What's Going On
Songwriters showcase

to be held at Audubon

Tricentennial music presents Songwriter's Showcase from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 7 at Amherst Main Library at Audubon, 350 John James Audubon Parkway, Amherst. For more information or to register, call 689-4922.

Temple Beth Zion to hold

adult education course

Temple Beth Zion will hold adult education courses from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesdays, March 7, 14, 21 and 28 at 700 Sweet Home Road, Amherst. Call 836-6565, ext. 12.

Mothers & More to meet

at Glenwood Village

The Buffalo Chapter of Mothers & More will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 7 to discuss "Favorite Adventures with our Children in This Area" and at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 22 to discuss "The Financial Facts of Retirement: What Every Woman Should Know." The sessions will be held at Elderwood at Glenwood Village, 5271 Main St., Williamsville. Call 691-0005 or 839-2345.

Willow Ridge Garden

Club to host luncheon

The Willow Ridge Garden Club will hold its installation luncheon at noon Wednesday, March 7 at The University Inn and Conference Center at the Ramada, located at 2402 N. Forest Road, Amherst. Bottle collector's group

to present lecture

Peter Jablonski, president of the Greater Buffalo Bottle Collector's Association, will present a lecture entitled Archaeology of the Outhouse: Uncovering Western New York's Tangible Past. The lecture will be held at 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 7 at St. Peter's Episcopal Church on Longmeadow Drive, Amherst. The regular meeting begins at 7 p.m. For more information, call 440-7985.

Literary Cafe to hold

inaugural session

The Center for Inquiry Literary Cafe will hold its inaugural session at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 7 at 1310 Sweet Home Road, Amherst. The featured poets will be Joe Nichell and Christina Wos'donnelly.

Panhellenic Group

to meet in Amherst

Marion Benner, president of Greater Buffalo Alumnae Panhellenic Association, will conduct a meeting of local delegates at noon Wednesday, March 7 at Family Tree Restaurant on Bailey Avenue in Amherst.

'Welcome Home Project'

topic at luncheon

The United Methodist Women of Christ at United Methodist Church in Snyder will hold a luncheon at noon, Thursday, March 8 at 350 Saratoga Road. Jean Wood will speak on Beechwood's "Welcome Home Project." The cost is $5.

NAMI to meet

March 8, 28

The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 8, and the Family Support Group will meet Wednesday, March 28 at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 4007 Main St., Amherst.

BPW to celebrate

Women's History Month

Buffalo/Amherst Business and Professional Women will celebrate Women's History Month at its monthly dinner meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 8 at the Fairdale Restaurant, 672 Wehrle Drive. The program speaker will be Susan Banks, who recently launched her own business, "Susan Banks, Image Consulting." For reservations, call Lora Warkentin at 832-9327. The cost is $25 and includes dinner.

Williamsville Art Society

to host local artist

Jody Ziehm, local artist and prize winner, will showcase her work for the Williamsville Art Society at 7 p.m. Friday, March 9 at the Harlem Community Center, 4255 Harlem Road Room 2. The cost is $3. Call 634-7015.

Meeting House

to host Eckankar

The Williamsville Meeting House will host Eckankar at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 9 at the museum, 5658 Main St., Williamsville. The program will be "Trust Your Inner Guidance," sponsored by the NY Satsang Society Inc. Piano teachers to hold

music forum

Music Forum for Piano Teachers sponsors piano recital given by Anne Denis and James Welch at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 9 in Baird Recital Hall on the North Campus of University at Buffalo. Proceeds will go toward the Music Forum for Piano Teachers Scholarship Fund. Single admission $5, family admission $8, call 691-5612.

Forest Elementary

to hold fish fry dinner

Forest Elementary School cordially invites the public to a delicious fish fry/ chicken tender dinner to be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, March 9 at the school 250 N. Forest Road. The cost for the fish fry will be $8 and the chicken tender dinner will be $6. Drive thru dinners are also available. All proceeds will benefit their new playground.

