Special Events

fri. 2
.First Friday - Features artist
talk with Michael Veit, music by Tony
Krew and Company, raffles and art
activities for children, 5-9 p.m. Friday,
May 2, Castellani Art Museum of
Niagara University, Lewiston; $.
286-8286
.Chinese Auction - 6 p.m.
Friday, May 2, Infant of Prague School
Hall, 921 Cleveland Drive, Buffalo;
free. Also a "Super Jackpot Drawing"
will be held at 7 p.m.; admission is one
ticket per person ($25 donation) and
includes a buffet, beer and wine.
sat. 3
.Pet Connection Programs
Fundraiser - Volunteers will be
selling regular or chili hot dogs, fresh
smoked Polish sausage to raise funds for
the Pet Connection Programs animals
shelter in East Aurora, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, May 3, Value Home Centers,
4264 Delaware Ave., Tonawanda.
652-0192,
www.petconnectionprogramsinc.com
.Free Comic Book Day -
Queen City Bookstore in Buffalo is
celebrating the comic book art form.
On Free Comic Book Day, close to two
million comic books will be given away
by participating stores, introducing as
many people as possible to the wonders
of comic books. The celebration is from
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 3,
Queen City Bookstore Inc., 3184 Main
St., Buffalo. 833-6220
.The Buffalo Men's Show -
Celebrities such as Chris McDonald,
actor; Trent Edwards, Buffalo Bills
quarterback; Terrence McGee, Buffalo
Bills cornerback; Rob Ray, Buffalo
Sabres alumni; and many more will be
at the show, as well as several booths set
up for entertainment, 11 a.m-8 p.m.
Saturday, May 3, Agri-Center of the
Hamburg Fairgrounds, 5600 McKinley
Parkway, Hamburg; $. 649-3900
.Basket Auction - Aspire

Center for learning will hold its 10th
annual basket auction. The event will
boast more than 100 creative theme
baskets donated by employees, area
businesses and friends of Aspire, noon
Saturday, May 3, the Center for
Learning, 4635 Union Road,
Cheektowaga; $. 505-5700,
www.aspirewny.com
.Brighton Ladies Auxiliary -
Chicken or Rib BBQ will be held,
Saturday, May 3, Brighton Fire Hall, 50
Jamaica Road, Tonawanda; $. Ribs will
not be available at the door and are only
pre-sale. 693-7470
.Chicken BBQ - The event will
benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation,
11 a.m. Saturday, May 3, Hillcrest Fire
Hall, 7125 Ellicott Road, Orchard Park;
$.
.Coleus Show - Once you see
these multi-colored jewels, you will have
to have them as part of your seasonal
planting, opens Saturday, May 3 and
continues through May 25, The Buffalo
and Erie County Botanical Gardens,
2655 South Park Ave., Buffalo; $.
827-1584, www.buffalogardens.com
.Key To the Locks - The Erie
Canal Discovery center is the setting for the
third annual celebration. Jane Whitmore is
the award recipient of the "Key To The
Locks," and is recognized for making the
community a better place to live. The
celebration will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday,
May 3, the Erie Canal Discovery Center, 24
Church St., Lockport. 434-7433
.Spaghetti Dinner - Fundraiser
for Pet Connection Programs Inc.
animal shelter, 4-7 p.m. Saturday, May
3, the Marilla Fire Hall, 1950 West
Ave., Marilla; $.
www.petconnectionsprogramsinc.com
.Hell On Wheels - The Queen
City Rollergirls bout featuring the
Suicidal Sauces vs. the Devil Dollies,
6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 3, Rainbow
Roller Rink, 101 Oliver St., North
Tonawanda; $. www.QCRG.net
sat. 3 & sun. 4
.African Violet Show - The

African Violet and Gesneriad Society of
WNY will present "Violets & Gesneriads: A
Circus of Color," 11:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday,
May 3, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, May 4,
Walden Galleria Mall, near Lord and Taylor
on the lower level, Cheektowaga; free
admission.
sun. 4
.Spring Fling Theme Tray
Auction - Door prizes, raffles, free
admission, and refreshments available for
purchase, noon (doors open), 3 p.m.
Sunday, May 4 (drawings), Iron Island
Museum, 998 Lovejoy St., Buffalo; $.
892-3084
.Buffalo Brunch - The annual
Buffalo Brunch continues its support for
a positive lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgendered community in Buffalo and
Western New York, noon Sunday, May
4, at the Buffalo Convention Center,
Franklin St., Buffalo. 829-8156,
www.buffalobr unch.org
.Pancake Breakfast - Annual
pancake breakfast presented by the
Sanborn American Legion Post 969, 8
a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, May 4, Pearl St.,
Sanborn; $.
.Israel Celebrates - Gala
celebration will mark Israel's 60th year
of independence, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, May
4, Westwood Country Club, 772 N.
Forest Road, Williamsville; $. 632-3476
.Wedding Show - Holy Mother
of the Rosary Cathedral Social Center
presents "Stas and Stella's Mostly
Traditional Polish Wedding," 3 p.m.
Sunday, May 4, The Hamburg
Fairgrounds, 5600 McKinley Parkway,
Hamburg; $. Call 685-5766 for tickets
and reservations.