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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 14, 21 and 28 at 700 Sweet Home Road, Amherst. For more information, call 836-6565, ext. 12.

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.

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.

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.

South High to address

the dangers of bullying

Williamsville South High School will host a parent program as an extension of the Rachel's Challenge student assembly from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 15 at the school, 5950 Main St.

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 633-7069.

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.

Trinity United Methodist

Church to hold dinner

Trinity United Methodist Church will host an all you can eat spaghetti dinner from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 17 at Trinity United Methodist Church, 711 Niagara Falls Blvd., Amherst.

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.

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.

Documentary

to be shown at church

"Why We Fight" documentary will be shown at 6 p.m. Sunday, March 18 at North Presbyterian Church, 300 North Forest Road. For reservations or additional information, call 632-1330. Mothers & More to meet

at Glenwood Village

The Buffalo Chapter of Mothers & More will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 22 at 5271 Main St., Williamsville to discuss "The Financial Facts of Retirement: What Every Woman Should Know." Call 691-0005 or 839-2345.

Neil Berg's 100 Years

of Broadway set at UB

The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present "100 Years of Broadway" at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 24 in the Mainstage Theatre, on UB North Campus. Tickets cost $35, $27 and $24 for students. Call 852-5000.

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.

Temple Beth Zion to host

educational courses

Temple Beth Zion, located at 700 Sweet Home Road, will host three educational courses beginning Tuesday, March 20. The first will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. titled, Hebrew Literacy. The cost is $35 and there is a maximum limit of 12 students. The second, titled Conversational Hebrew Level 1, will be held from 8 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 27. The cost is $35 and has a maximum limit of 12 students. For information or to register, call 839-6565 ext. 12.

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 about DAR, call 823-0292.

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.

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. Bonsai Society to meet

at nursery

The Buffalo Bonsai Society will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 21 at Menne's Nursery, 3100 Niagara Falls Blvd., Amherst. Call 662-4940.

AAA to discuss

'Hawaii Mahalo Days'

American Automobile Association of Western New York will present "Hawaii Mahalo Days" at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 22 at Buffalo Marriott, 1350 Millersport Highway, Amherst. Visit www. AAA. com.

SOS recovery group

meets Tuesdays

The Amherst chapter of Secular Organizations for Sobriety meets at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Center for Inquiry, 1310 Sweet Home Road. Save Our Selves is a nonprofit network of local groups dedicated to helping individuals achieve and maintain sobriety. With more than 20,000 members worldwide, it is an alternative recovery method for those alcoholics or drug addicts uncomfortable with the spiritual content of 12-step programs. For more information, call Eric Chinchon at 636-7571, ext. 226.

Gliding Stars to present

annual ice show

"Food, Fitness and Fun on Ice" will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, March 23 and at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 24 at the Amherst Pepsi Center, 1615 Amherst Manor Drive. Tickets cost $8. Call 608-8345.