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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 ...

Area libraries list coming events

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 — ...

Locals at Library planned at Institution

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 ...

‘The Sheep Detectives’ part of Cinema Series

The Cinema Series continues at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center with screenings of “The Sheep Detectives” this Saturday and Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. The Tuesday night screening will be shown with captions visible on the screen. George Hardy (Hugh Jackman) is a shepherd ...

Area library events announced

Weekly events have been announced at local libraries. Check each library’s website for details. — Monday: Preschool Storytime at Barker Library, 7 Day St., Fredonia, 10:30 a.m. — Tuesday: 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.; Mahjong Club at Anderson-Lee Library, 43 Main St., Silver Creek at 1 p.m., Imaginarium elementary students at Ahira Hall Library, 37 W. Main St., Brocton, 3:45 to 4:45 p.m.; After school - all ages Storytime at Barker Library, 7 ...