The Cinema Series continues at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center with screenings of the comedy “The Breadwinner” this Saturday and Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. The Tuesday night screening will be shown with captions visible on the screen. To Nate (Nate Bergatze) and their ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Weekly events are planned at local libraries. Check each library’s website for details. — Monday: Velociraptors going into PreK to going into second grade at Barker Library, 7 Day St., Fredonia, 10:30 a.m. OR Tuesday at 2 p.m. — Tuesday: Velociraptors going into PreK to going into second grade at Barker Library, 7 Day St., Fredonia, OR Monday at 10:30 a.m. — Wednesday: Story Hour ages 2 to preschool at Sinclairville Library, 1 p.m.; Paleontologists going into third grade going into eighth grade at Barker Library, 7 Day St., Fredonia, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. last Aug. 5 — ...
In conjunction with Smith Memorial Library, The Friends of Chautauqua Writers’ Center (FCWC) is proud to announce a new weekly summer program – Locals at the Library. Every Thursday from noon to 1 p.m., local authors will be on the library’s front porch with their books to sell and sign. “This program is a great opportunity for authors and readers to meet informally without the pressure of a book reading and at a place where lovers of literature naturally go,” said Fred Zirm, FCWC president. From poetry to novels to cookbooks, a rotating mix of genres means readers can ...
