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Click here to Add your Event Calendar of Events 2010 There are many ongoing events listed each month - please scroll down to view current events or click on a month below JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER All area codes 716 unless otherwise noted BACK TO TOP JANUARY BACK TO TOP FEBRUARY BACK TO TOP MARCH BACK TO TOP APRIL BACK TO TOP MAY BACK TO TOP JUNE 1-7/30 - A Test of Time: The Photography of Milton Rogovin, capturing the public & private lives of Native Americans sometimes photographing up to four times during a 30 year period to document changes of growing up, families forming and some breaking apart, Seneca-Iroquois National Museum, Salamanca 945-1760 1-7/31 - Special Exhibit: Journey to the North: New York’s Freedom Trail, uses fictitious character to convey real events experienced by many freedom seekers (escaped slaves) during their journey to freedom, North Tonawanda History Center 213-0554 1-8/8 - Hands On History, designed for children to touch but filled with nostalgia for adults, Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society, Buffalo 873-9644 1-8/17 - Genesee Digital Art Student Exhibit, Lobby Art Gallery, Genesee Center for the Arts, GCC, Batavia 585-343-0055 x6814 1-8/22 - Under Each Other’s Spell: The Gutai and New York -exhibition examines relationship between the Gutai Group and NY artists in the 1950s and 60s and A Celebration of Philanthropy: Selections from David Anderson’s Donation to UB and Paul Jenkins in the 1960s and 1970s: Space, Color and Light exhibit, UB Anderson Gallery, Buffalo 829-3574 1-8/31 - Tuesday Night Cruise, 6-9pm DJ, 50/50, Batavia Downs Casino, Batavia 585-344-0819 1-9/14 - Tuesday Night Sunset Paddles, paddle west along the shores & great cliffs of Lake Erie, for experienced paddlers, every Tues. 5:30pm, rentals available, Westfield 763-2266 1-10/31 - We Made Do: the Great Depression in Chautauqua County, exhibit will present eye-opening perspective of the American economy and everyday life during the 1930s and today, Fenton History Center, Jamestown 664-6256 1-11/1 - A LADY'S TRIFECTA, Hats, Purses and Fans from the collection of the Chautauqua County Historical Society 1800 - 1930 in Catherine's Parlor, McClurg Museum, Westfield 326-2977 1-1/9/11 - Niagara Square From Past to Present Exhibit, Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society, Buffalo 873-9644 1-6/11 - CIVIL WAR UNION VETERANS REUNION RIBBONS, Grand Army of the Republic, The Ninth Cavalry > 49th Regiment and 112th Regiment, in the Lincoln Legacy Room, McClurg Museum, Westfield 326-2977 2-8/25 - Karaoke Every Wednesday, South Shore Beach Club, Angola-on-the-Lake 549-3026 2-9/15 - Wednesday Evening Paddle, canoe through the quiet every Wed. 5:30pm, rentals available, pre-register, McCrea Boat Landing, Chautauqua Lake 763-2266 2-9/29 - Wednesday Wine in the Wind, every Wed. enjoy a sail while sampling wines from the Niagara Region and around the world, includes cheese & cracker buffet 6-8pm & 8:30-10:30pm, age 21 and over, reservations, Spirit of Buffalo Tall Ship, Buffalo Harbor 796-7210 3-8/26 - Jezebel Performs every Thurs., South Shore Beach Club, Angola-on-the-Lake 549-3026 3-9/9 - Thursday Night Cruise, Cruisin’ Soundtrack from Hank Nevins and the KB Music Machine every Thurs. 6-9pm, Main St., Akron 542-4050 3-9/16 - Cruisin at the Creek, car show every Thurs. 5-9pm, registered show cars get entry for car drawing in Sept. plus 10 random guests get entry each week, bbq chicken & roast beef dinners, wine tasting, wine & beer sales, live radio on site, prizes, give-aways, Willow Creek Winery, Silver Creek 934-9463 4-8/27 - Friday Night Cruise, Cruisin’ Soundtrack from Hank Nevins and the KB Music Machine every Fri. 6-8pm, Erie Canal Basin, Medina 585-798-3170 4-10/29 - Farmer’s Market every Fri. 10am-4pm, West Third St., Jamestown 664-2477 5,19,7/3,17 - Night Sky Observatory, public star viewing at dusk, Beaver Meadow Audubon Center, N. Java 585-457-3228 5-9/11 - Saturday Night Car Cruises, music from the 50s, 60s & 70s, approx. 150 cars present 6-9pm, Main St., Olcott 778-7767 5-9/26 - Family Pirate Adventures every Sat. & Sun. 9-10:30am, 11-12:30pm. 1-2:30pm, reservations, Spirit of Buffalo Tall Ship, Buffalo Harbor 796-7210 5-10/2 - Farmer’s Market every Sat. 9am-2pm, produce, flowers, wineries, honey products, Amish baked goods, jewelry, woodworking, serving breakfast & lunch items, July & August features Art in the Park, Moore Park, Westfield 326-4000 5-10/30 - Weekend Public Fossil Collecting, Sat. 9am-4pm, Sun. 11am-4pm, Penn Dixie Site, Hamburg 627-4560 5-10/30 - Clarence Farmers’ Market Days, every Sat. 8am-1pm, fresh local fruits, vegetables, flowers, cheese, plants, maple syrup, wine tasting and special events including music, dance, cooking demos, martial arts, chicken bbqs (6/12,7/10), Main St., Clarence 759-2345 5-10/30 - Farmer’s Market every Sat. 8am-1pm, Village Hall Fredonia 357-6245 5-11/6 - Hamburg Farmer’s Market, every Sat. 7:30am-1pm, produce, flowers, plants, baked goods, homemade pasta, eggs, cheese, pierogies, maple syrup, Municipal Parking Lot, Village of Hamburg 649-7917 5-11/20 - East Aurora Farmer’s Market, every Wed. & Sat. 7am-1pm, Aurora Village Shopping Center, East Aurora 655-1927 5-11/20 - Master Architectural Tour alternate Saturdays 1:15pm, behind the scenes 3 hour tour focuses on architectural elements, learn about Wright’s organic style, solution for fire hazards, approach to gutter & drainage systems, for serious architecture, design or Wright buff, reservations required, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Graycliff Estate, Derby 947-9217 6-10/3 - The Great American Garage Sale, the first Sunday of the month, antiques, collectibles, huge selection of new and used items, Antique World, Clarence 759-8483 6-10/10 - Schoolhouse No. 8 History Center and Museum, open to the public Sundays 1-4pm, restored 1857 one-room schoolhouse with period furnishings & memorabilia, free admission, group tours by appt., Library Campus, North Collins 337-3341 5-11/27 - Graycliff In Depth Architectural Tours, alternate Tuesdays through 11/23 at 10:30am, every Friday through -11/26 at 10:30am and alternate Saturdays at 1:15pm, explore areas not on standard tours, led by senior docent, for those seeking a thorough understanding of Graycliff and Wright’s architecture, pre-register, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Graycliff Estate, Derby 947-9217 6-7/25 - Sunday Family Walks & Talks, different nature topic each Sunday afternoon, Beaver Meadow Audubon Center, N. Java 585-457-3228 6-8/22 - Free Summer Concerts Every Sunday 6pm, Jefferson Park, Salamanca 945-2034 7-9/6 - Monday Night Cruise, Cruisin’ Soundtrack from Hank Nevins and the KB Music Machine every Mon. 6-9pm, Ida Fritz Park, Lockport 201-1076 8-8/31 - All U Can Eat Crab every Tues. 4-9pm, Captain Kidds Restaurant Angola-on-the-Lake 549-3000 or 549-5782 12,26,7/3,17,8/14,28 - The Chuckwagon Supper Show, evening of tall tales and music, old-style western meal, a bit of real western hospitality on a working horse ranch, family entertainment, reservations required, The Crosspatch, Salamanca 938-6313 12-11/27 - In Depth Tours alternate Saturdays at 1:15pm, every Tuesday through Nov. 23 at 11am, Every Friday through Nov 26 at 11am and select Sundays through Oct. 17 at 11am and 2:15pm, focuses on unique architectural features, explore areas not available on standard tours, reservations necessary, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Graycliff Estate, Derby 947-9217 June 17, 24, July 1,8,15, 22, 29, August 5,12 - Ransomville Free Concert Series, Each Thursday night at 7pm - 9pm, enjoy LIVE local music at the Ransomville Library Gazebo in Ransomville, NY. FREE! July 22 - The Lake Effect July 29 - CRS Band August 5 - Switchback August 12 - Then and Now Ransomville Library Gazebo 3733 Ransomville Road, Ransomville, NY 754-9500 18-7/25 - National Buffalo Garden Festival, 18 garden walks, workshops, nationally-recognized speakers, front yard garden contest, mid-week open gardens, bus tours to urban gardens, ancient tree tours, organic farm and wineries, Throughout Buffalo 852-2356 19,7/24 - Tea Tasting Workshop with Lana Lewis, pre-register, Lana’s The Little House, Forestville 965-2798 19-9/25 - Perry Farmer’s Market, produce, art, crafts, homemade food products, baked goods, wines, live music & demos at 10am, 8:30-12:30pm 585-237-2614 23-7/28 - Pottery Workshop With Jeanne Palmer 6:30-9pm, Marienthal Country Inn, Eden 337-0160 23-7/28 - Free Concert in the Park, Batavia Concert Band 7-9pm every Wed., Centennial Park, Batavia 585-343-5991 24-9/2 - Music on the Pier every Thursday 6:30pm, Dunkirk Pier 366-9876 25-7/23 - North Shore Arts Alliance Member Show, Patterson Library Octagon Gallery, Westfield 326-2154 25-07/30 - Focal Point: Photography by Jamie Quick, Art Exhibit. Reception to meet the artist will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 25., Prendergast Library Art Gallery, Jamestown 484-7135, Ext. 225 25-7/30 - Free Friday Night Music in the Square, every Fri. 7-9pm, Jackson Square, Batavia 585-344-0900 25-8/22 - Still Film Photographers of Greater Buffalo and Beyond The Barrel Exhibition: NYS Parks 125th Anniversary Celebration, Niagara Arts & Cultural Center, Niagara Falls 282-7530 25-7/30 - Photography Exhibit by Jamie Quick, James Pendergast Library Art Gallery, Jamestown 484-7135 25-8/29 - 2010 Lily Dale Season, world’s largest Spiritualist community, workshops, daily events include: Meditation Service, Healing Service, Message Service, Guest Speaker & Clairvoyant, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 25-10/10 - ECHO: Sampling Visual Culture Exhibit, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo 882-8700 26,7/3,17 - The Chuckwagon Supper Show, evening of tall tales and music, old-style western meal, a bit of real western hospitality on a working horse ranch, family entertainment, reservations required, The Crosspatch, Salamanca 938-6313 26-8/28 - Hawk Cruise Club Saturdays 6:30pm, prizes, Seneca Hawk Family Fun Center, Irving 549-3902 26-10/10 - Robotic Dinosaurs exhibit, Buffalo Museum of Science 896-5200 27, 7/25 - Sunday Open House, personal collection of Prof. Henry Ward on view from 3-5pm, special guests will share their knowledge about the collection from this scientist, explorer, museum builder and founder of Ward’s Natural Science Establishment, Ward collected geological specimens and also built up a large collection of meteorites, Village Hall, Wyoming 585-591-3506 27,7/25,8/22 - Sunday Afternoon Kids Activities, 12-2pm ages 3-12 participate in fun, garden-related activities, children must be accompanied by an adult, Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens, Buffalo 827-1584 27,7/18,8/8,9/19 - All Around Cowboy Event Race, 1st of 5 weekends (you must participate in 3 shows to be eligible for year-end awards), riding, mounting, horse handling, bridge crossing, game events and trailer loading, Little Valley Horse Park 445-4659 27,7/10,18,8/1,29,9/25,10/2 - Winery Trains, scenic train ride along Erie Canal with continental breakfast aboard train, tour Medina Railroad Museum, train ride to Spring Lake Winery with lunch, wine tasting & music by the lake, return to Lockport 439-5253 29-8/31 - Zumba on the Beach every Tues. & Thurs. 