What's Going On

Art league to exhibit

at Amherst Museum

The Amherst Museum, 3755 Tonawanda Creek Road, will host the Spring Members' Exhibit of the Fine Art League of Buffalo from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday through May 13. The exhibit includes more than 75 juried paintings and drawings in a variety of media by league members Admission is $5 for adults, $1.50 for children and free for museum members.

Reynolds seeks summer

interns for offices

Rep. Thomas Reynolds, R-Amherst, is seeking college and graduate students to serve as interns in his Washington, D.C., Rochester and Williamsville offices. Responsibilities will be both administrative and legislative. The deadline for applications is Friday, April 20. For more information or an application, visit Reynold's Web site, www.reynolds.house.gov, or call the Williamsville office at 634-2324 or the Capitol Hill office at 202-225-5265.

Classes for caregivers

now registering

Six two-and-a-half hour weekly sessions will be given to caregivers to learn to reduce stress, improve self-confidence, better communicate feelings and locate helpful resources from 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through May 22 at Harris Hill Nursing Facility, 2699 Wehrle Drive, Williamsville. The course is $25. For more information or to register, call 858-2177 or e-mail caregiver@erie.gov or visit www. erie. gov/ depts/ seniorser vices.

Buffalo Gateway Chorus

friend, family night set

The Buffalo Gateway Chorus will hold a friend and family night from 8 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 18 at Southeast Works Community Center, 181 Lincoln Ave. Call 635-8642.

Auditory Processing

program set

"Central Auditory Processing in the Home" is the topic of a presentation hosted by Diversified Services, LLC at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 18 at 17 Limestone Drive, Suites 5 and 6. Preregistration is required. Presented by Carrie Cline, this event is designed for parents who want to learn more about central auditory processing delays. Call AnnMarie at 871-9883, ext. 101.

Lucinda Williams to visit

Mainstage Theatre

The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo North Campus will present Lucinda Williams at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 18 in the Mainstage Theatre on the North Campus. Tickets are $25. Call 852-5000.

Poetry slam to be held

at elementary school

Fourth- and fifth-graders at Windermere Boulevard Elementary will share original poetry with the public from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 18 in the school auditorium, 291 Windermere Blvd. Third-graders will present their poetry to second-graders during the school day. Amberleigh watercolor

exhibit set

Now through April 30, the watercolor art of students of master art instructor Theresa Lee will be on display at Amberleigh Retirement Community, 2330 Maple Road, Williamsville. For more information, call 689-4195.

JCC to host

Secrets from Buffalo

JCC Benderson Family Building will host "Secrets of Buffalo" from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursdays now through April 26 at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo Inc., 2640 North Forest Road. Buffalo Bonsai Society

meeting scheduled

The Buffalo Bonsai Society will hold a regular meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 18 at Menne's Nursery, 3100 Niagara Falls Blvd. For more information, call 662-4940.

Baha'i faith lecture

slated at center

An introduction to the Baha'i Faith will be given by Dr. Amelia Phillips, an Amherst Baha'i and an area physician at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 18 at the Amherst Baha'i Center, 2218 Kensington Ave. For more information, call 833-1441.

Watercolor society

meeting slated

The Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society will hold its April meeting and demonstration at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 19 at the Amherst Community Church, 77 Washington Highway, Snyder. Cost is $3. Fore more information, call 634-7015.

Forest Stream Garden

Club meeting slated

The Forest Stream Garden Club will meet at 6:45 p.m. Thursday, April 19 at Forest Elementary School, 250 North Forest Road, Williamsville. Members will be preparing baskets and center pieces for the May luncheon, "Through the Garden Gate IV."

Rummage sale to be

held at St. Stephens

St. Stephens United Church of Christ will hold a rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 20 and 21 at the church, 8520 Tonawanda Creek Road, East Amherst. Saturday will be a $2 per bag sale. For more information, call 634-6687.

Ladies auxiliary

to present auction

The Main-Transit Fire Department Ladies' Auxiliary will present a Chinese auction and luncheon from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 21 at the Main-Transit Fire Department Banquet Facility, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. The event is presale only and tickets are $20, which includes lunch and a sheet of tickets. Call 634-2119.

