DOORS OPEN: An array of cultural sites can be found just a little over an hour northwest of Bradford in Jamestown, N.Y. And on Saturday, Jan. 19, visitors can get free admission to many of these attractions.

Doors Open Jamestown will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 19, when these centers will quite literally open their doors to the public so people can get a peek at all the city and surrounding area have to offer.

Events participants are:

• Audubon Community Nature Center

• Busti Grist Mill

• Chautauqua Harbor Hotel

• Chautauqua Regional Youth Ballet

• Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame

• Daughters of the American Revolution

• Fenton History Center

• Infinity Visual and Performing Arts

• James Prendergast Library

• Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum

• Lucille Ball Little Theatre

• Martz Kohl Observatory

• National Comedy Center (pre-registration required here)

• Northwest Arena

• Reg Lenna Center for the Arts

• Robert H. Jackson Center

• Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History

• Spire Theater

• Tot Spot

• Venue 31

There will be a free raffle at each spot, too.

For more information on these places, visit www.jamestownupclose.com/doors-open-jamestown

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THIS DAY: On this day in 1839, anthracite coal was first used to smelt iron in Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania. Haven’t heard of the town? That’s because it’s now known as Jim Thorpe, Pa.

The town’s namesake was a Native American athlete, the first Native American to win a gold medal for the United States.

A member of the Sac and Fox Nation, Thorpe won medals in the 1912 pentathlon and decathlon. He also played football, baseball and basketball.