FRIDAY, NOV. 15

Sinclairville Samplers

Sinclairville Free Library, 15 Main St., 10:30 a.m. Quilting, knitting, crochet, embroidery, fun with friends creating together.

Anderson-Lee Library presents: The Secret Society of the Twisted Stitchers

43 Main St., Silver Creek, 2 to 4 p.m. For all who love handiwork, ages 10 and up. Bring own supplies. For knitting, bring 10/10.5 bamboo needles colored worsted weight yarn (#4). For crochet, bring a size H hook and light-colored worsted weight yarn (#4). Come and learn or come and work on a project with others who love to knit, crochet, embroider, etc. No registration required.

CHQ Chamber Business After Hours

Southern Tier Brewing Company, 2072 Stoneman Circle, Lakewood, 5 p.m. Complimentary appetizers, cash bar, network with others. Bring business cards. Each Chamber member can send 2 people for free. $10 for non-members or those over the 2-person limit. Pre-register at www.chqchamber.org

Exhibition opening – “Walking in Antarctica” at RTPI

Roger Tory Peterson Institute, 311 Curtis St., Jamestown, 5:30 to 8 p.m. Free for members, $12 non-members. Immersive interdisciplinary exhibition of photography, sculpture, audio narrative by artist Helen Glazer. Also short program, Q & A. Light bites. Beverages for purchase.

United Way Curling tournament

Northwest Arena, 319 W. Third St., Jamestown, 5:30 p.m. happy hour, 6 p.m. learn to curl for beginners, 6:30 p.m. curling matches begin. $25 individual tickets, $125 for teams up to 6. Limited space, for reservations, go to https://fundraise.givesmart.com/e/y03d6Q?vid=11d3r4

Gowanda High School presents: “Bad Auditions from Bad Actors”

Gowanda High School auditorium, 10674 Prospect St., 7 p.m. Free one-act play.

Hillman Opera presents: Cosi fan tutte

SUNY Fredonia, Rockefeller Arts Center, Marvel Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Reserved seating. General public $25, students $10 in advance, $15 at the door. Mozart’s razor-sharp comedy directed by Paul Mockovak.

Folk in Fredonia: Garnet Rogers

1891 Fredonia Opera House, 9 Church St., 7:30 p.m. Singer, musician, humorist first appeared at the venue in 1996. Adults $20, Opera House members $18, students $10.

SATURDAY, NOV. 16

Fredonia Farmers’ Market

Masonic Lodge, 321 E. Main St., 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Features variety of food vendors, crafts, artisans, prepared foods for sale. Market welcomes cash, credit cards, SNAP benefits.

Sinclairville Free Library presents: Writers’ workshop with John Brantingham

15 Main St., 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Runs first four Saturdays in November. Bring a bag lunch, a laptop. Registration required. Call 716 962-5885.

Fred Basket (Fredonia Food Pantry) distribution

Fredonia Presbyterian Church, 219 Central Ave., 10 a.m. to noon. Also Wednesdays 1 to 3 p.m. and Thursdays 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., one helping per month. Serves residents in the 14063 zip code -Fredonia, Sheridan, Laona, Pomfret. All guests receive one or more bags of non-perishable food, depending on family size.

Holiday Craft Fair at Fenton History Center

67 Washington St., Jamestown, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Numerous vendors.

Lakeshore Humane Society Picture Your Pet with Santa fundraiser

431 E. Chestnut St., Dunkirk, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pets, children, and/or family photos taken by professional photographer, available for purchase to benefit LHS. $15 one pose, $20 three poses. . Cash, check, or credit card payments are accepted. Pets must be vaccinated, friendly and on a leash or in a carrier. Multiple pets and children are welcome. (No sick, aggressive, or exotic animals). Also, come shop at the “Cats Meow” boutique in the LHS Adoption Center lobby

Book Reading and Signing at Art Cloth & Craft

108 E. Third St., Jamestown, 11 a.m. to noon. Reading from the book “More Than a Christmas Tree” by authors Michael and Kristen Brunacini (artist Ash Pickering). Signing follows. Cookies, cocoa.