9:15am, Feel-it-to-the-Core Fitness Party with Sara Davis, Latin-inspired, calorie burning, easy to follow for all ages, Sunset Bay Beach Club, Sunset Bay 934-4847 29-8/31 - Summer Concert Series, free concerts of classical music, the last Tuesday through August, a retreat for organists, Portageville Chapel 614-760-0786 BACK TO TOP JULY * ALL AREA CODES 716 UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED 1-29 - Dustin Hoffman Summer Film Series, Thursdays 7pm, N. Tonawanda 692-2413 1-8/15 - A River Story: A Year in the Life of the Allegany River by photographer John Beale, Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, St. Bonaventure, Olean 375-2494 1-8/26 - Pine Avenue Summer Concert Series 7pm, Columbus Park, Niagara Falls 285-0377 1-8/28 - Live Music every Thur. & Sat. in the Courtyard, Ilio DiPaolo's Restaurant & Ringside Lounge, Blasdell 825-3675 3,17 - The Chuckwagon Supper Show, evening of tall tales and music, old-style western meal, a bit of real western hospitality on a working horse ranch, family entertainment, reservations required, The Crosspatch, Salamanca 938-6313 3,4,6,10,13,17,20,24 - History Comes Alive!, Tues. 11am-4pm, Sat. 12-5pm, meet colorful characters in person and hear their first-hand tales of the legends and adventures that shaped this historic park, Niagara Falls State Park 282-5154 3,10,17,24,31 - Art Show at Silver Lake Institute 12-5pm, Hoag Gallery, Silver Lake 585-237-6639 or 585-237-0101 5,12,19,26 - Figuratively Speaking: The Human Figure in Clay Workshop, Community Art & Pottery, Allegany 372-7455 6-18 - Erie Canal Fishing Derby, eligible waters from Niagara River to Main Street Bridge, Albion 772-7972 6,13,20,27 - Learn About Letchworth Lecture Series, history & environmental heritage of the park and Western NY, Lower Falls Restaurant, Letchworth State Park 585-493-3600 6-8/24 - Oak Orchard Summer Concert Series, different artists each Tues. 6:30-9pm, Orleans County Marine Park, Oak Orchard 585-589-3199 7-8/7 - My Fair Lady, MusicalFare Theatre, Amherst 839-8540 7-18 - Erie Canal Fishing Derby, over $20,000 in prizes 772-7972 7,14,21,28 - Open House at River Lea, Come tour the historic farmhouse of the Allen family at Beaver Island State Park. Learn about Grover Cleveland and the "Jolly Reefers Club", His uncle, Lewis F. Allen a prominent figure in Buffalo history and his son W.C. Allen first postmaster of Grand Island, Park vehicle use fees apply, Beaver Island State Park, Grand island 282-5154 7-8/25 - Lewiston Jazz Project, every Wed. Upstate Express Jazz Ensemble accompanied by guest artists performs 7-9pm in Academy Park, Lewiston 754-0166 10,18,8/1,29,9/25,10/2 - Winery Trains, scenic train ride along Erie Canal with continental breakfast aboard train, tour Medina Railroad Museum, train ride to Spring Lake Winery with lunch, wine tasting & music by the lake, return to Lockport 439-5253 8,15,22,29 - Performances at Silver Lake Institute, different music each week 7:30pm, Epworth Hall, Silver Lake 585-237-0101 8-8/26 - Lewiston Jazz Project, every Thurs. 7-9pm, Hennepin Park Gazebo, Lewiston 754-0166 9,16,23,30 - Wyoming County Idol, solo artist music competition, Letchworth Pines, Portageville 585-468-2166 9-8/6 - Adult Art Class: Landscape Painting in Acrylics, pre-register, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo 882-8700 10,13,17,20,24 - History Comes Alive 12-5pm, Annie Edison Taylor, Frederick Law Olmstead, Nikola Tesla, Father Louis Hennepin and others who spent time at Niagara Falls share their stories with visitors, meet characters in person and hear their first-hand tales, Niagara Falls State Park 282-5154 11,18,25,8/1 - Clarence Summer Orchestra, Town Park, Clarence 759-2345 12-8/23 - Blue Mondays, free blues music every Mon. 7-9pm, Hennepin Park Gazebo, Lewiston 754-0166 17-30 - James Pirello Abstract Painting Exhibit, Portage Hill Gallery, Westfield 326-4478 17-8/19 - Mary Taylor Sculpture: Nature from Steel and Bronze, 3-D works made of steel or bronze rods represent a connection to and understanding of the grand forces of nature, meet the artist on 7/22, Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History, Jamestown 665-2473 18-25 - Canal Fest of the Tonawandas, entertainment, rides, games, food, arts & crafts, parade, Gateway Harbor Park along the Erie Canal, North Tonawanda and Tonawanda 692-3292 18,8/1,29,9/25,10/2 - Winery Trains, scenic train ride along Erie Canal with continental breakfast aboard train, tour Medina Railroad Museum, train ride to Spring Lake Winery with lunch, wine tasting & music by the lake, return to Lockport 439-5253 19-23 - Let Spirit Guide You on Your Inner Journey with Judith Rochester, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 19-23 - Science Adventure Day Camp for 8-12 years, pre-register, Penn Dixie Site, Hamburg 627-4560 19-24 - Allegany County Fair, Jo Dee Messina Concert with David Nail on 7/23 8pm, bull riding, horse pull, truck & tractor pull, country showdown, talent show, demo derby, carnival rides, entertainment, exhibits, Allegany County Fair 585-593-7453 20-24 - Genesee County Fair, midway, rides, grandstand events, parade, car show, food, entertainment, animals, Genesee County Fairgrounds, Batavia 585-344-2424 20,28 Talk to Me About Books, 7 p.m. July 20 and 2 p.m. July 28 to discuss the book "I Wish There Was Something I Could Quit" by Aaron Cometbus. This book is the first novel by the famous underground zinester., Prendergast Library, Jamestown 484-7135, Ext. 225 21-23 - The Ultimate Attraction-Power Intensive with Sandra Anne Taylor, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 21-25 - Wagon Train, covered wagons travel and camp throughout Cattaraugus County, join in fun for a day or entire time, The Crosspatch, Salamanca 938-6313 22,29 - Trigon Park Summer Concert Series 6:30-8pm, LeRoy 585-768-6910 x226 22-8/1 - Buffalo Infringement Festival, Allentown District, Buffalo 408-0488 22-8/1 - Insidious, New Play Workshop, Road Less Traveled Productions, Market Arcade Film & Arts Center, Buffalo 800-745-3000 22-8/15 - Shakespeare in Delaware Park, Macbeth (all female cast),free performances Tues.-Sun. 7:30pm, Delaware Park, Buffalo 856-4533 23 - Erie Auto Club Train Ride, depart Medina 11am or 2pm, 2-hour train ride through Erie Canal corridor, musuem admission included, Medina Railroad Museum 585-798-6106 23 - Marvelous Marbling, children’s workshop 12-4pm, Explore & More on the Waterfront, Buffalo Harbor 655-5131 23 - Walk a Mile in My Paws with Robin Salerno and Intro to Animal Communication with Kristin Thompson, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 23 - The Oak Ridge Boys 8:15pm, Chautauqua Institution 357-6250 23 - Sportsmen Tavern (of Buffalo) Tribute with Ron Davis 7pm, $1 drinks 6-7pm, Rose Brook Golf Course, Silver Creek 934-2825 23 - Children’s Train, storybook and cartoon characters ride along, Arcade & Attica Railroad, Arcade 585-492-3100 23 - Early Bird Fish Fry 4-5:30pm, Caribbean Extravaganza on the patio 6pm, Scott Celani Band 10pm, Captain Kidds Restaurant/Mickey Rats Beach Club, Angola-on-the-Lake 549-3000 or 549-5782 23 - Celtic Women Concert 8pm, Artpark, Lewiston 754-4375 23 - Upper Great Gorge Hike, Get out of the house and go explore! Put down the newspaper and lace up your boots....spend some time playing in nature!10:00 a.m.-12:00p.m. Call for more information and to register., Niagara Falls State Park, Niagara Falls 282-5154 23 - Gusto at the Gallery, free from 3-10pm, Buffalo Garden Festival, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo 882-8700 23 - Live Music 10pm, Sunset Bay Beach Club 934-4847 23-25 - Hobie Kenobie Weekend Races, Fri. music by Rabbit Foot 8pm, Sat. Innocent Bystander 4pm, South Shore Beach Club, Angola-on-the-Lake 549-3026 23-25 - Spiritual Insight Training Part I with Elaine D. Thomas and Don Scott, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 23-25 - Racing Day Weekend, celebrate racing heritage with a weekend of activities, East Aurora 652-8444 23-25 - Taste of Niagara, 11am-8pm culinary specialties, decadent desserts, wines from Niagara region & WNY, Old Falls Street, Niagara Falls 553-3049 23-8/13 - International Fridays, free music every Fri. 7-9pm, Hennepin Park Gazebo, Lewiston 754-0166 23-11/8 - REMIX: Sol LeWitt Exhibition, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo 882-8700 24 - Glenn Colton will perform the Cyber Safety Show teaching children to use technology wisely with his unique musical style, The free one hour show starts at 11am, a fun way to help kids become responsible and safe cyberspace citizens, Fisher-Price Toy Store, East Aurora 687-3300 24 - Alden Farmer’s Market 8:30am-1pm, Hot Country Liners 11am-11:30pm plus NYS EPIC and NYP$ first raffle drawing, Alden Village Plaza Parking Lot 937-6177 24 - Classic Car Show 12-3pm, Cruisin’ Soundtrack from Hank Nevins and the KB Music Machine, live music with The Headers, Eastern Hills Wesleyan Church, Williamsville 688-7165 x129 24 - East Aurora Street Festival & Sidewalk Sale, 9am-4pm, food, craft & store vendors, Chalk Walk, 10am-1pm create a 4’x6’ mural -register at 652-8866, Main St. East Aurora 652-8444 24 - Bark in the Family Picnic, Town Park, Clarence 759-2345 24 - Star Lights, Drinks & Bites, new age entertainment, local wine tasting on the rooftop, Buffalo Museum of Science 896-5200 24 - Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Summerfest, Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus 8pm, Artpark, Lewiston 754-4375 24 - Reiki II with Jan Cooke and Spiritualist Church Events, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 24 - Dinner Cruise with entertainment by Take 2 7-9:30pm, Summer Wind Chautauqua Lake Boat Cruises, Celoron 763-7447 24 - Rockers of Radio, Fran Cosmo (formerly of Boston, Jami Jamison (formerly of Survivor) and D Drive, food, wine & beer tent, Willow Creek Winery, Silver Creek 934-9463 24 - Blues & Barbecue, displays by motorcycle shops, clubs & organizations, blues bands, bbq, games, food vendors, Highbanks Recreation Area, Letchworth State Park, Castile 585-493-3600 24 - Albion Summer Festival 10am-6pm 585-589-2695 24 - Blind Vision performs 10pm, Mickey Rats Beach Club, Angola-on-the-Lake 549-3000 or 549-5782 24 - Nature Walk 9am-10am, Pfeiffer Nature Center, Portville 933-0187 24 - Randolph Shop Hop, Town Wide Lawn Sales 10am-5pm, Cruise-in 6-10pm, live music, Village of Randolph 358-9701 x208 24 - Fiber Festival of WNY & Alpaca Show, Empire City Farms, Cuba 800-836-1869 24-25 - Wildlife & Renaissance Festival, 11am-4pm up-close encounters, flying bird shows, barn owl releases, over 90 animals, dragon exhibit, live music, medieval reenactments, kids games, original artwork, Hawk Creek Nature Preserve, East Aurora 652-8646 24-25 - Carriage & Drive Competition, 8am-5pm horses, ponies and small equine hitched to carts & carriages compete in variety of classes, public welcome, Knox Farm Estate, East Aurora 652-6443 24-25 - Beadstreet USA Show & Sale, quality bead vendors, gemstone, crystals, tools, equipment, Grange Building, Hamburg Fairgrounds 649-3900 or 216-521-4397 24-25 - Special Event: Animal Communication Level 1 with Kristen Thompson, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 24-25 - War of 1812 Encampment, revisit the days of 1812 as British & American forces struggle to control Niagara Frontier, living history programs, tactical