What's Going On

Williamsville Farmer's Market continues

The Williamsville Farmer's Market will be held from 8 a.m. to noon every Saturday through Oct. 27 at the Williamsville Water Mill, 56 E. Spring St. Locally grown fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers will be available. Entertainment this week will be provided by Kevin Doyle from the Latin Jazz Project . Flu shots will also be available from 8 a.m. to noon this week from Independent Nursing care. Anyone interested should bring an insurance card. Shots will be paid for through insurance. For more information on the flu shots, call Terry Kensy at 655-8776. For more information on the market, call Ellie Grenauer at 984-6572 or Lynn Schwab at 632-7938.

VFW ham, turkey raffle set

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 416 will hold a ham and turkey raffle at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3 at the post, 19 Spring St., Williamsville. Free beer, pop and snacks will be available, as well as split clubs and Bell Jar. Additional drawings will also be available. For more information on the raffle, call 633-9019.

Watercolor, jewelry classes set

Village Artisans will offer classes in jewelry making and watercolor for adults and children. Evening and Saturday classes are available. For more information and registration, call 633-2384.

JCC Ski Club now accepting reservations

The JCC Ski Club is now accepting reservations for skiers in sixth through 12th grades for trips to Kissing Bridge. The season begins Jan. 6 and continues through March 2. Participants do not have to be JCC members. Early sign-ups will receive a discounted price. Call Sean Morgan at 886-3172 ext. 420.

Free computer classes set at center

The Western New Workforce Development Center, 3871 Harlem Road, will offer free courses to the community. The courses are scheduled at a variety of times, with three locations to choose from. The courses include basic introduction, Internet and advanced Access and Excel. There are also programs on building a Web site and programming in C++. Call 833-9540 or visit www. wnywdc. com.

Kenmore Quilter's show set

The Kenmore Quilter's Patch will host a quilt show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6 at Kenmore Presbyterian Church, 257 Deerhurst Blvd., at Colvin Boulevard, Kenmore. Admission is $3, and proceeds benefit the Heritage Center and Twin Cities Food Pantry. Call 631-2772.

Monthly book club to meet first Thursdays

Librarian Jack Edson will host a book club at the Amherst Main Library at Audubon, 350 John James Audubon Parkway, at 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month. Yann Martel's "Life of Pi" will be on Oct. 4. Call 689-4922.

St. Mary's Craft Show set for Nov. 11

St. Mary's School in Swormville will hold its 25th Annual Craft Show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11 in the Parish Center, 6919 Transit Road, East Amherst. The show will feature handmade crafts, refreshments, raffles and baked goods. Admission is $1. Vendor registration forms are available at www.stmaryschoolswormville. net. Call 542-5610.

Ski club accepting members

The Pantera Ski Club will travel to Holiday Valley Resort on Friday nights beginning at 4:15 p.m. The club is open to Williamsville High School Students only. Reduced student season passes are available. For more information, call 639-1151.

Willow Ridge Garden Club to meet

The Willow Ridge Garden Club will meet at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3 at 7:15 at the Zion United Church of Christ, Parker Boulevard and Koenig Circle, Tonawanda. The program will focus on creating floral designs using pumpkins. Call 837-4014.

Travel guides available at Hayes' office

Free copies of the 2007 "I Love New York" Fall Travel Guide are available from the office of Assemblyman Jim Hayes. The guide contains information about activities and attractions across the state. Call Hayes' district office at 634-1895.

Sacred Heart students to hold walkathon

Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart will hold a Walkathon starting at 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 5. Funds go to the school, Heart and Soul Food Pantry of Niagara Falls, the Shirley DePalma 5K Walk/Run for Ovarian Cancer and the Pickle Jar Project. Call Laura Genco at 834-2101, ext. 316.

Leadership program for women set

The Canisius College Center for Professional Development will offer a leadership program, focusing on teaching women to be better leaders and more effective in the work place, from 5:45 to 8:45 p.m. Wednesdays, now through Nov. 14, at the Center at Amherst, 300 Corporate Parkway. Tuition is $999. Call 862-4600.

