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Williamsville Farmer's

Market continues

The Williamsville Farmer's Market will be held from 8 a.m. to noon every Saturday through Oct. 27 at the Williamsville Water Mill, 56 E. Spring St. Locally grown fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers will be available. Entertainment this week will be provided by Michael Meldrum & Family. For more information, call Ellie Grenauer at 984-6572 or Lynn Schwab at 632-7938.

UB to hold farmers market on South Campus

The University Community Farmers Market will operate from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday until Oct. 13 in the parking lot nort of Allen Hall on the University at Buffalo South Campus on Main Street near Kenmore Avenue. On sale will be fruits, vegetables, jellies and jams. For more information, call 645-2626.

Williamsville Lions Club

opens membership drive

The Williamsville Lions Club is opening their membership drive for the 2007 year. The Club provides financial assistance to many individuals and non profit organizations through various fund raising activities. Membership is open to men and women, who live or work in Amherst. Call Ben Procopio at 691- 8170.

Crafters wanted

for holiday craft show

Craft tables are available for the Williamsville PTSA Council's annual Holiday Craft Show. This year's event will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 1 and 2 at the Heim Elementary and Heim Middle schools. Cost is $45 per space for one day or $80 for both days. For more information or an application, call Norma Weigel at 688-5237 or Patty Frazier at pattyfrazierpta @msn.com

'Zumba' offered

at Northeast YMCA

The Northeast Family Branch YMCA will offer, "Zumba," a workout based on Latin rhythms and dance, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays from now through Aug. 21 at the YMCA, 4433 Main St., Amherst. Classes are free for members and $50 for non-members. Call 839-2543.

Capen Walk slated

at UB

The sixth annual Samuel P. Capen Garden Walk showcasing gardens in the University Heights and Eggertsville neighborhoods will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 7 in the neighborhoods near the University at Buffalo South Campus on Main Street. For more information, call 645-5000 ext. 1411. American Legion Band

to hold concerts

The American Legion Band of the Tonawandas, Post 264 will hold a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 10 at Basset Park, at Klein and Young roads. The rain site for this concert is Transit Middle School.

Registration slated at

Estudio Art School

Estudio Art School, 16 Evans St. Williamsville, is accepting applications for summer art camps. Camps will be held 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. July 2-6, July 23-27 and Aug. 13-17. For more information, call 634-5634.

Cooking demonstration

set at market

The Broadway Market will host "Buffalo Old Home Week" featuring only WNY recipes at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 7 at the market, 999 Broadway. Call 839-5150.

St. Mary's to hold

vacation Bible school

St. Mary's Religious Education program will present "Son Force Kids: Special Agents" vacation Bible school for children kindergarten through sixth grade from 9 a.m. to noon Sunday, July 8 through Friday, July 13. Registration is $20 for one child, $35 for two, and $50 for three or more. Call 688-0599.

Park School to offer

summer driver courses

The Park School of Buffalo will offer two driver education programs this summer with AAA Western and Central New York. The courses are offered Monday through Friday, now through July 30 and Aug. 1 through 24. The cost is $425 per student and students must be 16 or older and must possess a valid driver's license. For more information, call 839-1242 or visit the Web site www. theparkschool. org.

Classic car show

to be held July 8

The Ford Lords of Western New York will hold the 29th annual car show, with gates opening at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, July 8 at the George F. Lamm Post, 962 Wehrle Drive, Williamsville. Breakfast will be from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Hot dogs and hamburgers will be served from noon to 4 p.m. Spectator admissions are $2, children 12 and younger are free. For more information, visit the Web site at www. fordlords. com.

Cub Scouts to host

hot dog sale

The Cub Scouts from Pack 455 will sell hot dogs from 10:30 a.m to 6:30 p.m Saturday and Sunday, July 7 and 8 in front of Wal-Mart, 2055 Niagara Falls Blvd. in Amherst. The money earned will support the boys and their activities and awards.

