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Coming events listed for area libraries

Weekly events at local libraries are listed. 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.; Eureka! at Ahira Hall Library, 37 W. Main St., Brocton, after school; After school - all ages Storytime at Barker Library, 7 Day St., Fredonia, 4:15 p.m. — Wednesday: Mahjongg at Barker Library, 7 Day St., Fredonia, 1 p.m.

SUNY series offers humorous, fast-paced take on Shakespeare

Expect the best of the best when Fredonia’s Mainstage Series offers “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)” this December. The Department of Theatre and Dance will present five performances of this comedic “cultural touchstone” from Dec. 4 to 7 in the Alice E. ...

Coming events listed for area libraries

Weekly events at local libraries are listed. 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.; Eureka! at Ahira Hall Library, 37 W. Main St., Brocton, after school; After school - all ages Storytime at Barker Library, 7 Day St., Fredonia, 4:15 p.m. — Wednesday: Mahjongg at Barker Library, 7 Day St., Fredonia, 1 p.m.

Library lists coming December events

SILVER CREEK — Anderson-Lee Library, at 43 Main St., has announced programming for the month of December. Programs are free and open to the public. Registration is required unless stated otherwise, to ensure enough seating and materials for all patrons attending the program. To register ...

‘Arabella’ part of Met Series Saturday

Live at the Met, the Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning series of live, high definition (HD) opera transmissions to theaters around the world, continues its 2025-26 season at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center at 1 p.m. Saturday with a production of Richard Strauss’s ...

SUNY Jazz ensembles to perform on Rosch stage

The Fredonia Jazz Orchestra and small jazz ensembles at the State University of New York at Fredonia are returning to the spotlight. Dr. Leon Lee Dorsey will lead talented musicians in a performance at the Juliet J. Rosch Recital Hall on Thursday at 8 p.m. It is a free concert open to ...