literature

ST. BONAVENTURE — SBU Theater will present “Shortchanged: One-Act Festival 8” Wednesday through Saturday, Nov. 9-12, at St. Bonaventure University’s G...

If all else fails, play the classics. So when it comes to romantic comedies, if you can’t get Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn or Tom Hanks and Meg Ry...

The most prolific pumpkin carver and caricature artist in Upstate New York is at it again. Eric Jones of West Clarksville , whose pumpkin and snow car...

CUBA — The Cuba Library will host Shakespeare at Delaware Park’s “Storytelling through Shakespeare” program at 3 p.m. Sept. 13. Library officials said...

NEW YORK — Friends and fellow authors spoke out on Salman Rushdie’s behalf during a rally Friday on the steps of the main branch of the New York Publi...

ANGELICA — Angelica Community Radio, a non-profit radio station, will present a professional touring production of Shakespeare’s classic play. The eve...

OLEAN — The Tri-County Arts Council has updated and reorganized its Artist Market, which is open to the public Tuesday to Friday noon to 6 p.m. and Sa...

Cattaraugus County sites are featured extensively in a 2022 book on hiking and exploring, “Secret Places of Western New York: 25 Scenic Hikes.” The bo...

ELLICOTTVILLE — The Ellicottville Historical Society will hold its next regular meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Ellicottville Memorial Library, 649...

Some people were lucky enough to see “Jurassic Park” in theaters in 1993 and have their minds blown by what was the most successful film of all time i...

If you were to ask me on any given day what my favorite classic story is, there is a very good chance I would say “Cyrano de Bergerac,” the 1897 play ...

A former educator in Cattaraugus and Allegany counties, who has found a second career as an author, will read some of her children’s books at Olean Pu...

ALFRED — Dr. Richard Kellogg, professor emeritus of psychology at Alfred State College, is the author of a new book titled “Barry Baskerville’s Fishin...

Some movies leave you feeling exhausted after watching them. Not tired because they were so boring, but physically drained from how intense and unforg...

SALAMANCA — The Salamanca Public Library will host a meet-and-greet with author Isaiah Rashad II at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. A Buffalo native, Rashad will ...

OLEAN — The Olean Public Library will host children’s author and Olean native L.M. Walsh for a book reading event Saturday at 11 a.m. Walsh will share...

OLEAN — The Friends of the Olean Public Library are in the final week of the Flash Used Book Sale at the library, 134 N. Second St. The sale includes ...

As I write, the recently inaugurated Republican governor of Virginia is engaged in a Twitter war with a mouthy high school kid. And losing. It’s like ...