubelets and more. Weekly challenges and prizes. All children welcome. No registration required. Caregivers must remain in building.

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.

Rosary for Peace in the World

This recurring Rosary takes place on the third Thursday of each month from 5:30 to 6 p.m. at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, 328 Washington Ave., Dunkirk.

Girl Scouts of WNY Unicorn Party

Mayville Public Library, 92 S. Erie St., Mayville, 6 to 6:45 p.m. All girls in PreK (going into kindergarten in the fall), kindergarten and first grade are invited to come and bring friends. Free party. To make a reservation, contact heather.chopra@gswny.org. Scholarships for Girl Scouts are available.

WRFA presents: Arts on Fire LIVE – Fredonia Guitar Quintet

116 E. Third St., Jamestown, cash bar and preshow gathering in pre-function room (elevator to 3) doors at 6 p.m. All performances in media studio (elevator to 3R) door at 6:45, performance at 7 p.m. Be part of the live studio audience. $12 per ticket and $1 convenience fee. Directed by Dr. James Piorkowski.

Ascension Day services at St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church

Corner of Lark and Fourth streets, Dunkirk, 6:30 p.m. The Rt. Rev. Sean Rowe, Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania will officiate and preach. All are welcome. A reception follows.

Steps to Serenity Al-Anon Group

Harvest Chapel Free Methodist Church, 39 Matteson St., Fredonia, 6:45 to 8 p.m. Enter from the canopy and ramp door entrances. For details, call 716 969-2395.

Chautauqua County History Lecture: The Brotherhood of the New Life

1891 Fredonia Opera House, 9 Church St., 7 p.m. Presenter: Jeff Adams gives an illustrated lecture exploring a past “religious cult” led by Thomas Lake Harris. Free admission, donations accepted.

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/.

FRIDAY, MAY 19

Sinclairville Free Library Write Circle

15 Main St., 9 a.m. Hybrid program for writers. Call 716 962-5885 for the online link or for in-person meeting registration.

Prevention Works Triple P Discussion Group: Developing Good Bedtime Routines

The Mental Health Association, 31 Water St. #7, Jamestown, 10 a.m. to noon. Parents of children 0 to 12 years old. To register, call Tracy at 716 203-1609. Zoom options available.

Sinclairville Samplers

Sinclairville Free Library, 15 Main St., 10:30 a.m. Quilting, knitting, crochet, embroidery, fun with friends creating together.

Anderson-Lee Library presents: Learn to Knit

43 Main St., Silver Creek 1 to 3 p.m. Pre-registration requested, call 716 934-3468. Ages 11 and up. All skill levels welcome. Need not attend all sessions. Bring 10/10.5 needles (bamboo for beginners and a light-colored worsted weight yarn #4

Anderson-Lee Library presents: Chess Club

43 Main St., Silver Creek 2 to 3 p.m. For ages 10+. Registration not required.

Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History Guided Gallery Walk

311 Curtis St., Jamestown, 2 p.m. Limited to 15 people. Led by curator Maria Ferguson. Adults $12; Seniors, military, students $10, children under 6 $6. Call 716 665-2473 for reservations.

Dunkirk Public Library presents: Dungeons and Dragons

536 Central Ave., 2:45 to 5 p.m. Teen and YA patrons are welcome to join for role-playing adventures. For details, contact the library director.

Stockton cleanup days

Residents can deliver items to the highway department storage building, 4696 W. Railroad Ave., Stockton from 3 to 6 p.m. Not accepting tires, liquid waste, paint, oils, batteries, computers, or appliances with freon.

Ahira Hall Memorial Library presents: Voyagers

37 W. Main St., Brocton, 3:30 p.m. For grades 4 through 8.

Commencement Eve Pops: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber

SUNY Fredonia, Rockefeller Arts Center, King Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m. Reserved seating. Level I: $35. Level II: $30; Level III: $25; Level IV: $20. Some of Fredonia’s very best student vocalists join with the Western New York Chamber Orchestra and the Fredonia Chamber Choir. Songs from “Phantom of the Opera,” “Cats,” “Evita,” “Jesus Christ Superstar,” “Sunset Boulevard” and more.

Lucille Ball Little Theatre presents: “Jersey Boys”

18. E. Second St., Jamestown, 7:30 p.m. $25. Call 716 483-1095.

Free Outdoor Movie Night – Disney’s “Strange World”

Chautauqua Safety Village, 2695 Route 394, Ashville, dusk, around 8:15 p.m. Bring blanket or lawn chair. Snacks available for purchase. No outside food or beverages.

SATURDAY, MAY 20

Kinzua Cup Walleye Tournament – Big Fish Bradford

$300/team, enters you into the Saturday Big Fish and Kinzua Cup on Sunday. See social media @willowcreeksportsmanclub

Audubon Community Nature Center bird banding

1600 Riverside Road, Jamestown, pavilion on west side of ACNC property, 7 to 11 a.m.

Chautauqua County Health Department free rabies clinic

Town of Westfield Highway Dept., 118 Chestnut St., 8 a.m. to noon. Animals must be pre-registered. For dogs, cats, domesticated ferrets three months of age and older. Register at on.ny.gov/426F0ee. Bring all previous vaccination records and remain in car, dogs on a leash, cats in a carrier. For details, call 716 753-4481.

