Sons of Legion meets Tuesday

BROCTON — The Sons of the American Legion, Squad 434, will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday. The meeting is at the Brocton Legion starting at 7 p.m. All members are encouraged to attend.

Sons of Revolution gathers on Saturday

STOCKTON — The Chautauqua Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) will be meeting this Saturday at the Stockton Hotel, at 12:30 p.m. Members and guests will be updated on the Pomeroy Foundation Patriot Marker program, and the Lafayette 200 celebration.

Ukulele event will be Saturday

Fredonia Ukulele will be Saturday at Domus Fare Restaurant, 41 W. Main St. Fredonia from 5 to 7 p.m. Play immediately (all ability levels); no experience 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.

Chicken barbecue planned for April 9

The East Dunkirk Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary is hosting its annual April Chicken BBQ on Wednesday, April 9. Serving will be from 4 to 6 p.m. or sold out. Tickets are $15 and are available from members or at Big Rick’s One Stop. Eat in or drive-through available at the East Dunkirk Fire Hall, 10949 S. Roberts Road, Dunkirk.

Eclipse talk set for Wednesday

FREWSBURG — On Wednesday at 7 p.m., Tom Traub will inform the public about that night’s Total Lunar Eclipse (also known as a “Blood Moon”). The program will talk about eclipses in general and what the public can expect to see and how to observe this rare, beautiful event.

This is the first Total Lunar Eclipse since Nov. 8, 2022, that will be visible and well-placed high in our night sky. It will be our best Total Lunar Eclipse for several years to come. The Moon will start to enter Earth’s shadow at 11:57 p.m. on the 13th, but it will take about 45 minutes before it will be noticeable. At 1:09 a.m. on the 14th, the Moon will enter the Earth’s umbral shadow, and a partial eclipse will be visible. The Moon will be totally covered from 2:25 till 3:31 a.m., being 45 degrees up in the SSW sky. The Moon will continue in partial eclipse till 4:47 a.m. and finally leave the Earth’s shadow at 6:00 a.m. The observatory will be open that night to watch the eclipse in its entirety. So, if you don’t want to stay up all night, just come for the program, then go home and set your alarms.

The Martz-Kohl Observatory, located at 176 Robin Hill Road, is operated by the Marshal Martz Memorial Astronomical Association, Inc., a non-profit organization devoted to the amateur astronomer. The emphasis of the association is observational astronomy, well-rooted in education outreach and enjoyment of the starry skies.