Announcements

+ Tickets are now on sale for "Day Out with Thomas™ 2007: All Aboard Tour," May 4-6 and 11-13 at the Medina Railroad Museum, 530 W. Ave., Medina (www.railroadmuseum.net). The approximately 25-minute train ride with Thomas the Tank Engine will depart every 45 minutes, rain or shine, between 9:30 a.m. and 5:45 p.m. Tickets are $16 for ages 2 and up, and are available by calling toll free 866-468-7630 or visiting www.railroadmuseum.net. For more information, c all 585-798-6106.

+ Teen Reality Theater will hold open auditions for new performers from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 11, at Planned Parenthood of WNY, 2697 Main St., Buffalo. Any teen over the age of 14 who is currently enrolled in high school and has working papers can audition. Interested teens should prepare a short monologue, poem or rap/song. Auditionees will no longer be able to dance as their audition piece. For more information, call 579-5213.

+ The Takin' It To The Streets Rally is seeking volunteers for the community ev ent on Buffalo's East Side. The rally will take place Aug. 18 and 19 at Martin Luther King Jr. Park, Buffalo. For more information, call 891-4760.

+ Morphine Hearts Production Company is seeking interview subjects for its "Ghostlights: Haunted Theatres of WNY" documentary film. The film highlights ghost stories and paranormal investigations in local theatres. If you have had a supernatural experience, call 884-4858 and leave a message.

+ The Buffalo Museum of Science is adjusting its hours during the Spring Break week, when most area schools are closed. The museum will be closed on Easter Sunday, April 8, and will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, April 9 through Saturday, April 14, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 15. For more information, call 896-5200 or visit www.buffalomuseumofscience.org.