U.S. Coast Guard Flotilla 34 Boat America class

American Legion Post 1286, 174 Chautauqua Ave., Lakewood, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Low-cost luncheon provided, or attendees can bring their own. Students must be at least 10 years of age. $30 registration fee. Upon completing the 8-hour class, payment and exam, successful students will receive a USCG Boating Certificate and wallet card. For details, call 716 875-4095. Make checks out to USCG AUX 9ER 34 and mail to M. Wagner, VFC, P.O. Box 606, Stow, N.Y. 14785.

Audubon Community Nature Center plant exchange and sale

1600 Riverside Road, Jamestown, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Donate plants that are disease-free for partial credit toward purchases. Audubon native plants, annuals, perennial plants, trees, shrubs. Also nurseries will be present with plants for sale and other garden vendors. Free admission.

Fredonia Farmers’ Market

The Fredonia Farmers’ Market warm weather location, Church Street, Barker Common, downtown Fredonia, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. It features a variety of food vendors, artisan crafts and prepared foods for sale. The market welcomes cash, credit cards, SNAP benefits and is handicapped accessible.

Beer and Breweriana Trade Show

Kosciuszko Polish Home, 252 Nevins St., Dunkirk, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tables $15/ 2 for $25. Walk-ins are free. Dealer set-up from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Buy, sell and trade. BCCA The Kochs Chapter. For details, message Bob Wilcox at 607-368-1366. Both floors of the club will be open for the event. Free admission. Koch’s Brewery items and much more, over 30 vendors.. Food and drinks available. Raffle, 50/50 drawing.

Stockton cleanup days

Residents can deliver items to the highway department storage building, 4696 W. Railroad Ave., Stockton from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Not accepting tires, liquid waste, paint, oils, batteries, computers, or appliances with freon.

Chautauqua County Antique Equipment annual plow day

Mill Street, Stockton, 9 a.m. Antique tractors and plows will demonstrate plowing in the surrounding fields. Members of the Association invited to join in the plowing Community observers welcome.

Veterans 4 Christ brunch

41 E. Main St., Brocton, 10 a.m. Free for veterans and guest.

Fredonia Food Pantry

Fredonia Presbyterian Church, 219 Central Ave., 10 a.m. to noon. Serves the needs of residents of Fredonia, ZIP code 14063, Pomfret, Sheridan and Laona. All guests receive one or more bags of non-perishable food. Number of bags given out depends on family size.

“Five 20 Day” ten-year anniversary

Mazza Chautauqua Cellars and 5 & 20 Spirits and Brewing, 8398 W. Main St., Westfield, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. New whiskey releases, live music, food truck, facility tours.

Gowanda Pine Hill Cemetery meeting

Cemetery Hill Road, 10 a.m. All lot owners and the public invited.

Anderson-Lee Library presents: LEGO Club

43 Main St., Silver Creek 10:30 a.m. Pre-registration needed, call 716 934-3468. Build the challenge of the day, pick a challenge card or free build. For ages 5 to 12.

Benefit for Mike Schaefer

Sinclairville Fire Hall, 30 Main St., 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Event will include a pulled pork dinner, basket raffle and bake sale. Mike was recently diagnosed with stage 4 squamous cell carcinoma.

Dunkirk Public Library presents: Sundance Kids Farm

536 Central Ave., 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Come meet and learn about tortoises. No registration needed.

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. Only cats are available for adoption this day, as the dogs will be onsite at a fund-raiser for LHS at Cattoos.

Lakeshore Humane Society Tattoos at Cattoos

Cattoos, 4867 W. Lake Road, Dunkirk, starts at noon. Artists will be tattooing small cat/dog/animal designs all day at a pre-set price of &60 with a portion of the proceeds going to LHS. Piercing specials, Chinese auction, raffles, custom air-brushing by the Chad, food trucks, door prizes. Dogs in need of loving homes currently housed at the Lakeshore Humane Society will be on site at Cattoos. (Only cats will be available for adoption at the LHS Adoption Center).

Live at the Met presents: Mozart’s “Don Giovanni”

1891 Fredonia Opera House, 1 p.m. Tickets are $20 for general admission, $18 Opera House members, $10 students. The opera is sung in Italian with English subtitles.

Cassadaga Lakes clean-up

1 p.m., sponsored by Cassadaga Lakes Association.

St. John’s United Church of Christ ham dinner

733 Central Ave., Dunkirk, 4:30 to 6 p.m., $13. Includes dessert. Pre-ordering no later than 10 days prior to the dinner strongly recommended. Call 716 366-0710.

Cinema Series: “Mafia Mamma”

1891 Fredonia Opera House, Church St., 7:30 p.m. Toni Collette stars as a mild-mannered suburban mom who inherits a mafia empire from her late grandfather and finds herself in the middle of a mob war. $7 adults, $6.50 seniors and Opera House members, $5 students.

Lucille Ball Little Theatre presents: “Jersey Boys”

18. E. Second St., Jamestown, 7:30 p.m. $25. Call 716 483-1095.

Movies at the Reg: “Air”

116 E. Third St., Jamestown, 8 p.m. Ben Affleck directs a film about the game-changing partnership between a then-unknown Michael Jordan and Nike. Tickets $7 and $1 restoration fee.