What's Going On

Volunteers needed at healthcare facility

ElderWood Health Care at Oakwood, 200 Bassett Road, is in need of volunteers. Those of high school age or older are needed to help in the gift shop and to visit with residents. Call 689-6681.

St. Benedict Seniors accepting new members

The St. Benedict Seniors welcomes new members to their meetings held at 2 p.m. every Wednesday in the school cafeteria, 1317 Eggert Road, Eggertsville. Members need not be a parishioner at St. Benedict nor Catholic. For more information, call Val at 838-0291,

Recovery Inc. to meet Saturdays

Recovery Inc. will meet at 3 p.m. every Saturday at University Presbyterian Church at Main Street and Niagara Falls Boulevard in Amherst. It is a self-help group for persons who struggle with anger, panic, anxiety, depression, obsessions, compulsions or phobias. Call 836-0969.

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 Doug Yeomans 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 north 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.

Bassett Park concert series set

The Amherst Recreation Concert Series 2007 will be held at Bassett Park at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays through Aug. 23. Aug. 9 has been cancelled. Aug. 14 will be The Lance Diamond Show. Aug. 16 will be The Pointless Brothers. Aug. 21 will be Them Jazzbeards. Aug. 23 will be The Jamie Moses Band. Concerts will be held at Transit Middle School in the event of rain.

ElderWood sets summer concerts

ElderWood Health Care at Heathwood will present summer concerts at 7 p.m. Wednesdays, now through Aug. 29 in the backyard of the skilled nursing facility, 815 Hopkins Road. Aug. 8 will be Country Night with Lyle Stang. Aug. 15 will be Favorites from the '40s and '50s with Ken & Rita. Aug. 22 will be The Mark Mazur Band plays favorites from the '60s and '70s. Aug. 29 will be The DerWalds present "Goodbye to Summer." Call 633-3900.

Steve Songs to perform at Eastern Hills Mall

Steve Songs will perform shows at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11 in the Center Court of the Eastern Hills Mall. The event is free and children 12 and younger will receive a free gift and a coupon entitling them to lunch anywhere in the food court for $1 on the day of the performance. Call 631-5812.

Artyard Studio to hold art camps

Artyard Studio, 5701 Main St., Williamsville, is offering six weeks of art camps now through Aug. 24. The week-long camps are morning or afternoon session of pottery, jewelry or Art Explorers for children ages 5-8 and 7-12. Students will also visit Glen Park Falls for sketching, painting and sculpting. Call 634-0989 .

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. Aug. 13-17. Call 634-5634.

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 Aug. 24. The cost is $425 per student and students must be 16 or older and must possess a valid driver's license. Call 839-1242 .

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,through Aug. 29. Call 688-4114.

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. Wednesday, Aug. 8. The concert begins with the carillon artist and continues with various instrumental and vocal groups. The final performance on Aug. 8 will be Gloria Weblow followed by the Da Capo Saxophone Quartet. Admission for the concerts is free. For more information, call 632-4405.

AYF Golf Classic set at Fox Valley

The 22nd annual Amherst Youth Foundation Golf Classic will be held Monday, Aug. 27 at Fox Valley Country Club, 6161 Genesee St., Lancaster. Individual golfers, foursomes, prizes and donations are needed. All donations are tax deductible. Proceeds will benefit the Amherst Youth Board scholarship fund and the Amherst Youth Foundation. For more information, to sign up or to donate, call 631-7215.

Smallwood Garden Club to meet

The Smallwood Garden Club will meet at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9 at the Twentieth Century Club, 595 Delaware Ave., Buffalo. They will tour the Italianate Gardens by Avery Montauge in lieu of a regular meeting.

NAMI to meet Aug. 9, 22

The National Alliance of Mental Illness in Buffalo and Erie County will hold a monthly educational meeting for families with a mentally ill loved one at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9 at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 4007 Main St., Amherst. The Family Support Group will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22. Call 832-4035.

