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Audubon opens Nature Photography Contest

Now is the time to take your camera or phone outdoors to get a great winter shot for the Audubon Community Nature Center (ACNC) 2026 Nature Photography Contest. With awards totaling $1,600, adults and youth (ages 8–18) can submit photos to three different categories, each paying $200 to ...

Guitar professor shares Metropolitan Opera experience

SUNY Fredonia Assistant Professor Nathan Huvard enriches his teaching through experiences gained playing in the Metropolitan Opera orchestra. In the Met’s current season, Huvard has already performed in two productions: playing mandolin and guitar in the world premiere of “The Amazing ...

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TUESDAY, FEB. 17 Cassadaga American Legion weekly bingo Legion Post 1280, 228 Maple Ave., 1 p.m. Anderson-Lee Library presents: Chaos crafting 43 Main St., Silver Creek, session 1 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. or session 2 from 6 to to 7:30 p.m. All ages welcome to use library’s materials. Registration appreciated. Call 716 934-3468. St. Joseph’s bingo 145 E. Main St., Fredonia. Doors open at 5 p.m., bingo begins at 7. 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 ...

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Stations of the Cross scheduled Blessed Mary Angela Parish will hold Stations of the Cross on Ash Wednesday at 6 p.m. at St. Hyacinth Church at 295 Lake Shore Drive East and every Friday thereafter through Lent at 6 p.m. All are welcome. Zoom Master Gardener session planned The Cornell Cooperative Extension Chautauqua Master Gardener Program is pleased to invite the public to attend three upcoming guest speakers sessions. The first speaker session will be on Wednesday on Zoom, from 7 to 8 p.m. Register to attend this session virtually. The featured speaker will be Aaron Sexton, ...

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FRIDAY, FEB. 13 Mayville winter festival Lakeside Park, 50 W. Lake Road. 5 to 8 p.m. Weekend features music with DJ Mike, food trucks, kids’ zone, sports, bonfire, more. Family-friendly. Douglass Day event honoring author/anti-slavery activist Frederick Douglass SUNY Fredonia, Williams Center room S204, 12 to 3 p.m. Join in-person transcription event that follows along with Douglass Day livestream. Create freely available resources for learning about Black history. Encouraged to bring own laptops, but some available to borrow. Assistance available. Free event, public welcome. ...

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THURSDAY, FEB. 12 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: Book talk 40 S. Portage St., Westfield, 4 p.m. Chautauqua Harbor Hotel Fire & Ice Celebration 10 Dunham Ave., Celoron, 5 to 9 p.m. Ice sculptures, martini luges, bars, light hors d'oeuvres, chili, chowder. Fireworks. Tickets $38, $43.51 including fees. Dunkirk Elks bingo Dunkirk Elks ...