Special Events

Row4Life Launch Alan Kitty and Steve Raffuel will oar a two-man (scull) racing boat on a 300-mile journey on the Erie Canal from Buffalo to Albany, raising money for heart disease, launch at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, Frank Lloyd Wright Rowing Boathouse, 194 Porter Ave., Buffalo. www.Row4Lif e.org Alan Kitty and Steve Raffuel row to raise awareness and funding for programs that focus on peer support, and physical activity for those who have experienced life-threatening ailments such as heart disease and cancer. Photo by Greg Skover.

thurs. 6
Cruise Night - 3 p.m.-dusk
Thursday, Sept. 6, Polish Falcons Club,
445 Columbia Ave., Depew; free.
681-0278
fri. 7
18th annual Niagara Hospice
Cocktails & Cash - Guests
encouraged to dress casually in their
team colors for a tailgate-themed party,
$5,000 grand prize, 7 p.m. Friday, Sept.
7, the Kenan Arena, 433 Locust St.,
Lockport; $100. 439-4417,
www.niagar ahospice.org
Singles Dance - Continuous
'50s, '60s, disco, swing music with a DJ,
9 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday, Sept. 7, the
Hearthstone Manor, 33 Dick Road,
Depew; $. 668-9237, e-mail:
singlesdances@veriz on.net
fri. 7-sun. 9
Men's Weekend Retreat -
"Holiness - Wholeness - in a Busy
World," presented by St. Columban
Center, check-in at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept.
7, concludes following brunch on
Sunday, Sept. 9, 6892 Lakeshore Road,
Derby; $130. 947-4708,
www. stcolumbancenter. org
sat. 8
A Devotion to Our Blessed
Mother - Mass at 9 a.m., with
breakfast following, Saturday, Sept. 8,
St. Lawrence Parish, 1520 E. Delavan
Ave., Buffalo, one block from Eggert
Road. 656-7195
Savor the Flavor - Prosit!
cooking with beer demonstration and
tasting with Sandy Starks and guest
Betsy Herzog from Flying Bison
Brewery, 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, the
Broadway Market, 999 Broadway,
Buffalo; $. Prepaid reservations
necessary by calling 839-5150, or online
at www.YourBuffaloTours.com.

sun. 9
Christian Education Sunday
Celebration - Featuring craft
making, cake, refreshments, 11:30
a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9, Grace
Lutheran Church, 174 Cazenovia St.,
South Buffalo. 822-0553
mon. 10
Buffalo Niagara Sales and
Marketing Executives -
Networking event, 6-8 p.m. Monday,
Sept. 10, Shanghai Red's, 2 Templeton
Terrace, downtown Buffalo; $.
662-2279, www.bnsme.org
Law Enforcement Job Fair -
Presented by the 2007 Law
Enforcement Consortium and featuring
20 different local, statewide and national
law enforcement agencies who are
actively recruiting new employees, 6-9
p.m. Monday, Sept. 10, Fireside Lounge
of the Campbell Student Union, Buffalo
State College, 1300 Elmwood Ave.,
Buffalo. 878-4517
tues. 11
Super Cruise Night - Tuesday,
Sept. 11, The Fairgrounds, 5600
McKinley Parkway, Hamburg; $.
648-9733, Ext. 483
now-Oct. 13
Farmers Market - The
University Community Farmers Market,
8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays through Oct.
13 at the parking lot north of Allen
Hall, University at Buffalo South
Campus, Main Street, Buffalo.
Try Sailing - Presented by the
WNY Adaptive Water Sports, 10
a.m.-noon Saturdays, through Oct. 13,
NFTA Boat Harbor, 1111 Fuhrmann
Blvd., Buffalo, on the water side of
Doug's Dive Restaurant; free, but
donations accepted. Reserve a space by
calling 773-4353 or 553-7670.