Family Activities

.Celebrate Vietnam - The
entire family will enjoy a Vietnamese
celebration by making a dragon craft
and trying their hand at balancing
authentic Vietnamese baskets, 1-4 p.m.
Thursday, April 17, Explore & More... a
children's museum, 300 Gleed Ave.,
East Aurora; $. 655-5131,
www. exploreandmore. org
thurs. 17-sat. 19
.National Library Week - The
Buffalo and Erie County Public Library
will be celebrating with a variety of
informative and entertaining events for
all ages. These events will take place
from Thursday, April 17 to Saturday,
April 19 at the Buffalo and Erie County
Public Library, 1 Lafayette Square,
Buffalo. For list of events visit,
www. buffalolib. org
fri. 18
.Celebrate South Africa -
Enjoy a simple beading craft
reminiscent of the traditional bead work
of South Africa, and special stories
during Tell-A-Tale with Ms. Rachel,
1-4 p.m. Friday, April 18, Explore &
More... a children's museum, 300 Gleed
Ave., East Aurora; $. 655-5131,
www. exploreandmore. org
fri. 18-sun. 20
.Eeriecon 10 - Sci-Fi, fantasy
and horror fans convention featuring
Sephera Giron and Joe Haldeman opens
5 p.m. Friday, April 18 and continues
through Sunday, April 20 at the Days
Inn at the Falls, 443 Main St., Niagara
Falls; $. www.eeriecon.org
sat. 19
.Castellani Art Museum -
Look at recent selections from the
permanent collection as inspiration for a
number of exciting art projects, 2 p.m.
Saturday, April 19 at the Castellani Art
Museum of Niagara University,
Lewiston. 286-8367,
www.niagara.edu/c am.
sat. 19 & sun. 20
.A Night at the Museum -
The Buffalo Museum of Science has
schedule its first public overnight family
experience to begin at 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 10 to 9:30 a.m. Sunday,
April 20 at the Buffalo Museum of
Science, 1020 Humboldt Parkway,
Buffalo; $. 896-5200,
www.buffalomuseumofscience.org
mon. 21
.Planetarium Show & Viewing
the Williamsville Skies - The
Penn Dixie astronomers and the
Williamsville Space-Lab Planetarium are
co-sponsoring an evening program of
planetarium shows and viewing of the
Williamsville skies through telescopes, 6
p.m. Monday, April 21, Williamsville
Space Lab-Planetarium at the
Williamsville North High School, 1595
Hopkins Road, Amherst; free.
627-4560, www.penndixie.org
wed. 23
.Attracting Backyard Birds -
Marilyn O' Connell, of Wild Birds
Unlimited, will provide an illustrated
presentation on the many birds that are
present in our area and how to attract
them to your backyard feeder starting at
7 p.m. Wednesday, April 23 in the
auditorium of the Gateway Executive
Office on Route 5, Hamburg. Members
are free, non-members $3. 627-4560,
www. penndixie. org