Family Activities

fri. 4 Owl Prowl Learn about local owls and listen for their calls as you and your family walk in the woods. Program is designed for children 7 years and older accompanied by an adult, 8 p.m. Friday, April 4, Reinstein Woods, 77 Honorine Drive, Depew; free, but registration required. 683-5959, www.dec.ny.gov/education/1837.html

thurs. 3
.Kids Digital Arts Workshop -
This fun introduction to using
computers for art making, will have
students learning how to use scanners
and digital imaging software to create
digital paintings and collages, with
Tammy McGovern, 5-7 p.m. Thursdays,
through April 3, Squeaky Wheel, 712
Main St., Buffalo. Class is $130
nonmembers, $120 members. Call
884-7172 or visit www.squeaky.org for
more information.
sat. 5
.Matt's Music for Kids - Crazy
Sock and "On the Moon" CD release
party, will start with Matt performing
his new songs and other games and
activities, and also wear crazy socks, 1
p.m. Saturday, April 5, Borders, 3480
Amelia Drive, Orchard Park; free.
541-5869
.Walk at the Knox Farm State
Park - Meet the Buffalo Audubon
Society members for a spring walk, 9-10
a.m. Saturday, April 5, Knox Farm State
Park, 437 Buffalo Road, East Aurora.
655-7200, www.buffaloaudubon.com
.Beaver Meadow Night
Viewing - Look at the stars through
your own telescope or theirs, 7 p.m.
Saturday, April 5, Beaver Meadow
Audubon Center, 1610 Welch Road,
North Java. 1-800-377-1520,
www. buffaloaudubon. com
.Astronomy Program -

Telescopes will focus on planets and
constellations. Bring your own or use
the ones they have, 7 p.m. Saturday,
April 5, Penn Dixie Paleontological and
Outdoor Education Center, 4050 North
St., Blasdell; $, but registration is
encouraged. 627-4560,
www. penndixie. org
.Let's Draw! - Designed for
children 6 to 11 years old to explore
new ways to draw nature scenes, animals
and underwater pictures, noon-1 p.m.
Saturday, April 5, Carnegie Art Center,
240 Goundry St., North Tonawanda;
free, but registration required. 694-4400,
www.carnegiear tcenter.org

sat. 5 & sun. 6
.Ape-ril Event - Go ape over the
zoo's gorilla troop at this event, which
features keeper talks, crafts, enrichment
activities and games. Since recycling cell
phones benefits gorillas in the Congo by
decreasing the demand for coltan
mining, each visitor who donates an old
cell phone will receive a $1 discount off
regular zoo admission per phone. The
event runs 10 a.m.-4 p.m. both
Saturday, April 5 and Sunday, April 6,
Buffalo Zoo, 300 Parkside Ave., Buffalo;
free with zoo admission. 995-6133,
www.buffaloz oo.org
.Foothills Trail Club Hike -
Take an eight-mile spring hike with the
club, 10 a.m. Saturday, April 5,
Cummings Lodge, Conservation Trail,
Goodrich Road, Clarence and ending at
Akron Falls Park. 745-9149
sun. 6
.Creative Family Education
Program - Families and children of
all ages can enjoy the fun of creating

original three-color prints from
cardboard plates made of different levels
and surface textures, 1-3 p.m. Sunday,
April 6, UB Anderson Gallery, 1
Martha Jackson Place, Buffalo.
829-3754, www.ubartgalleries.buffalo.edu
.Sunday Family Walk - Join
the members of the Buffalo Audubon
Society for a walk through the woods as
naturalists help you seek out the natural
wonders, 2 p.m. Sunday, April 6, Beaver
Meadow Audubon Center, 1610 Welch
Road, North Java. Call 1-800-377-1520
or visit www.buffaloaudubon.com for
more information.
.Spaghetti Dinner - Presented
by Boy Scout Troop 104, Sunday, April
6, Saint John the Baptist R.C. Church,
Kenmore. 876-9682
.Foothills Trail Club Hike -

Take a five-mile spring hike along the
Ellicott Creek Trailway with the club
starting at 10 a.m. Sunday, April 6,
meet at the North Forest parking lot
just north of Maple Road. 866-1233
mon. 7
.Scrapbook Club - Designed for
children in grade 4 and above who are
interested in scrapbooking, 3:30-4:30
p.m. Monday, April 7, North
Tonawanda Public Library, 505 Meadow
Drive, North Tonawanda; free.
693-4132, Ext. 5.
tues. 8
.Let's Go Science Show -
Professor Smart shrinks his head, has
toilet paper flying, juggles and has
peoples' hair standing on end while
demonstrating principals of physics,
10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 8, Shea's
Performing Arts Center, 646 Main St.,
Buffalo; $. 829-1152, www.sheas.org
.Owls for Kids - Children will
learn fun facts about owls through
storytelling and go on a short walk to
see where owls live. This program is for
children ages 3-5, 10 a.m. Wednesday,
April 9, Reinstein Woods, 77 Honorine

Drive, Depew; free, but registration
required. 683-5959,
www.dec.ny.gov/education/1837.html
now-June 21
.Palette of Life - Focuses on the
colors of our world with a vibrant
collage of exhibits, collections and
activities, through June 21, the Buffalo
Museum of Science, 1020 Humboldt
Parkway, Buffalo; $. 896-5200,
www.buffalomuseumof science.org
now-June 29
.First Ladies - Exhibit features
memorable letters, speeches and other
items of various First Ladies of the
Presidents of the United States,
including Martha Washington, Abigail
Adams, Mary Todd Lincoln, Eleanor
Roosevelt and others, through June 29,
The Karpeles Manuscript Library
Museum, 458 Porter Ave., Buffalo; free.
885-4139, www.karpeles.com
now-June 30
.Kwa:ne Kuhseshe ha Yu
nekuhne: Many Winters Ago...
Native American Children's Book
I llustrations. Features a selection of
some of the leading Native American
Children's book illustrators from across
the United States and Canada, bringing
to life themes of cultural, tradition,
family life and respect for nature,
through June 30, Castellani Art
Museum, Niagara University, 5795
Lewiston Road, Lewiston; donation.
286-8201, www.niagara.edu/cam
Ongoing
.Freedom Crossing: The
Underground Railroad in
Greater Niagara - Interpretive
Center is part of the New York State
Heritage Trails, and tells the story of
the Underground Railroad in our region
through photographs, history, video and
art, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays through
Saturdays, and 1-5 p.m. Sundays,
through June 30, Castellani Art
Museum of Niagara University.