InfraGard Buffalo

to hold open meeting

InfraGard Buffalo Members Alliance will hold a membership meeting, open to any interested parties, from 8 a.m. to noon Thursday, April 19 at the Harlem Road Community Center, 4255 Harlem Road, Amherst. To register, e-mail bctf@fbi.gov. Special Agent Thomas Grasso will be the guest speaker. Visit www.infra gard.net.

Healthy meals set as

next topic of series

The third presentation in the Heart Healthy Series will be "Enjoy Meals the Heart Healthy Way" at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 18 at ElderWood Health Care, 815 Hopkins Road. Call 633-3900, ext. 243

JCC to travel

to St. Bonaventure

Adult Services at the JCC Benderson Family Building will take a bus trip to St. Bonaventure's Quick Center on Monday, April 30 for a docent-led tour of the exhibit Memoria, which showcases original documents and photographs of Don Aldo. Lunch at the Old Library Restaurant is included. Tickets are $35 for the general public and $25 for JCC and Holocaust Resource Center members. Reservations must be made by Monday, April 23. For more information or to register, call Amy at 688-4114, ext. 366 or e-mail astromberg@jccbuffa lo.org.

Special needs seminar

to be held April 19

"Community and Government Resources for Families with Young Children with Developmental Delays, Disabilities and Special Needs" focuses on options that parents have for their children with special needs and programs designed to help them. This course will be presented by Rita Sell at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 19 at Diversified Services, LLC 17 Limestone Drive, Suites 5 and 6, in Williamsville. Call 871-9883, ext. 101.

Insurance discussion

to be held at Marriott

Brown & Brown Insurance and Blue Cross Blue Shield, with other local experts, will discuss costs of health insurance and methods to prevent increases from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 25 at the Buffalo-Niagara Marriott, 1340 Millersport Highway, Amherst. Registration and breakfast will be from 7:30 to 8 a.m. Make reservations by April 20. E-mail mkish@bbbuffalo.com your name, company name, address and phone number. 'Spider-Man Unmasked'

slated at UB

The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present "Spider-Man Unmasked" by Hollywood stuntman Chris Daniels at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 20 in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts, North Campus, 103 Center for the Arts. Tickets are $11 and are available at the Center box office from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. They are also available at www.ticketmaster.com. For more information, call 645-2787.

Chiropractic seminars

to be held in April, May

Chiropractor John N. Zilliox will present seminars at 7 p.m. Thursdays, April 19 through May 10 at Positive Health and Wellness, 3316 Sheridan Drive. April 19 will be "Could it be your Thyroid: What doctors don't tell you."

3-in-1 barbecue set

at Snyder church

Krolicks of Arcade will provide a choice of chicken barbecue for $8, a fish fry for $9, or barbecue ribs for $10 from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 20 at Christ United Methodist Church, 350 Saratoga Road, Snyder. Chicken fingers for children will be available for $5. Walk-in pick-up or dine-in and drive-through options are available. For advance tickets, call 839-2460.

Lecture, meeting set for League of Women Voters

Johnathan Holifeld, CEO of Buffalo Olmstead Parks Conservancy, will speak to the League of Women Voters of Buffalo/Niagara at 11:30 a.m. Friday, April 20 at Scotch 'n Sirloin Restaurant, North Bailey Avenue at Maple Road, Amherst. The public is invited. The cost for lunch and the lecture is $13. For more information or a reservation, call 633-7069.

TRY spaghetti dinner

sponsored by Chef's

The Teaching and Restoring Youth Program will hold their eighth annual spaghetti dinner sponsored by Chef's Resaturant from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m Friday, April 20 at Sacred Heart Academy, 3860 Main Street, Eggertsville. Tickets are $8 for adults; $6 for children 10 and younger; and $7 for seniors 55 and older. Take out is also available. For more information or tickets, call TRY at 892-2814.

