Family Activities

thurs. 25
Halloween Crafts - An
Amherst Y.E.S. program for children
ages 5 and older, 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct.
25, the Audubon Library, 350 John
James Audubon Parkway, Amherst; free,
but registration required. 689-4922,
www. buffalolib. org
fri. 26
Family Fridays! - Open play
Family Day, 7-10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26,
Kidzplay Hero's Facility, 9300 County
Road, Building C, Clarence Center; $.
741-1500

fri. 26 & sat. 27
Autumn Leaves, Jack
O'Lanterns and Ghost Stories -
Homewood Theatre Company's
production that combines humorous
poetry, traditional theatrical staging and
comic touches for an evening of light
entertainment for the entire family, 7:30
p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26 and
27, Ascension Lutheran Church, Main
St., Amherst; $.
The Skies of the Harvest and
the Eye of Medusa - Skies of
Harvest shows the current autumn night
sky while Eyes of Medusa tells the most
popular story in Greek mythology, 7
p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, and 1 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 27, Ferguson
Planetarium, Buffalo State College, 1300

Elmwood Ave., Buffalo. 878-4911,
www.fergusonplanetar ium.net
sat. 27
Halloween Craft with Y.E.S. -
Event for children ages 5-11, 2 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 27, the Julia Boyer
Reinstein Branch Library, 1030 Losson
Road, Cheektowaga; free, but
registration required. 668-4991,
www. buffalolib. org
Creepy Crafts - Create
awesomely spooktacular nature crafts and
decorate a creepy cupcake. Wear a
costume and get a special prize, 10:30
a.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, Reinstein Woods
Nature Preserve, 93 Honorine Drive,
Depew; free, but advance registration
required. 683-5959
Telescopes: Solar Flares and
Stars - Telescopes with filters will be
available to view sunspots and solar
flares prior to sunset and then view star
cluster E.T. in Cassiopeia, Jupiter and its
moons, Andromeda Galaxy M31, among
others after dark, 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct.
27, the Penn Dixie Paleontological and
Outdoor Education Center, 4050 North
St., Blasdell; $. 627-4560,
www. penndixie. org
Peter Rabbit Story Time -
10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, Brighton
Place, 999 Brighton Road, Tonawanda;
free. 332-4375

Art Express - Family fun with
storytelling and art projects, themed
journey and exhibition, 2 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 27, Castellani Art Museum,
Niagara University Campus, Lewiston;
$. 286-8367, granfield@niagara.edu
tues. 30
Geronimo Stilton Halloween
Fun - For children ages 5 and up with
Miss Lucy. Follow Geronimo Stilton to
a graveyard and meet a very spooky
mouse. What will happen to Geronimo?
Find out from 4-4:45 p.m. Tuesday, Oct.
30, Audubon Library, 350 John James
Audubon Parkway, Amherst. 689-4922,
www. buffalolib. org
wed. 31
Wacky Wednesdays! - Open
play for ages 5-12 with inflatables and
games, 3:30-6 p.m. Wednesdays,
Kidzplay Hero's Facility, 9300 County
Road, Building C, Clarence Center; $.
741-1500
now-Nov. 4
Viva Las Americas - Exhibit
features textiles, pottery, adornment,
insect and animal specimens and masks
from Central America, South America
and Mexico, through Nov. 4, the Buffalo
Museum of Science, 1020 Humboldt
Parkway, Buffalo; $. 896-5200,
www.buffalomuseumofscience.org