Interest in Drones has been amplifying! The number of people buying them has been multiplying! Magnifying some of the issues involved in getting started, this fun and interactive session at The Foundry will include practical tips for success, and important information about safe practices for flying drone or using drones for image capture. Bring your questions, plans, the models you’re using, or lug along that thing that’s still in the box! Swap stories, share videos, and talk with our resident expert about your possibilities for flying drones.

Thinking about coming as a pair? Contact us at Education@thefoundrybuffalo.org to get a discount code towards purchase of an adult a kid ticket.

Please review The Foundry’s cancellation policy:
http://www.thefoundrybuffalo.org/cancellation_policy

If you would like to learn more about The Foundry check out our website:
http://www.thefoundrybuffalo.org/about

And you can also find information about other classes here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/the-foundry-buffalo-15616046458

Interest in Drones has been amplifying! The number of people buying them has been multiplying! Magnifying some of the issues involved in getting started, this fun and interactive session at The Foundry will include practical tips for success, and important information about safe practices for flying drone or using drones for image capture. Bring your questions, plans, the models you’re using, or lug along that thing that’s still in the box! Swap stories, share videos, and talk with our resident expert about your possibilities for flying drones. 
Thinking about coming as a pair? Contact us at Education@thefoundrybuffalo.org to get a discount code towards purchase of an adult a kid ticket. 
Please review The Foundry’s cancellation policy:
http://www.thefoundrybuffalo.org/cancellation_policy
If you would like to learn more about The Foundry check out our website:
http://www.thefoundrybuffalo.org/about

And you can also find information about other classes here: 
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/the-foundry-buffalo-15616046458

Love good food? Join us for a healthy cooking class!

The Independent Health Foundation’s Healthy Options program has partnered with local businesses – D’Avolio to provide you with a fun, educational experience. Work closely with a professional chef – Chef Vincent to learn simple cooking techniques and enjoy the tasty results! These classes are perfect for a date night or a night out with friends!

This week’s class features a vegan menu: The Best “Beefy” Vegan Burgers with Pickled Red Onions and Cucumbers.

Pre-registration required. All classes are $25. Independent Health members receive $5 discount.

Go to https://www.healthyoptionsbuffalo.com/event/100020/healthy-options-cooking-class-with-chef-vincent-april-24 for more information or call 716-635-4959.

Mercy Revealed, Understanding Addiction
After meeting and listening to Dr. Paul Updike, I am very pleased that he will be coming to Good Shepherd.
Dr. Updike is Director of Addiction Medicine and Recovery Services for Catholic Health System. He has dedicated much of his medical career working with and for people with the disease of addiction.
We are each affected one way or another by this illness and the impact it plays not only on those persons with an addictive behavior, but family and friends as well.
His presentation titled: Mercy Revealed, Understanding Addiction will address the spiritual as well as medical perspective regarding addiction.
Please, COME SEE, COME LISTEN as Dr. Updike shares his expertise and compassion. Tuesday, April 24, 2018. 6:30-8pm.
There will be time for Q&A and light refreshments. Be sure to invite friends and family.
Good Shepherd Community of Faith
187 Southside Pkwy , Bflo NY 14220
716 824 4112
gscofchurch@gmail.com

TWO SESSIONS
Tuesday 4/24 AND Tuesday 5/1, Both from 7:00-9:30 pm
Come join us in the MetalShop to make a classic but simple structure to support climbing plants in your garden. This class will guide you through steps of bending an arch, cutting metal, and successfully welding basic design elements with the METAL INERT GAS (MIG) welder. Practice using the MIG to fuse a metal frame in time for the growing season. Work with a small group to get a strong introduction to basic shop tools and to crafting with steel.

