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 South High School Jazz students. For more information, call Ellie Grenauer at 984-6572 or Lynn Schwab at 632-7938.

WDFCU scholarships available

Western Division Federal Credit Union will award scholarships in the amount of $750 to eight high school seniors in the year 2008 based on each applicant's four-year cumulative scholastic performance, community service leadership roles and essay. To apply for a scholarship, call 632-9328 or visit the Web site at www. westerndivision. org.

JCC Ski Club now accepting reservations

The JCC Ski Club is now accepting reservations for skiers in sixth through 12th grades for trips to Kissing Bridge. The season begins Jan. 6 and continues through March 2. Participants do not have to be JCC members. Early sign-ups will receive a discounted price. For more information, call Sean Morgan at 886-3172, ext. 420 or e-mail at smorgan@ jccbuffalo.org.

VFW ham, turkey raffle set

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 416 will hold a ham and turkey raffle at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3 at the Post, 19 Spring St., Williamsville. Free beer, pop and snacks will be available as well as split-clubs and Bell Jar. Additional drawings will also be available. For more information, call 633-9019.

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. Jeffrey Eugenides' "Middlesex" will be Nov. 1 and Jonathan Safran Foer's "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" will be Dec. 6. Call 689-4922.

Ski club accepting members

The Pantera Ski Club will travel to Holiday Valley Resort on Friday nights beginning at 4:15 p.m. The club is open to Williamsville High School students only. Reduced student season passes are available. Call 639-1151.

Williamsville Art Society meeting, demo set

The Williamsville Art Society will meet at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12 at the Harlem Road Community Center, 4255 Harlem Road, Room 2, Amherst. An oil painting demonstration will be held by Sandra Bartz. Cost to the public is $3. Call 634-7015.

St. Mary's Craft Show set for Nov. 11

St. Mary's School in Swormville will hold its 25th Annual Craft Show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11 in the Parish Center, 6919 Transit Road, East Amherst. The show will feature handmade crafts, refreshments, raffles and baked goods. Admission is $1. Vendor registration forms are available at www. stmaryschoolswormville. net. For more information, call Maureen at 542-5610.

Travel guides available at Hayes' office

Free copies of the 2007 "I Love New York" Fall Travel Guide are now available from the office of Assemblyman Jim Hayes. The guide contains information about activities and attractions across the state. Phone numbers for hotels, restaurants and attractions are also included. To request a copy of the free guide, call Hayes' district office at 634-1895 or e-mail at hayesj@assembly. ny. us.

Leadership program for women set

The Canisius College Center for Professional Development will offer a leadership program, focusing on teaching women to be better leaders and more effective in the work place, from 5:45 to 8:45 p.m. Wednesdays, now through Nov. 14 at the Center at Amherst, 300 Corporate Parkway. Tuition is $999. For more information, call 862-4600 or visit www. canisius.edu/cpd.

Film festival submissions now being accepted

The Second Annual Buffalo Niagara International Film Festival is now accepting submissions from local filmmakers and from around the world. Submission deadlines vary from Nov. 15 through Dec. 31. The festival will be held March 24-29. For more information, call 693-0734 or visit www. BuffaloNiagaraFilm festival.com.

Victorian furniture lecture set at museum

The Amherst Museum's annual lecture series will continue with "Eye Spy: Identifying Victorian Furniture" at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10 at the museum, 3755 Tonawanda Creek Road. The lecture will include dating techniques and clues to the history of a piece and its manufacturer. Admission is $3; museum members are free. For more information, call 689-1440.

NAMI meeting set for Oct. 11

The National Alliance on 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, Oct. 11 at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 4007 Main St., Amherst. The family support group meets at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24. For more information, call 832-4035.

Medicaid seminar set at Clearfield Library

"Fourteen Ways to Preserve Your Assets with the New Medicaid Laws" will be presented from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10 at the Clearfield Library, 770 Hopkins Road, Williamsville. Topics will include powers of attorney, health care proxies, living wills, wills, trusts, annuities, long-term care insurance, Medicaid, reverse mortgages, prepaid funeral accounts, caregiver agreements, IRAs, pensions, life estates and gift giving. Call 542-5444.

Bill Morrissey to perform

The Buffalo Friends of Folk Music will present Bill Morrissey at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13 at the Village of Williamsville Meeting House, 5658 Main St. Tickets are $18 general admission, $15 for members and $9 for students. Call 684-2362.

Sisters of Social Service to hold dinner

The Sisters of Social Service will hold their annual dinner Thursday, Oct. 11 at Salvatore's Italian Gardens Restaurant, 6461 Transit Road, Depew. Featured speaker will be Alexia Kelley, executive director of Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good. Reservations are required. Call 834-0197.

Depression screening day set at mall

The Mental Health Association of Erie County, Inc. will hold a National Depression Screening Day from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11 at the Boulevard Mall Food Court, 730 Alberta Drive off Maple Road. Call 886-1242.

Methodist women to host Harvest Dinner

The United Methodist Women of Christ UMC present their annual Harvest Dinner from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12 at Christ United Methodist Church, Harlem at Saratoga. Admission for adults is $8, $4 for children under 10, children under 4 are free. Call 631-5506.