demos, Sat. night recreation of the 1813 British attack on Old Fort Niagara, Youngstown 745-7611 24-25 - Youngstown Level Regatta, watch one of the largest fresh water regattas in the world along the shores of Lake Ontario, Youngstown 745-7230 24-25 - Friendship Freedom Fair, Friendship 800-836-1869 24,25,31,8/1,7,8 - Blacksmith School, learn the art of blacksmithing, pre-register, Amherst Museum 689-1440 24,30,8/6,13 - Summer Twilight Tours, leisurely guided tour, relax with glass of wine coupled with cheeses and summer fruits, reservations required, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Graycliff Estate, Derby 947-9217 25 - Opening Pathways for Our Future Healers with Barbara Sanson, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 25 - Tom Sartori performs 7pm, Cabana Sam’s Beach Bar & Grill, Sunset Bay 934-9953 25 - Full Moon Outlet Paddle, 7-10pm kayak or canoe rentals avlbl., McCrea Boat Landing, Chautauqua Lake 763-2266 25 - Beauty & The Beach Bikini Contest, Xmas in July Party w/ Kiss 98.5 Trip Giveaway, Sunset Bay Beach Club 934-4847 25 - Sunday Funday Patio Party with Dave Constantino Band 4pm, Captain Kidds Restaurant/Mickey Rats Beach Club, Angola-on-the-Lake 549-3000 or 549-5782 25 - Arts in the Park, 12-6pm hands-on art demos, displays, tai chi, yoga, arts & crafts for children, chalk walk, food, wine, entertainment, Memorial Medical Center’s Schoellkopf Park, Niagara Falls 278-4570 25 - Nacho Mama performs 2-4pm, Olcott Gazebo 778-7066 25 - Taste of Olean and Make Haste to the Taste 5K Race, Jamestown Community College, Olean 372-4433 25-30 - Children’s Week, variety of workshops and activities for kids, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 25-30 - Exploritas - Wild Senses, see, hear, taste, touch and smell nature, intergenerational, pre-register, Audubon Center & Sanctuary, Jamestown 569-2345 25,8/22 - Summer Sundae Sundays, 12-2pm kids’ activities followed by build your own sundae for 2 bucks, Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens, Buffalo 827-1584 26 - Spirit Communication and Your Soul Purpose with Marcia Masino, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 26 - Big Band Concert featuring Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra 2&8pm, Artpark, Lewiston 754-4375 26-27 - Qigong Essential Workshop with Robert Peng, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 26-30 - Camp Brown: A Call To Arms, 9am-3pm day camp where students grades 4-6 experience life of Civil War private preparing to march into history, pre-register, Fenton History Center, Jamestown 664-6256 26-30 - Triple Trek Summer Day Camp for ages 8-12, pre-register, Penn Dixie Site, Hamburg 627-4560 26-31 - Orleans County 4-H Fair, 10am-10pm midway, entertainment, animals, exhibits, special food nights, vendors, Knowlesville 585-798-4265 27 - Sound Healing Circle with Barry Goldstein, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 27 - Oldies Night, 7pm Oldies band, raffles, Chinese auction, oldies prices/specials, Cabana Sam’s Beach Bar & Grill, Sunset Bay 934-9953 27 - Tuesday in the Park featuring George Thorogood & The Destroyers, free concert 6:30pm, Artpark, Lewiston 745-4375 27-31 - Porter Cup, top amateur golf tournament open to public, Niagara Falls Country Club 282-1204 28 - Wednesday WOW, Marvelous Magic, Adam Michael 12 & 1:30pm, Explore & More…a children’s museum, East Aurora 655-5131 28 - Wednesday at the Gazebo with Sophisticated Swing featuring Jessica Naylor & Jim Sansone 7-9pm, Newfane 778-5273 28 - Wednesdays at Artpark, free concert featuring John Brown’s Body 6:30pm, Artpark, Lewiston 754-4375 28 - Miracles and Unseen Pathways - Are They One and The Same? with Shirley Calkins-Smith, Astrology Roundtable and Spirit Walk, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 28 - An Evening of Pas de Deux 8:15pm, Chautauqua Institution 357-6250 28 - Take a Seat Auction, 6pm bid on your favorite piece of hand-painted furniture or art to benefit Reg Lenna Civic Center, Village Casino, Bemus Point 763-0644 28 - Happy Hour 4-7pm with free buffet, Terry Buchwald 7pm, Captain Kidds Restaurant/Mickey Rats Beach Club, Angola-on-the-Lake 549-3000 or 549-5782 28 - Pottery Workshop With Jeanne Palmer 6:30-9pm, Marienthal Country Inn, Eden 337-0160 28 - Let’s Make a Butterfly Net & Mounting Plate 6-8pm, Pfeiffer Nature Center, Portville 933-0187 28-29 - Spiritual Healing with Viven Perumal, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 29 - Companions on the Journey with Janet Nohavec, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 29 - Gazebo Concert Series with The Little Big Band 6:30-9pm, bring lawn chair, refreshments avlbl., Memorial Park, Cherry Creek 296-5827 29 - Music at the Beach with Two Left Boots 7-9pm, George Borrello Park (rain location Firehouse on the Lake), Silver Creek 934-2410 29 - Live Beach Music 7pm, Cabana Sam’s Beach Bar & Grill, Sunset Bay 934-9953 29 - Niagara Falls Adventure Hike, Join a park naturalist and celebrate the 125th anniversary of Niagara Falls State Park.Explore and learn interesting facts and stories surrounding Niagara Falls. 10:00a.m.-1:00p.m. Call for information and to register., Niagara Falls State Park, Niagara Falls 282-5154 29 - Hot Tuna 8pm, Seneca Niagara Casino, Niagara Falls 299-1100 30 - Get a Feel For Felt with Snakes, Balls & Flowers, children’s workshop 12-4pm, Explore & More on the Waterfront, Buffalo Harbor 655-5131 30 - Special Event: An Evening of Healing and Readings with Darren Weissman and Sandra Anne Taylor, Memorial Concert 8:15pm, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 30 - An Evening with Dion 8:15pm, Chautauqua Institution 357-6250 30 - Sportsmen Tavern (of Buffalo) Tribute with The Willie Schoellkopf Band featuring Bobby Falk - guitar, Steve Sadoff - bass, Jimmy Ehinger - keys, Mike Phelps - drums 7pm, $1 drinks 6-7pm, Rose Brook Golf Course, Silver Creek 934-2825 30 - Live Music 10pm, Sunset Bay Beach Club 934-4847 30 - Lost Symbols, Mythical America & Crystal Healing with Ken Harsh and Let’s Get Physical Phenomena with E. Gerta Lestock, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 30 - Kings of Leon, Darien Lake Performing Arts Center 877-598-8694 30 - Early Bird Fish Fry 4-5:30pm, Caribbean Extravaganza on the patio 6pm, Stealin performs 10pm, Captain Kidds Restaurant/Mickey Rats Beach Club, Angola-on-the-Lake 549-3000 or 549-5782 30 - Underground Stampede performs 8pm, South Shore Beach Club, Angola-on-the-Lake 549-3026 30 - Gusto at the Gallery, free from 3-10pm, Art Under the Radar: Buffalo Infringement Festival, July Bizarre Tour 6-7pm, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo 882-8700 30 - Falls Photo Tips, Visitors will learn to take better photos with tips and information. Led by memebers of "Still Film Photographers of Greater Buffalo". Please call for information and to register., Niagara Falls State Park, Niagara Falls 282-5154 30-31 - YWCA Arts & Crafts Festival, Fri. 9am-7pm, Sat. 9am-4pm, over 200+ quality crafters and artisans, food, Moore Park, Westfield 326-2011 30-8/1 - Jazz Weekend, Ellicottville 800-349-9099 31 - Alden Farmer’s Market 8:30am-1pm, Health & Wellness Day with diabetes, cholesterol & blood pressure screening ply blood donor drive with related health activities, Alden Village Plaza Parking Lot 937-6177 31 - Grand Opening, be among the first to preview clothing lines, shoes, hats, bags and trendy upscale fashions, hors d'oeuvres, raffle, shopping fun, Ooolala Boutique, East Aurora 31 - Kustom Kruise-In, Rebel Rouserz Come Together, pre-1985 American motorcycles, Old School Bobbers, H-D Dark Custom, Vintage Street Rods, Rat Rods, Gassers welcome, dress code in effect - men: garage shirts & pomade, ladies: pin-up dresses, register 11am-1pm, awards 4pm, cruise 5pm, Gowanda Harley-Davidson 532-4584 31 - Queen City Jazz Festival, Colored Musicians Club, Buffalo 826-3136 31 - Meadowbrook Golf Tournament, Rose Brook Golf Course, Silver Creek 934-2825 31 - Westfield Arts & Crafts Show Weekend, visit before or after the show and see what we have all season long, Cross Roads Country Craft Market, Westfield 877-512-7307 31 - Westfield Book & Paper Show, Firemen’s Exempt Hall, Westfield 326-2977 31 - Special Event: Intentional Healing: Awaken Your Power to Create the Life You Desire with Darren Weissman and Sandra Anne Taylor, Canadian Message and Sing Along 8:15pm, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 31 - Kiss 98.5 Bikini Twister w/ DJ Anthony 2-4pm, Edge Endless Summer Trip Giveaway 10pm, Sunset Bay Beach Club 934-4847 31 - Rockin the Grapes, regional hard rock show with Ezekial, Battery (national Metallica tribute) & Sucker Punch, food, wine & beer tent, free wine tasting 10am-5pm,Willow Creek Winery, Silver Creek 934-9463 31 - Chadwick Bay Beach Bash, sand castle contest & sculptures, baseball tournament, moonlight movie, Wright Park, Dunkirk 366-9876 31 - QUEEN CITY SIGHT AND SOUND, 9pm An Artistic Collaborative Event from Buffalo, NY, Night Lights at the Heron, with Ben Perrello and Andrea Brough are proud to present QUEEN CITY SIGHT AND SOUND - An Artistic Collaborative Event from Buffalo, NY, Come enjoy music, art, performance, magic and of course Night Lights at the Great Blue Heron land. This one night only shin-dig is your opportunity to join old friends and new friends in coming together to celebrate some freakish and creative fun! Bring your tents and stay the night!Tickets are $10 for admission and $10 for camping. All are welcome to stay the night. This is a BYOB event, and please remember to respect nature - anything you bring with you, please take home again, Bands include:Cirque Noir, Benny and the Ultra-Lites, Visual and performing artists include:Spun Out Fire Productions, Andrea Brough, Matthew Charles Herrington, Davin Marrano, Melissa Tills, 2361 Wait Corners Rd, Sherman 997-8778 31 - Warsaw Home Tour, self-guided tour of historic homes & buildings 1-4pm, Warsaw 585-786-5240 31 - Creed, Darien Lake Performing Arts Center 877-598-8694 31 - Byron Heritage Day, music, food, craft vendors, Byron 585-548-7123 31 - From the Earth, 11:00 am - 6:00 pm celebrate our collaboration with the natural world with a variety of attractions including flower and vegetable gardens, tours of an organic dairy farm, creations from clay and wood, demonstrations that include how to build a timber frame house, wood carving, and throwing clay on a wheel, perennial plant sale, guided bird walk 10:00 am, garden talks, Randolph, Waterwells, Lake and McAndrews Roads, Alfred 607-587-9877 31 - Soul Barons performs 4pm, South Shore Beach Club, Angola-on-the-Lake 549-3026 31 - Boogie Monsters perform 10pm, Mickey Rats Beach Club, Angola-on-the-Lake 549-3000 or 549-5782 31 - Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Summerfest, Beethoven, Coriolan Overture 8pm, Artpark, Lewiston 754-4375 31-8/1 - Old Olcott Days, 12-5pm free historical narrated trolley tours, memorabilia on display, view video “I Remember Olcott at Images of the Past Gallery, Skee Ball Challenge at Carousel Park, Olcott Beach 778-8284 31-8/1 - Wine & Culinary Festival, local food & wine sampling, live music, Plein Air painters, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Beethoven Festival on Mainstage, free family workshops, Lewiston Jazz Festival preview, Artpark, Lewiston 754-4375 31-8/1 - Italian Heritage Festival, food, live