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FRIDAY, JAN. 2 Audubon Community Nature Center First Friday: The Birds of Southern France with Charlotte Schmaltz (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. Lake Shore Center for the Arts presents Christmas with Bill Ward and Friends 40 S. Portage St., Westfield, 7:30 p.m. Also with John Cross, Adam McKillip. $15. Tickets at lakeshorecenterforthehearts.com. SATURDAY, JAN. 3 Fredonia Farmers’ Market Masonic Lodge, 321 E. Main St., 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Features ...

Weiser receives award for jazz study

Dr. Nick Weiser has been on a journey — a jazz journey, thanks to receiving a significant award. Weiser, an associate professor and coordinator of jazz on the Fredonia School of Music faculty, was one of four 2024 recipients of the John Stites Jazz Award (JSJA) from by the John Stites Jazz ...

Ball drop set for Fredonia

The village of Fredonia and town of Pomfret are hosting their second annual New Year’s Eve Ball Drop on Wednesday night. The White Inn will host the event in its parking lot. The ball will start dropping just before midnight as the last seconds of 2025 tick off. A fireworks display will follow the ball drop. Kravitz Tree Service, BECC Electric, and St. George Enterprises are sponsoring the event. All are welcome.

Audubon building closed next week

Area residents’ favorite outdoor escapes are still wide open while Audubon Community Nature Center’s building is closed Monday to Friday, Jan. 12-16, for staff planning. As always, you can visit the live birds of prey, explore the native tree arboretum, have fun in the Nature Play Area, ...

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TUESDAY, DEC. 30 Cassadaga American Legion weekly bingo Legion Post 1280, 228 Maple Ave., 1 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. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 31 New Year’s Eve 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 ...

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MONDAY, DEC. 29 Audubon Community Nature Center presents Christmas with the Critters 1600 Riverside Road, Jamestown, session I from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., session II from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. Live animal presentation, animal artifacts, craft station, make a gift for wild animals, more. $8 adults, $6 Nature Center members, $6 children 3 to 15, age 2, under free. Attend one session. Make reservations at 716 569-2345. TUESDAY, DEC. 30 Cassadaga American Legion weekly bingo Legion Post 1280, 228 Maple Ave., 1 p.m. Children in the Stream Youth Fly Fishing Program SUNY ...