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Weekly library events for area announced

Weekly events have been announced for local libraries. Check each library’s website for details. — Monday: Preschool Storytime at Barker Library, 7 Day St., Fredonia, 10:30 a.m. — Tuesday: Little Adventurers babies, toddlers, preschoolers with grown-ups at Ahira Hall Library, 37 W. Main St., 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.; Storytime, take-home craft kit ages 2 to 5 at Dunkirk Library, 536 Central Ave., 11 a.m.; Cozy Crafters at Patterson Library, 40 S. Portage St., Westfield, 1 p.m.; Imaginarium elementary students at Ahira Hall Library, 37 W. Main St., Brocton, 3:45 to 4:45 p.m.; ...

Art songs to be presented at SUNY recital

A vocal recital of art songs is slated for Friday, March 27 in Juliet J. Rosch Recital Hall at the State University of New York at Fredonia. Works to be performed include composers Nikolai Medtner, Dmitri Shostakovich, Johannes Brahms and Richard Strauss. Performers will include ...

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FRIDAY, MARCH 20 Al Tech/Dunkirk Specialty Steel Retirees meeting Central Station Restaurant, 332 Central Ave., Dunkirk, 8:30 a.m. All retirees welcome. Blessed Mary Angela Holy Name Society indoor flea market St. Hyacinth Lyceum, 15 N. Pangolin St., Dunkirk, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Triple P-Positive Parenting Program/support group for parents of children ages 0 to 12 Dunkirk Public Library, 536 Central Ave. 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Free event. To register, call 716 664-4582. Triple P-Positive Parenting Program/support group for parents of teenagers ages 13 to 15 Dunkirk Public ...

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Blood drive set for today WESTFIELD — This March, the Community Blood Bank is giving donors even more reason to feel lucky. As part of its 60th anniversary celebration, CBB is offering all presenting blood donors in the month of March the chance to win an Orlando vacation for themselves and a guest, made possible in part by Breeze Airways. Throughout the promotion, every donor who gives blood at the Erie Donor Center or at a mobile blood drive will be automatically entered to win the getaway. The winning donor will receive roundtrip airfare from Erie to Orlando for two on Breeze ...

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THURSDAY, MARCH 19 Blessed Mary Angela Holy Name Society indoor flea market St. Hyacinth Lyceum, 15 N. Pangolin St., Dunkirk, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday Knitting Group Trinity Episcopal Church, 11 Day St., Fredonia, 9:15 to 11:30 a.m. Many of the creations are donated to local charities, or attendees can work on their own projects. For details or to donate unused yarn, call 716 785-6039. Patterson Library presents: Op Art with Melissa Meyers 40 S. Patterson St., Westfield, ...

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 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. Robert H. Jackson Center presents: Living Voices ; “The New American” 305 E. Fourth St., Jamestown, 9 to 10 a.m. Journey from steerage to Ellis Island to sweatshops of NYC through young Irish immigrant Bridget’s story in the early 1900s. For registration information, see the website roberthjackson.org or call 716 483-6646. Other ...