Handprint, pawprint impressions made Oct. 6

Now It's Personal Keepsakes & Gifts will be at Fairy Tales, 17 Lincoln Road, Snyder, making handprint and paw impressions from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6. Call 523-7575 or 839-6711 or visit www.nowitspersonal.biz.

New Life Adoption Agency to hold seminars

New Life Adoption Agency, which specializes in domestic and Chinese adoptions, will host free information seminars to prospective families from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25 at the Walden Galleria Mall Community Room. Call 315-422-7300 or e-mail Newlife@newlifeadoption.org.

Buffalo collectors swap meet set

The Pan-American 1901 Collectors Society will hold a Buffalo Collectors Swap Meet from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6 at the Williamsville Historical Society, 5658 Main St., near Mill St., Williamsville. The meet is for all kinds of Buffalo collectibles. Call Carl Burgwardt at 662-3853.

Healthy Aging Conference set

The Amherst Center for Senior Services will host its annual Healthy Aging Conference from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3 at the Center, 370 John James Audubon Pkwy., Amherst. The free conference will offer health, wellness and financial information for seniors and their family members. Call 636-3050.

Secular Franciscans plan open house

The Secular Franciscans will hold an open house at St. Joseph University Parish, 3269 Main St. at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7. The guest speaker will be Rev. Joseph Bayne, OFM Conv. Refreshments will be served. Call Shelia at 630-1581 or Ed at 683-3508.

Tango Buenos Aires music and dance set

The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo, North Campus, will present Tango Buenos Aires at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4 in the Mainstage Theatre. Comprising a dance troupe and live tango orchestra, Tango Buenos Aires is one of Argentina's great cultural exports. Tickets are $18 general public and $10 students and are available at the center box office, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday as well as all Ticketmaster locations. Call 645-2787.

Women's club to meet, nominate president

The Greater Western District of New York State Federation of Women's Clubs will hold its annual meeting at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 4 at the Ramada Inn, 2402 N. Forest Road, Amherst. Featured speaker will be NYSFWC President Kathy Canzano. Margaret Brunson, Aurora Women's Club, will be nominated for the 2008-2010 president-elect. For more information or reservations, call Rhonda Zucker at 652-4057.

Lions Club garage sale set for Oct. 6

The Amherst Lions Club will hold a garage sale from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6 at Trinity United Methodist Church, 711 Niagara Falls Blvd., Amherst. Every $6 raised at the sale will save the sight of someone around the world through the Lions "Campaign SightFirst II," which is in the process of raising $150 million for vision programs. Funds will also go to providing safe drinking water to residents of Third- World countries. Call 694-5814.

Christian rocker to play 'unplugged' concert

Jeremy Camp will present an "unplugged" concert at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7 at the Eastern Hills Wesleyan Church, 8445 Greiner Road, Williamsville. Tickets are $17 general seating, $20 artist's circle. Call 633-1117 or 800-461-4485.

Irish Session set at Glen Park Tavern

An Irish Session will be held at the Glen Park Tavern on Sunday, Oct. 7 as a fundraiser for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The charge is $10 at the door. The tavern will donate 10 percent of the bar and food sales to Leukemia & Lymphoma. Call 626-9333.

Kadimah School to host two events

The Kadimah School of Buffalo will host "Test Drive Kadimah" and a "Bring your Jewish Buddy to School" day on Monday, Oct. 8 at the school, 1085 Eggert Road. Students from kindergarten to sixth grade are welcome. Call 836-6903, ext. 105.

Boy Scout Troop 279 to hold open house

Boy Scout Troop 279 of Amherst will host an open house from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9 at Dodge Elementary School cafeteria, 1900 Dodge Road, North French entrance. Those who join are invited to participate in all Troop activities, including monthly camping events, weekly meetings and national Scouting events.

Greens, grains workshop set at Tranquil Oasis

A cooking and nutrition workshop on grains and greens will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10 at Tranquil Oasis, 6281 Transit Road. Cost is $5 per person. Call 639-0550.

