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Opera House series to feature Midway State Park

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center continues the spring installment of its Chautauqua County History Lecture Series on Thursday at 7 p.m., with exploration of the history of Midway State Park. The program’s speaker, Park Manager Christine Wilson, will speak about ...

Jim Kelly-autographed Football at MHA Brocton fundraiser Friday

Thanks to an intern’s initiative, someone is going to win a football autographed by legendary Buffalo Bill Jim Kelly at a fundraiser for the Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County (MHA). The basket raffle event begins at 4 p.m. Friday at the Brocton American Legion, 110 West Main ...

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McClurg's influence on region explored April 20 The continuing influence James McClurg has on Westfield and the region will be illustrated as part of the Chautauqua County Historical Society’s annual meeting on April 20. The meeting, which begins at 10 a.m., and the program, presented by ...

Northern Chautauqua Club Associates meets

The Northern Chautauqua County Club Associates recently held their regular monthly meeting at the Kosciuszko Polish Home, Nevins St., in Dunkirk. Club President Lance Christopher welcomed the group. The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by a moment of silence for ...

Dramatic recitation of Walt Whitman poem to be held at Jackson Center

A dramatic recitation of one of Walt Whitman’s famous poems, “When Lilacs Last In The Dooryard Bloom’d” will be held Saturday, the anniversary of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. The poem will be read by Paul Leone, on Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Robert H Jackson Center, 305 E. ...

Student expands education through role at university arts center

Learning takes place in many different ways at the State University of New York at Fredonia, and Brody Brown is doing his best to take advantage of this fact. Brown, a sophomore from Lancaster, N.Y., is pursuing a Music Education degree with a minor in Arts Administration. His immediate goal ...