Coming up …
FRIDAY, FEB. 6
Audubon Community Nature Center First Friday: All About Hellbenders with Kelly Crandall (adult+)
1600 Riverside Road, Jamestown, 11 a.m. to noon. Adults $8, Nature Center members $6, children 9 to 15 $6. Registration appreciated. Call 716 569-2345.
Robert H. Jackson Center presents: Images of Hate, Trials of Conscience: What Nuremberg taught us about propaganda, perpetrators and the law
Virtual event, presented by Dr. Mark M. Hull, 12 to 1 p.m. For registration information, see the website roberthjackson.org or call 716 483-6646.
Lake Erie Wine Country Wine & Chocolate Celebration weekend
Fridays 12 to 5 p.m. 9 unique wineries provide a sweet or savory food pairing with a featured wine, followed by a tasting. Ticket entitles one tasting at each winery during the 3 weekend options. Mocktail tickets also available For more details and to purchase tickets, see www.lakeeriewinecountry.org
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.
Martin Luther King event: Keynote address by alumnus Frank S. Williams
SUNY Fredonia, Mason Hall, Rosch Recital Hall, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Speaker has served as an administrator in higher education in a variety of positions in WNY for the past 25 years. Program includes announcement of area middle school and high school creativity concert award winners.
Lakeshore Flea Market and VFW Auxiliary bake sale
VFW Memorial Post, 2556 Route 20, Sheridan, 4 to 7 p.m. New and vintage items, special emphasis on gifts, decor for Valentine’s Day. Fish fry and full service bar available. Reservations recommended for fish fry. Dine in or take out. For details, booth rental, call 814 779-5553.
Galentine’s at Art Cloth & Craft
108 E. Third St., Jamestown, 6 to 8 p.m. Goody bags, treats, photo booth, give-away, sips by Nick Dean. No boys allowed. $25 per person. Reservations required.
Lucille Ball Little Theatre presents: “The Diary of Anne Frank”
18 E. Second St., Jamestown, 7 p.m. $17 to $25.
e.da.co. Eclectic Dance Company winter showcase
1891 Fredonia Opera House, 9 Church St., Fredonia, 7 p.m. Tickets $12, children 2, under free. Students ages 4 to 18 will perform a variety of styles such as tap, jazz, hip hop, musical theater, acro, pom, lyrical, contemporary, more. Tickets at Opera House box office Tuesday to Friday 12 to 4:30 p.m. or at door.
Faculty Recital: Complete Sonatas, Partitas by J.S. Bach, Jessica Tong, violin; Isabel Ong, violin; David Rose, cello
SUNY Fredonia, Mason Hall, Rosch Recital Hall, 7 p.m.
Movies at the Reg: “Is This Thing On?”
116 E. Third St., Jamestown, 7 p.m. Stars Will Arnett, Laura Dern as a man facing divorce, exploring stand-up comedy and a wife coming to terms with her sacrifices. Tickets $8 at box office, $10 online or by phone
SATURDAY, FEB. 7
Frozen 5 to 50k
Cassadaga Community Center, 22 Mill St., 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Run or walk anything from 5k to 50k. Produced by Wilson Endurance Sports. Proceeds benefit Chautauqua County Fire Police.
Al Tech/Dunkirk Specialty Steel Retirees meeting
Central Station Restaurant, 332 Central Ave., Dunkirk, 8:30 a.m. All retirees welcome.
Lakeshore Flea Market
VFW Memorial Post, 2556 Route 20, Sheridan, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. New and vintage items, special emphasis on gifts, decor for Valentine’s Day. Saturday breakfast of coffee, breakfast sandwiches on homemade biscuits or lunch of homemade soup of the week, pizza and wings can be purchased. For details, booth rental, call 814 779-5553.
Love Remembered bake sale by the Villenova Burial Association
South Dayton Supermarket, 303 Pine St., 9 a.m. Proceeds help to defray maintenance, operating costs of the over 200 years old Villenova Cemetery. Wide variety of homemade baked goods for sale. Donation box.
Fredonia Farmers’ Market
Masonic Lodge, 321 E. Main St., 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Features variety of food vendors, crafts, artisans, prepared foods for sale. Market welcomes cash, credit cards, SNAP benefits.
Valentine’s Makers Market
Westfield Marketspace 93 E. Main St., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Shop handmade goods from local artists, crafters, small businesses. Kid maker corner with kid-friendly make and take crafts. Optional $10 guided craft open to all ages. Call 716 226-6979 for details.
Chautauqua County Health Department free rabies clinic
Salvation Army of Jamestown, 83 S. Main St., Jamestown, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Animals must be pre-registered. For dogs, cats, domesticated ferrets three months of age and older. While supplies last, free microchipping, distemper shops. Register at healthyCHQ.com/Rabies, view calendar of upcoming clinics. Bring all previous vaccination records and remain in car, dogs on a leash, cats in a carrier.
Lake Erie Wine Country Wine & Chocolate Celebration weekend
Saturdays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 9 unique wineries provide a sweet or savory food pairing with a featured wine, followed by a tasting. Ticket entitles one tasting at each winery during the 3 weekend options. Mocktail tickets also available For more details and to purchase tickets, see www.lakeeriewinecountry.org
Lakeshore Humane “Souper Bowl Saturday” event
The Lakeshore Humane Society, 431 E. Chestnut St., Dunkirk, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Variety of homemade soups available for purchase. (Vegetarian options available on a first-come, first-served basis.) Also be bread, beverage, dessert. For $20, have your soup and take home a beautiful bowl hand-crafted by members of Mudslingers, local pottery group based in Fredonia. Lunch without the artisanal bowl available for $15. Support LHS’s efforts to help dogs and cats in need of caring homes. Cat’s Meow Boutique open for purchases by the public. For details, call 716 672-1991.