Must be 18  
Class Size: Min 3/Max 6

*Add a Membership

Basic membership allows makers to access the metalshop to work on projects during open shop hours with our Lab Supervisors. MetalShop members gain access to our makerspaces (metal, wood, textile and tech) for a total of 20 hours per month. Each space has its own safety or orientation session. Members complete a safety class in the Metal and Wood Shops, or an orientation in the Textile and Technology Labs to gain access. More on Membership: http://www.thefoundrybuffalo.org/makerspaces

Please review The Foundry’s cancellation policy:
http://www.thefoundrybuffalo.org/cancellation_policy

If you would like to learn more about The Foundry check out our website:
http://www.thefoundrybuffalo.org/about

And you can also find information about other classes: 
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/the-foundry-buffalo-15616046458

TWO SESSIONS
Tuesday 4/24 AND Tuesday 5/1, Both from 7:00-9:30 pm

Come join us in the MetalShop to make a classic but simple structure to support climbing plants in your garden. This class will guide you through steps of bending an arch, cutting metal, and successfully welding basic design elements with the METAL INERT GAS (MIG) welder. Practice using the MIG to fuse a metal frame in time for the growing season. Work with a small group to get a strong introduction to basic shop tools and to crafting with steel.

Must be 18
Class Size: Min 3/Max 6

*Add a Membership
Basic membership allows makers to access the metalshop to work on projects during open shop hours with our Lab Supervisors. MetalShop members gain access to our makerspaces (metal, wood, textile and tech) for a total of 20 hours per month. Each space has its own safety or orientation session. Members complete a safety class in the Metal and Wood Shops, or an orientation in the Textile and Technology Labs to gain access. More on Membership: http://www.thefoundrybuffalo.org/makerspaces

Please review The Foundry’s cancellation policy:
http://www.thefoundrybuffalo.org/cancellation_policy

If you would like to learn more about The Foundry check out our website:
http://www.thefoundrybuffalo.org/about

And you can also find information about other classes:
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/the-foundry-buffalo-15616046458

BCAT’s Youth Poetry Slam: April

Hosted and special performances by the University at Buffalo’s Poetry Club, UB Poets.

Come and share your poems with the BCAT family! We are having another poetry slam and we want YOU to come perform and compete for a PRIZE.

Don’t want to perform? Come and enjoy a night of poetry from our city’s young artists. Food and Drink Provided!

FREE and open to the public!

– Prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.
– Doors/Sign up open at 6
– The show starts at 6:20

This will be a two round slam. Poets need two original poems, each under three minutes in length. Poets cannot use musical accompaniment or any props.

Wednesday, April 25th, 6-9
GLASS BLOWING – Make a Glass
Create a small 2-3 oz sized cup* in the Glass Studio with Jason Dederich. A sake cup, juice glass, or a glass for your own cup of tea. This session invites those new to glassblowing to begin an exciting exploration. Learn to heat and form a simple shape with assistance from our resident glass artist.

What you’ll learn: 
Pipe turning using one or two hands
Proper glass blowing stances
Pipe/Body/Hand positioning
Heating Glass
Simple shaping

Class Cost: $50 (all materials included)
Class Size: Min 3/ Max 6
Ages: 18  

Cancellation Policy: http://www.thefoundrybuffalo.org/cancellation_policy

More about The Foundry: http://www.thefoundrybuffalo.org/the_foundry

*GLASSES must be annealed overnight and can be picked up during the work week 10am-6pm Mon-Thurs
ALSO: Please plan to wear natural fibers, comfortable (older) clothes & shoes suitable for a work environment.
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Pulp/fictions features WNY artists and WNYBAC members who have spent the past year and a half experimenting with the Thai mulberry fiber known as Kozo. Building on their group exhibition last fall, the group again met regularly to process the fiber from its raw state into the various works on exhibit. This time around, the artists took a more structural and sculptural approach with the kozo, a very durable material.

From fiber artists to printmakers, book binders to photographers, this exhibit showcases the versatility of the Thai Kozo fiber, and the boundless imagination of the artists.

Artists include: Deb Eck, Linda Collignon, Bob Collignon, Jozef Bajus, Ani Hoover, Billy Huggins, Bonnie Morrisey, Mizin Shin, Kate Stapleton-Parzych, Peter Sowiski, and Janna Willoughby-Lohr.

