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Community News July 16, 2026

THURSDAY, JULY 16 Thursday Knitting Group Trinity Episcopal Church, 11 Day St., Fredonia, 9:15 to 11:30 a.m. Many of the creations are donated to local charities, or attendees can work on their own projects. For details or to donate unused yarn, call 716 785-6039. Lake Erie State Park Interpretive program 5838 Lake Shore Dr. W., Brocton. Free programs, but park admission fee applies. Meet at recreation hall. 10 a.m.: Bird walk, bring binoculars if possible. 10:45 a.m.: Nature craft. 12:30 p.m.: Nature walk. Patterson Library book sale 40 S. Portage St., Westfield, 10 a.m. to ...

Opera House to screen ‘Power Ballad’

Entertainment July 15, 2026

The Cinema Series continues at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center with screenings of “Power Ballad” on Saturday and Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. The Tuesday night screening will be shown with captions visible on the screen. When Rick (Paul Rudd), a past-his-prime wedding ...

New Horizons Band concert Thursday in Forestville

Entertainment July 14, 2026

FORESTVILLE — An outdoor concert, performed by The New Horizons Band, is coming back to Forestville on Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the American Legion, 6 Cedar St. This will be the third concert with Imagine Forestville and American Legion J. Carter Knapp Post 953 joining forces hosting and welcoming this most entertaining band back to Forestville. “We are so grateful to not only have The New Horizons Band back for a third year, but we are also grateful to the American Legion who offered their facility to us again.” Imagine Forestville President Aimee Rogers said. ...

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Community News July 14, 2026

TUESDAY, JULY 14 Dunkirk and Fredonia Fire Department Retirees breakfast Central Station Restaurant, 332 Central Ave., Dunkirk, 9 a.m. Reg Lenna Center for the Arts presents: Memory Cafe Flower-Potting with Brigiotta’s Third floor media arts room, entrance at 108 E. Third St., Jamestown, 12 to 1:30 p.m. Elevator accessible. Free respite, arts program for those with forgetfulness, cognitive decline, families, caregivers. Music, crafts, light refreshments. Free picnic-style lunch prior to potting flowers - choice of annuals, geraniums, gerbera daisies, more. Register at 716 ...

Backlog plays Music at the Point Wednesday

Entertainment July 14, 2026

This Wednesday’s live Music at the Point will feature Backlog from 6 to 8 p.m. at Point Gratiot. The event is sponsored by Southern Tier Environments for Living, Inc. (STEL) and Lawley Insurance. Backlog is a variety rock power trio from the Jamestown, and Warren, Pa., areas. The group ...

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Community News July 13, 2026

MONDAY, JULY 13 United Senior Citizens meeting Falcon Club, 341 Lake Shore Drive E., Dunkirk, 12 p.m. Membership dues $5 per year. For lunch reservations, send $16 check made out to United Senior Citizens to Evonne Hennebery, PO Box 706, Dunkirk, NY 14048 the previous Thursday. Dunkirk Public Library presents: Building Healthy Habits #1 536 Central Ave., 2 to 3 p.m. Call 716 366-2511. Sinclairville Free Library presents: Unearth a Story: The Street Beneath My Feet 15 Main St., 5 to 6 p.m. Presenter: Sarah Hatfield, 4-H Youth Development Educator. Based on Charlotte Guillan’s ...