Victorian furniture lecture set at museum

The Amherst Museum's annual lecture series will continue with

Eye Spy: Identifying Victorian Furniture" at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10 at the museum, 3755 Tonawanda Creek Road. The lecture will include dating techniques and clues to the history of a piece and its manufacturer. Admission is $3; museum members are free. For more information, call 689-1440.

Medicaid seminar set at Clearfield Library

"Fourteen Ways to Preserve Your Assets with the New Medicaid Laws" will be presented from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10 at the Clearfield Library, 770 Hopkins Road, Williamsville. Topics will include powers of attorney, health care proxies, living wills, wills, trusts, annuities, long-term care insurance, Medicaid, reverse mortgages, prepaid funeral accounts, caregiver agreements, IRAs, pensions, life estates and gift giving. For more information or to register, call 542-5444.

Embroiders' Guild meeting set

The Buffalo Chapter of the Embroiderers' Guild of America will hold meetings at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10 at North Presbyterian Church, 300 N. Forest Road, Williamsville. Call Mary Dolata at 632-0237.

NAMI meeting set for Oct. 11

The National Alliance on Mental Illness in Buffalo and Erie County will hold a monthly educational meeting for families with a mentally ill loved one. The group will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11 at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 4007 Main St., Amherst. The family support group meets at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24. call 832-4035.

Basket, theme auction set at All Saints

All Saints Church, 781 Maple Road, will host its 10th Annual Theme Basket and Silent Auction Saturday, Oct. 6. Doors will open at noon and tickets will be available until 4:30 pm. Drawings will begin immediately after 4:30 p.m. The lunch menu includes meatball sandwiches, homemade soups, fresh baked goods, coffee, tea and soda. Items will be sold throughout the afternoon. For more information, call the church at 632-0791.

'Christmas Carol' auditions set

Auditions for the Towne Players December 2007 production of "A Christmas Carol" will be held at 7 p.m. Oct. 8 and 9 in Room 113 at the Sheridan Parkside Community Center, 169 Sheridan Parkside Drive, Tonawanda. Cold readings from the script will be used for the auditions. Directors are looking for 17 women and 19 men, ages 10 to 90 years old. Backstage help is also needed. For more information, call Randy Rumley at 693-1836.

ECO meeting, candidates forum set

The Eggerstsville Community Organization, Inc. will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9 at St. Paul's Lutheran Parish Hall, 4007 Main St., Eggertsville. The biannual candidates' night forum will also be held. Candidates running for the Town of Amherst Town Board, Town of Amherst Town Superintendent of Highways and the Town of Amherst Town Clerk offices will be in attendance. For more information, visit www. eggertsvillecommunity. org.

Sisters of Social Service to hold dinner

The Sisters of Social Service will hold their annual dinner on Thursday, Oct. 11 at Salvatore's Italian Gardens Restaurant, 6461 Transit Road, Depew. The featured speaker will be Alexia Kelley, executive director of Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good in Washington, D.C. Reservations are required. For more information or reservation, call 834-0197.

Holy Angels to host single-sex ed class

Holy Angels Academy will host a panel discussion on how single sex education can benefit girls in high school. It will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11 at the school, 24 Shoshone St. at Hertel Avenue. The program is free.

Methodist women to host Harvest Dinner

The United Methodist Women of Christ UMC present their annual Harvest Dinner from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12 at Christ United Methodist Church, Harlem Road at Saratoga, Snyder. Admission for adults is $8, $4 for children under 10 and children under 4 are free. Proceeds to benefit mission projects of the United Methodist Women. For more information, call 631-5506.

Benefit for community center gym set

The Joe Lang Foundation will present "A Night For Putting Kids First" to help raise mony for the Eggertsville Community Center Gymnasium at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12 at Club Infinity, 8166 Main St., Williamsville. The event will include live music, food, raffles, auctions and a party after the show by Bing & The Bingtones Big Band Rock and the Reflex 80s Pop Show. Tickets are $35 per person and are available at Tickets. com (888-223-6000) Tops Markets and the Club Infinity Box Office. For more information, call Edka Kabg at 440-7507.