Join us at the Marcy Casino on April 26th to aid H.O.P.E Haiti in providing necessary resources for Borgne, Haiti ‘s main community library!

Hors d’oeuvres and cash bar will be available along with live music. Raffle basket tickets will be sold at the door! To purchase event tickets follow the link below:

https://buffalostate.wufoo.com/forms/2018-hope-haiti-fundraiser/

Tickets: $35

Haiti Outreach Pwoje Espwa (H.O.P.E) is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization established in Rochester, NY in 1996. H.O.P.E works in partnership with residents in the community of Borgne, Haiti, and works to support the local citizens through economic development, education, health, and water quality initiatives. Every project is prioritized, selected, and managed in partnership with community leaders in Borgne. We listen, learn, and develop capacity together. This year, funds raised will be used to purchase books to increase holdings in their community library.

A Two Session Workshop:
Thursday, April 26, 6:00-9:00pm
Friday, April 27, 6:00-8:00pm
In this two-evening class you will learn to make your own sturdy and beautiful 8×10 hardwood frame. Fastening wood together can be purely functional or a work of fine art. Merge the two and learn to construct perfectly sized frames using mitered corners. We will also cover using a biscuit joiner to secure the joints, a useful process that can be used to create other projects in wood.

Master the table saw, drills, and basic hand tools in this quick but comprehensive introduction to working in The Foundry’s Wood Shop.

Skills/Topics Covered:

Cutting using a table saw
Cutting rabbets
Making mitered joints
Using biscuits to assemble
Gluing joints properly
Proper sanding techniques with a sanding block and palm sander
Class Cost: $100 (all materials included)
Class Size: Min 4/ Max 8
Ages: 16 with parent permission

Please review The Foundry’s cancellation policy
http://www.thefoundrybuffalo.org/cancellation_policy

Learn more about The Foundry:
http://www.thefoundrybuffalo.org/about

For information about other classes at The Foundry:
http://www.thefoundrybuffalo.org/class_listings

Also, you can practice what you will learn by becoming a makerspace member!
http://www.thefoundrybuffalo.org/makerspaces

Class proceeds help to support our youth programs as well as the entrepreneurs who are developing small businesses as Residents at The Foundry.

A Two Session Workshop:
Thursday, April 26, 6:00-9:00pm
Friday, April 27, 6:00-8:00pm
In this two-evening class you will learn to make your own sturdy and beautiful 8×10 hardwood frame. Fastening wood together can be purely functional or a work of fine art. Merge the two and learn to construct perfectly sized frames using mitered corners. We will also cover using a biscuit joiner to secure the joints, a useful process that can be used to create other projects in wood.
Master the table saw, drills, and basic hand tools in this quick but comprehensive introduction to working in The Foundry’s Wood Shop.
Skills/Topics Covered:
Cutting using a table saw
Cutting rabbets
Making mitered joints
Using biscuits to assemble
Gluing joints properly
Proper sanding techniques with a sanding block and palm sander
Class Cost: $100 (all materials included)
Class Size: Min 4/ Max 8
Ages: 16 with parent permission

Please review The Foundry’s cancellation policy
http://www.thefoundrybuffalo.org/cancellation_policy
http://www.thefoundrybuffalo.org/about
For information about other classes at The Foundry:
http://www.thefoundrybuffalo.org/class_listings
Also, you can practice what you will learn by becoming a makerspace member!
http://www.thefoundrybuffalo.org/makerspaces

Class proceeds help to support our youth programs as well as the entrepreneurs who are developing small businesses as Residents at The Foundry. 

Priscilla Feral, President of Friends of Animals, the national animal advocacy organization based in Connecticut, and Nicole Rivard, their Correspondent/Editor, are coming to town to present “Targeting NY’s Trophy Hunters, While Securing Victories for Wild Horses and Swans”. This event will take place on Thursday, April 26 at 7:00 p.m., at the Harlem Road Community Center, 4255 Harlem Road (near Main Street) in Amherst.

Co-sponsoring this event with Animal Advocates of WNY is Citizen Coalition for Wildlife and Environment, based on Grand Island.