entertainment, 5K run, bocce tournaments, children’s pageants, spaghetti eating contests, Pine Ave., Niagara Falls 285-0377 31-8/1 - Youngstown Fireman’s Field Days, rides, food festival, car show, crafts, beer tent, games of chance, Veteran’s Park, Youngstown 745-3324 31-8/1 - (Over) Night at the Museum, solve a museum mystery with your family before falling asleep next to ancient artifacts, mummies and dinosaurs, pre-register, Buffalo Museum of Science 896-5200 x345 BACK TO TOP AUGUST 1- Old Olcott Days, free historical narrated trolley tours, exhibits, memorabilia, view film “I Remember Olcott” at Images of the Past Gallery, Skee Ball Challenge at Olcott Carousel Park, sponsored by Olcott Beach Post Card Club 778-8284 1 - Mark Mazur and his Little Big Band performs 2-4pm, Krull Park Bandstand, and 5-7pm, Gazebo, Olcott Beach 778-7066 1 - Langford Tractor Pull, food tent, chicken bbq, Langford 337-3440 1 - Chicken Roast on the Beach, Dave Constantino Band 5pm, Mickey Rats Beach Club, Captain Kidds Restaurant, Angola-on-the-Lake 549-3000 or 549-5782 1 - Acoustic Sunday, Roycroft Inn, East Aurora 652-5551 1 - Watermelon Day, games, crafts 12-4pm, Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum, N. Tonawanda 693-1885 1 - A Celebration of Native Traditions, Clarion Hotel, Dunkirk 532-4900 1 - Mediumship - Oh Yes You Can, workshop with Sharon Golsby, Randie Jacobs & Vera Molinaro, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 1 - Beauty & The Beach Bikini Contest Finals and 103.3 The Edge Kan Jam Tournament, Sunset Bay Beach Club 934-4847 1 - Spoon River Project and Community Picnic, picnic before 4pm performance/adaptation of Spoon River Anthology, Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown 392-0327 1 - Clarence Summer Orchestra, Town Park, Clarence 759-2345 1-4 - Kingdom Bound, Christian music festival, sports demos, kids ministry, over 40 seminars, marketplace, camping, children’s programs, Darien Lake Theme Park Resort, Darien Center 800-461-4485 1-15 - Shakespeare in Delaware Park, Macbeth (all female cast), free performances Tues.-Sun. 7:30pm, Delaware Park, Buffalo 856-4533 1-19 - Mary Taylor Sculpture: Nature from Steel and Bronze, 3-D works made of steel or bronze rods represent a connection to and understanding of the grand forces of nature, Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History, Jamestown 665-2473 1-29 - Tom Sartori Performs on the Patio every Sunday 7pm, Cabana Sam’s Beach Bar & Grill, Sunset Bay 934-9953 1-30 - Chautauqua County: Iconic Images Exhibit, Portage Hill Gallery, Westfield 326-4478 1-9/6 - A Test of Time: The Photography of Milton Rogovin, capturing the public & private lives of Native Americans sometimes photographing up to four times during a 30 year period to document changes of growing up, families forming and some breaking apart, Seneca-Iroquois National Museum, Salamanca 945-1760 1-9/26 - Family Pirate Adventures every Sat. & Sun., reservations please, Spirit of Buffalo Tall Ship, Buffalo Harbor 796-7210 1,29,9/25,10/2 - Winery Trains, board in Lockport, scenic ride along the Erie Canal with continental breakfast, tour Medina Railroad Museum, ride to Spring Lake Winery for lunch, wine & music by the lake, return to Lockport for tickets call 439-5253 1,9/5,10/3 - The Great American Garage Sale, the first Sunday of the month, antiques, collectibles, huge selection of new and used items, Antique World, Clarence 759-8483 1-10/10 - Schoolhouse No. 8 History Center and Museum, open to the public Sundays 1-4pm, restored 1857 one-room schoolhouse with period furnishings & memorabilia, free admission, group tours by appt., Library Campus, North Collins 337-3341 1-10/31 - We Made Do: the Great Depression in Chautauqua County, exhibit will present eye-opening perspective of the American economy and everyday life during the 1930s and today, Fenton History Center, Jamestown 664-6256 1-11/1 - A Lady’s Trifecta: Hats, Purses and Fans, exhibit from the collection of Chautauqua County Historical Society 1800-1903 in Catherine’s Parlor, McClurg Museum, Westfield 326-2977 1-6/30/11 - Civil War Union Veterans Reunion Ribbons, Grand Army of the Republic, the Ninth Cavalry, 49th Regiment and 112th Regiment in the Lincoln Legacy Room, McClurg Museum, Westfield 326-2977 2 - Stroh’s Athletic Club Golf Tournament open to the public, Rose Brook Golf Course, Silver Creek 934-2825 2 - Taste of Clarence & Cruise Night, Town Park, Clarence 759-2345 2-3 - Psychic Investigation, workshop with Linda Kay de Jesus, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 2-6 - Summer Adventure Day Camp for 8-12 year olds 9am-3pm, pre-register, Penn Dixie Site, Hamburg 627-4560 2-8 - Cattaraugus County Fair, rides, entertainment, food, games, vendors, exhibits, Fairgrounds, Little Valley 938-9146 2,9,16 - Blue Monday, great free blues music 7-9pm, Gazebo, Lewiston 754-0166 2-30 - Natural Wonders with the Buffalo Museum of Science & Tifft Nature Preserve every Monday 4-7pm, educational fun for kids of all ages, Erie Canal Harbor, Buffalo 856-3150 2-31 - Flight of Five Walking Tour, 10am Monday-Friday see and hear the amazing story of the locks that created a city and changed a nation as told by a canaller who was there to see it, tour begins and ends Erie Canal Discovery Center, Lockport 439-0431 3 - Auragraphs, workshop with Beverley Batten, Drawing the Aura of Your Pet with Susan Barnes, Orb Phenom - Orbs are Among Us with Teresa Ford, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 3 - Free Summer Concert with Chuck Negron formerly of Three Dog Night 7:30pm, buffet in clubhouse from 4-8pm (reservations suggested), Grandstand, Fairgrounds Gaming & Raceway, Hamburg 646-6109 3 - Tuesday in the Park, free concert 6:30pm with Little Feat, Artpark, Lewiston 754-4375 3 - Cabana Sam’s Golf Tournament, Rose Brook Golf Course, Silver Creek 934-2825 3 - Oldies Night with Baby Boomers performing on the patio 7pm, raffles, Chinese auction, oldies prices, Cabana Sam’s Beach Bar & Grill, Sunset Bay 934-9953 3 - Hot Country Nights, food & entertainment 7-9:30pm, Summer Wind Boat Cruises on Chautauqua Lake, Celoron 763-7447 3-31 - Zumba on the Beach every Tues. & Thurs. 10am, Feel-it-to-the-Core Fitness Party with Sara Davis, Latin-inspired, calorie burning, easy to follow for all ages, Sunset Bay Beach Club, Sunset Bay 934-4847 3-31 - Tuesday Night Cruise, 6-9pm DJ, 50/50, Batavia Downs Casino, Batavia 585-344-0819 4 - Wednesday Wows Amazing Mandalas, 12-3pm learn the meaning and create your own, Explore & More…a children’s museum, East Aurora 655-5131 4 - Take Back the Path 5K Race and Walk, Clarence Center 759-2345 4 - Mastering Your Divine Life Blueprint with Carole J. Obley 1-4pm, Astrology Roundtable 7-9pm, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 4 - The 1930s Youth Program, 10am-4pm learn how to make an apple pie without apples, listen to a woman who was a child during the Depression, hear Lone Ranger radio show, work on puzzles, tour a kitchen from that era, find out about the 2 presidents in the 1930s and how they handled the crisis, make a craft, Niagara History Center, Lockport 434-7433 4 - Wednesday at the Gazebo 7-9pm with Tom Stahl, Newfane 778-5273 4 - Coors Light Wednesdays featuring The Sadies 6:30pm, Artpark, Lewiston 754-9000 4 - Happy Hour 4-7pm with Free Buffet, Patti Parks Blues Band 7pm, Mickey Rats Beach Club, Captain Kidds Restaurant, Angola-on-the-Lake 549-3000 or 549-5782 4 - Rock the Boat, Nightclub on the Wind, live entertainment 7:30pm, Summer Wind Boat Cruises on Chautauqua Lake, Celoron 763-7447 4-8 - Gerry Rodeo, nightly 8pm (except Sun.) and matinee 2pm Sat. & Sun., bbq beef dinners before each show, games, raffles, food, oldest rodeo east of the Mississippi, Gerry Vol. Fire Dept. Rodeo Grounds 985-4847 4-8 - Niagara County Fair, displays, vendors, rides, games, food, Fairgrounds, Lockport 433-8839 4-25 - Lewiston Jazz Project, every Wed. 7pm The New Upstate Jazz Ensemble, 9th & Center St., Lewiston 754-0166 4,11,18,25 - Grill Nights on the Peristyle, Chef Andrew fires up his outside grill with specially selected meats & fresh seafood, Roycroft Inn, East Aurora 652-5552 4-9/22 - Wednesday Night Pottery Class 6:30-9pm with Jeanne Palmer, Marienthal Country Inn, Eden 337-0160 4-9/29 - All You Can Eat Clams every Wed. 4-8pm for one low price along with our regular menu, Sunset Bay Restaurant, Sunset Bay/Irving 934-4070 4-9/29 - Wednesday Wine in the Wind, every Wed. enjoy a sail while sampling wines from the Niagara Region and around the world, includes cheese & cracker buffet 6-8pm & 8:30-10:30pm, age 21 and over, reservations, Spirit of Buffalo Tall Ship, Buffalo Harbor 796-7210 4-10/27 - Wednesday Bike Night, Trillium Lodge, Cherry Creek 296-8100 5 - A Meditation Sampler with Joanne Franchina, Mediumship & Energetics For the Intuitive You with Marilyn Awtry, Spoon Bending with Ron Nagy, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 5 - 23 Skidoo performs at the beach 7-9pm, rain location Firehouse on the Lake (23 Jackson Street), George Borrello Park, Silver Creek 934-2410 5 - Comedian Rob Lederman 6pm, Sunset Bay Beach Club 934-4847 5 - Jimmy Buffet Dinner Cruise with entertainment by Son of a Sailor 7pm, Summer Wind Boat Cruises on Chautauqua Lake, Celoron 763-7447 5 - Concert at the Gazebo with Razz & Friends 6-9pm, Cherry Creek 296-5827 5-8 - Eden Corn Festival, midway, food, entertainment, contests, beer tent, parade on Sun., plenty of corn, Sean Patrick McGraw Concert sponsored by Gowanda Harley-Davidson, American Legion Grounds, Eden 992-9141 5-21 - Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, Chautauqua Institution 357-6250 5,19,26 - Country Nite with WYRK, West of the Mark performs 9pm, Mickey Rats Beach Club, Captain Kidds Restaurant, Angola-on-the-Lake 549-3000 or 549-5782 5-26 - Karaoke Every Thursday, South Shore Beach Club, Angola-on-the-Lake 549-3026 5-26 - Lewiston Jazz Project, every Thurs. Upstate Express Jazz Ensemble accompanied by guest artists performs 7-9pm in Academy Park, Lewiston 754-0166 5-28 - Music in the Courtyard every Thursday & Saturday, Ilio DiPaolo’s Restaurant, Blasdell 825-3675 5-9/2 - Extended Happy Hour 4-9pm with music by Jeff Elliott on the patio 7pm, Cabana Sam’s Beach Bar & Grill, Sunset Bay 934-9953 5-9/2 - Music on the Pier every Thursday 6:30pm, Dunkirk Pier 366-9876 5-9/9 - Thursday Night Cruise, Cruisin’ Soundtrack from Hank Nevins and the KB Music Machine every Thurs. 6-9pm, Main St., Akron 542-4050 5-9/16 - Cruis In at the Creek, 8/5: Nascar Night, car show every Thurs. 