Cassadaga School Board To Hold Meeting

SINCLAIRVILLE – The Cassadaga Valley Central School Board of Education will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the middle-high school multipurpose room. The meeting will also be open via Zoom. The public is welcome to attend.

Sinclairville Library To Host Jam Session

SINCLAIRVILLE – The Sinclairville Free Library will host a jam session at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, led by Rico Garfalo. Those participating are welcome to bring their own instruments or to sing, while a Yamaha electric keyboard and an acoustic guitar are available for use during jam sessions. The library is located at 15 Main St., Sinclairville, and can be reached by calling 716-962-5885. The library will be closed on Monday, Sept. 2, to observe Labor Day.

Audubon T-Shirt Fundraiser Ends Sept. 2

Monday, Sept. 2, is the deadline to place an order from the selection of t-shirts in a variety of adult sizes in short and long sleeves, women’s cut short-sleeves, youth tees, and adult and youth hooded sweatshirts to raise money for Audubon education programs. For the details and to order, click through Programs and Events at AudubonCNC.org. Select “in-person pick-up” to pick up orders between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Nature Center on Friday, Sept. 20, or Saturday, Sept. 21, or ship orders for an additional shipping fee. For assistance placing an online order, call the Nature Center at 716-569-2345.

Magnolia Cemetery Association To Meet Sept. 3

MAYVILLE – The Magnolia Cemetery Association will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3, in the Chautauqua Municipal Building, Room 124, 2 Academy St., Mayville. Anyone interested in the Magnolia Cemetery is encouraged to attend. Call 716-269-7383 so organizers have enough chairs and cookies.

Kiantone Church To Begin Bible Study

KIANTONE – There will be a Bible study in the book of James led by Joey Mazzurco and Charles Sisson on Tuesdays, starting Sept. 3 at 6:30 p.m. On Mondays, starting Sept. 9, at 11 a.m. the church will host a Bible study on the book of Mark led by Pastor Mel McGinnis. Studies will be held in the church fellowship hall.

Marion Art Gallery To Open New Exhibition

FREDONIA – The Cathy and Jesse Marion Art Gallery at the State University at Fredonia is the final venue for “Tradition Interrupted,” a traveling exhibition that explores the methods used by artists to conflate contemporary ideas with traditional art and craft in a range of media, from rugs and quilts to metal and ceramics. The exhibition was organized by Bedford Art Gallery, at the Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, Calif., and has traveled to 10 other museums and galleries across the United States. “Tradition Interrupted” opens in the Marion Art Gallery on Tuesday, Sept. 3, and will be on display through Friday, Nov. 22. A reception with hors d’oeuvres and beverages takes place on Friday, Sept. 6, from 6 to 9 p.m. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public. The Marion Art Gallery is located on the ground floor of Rockefeller Arts Center on the SUNY Fredonia campus at 280 Central Ave, Fredonia.

Historian Will Speak To Randolph Historical Society

RANDOLPH – Vince Martonis, Hanover town historian, will be the featured speaker on Wednesday, Sept. 4, at 7 p.m. at a meeting of the Randolph Historical Society in the Randolph Town Hall. Over the last 50 years Martonis has presented more than 200 historical talks and displays. His program will examine many types of antique bottles with a wide range of history, color, and value. Included will be inks, beers, fruit jars, medicines, mineral waters, historical flasks, and others. Cattaraugus County bottles from Randolph, Steamburg, Little Valley, Gowanda, Ellicottville, Great Valley, Salamanca and Cattaraugus (village) will be displayed, with some available for purchase. Featured will be a Fredonia bottle connected to Mark Twain and the Underground Railroad, another tied to the deaths of presidents Adams and Jefferson, a medicine bottle related to Lily Dale, and a tear vial that is 2,000 years old. Anyone interested may see more than 20 of his antique bottles currently on display through October at the Cattaraugus County Museum in Machias.