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What's Going On NAMI to hold meeting at St. Paul's Church The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill in Buffalo and Erie County will hold its monthly educational meeting for families with a mentally ill loved one at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 14 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 4007 Main St. The family support group will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 27. For more information, call 832-4035. 'The Kennedys' to perform June 16 The Buffalo Friends of Folk Music will present "The Kennedys" with Dee Adams and Rob Falgiano as part of its Acoustic Concert Series at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 16 at the Village Meeting House, 5658 Main Street, Williamsville. Tickets are $15 for general admission and $6 for students. Call 684-2362 or visit the Web site at www.BFFM.org. Museum to continue lecture series Adam Dobbins of Alfred State College will give a lecture on 19th century veterinary practices at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 13 at the Amherst Museum, 3755 Tonawanda Creek Road. Admission is $3 and free for museum members. For more information, call 689-1440. Flag Day, big band salute slated The Sentimental Journey Big Band will present "Flag Day Salute" at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 14 at the Riviera Theatre, 67 Webster St., North Tonawanda. Tickets are $10. Veterans are admitted free with the purchase of a companion ticket. For more information or tickets, call 692-2413. Open house slated at animal clinic The Millersport Small Animal Clinic will hold an open house from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 16 at 3210 Millersport Highway, Getzville. For more information, call 688-9424. Civil War re-enactment set at Amherst Museum The Amherst Museum will present a Civil War Living History Weekend from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 16 and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 17 at the museum, 3755 Tonawanda Creek Road. Admission is $6 for adults and $3 for children. Museum members receive $1 off admission. For more information, call 689-1440. Chicken and jazz slated at Methodist church A chicken dinner will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, June 16 at Christ United Methodist Church, 350 Saratoga Road, at Harlem, Snyder. Dinners will be $8.50 eat-in, takeout or drive-thru, and music will be provided by the Ron Corsaro Group and the Harmonicoots. For more information, call 839-2460. Best of Eggertsville Run set for June 19 St. Benedict Parish, 1317 Eggert Road, will host the Best of Eggertsville 5K Run, one-mile family walk and post-race party beginning at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, June 19 at the church. Call Mary Virginia at 631-3960or e-mail her at mev40@yahoo.com. Williams Mills DAR to meet The Williams Mills Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 19 at the home of JoAnne Piniewski. Mary Benzel, State Chairman of The Flag of the United States of America, will present the winner of the Flag Day essay contest. Following the general meeting the members will have a potluck lunch. Call Karen Lang at 823-0292. Exempt firemen to hold chicken dinner The Williamsville Exempt Fireman's Association will hold a chicken dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 20 at the George F. Lamm Post, 963 Wehrle Drive, between Union and Cayuga roads. Cost is $8 for adults, $5 for children 10 and younger. Call 631-8683, 553-5404 or 626-9414. Jewish Federation Apartments barbecue set The Jewish Federation Apartments will hold a chicken barbecue from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 20 at the federation, 275 Essjay Road, Williamsville. Dinners are $8. For more information or tickets, call 631-8471. Forest Stream Garden club to meet The Forest Stream Garden Club will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 21 at Forest Elementary School, 250 North Forest Road, Williamsville. The speaker will be Village Trustee Brian Geary. Macintosh user meeting set at UB A demonstration of Mathematica will be featured at a Macintosh user group meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, June 21 in Room 120, Clemens Hall, on the University at Buffalo's North Campus. Anyone interested in Mac computers may attend. For more information, visit promacug.pbwiki. com. JCC Golf Classic set for June 25 The Jewish Community Center will hold its annual golf classic to raise funds for yearly financial aid projects beginning at 11 a.m, Monday, June 25 at the Westwood Country Club, 772 North Forest Road. For more information, call 688-4114 ext. 320. Arts festival slated at Amherst Museum The Town of Amherst Arts and Culture in Public Places will present "Amherst Celebrates the Arts 2007: A Family Festival" from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 30 at the Amherst Museum, 3755 Tonawanda Creek Road. The event is free. For more information, call 689-1440. Spanish story time slated at Barnes & Noble "Spanish Especially for You Story Time" will be held for toddlers and preschoolers at 9:30 a.m. Thursdays, June 