5-9pm, registered show cars get entry for 1984 Camaro drawing on Sept. 18 plus 10 random guests get entry each week, bbq chicken & roast beef dinners, wine tasting, wine & beer sales, live radio on site, prizes, give-aways, Willow Creek Winery, Silver Creek 934-9463 5-9/23 - Thursday Night Pottery Class 6:30-9pm with Jeanne Palmer, Marienthal Country Inn, Eden 337-0160 5-10/29 - Farmer’s Market every Thurs. & Fri. 8am-5pm, Batavia Downs Parking Lot 585-343-9491 6 - Edgar Cayce’s Health and Healing Diet & Health and Healing With Alternative Therapies by Neal Rzepkowski, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 6 - An Evening With Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard 8:15pm, Chautauqua Institution 357-6250 6 - Chautauqua Institution Dinner & Clay Aiken & Ruben Studdard Concert Package 5pm, Summer Wind Boat Cruises on Chautauqua Lake, Celoron 763-7447 6 - Sportsmen Tavern (of Buffalo) Tribute with The Thirds 7pm, $1 drinks 6-7pm, Rose Brook Golf Course, Silver Creek 934-3835 6 - Early Bird Fish Fry 3-5pm, Caribbean Extravaganza on the patio 6pm, Billy McKewen performs 10pm, Mickey Rats Beach Club, Captain Kidds Restaurant, Angola-on-the-Lake 549-3000 or 549-5782 6 - Live Music 10pm, Sunset Bay Beach Club 934-4847 6 - Amherst Symphony Concert - Music at the Museum, free concert 6:30pm, limited seating, bring lawn chair, Amherst Museum 689-1440 6 - Gusto at the Gallery: Silent/Sound Film Festival, featuring musicians KG Price, Jim Abramson and T. Trump, free Fridays 3-10pm, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo 882-8700 6 - Tim McGraw, Lady Antebellum, Love & Theft, Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien Center 877-598-8694 6 - Bill Cosby 7 & 10pm, Bo Bice 8pm, Seneca Niagara Casino, Niagara Falls 299-1100 6-7 - Serving Spirit: Personal Connection and Professional Demonstration with Thomas Newman, Richard Schoeller & Shanna Spalding St. Clair, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 6-7 - Taste of Jamestown, Third Street, Jamestown 664-2477 6-8 - Lucille Ball’s Birthday Celebration and New Comedy, 9am-11pm visit the hometown to celebrate what would’ve been her 99th birthday, Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Center & Downtown locations, Jamestown 484-0800 6-8 - Roycroft Metalsmithing in the Jennings Style, workshop & reception with master artisan, Alburn Sleeper, pre-register, Roycroft Campus, East Aurora 655-0261 6-8 - Attica Rodeo, bronc riding, barrel racing, calf roping, team penning, Attica Rodeo and Show Grounds 585-591-2124 6,13 - International Fridays, free music every Fri. 7-9pm, Hennepin Park Gazebo, Lewiston 754-0166 6,13 - Summer Twilight Tours, leisurely guided tour, relax with glass of wine coupled with cheeses and summer fruits, reservations required, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Graycliff Estate, Derby 947-9217 6,14 - Lily Dale’s Got Talent, join in the fun plus $500 grand prize, apply in advance, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 6-27 - Friday Night Cruise, Cruisin’ Soundtrack from Hank Nevins and the KB Music Machine every Fri. 6-8pm, Erie Canal Basin, Medina 585-798-3170 6-27 - Free Friday Night Music in the Square 7-9pm, refreshments, Jackson Square, Batavia 585-344-0900 6-9/10 - Stories That Shaped the World, exhibit by Wallace Berger, James Pendergast Library Art Gallery, Jamestown 484-7135 x225 6-10/29 - Farmer’s Market every Fri. 10am-4pm, West Third St., Jamestown 664-2477 6-10/29 - Jazz Night in the Craftsman Lounge every Fri., Roycroft Inn, East Aurora 652-5551 7 - Rich Emerling and Friends perform red, white and bluegrass 9:30-11:30am at Hamburg Farmer’s Market, (every Sat. 7:30am-1pm), Municipal Parking Lot, Village of Hamburg 649-7917 7 - Mid-Summer’s Night Adventure, begins 5pm to collect fossils, view solar flares and after dark collect fossils by lantern light, after dark telescopes focus on Saturn, Mars, Venus, variety of constellations and possible Perseid Meteor Shower after 10pm, Penn Dixie Site, Hamburg 627-4560 7 - Trance Mediumship: An Introduction with Ray Buckland, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 7 - Fun Fest, 8pm fun for entire family, children under 16 free, healing, historical presentation, Shabby Chic Book Sale, basket auction, refreshments, mini psychic readings $10, Church of the Living Spirit, Lily Dale Auditorium 595-3989 7 - Village-Wide Yard Sales, 100s of sales, maps at Village Park Gazebo with chance to win $50, bunches of bargains from 3:01-5pm - reduced prices at select homes, Silver Creek 9am-5pm 934-9522 7 - Kiss 98.5 Buffalo Storm Dance Benefit, Sunset Bay Beach Club 934-4847 7 - Chalk Art Festival, Farmer’s Market, Main St., Clarence 759-2345 7 - Wireless Meet, Amherst Museum 689-1440 7 - Felted Bead Bracelet Workshop 9am-12, pre-register, Knox Farm Estate, East Aurora 826-8895 7 - Air Show by Radio Controlled Airplanes, 10am-3pm, demos, small scale real acrobatic airplanes, military aircraft, refreshments, Hamburg Recreation Center Model Air Park 648-0667 7 - Alden Farmer’s Market 8:30am-1pm, Village Wide Garage Sale plus sites throughout the Village, Alden Village Plaza Parking Lot 937-6177 7 - Black Rock & Riverside Tour of Gardens, rain or shine, free, self-guided tour features 90 gardens, 10am-5pm and Starry Night Garden Tour 8-10pm with well-lit gardens, maps available at St. Mark’s Church & Renovation Church, Buffalo 851-5116 7 - Buffalo Place Rocks the Harbor with Gov’t Mule 5-10pm, Erie Canal Harbor, Buffalo 856-3150 7 - Sip ‘n Stop, wine tasting, vendors, entertainment, food, Central Terminal, Buffalo 875-0421 7 - Taste of Lancaster, 5K Run, 3 on 3 basketball, food, drinks, music, Central Ave. & Broadway, Lancaster 583-4078 7 - Buffalo Blues ‘n BBQ Festival, 12-8pm live music, great food, LaSalle Park, Buffalo 352-0576 7 - Olde Fashioned Picnic, 11am clowns, games, old cars, baking booths, bbq, Valley of Buffalo, Cheektowaga 283-0154 7 - Medina Canal Heritage Day 10am-6pm, 5K Run, canoe/kayak races, entertainment, craft demos, Medina Canal Marina 585-798-2118 7 - Not Your Average Cruise Night, 5-8pm anything on wheels food, beverages, live music, stores open late, American Legion, Albion 585-331-1653 7 - Hard Rock at the Falls free concert series, Tonic with Ryan Star, More Than Me, Thriving Ivory & Ten Cent Howl, Old Falls Street, Niagara Falls 282-0007 7 - Squeeze 8pm, Seneca Niagara Casino, Niagara Falls 299-1100 7 - Not an All-Star Cast, 7pm movie premiere filmed in WNY, Riviera Theatre, N. Tonawanda 692-2413 7 - Live Music with Have a Nice Day 11pm, Mickey Rats Beach Club, Captain Kidds Restaurant, Angola-on-the-Lake 549-3000 or 549-5782 7 - Old Fashioned Day, 9am-3pm free admission, experience living history: try your hand at many of the chores our great-grandparents did everyday, experience the “Make Do” attitude of the Great Depression, crafts, games, variety of food vendors, modern crafters, Fenton History Center, Jamestown 664-6256 7 - National Marina Day, 9am-3pm lectures, yard sale, free youth fishing contest, silent auction, poker run, food tent, Chautauqua Marina, Mayville 753-0409 7 - Around the Lake Yard Sale, Village of Findley Lake 769-7609 7 - Emerald City Productions live entertainment dinner cruise 7pm, Summer Wind Boat Cruises on Chautauqua Lake, Celoron 763-7447 7 - Dallas Lucore performs jazz, swing, standards with Jim Schwartz opening 6pm, Black Eyed Susan Café, Angelica 585-466-3399 7 - Onofest, fun in the sun with live music, food, craft vendors, fireworks at dusk, Onoville Marina, Steamburg 354-2615 7 - Nature Walk 9am, Pfeiffer Nature Center, Portville 933-0187 7-8 - Angelica Heritage Days, 9am-5pm arts, crafts, antique flea market, Chinese auction, croquet tournament, live music, antique equipment display, demos, festival food, Park Circle, Angelica 585-466-7930 7-8 - Taste of Ellicottville, food sampling, entertainment, Village of Ellicottville 800-349-9099 7-8 - Fine Artist Show, Village Park, Bemus Point 814-726-2044 7-8 - Quilt Show, Valley Historical Society, Sinclairville 595-3132 7-8 - Revolutionary War Re-enactment 10am-4pm, Hull House, Lancaster 852-3300 7,21 - Night Sky Observatory, public viewing nights begin at dusk, Beaver Meadow Audubon Center, N. Java 585-457-3228 7-22 - Orleans County Rotary Derby, prizes for salmon, rainbow/steelhead, brown and lake trout, Lake Ontario & tributaries from Niagara to Monroe Counties 585-589-6724 7-28 - Hawk Cruise Club, car cruise every Sat. 6:30pm, prizes, Seneca Hawk Family Fun Center, Irving 549-3902 7,14,21,28 - Art Show at Silver Lake Institute 12-5pm, Hoag Gallery, Silver Lake 585-237-6639 or 237-0101 7-9/11 - Saturday Night Car Cruises, music from the 50s, 60s & 70s, approx. 150 cars present 6-9pm, Main St., Olcott 778-7767 7-9/25 - Perry Farmer’s Market, produce, art, crafts, homemade food products, baked goods, wines, live music & demos at 10am, every Sat. 8:30-12:30pm 585-237-2614 7-9/26 - Family Pirate Adventures every Sat. & Sun. 9-10:30am, 11-12:30pm. 1-2:30pm, reservations, Spirit of Buffalo Tall Ship, Buffalo Harbor 796-7210 7-10/2 - Farmer’s Market every Sat. 9am-2pm, produce, flowers, wineries, honey products, Amish baked goods, jewelry, woodworking, serving breakfast & lunch items, July & August features Art in the Park, Moore Park, Westfield 326-4000 7,9/4,9/25,26,10/9 - Motocross, Swain Ski Area 607-545-1122 7,21,9/4,18,10/3,10,17 In Depth Tours 1:15pm, also every Tues., Fri. & Sun. in August & September at 11am except Sept. 26 and October tours at 2:15pm, 2-hour tour focuses on unique architectural features and areas not on standard tours, pre-register, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Graycliff, Derby 947-9217 7-10/23 - LeRoy Farmer’s Market every Sat. 9am-1pm, local products, live music, visual artists’ exhibits, demos, behind Pontillo’s, LeRoy 585-768-8553 7-10/30 - Farmer’s Market every Sat. 9am-1pm, Nunda 585-468-2320 7-10/30 - Weekend Public Fossil Collecting, Sat. 9am-4pm, Sun. 11am-4pm, Penn Dixie Site, Hamburg 627-4560 7-10/30 - Clarence Farmers’ Market Days, every Sat. 8am-1pm, fresh local fruits, vegetables, flowers, cheese, plants, maple syrup, wine tasting and special events including music, dance, cooking demos, martial arts, chicken bbqs (6/12,7/10), Main St., Clarence 759-2345 7-10/30 - Farmer’s Market every Sat. 8am-1pm, Village Hall Fredonia 357-6245 7-11/6 - Hamburg Farmer’s Market, every Sat. 7:30am-1pm, produce, flowers, plants, baked goods, homemade pasta, eggs, cheese, pierogies, maple syrup, Municipal Parking Lot, Village of Hamburg 649-7917 7-11/20 - East Aurora Farmer’s Market, every Wed. & Sat. 7am-1pm, Aurora Village Shopping Center, East Aurora 655-1927 8 - Stephen’s Cross Country Run, 6K race 85% trail/15% lawn all run inside Long Point State Park, Bemus Point 488-0788 8 - The Healing Magic of The Spiritual Heart with Tom Cratsley, Spiritual Pathways of the “Dude”, workshop with Ben Gleisser & Wayne Knoll, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 8 - Kiss 98.5 Style Party and Wet T-shirt/Boxer contest, Sunset Bay Beach Club 934-4847 8 - Ultra Trail Run, Holiday Valley, Ellicottville 800-349-9099 9 - Blacksmith Hammer-in, Amherst Museum 689-1440 8 - Pops Concert, Town Park, Clarence 759-2345 8 - Drums Along the Waterfront, world’s best drum & bugle corps sanctioned competition 6:30pm, Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park 867-1618 8 - City Jam, continuous music on 2 stages starts 3pm rain or shine to benefit St. Mary’s of the Lake School, Mickey Rats Beach Club, Captain Kidds Restaurant, Angola-on-the-Lake 549-3000 or 549-5782 8 - Preservation Buffalo free Walking Tour 12 & 5pm, OG’s Gospel Choir performs 6-8pm, Erie Canal Harbor, Buffalo 856-3150 8 - Taste of Williamsville, 12-9pm, 24 restaurants, live music, kids events, pie baking contest, free concert with Terry Buchwald as Elvis 7pm, Island Park (behind Town Hall), Williamsville 632-4120 8 - Gary Dee and His Swing Band performs 2-4pm, Krull Park Bandstand, 5-7pm, Gazebo, Olcott Beach 778-7066 8 - Cemetery Tales, 2pm meet the famous residents of Lockport’s early days, Glenwood Cemetery, tickets available at Erie Canal Discovery Center, Lockport 439-0431 8 - Jazz on the Steps, 6-8pm Ralph