Several stories about local Veterans collected by Evan Evans and published in "The Villager" will be on display in the Ellicottville Memorial Library for the next 2 weeks. Copies of each of the stories and brochures to the Eldred WWII Museum will be available to visitors.
For more information please call: 716-699-2842
www.thevillagerny.com

Bradford's Downtown Old Fashioned Christmas with events at particapating Stores. Have breakfast with Santa, facepainting, horse-drawn carriage rides, dance performances, caroling, food vendors and sales.
For more information please call: 814-368-7115
www.bradfordchamber.com

Get into the spirit of the season with a short drive to a forest winter wonderland. Gateway Lodge presents their “Winter in the Woods” holiday chef tasting with wine pairings and live musical entertainment. Seatings at 5:30 or 8pm. $99/couple. $25 per person for wine pairings. Before dinner, take a winter carriage ride along River Road in Cook Forest. Each carriage ride carries 2 couples. $50 per couple. Event festivities open to dinner guests and lodging guests.

For more information please call: 814-744-8017
www.gatewaylodge.com

Chicago is a 2002 musical filmadapted from the satirical stage musical of the same name, exploring the themes of celebrity, scandal, and corruption in Jazz Age Chicago.
5:30pm - ? Admission $7.00
Rated PG 113 Minutes
www.dipsontheatres.com
or call: 814-363-9388

Greet the Winter Solstice at the Elk Center by celebrating the beauty of wildlife and nature through music, poetry, pictures, and a children's art activity. Commemorate the lengthening days by creating a simple "sun craft". (1:00 p.m. in the Discovery Room)
www.ExperienceElkCountry.com
For more information please call 814-787-5167

Filmed at the Royal Albert Hall this stunning performance, tells the tale of a disfigured musical genius, hidden away in a Paris Opera House, terrorizing the opera company for the unwitting benefit of a young protegee whom he trains and loves.
5:30pm - ? Admission $7.00
Rated NR 137 Minutes
www.dipsontheatres.com
or call: 814-363-9388

Enjoy a performance by PGC's Van Wagner, an award-winning educator and musician. His popular program completes the celebration of the hundredth anniversary of the restoration of elk in our state. (three programs each day: 10:00a.m. noon: 2:00p.m. on both days). www.ExperienceElkCountry.com
For more information please call 814-787-5167

Hairspray is a 2007 American musical film about a pleasantly plump teenager, Tracy Turnblad who teaches a 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.
5:30pm - ? Admission $7.00
Rated PG 117 Minutes
www.dipsontheatres.com
or call: 814-363-9388

Plan an evening of fun with your friends at Strikers Alley and have the traditional Sauerkraut and Pork. You will need ID to enter. The cover charge is $5.
For more information please call: 814-568-2019

First Night Bradford is a community celebration of the New Year through the arts. It is a drug and alcohol-free, public festival with both local and regional talent. There are events and fun filled entertainment for all ages. Accessible and affordable for everyone.
For more information please call: 814-598-0660
www.firstnightbradford.com

The Village of Ellicottville heats up January 3rd and 4th during Winter Blues Weekend. Ellicottville’s hot spots feature live, local, Blues acts both Friday and Saturday nights.
It’s a great way to keep warm on this cold winter weekend. For more information please call 1-716-699-546 or e-mail info@ellicottvilleny.com
www.ellicottvilleny.com

Are you ready to rock? Rick, Dan, Ben & John are! Join us on Saturday, January 11 from 7:30-10:30 when XIII will be playing in the Wine Lounge ROCKoustic style!
No cover. ID required.
For more information please call: 814-837-7566
www.flickerwood.com

Registration is from noon until 12:30 pm, and the race will start at 1 pm.
This is a 5K Run/Walk.
For more information please call: 814-368-6101

Enjoy sled dog races, polar bear plunge, card board box derby, event tent with vendors, cross country skiing, snow shoeing, ice fishing, and ice skating.
For more information please call: 814-726-1947
www.warrencountywinterfest.com

Olean's yearly Sports and Recreation Show is a wonderful way of finding out what is going on in the area. For more information please call 716-945-2034 or e-mail john@salamancachamber.org

This Winter Olga's is moving Open Mic from Thursday to Saturday evening's starting at 8 pm. Hope you can join us Saturday evening for Olga's Open Mic.
For more information please call: 814-260-9966
www.olgaexperience.com

Welcome to Groundhog Day Weekend! Did you know that since the year 1886 the most famous of all groundhogs, Punxsutawney Phil, has seen his shadow 98 times? Come and learn many other facts, just as fascinating, about the ecology and behavior of our wild Pennsylvania groundhogs. Follow-up children’s activities will be available. This program will be held at 1:00 p.m. in the Discovery Room.
For more information please call 814-787-5167
www.ExperienceElkCountry.com