Amherst Tigers annual car wash set

The Amherst Tigers Football team will hold their annual car wash, pop and hot dog sale from noon and 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 10 in the Amherst Central School parking lot, 4301 Main St.

WABPS to cruise Erie Canal for three days

The Woman's Associates of the Buffalo Power Squadron will cruise the Erie Canal on houseboats for three days and two nights beginning at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15 and will depart from the mouth junction in Tonawanda, where the canal meets the river. Dorothy Mallow of Amherst is the entertainment chairwoman.

East Hockey to hold golf tournament

The Williamsville East Hockey Booster will hold the fifth annual golf tournament at 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 14 at Arrowhead Golf Club, 12292 Clarence Center Road, Akron. The tourney is a four-man scramble and costs $100 per golfer, which includes lunch and beverages at turn, a barbecue dinner and refreshments following the tournament, and a chance to win a car. A silent auction will also be held. For more information or to register, call 310-5162.

Bonsai meeting set at Menne's

The Buffalo Bonsai Society will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15 at Menne's Nursery, 3100 Niagara Falls Blvd, Amherst. For more information, call Bob Maxwell at 662 4940.

Pointless Brothers to perform in park

The original Pointless Brothers will reunite for one performance at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16 at Bassett Park in Williamsville. For more information, call 568-0815.

TOPS to hold Diabetes 5K

TOPS Markets will hold a 5K Road Race to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11 at the National Fuel/TOPS Complex at 6363 Main St., Williamsville. Pre-registration is $18 or on the day of the race is $20. Checks must be made payable to JDRF and can be mailed to TOPS Markets/ JDRF 5K Race, Community Relations Department, P.O. Box 1027, Buffalo, NY 14240. Registration is 7:30-9 a.m. on race day. For more information or to pre-register, call 833-2879.

Golf tournament to be held Aug. 13

Temple Beth Zion will hold its annual golf tournament to benefit educational programming Monday, Aug. 13. The event will be held at the Niagara Falls Country Club, 505 Mountain View Drive, Lewiston. For more information, call Julie Feldman at 836-6565.

Scottish Festival set for Aug. 18

The Amherst Museum will hold the 23rd annual Scottish Festival and Highland Games Saturday, Aug. 18 on the museum grounds, 3755 Tonawanda Creek Road. Scottish food, vendors and Scottish and Celtic music will be available as well as demonstrations and Highland Athletics. Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for museum members. Children under 12 are free. For more information, call 689-1440.

Dream Theater to perform at CFA

Progressive metal band Dream Theater will perform with Redemption & Into Eternity at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 20 at the Mainstate Theatre, Center for the Arts, North Campus, University at Buffalo. Tickets are $38. Call 645-2787 or visit the Web site www. ubcfa. org.

Alzheimer's Support Group to meet

Health Care at Wedgewood, 4459 Bailey Ave., Eggertsville, will host its Alzheimer's Support Group at 6 p.m. Tuesday, August 21. The group is open to all who have a family member affected by Alzheimer's, are caring for someone with the disease or whose lives are otherwise touched by a person with memory impairment. The meetings are free. Call 835-2543.

Buffalo Polka Boosters set meeting

The Buffalo Polka Boosters will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21 at the Polish Falcons Clubroom, 445 Columbia Ave., Depew. Music will be from 8 to 11 p.m. with a meeting at 9 p.m. Call 681-0278.

Men's Caregiver Group meeting set

The Men's Caregiver Group, sponsored by the Alzheimer's Association of WNY, will meet at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 21, and Wednesday, Sept. 5, in the private dining room at ElderWood Village at Glenwood, 5271 Main St., Williamsville.Call Don Sabo at 937-7522 or the WNY Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association at 626-0600.

Adoption STAR information sessions set

Adoption STAR will hold free orientation sessions to learn more about adoption and the agency at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26 at the agency, 47 Plaza Drive, Williamsville. Call 639-3900.

RSD support group to meet at St. Paul's

The Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Support Group will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 27 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 4007 Main St. (at Westerfield Road), Eggertsville. Call Lynda at 896-0771.