Fava Quartet, inside Grande Theatre if raining, Niagara Arts & Cultural Center, Niagara Falls 282-7530 8 - Praise in the Park, relax and enjoy a full day of sharing 10am-8pm, Orleans County Marine Park, Point Breeze 585-682-3035 8 - Genealogical Society Meeting 7pm, non-members welcome, Albion Town Hall 585-682-3311 8 - Old-Fashioned Harvest Days, thrashing machines powered by steam engine tractor, variety of farm machinery, pig & beef roast, food, refreshments, petting zoo, live music, Intersection Routes 20A & 98 South, Varysburg 585-535-7419 8 - Paramore Concert, Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien Center 877-598-8694 8 - Summer Open Game Show, pole bending, barrel racing, all sorts of games on horseback, Creekside Roundup Arena, Franklinville 676-9951 8 - All Around Cowboy Event Race, must be in 3 shows throughout the summer, riding, mounting, bridge crossing, game events, trailer loading, Little Valley Horse Park 445-4659 8-14 - Week Seven Theme: Sacred Spaces, Chautauqua Institution 357-6250 8,9/19 - All Around Cowboy Event Race, 1st of 5 weekends (you must participate in 3 shows to be eligible for year-end awards), riding, mounting, horse handling, bridge crossing, game events and trailer loading, Little Valley Horse Park 445-4659 9-13 - Spirit Past and Present - New Techniques on the Old (Really Old) Ways to Spirit with Sharon A. Klingler, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 9-13 - Triple Trek Summer Day Camp for 8-12 year olds, pre-register, 3 sites: Woodlawn Beach State Park, Tifft Nature Preserve and Penn Dixie Site, Hamburg 627-4560 10 - Spiritual Dowsing 101 with Tom Newman, Trance and Transfiguration with Richard P. Schoeller, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 10 - Oldies Night with Party Squad performing on the patio 7pm, raffles, Chinese auction, oldies prices, Cabana Sam’s Beach Bar & Grill, Sunset Bay 934-9953 10 - Hogs & Hubbard, combining the art & spirit of the Roycroft with the art & spirit of custom motorcycles & cars, artisan food, micro-brewed beer all set to soulful blues of Rod Nickson Project, Roycroft Campus, East Aurora 655-0261 10 - Jazz Sea Sunset, 7pm jazz entertainment, hors d’oeuvres, cash bar, sunset over Lake Ontario, Olcott Yacht Club 433-8238 or 778-7066 10 - Tuesday in the Park, free concert 6:30pm with the Doobie Brothers, Artpark, Lewiston 754-4375 10 - The Mystery of Amelia Earhart, investigated by Barry Bower and Virginia Kropf, who will share clues they and others have uncovered 6pm, reservations req’d., Shirt Factory Café, Medina 585-343-9313 10 - Summer Concert Series with jazz musicians Dizzy 6:30-9pm, bbq, beverages, Orleans County Marine Park, Point Breeze 585-589-3199 10 - John Mayer and Train Concert, Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien Center 877-598-8694 11 - Wednesday Wows Play Time Clay Time, 12-3pm sculpt, shape & create a masterpiece, Explore & More…a children’s museum, East Aurora 655-5131 11 - Create Your Own Healing Journal with Joan Bellus, Astrology Roundtable 7-9pm, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 11 - Free Concert with Friends of Harmony 7pm on the Deck of the USS Little Rock, Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park, Buffalo 847-1773 11 - The 1950s Youth Program, 10am-4pm watch and old Lone Ranger TV show on a black and white TV, rock to the music of Elvis and do the Twist, find out about the car culture, what people were wearing and eating, play games that were popular, find out what “I Like Ike” meant, toys of the era and why you had to hide under your desk at school, Niagara History Center, Lockport 434-7433 11 - Coors Light Wednesdays featuring Willie Nile Band 6:30pm, Artpark, Lewiston 754-9000 11 - Wednesday at the Gazebo 7-9pm with Red House Music Studio Guitar Recital, Newfane 778-5273 11 - Insects of the Night, search for moths & other insects on this guided walk 8-9:30pm, pre-register, Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve, Depew 683-5959 11 - Hawaiian Pig Roast on the Beach with Terry Buchwald at 7pm, Live Music with The Michael Bly Band 11pm, Mickey Rats Beach Club, Captain Kidds Restaurant, Angola-on-the-Lake 549-3000 or 549-5782 11 - Rock the Boat, Nightclub on the Wind, live entertainment 7:30pm, Summer Wind Boat Cruises on Chautauqua Lake, Celoron 763-7447 11 - An Evening with Ken Burns 8:15pm, Chautauqua Institution 357-6250 11 - Peter Frampton, Erie County Fair, Hamburg 649-3900 11-14 - International Bow Hunters World Championships, Holiday Valley Resort, Ellicottville 699-2345 11-22 - Erie County Fair, $500,000 in free entertainment, mile-long midway, over 2,500 animals, tempting food, shopping, family fun, Hamburg Fairgrounds 649-3900 11-9/15 - Pottery With Jeanne Palmer, Marienthal Country Inn, Eden 337-0160 11-9/29 - All You Can Eat Clams every Wed. 4-8pm for one low price along with our regular menu, Sunset Bay Restaurant, Sunset Bay/Irving 934-4070 12 - Learn to Observe the Atmosphere, 6:30pm identify what makes up our summer weather with naturalist Tina Nelson, Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History, Jamestown 665-2473 12 - Tools For Transformation: Practical Wisdom for the Art of Daily Living with Shanna Spalding St. Clair, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 12 - Jimmy Buffet Tribute Dinner Cruise featuring entertainment by Son of a Sailor 7pm, Summer Wind Boat Cruises on Chautauqua Lake, Celoron 763-7447 12 - Country Concert with WYRK, national recording artist Lee Brice and West of the Mark performs 8pm, Mickey Rats Beach Club, Captain Kidds Restaurant, Angola-on-the-Lake 549-3000 or 549-5782 12 - Summer Film Tribute to Dustin Hoffman, Little Big Man 7pm, Riviera Theatre, N. Tonawanda 692-2413 12 - Free Concert with the Village People, Erie County Fair, Hamburg 649-3900 12-15 - Shakespeare in the Park, Oak Hill Park, Olean 373-SHOW 12-22 - All Shook Up, musical featuring Sally Sruthers, Shakespeare meets James Dean all set to the music of Elvis Presley, Artpark, Lewiston 754-9000 12-22 - Nya:weh Village, experience Native American Village, meet and learn from traditional artists, educational exhibits, children’s crafts, Native American dance and music daily, Smoke Dance Competition August 21, during the Erie County Fair, Fairgrounds, Hamburg 532-4900 12-9/16 - Cruis In at the Creek, car show every Thurs. 5-9pm, registered show cars get entry for 1984 Camaro drawing on Sept. 18 plus 10 random guests get entry each week, bbq chicken & roast beef dinners, wine tasting, wine & beer sales, live radio on site, prizes, give-aways, Willow Creek Winery, Silver Creek 934-9463 12,9/9,10/14 - Photography Club, Audubon Center & Sanctuary, Jamestown 569-2345 13 - Pyramid Power and 2012 with Linda Gale & Lowell Shepard, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 13 - Drake Bell Concert 8:15pm, Chautauqua Institution 357-6250 13 - Chautauqua Institution Dinner - Show Package featuring an Evening with Drake Bell Concert 5pm, Summer Wind Boat Cruises on Chautauqua Lake, Celoron 763-7447 13 - Sportsmen Tavern (of Buffalo) Tribute with Gretchen Schultz & The Morvells 7pm, $1 drinks 6-7pm, Rose Brook Golf Course, Silver Creek 934-3835 13 - Shred & Ragan Barbaric Beach Bash w/ comedian Henry Phillips, Sunset Bay Beach Club 934-4847 13 - Explore & More: Boats, Wood Models and Foam that Floats & Recyclables 12-4pm activities for kids, Clinton’s Ditch 7-8:30pm (free play about the building of the Erie Canal), Erie Canal Harbor, Buffalo 856-3150 13 - Early Bird Fish Fry 3-5pm, Caribbean Extravaganza on the patio 6pm, That 80s Hair Band performs 10pm, Mickey Rats Beach Club, Captain Kidds Restaurant, Angola-on-the-Lake 549-3000 or 549-5782 13 - Falls Photo Tips, 6-8pm led by The Still Film Photographers of Greater Buffalo, Niagara Falls State Park, pre-register 282-5154 13 - Friday the 13th Adventure, 8:30-10:30pm learn superstitions, urban legends, haunted stories by campfire to follow, DeVeaux Woods State Park, pre-register 282-5154 13 - Wanted! Fossils Dead or Alive, 7-9pm dig into the fossilized past, Woodlawn Beach State Park, Blasdell 826-8895 13 - Gusto at the Gallery: Family Night: Treasure Mania, hunt for clues, family tours, free Fridays 3-10pm, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo 882-8700 13 - Free Concert featuring Custode & Parisi traditional Jazz 7pm, Faulkner Park, Youngstown 754-9500 13 - Free Molson Concert Series featuring Tears For Fears 5:30-11pm, Main St., Lockport 833-5957 13 - Contractor Day, union members 1/2 price with card, local displays & Equipment Hard Hat Angels, Wyoming County International Speedway, Perry 585-237-2510 or 237-2580 13 - Blackhawk 8pm, Seneca Niagara Casino, Niagara Falls 299-1100 13-14 - A Special Event with Lisa Williams, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 13-14 - Skate Chautauqua, JSB Ice Arena, Jamestown 664-6609 13-14 - Main Street Music Festival, Wellsville 800-836-1869 13-15 - Smokin’ Eagles International BBQ Festival, contests, events, entertainment, Gateway Harbor, Tonawanda 695-3755 13-15 - Festivals 2010 Craft Alliance, 67 craftsmen and artists in all media, Bestor Plaza, Chautauqua Institution 753-0240 13-15 - Main Street Music Fest, Wellsville 800-836-1869 13-15 - Cattaraugus County Trappers Association Sportsmen Show, displays, archery, black powder, trapping, fishing, guns, taxidermy, big buck club display, sanctioned turkey calling contest, seminars, Cattaraugus County Fairgrounds, Little Valley 557-2523 or 763-3416 13-25 - Macbeth, Chautauqua Institution 357-6250 14 - Alden Farmer’s Market 8:30am-1pm, Kids Day - kids’ booths with crafts, lemonade, baked goods, music, Perry Winkle (Perry’s Ice Cream mascot) 10:30-12pm, Alden Village Plaza Parking Lot 937-6177 14 - Double Dipping with Pollinators, hummingbirds, butterflies and other insects on this guided walk for adults and children ages 10 and up, pre-register, Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve, Depew 683-5959 14 - Chicken BBQ, Farmers’ Market, Clarence 759-2345 14 - Dana Eric Misenheimer performs acoustic mix, perform 9:30-11:30am at Hamburg Farmer’s Market, (every Sat. 7:30am-1pm), Municipal Parking Lot, Village of Hamburg 649-7917 14 - Marble-izing Paper Workshop 9am-12, geared toward children, pre-register, Knox Farm Estate, East Aurora 826-8895 14 - Cooking the Wright Way, explores the dining habits of Frank Lloyd Wright’s clients with author of The Fallingwater Cookbook, Suzanne Martinson 9:15am, basic tour of the property follows talk, pre-register, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Graycliff Estate, Derby 947-9217 14 - Summer Garden Bugs, rock painting workshop, pre-register, Roycroft Campus, East Aurora 655-0261 14 - Tonny Petersen’s Hell Drivers Free Show, Erie County Fair, Hamburg 649-3900 14 - Letter Birds book signing with Pamela Sremulli 11am, RTPI Architecture Tour of building designed by A.M. Stern led by Marlin Casker 1pm, Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History, Jamestown 665-2473 14 - Little Explorers & Nature Detectives: Butterflies, 10am-12pm for ages 3-8 and their favorite grown-up starts inside but always an outdoor exploration so dress for weather, pre-register, Audubon Nature Center, Jamestown 569-2345 14 - Take 2 Live Entertainment Dinner Cruise 7pm, Summer Wind Boat Cruises on Chautauqua Lake, Celoron 763-7447 14 - Cameron Run, 5K Race and 2-mile