Admission is a suggested donation of $10 per person. No one will be turned away due to inability to pay this amount.

If you plan to attend, please RSVP to our email address (info@animalswny.org) or message us or reply on our Facebook page (Animal Advocates of WNY). Our special guests from Friends of Animals would like to have an idea of how many people will be attending.

SIGHT UNSEEN by DONALD MARGULIES
April 19 – May 13, 2018

Thursday @ 7:30pm: Apr. 19, Apr. 26, May 3, May 10
Saturday @ 4pm & 8pm: Apr. 21, Apr. 28, May 5, May 12
Sunday @ 2pm: Apr. 22, Apr. 29, May 6, May 13

Directed by: Saul Elkin
Starring: Constance Caldwell, Josie DiVincenzo, David Lundy and Peter Palmisano

Jonathan Waxman is a superstar artist, so popular that collectors will buy his work “sight unseen.”Winner of the 1991-92 Obie Award for Best New American Play, SIGHT UNSEEN poses questions about art, money, love, and inspiration and the ways in which they are inextricably entangled.

Tickets: $10/Student, $36/Senior, $38/General
Group pricing available.
Box Office: (716) 650-7626

SECURITY
Concept and Direction by Tim Stegner
Audio and Visual Design by Frank Napolski
Presented by Torn Space Theater
Performance Dates: April 27-29, 2018 7-10pm, ongoing installation, audience may enjoy entire duration or enter and exit as they please.
Ticket Prices: $20 General / $15 Student
Purchase tickets in advance at tornspacetheater.com or at the box office prior to performances.

Torn Space Theater will premiere a new three-day performance installation by long-time collaborators, Tim Stegner and Frank Napolski. Security runs April 27 through 29 at the resident theater of Torn Space, located at 612 Fillmore Ave. Buffalo, NY 14212. The piece features 12 paid security guards as performers, with a data-driven sound and lighting design overlaying their movements. Exploring the basic elements of performance, Stegner and Napolski challenge the norms of observer and observed in this “readymade” performance.

The Immensely popular, and limited availability seasonal Sakura Gin is back for year two!

Made from cherry blossoms collected throughout the Olmsted Park System – in addition to traditional gin botanicals – Sakura Gin is produced in collaboration with the Buffalo Olmsted Park Conservancy, which is currently celebrating its 150th Anniversary of being the nation’s oldest park system.

The Sakura Gin recently won the ‘Best of Category – Signature Botanical Gin’ award at the American Distilling Institute’s 2018 Craft Spirits Judging.

Bottle sales will begin at noon at the distillery located in the Cobblestone District, 41 Columbia street. If purchased at the distillery, each bottle costs $35 including tax.

EVENT WILL FEATURE:
– Limited release bottle sales all day and evening
– Special Sakura-themed cocktail menu
– Distillery production tours from 2-8pm
– Sakura Gin tastings
– Live music by DJ KAGE

For any bottle of Sakura Gin sold at either the distillery or any other retail outlet, Lockhouse will donate $1 to the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy. Each year, a Lockhouse-donated cherry tree will be planted on site at the Japanese Gardens to memorialize the relationship between the two organizations.

Remember, this product is seasonal and can only be produced once a year. Grab a bottle before it sells out!

150 Stahl Road – Getzville, NY 14068 – Shuttle Service begins at 8:00am – Walk Opening Ceremonies begin at 10:00am

The Summit Center Autism Walk is a community-wide effort to raise funds in support of Summit’s programs and services in Western New York. The Summit Center services children, young adults, and families affected by autism. You are invited to enjoy a four-mile or half- mile family-friendly walk with festivities and fun. It enables people like you to be a part of something truly life- changing for families affected by autism in your community.

The Summit Center Autism Walk promotes autism awareness and acceptance in the Western New York community. Bring your whole family out to walk in honor of your child, student, neighbor, or friend.

