Ukulele group gathers Saturday

Fredonia Ukulele will be gathering Saturday at Domus Fare Restaurant, 41 W. Main St. Please note the time change from 5 to 7 p.m. Play immediately (all ability levels) and no experience is necessary. The group is all about making music as a community. The goal is to have fun and to make music.

Ukuleles provided or bring your own. Play, sing, or just enjoy listening. Come and go as you please.

Gowanda gearing for FallFest

GOWANDA — The village is looking forward to the busiest days of the year with three big weekends in a row. The Annual FallFest Weekend arrives the weekend of Sept. 28 and 29 with Alumni Weekend the previous weekend and Gowanda Homecoming the first weekend in October.

This year the village is getting ready to welcome a lot of out of town FallFest visitors with some unique events at the theater. In addition to the annual Scarecrow Contest on Main Street, the weekend will see the Jamestown Paranormal Investigators at the Hollywood Theater hosting a Paracon 2024 event. Several presenters will be on hand discussing UFOs and Bigfoot as well the Spirit Investigations that the theater is more often associated with. A majority of the proceeds to benefit the Epilepsy Foundation.

Then, on FallFest Sunday, the theater will host WKBW personality Mike Randall with his Mark Twain Alive show. All in all, it should be a very special weekend. Full details on the Hollywood Theater events can be found on their website at https://www.gowandahollywoodtheater.com/upcoming

Rustic Ramblers play at History Fair

The band, Rustic Ramblers, will perform in Sinclairville on Saturday as part of the annual History Fair. They will perform in the bandstand from 3 to 6 p.m.

There is no charge, just bring a chair or blanket and enjoy the music. The Rustic Ramblers have performed in the area for many years and are loved wherever they perform.

Fredonia Community Choir to begin rehearsals

On Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m., the Fredonia Community Choir will begin rehearsals for its fall concert.

The choral work chosen for the fall is a new work by Swedish composer, Marten Jansson.

“Requiem Novum: a Response of Hope and Wonder,” utilizes the choir singing traditional

Latin texts representing mourning while the guest soloist Jennifer Townsley singing new English texts answers as one beyond the veil, sending words of comfort and hope.

This piece is highly melodic and incredibly moving. The Fall Concert will be at 7:30 p.m.

on Sunday Dec. 1 at Main Street Studios, 50 W. Main St., Fredonia.

All singers, especially if you haven’t sung in years but would love to try it again, are welcome. The group meets Sunday evenings at Main Street Studios. Parking is available in the municipal lot behind the building.

Card class set for today

SINCLAIRVILLE — The Sinclairville Free Library invites residents to visit the library at 15 Main St. at 5:30 p.m. today for Beginner Card Making Class. This program is for ages 10 and up. A fee of $3 per card will cover the cost of all materials with instruction provided by Lynn Wigren, Creative Memories Advisor and scrapbooker, cardmaker, and papercrafter since 1995.

Please call the library at 716-962-5885 or send email to info@sinclairvillelibrary.org to register in advance so that adequate supplies will be available.

Class participants will assemble a card using pre-cut decorative pieces. There will be a choice of cards with various themes and sentiments to choose from. Space is limited to six participants. Information about library programs and services is available on the library’s website at www.sinclairvillelibrary.org.

Club Associates plan Sept. 22 meeting

SHERIDAN — The Northern Chautauqua County Club Associates will meet for the first time this season at the Sheridan VFW, 2556 Route 20 at 10:30 a.m., Sunday, Sept. 22. Any club member is invited to attend.

Auxiliary looks ahead, recaps summer

CASSADAGA — The Cassadaga Legion Auxiliary Unit 1280 held its summer “dish-to-share” get-together, Tuesday, Aug. 13, with 16 senior members attending. Prayer was given before dinner by Kathi Runkle.

There was a great variety of foods, and conversation was enjoyed by all. A short informal meeting followed the dinner.

The parking lot dance on July 14 started out well but eventually got rained ou. Unit 1280’s famous Pie & Desserts sales during the Son’s Cruise Nights have gone well.

Cassadaga’s National Night Out at the Johnny Fessenden’s Ball Fields was very well attended by local, county and state First Responders, as well as the community.

Sally Lawson noted she now has the Unit’s 2025 membership cards, $30, pay early ladies so we can get 100%.

Upcoming events include an Oktoberfest tailgate parking lot party in early October, and the annual Vendor Show on Oct. 26. The auxiliary also voted to donate money to the Sinclairville Samaritan House and to an event that will benefit the Blue Star Mothers.