7 and June 21, at Barnes & Noble, 1565 Niagara Falls Blvd., Suite 1, Amherst. No knowledge of Spanish is necessary. Call 867-6585 or visit www. StartSpanishNow. com. Athena Project seeks participants The Athena Project, a research clinic that serves women who have experienced domestic violence and are troubled by stress after the violence ends, is seeking participants for free evaluations and possible treatment concentrating on alleviating signs and symptoms of posttrauma stress. For more information, call 645-3650, ext. 230. Ciminelli summer market to be held Wednesdays Ciminelli Development Company will host an outdoor market from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesdays beginning June 13 through Sept. 12 at Centerpointe Corporate Park, 350 Essjay Road, Williamsville. For more information, call 631-8000. Reading forum slated at Forest Elementary The Williamsville School District PTA with the Special Education PTSA will present a reading forum to enhance parents' understanding of remedial reading from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 6 at Forest Elementary, 250 North Forest Road. For more information, call 565-6099 or 626-4856 or e-mail readingforum@ya hoo.com. Book sales slated at Audubon Library The Audubon Library, 350 John James Audubon Parkway, Amherst, will hold a bag sale, with $3 admission, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 6. For more information, call 689-4922. Pilates held at Methodist church Pilates classes will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at Harris Hill United Methodist Church, Main and Harris Hill, and at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Gymboree in the Premier/Steinmart Plaza on Transit Road. Classes are $5 each . Call Carla Baran at 741-8641. Kaleida Classic t o be held June 11 The Kaleida Classic golf tournament will be held Monday, June 11 at the Country Club of Buffalo, 250 Youngs Road, Williamsville. All proceeds go to the Buffalo General Hospital Emergency Department. Call 881-8248. JCC to hold Family Genogram program Dr. Trevor Watt will hold four sessions on family genograms from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Saturdays, June 5 through 26, at the Jewish Community Center's Benderson Family Building, 2640 North Forest Road, Getzville. All four sessions are $15. Registration required. Call 688-4114, ext. 366, or e-mail astromberg@jccbuffalo.org . Creation Revival held at Shalom Baptist The Shalom Baptist Church will hold a Creation Revival at 7 p.m. nightly, Monday through Friday, June 4-8 at the Christian Fellowship Baptist Church, 765 Niagara Falls Blvd. The event will feature lectures on various subjects. Call 439-1188. Beechwood Spring Tea set for June 6 The annual spring tea of the Beechwood Guild will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 6 at Beechwood Residence auditorium, 2235 Millersport Highway near Stahl Road. The offerings received will benefit the Living Care Fund. The Guild Executive Board will meet at Beechwood at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 13 for a planning session. Call 634-7147. Caregiver support group for men scheduled The Alzheimer's Association Men's Caregiver Group will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 6 in the private dining room at Elder- Wood Village at Glenwood, 5271 Main St. For more information call 937-7522 or the WNY Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association, 626-0600. Seniors celebrate with country line dancing The Amherst Senior Citizens Foundation will celebrate its 15th anniversary with a Western Jamboree dinner featuring Country Line Dancing with Dottie from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 6 at the Amherst Center for Senior Services, 370 Audubon Parkway. Tickets are $15. For more information, call the center at 636-3050, ext. 125. Garden club to meet, exchange plants The Willow Ridge Garden Club will meet at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, June 6 at Zion United Church of Christ, 15 Koenig Circle, Tonawanda. The meeting will be followed by a plant exchange. For more information, call 693-8666 or 691-8397. Park School art show set for June 7-8 The Park School of Buffalo will hold its annual All School Art Show from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, June 7 and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, June 8 at the school's Kimball Hall, 4625 Harlem Road, Snyder. For more information, call 839-1242, ext. 130. Amherst Book Club to meet The Amherst Book Club will meet at noon on Thursday, June 7 at Fanny's Restaurant, 3500 Sheridan Drive. Installation of officers will be followed by John Collins, editor of Western New York Heritage Magazine, who will give an overview of the magazine. For more information, call 839-2904. International Institute to honor Satish Mohan The International Institute of Buffalo will honor Amherst Town Supervisor Satish Mohan at Embracing the World: Destination India, Friday, June 8 at Tandoori's Restaurant, 7740 Transit Road, Williamsville. Call 883-1900, ext. 310 or e-mail backer@iibuff.org. ECKANKAR to hold lecture ECKANKAR will hold a lecture titled "Serving God: On the Job