April 28
Make-It, Take-It Workshop for Kids
9:30am – Garden Member $15, General Public $20 OR 2pm – Garden Member $15, General Public $20
Just for kids ages 5-12! Make your own miniature garden for fairies or gnomes during this fun workshop the day of the Fairy Festival. We’ll be using found and natural materials to make the perfect hideaway during this hour long workshop. Containers, soil and plants are included. Parents and guardians are encouraged to work with their child to create their masterpiece. Add on pre-made twig furniture! $5 additional for two pieces. Space is limited! Go to www.buffalogardens.com for more information.

Entry fee – Garden Member $5, General Public $8
Attention scouts, classrooms, families and other groups! Build a fairy house and enter it into our contest! Registration is due by April 21. Submissions are to be dropped off to the Botanical Gardens on April 25 or April 26. All submitted houses will be on display for the Festival on April 28, and on exhibit through May 29. Winners will be chosen at the Festival, however, voting for People’s Choice will continue throughout the Fairy Festival weekend. Various prizes will be awarded for individuals or groups! Check our website for an entry form!

Please join us for this precious, rare opportunity to learn the powerful wealth practices of Black Dzambhala and White Ganapati and receive their transmissions. Both of these practices are powerful to overcoming obstacles to wealth. Black Dzambhala excels at transforming mental or health obstacles to wealth and is also used in cases where there is extreme need or desperation. This practice opens our hearts and minds when we are stuck or fixed mentally, physically or spiritually. The great remover of obstacles, White Ganapati, uses peaceful means, compassion, joyful play and creativity to remove negative mental constructs. Wealth comes in many forms, including health, prosperity, resources and opportunity. This may show up in forms we do not expect, such as opportunities to work with a great teacher or mentor, new career opportunities, renewed connections with loved ones or friends, a shift in a chronic or severe health issue. The list is endless. Above all, these practices assist us in blossoming the compassionate lotus at our hearts and sharpening the true diamond nature of our wisdom minds. These sadhanas are done for oneself as well as to benefit other beings.

This event is from 12-5 pm on Saturday 4/28/18
Black Dzambhala 12-2 pm
break 2-2:30 pm
White Ganapati 2:30-5 pm
participants may attend one or both empowerments

suggested donations:
$45 for one empowerment
$65 for both empowerments
$95 family price for both empowerments
children 12 & under are free & welcome

donations taken at door or the link below

tickets:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/black-dzambhala-white-ganapati-wealth-empowerment-tickets-44955885263

*optional: bring a snack to share with the sangha for break

Location: Rimey Shedrup Ling, 41 Caroline Lane, Depew , NY 14043

contact Jessica @ livingvajra@gmail.com or 7168635737 with questions

SIGHT UNSEEN by DONALD MARGULIES
April 19 – May 13, 2018

Thursday @ 7:30pm: Apr. 19, Apr. 26, May 3, May 10
Saturday @ 4pm & 8pm: Apr. 21, Apr. 28, May 5, May 12
Sunday @ 2pm: Apr. 22, Apr. 29, May 6, May 13

Directed by: Saul Elkin
Starring: Constance Caldwell, Josie DiVincenzo, David Lundy and Peter Palmisano

Jonathan Waxman is a superstar artist, so popular that collectors will buy his work “sight unseen.”Winner of the 1991-92 Obie Award for Best New American Play, SIGHT UNSEEN poses questions about art, money, love, and inspiration and the ways in which they are inextricably entangled.

Tickets: $10/Student, $36/Senior, $38/General
Group pricing available.
Box Office: (716) 650-7626

Spring Fashion Show Fundraiser

Location -Herschell Carousel Museum , 180Thompson St, North Tonawanda, NY, 14120

Join us for a Fun and Fashionable night at the Herschell Carousel Museum on Saturday, April 28th 2018 at 5:00pm for our Spring Fashion Show Fundraiser!! Enjoy fashions from Sasmita Batik, Dress Barn and couture by the children of GUAOA Orphanage. 

Your ticket price includes admission to the show, 1 carousel ride, food, access to the Vendors and Basket Raffle. 

Seats are limited so get your tickets today! $30 Advance purchase and $40 at the door.