walk along Lake Erie, food, refreshments after race, Point Gratiot, Dunkirk 366-9283 14 - Wreck & Roll Festival II - Boats, Blues & BBQ Festival, Dunkirk 366-9876 14 - Stompin’ The Grapes Concert with Devon Allman’s Honeytribe, Matt Moloff plus the Blues Hounds, bbq chicken, roast beef, food, wine, beer, wine tasting 10am-5pm, Willow Creek Winery, Silver Creek 934-9463 14 - Learn to Row Class, be part of crew in a less formal setting, Row Chautauqua, Jamestown 913-2409 14 - Tour Chautauqua Bike Rid, 25, 40, 62, 75 or 100 mile course, free meal at finish for participants, Eason Hall, Westfield 326-4243 14 - Sanborn-Lewiston Farm Festival, pancake breakfast 8-11am, 100 year old museum, experience life on a farm, blacksmith demo, classic car cruises, antique/flea market, antique engine/tractor exhibits, food, bake sale, wine tasting, free concert by Terry Buchwald as Elvis 6-9pm (bring lawn chairs), fireworks Sanborn Historical Society 754-9500 or 731-5982 14 - Live Music with Widowmaker 10pm, Mickey Rats Beach Club, Captain Kidds Restaurant, Angola-on-the-Lake 549-3000 or 549-5782 14 - Orleans Community Days, fun run, chicken bbq, booths, family safety demos, snow cones, crafts, Medina Memorial Hospital Green Space 585-798-8426 14 - Dessert Theatre, multi-course progressive desserts while viewing film, reservations req’d., Shirt Factory Café, Medina 585-798-2633 14 - Blues in the Valley, fund-raiser for various area charities includes rhythm & blues, Zydeco, groove music and rock 1-10pm, Warsaw Village Park 585-786-3169 14 - The Hallowed Halls of Rolling Hills Asylum, lectures, gallery reading, psychic walk, public ghost hunt, Ghost Cop, Stacey Jones, Rolling Hills Asylum, East Bethany 585-502-4066 14 - The Rippingtons 8pm, Seneca Niagara Casino, Niagara Falls 299-1100 14 - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers with Crosby, Stills & Nash, Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien Center 877-598-8694 14 - Lafayette performs acoustic rock, bluegrass, folk with Jim Schwartz opening 6pm, Black Eyed Susan Café, Angelica 585-466-3399 14 - Blueberry Day, Humphrey Fire Hall, Great Valley 945-2435 14-15 - Free Historic Walking Tour 12 & 5pm, Clinton’s Ditch 7pm (free play about the building of the Erie Canal), Erie Canal Harbor, Buffalo 856-3150 14-15 - Takin’ It To The Streets 11am-8:30pm, Martin Luther King Jr. Park, Buffalo891-4760 14-15 - Lewiston Art Festival with Chalk Walk Competition on Sat., over 170 artists, workshops, displays, vendors, entertainment, Center St., Lewiston 754-0166 14-15 - Falls Street Craft Expo, Old Falls Street, Niagara Falls 278-2100 14-15 - Civil War Reenactment & Encampment, battles rage on and off the train, Arcade & Attica Railroad, Arcade 585-492-3100 14-15 - Children 1st Festival, Ellicottville 699-5544 14-15 - America’s Grape Country Wine Festival, tasting, sales, seminars, food, arts & crafts, vendors, live music, Chautauqua County Fairgrounds, Dunkirk 800-965-4834 14-15 - Introduction to Metal Enameling, Oatka School of Glass, Batavia 585-230-7626 14-21 - Wyoming County Fair, horse shows, parades, contests, shows, garden & antique tractor pulls, competitions, farm products, exhibits, rides, food, County Fairgrounds, Pike 585-493-5626 14,28 - The Chuckwagon Supper Show, evening of tall tales and music, old-style western meal, a bit of real western hospitality on a working horse ranch, family entertainment, reservations required, The Crosspatch, Salamanca 938-6313 14,9/11,10/9 - The Unexpected Guests, improv comedy 10pm, Reg Studio Theater, Jamestown 485-8953 14, 9/11,10/9 - Flea Market and Taste of Amish, 9am-4pm vendors of all kinds, baked goods, flowers, produce, Museum open 10am-4pm, 4 Corners, Leon 296-5268 14-10/31 - America’s Grape Country Season, explore the Lake Erie Grape Region, savor the aroma of grapes, taste local flavors, celebrate at a festival, choose a favorite local wine, Concord Grape Belt Region throughout Chautauqua County 800-965-4800 14,28,9/11,25,10/9,23,11/6 - Master Architectural Tour 1:15pm, behind the scenes 3 hour tour focuses on architectural elements, learn about Wright’s organic style, solution for fire hazards, approach to gutter & drainage systems, for serious architecture, design or Wright buff, reservations required, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Graycliff Estate, Derby 947-9217 15 - 10K Run for a Second Chance, flat fast course along Chautauqua Lake, 10K race, 2-mile walk starts 9am, Celoron 782-3025 15 - Bridging Both Sides of Communication with Barbara Sanson, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 15 - Russ Emerson Memorial Golf Tournament, Rose Brook Golf Course, Silver Creek 934-2825 15 - Mardi Gras Celebration, Tom Sartori performs on the patio 7pm, Cabana Sam’s Beach Bar & Grill, Sunset Bay 934-9953, Sunset Bay Beach Club 934-4847 15 - Hot World Chamber Music with Ortner-Roberts Duo, duo fuses various genres with classical themes and techniques, an intoxicating and rousing concert 7pm, 1891 Fredonia Opera House 679-1891 15 - Free Concert with The Australian Bee Gees Show, Erie County Fair, Hamburg 649-3900 15 - Mini Tractor Pull, Belfast Valley Park 585-808-5757 15 - Corn Festival & Wellness Rally, Olean 373-2400 15 - Sophisticated Swing performs 2-4pm, Krull Park Bandstand, 5-7pm, Gazebo, Olcott Beach 778-7066 15 - Jazz on the Steps, 6-8pm Bar Room Buzzards, inside Grande Theatre if raining, Niagara Arts & Cultural Center, Niagara Falls 282-7530 15 - Sunday Funday with Dave Constantino Band 5pm, Mickey Rats Beach Club, Captain Kidds Restaurant, Angola-on-the-Lake 549-3000 or 549-5782 15-21 - Week Eight Theme: Powering the Future, Chautauqua Institution 357-6250 16 - Chakra and Crystal Healing with Kathy Darnell & Karen Kahn, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 16 - Free Concert with Jamey Johnson, Erie County Fair, Hamburg 649-3900 16 - Ghost Hunt, multi-media lecture about historic sites around Buffalo with Q&A, Shea’s Performing Arts Center, Buffalo 597-9558 16-20 - Science Adventure Summer Day Camp for 8-12 year olds, pre-register, Penn Dixie Site, Hamburg 627-4560 16-20 - History Detectives Camp: Summers Past for grades 4-7, 1-4pm each day campers will find themselves in a new era experiencing new foods, games, activities, end of week trip on the Chautauqua Belle, pre-register, Fenton History Center, Jamestown 664-6256 16-20 - Unfoldment of Your Higher Spiritual Gifts: Mediumship, Healing and Serving Humanity with B. Anne Gehman, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 17 - Mirror Gazing: Mirroring Your Spirit with Irene McGarvie, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 17 - Beer Tasting, food, entertainment featuring Emerald City Productions 7-9:30pm, Summer Wind Boat Cruises on Chautauqua Lake, Celoron 763-7447 17 - An Evening with Salman Rushdie 8:15pm, Chautauqua Institution 357-6250 17 - Oldies Night with Happy Days performing on the patio 7pm, raffles, Chinese auction, oldies prices, Cabana Sam’s Beach Bar & Grill, Sunset Bay 934-9953 17 - Summer Wine Night, samplings of 3 white wines, 3 red wines along with hors d’oeuvres, $25pp, Roycroft Inn, East Aurora 652-5551 17 - Jason Aldean with Easton Corbin, Erie County Fair, Hamburg 649-3900 17 - Tuesday in the Park free concert featuring Foreigner, Artpark, Lewiston 754-9000 17 - Oak Orchard Summer Concert Series with reggae artist Vincent Fossit 6:30-9pm, Orleans County Marine Park, Point Breeze 585-589-3199 17 - Spoken Word, poetry reading 7pm, Black Eyed Susan Café, Angelica 585-466-3399 18 - A Daily Guide to Awaken Your Spiritual-Intuitive Side for Personal Self-discovery with Todd Jay Leonard, Spiritual Roundtable 7-9pm, The Power of Losing Control Thru Spiritual Principles with Cara Seekings, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 18 - Locavore Kids, 11am-3pm learn about food grown in their region, meet growers, sample local foods, hands-on look at small farm practices, Barlow’s Mill, Fredonia 673-9020 18 - An Evening with Loretta LaRoche 8:15pm, Chautauqua Institution 357-6250 18 - Happy Hour 4-7pm with Free Buffet, Crash Cadillac 7pm, Mickey Rats Beach Club, Captain Kidds Restaurant, Angola-on-the-Lake 549-3000 or 549-5782 18 - Free Concert with Jack Civiletto Sings Sinatra 7pm on the Deck of the USS Little Rock, Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park, Buffalo 847-1773 18 - The Four Tops, Erie County Fair, Hamburg 649-3900 18 - 19th Century vs. 20th Century, extended day field trip 9am-5pm, start out at the Amherst Museum, then tour the Buffalo-Niagara International Airport, travel to a surprise destination to finish off your journey, Niagara History Center, Lockport 434-7433 18 - Coors Light Wednesdays featuring Sloan 6:30pm, Artpark, Lewiston 754-9000 18 - Wednesday at the Gazebo 7-9pm with Nacho Mama Acoustic Music, Newfane 778-5273 18 - Wednesday WOWs: Fresh Local Food & Local Flavors, 12-3pm make some delicious treats from locally grown produce, Explore & More…a children’s museum, East Aurora 655-5131 18 - Rock the Boat Nightclub on the Wind with live entertainment 7:30pm, Summer Wind Boat Cruises on Chautauqua Lake, Celoron 763-7447 18 - Make a Bat House Workshop 6-8pm, Pfeiffer Nature Center, Portville 933-0187 18-26 - Greater Niagara Fall Classic Fishing Derby, Niagara County 877-FALLS US 18-9/29 - All You Can Eat Clams every Wed. 4-8pm for one low price along with our regular menu, Sunset Bay Restaurant, Sunset Bay/Irving 934-4070 19 - Teddy Bear Picnic, 2-4pm give your favorite stuffed animal a ride on the carousel, games, crafts, treats, entertainment, Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum, N. Tonawanda 693-1885 19 - Folk in Fredonia Free-For-All, 3pm free concert with Dick & Carmen Gilman who gather friends throughout the state for a great afternoon of fabulous folk music and dance, raffles, door prizes, 1891 Fredonia Opera House 679-1891 19 - The Calling of the Celebrant with Ronald Skowronski, Medical Intuition Training for the Healthcare Professionals with Ellen Bourn, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 19 - The Summer Cottage Garden, join author and artist Sara Baker Michalak for a tour 9:30-11am, pre-register, Lana’s The Little House, Forestville 965-2798 19 - Jimmy Buffet Tribute Dinner Cruise featuring Son of a Sailor 7pm, Summer Wind Boat Cruises on Chautauqua Lake, Celoron 763-7447 19 - All the President’s Men, film at 7pm, Riviera Theatre, N. Tonawanda 692-2413 19-20 - Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka Jr., stage musical adaptation of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory performed by Theatre Camp kids, Lancaster Opera House 683-1776 19-21 - Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Batavia Players Summer Youth Theatre Production, Batavia High School 585-343-9313 19-9/16 - Cruis In at the Creek, 8/19: 70s & 80s Night with Live Band, car show every Thurs. 