Anderson-Lee Library Native American Heritage Month Presentation “Make a Corn Husk Doll” with Bernadette Scott and Marcie Kane

43 Main St., Silver Creek, 12 p.m. Free, for children and their grown-ups, pre-register at 716 934-3468.

Sinclairville Free Library presents: Neighborhood Nature program

15 Main St., 1 to 2 p.m. For children 10 and up. Hand-on program in the library runs first 4 Saturdays in November. Presenter: Cassadaga Valley science teacher Corinne Kelly. Register at 716 962-5885.

Darwin R. Barker Library Book Club

7 Day St., Fredonia, 2 p.m. Discuss Claire Keegan’s “Small Things Like These.”

Reg Lenna Center for the Arts Cat Video Fest

116 E. Third St., Jamestown, 2 p.m. 10% of ticket sales benefit Chautauqua County Humane Society.

St. Joseph’s Catholic Church dinner

26 Erie St., Gowanda, basement, 4 to 6 p.m. Goulash, salad, rolls, dessert. Eat in only.

St. John’s United Church of Christ baked ziti dinner

733 Central Ave. (via Eagle Street parking lot), Dunkirk, 4:30 to 6 p.m. Eat-in or take-out. $13. Reservations recommended; call 716 366-0710.

Pink Vibes Fest

SUNY Fredonia, Williams Center, MPR, 6 to 8 p.m. Performances by White Fish, Meadow Lee, Sadboy Manii, Modyst Vibes. Raffle baskets, more .Proceeds go to Making Strides Against Breast Cancer.

Sons of American Legion Post 59 turkey bingo

156 E. Main St., Fredonia, 6 p.m. A new more traditional style of bingo. Members, eligible guests.

Gowanda High School presents: “Bad Auditions from Bad Actors”

Gowanda High School auditorium, 10674 Prospect St., 7 p.m. Free one-act play.

SUNDAY, NOV. 17

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Northern Chautauqua County Worship Service

222 Temple St., Fredonia, 11 a.m. in person, on Zoom. Speaker: Bridget Majka, executive director of Chautauqua County Rural Ministry. Message: “All are Deserving.”

Hillman Opera presents: Cosi fan tutte

SUNY Fredonia, Rockefeller Arts Center, Marvel Theatre, 2 p.m. Reserved seating. General public $25, students $10 in advance, $15 at the door. Mozart’s razor-sharp comedy directed by Paul Mockovak.

AMVETS 726 Auxiliary free dinner for veterans

ILS Veterans Club, 364 Avenue, Jamestown, 3 to 6 p.m. Free for veterans and their significant others. Other adults $12, $5 children 6, under. Non-members welcome also. Take-out available. Bar opens at noon. Chicken and biscuits or pork tenderloin with mushroom gravy, vegetable, dessert. Proceeds benefit Buffalo/Niagara Honor Flight program.

Mayville/Chautauqua Lions Club Buffalo Bills watch party

Mayville VFW Post 8647, 10 Memorial Drive, 3:30 p.m. Raffle with Bills prizes. Tickets $5 for one, $10 for three. $15 Lions Club donation provides chicken wings, pizza, tailgating snacks while watching game on wide-screen TV. Non-alcoholic, alcoholic beverages available for purchase. Proceeds benefit Rural Minds to be used for suicide awareness, prevention.

Southern Tier Bills Booster Club watch party

First Ward Falcon Club, 341 Lake Shore Drive E., Dunkirk, game time at 4:25 p.m. Snacks provided, members may bring a dish to pass. Kansas City Chiefs vs. Buffalo Bills.

MONDAY, NOV. 18

Darwin R. Barker Library presents: Preschool storytime

7 Day St., Fredonia, 10:30 a.m. Stories, movies, crafts, play. All children welcome. No registration necessary.

Grief Support Group

Holy Trinity Parish Central Office Conference Room, 1030 Central Ave., Dunkirk, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Meets every other Monday through Dec. 16. If interested in attending, call the office at 716 366-2306 and you will be contacted by facilitator Dick Rodriguez.

Fredonia Student Keyboard Association

SUNY Fredonia, Mason Hall Rosch Recital Hall, 8 p.m.