Garden club to meet

at Botanical gardens

The Smallwood Garden Club will meet at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 21 at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo. Members will tour the ivy collection. For more information, call 634-4048.

Card party at post slated

for April 22

The AJ Jurek Post on New and Smith Roads in East Amherst will host a card party at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 22. Call 688-9011.

Jazz presented

at Temple Sinai

Temple Sinai will present Jazz On Mount Sinai at 8 p.m. Sunday, April 21 at 50 Alberta Drive, Amherst. Tickets are $15 and cover beverages and desserts. A raffle and a 50/50 will also be held. For more information or reservations, call 875-7061 or 834-0708, or e-mail adriennecrandall@adel phia.net.

'The Importance of Being

Earnest' to hit stage

The Department of Theatre and Dance at the University at Buffalo will present "The Importance of Being Earnest" at 8 p.m. April 18 through 21 and at 2 p.m. April 21 and 22 in the Drama Theatre at the Center for the Arts on the UB North Campus. Tickets cost $16; $8 for students and seniors. Call 852-5000 or 645-ARTS.

Lions Club slated to

"Walk for Sight"

Lions Clubs of WNY will statewide "Walk For Sight at 11 a.m Saturday, April 21 on the Ellicott Creek Trailway to raise funds for Campaign SightFirst II. Registration begins at 10 a.m. at the Amherst Pepsi Center, 1615 Amherst Manor Drive, Williamsville and is $5. Children 12 and under are $1. For more information, call 773-4437, e-mail at 20nwalkforsight@adel phia.net, or visit www.dis trict20nlions.org.

Lions Club to host

pancake breakfast

The Williamsville Lions Club will host a pancake breakfast at the Amherst Museum's "Maple Festival" from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 21 at the museum, 3755 Tonawanda Creek Road. Cost is adults $12, children $10, adult members $10, $8 children. Pre-sale tickets are available. Contact the Amherst Museum at 689-1440.

Child communication

lecture set in April

"Communication Development in Young Children" is a parent friendly conversation regarding typical communication acquisition and "red flags" of a typical development in children from birth through 18-months. This course will be presented by Milo Maldonado and will take place at 7 p.m. Monday, April 23 at Diversified Services, LLC, 17 Limestone Drive Suites 5 and 6. Refreshments will be served. For more information and to register, call 871-9883 ext. 101. Art society spring show,

opening reception set

The Williamsville Art Society's Spring Show of Art 2007 will be shown from Sunday, April 22 through Thursday, May 17 at 5500 Main Street. A reception is scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m. on April 22. Call 634-7015.

Maple festival, pancake

brunch slated

The Amherst Museum's annual Maple Festival will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 21 at the museum, 3755 Tonawanda Creek Road. Pre-sale admission is $10 for adults and $8 for children. Cost includes a pancake breakfast, festival activities and open museum exhibits. Call 689-1440.

Improv comedy event

slated at Sonoma Grille

Improv Buffet, 90 minutes of short and long form improvisational comedy, will be held at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 21 at Sonoma Grille, 5010 Main Street, Snyder. Cost is $8 general admission and $5 for students and seniors. Call 982-9942 or visit www.improvbuf fet.com.

Beth Am to hold

rummage sale

Temple Beth Am, 4660 Sheridan Drive, Amherst, will hold a rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, April 22. There is a $1 admission fee and a bag sale from 1 to 2 p.m. A bag sale will also be held from 9 a.m. to noon Monday, April 23. Call 633-8877.

Support group

meeting slated

A Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Support Group Meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, April 23 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 4007 Main Street, Eggertsville. Call 896-0771.

Horseshoe club

meetings set

The Getzville Crow's nest Horseshoe Club will meet for the first time this season at 6:55 p.m. on Wednesday, May 2. The club will then meet for 15 weeks thereafter. Call 839-1842 or 876-3349.

Dining out for life slated

for April 24

Dining out for Life, a one-night event in which restaurants contribute a percentage of their proceeds to AIDS Community Services of WNY and AIDS Family Services, will be Tuesday, April 24. Visit www.diningoutfor life.com for a list restaurants.