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Flea market Friday, Saturday in Sheridan VFW

SHERIDAN — March came in like a lion, but the lamb came through for this weekend. So come and browse at the Lake Shore Flea Market. Once again, the Market will be at the Sheridan VFW Memorial Post, 2556 Route 20. The hours are 4 to 7 p.m. Friday and it opens again on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The VFW says “thank you” to all those fish fry supporters. Though the VFW did not win, our loyal supporters voted us the third best fish fry in the OBSERVER and Post-Journal “Best of the Best” contest. Place your dinner order and come into the flea market to fill out a ticket ...

CLCS brings ‘Hadestown:The Teen Edition’ to life

Chautauqua Lake’s secondary school musical is set to transport audiences to the underworld with “Hadestown: The Teen Edition,” taking the stage on Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. in the school auditorium. The cast and crew have been hard at work since January, dedicating nine weeks of ...

Nick Adams concert, master class postponed

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center announced today that the concert and master class with Broadway star Nick Adams, scheduled for Friday, April 4, has been postponed. “Sadly, Nick has had to postpone his planned concert here at the Opera House and his master class at the State University of New York at Fredonia,” notes Opera House Executive Director Rick Davis. “We are working with Nick to reschedule both to a mutually agreeable date, likely in the fall, and will announce that information as soon as possible.” Anyone currently possessing tickets for ...

Ottoman Empire art, fashion, focus of guest speaker at SUNY

Dr. Unver Rustem will explore art and fashion of the Ottoman Empire in a talk on Tuesday at the State University of New York at Fredonia. “Shown in a Lifelike Way” (or ‘No Great Art Therein’): Ottoman Costume Albums and the Art of Self-Representation,” will be given in the Juliet ...

Sorel residency to bring composer Higdon back to SUNY

Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Dr. Jennifer Higdon is returning for her second residency in 2024-25 with the School of Music at the State University of New York at Fredonia. As the third Claudette Sorel Visiting Artist at SUNY Fredonia, Dr. Higdon will attend several open rehearsals as well ...

Shakespeare Club hears about award books

At a recent meeting of the Fredonia Shakespeare Club, Sharon Klug presented her paper on Newberry & Caldecott Award Books. Klug’s report noted some interesting items. “What is the best way to find an exciting, captivating book for an infant, toddler, a beginning reader — any child or ...