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fri. 16 & sat. 17 .Nights of the Vernal Bloom - A live show that discusses the constellations and deep-sky objects in the spring night sky, 8:30 p.m. Friday, May 16, and 3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 17, Ferguson Planetarium, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $. 878-4911, www.fergusonplanetar ium.net .The Dawn of New Horizons - This show illustrates the importance of two of NASA's current probe missions: Dawn, sent to the Asteroid Belt, and New Horizons en route to Pluto, 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 16at Buffalo State College's Ferguson Planetarium, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $. 878-4911, www.fergusonplanetar ium.net sat. 17 .Presenting Bugs and Butterflies - Alice Stein will present slides, specimens and a craft starting at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 17 at Brighton Place, 999 Brighton Road, Tonawanda. 332-4375 .The Dawn of New Horizons - This show illustrates the importance of two of NASA's current probe missions: Dawn, sent to the Asteroid Belt, and New Horizons en route to Pluto, 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 17 at Buffalo State College's Ferguson Planetarium, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; $. 878-4911, www.fergusonplanetar ium.net sun. 18 .Sunday Family Walk - Walk through the woods as naturalists help you seek out the natural wonders that abound at Beaver Meadow. The walk will start at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 18 at the Beaver Meadow Audubon Center, 1610 Welch Road, North Java; free. 1-800-377-1520, www. buffaloaudubon. com .Learn To Bird - Learn how to use binoculars and how to locate and identify birds by sights and sounds. Also talk to bird expert Ed Ratajczak starting at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 18, at Tifft Nature Preserve, 1200 Fuhrmann Blvd., Buffalo; free. 896-5200 wed. 21 .Battledrum - The story of Rufus, a Confederate orphan adopted by a troop of Union soldiers, who eventually becomes their drummer boy. Based on a wealth of compelling stories of real-life children who fought in the Civil War, Battledrum explores a complex period in American history through the eyes of young people. The performance will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 21, at Shea's Performing Arts Center, 646 Main St., Buffalo; $. 847-0850, www.sheas.org 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 Illustrations. 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, the Castellani Art Museum, Niagara University, 5795 Lewiston Road, Lewiston; donation. 286-8201, www.niagara.edu/cam .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, Lewiston; free admission. 286-8200 now-Feb. 2009 .Shaking Hands and Kissing Babies - An exhibit that looks at the evolution of presidential campaigns, through February, 2009, the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, 25 Nottingham Court at Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo; $. 873-9644, Ext. 301, www.bec hs.org |
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