What's Going On
Lecture to give history

of WNY railroads

Joseph Kocsis of the Western New York Railway Society will speak about the history of WNY railroads. The event will be held at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7 at St. Peter's Episcopal Church Hall on Longmeadow Drive in Amherst. For more information, call 440-7385.

Mothers & More to have

chocolate taste test

The Buffalo Chapter of Mothers and More will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7 for a "Chocolate Taste Test" and Thursday, Feb. 22, to discuss "The Five Love Languages." The meetings will be held at Elderwood at Glenwood Village, 5271 Main St. in Williamsville. For more information, call 691-0005 or 839-2345.

Youth Board to hold 'Service to Youth' awards

The Amherst Youth Board will hold its "Service to Youth" Awards dinner at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7 at Classic's Banquet Center, 2425 Niagara Falls Blvd. The cost is $30 for adults, $20 for youth. The awards acknowledge the efforts of those who have devoted countless hours of service to the children and youth of the community, as well as recognizes those who have made outstanding financial contributions to the youth programs in 2006. For reservations, call 631-7215.

Orchid Society to speak

to Garden Club

A representative from the Niagara Frontier Orchid Society will introduce the Willow Ridge Garden Club members to the growing of orchids in the home. The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7 at Zion United Church of Christ, 15 Koenig Circle in Tonawanda. For information or reservations, call 837-4014.

Spaghetti Dinner

to benefit MOW

Amherst Meals on Wheels will benefit from a spaghetti dinner held from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7 at the Amherst Senior Center, 370 JJ Audubon Parkway in Amherst. The dinner is open to the public and available for $6 presale, $7 at the door.

Panhellenic Group to

meet at Family Tree

Marion Benner, President of the Greater Buffalo Alumnae Panhellenic Association, will conduct a meeting of all local delegates at noon Wednesday, Feb. 7 at the Family Tree Restaurant on Bailey Ave. in Amherst.

Valentine's Craft Show

set at Eastern Hills

A Valentine's Craft Show will be held at the Eastern Hills Mall, 4545 Transit Road, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8-18.

Karate club to hold free

introductory training

The Buffalo Shotokan Karate Club will hold a free introductory training session for teens and adults beginning at 8:30 p.m. Feb. 8 at the Harlem Road Community Center in Snyder. Call Bill Ruyechan at 741-8145 or e-mail ruyechan@buffalo.edu, for more information or to register for the training session.

Literary Cafe

to feature poets

The Center for Inquiry Literary Cafe will feature poets Robb Nesbitt and Anna Walsh at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7 at 1310 Sweet Home Road in Amherst.

Church to hold

luncheon Feb. 8

The United Methodist Women of Christ United Methodist Church will hold a luncheon and general meeting at noon, Thursday, Feb. 8 at 350 Saratoga Road in Snyder. The $5 program will be "Keeping in Touch."

NAMI to hold

meeting Feb. 8

The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8 at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 4007 Main St. in Amherst. NAMI is a support group for families with a mentally ill loved one. Call 832-4035.

Father-child spaghetti

dinner set for Feb. 9

A father-child spaghetti dinner will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9 at Fellowship Wesleyan Church, 1645 Southwestern Blvd., West Seneca. Grandfathers and uncles are also invited. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and illusionist Michael Hillburger will perform from 6:45 to 7:30 p.m. The cost is $5 for adults and $1 for children.

Amherst students

to perform at recital

Amherst students in the Presto Choir of Bel Canto will perform in St. Paul's Cathedral recital series, beginning at 12:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9 at 128 Pearl St., Buffalo.

Opera-Lytes to present

Valentine's Concert

Opera-Lytes will present its annual Valentine's Concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9 at Amherst Community Church, 77 Washington Highway in Snyder. The cost is $10. Call 837-3440.

Lecture series to be held

at Village Meeting House

Eckankar "Your Own Journey to God" will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9 at the Williamsville Meeting House, 5658 Main St. in Williamsville. Call 839-9842 or visit the website at www.eck ankar- ny. org.

Garden Club

to celebrate 65 years

The Forest Stream Garden Club will celebrate its 65th Anniversary at an afternoon Tea on Saturday, Feb. 10 at the North Presbyterian Church in Williamsville. Installation of officers for 2007 will also be held. They include President, Lois Weinstein; Vice President, Louise Farner; Corresponding Secretary, Patricia Moren; Recording Secretaries, Liza Mitchell and Doris Orr and Treasurer, Jan Marino.

St. Mary's to hold

Vegas Night

St. Mary's of Swormville will host its annual Vegas Night from 7 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Feb. 10 at 6919 Transit Road in East Amherst. Games will include Blackjack, Money Wheels, Best Hand Poker, Over/Under and Beat the Dealer. In addition, there will be bell-jar tickets, 50/50 raffles, and a liquor and lottery raffle. Proceeds will benefit the school's athletic program and new books for the library. Admission is $10 and includes pizza, snacks, beer, wine and pop. Tickets are available at the door. Presale tickets include a ticket for St. Mary's 2007-08 Weekly Football Score Contest. Call Rosanne Davis at 688-8570 or Amy Pearl at 741-7067.

Victorian Valentine's Day

to be held at museum

The Amherst Museum will host a Victorian Valentine's Day from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 at 3755 Tonawanda Creek Road. Admission is $5 for adults, $1.50 for children.