We have a few Vendor spots open! Contact Evelyn@childadvancement.org for more information on how to be a Vendor at our event!

Nickel City Wrestling Presents April Mayhem live Saturday April 28th from the Matthew Glab Post located at 1965 Abbott rd in Lackawanna, Doors open at 5:30 & bell time is 6pm! Tickets are $15 for Front Row & $12 for General Admission. For pre-sale tickets please contact Matt at 716-545-6163 or Steve at 716-597-2196.
 
Main Event 極悪 怪獣 “Kaiju” Chris West Defends his Nickel City Wrestling Heavyweight Championship against Nick Marek
 
Women’s Match
Corinne Mink vs Kasey Catal.

Bruce Davis vs Former ECW Star Colin Delaney
 
The Nightbreed Challenges The Fallen (Shadokat & Deacon) For the NCW Tag Team Championships.
 
Cyclone Jones defends his NCW Silver Lining Championship against Vinnie Moon.
 
More Matches to be announced SOON! 

Leannta Dubha Bhuffalo is a craft beer tasting adventure featuring dark ales, porters and stouts. Tastings from craft brewers; live traditional session music; commemorative tasting glass; and food (available for purchase) including traditional irish stew. Ten craft brewers will each be serving two different beers for you to taste! Participating craft brewers: Flying Bison, Big Ditch, 12 Gates, Buffalo Brewing Company, Ithaca Brewing, Sullivan’s, Great Lakes, Resurgence, Pressure Drop, and 42 North.
This event will be held at the Buffalo Irish Center, and all proceeds benefit the Buffalo Irish Center. Tickets $25 include all tastings and your own commemorative tasting glass, live music – limited number of tickets available!!! Tickets at the Buffalo Irish Center bar and on Eventbrite (see link). Sponsored by the School of Culture and Irish Language. Our sponsors: Great Lakes Transport Solutions, Rigidized Metals Corporation, Dr. James Hoddick DDS, Rowan Tree Healing Arts, Nightengale Funeral Home, Catholic Health/Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, Wooly Acres Maple Farm, Richard Hogan, Ann Nolfe and Caoimhín Mac Con Raoi.

C.C.A presents…
PRESS RELEASE
Sentimental Spring
WHEN: Saturday April 28th from 7:30pm – 9:30pm (Doors open 7:00pm)
WHERE: 300 Kensington Ave
Buffalo NY 14214

C.C.A invites all those who are inspired by music, vocalists, art, and poetry to our showcase event “Sentimental Spring.” Art is defined as a skill acquired by experience, study, or observation according to Merriam Webster; the purpose of this event is to allow a platform where artists can be entertained, and be enlightened through music and poetry. We all know that words carry a significant amount of influence in our minds, whether it’s in lyrics of songs, or through spoken word, our words create messages that our intellect, and emotions can gravitate to.
This Showcase will not only include music, inspiring vocalists, art, and poets, but it will also provide a safe, comfortable, informative, and exciting experience.
For any inquiries regarding attending, or donating for this event please contact the number below. The entrance fee for “Sentimental Spring” is $5.00. All proceeds will benefit Beds4Buffalo.
Come out and be inspired through the arts!!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact Info: Jermaine Jackson 716-259-5034

SIGHT UNSEEN by DONALD MARGULIES
April 19 – May 13, 2018

Thursday @ 7:30pm: Apr. 19, Apr. 26, May 3, May 10
Saturday @ 4pm & 8pm: Apr. 21, Apr. 28, May 5, May 12
Sunday @ 2pm: Apr. 22, Apr. 29, May 6, May 13

Directed by: Saul Elkin
Starring: Constance Caldwell, Josie DiVincenzo, David Lundy and Peter Palmisano

Jonathan Waxman is a superstar artist, so popular that collectors will buy his work “sight unseen.”Winner of the 1991-92 Obie Award for Best New American Play, SIGHT UNSEEN poses questions about art, money, love, and inspiration and the ways in which they are inextricably entangled.

