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‘Hearsemania’ coming to Fredonia on June 12

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Attention antique car enthusiasts, historians and cemetery fans — "Hearsemania" is coming to Fredonia-Pomfret on June 12 for a special event. "Hearsemania" features antique cars — many of the vehicles a funeral-related (hearses, flower cars and ambulances) along with other antique cars. There will be an antique car show with the vehicles on Barker and Church Streets next to Barker Commons from 1:30 to 4:30 pm. During the car show, the Town of Pomfret will be hosting trolley tours of its Forest Hill Cemetery. The CHQ Transit trolleys will ferry riders from the corner of Park and ...

Coming up …

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FRIDAY, MAY 29 Brocton Arch and Seller Days Centralized location to start at Ryckman Park. Begins at 9 a.m. Bemus Point Farmers’ and Artisans’ Market Village Park, 1 Lakeside Drive, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Local farmers, artisans, local wineries, breweries, flowers, baked goods, special activities. Ahira Hall Memorial Library presents: Dungeons & Dragons 37 W. Main St., Brocton, 3 to 6:30 p.m. Ages 11 to 18. Learn to play, create characters. Darwin R. Barker Library presents: Fiber Arts Meetup 7 Day St., Fredonia, 3:30 p.m. Ages 12+. No registration needed. Bring crafting ...

Play competition coming in June in Westfield

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WESTFIELD — There is something happening in Westfield, inside a local church, that many locals are slowly finding out about. It’s the Juice Box One Act Playwriting Competition, featuring plays from all over the world. This year, 10 plays are being offered over the course of four nights: June 10 to 13. The plays in competition were selected from 200 submitted. Plays from California to Chechnya are being featured. Five comedies will be presented on June 10 and again on June 12. Five dramas will be presented on June 11 and again June 13. These plays will be adjudicated by a committee ...

Music, Movement classes for infants begin Saturday

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SILVER CREEK — Families with little ones can get ready to sing, dance, move, and play as Saturday Morning Music and Movement classes for lap-sitting infants through preschool-aged children return to Just My Imagination Workshop – Parties and More beginning Saturday. Each engaging 35-minute class is designed to encourage movement, music exploration, and interactive fun for young children. Following every session, families are invited to enjoy open playtime, giving children additional opportunities to explore, socialize, and continue the fun in an imaginative environment. Classes ...

Geological history focus of library program

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WESTFIELD — Tom Hegna, associate professor of geology at SUNY Fredonia, will present “The Geological History of Western New York” at 6 p.m. Thursday at Patterson Library. The program, part of the Fireside Lecture Series, is free and open to the public. The Fireside Lecture Series, a collaboration between the Chautauqua County Historical Society and the Patterson Library, provides programs on local and general history. “The history of western New York reaches far beyond human occupation,” notes Hegna. “Much of the bedrock exposed at the surface is more than 360 million ...

Promoter of canceled shows won’t be on future Reg schedules

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A pair of canceled performances at the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts in recent weeks are not uncommon to Jamestown by the shows’ promoter. Moxie Events, the promoter of the canceled Magic of Motown and the Ultimate Eagle Tribute Concert, has had several such cancellations around the country, particularly with the Magic of Motown show. The Motown tribute features 15 vocalists and a live six-piece band performing legendary Motown hits from The Temptations, The Jackson 5, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Aretha Franklin, and Marvin Gaye. In addition to the cancellation at the Reg Lenna ...