Ongoing exhibits at the Quick Center at St. Bonaventure University: European and American Paintings and Land and Spirit: The Native American Collection, contact the Quick Center at 716-375-2494 or visit the website www.sbu.edu/quickcenter

 

September 13: Genealogy: So You Found Your Family Member on the Internet – How Do You Know the Information is Right? This workshop will give you some useable tools to verify your discoveries. The workshop starts at 6:30 PM at the Prendergast Library, Computer Ctr. in Jamestown, NY. This workshop is free for Individual Level memberships (or higher), $10 for members or $15 for non-members. For more information call 716-664-6256.

 

September 17-October 15: Prendergast Library Art Gallery presents Melange of Memories- Fiber Artist, Medis Kent. Opening Reception: Friday September 24^th from 6:30-8:00. Prendergast Library 509 Cherry St, Jamestown NY 14701

 

September 19: Folk in Fredonia Free-For-All- 3 pm Fredonia folk music favorites Dick & Carmen Gilman gather friends from throughout the state for a great afternoon of fabulous folk music and dance. Raffles and door prizes only serve to add to the festivities! Call 716-679-1891 for information or visit www.fredopera.org 1891 Fredonia Opera House, 9 Church St., Fredonia, NY 14063    Tickets: FREE

 

September 19: Chamber Music Concert Series 21 by the Felix Piano Quartet. Our new violinist Shieh-Jian Tsai will join the ensemble. Both of our guest musicians, Mr. Tsai (violin) and Mr. Janz Castelo (viola), are members of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Rintaro Wada (Cellist) and Ritsuko Wada (Pianist) are Olean musicians. The concert is at 3:00p.m. at St. Mary of the Angels in Olean.

 

September 25-26: Medis Kent, fiber artist exhibition and live demonstrations at the Chautauqua Institution Welcome Center.

 

October 2: Live Music – Jim Page will be playing at the Wellsville Creative Arts Center on Main St. in Wellsville at 8 PM. For more information call 585-593-3000 or visit the WCAC's website.

 

October 2 & 9: 5^th Annual “Saints and Sinners” Lake View Cemetery Tours. From 3 PM until 8 PM at Lake View Cemetery, corner of Buffalo St. and Lakeview Ave. in Jamestown, NY. The tour will uncover some of the 43,000 personal stories at Jamestown’s beautiful Lake View Cemetery. Guests are asked to wear comfortable shoes, dress for the weather, bring a flashlight for the later tours and be ready to learn some interesting information. Presale: $8 for adults, $2 for children & youth. At the gate: $10 for adults, $3 for children & youth, and half price for Fenton History Center members. Reservations are required. For more information or to reserve your tickets please call 716-664-6256.

 

October 3 & 10: Twilight Mausoleum Tours at Lake View Cemetery. The tour start at 8 PM at Lake View Cemetery, corner of Buffalo St. and Lakeview Ave. in Jamestown, NY. Get behind the scenes tour of a number of the elegant mausoleums in Jamestown’s 1859 cemetery. Light refreshments follow the tour. Cost is $15/single, $25/couple. Youth and children are $5. Reservations are required. For more information or to reserve your tickets please call 716-664-6256.

 

October 15: Clarence Darrow featuring James Ivey- 8 pm  David Rintels’ entertaining one-man play focuses on the life of Clarence Darrow as the champion of the underdog. James Ivey brings Darrow to life and portrays him as a passionate loner with a sense of humor, who fought for causes with every fiber of his being … a lawyer for everyman from a time when practicing law was a noble profession.   The two-act production highlights the great cases that were the defining moments of Darrow’s career. Call 716-679-1891 for information or visit www.fredopera.org 1891 Fredonia Opera House, 9 Church St., Fredonia, NY 14063    Tickets: $15 ($13 Opera House members, $8 students)

 

October 16:Storytelling: It’s YOUR Turn! With Christopher Shaw-2 pm This performance starts out with Chris telling one of his premier Adirondack Tall Tales that will have the audience rolling in the aisles with laughter!   Then as the title implies, Chris leads “volunteers” from the audience through telling their own “round stories.” The round story technique has long been used to introduce young storytellers to the craft, and challenges their verbal, memory, and imaginative skills!   You’ll be surprised at who shines during this performance for young people!  Call 716-679-1891 for information or visit www.fredopera.org 1891 Fredonia Opera House, 9 Church St., Fredonia, NY 14063    Tickets: FREE

October 16: An Evening of Storytelling with Christopher Shaw- 7:30 pm  Adirondack singer, songwriter and storyteller Christopher Shaw headlines the Fredonia Storytelling Festival with an evening of stories and music in the Adirondack tradition. Tall tales, folk tales, good old fashioned humorous stories … Chris tells them all and throws in a good supply of great songs to boot! Call 716-679-1891 for information or visit www.fredopera.org 1891 Fredonia Opera House, 9 Church St., Fredonia, NY 14063    Tickets: $10

 

October 22: Live Music – Guy Davis will be playing at the Wellsville Creative Arts Center on Main St. in Wellsville at 8 PM. For more information call 585-593-3000 or visit the WCAC's website.

October 29: An Evening of Chopin & Liszt with Thomas Pandolfi-8 pm  Pianist Thomas Pandolfi was so well-received with his Gershwin program in 2009 that he’s coming back to salute the 200^th birthday years of Frédéric Chopin & Franz Liszt. Call 716-679-1891 for information or visit www.fredopera.org 1891 Fredonia Opera House, 9 Church St., Fredonia, NY 14063    Tickets: $15 ($13 adults, $10 students)

 

November 6: Live Music – Bill Kirchen will be playing at the Wellsville Creative Arts Center on Main St. in Wellsville at 8 PM. For more information call 585-593-3000 or visit the WCAC's website.

 

November 19: Anne & Pete Sibley-8 pm  Winners of the “Great American Duet Sing-Off” on NPR’s A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor, Anne & Pete Sibley offer harmonies that are “warm, tight and soulful; and their performances simple, poignant and unforgettable.” Call 716-679-1891 for information or visit www.fredopera.org 1891 Fredonia Opera House, 9 Church St., Fredonia, NY 14063    Tickets: $15 ($13 Opera House members)