Community Calendar

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County’s Master Gardener Program is excited to announce the upcoming 2023 Gardening Symposium on Saturday, September 23rd 9:00am-3:00pm at Jamestown Community College’s Carnahan Building!

This is a day-long event to inform, excite and inspire both experienced and new gardeners on various horticultural topics! There is a fantastic line-up of speakers, including Ken Parker, passionate indigenous horticulturist, Lori Brockelbank, specializing in traditional and urban forestry as well as presentations and a panel discussion from our Master Gardeners on growing garlic, composting, regulated invasive plants plus more!

General admission is $25.00, Master Gardener (any county) ticket is $15.00 and there is a lunch option for an additional $10.50. You won’t want to miss this day-long symposium event!

Visit https://chautauqua.cce.cornell.edu/events/2023/09/23/2023-gardening-symposium to learn more about the event and to register. The deadline for lunch registration is Friday, September 8, 2023. You can register online or stop by the Cornell Cooperative Extension office during business hours Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm. GPS Friendly address is 241 James Street- JCC Carnahan Building Jamestown, NY 14702.

The Western New York Chamber Orchestra joins forces with singers from the SUNY Fredonia Chamber Choir & Members of the Cathedral Choir of St Paul, Erie presenting Vivaldi’s GLORIA, along with an American Premiere of Mark Migó’s Concerto Grosso “The Seance” and Schubert’s beloved 5th Symphony. THe event in Erie is September 23, 2023 at 4PM at the Cathedral of St Paul, Erie and is FREE and open to the public!

Selena tells the story of the Grammy Award-winning South Texas singer Selena, whose life tragically ended just as she was taking Tejano music into mainstream America.

WQLN in partnership with The Blasco Library present this free film screening open to the public with no registration required. Questions? Call (814) 451-6927 or email library-reference@eriecountypa.gov.

Please join us for the Erie Guild of Craftsmen 50th Annual Fall Craft Show. The Erie Guild of Craftsmen is a local group of artisans who have been keeping crafting alive for over 50 years. The show will feature local artisans including those who make jewelry, crochet, knit, paint, etc.

Learn to Stop the Bleed in this life-saving course from the American Red Cross.

Gem City Gun Club and Household HQ are proud to team up to provide members and visitors with life-saving medical training to keep you safe. Accidents can happen whether you are in the woods this hunting season or on the flat range preparing for competition. Uncontrolled bleeding is the leading cause of preventable death from trauma. The American Red Cross First Aid for Severe Trauma (FAST) program provides participants with the knowledge and skills they need to respond to an emergency involving life-threatening bleeding, including how to:

- Recognize a life-threatening bleeding emergency.

- Ensure safety and communicate effectively in an emergency.

- Control life-threatening bleeding using direct pressure, a tourniquet, or both.

The program is designed to enhance participants’ ability to take decisive, lifesaving action to assist a person with a traumatic injury and life-threatening bleeding until professional responders arrive. To ensure participants are set for success, a 15% discount is available for those who attend to get the equipment that they need when they shop My Medic at the Household HQ store.

They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious but not so spooky, they’re all together ooky, that WQLN Family. Our Kid’s Club members will receive a special “treat” this year at the Q-Boo Bash! Think you have the “fright stuff” to collect all the treats on the Q-Boo trail? Come dressed in your costume and ready to explore the spooky WQLN studios on Wednesday, October 25 from 4 until 7pm. We will provide fun Halloween crafts, educational activities, and few spooky surprises!

Registration of member children is appreciated but not required. Not a KIDS Club Member? Sign up today at WQLN.org/KidsClub.

Get ready to roll with WQLN as we bring you a spectacular show like no other—Steamroller! The eight-piece band, led by local artist Sam Hyman, is paying tribute to the best James Taylor melodies. And that’s not all! WQLN members and one guest (or each WQLN member and a guest) are invited to a pre-show cocktail reception.

Once your tickets to Steamroller—The James Taylor Tribute are purchased, register for the exclusive reception by calling (814) 217-6044 or emailing TEmke@wqln.org.

Don't have tickets yet? Buy them at ErieEvents.com. Erie Events is the exclusive seller of Steamroller—The James Taylor Tribute tickets.

Reception is limited to the first 200 guests.

Get ready to roll with WQLN as we bring you a spectacular show like no other—Steamroller! The eight-piece band, led by local artist Sam Hyman, is paying tribute to the best James Taylor melodies. Sam’s uncanny resemblance to James and his astonishing capture of Taylor’s vocal and guitar styles leaves audiences feeling like they’ve just seen and heard the legend himself!

Erie Events is the exclusive seller of Steamroller—The James Taylor Tribute tickets.

Repairing the World: Stories from the Tree of Life documents Pittsburgh's powerful community response to hate in the aftermath of the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history. Through the voices of survivors, family members, diverse Pittsburgh residents and leaders, the film shows unity in a moment of crisis, the resilience of a vibrant city, and a community working together to understand what it means to be "stronger than hate."

90-Minute Film Screening. Open to the public, no registration required.