Slo Pokes Firematic

Tourney set

The Main-Transit Fire Department Slo Pokes will hold a Firematic Tournament at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 7 at the fire hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Admission to the grandstand is $3. Children under 10 are free. The Jr.'s tournament will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, July 8 at the fire hall. For more information, visit www. MTFD. com.

Hot dog sales, Chinese

auction set

The Badding Brothers Farmer's Market will host a hot dog sale Saturdays, July 7 and 14 at the Lockport WalMart, 5783 S. Transit Road, and a Chinese auction on Sunday, Sept. 16 at the A.J. Jurek Post 1672 at New and East Smith roads. Call 741-3671 or 434-4646.

Garden Club sets date

for garden walk

The Willow Ridge Garden Club will meet for a Garden Walk of selected Willow Ridge Gardens at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 11, 2007. Members will convene at Virginia Winter's Home. Following the tour, refreshments will be served. Call 691-6539 or 837-4014

Hot Country Liners

to play Old Home Days

The Hot Country Liners, a line dancing demonstration group, will perform and give a demonstration at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 13 at the Old Home Days celebrations in Island Park in Williamsville. For more information, e-mail KCountry12@ya hoo.com.

NAMI to hold

monthly meeting

The National Alliance on Mental Illness in Buffalo and Erie County monthly educational meeting for families with a mentally ill loved one will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 12 at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 4007 Main St., Amherst. The family support group will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 25 at the church. For more information, call 832-4035.

Art to be exhibited

at JCC

The annual Art Exhibition by the students of Russell Ram and Joyce Hill will be on display at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo, 2640 North Forest Road, July 12 through Aug. 29 daily and weekends during regular JCC hours. A reception for the artists will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, July 12. For more information, call 688-4114.

Museum lecture series

continues with 'The Sari'

The Amherst Museum will present a lecture on traditional women's dress of India at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 14 at the museum, 3755 Tonawanda Creek Road. Admission is $3 and free for museum members. Call 689-1440.

Tiger fundraising

event set

Two Siberian tiger cubs will be on hand at a JNK Call of the Wild Sanctuary fundraising event from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 14 and 15 at John & Mary's Restaurant, 2363 Millersport Highway, Getzville. For more information, call 962-8545 or visit www.jnkscallofthewild. org.

Fire & Ice fundraiser

planned at BNAC

Fire & Ice, a fundraiser to benefit the community programs of Western New York AmeriCorps and the Charles E. Burchfield Nature & Art Center, will take place from 6:30 to 11 p.m. Saturday, July 14 at the BNAC, 2001 Union Road, West Seneca. International sculptor Kenneth Payne and his team will pour molten iron into blocks of optically perfect ice while Threat Level Three, a free form jazz group provides musical accompaniment for the pyrotechnic event. Tickets are available by contacting Tom Gleed or Dan Frontera at 558-3325. Visit the Web site www. wsyb. org/ fireandiceinvite. html.

Clarence Center

garden walk slated

The Clarence Center Community Association's fourth annual Garden Walk "Clarence Center in Color - After the Storm" will be from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 15. Registration will be at the Bank of Akron, 9470 Clarence Center Road. An Old Towne Trolley will be available to take the garden tours that require driving. The trolley will depart from Crossroads Books, 6010 Goodrich Road, at 12:15 and 2:15 p.m. A donation of $5.00 per person is requested. Garden Walk booklets with map and garden descriptions, refreshments, discounts from local merchants will be provided. For more information, call John Leamer at 984-5164.

Friends of Harmony

sets summer concerts

The East Aurora Friends of Harmony, a 25-year-old merger of choruses from Amherst and East Aurora, will hold concerts at 7 p.m. Monday, July 16 at West Seneca Centennial Park, Tuesday, July 31 at Grand Island Park Gazebo and Sunday, Aug. 5 at Ochard Park Pavilion. For more information, call 573-5911. Carillon Concerts slated

at Calvary Church

The 29th Annual Summer Carillon Concerts at Calvary Church, 20 Milton St., Williamsville, will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesdays, July 18 through Aug. 8. The concerts begin with WNY's only authentic carillon, a set of 44 tower bells, and continues with various instrumental and vocal groups. Admission is free. Call 632-4405.