Community Singles to meet Sept. 2

The next Community Singles meeting, an introductions club for busy, singles, will be Sunday, Sept. 2 at the Unitarian Church, 6320 Main St., Williamsville. Call Maggi at 681-3480 or Eva at 877-4295.

Writers workshops set at Pepsi Center

Working Writer Workshops with Kathryn Radeff will be held from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sept. 5, 12, 19 and 26 at the Amherst Pepsi Center, 1615 Amherst Manor Drive, Williamsville. Call 542-2029 or e-mail kradeff1@ msn.com.

Duck race to be held Sept. 7

The Cantalician Foundation will hold its annual duck race Sept. 7 at the Center for Learning, 3233 Main St., Buffalo. Single duck adoptions are $5, 12 ducks are $50 and 30 ducks are $100. Prizes will be available for winning ducks. For more information, call 833-5353.

Oktoberfest cooking demonstration set

In concurrence with the nearby Central Terminal's Oktoberfest, the Broadway Market will present "Prosit! Cooking with Beer" at 11 a.m. Saturday, September 8 at the market, 999 Broadway. Call 839-5150.

German Day slated at Amherst Museum

The Amherst Museum will present German Day from 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8 on the museum grounds, 3755 Tonawanda Creek Road. Food and beverage will be provided by Shannon German Pub and the German American Musicians Band and Bergholz German Band will provide music. Call the museum at 689-1440.

ElderWood Health Care in need of volunteers

ElderWood Health Care at Oakwood, 200 Bassett Road, Williamsville, is currently in need of volunteers to assist with Saturday afternoon bingo and in the gift shop during various shifts. Opportunities are available for teens through adults. If interested in volunteering, call Sydne Masino at 689-6681.

Recovery International meeting set

A self help group for persons who struggle with anger, panics, anxiety, depression, obsessions, compulsions or phobias will meet at 3 p.m. Saturdays, at the University Presbyterian Church on the corner of Main Street and Niagara Falls Blvd. For more information, call 826-0969.

Divorce, separation support group to meet

A support group for women divorcing or ending a relationship or considering the possibility of doing so will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of each month at the Williamsville United Methodist Church, 5681 Main St. For more information or to register, call 834-5152.

New support groups set at Harris Hill

The McGuire Group will be hosting three monthly support groups for individuals caring for loved ones with Alzheimer's disease or dementia at its Harris Hill Nursing Facility, 2699 Wehrle Drive, Lancaster. On the second Wednesday at 5 p.m. will be a group for daughters caring for parents with memory impairments. On the third Monday at 5 p.m., will be a group for wives caring for spouses with memory impairments.The third Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.,will be a group for teens, between the ages of 13 and 18, who are impacted by Alzheimer's disease.

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 post-trauma stress. For more information, call 645-3650 ext. 230

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/Stein Mart Plaza on Transit Road. Classes are $5 each and there is no sign-up or membership required. Call Carla Baran at 741-8641.

Medical equipment available from Lions Club

The Williamsville Lions Club has some medical equipment (wheelchairs, walkers, crutches) available for loan. Call Jim Leopold, 639-8310.

St. Benedict's to offer prelicensing course

St. Benedict Church parish will host the New York State five-hour prelicensing driving course at 5 p.m. Tuesdays in the school, corner of Main Street and Eggert Road. The cost is $25, and participants should bring their driver's permit. Call 674-2340.

Fibromyalgia Support Group to meet

Fibromyalgia Support Group will meet from noon to 1:30 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month. The group will meet at the Main Library at Audubon in the study group room, 350 John James Audubon Parkway in Amherst. For information, call 1-800-870-7771.

Overeaters Anonymous meets Sundays

Overeaters Anonymous will meet at 10 a.m. Saturdays at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 6320 Main St., Williamsville, and at 5:30 p.m. Sundays at the Newman Center, 6325 Main St., Williamsville. Call 694-4848 for information on either meeting or visit www.oawny.com.