Movie starts at 5:30 pm.
For more information please call: 814-363-9388
www.dipsontheatres.com

Crews with International Series of Champions (ISOC) Racing will once again turn one million gallons of water into snow over a football-field-sized plot of land outside Seneca Allegany Casino & Hotel. The race course will include wicked twists and giant ramps that will send vehicles flying dozens of feet into the air. More than 200 of the top snowmobile racers from North America and nearly a dozen countries worldwide will face off in a full-throttle, action-packed series of races that combine big-air jumps and competitive racing.
www.isocracing.com

This Winter Olga's is moving Open Mic from Thursday to Saturday evening's starting at 8 pm. Hope you can join us Saturday evening for Olga's Open Mic.
For more information please call: 814-260-9966
www.olgaexperience.com

Make reservations for a romantic evening with your loved one. Experience the Pairing of Chocolate Delicacies with the Wine That Rocks. Noon until sold out.
(RESERVATIONS REQUIRED)
For more information please call 814-837-7566 or email info@flickerwood.com
www.flickerwood.com

This Winter Olga's is moving Open Mic from Thursday to Saturday evening's starting at 8 pm. Hope you can join us Saturday evening for Olga's Open Mic.
For more information please call: 814-260-9966
www.olgaexperience.com

Movie starts at 5:30 pm.
For more information please call: 814-363-9388
www.dipsontheatres.com

Learn about this interesting Pennsylvania species, including its “cleanliness” habit, its ability to survive bitter winter temperatures by “communal nesting”, and many other fascinating facts (did you know that President Calvin Coolidge had a pet raccoon named “Rebecca”?). Children’s “Raccoon Activity Worksheets” will be available after the program. This presentation will be held at 1:00 p.m. in the Discovery Room.
For more information please call 814-787-5167
www.ExperienceElkCountry.com

Each year, 25,000 people flock to this town in the gorgeous highlands known as the Pennsylvania Wilds to witness this event, a showcase that allows more than 200 chainsaw carvers from all over the world to display their talents, mingle with their peers, share and learn new techniques, and teach the craft to others. World Champions create one-hour “quick carve” sculptures and work on larger, more complex pieces of exceptional beauty and complexity throughout the week. There is also plenty of music, an auction of chainsaw art, the chance to buy large and small pieces from the assembled artists, communal meals, live music, and much more.
For more information please call: 814-772-0400
www.chainsawrendezvous.org/event

Movie starts at 5:30 pm.
For more information please call: 814-363-9388
www.dipsontheatres.com

Wine Down Friday with No Name Trio.
For more information please call: 814-837-7566
www.flickerwood.com

Comedy Night featuring Comedian Dan Viola is coming up on Saturday, March 1. One wife, seven children and several career paths later, Dan incorporates his myriad life experiences into smart, clean, razor sharp comedy that is as hysterical as it is impressive. Dan's clean comedy draws from his background as a game show host, father, teacher, coach and salesman. He is entertaining without being insulting.
There will be two shows, 6:30 and 8:30. Tickets are $15 per person and are sold in advance.
For more information please call: 814-837-7566
www.flickerwood.com

Enjoy this weekend packed full of fun with the Winter Carnival at Holiday Valley Resort which includes  the Snow Ponies Race, the Cardboard Box race on School House, a costume parade down Mardi Gras and the infamous Dummy Downhill at the Yodler Lodge. The highlight of this fun filled weekend is the Saturday evening Mardi Gras Parade on Washington Street in the Village.  You will experience the zaniest costumes and the most Mardi Gras style, family friendly fun around! Free

www.ellicottvilleny.com

Movie starts at 5:30 pm.
For more information please call: 814-363-9388
www.dipsontheatres.com

All things snow tubing will come down and the snow covered hill will change its purpose into a snowmobile drag strip! Current race information may be found on the AvalancheXpress Facebook page or visit the website. The race will be limited to the first 150 racers who register their sled. Preregistration will be available on the website soon. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Project Support Our Troops.

For more information please call: 814-333-2827
www.golfwhisperingpines.com

This Winter Olga's is moving Open Mic from Thursday to Saturday evening's starting at 8 pm. Hope you can join us Saturday evening for Olga's Open Mic.
For more information please call: 814-260-9966
www.olgaexperience.com

Movie starts at 5:30 pm.
For more information please call: 814-363-9388
www.dipsontheatres.com

Supreme Reflections, is a loving tributeto the most famous female singing group of all times,"The Supremes."
For more information: 814-362-5113
www.upb.pitt.edu