Training" at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 8 at the Williamsville Meeting House, 5658 Main St., Williamsville. Call 839-9842 or visit www.eckankar-ny.org. Heinz-Grundner golf invitational set The Kelly Heinz-Grundner Brain Tumor Foundation will hold its annual golf invitational and dinner starting at 11:30 a.m. Monday, June 11. The cost is $150 per golfer. Visit www.GetYour- HeadInTheGame.org. Arielle Seidler to discuss trip to Israel Arielle Seidler will talk about her nine-month experience in Israel as one of 450 American, British and Australian participants in the Young Judaea Year Course program during Sabbath services at 8 p.m. Friday, June 8 at Temple Sinai, 50 Alberta Drive at Longmeadow. The talk and service are free and open to the public. For more information, call 834-0708. Williamsville historical museum open June 10 The Village of Williamsville Historical Society Museum will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 10 at the Meeting House, 5658 Main St. The museum has an extensive collection of village maps, artifacts and other information about the village. Free parking is available behind the Meeting House and on Main Street. Admission is free. For more information, call 632-4120. Lemonade stand fundraiser to be held Gymboree Play & Music of Williamsville with Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation will hold a charity lemonade stand to raise money for childhood cancer research from 12 to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 10 at the Gymboree, 8012 Transit Road in the Premier/ SteinMart Plaza. Call 565-9261. SHA Serenade set for June 10 The private voice students at Sacred Heart Academy will present "SHA Serenade: I Enjoy Being a Girl" at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 10 at the academy, 3860 Main St., Eggertsville. The program will include solos and duets. Call 834-2101. Barbecue, auction set at Good Shepherd Boy Scout Troop 47 will hold a chicken barbecue and Chinese auction from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 10 at Good Shepherd Church Hall, 5442 Tonawanda Creek Road. Full dinners are $8 and half dinners $6. Call 636-4454 or 579-3759. Buffalo/Amherst BPW to hold auction The Buffalo/Amherst Business and Professional Women will hold its annual scholarship basket auction and wine tasting "Uncork the Future" at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 12 at the Fairdale Banquet Facility, 672 Wehrle Drive. Tickets are $30 per person. Call 689-7643 or visit the Web site www. buffaloamherstbpw. com. ECKANKAR to hold book discussion ECKANKAR Center of Western New York will hold a book discussion on the laws of charity titled "The Spiritual Laws of Life" at 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 11 at 4498 Main St., Suite 21, Amherst. For more information, call 839-9842. Breast Cancer Network meeting, speaker set The Breast Cancer Network of Western New York will have a lecture at the group's meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 12 at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 6320 Main St., Williamsville. Call 688-9177 or 741-3832. Sinai adult education to focus on Israel Temple Sinai will hold two adult education programs this month focusing on Israel at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, June 12 ("The Book of Joshua as a Political Manifesto") and 26 ("The Second Lebanon War in Retrospect"). The sessions are free and will be held at the Temple, 50 Alberta Drive, Amherst. Call 834-0708. ECO to hold meeting The Eggertsville Community Organization will hold a general membership meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 12 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church Parish Hall, 4007MainSt., Eggertsville.Visit www.eggertsvillecommunity.org . Zonta Club to hold installation banquet Zonta Club of Amherst will hold its annual installation banquet honoring 2007 Zontian of the year Catherine Hill at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 12 at Fanny's Restaurant, Amherst. Tickets are $35 per person. For more information or for reservations, call 634-4484. Girl Scouts to hold open enrollment The Eggertsville Girl Scouts will hold an open registration meeting for adults interested in registering a daughter or granddaughter or volunteering with the Scouts at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 13 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 4007 Main St. For more information, call 837-6400, ext. 261. Mothers & More to hold meetings The Buffalo chapter of Mothers & More will hold "Reading and Children" at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 13 and "Preparing for Summer" at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 28 at ElderWood at Glenwood Village, 5271 Main St., near Union Road. For more information, call 691-0005 or 839-2345. Summertime food demonstration set Alicia Meyers and Sandy Starks will present a cooking demonstration, "Summertime Fare," a program featuring unusual things to take on a picnic at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 16 at the Broadway Market, 999 Broadway, Buffalo. For more information, call 839-5150. | |||||