What's Going On

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 Kathy Moriarty. Call Ellie Grenauer at 984-6572 or Lynn Schwab at 632-7938.

Community Chorus seeks new members

The Community Group Festival Chorus is seeking new members with any level of experience and ability. No audition is necessary, and rehearsals are held at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at the Randall Baptist Church, 6301 Main St. Call 877-1565.

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. Call 645-2626.

Bassett Park concert series set

The final Amherst Recreation Concert will be held at Bassett Park at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23 featuring 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. 22 will be The Mark Mazur Band, playing favorites from the '60s and '70s. Aug. 29 will be The DerWalds presenting "Goodbye to Summer." Call 633-3900.

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 sessions 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 or visit www. artyardstudio. com.

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.

NAMI to meet Aug. 22

The National Alliance of Mental Illness in Buffalo/Erie County will hold a family support group meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22 at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 4007 Main St. Call 832-4035.

AYF Golf Classic set at Fox Valley

The 22nd annual Amherst Youth Foundation Golf Classic will be held Monday, Aug. 27 at Fox Valley Club, 6161 Genesee St., Lancaster. Individual golfers, foursomes, prizes and donations are needed. Proceeds benefit the Amherst Youth Board scholarship fund and the Amherst Youth Foundation. Call 631-7215.

BNI Business Makers to hold meeting

BNI Business Makers will meet from 7 to 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 23 at Marinaccio's Restaurant, 5877 Main St., Williamsville. Jay Stroup will present "How to Find a New Career." For more information, call 913-1541.

Cruise night set at ElderWood Heathwood

ElderWood Health Care at Heathwood will host a "Cruise Night" at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22. About a dozen classic cars, courtesy of Tri-Five of WNY, will be on display while the Mark Mazur Band plays on the front patio at the facility, 815 Hopkins Road, Williamsville. The event is free of charge. Call 688-0111.

St. Andrew's to hold rummage sale

St. Andrew's Episcopal Church will hold a rummage sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25 at the church, 3105 Main St. On sale will be furniture and household items, especially for students. Call the church at 834-9337.

Cigar and tailgating tour to make area stops

The Macanudo® Tailgating Tour, a mobile cigar and tailgating bus featuring ESPN Consumer Products, is making stops at select tobacco retailers to benefit the Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund, a non-profit organization that provides financial support and medical assistance to retired pro football players with significant post-football injuries. The bus will stop from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23 at Tinder Box, 8212 Transit Road, Williamsville. Call 689-2914.

Puppet company entertains at EH Mall

The Catskill Puppet Theater will perform at Children's Summer Theater at Eastern Hills Mall at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 25 in the Center Court area of the mall. The event is free of charge, and children 12 and younger will receive a free gift and a coupon entitling them to lunch anywhere in the food court for just $1 on the day of the performance. For more information on the show, visit www.shopeasternhills.com or call 631-5812.

Koi & Goldfish Show set at Menne's

Menne's Nursery, 3100 Niagara Falls Blvd., Amherst, will host the 2007 Koi and Goldfish Show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 25 and 26. Call 823-8979 or visit www.nfkpc.org.

Marching band preview day set at UB

The University at Buffalo Marching Band will hold a "Marching Band Spectacular" at 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26 at Kunz Field on UB's North (Amherst) Campus. The show will feature the UB Marching Band's new football field show for the first time to the public, plus performances by area high school bands from Buffalo, Tonawanda and Niagara Falls. Call 645- 2055.

CFIinvites public to meet board of directors

The Center for Inquiry will hold a "Meet the Board of Directors" event from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25 at the center, 1310 Sweet Home Road, Amherst, across from UB North Campus. The center will also be celebrating the dedication of the new sculpture, "Quo Vadis," the opening of a new NASA exhibit and a memorial tree planting ceremony for Vern Bullough. For more information, call 633-4869.

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. For more information, 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. For more information, 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. For more information, call Maggi at 681-3480 or Eva at 877-4295.

Indian Senior Citizens Club to hold dinner

The Indian Senior Citizens Club of Western New York will hold its Second Founder's Day Dinner Party on Sunday, Aug. 26 at The Palms Banquets at Tandoori's, located at 7740 Transit Road, Williamsville. The program starts at 6 p.m. with open bar and snacks. The club will honor 2007 Global Citizen Award Winner Satish Mohan, Amherst Town Supervisor, and will recognize Senior Most Male member Prakash Garg and Senior Most Female member Shanti Devi Malik. Musical program will start at 7 p.m. with live music. Dinner will be served at 9 p.m. For more information, call Meena Rustgi at 632-5768.

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. Sept. 5 will be "Fundamentals of Fiction and Nonfiction Article Writing" and will be held in Sky Box B at the Pepsi Center. The $45 fee includes refreshments and a workbook. Call 542-2029 or e-mail kradeff1@msn.com.

Wind Ensemble concert rescheduled

The Erie County Wind Ensemble concert, which was postponed due to inclement weather from the Independence Day Celebration, will be held from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, August 28 at the Transit Middle School Auditorium, 8730 Transit Road, East Amherst. For more information, call 631-7132.

Monthly book club to meet first Thursdays

Librarian Jack Edson will host a book club at the Amherst Main Library at Audubon, 350 John James Audubon Parkway, at 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month starting Sept. 6 with Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird," Yann Martel's "Life of Pi" will be on Oct. 4, Jeffrey Eugenides' "Middlesex" will be Nov. 1 and Jonathan Safran Foer's "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" will be Dec. 6. Call 689-4922.

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. For more information call 839-5150.

Insurance course offered at Canisius Center

The Canisius College Center for Professional Development will offer an insurance course on property and liability insurance principles beginning in the fall. Classes will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursdays, Sept. 6 through Nov. 29 at the Canisius Center at Amherst, 300 Corporate Parkway. Tuition is $227. Call 862-4600 or visit www.canisius.edu/cpd.

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. Call 833-5353.

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. For more information call the museum at 689-1440.

Concert, motorcycle run set for Hospice patient

A motorcycle run and concert will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 8 in memory of Dean Brown who received Hospice care in 2007. The event will start at Club Infinity, 8166 Main St. and will proceed towards Ellicottville at 11 a.m. and return back to Club Infinity at 2 p.m. Entertainment, refreshments, and games will follow the run with the headlining act Mark Farner formerly from Grand Funk Railroad, along with five other bands. Pre-sale tickets are $25 at tickets.com, any Tops location or at Club Infinity. Tickets at the door are $30. For more information, call 565-0110.