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It is Chautauqua County's time to shine. Besides the regular staples that include Music on the Pier in Dunkirk and area Farmers' Markets, there's reason to believe this could be one of the biggest tourism weekends of the year.
Other major events taking place include:
-- The 81st annual rodeo will be through Saturday. Shows at 8 p.m. Thrill to PRCA events, with bareback bronc, saddle bronc, bull riding, tie down roping, team roping, steer wrestling, barrel racing, and breakaway roping. Rain or Shine! 20 vendors at midway.
-- The National Comedy Center's Lucille Ball Comedy Festival runs from today to Sunday. It includes shows by headliners Jerry Seinfeld, Bert Kreischer and Seth Meyers in Jamestown. Additional artists scheduled to appear include comedian, writer, producer and Emmy Award-winner Carol Leifer, whose credits include Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Saturday Night Live, Modern Family, and Hacks, plus America's Got Talent finalist Gina Brillon (Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Late Night with Seth Meyers, NBC's Stand up for Diversity Showcase), Ian Lara (The Tonight Show, Comedy Central, HBO MAX), Jenny Zigrino (CONAN, Comedy Central, MTV, Netflix is a Joke, HBO), and Drew Dunn (The Tonight Show, Dry Bar Comedy, Don't Tell Comedy, Just For Laughs Comedy Festival).
-- The famous First Friday takes place on Main Street in Westfield from 5 to 8 p.m.
-- The 19th Annual America’s Grape Country Craft Beverage Festival is Friday to Sunday at the Chautauqua County Fairgrounds in Dunkirk.
In addition, the strong seasons at Chautauqua Institution and Lily Dale are continuing. A full slate of events can be found at https://www.tourchautauqua.com/events and by checking our daily Coming up ... listings.