Tickets: $10/Student, $36/Senior, $38/General
Group pricing available.
Box Office: (716) 650-7626

LEWISTION COMMUNITY LIONS HOST A “STRIDES” DIABETES AWARENESS & 5K RUN/WALK

Village of Lewiston Firehall # 1 – On April 29, 2018 members of the Lewiston Community Lions Club, along with their friends and families, will run and walk in the Strides Diabetes Awareness and 5K Run/Walk.

The Diabetes Awareness and Diabetes Screenings will begin at 10:00 AM and go until 5:00 PM. Registration for the run will begin at 8:00 AM and the race will begin at 9:00 AM. Two hundred people are expected to participate. Health screenings and information from local companies will be available to the public free-of-charge inside the firehall. Refreshments also available.

“There’s still time to gather your family, friends and neighbors to participate in the Strides event. This is an enjoyable way for the community to join together in the fight against diabetes. Contact the Lewiston Community Lions Club at 716-807-2409. In addition, we will be able to take your registration at the fire hall any time before 9:00 AM” said Club President Lion Lynn Bahringer.

Lions all over the world organize Strides events in their communities to heighten awareness of diabetes and its complications and to provide information on preventing and managing the disease. These events promote regular, healthy exercise and include participants of all ages.

Lions Clubs International is the world’s largest service club organization with nearly 1.3 million members in approximately 46,000 clubs in over 200 countries and geographical areas around the world. Since 1917, Lions have aided the blind and visually impaired and made a strong commitment to community service and serving youth throughout the world. For more information about this event or to pre-register, visit www.Strides5k.itsyourrace.com or www.LewistonCommunityLions.org

Westminster Presbyterian Church presents Bach’s Cantata BWV 147, Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben (Heart and mouth and deed and life) in morning worship on Sunday, April 29, 10:30 AM, in the church Sanctuary, located at 724 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY. The Sunday sermon by Rev. Dr. Thomas Yorty is titled “Closing the Gaps: God’s Growing Flock of Sheep.”

The cantata will be presented by the chamber orchestra, the Westminster Schola, and four soloists. Movements will be played throughout the worship service, just as the piece would have been presented in Bach’s day.

Bach composed more than 300 cantatas, of which some 200 exist today. This cantata opens with an exuberant orchestral section leading directly into the chorus which calls for listeners to “bear witness to Christ.” There are four arias, one for each soloist.

Under the direction of Garrett Martin, Organist and Choirmaster, the Westminster Choirs present extensive sacred music programming each year, considered to be among the finest in Western New York.

The Zonta Club of Grand Island is holding a Fashion Show & Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, April 29, at the Buffalo Launch Club, 503 E. River Road, Grand Island. Fashions are by Dressbarn at Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls. There will be a basket raffle, a money tree and gift certificate raffle featuring prizes that include a $150 NOCO gas card, two tickets for the Spirit of Buffalo, a one-hour massage, Vera Bradley items and much more. Event tickets are $35 and can be purchased from any Grand Island Zonta Club member or at Flower A Day, 2119 Grand Island Blvd., Grand Island. Call Flower A Day at 773-4252. The fashion show is the major fundraiser for the Grand Island Zonta Club, which has awarded more than $120,000 in scholarships to local women.

SIGHT UNSEEN by DONALD MARGULIES
April 19 – May 13, 2018

Thursday @ 7:30pm: Apr. 19, Apr. 26, May 3, May 10
Saturday @ 4pm & 8pm: Apr. 21, Apr. 28, May 5, May 12
Sunday @ 2pm: Apr. 22, Apr. 29, May 6, May 13

Directed by: Saul Elkin
Starring: Constance Caldwell, Josie DiVincenzo, David Lundy and Peter Palmisano

Jonathan Waxman is a superstar artist, so popular that collectors will buy his work “sight unseen.”Winner of the 1991-92 Obie Award for Best New American Play, SIGHT UNSEEN poses questions about art, money, love, and inspiration and the ways in which they are inextricably entangled.

Tickets: $10/Student, $36/Senior, $38/General
Group pricing available.
Box Office: (716) 650-7626