Benefit for community center gym set

The Joe Lang Foundation will present "A Night For Putting Kids First" to raise money for the Eggertsville Community Center Gymnasium at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12 at Club Infinity, 8166 Main St. Tickets are $35 per person and are available at Tickets.com, Tops Markets and the Club Infinity box office. Call Edla Collora at 440-7507.

OperaBuffs to present performance, information

The 20th anniversary season of OperaBuffs of WNY's Inside Opera Lecture Series continues, from 10:30 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Oct. 13 at the Harlem Road Community Center, 4255 Harlem Road, featuring "Hansel and Gretel and More" with The Hillman Opera cast members of the University at Fredonia Department of Music Vocal Studies. The event includes refreshments and a question-and-answer period. Call 881-1424.

Boy Scouts, parish to hold spaghetti dinner

Ss. Peter and Paul Parish and Boy Scout Troop 22 will hold an all-you-can-eat Spaghetti Dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13 in the church school's cafeteria, 5480 Main St. Cost is $7 for adults and $3.50 for children. Call 633-3977.

Chicken barbecue set at Eggertsville church

Eggertsville United Church of Christ will hold a chicken barbecue from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13 at the church, 3400 Sheridan Drive, at the corner of Sweethome Road. Call 832-8663.

Fishing rodeo for youths set for Oct. 14

Little Lake George Inc. will host a Fishing Rodeo from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14 at 3418 Pohl Road, Alden, near the convergence of Walden Avenue and Genesee Street. Admission is $5 per person and the proceeds will be used for the upkeep of the lake. Youths under 16 must bring an adult.

CFIto present Secular Sundays

The Center for Inquiry will present "Secular Sundays, The Platform Address Series," for those seeking an alternative to traditional religious services, scheduled to begin Oct. 14 with R. Joseph Hoffman. Call 636-4869.

WNY native to screen first documentary

Claudia Chiesi, a 1969 St. Bonaventure graduate and Buffalo native, will debut "The Sugar Babies," a 99-minute documentary about the plight of children of Haitian ancestry in the Dominican Republic's sugar industry, at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14 at the Sisters of St. Francis Center, 201 Reist St., Williamsville. Admission is $10. For more information, call 949-7543.

Snyder Fire Department to hold open house

The Snyder Fire Department, 4531 Main St., will hold an open house from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, featuring fire safety displays and demonstrations of fire-fighting equipment and a live fire demonstration. Child fingerprint identification cards will also be available. Firefighters will also be on hand to discuss membership. Call 839-5000 ext. 16.

Smallwood Garden Club to meet Oct. 15

The Smallwood Garden Club will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15 at St. Mary's Apartments, 400 Mill St. Judy Tucholski, President of the WNY Iris Society, will present a program on growing and showing irises. Visitors welcome.

Nonprofit leadership course offered

The Center for Professional Development at Canisius College will offer a course for nonprofit leadership from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays, Oct. 15 through Nov. 5 at the college's Center at Amherst, 300 Corporate Parkway. The cost is $199. Call 862-4600 or visit www.canisius.edu/cpd.

NARFEA to hold October meeting

The October meeting of Chapter $39 of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15 at the Harlem Road Community Center, 4255 Harlem Road. Certificates will be awarded to all honorary members. Call 656-8433 or e-mail Tonyjeanne@ aol. com.

Amherst resident's photo exhibit on display

Former Amherst resident, Sweet Home High School graduate and Buffalo photographer Valerie Dunne will open her new exhibit, "Ireland and Spirit," from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15 at Betty's Restaurant, 370 Virginia Place, Buffalo. The exhibit will be on display through December. Call 362-0633.

Indoor concert, dance by big band set

The Amherst Recreation Department will present an indoor concert and dance by Sentimental Journey Band with Rita Kay, Ettore Porreca and Elmer Schamber at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16 at the Clearfield Recreation Center, 730 Hopkins Road. Call 689-1418.

Williams Mills DAR to meet

The Williams Mills Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16 at Beechwood Residence, 2235 Millersport Highway. Following the general meeting, Joan Klenk will present the program "Most Decorated Soldiers of WWII. Call Karen Lang at 823-0292.

Flour company to hold free bread-baking class

King Arthur Flour will offer baking classes titled "Yeast Bread: Sweet and Whole-Grain" and "Crusty Artisan Breads" on Wednesday, Oct. 17 at Samuel's Grand Manor, 8750 Main St. "Yeast Breads" will be held from noon to 2 p.m. and "Artisan Breads" will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. For more information, call 800-827-6836 or visit www. kingarthurflour. com.

Bonsai meeting set at Menne's

The Buffalo Bonsai Society will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17 at Menne's Nursery, 3100 Niagara Falls Blvd., Amherst. For more information, call Bob Maxwell at 662-4940.

Lecture, meeting set for garden club

Forest Stream Garden Club will meet at 6:45 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18 at Forest Elementary School, 250 N. Forest Road, Williamsville. The speaker will be "The Tree Doctor," Jeffrey Phelps, certified arborist. He will lecture on correct pruning techniques and other tree and shrub concerns.