Family Activities

thurs. 9
Glenn Colton - Summer fun
with local favorite children's musician,
who will have you singing on or off-key,
6:30 p.m Thursday, Aug. 9, Clarence
Library, 3 Town Place, Clarence; free,
but registration required. 741-2650,
www. buffalolib. org
Mike Randall and Friends
- Part of the Awesome August
Program, 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9,
Kenmore Branch Library, 160 Delaware
Road, Kenmore; free, no registration
required. 873-2842, www.buffalolib.org
fri. 10
In Jest - End the summer with
a special "thank you" party for ages 6-12
with Nels Cremean, as part of the Get a
Clue @ Your Library, 2 p.m. Friday,
Aug. 10, Orchard Park Public Library,
4570 S. Buffalo St., Orchard Park; free.
662-9851, www.buffalolib.org
sat. 11
Stevesongs Family Concert
- Presented as part of the Children's
Summer Theater, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m.
Saturday, Aug. 11, Eastern Hills Mall,
4545 Transit Road, Williamsville; free.
633-1600, www.shopeasternhills.com
KidBiz Market 2007 - Young
entrepreneurs, grades 3 to 6, make,
promote and sell their wares by the
Elmwood Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-1
p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, Elmwood and
Bidwell avenues, Buffalo. free.
Mid-Summer's Night
Adventure - Collect fossils and after
dark collect fossils by lantern light then
view Jupiter, the Red Star Antares,
M13, M57 and the Perseid meteors at
this annual fossil-astronomy program, 5
p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, the Penn Dixie
Paleontological and Outdoor Education
Center, 4050 North St., Blasdell; free.
627-4560, www.penndixie.org
Party for the Planet - Go
to this galactic-sized event and discover
ways to connect to the local
environment while conserving on a
national and global level as well.
Presented by Fisher-Price, the event
celebrates the many resources the earth
provides, 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, the
Buffalo Zoo, 300 Parkside Ave., Buffalo;
$. 995-6133, www.buffalozoo.org
Geology Hike - Professor
Stan Radon will lead a geology hike to
explore the creek bed and cliff walls in
the gorge at Kenneglenn. The trip will
feature views of the 180-foot gorge walls
and a beautiful waterfall. Please be
prepared to walk in the creek with shoes
that have great traction. The hike will
begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, the
Kenneglenn Nature Preserve, Routes
20A and 78. Wales Center; free.
687-1225
sat. 11-sun. 12
Niagara Air Show - Sixtieth
annual air show featuring the U.S. Air
Force Thunderbirds military
demonstration team, Geico Skytypers,

U.S. Navy Leap Frogs and Angel 7, 9
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11 and
Sunday, Aug. 12, Niagara Falls Air
Reserve Station, Niagara Falls, N.Y.;
free. www.niagaraairshow.com
sun. 12
Jim Menke Marionettes wil l
be the featured act as part of the Super
Sunday Performance series, 2 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 12, Herschell Carrousel
Factory Museum, 180 Thompson St.,
North Tonawanda; $. 693-1885,
www.c arrouselmuseum.org
Sunday Family Walks -
Walk through the woods as naturalists
help you seek out the natural wonders
that abound, 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12,
Beaver Meadow Audubon Center, 1610
Welch Road, North Java; free.
1-800-377-1520,
www. buffaloaudubon. com
mon. 13
Scrap Booking -
Cheektowaga Y.E.S. presents Scrap
Booking for ages 5-11 as part of Get a
Clue @ Your Library program. Bring
your photos to make an album, 2 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 13, Julia Boyer Reinstein
Branch Library, 1030 Losson Road,
Cheektowaga; registration required.
668-4991, www.buffalolib.org
Mike Randall and Friends
- Presented as part of the Awesome
August Program beginning at 1 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 13, Kenilworth Branch
Library, 318 Montrose Ave., Buffalo;
free, no registration required. 834-7657,
www. buffalolib. org
Niagara Aquarium's Touch
Tank - Presented as part of Awesome
August Program starting at 2 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 13, the Kenmore Branch
Library, 160 Delaware Road, Kenmore;
free and no registration required.
873-2842, www.buffalolib.org
Nature's Fireworks - The
Perseids Meteor Shower is a cosmic
show of blue-green streaks and sparks
from the trail of the Swift-Tuttle
Comet. Bring a blanket and snack and
count up to 60 meteors an hour starting
at 8:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13, the
Knox Farm State Park, 437 Buffalo
Road, East Aurora; free. 826-8895,
http://nysparks.state.ny.us
mon. 13-fri. 17
Art with Artists Summer
Art Camp - "Summer at the Gallery"
for grades 3 through 5, Monday, Aug.
13-Friday, Aug. 17, the Albright-Knox
Art Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Ave.,
Buffalo; $. 882-8700,
www.albr ightknox.org
Art with Artists Summer
Art Camp - "The Nature of Art" for
grades 6 through 8, Monday, Aug.
13-Friday, Aug. 17, the Albright-Knox
Art Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Ave.,
Buffalo; $. 882-8700,
www.albr ightknox.org

mon. 13-Aug. 31
Parkside August Art Camp
- New program sponsored by the
Parkside Community Association for
children ages 5-11, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Monday through Friday, Aug. 13-31, St.
Mary's School for the Deaf, 2253 Main
St., Buffalo; $. 838-1240
tues. 14
Zoomobile - Ages 6-12 will
explore the existence of our world's most
primitive living terrestrial animal
through interaction with live reptiles,
amphibians and biofacts, 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 14, Central Library, 1
Lafayette Square Buffalo; space is
limited, and groups of 10 or more must
register. 858-8900, www.buffalolib.org
Doug Rougeux, The Bubble
Man will entertain with bubbling and
juggling as part of Get a Clue @ Your
Library, 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14, Anna
M. Reinstein Memorial Branch Library,
2580 Harlem Road, Cheektowaga; free.
892-8089, www.buffalolib.org
Stories and crafts -
Presented by the Y.E.S. Program for
ages 5-11, 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14,
Marilla Public Library, 11637 Bullis
Road, Marilla; free. 652-7449,
www. buffalolib. org
tues. 14 and wed. 15
'Flushed Away' - Summer
children's movies continue at 10 a.m.,
Flix SuperFlix Movie Theater, 4901
Transit Road, Lancaster; free. 668-1888
wed. 15
Nels Cremean - Meet the
chief executive "oddball" of In Jest and
watch as he defies gravity with his
awesome juggling as part of the Get a
Clue @ Your Library, 1 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 15, Audubon Library,
350 John James Audubon Parkway,
Amherst. 689-4922, www.buffalolib.org
Summer Picnic Celebration
- Everyone who participated in the
Clarence Library's summer programs
will be invited to this special celebration
in the park, 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug.
15, Clarence Town Park, Clarence; free.
741-2650, www.buffalolib.org
Niagara Aquarium's Touch
Tank - Niagara Aquarium's Awesome
August Program, 2 p.m. Wednesday,
Aug. 15, Kenilworth Branch Library,
318 Montrose Ave., Buffalo; free, no
registration required. 834-7657,
www. buffalolib. org
now-Aug. 17
Kids 'n Arts Summer Art
Camp - Children ages 6-11 can
experience one, two, three or four weeks
of Castellani Art Museum summer
camp. At the end of each week, campers
exhibit their artworks and perform for
family and friends; $. 286-8367
now-Sept. 1
Bug Bash - Scurry on over to
the Buffalo Museum of Science and
experience creepy-crawlies in the family
friendly exhibit, through Sept. 1, 1020
Humboldt Parkway, Buffalo; $.
896-5200,
www.buffalomuseumofscience.org