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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 Nan Hoffman For more information, call Ellie Grenauer at 984-6572 or Lynn Schwab at 632-7938. New Pilates classes slated Pilates classes will be held at 9:30 a.m. Monday through Thursday at Harris Hill United Methodist Church, 8495 Main St., corner of Harris Hill Road; at 8:30 a.m. Friday and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Gymboree, 8012 Transit Road in Premier Place Plaza; and at 10 a.m. Friday at Slim and Tone, 55 Crosspoint Parkway, off North French or Millersport Highway. Call 741-8641. 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. For more information, call 542-2029 or e-mail kradeff1@ msn.com. 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. For more information, call 689-4922. 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. For more information, call 862-4600 or visit www. canisius. edu/ cpd. Aspiring Artists Art and Wine Celebration set Aspire will host the fourth annual Aspiring Artists Art and Wine Celebration from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7 at Aspire of WNY, 2356 North Forest Road, Getzville. Art from Aspire artists will be on display and up for auction, live music will be provided and a variety of Wegmans wines will be available for tasting. Tickets are $25 at the door. Registration required. Call 505-5510. 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. Rehearsals are at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at the Randall Baptist Church, 6301 Main St. Call 877-1565. ElderWood sets summer concerts ElderWood Health Care at Heathwood will present its final summer concert, The DerWalds "Goodbye to Summer," at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29 in the backyard of the skilled nursing facility, 815 Hopkins Road. For more information, call 633-3900. 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. Lutheran Chorale to begin rehearsals The Lutheran Chorale of the Niagara Frontier will begins its fall rehearsals at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4 at Ascension Lutheran Church at Main Street and Burroughs Drive, Snyder. All experienced singers are welcome. Call Barbara at 837-4789. Willow Ridge Garden Club to meet The Willow Ridge Garden Club will meet at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5 at Zion United Church of Christ, Parker Blvd. and Koeng Circle, Tonawanda. The program will include a container-grown exhibit and club flower display. Guests are welcome. For more information, call 836-6220. 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 the foundation at 833-5353. Book sale set at Audubon Library The Audubon Library, 350 John James Audubon Parkway, Amherst, will hold a book sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8; from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9; from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 10; and from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11. A $3 bag sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12. For more information, call the Audubon library at689-4922 or visit www.buffalolib.org. 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, Sept. 8 at the market, 999 Broadway. For more information, call the market at 839-5150. State corrections officer exam slated for Oct. 27 An examination will be held Saturday, Oct. 27 for candidates interested in the position of corrections officer trainee with the New York State Department of Correctional Services. Applications for the exam must be postmarked no later than Sept. 10. Candidates must be 21 year old on or before the date of the appointment and must hold a high school diploma or equivalency diploma. For more information, call Hayes office at 634-1895. 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. New York New Music Ensemble set at UB Contemporary artists, the New York New Music Ensemble, will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8 at Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall, North (Amherst) campus, University at Buffalo. A preconcert talk with the artists will be held at 7:15 in the Slee Hall lobby. For more information or tickets, call 645-2921 or visit the Web site www. slee. buffalo. edu. |
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