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Folsom Prison Experience comes to Reg Lenna

The Reg Lenna Center for the Arts will present the Folsom Prison Experience at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 18. The show brings the 1968 recording of Johnny Cash’s At Folsom Prison album to life. The album topped the country charts, broke into the Top 15 on the pop charts, sold more than 3 million copies, and revived Cash’s career. The day of recording was filled with tension, risks, and unforgettable moments inside one of the toughest prisons in the country. The Folsom Prison Experience tribute blends live concert energy with theatrical storytelling, putting audiences inside the ...

Cinema Series to screen ‘EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert’

The Cinema Series continues at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center with screenings of “EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert” on Saturday and Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. The Tuesday night screening will be shown with captions visible on the screen. Presley sings and tells his story ...

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Council meeting Tuesday canceled Tuesday’s Dunkirk Common Council meeting was canceled. In a notice sent to the OBSERVER, “technical issues” were blamed for the cancellation. The mayor told the OBSERVER that as she understood it, one of the members of council wanted to attend the meeting remotely using Zoom. However, City Hall was having technical difficulties with the computer network connection. Wdowiasz also stated it was the council’s decision to cancel the meeting. Fredonia Ukulele gathers Saturday Fredonia Ukulele will gather Saturday at Domus Fare ...

Coming up …

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8 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. CHQ Chamber Business Builder Workshop: Company Culture SUNY Fredonia Center for Innovation, Economic Development, 214 Central Ave., Dunkirk, 10 a.m. Free for Chamber members, $10 fee for non-members. Networking opportunity follows presentation. Game of Real Life Teen Resource Fair G.A. Family Services Gymnasium, 210 Gustavus Ave., Jamestown, ...

‘Water Lilies by Monet’ coming to Opera House

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House will present “Water Lilies by Monet: The Magic of Water & Light,” a special cinematic exploration of the acclaimed artist’s most recognizable works, on Saturday at 1 p.m. The screening is part of the Opera House’s Arts in the Afternoon series of events, ...

‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ begins Thursday

Get ready for an evening of laughter and delightful chaos as a talented group of local performers takes the stage in the smash-hit comedy “The Play That Goes Wrong.” This community theater production will run Thursday to Saturday and April 17 to 18 at Main Street Studios in the heart of ...