Auction to include

Letterman tickets

The parishioners of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin of Mary welcome members of the community to an "Enchanted Emerald Evening" Saturday, March 10 at Samuel's Grande Manor, 8750 Main St. The event will begin with a silent auction from 6 to 8 p.m., followed by a sit-down dinner from 8 to 9 p.m. and a live auction will cap off the evening until 11 p.m. Items to be auctioned off include a Nintendo Wii and tickets to see the David Letterman Show. For more information, call 633-7441

Coffeehouse dedication

to be held March 10

A dedication ceremony in memory of Melissa Reed Chudy will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 10 at The Coffeehouse, inside the Independent Health Youth & Family Center, at 5005 Sheridan Drive, Williamsville.

Maple East committee

to hold boutique sale

The Maple East Playground Committee will host a Boutique Sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 10 at Maple East Elementary School, 1500 Maple Road. The event includes Irish dancing performances at 1 and 3 p.m.

Historical Society

Museum to be open

The Village of Williamsville Historical Society Museum will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 11 at the Village Meeting House, 5658 Main St., Williamsville. Historical artifacts will be on display.

Family concert, theme

basket auction set

Music with March Family Concert and Theme Basket Auction will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, March 10 at Amherst Community Church, 77 Washington Highway, Snyder. For $3 adult and $2 child tickets, call 834-9701.

Ballet soloist to teach

dance at school

Daniel Ulbricht, soloist with New York City Ballet, will conduct master classes for students ages 10 and up on Saturday and Sunday, March 10 and 11 at the American Academy of Ballet in Williamsville. Classes for children ages 10 and up with a minimum three years ballet training will be held. Children's levels, intermediate, advanced will be offered. Call 688-4774.

BFFM to hold concert

at Meeting House

Buffalo Friends of Folk Music will present The Celtic Music of Cindy Kallet and Grey Larson with Nan Hoffman and Joe Tumino at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 10 at the Village Meeting House, 5658 Main St., Williamsville. The cost is $14 general admission, $6 students. Call 684-2362 or visit www. BFFM. org.

Concert choir to perform

at North Presbyterian

The Heidelberg College Concert Choir will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 10 at North Presbyterian Church, 300 N. Forest Road. The performance is free and open to the public. For more information, call 632-1330.

Phi Beta Kappa to host

ballroom dance

Members of Phi Beta Kappa will host Ballroom Social Dancing and Dance Exhibition from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, March 11 at Fanny's Restaurant, 3500 Sheridan Drive, Amherst. Call 833-3645.

NY Times best-selling

author plans signing

New York Times best-selling author Raymond Arroyo will hold a book signing and talk about his new release, "Mother Angelica's Little Book of Life Lessons and Everyday Spirituality," at 6 p.m. Sunday, March 11 at Barnes & Noble Bookstore, 1565 Niagara Falls Blvd., Amherst.

ECO to hold general

membership meeting

Eggertsville Community Organization will hold its next general meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 13 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church Parish hall, 4007 Main St., Eggertsville. For more information, visit www.eggertsvillecommunity. org.

WIICH to host

mini-fashion show

Women Interested in Cystic Health will host a Mini-Fashion Show at noon Wednesday, March 14 at The Protocol Restaurant on Transit Road. The cost is $20. For reservations, call 652-9613 or 652-0375.

Church to host artist

work March 15

The Amherst Community Church will host works by Abby Lammers at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 15 at 77 Washington Highway, Snyder. Call 634-7015.

Seminar to inform about

thyroid problems

Dr. John Zilliox, a chiropractor, will present "Could it be your thyroid - what doctor's don't tell" at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 15 at Positive Health and Wellness, 3316 Sheridan Drive, Amherst. For more information or reservations, call 833-1664.

Garden club to meet

at Forest Elementary

The Forest Stream Garden Club will meet at 6:45 p.m. Thursday, March 15 at the Forest Elementary School, 250 North Forest Road, Williamsville. Al Festaiuti, owner of A&B Landscape Services, Inc. will present a program on organic gardening methods.

Sweet Home lacrosse

to benefit from breakfast

The Sweet Home High School lacrosse program will hold a pancake breakfast from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 17 at the school, 1901 Sweet Home Road, The cost is $5. Call 250-1463.

Joint brunch to be held at Temple Shaarey Zedek

The Annual Joint Brunch of the Sisterhoods of Temple Shaarey Zedek and Temple Beth El will be held at 9:45 a.m. Sunday, March 18 at Temple Shaarey Zedek, 621 Getzville Road. Following brunch, Leah Saada will present A Musical Medley: A Presentation of Jewish Melodies, Folk Tunes, and Songs From the Theater. Call 838-3232, for reservations and information.

