Jamestown, NY – The Tropicana Room of the Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum will be the setting for an evening of tribute, remembrance, and authentic Cuban fare and libation sponsored by Audubon Community Nature Center.

“In Celebration of Three Sons of Cuba: Desi Arnaz, Alberto Rey, and Reuben Hernandez” will be Tuesday, November 14, 2017.

Originally conceived by Audubon supporter Kathleen Johnson for Audubon’s recent OctoberFEAST auction, the event begins at 6 p.m. with welcome drinks of mojitos or cuba libres.

A docent tour of the museum will emphasize Desi Arnaz, the Cuban-born American actor, musician, and television producer. Arnaz is best known for his role as “Ricky Ricardo” in “I Love Lucy”, one of the most popular shows ever on television, in which he starred with his Jamestown-born wife, Lucille Ball.

The Rural Outreach Center (ROC) in East Aurora, a nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting, empowering and elevating the impoverished rural population in southern Erie County and surrounding areas, received a SOPHi Award for Community Impact on Oct. 13 from the Population Health Collaborative. The awards ceremony was held at Buffalo RiverWorks.

The Spotlight on Population Health (SOPHi) event is an annual celebration of organizations across the eight counties of Western New York that focus on population health. Through the awards ceremony, Population Health Collaborative hopes to educate the local community about the great work being done around the region and possibly create new collaborations.

Jamestown, NY – Audubon Community Nature Center is grateful to several groups for some facilities updates that were seriously needed.

The Maintenance Building, which turned 20 years old this year, was in need of a new roof. This project was made possible by a grant from the Edwin L. Danielson Community Service Fund at the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation.

Furnaces and air conditioners that were installed over 25 years ago also needed to be replaced. Several improvements, including upgrading HVAC ductwork, are being accomplished thanks to the Ralph C. Sheldon Foundation, the Lenna Foundation, and the Northern Allegheny Conservation Association.