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She Is Safe Of Chautauqua County to host benefit Saturday

MAYVILLE — Rebeca Magnuson has been focused on helping victims of domestic violence for many years, and her work continues on Saturday with a benefit set to be held at her former Mayville restaurant. A domestic violence survivor herself, Magnuson began her nonprofit She Is Safe of Chautauqua County two years ago in February. Her restaurant, She Sings Cafe, hired many victims of abuse, and Magnuson is also currently working on finding a platform for her five-part documentary series, She Sings. She also has her own one-woman show since 2018. Magnuson’s restaurant has since shut ...

T-shirt design contest underway for Humane Society

The Chautauqua County Humane Society is excited to announce the launch of the Pet Expo ’26 Youth T-Shirt Design Challenge, inviting young artists to show off their creativity while celebrating animals and the spirit of community. This challenge is supported by Greater Chautauqua Federal Credit Union, joining not only as a sponsor but as a promotional partner helping spread the word throughout the region. There is no cost to participate, and submissions can be dropped off at any Greater Chautauqua Federal Credit Union location or at the Chautauqua County Humane Society. As part of ...

‘Gin Game’ coming to Westfield center

A deck of cards has rarely felt so loaded. Directed by David Oliver, D.L. Coburn’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “The Gin Game” runs at Lake Shore Center For The Arts in Westfield on July 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, and 26. With sharp humor and mounting tension, the play turns a simple game of gin into a revealing study of aging, loneliness, and life’s uneasy dependence on chance. On the back porch of a nursing home, new residents Weller and Fonsia, played by Tom Loughlin and ChrisTina Rausa, begin to know one another over games of gin. The porch’s stillness contrasts with the lively ...

Community Notebook

Computer classes set for library The Dunkirk Public Library, 536 Central Ave., has announced computer classes for July, including: Digitizing Files and Important Documents on July 16 from 1 to 2 p.m.; Protecting Your Personal Data On-Line on July 21 from 1 to 2 p.m.; Questions About Androids on July 28 from 1 to 2 p.m.; Using Your Apple Devices on July 29 from 1 to 2 p.m.; Ancestry Library Edition on July 30 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Space is limited. Registration is required for all classes. Call (716) 366-2511 to reserve a seat. Personal Devices may be needed for some classes. ...

Coming up …

TUESDAY, JULY 7 Chautauqua Institution Lecture Series: Chuck Todd, political journalist, analyst Route 394, 10:45 a.m. Single ticket $40, or included with gate pass. Forestville Chapter 247 Order of the Eastern Star chicken barbecue D & F Plaza, 1170 Central Ave., Dunkirk, 12 to 4 p.m. $15 half chicken, potato salad, macaroni salad, roll, butter. Proceeds go to Buffalo, Batavia Veterans Hospitals. Cassadaga American Legion weekly bingo Legion Post 1280, 228 Maple Ave., 1 p.m. Dunkirk Public Library presents: Sign Up Craft: Paint a 3D wood dinosaur 536 Central Ave., 2 ...

Coming up …

MONDAY., JULY 6 Memory Cafe National Comedy Center, 203 W. Second St., Jamestown, 10 a.m. For people living with memory loss plus caregivers, family. Experience museum’s interactive touch-screen exhibits, theater presentations at own pace. Socialize, refreshments. Complimentary event. Guest presenters. Pre-register at ComedyCenter.org/MemoryCafe. Sinclairville Free Library presents: Junior Paleontologist Training Night #2 15 Main St., 5 to 7 p.m. For all ages, adult must stay with children. One observation journal for all 4 sessions. Free event. Light refreshments. Register at 716 ...