DAR to meet at Beechwood Residence

The Williams Mills Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 20 at Beechwood Residence, 2235 Millersport Highway, Getzville. The program, presented by Joan Klenk, will be "Decorated Soldiers of WWII." For more information, call 823-0292.

Voters features speaker

on health of Great Lakes

Jennifer Nalbone of Great Lakes United will be the guest speaker at the Issues Luncheon sponsored by the Amherst Unit of the League of Women Voters of Buffalo/Niagara at noon Friday, March 16, at Scotch and Sirloin Restaurant, 6999 Maple Road. Nalbone will address invasive species as they affect the Great Lakes and contributing waters. She will cover current and ongoing methods of control as well as legislation at the state and national level. Interested persons are invited to attend this public meeting. The cost to attend is $13 per person. Call Clarine Radt at 633-7069 to make reservations.

UMC to present

'Goodbye to Winter'

The United Methodist Church Women and Youth of Christ UMC will present "Goodbye to Winter" from 12:30 to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 18 at the church, located on the corner of Harlem and Saratoga roads, Snyder. The menu will consist of roast pork and gravy, glazed carrots, applesauce, mashed potatoes, sauerkraut and coleslaw. The cost is $8 adults, $4 for children 10 and under. For tickets, call Jean Wood at 631-5506.

Big Band Dance

and Silent Auction set

Amherst High School's Big Band Dance and Silent Auction will be held from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, March 17 at the Amherst High School gymnasium, 4301 Main St., Amherst. Tickets cost $5. Call 362-8354.

Alzheimer's Support

Group to meet

The Alzheimer's Support Group will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 20 at ElderWood Health Care at Wedgewood. 4459 Bailey Ave., Eggertsville. Call 835-2543.

Alzheimer's Caregiver

Group for men to meet

The Men's Caregiver Group, sponsored by the Alzheimer's association of Western New York, will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 20 and Wednesday, April 4 in the private dining room at ElderWood Village at Glenwood, 5271 Main St., Williamsville. For more information, call Don Sabo at 937-7522 or 626-0600.

Sign and Stride free

class offered at center

The Sign and Stride Class will be offered at 9:15 a.m. Thursday, March 22 at the Harlem Road Community Center, 4255 Harlem Road, Amherst. The free class is for children learning sign language while mom gets a Stroller Stride workout. Call Joy Kelley at 604-7536 or Lindsi Archabald at 992-9244.

ALS schedules meetings

at Amherst Library

The Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. the third Monday of each month at the Amherst Public Library, 4622 Main St., Amherst.

Museum lecture series

begins with wrought iron

The first speaker during Amherst Museum's 2007 lecture series will be Robert Corneck, of the New York State Designer Blacksmiths. He will present "What Really is Wrought Iron" at 7 p.m. March 21 at the museum, 3755 Tonawanda Creek Road, Amherst. The cost is $3, free to members.

St. Gregory hosts

bereavement support

St. Gregory the Great Support Group for the Bereaved meets from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays at 100 St. Gregory Court. Call 688-5678.

New York City producers

seek local talent

Making the Cast will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 23 at the Boulevard Mall. Applicants must be 16 and older. They will be asked to perform an a capella song or original dance routine to their own music, no longer than 1 minute, for a New York City panel. Sign ups will be from 4 to 5 p.m.

Williamsville Explorer

Post to hold dinner

A spaghetti dinner to benefit the Williamsville Fire Department Explorer Post 2004 will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, March 24 at Audubon Grill and Cafe, 500 Maple Road, Williamsville. Take out or eat in is available. Tickets cost $8 for adults, $5 for children 8 and under. For tickets or information, e-mail explorers@hutchinson hose.com.

Educational seminar set

for medical assistants

The Erie County Chapter of Medical Assistants will present its annual educational seminar from 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 24 at the Classics V Banquet Facility on Niagara Falls Boulevard. "Education: Your Key to the Future" is the theme of the event and topics will include: Medicare Changes for 2007, Updates in Cosmetic Surgery, Welcome United Health Care and The Smart Pill. Advance registration is required. For information, call Sue Mayer at 692-7124 or Kay Foit at 652-3328.