Chili Cook-off at Peek ‘n Peak
1405 Olde Road, Clymer, Retreat, 12 to 5 p.m. Adults $15, $5 ages 11, under. No cost to enter chili. Register using eventbrite. People’s choice voting. DJ Mark, music, games, prizes. Proceeds benefit Clymer, Sherman, Findley Lake Fire Departments.
Anderson-Lee Library presents: LOVE Suncatchers
43 Main St., Silver Creek, 12 p.m. Ages 6+. Pre-registration requested. Call 716 934-3468.
National Theatre Live: Bernard Shaw’s “Mrs. Warren’s Profession”
1891 Fredonia Opera House, 9 Church St., 1 p.m. Adults $15, students $10. Stars Imelda Staunton, Bessie Carter.
TIA Book Cellar Galentine’s book swap
15 W. Main St., North East, 2 p.m. Bring 1 book to swap with someone else.
Centaur Stride Therapeutic Riding Center soup supper fundraiser
Westfield United Methodist Church, 101 E. Main St., 5 to 7 p.m. $15 meal includes choice of homemade soup, roll, dessert, beverage. Take-out available. T 6 p.m., presentation highlighting mission, programs of Centaur Stride. Recognition of volunteers. staff/ Door prize drawings, basket raffle. For reservations, call 716 326-4318.
Lucille Ball Little Theatre presents: “The Diary of Anne Frank”
18 E. Second St., Jamestown, 7 p.m. $17 to $25.
Cinema Series: “Marty Supreme”
1891 Fredonia Opera House, 9 Church St., 7:30 p.m. Shoe salesman in ’50s NYC (Timothee Chalamet) sacrifices everything to become a world table tennis champion. Adults $7, seniors/Opera House members $6.50, students $5.
SUNDAY, FEB. 8
Valentine’s Makers Market
Westfield Marketspace 93 E. Main St., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Shop handmade goods from local artists, crafters, small businesses. Kid maker corner with kid-friendly make and take crafts. Optional $10 guided craft open to all ages. Call 716 226-6979 for details.
Lake Erie Wine Country Wine & Chocolate Celebration weekend
Sundays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 9 unique wineries provide a sweet or savory food pairing with a featured wine, followed by a tasting. Ticket entitles one tasting at each winery during the 3 weekend options. Mocktail tickets also available For more details and to purchase tickets, see www.lakeeriewinecountry.org
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Northern Chautauqua County service
222 Temple St., Fredonia, 11 a.m. Rev. Ron Skowronski will address “Love is a Verb” during the service. Public welcome. Zoom link available. Website is uucnc.org
Sleigh and wagon rides at Chautauqua
Chautauqua Institution, 10 Roberts Road, 1 to 3 p.m. $5 adults, youth ages 13+, $3 children 2 to 12. Tickets available day-of only, no presale, reservations.
Lucille Ball Little Theatre presents: “The Diary of Anne Frank”
18 E. Second St.,Jamestown, 2 p.m. $17 to $25.
MONDAY. FEB. 9
Sheridan VFW Auxiliary 6390 meeting
VFW Memorial Post, 2556 Route 20, Sheridan, 6:30 p.m. New members welcome. Contact Beckie Ross at rhuberross@stny.rr.com
TUESDAY, FEB. 10
Robert H. Jackson Center presents: Living Voices ; “Fly for Freedom”
305 E. Fourth St., Jamestown, 9 to 10 a.m. Explore little-known stories, contributions of working women in WWII aeronautics industry, amplifying experiences of Black women through Rosie the Riveters, Women Air Force Service Pilots, Tuskegee Airmen, Double Victory campaign. For registration information, see the website roberthjackson.org or call 716 483-6646. Another performance 1 to 2 p.m.
Memory Cafe:Guided Landscaping Painting with Leslie Calimeri
Reg Lenna Media Arts Studio, 108 E. Third St., Jamestown, enter through Reg Lenna awning entrance, 12 to 1 p.m. Free respite, arts program for people with forgetfulness, changes in thinking, as well as caregivers. Donations suggested to Reg Lenna Memory Cafe. Can also observe. Light refreshments. Reserve at 716 484-7070 by previous Friday.
Cassadaga American Legion weekly bingo
Legion Post 1280, 228 Maple Ave., 1 p.m.
St. Joseph’s bingo
145 E. Main St., Fredonia. Doors open at 5 p.m., bingo begins at 7.
Cassadaga American Legion Auxiliary Unit 1280 meeting
Legion Post 1280, 228 Maple Ave., 6:30 p.m.
Children in the Stream Youth Fly Fishing Program
SUNY Fredonia, Rockefeller Arts Center, Costello Room, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Open to children over 12 (younger if accompanied by an adult), faculty, staff and community members of all ages. Classes, supplies provided at no cost. No long-term commitment needed.
Robert H. Jackson Center presents: Living Voices ; “Right to Dream”
305 E. Fourth St., Jamestown, 7 to 8 p.m. Discover struggle for Black civil rights through young African Americans in the 1960s through the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. For registration information, see the website roberthjackson.org or call 716 483-6646.
Sons of the American Legion, Brocton Squad 434 meeting
Brocton American Legion, 110 W. Main St., 7 p.m.
Sorel Visiting Artist Series presents: Dr. Sarah Minette
SUNY Fredonia, Mason Hall, 2019, 7 p.m.
Cinema Series: “Marty Supreme”
1891 Fredonia Opera House, 9 Church St., 7:30 p.m. Shoe salesman in ’50s NYC (Timothee Chalamet) sacrifices everything to become a world table tennis champion. Adults $7, seniors/Opera House members $6.50, students $5.