Joe Crookston to open

at BFFM concert

The Buffalo Friends of Folk Music will present Joe Crookston with Jim Brucato at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 at the Village Meeting House, 5658 Main St. Temple Shaarey Zedek

to hold art auction

Temple Shaarey Zedek, 621 Getzville Road in Amherst, will hold an art auction, featuring Marlin Art for a community wide Fine Arts Auction, at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11. Live auction bidding will begin at 7:30 p.m. Call 634-6330 or 838-3232.

St. Christopher's to hold

annual auction

St. Christopher's will host its annual auction, "Welcome to Paradise," at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11 at 2660 Niagara Falls Blvd. in Tonawanda. The cost is $10 for adults, $5 for children 12 and under. Call 693-5604.

O'Connell & Company

presents musical

Cabaret in the Square Theatre will present "Starting Here, Starting Now," a romantic comedy, through Feb. 11 at the theatre, located at Main Street and Harlem Road. For tickets, show times, call 839-3949 or www. oconnellandco. com.

MusicalFare Theatre to

present world premiere

MusicalFare Theatre will present the world premiere of "Familiar Strangers," featuring the songs of Joni Mitchell, now through Feb. 11. Performances are held at 7 p.m. Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets cost $28 for Wednesday, Thursday and 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday performances and $32 for 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Call 839-8540 for tickets.

JCC to hold member

appreciation day

The Jewish Community Center will hold a member appreciation day from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11 at 2640 N. Forest Road in Getzville.

American Legion Post

#1672 to host events

The A.J. Jurek American Legion Post #1672, located at Smith and New roads in Swormville, will host a card party from 2 to 4 p.m. Feb. 11, March 4 and April 22. Tickets are $3 for each party and an additional $3 for dinner. Prizes will be awarded to the highest scoring players. For more information, call Pauline Fletcher at 636-4636.

School district to host

All School Art Show

The Williamsville Central School District will be having their annual All School Art Show at the Amherst Museum, 3755 Tonawanda Creek Road, Monday, Feb. 12 through March 7. The first reception will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12 and the second will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13. Elderwood to host local

fitness expert

Elderwood Health Care at Heathwood, 815 Hopkins Road, will host fitness expert Mary Anne Cappellino at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12. For reservations or information, call 688-0111.

Floral designer to speak

at Garden Club

Diane Sippel, floral designer at Micheal's, will speak to members of the Smallwood Garden Club at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12 at the N.E. Branch YMCA, 4433 Main St. in Amherst.

Doctors to present

lecture and discussion

Drs. Matthew Cote and Darryl Lindell will be giving a free lecture and discussion presentation entitled "Chronic Pain, Laser Therapy and You" addressing arthritic and herniated disc problems at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11 at the Harlem Road Community Center, 4255 Harlem Road, Amherst. For information or reservations, call 633-0588.

ECO to host 7th annual

potluck dinner

The Eggertsville Community Organization will hold its seventh Annual pot-luck dinner at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 4007 Main St. in Eggertsville.

Adoption STAR to hold

orientation session

Adoption STAR will hold an orientation session from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13 at 47 Plaza Drive in Williamsville. The session is free of charge and open to the public for those interested in adopting. Call 639-3900 or e-mail info@adoptionstar.com.

Breast Cancer Network

to host speaker

The Breast Cancer Network of Western New York will host Laurie Dooley, Executive Director of Luminia and Trainer for the Hope Chest Gragon Boat Team. She will speak at the meeting held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13 at the Universalist Unitarian Church, 6320 Main St. in Williamsville. For reservations, call 674-8683.

CPA to begin

in February

The Amherst Police Department will offer a Citizen's Police Academy for 13 weeks of education about the department. The session will begin February 13 at the station, 350 John James Audubon Parkway. Each week participants will have the opportunity to learn about the detective bureau, canine unit, emergency response team, traffic and more. Class size is limited. Interested applicants, contact Lt. Stephen McGonagle at 689-1311 or smcg onagle@ apdny. org.

JCC to display

Mundo Gytara

The Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo Bunis Family Gallery will hold an artist reception for Hugo Rodriguez and his collection "Mundo Gytara" from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13 at 2640 N. Forest Road in Getzville. For more information, call 688-4114 ext. 337.

Sisterhood to meet

at auditorium

The Sisterhood of Temple Shaarey Zedek will meet at the Temple's Lippa Auditorium at noon Tuesday, Feb. 13 at 621 Getzville Road, Amherst. Judith A. Skretny, Vice President of the Center for Excellence at the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, will speak about stress management.

Christian Central Academy open house set

Christian Central Academy will hold its spring open house from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13 at the school, 39 Academy St. For more information, call 634-4821.

Singing Valentines to

travel

The Buffalo Chapter Barbershop Harmony Society will send traveling Singing Valentines from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14. Recipients will receive two songs, one red rose and one photo of the event. The quartet will travel to homes, work places and more for $40. For more information, call Bob T. at 875-391 or 380-2161 or Bob R. at 447-0667 or 348-0687.

Center to present concert

on Valentine's Day

The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will host the Legends of Motown starring The Temptations and The Marvelettes at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14 in the Mainstage Theatre located at the center on North Campus. For $49.50 and $39.50 tickets or more information, call 852-5000 or 645-ARTS.