5-9pm, registered show cars get entry for 1984 Camaro drawing on Sept. 18 plus 10 random guests get entry each week, bbq chicken & roast beef dinners, wine tasting, wine & beer sales, live radio on site, prizes, give-aways, Willow Creek Winery, Silver Creek 934-9463 20 - Walking the Labyrinth of Your Sacred Self with Connie Griffith, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 20 - Thunder in the Streets, motorcycle rally, Krazy White Boys Stunt Team professional show, live bands, motorcycle related vendors, West Third Street, Jamestown 664-2477 20 - Downtown Cruising, 5-11pm over 300 classic cars & trucks, antique, hot rod, custom-made, rebuilt will be on display, contests, music by the Untouchables, prizes, food vendors, West Third at Main Streets, Jamestown 866-649-8443 20 - An Evening with Gretchen Wilson 8:15pm, Chautauqua Institution 357-6250 20 - Chautauqua Institution Dinner - Show Package featuring Gretchen Wilson concert 5pm, Summer Wind Boat Cruises on Chautauqua Lake, Celoron 763-7447 20 - Sportsmen Tavern (of Buffalo) Tribute with Lee Ron Zydeco & The Hot Tamales 7pm, $1 drinks 6-7pm, Rose Brook Golf Course, Silver Creek 934-3835 20 - Early Bird Fish Fry 3-5pm, Caribbean Extravaganza on the patio 6pm, 80s Rock Show with Metal 101 at 11pm, Mickey Rats Beach Club, Captain Kidds Restaurant, Angola-on-the-Lake 549-3000 or 549-5782 20 - John Valby performs 10pm and Sauza Tequila Girls, Sunset Bay Beach Club 934-4847 20 - Goat Island Adventure Walk 7:30-9:30pm with Fireworks 10pm, pre-register Niagara Falls State Park 282-5154 20 - 5th Annual Bike Cruise, 6-10pm featuring good old rock & roll by The Red House Band, food, drinks, all makes and models of motorcycles, family event, Main St., Newfane 778-5273 20 - Free Concert with Northend 7pm, acoustic light rock, Faulkner Park, Youngstown 754-9500 20 - Free Molson Concert Series featuring Big Sugar 5:30-11pm, Main St., Lockport 833-5957 20 - Gusto at the Gallery: The Factory, inspired by Andy Warhol, film screenings, performance art, free Fridays 3-10pm, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo 882-8700 20 - SST Super STK Tour Kids Race Car Rides, Wyoming County International Speedway, Perry 585-237-2510 or 237-2580 20 - Marcia Ball 8pm, Seneca Niagara Casino, Niagara Falls 299-1100 20 - Toby Keith, Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien Center 877-598-8694 20 - Explore & More Camp Out Tents, Snacks, Animal Activities and Games 12-4pm free kid’s activities, free Historic Walking Tours 12 & 5pm, Canal Street String Band 6-8pm, free Astronomy Activities 7-11pm, Erie Canal Harbor, Buffalo 856-3150 20 - Party on the Portico with The Skiffle Minstrels, over 21 crowd only for this happy hour 5-8pm, Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society, Buffalo 873-9644 X301 20-21 - Past Life Mediumship: How to Read Past Lives for Yourself and Others with Sharon A. Klingler, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 20-21 - Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame Induction, guest boxer Gerry Cooney who fought against Larry Holmes in 1982 and Michael Spinks in 1987, Belfast 585-610-3326 20-21 - Truck & Tractor Pull, Erie County Fair, Hamburg 649-3900 20-22 - Lighthouse Festival, Fri. free concert 4pm with Irish rock band, Town Pants, Sat.-Sun. guided tours, military displays, crafts, food, entertainment, Paranormal Society display, Dunkirk Historical Lighthouse, Veteran’s Park, Dunkirk 366-5050 20-22 - Summer in the City, food, kid’s carnival, rides, games, juried arts & crafts, displays, music, super car cruise with over 400 vehicles, Downtown Batavia 585-344-0900 20-9/6 - Lake Ontario Counties Fall Trout & Salmon Derby, over $50,000 in cash prizes, 888-REEL-2-In 21 - Alden Farmer’s Market 8:30am-1pm, Cooking Demo with Pampered Chef, Alden Village Plaza Parking Lot 937-6177 21 - Trinity Episcopal Pipe & Drums performs 9:30-11:30am at Hamburg Farmer’s Market, (every Sat. 7:30am-1pm), Municipal Parking Lot, Village of Hamburg 649-7917 21 - Village-Wide Yard Sales, food vendors, sidewalk sales, bargains all over town, Nunda 585-468-2320 21 - Cradle Wrapped Sea Glass Pendants workshop, pre-register, Roycroft Campus, East Aurora 655-0261 21 - Scottish Festival & Highland Games, 9am-5pm traditional and contemporary Scottish & Celtic music, food, bagpipes, dancers, vendors, sheep herding, Amherst Museum 689-1440 21 - Wild Spirit Birds of Prey Workshop, USA Bird Supply, Clarence 407-3118 21 - YB Normal Suri Alpacas & Friends Pen Sale, over 30 alpacas for sale, Cross Roads Farm, Food & Craft Market, Westfield 326-6278 21 - Take 2 Live Entertainment Dinner Cruise 7pm, Summer Wind Boat Cruises on Chautauqua Lake, Celoron 763-7447 21 - Memorial Benefit for Megan Snyder 12-6pm live music, Chinese auction, food, drink specials, Trillium Lodge, Cherry Creek 296-8100 21 - Head Waters Fireman’s Muster, antique fire apparatus over 25 yrs. old including horse-drawn, hand-drawn and motorized equipment, 1880s fire re-enactment with bucket brigades, races, celebrate fire fighting history, displays, artifacts, ceremonial ribbons, Cuba 800-836-1869 21 - Needlefelting Workshop 9am-12, pre-register, Knox Farm Estate, East Aurora 826-8895 21 - August Fest, family entertainment, art show, craft & food vendors, farmers’ market, parade 3pm, Main St., Newfane 778-5273 21 - Sunset Bay Experience, 5K run/walk, craft show at Sunset Bay Beach Club, free kids beach treasure hunt 3pm, music, food, beverage specials, horseback rides in the sand, Caribbean Luau with Dave Duffy performing 4pm, duck races, Sunset Bay Beach Club and Cabana Sam’s, Sunset Bay 934-3835, 934-4847 or 934-9953 21 - Character Day, costumed cartoon characters will walk through park, Midway State Park, Maple Springs 386-3165 21 - The Healing Power of Humor & Optimism with Loretta LaRoche, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 21 - Full Moon Outlet Paddle, 7-10pm glide silently along the Chadakoin, pre-register McCrea Boat Landing Chautauqua Lake 763-2266 21 - Polonia Pride Tour, architecture, includes a number of tavern stops with polka band at each stop, Polish meal, prizes, must be 21 and pre-register, Forgotten Buffalo 833-5211 21 - Tifft at Twilight, 7-10pm guided evening tours, music, special appearance by Jarod Miller, art auction, hors d’oeuvres, adults 21 and over, Tifft Nature Preserve, Buffalo 825-6397 21 - Tommy Cash with Tribute to Johnny Cash 2 & 7:30pm, dinner packages available for groups, Medina Stone Farm 585-798-9238 21 - Lighthouse Day, 11am-5pm artists, food, 43 ft. Coast Guard ship exercises, music, Orleans County Marine Park, Point Breeze 585-682-4383 21 - Joan Osborne 8pm, Seneca Niagara Casino, Niagara Falls 299-1100 21 - Free Historic Walking Tour 12 & 5pm, Maritime Music Session open to all musicians 6pm and Learn to Play the Spoons 8pm, Erie Canal Harbor, Buffalo 856-3150 21 - Live Music with Gravity 11pm, Mickey Rats Beach Club, Captain Kidds Restaurant, Angola-on-the-Lake 549-3000 or 549-5782 21 - Erin Sydney Welsh performs contemporary folk, blues, with Jim Schwartz opening 6pm, Black Eyed Susan Café, Angelica 585-466-3399 21 - Corn Moon Dinner, highlighting the region’s local food, Sojourner Farms, Olean 353-0253 or 307-1494 21 - Summer in the City, car cruise and motorcycle rally, all street machines welcome, prize drawings, entertainment with Terry Buchwald as Elvis, Nik & the Nice Guys, DJ, kids zone, carnival rides, food vendors, arts & crafts, Downtown Batavia 585-344-0901 21-22 - Lighthouse Festival, 10am-5pm military displays, crafts, food, refreshments, tours, amateur radio broadcasting from around the world via ham radio, Dunkirk Historical Lighthouse and Veterans Park Museum, Dunkirk 366-5050 21-22 - Reiki III Master Teacher with Jan Cooke, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 21-22 - Intro to Glass Blowing Workshop, pre-register, Roycroft Campus, East Aurora 655-0261 21-22 - Dozynki (Polish Harvest) Festival, mass, music, food, raffles, Corpus Christi Church, Buffalo 896-1050 21-22 - Thunder on the Niagara Boat Races 11am-6pm, Gratwick Park, N. Tonawanda 692-5120 21-22 - Gus Macker Basketball Tournament, Olean 372-4433 21-22,25,27,28-29 - Ressler’s Corn Maize, interactive corn maze, mini tractor trail, corn box, hay tunnel, farm animal zoo, general store, party room, refreshments, pumpkins, fall mums, decorations, family fun, East Arcade Rd., Arcade 585-492-2260 or 585-322-4575 22 - Roaring 20s Community Appreciation Day, 12-6pm celebrate 1928 Allen Herschell Carousel’s birthday, special guests include Mickey Mouse & Betty Boop, free temporary tattoos, birthday cake, entertainment on the Tom Kelly Rustic Theater stage, free carousel rides, Olcott Beach Carousel Park 778-7066 22 - Mark Mazur and his Little Big Band performs 2-4pm, Krull Park Bandstand, 5-7pm Gazebo, Olcott Beach 778-7066 22 - Classic Car Show, Martin’s Fantasy Island, Grand Island 773-7591 22 - Sunday Afternoon Kids Activities, 12-2pm ages 3-12 participate in fun, garden-related activities, children must be accompanied by an adult, Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens, Buffalo 827-1584 22 - Mediumship For Young People with Patricia Bell, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 22 - Pesto Festo, 12-6pm food, live music, garden tours, vendors, pesto tastings, enjoy an afternoon on the farm, Barlow’s Mill, Fredonia 673-9020 22 - Plein Air Paint-Out, artists register at Gallery 9am, go to participating wineries to paint, return to Gallery for a wet paint sharing and sale, wine tasting at Gallery, call to register, Portage Hill Gallery, Westfield 326-4478 22 - Western Family Fun Wild West Show, 2:30-6pm experience the old West, Wild Bunch Show 3pm with trick shooting, quick draw, whip cracking, rope spinning, bank robbery and shoot out, balloon shoot contest, museum, jail, depot, refreshments, Prospect Street, Sinclairville 962-5168 22 - Jazz on the Steps, 6-8pm Second Generation, inside Grande Theatre if raining, Niagara Arts & Cultural Center, Niagara Falls 282-7530 22 - Sunday Open House, personal collection of Prof. Henry Ward of Ward Science of Rochester, 3-5pm special guests share knowledge about this scientist, explorer, museum builder and business founder, Ward collected geological samples and became interested in meteorites building a large collection, Village Hall of Wyoming 585-591-3506 22 - Free Historic Walking Tours 12 & 5pm, Erie Canal in Song - free lecture/concert 6-8pm, Erie Canal Harbor, Buffalo 856-3150 22 - World’s Largest Demolition Derby, Erie County Fair, Hamburg 649-3900 22 - Can Am Century Bike Race, 100-mile, 62-mile, 35-mile rides, begins at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fontana Boat House, Buffalo 837-0089 22 - LA Blues Brothers with Bouncin Off the Wall, Mickey Rats Beach Club, Captain Kidds Restaurant, Angola-on-the-Lake 549-3000 or 549-5782 22 - Monthly Organ Concert with Byron Jones on the Mighty Wurlitzer 2pm, Riviera Theatre, N. Tonawanda 692-2413 22 - Open Fun Game Show, horse rider combination, Little Valley Horse Park 445-4659 23 - Creating Inspired Art With Spirit with Mary Maass, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 22-28 - Week Nine Theme: The Supreme Court, Chautauqua Institution 357-6250 23 - Free Family Movie Night, “up” underneath the stars at dusk, Artpark, Lewiston 754-9000 23-26 - William Maurer WC Plein Air Watercolor Workshop for all skill levels, relieve stress, discover your hidden talent, 30% off rooms at the B&B for students, Marienthal Country Inn, Eden 337-0160 23-25 - Mari® Mandala Assessment Research Instrument Level 1 with Shelley Takei, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 23-26 - The Roycroft Explorers Summer Camp for ages 7-11, pre-register, Roycroft Campus, East Aurora 655-0261 23-27 - The Ins and Outs of Model and Mold Making for Kiln-formed Glass, Oatka School of Glass, Batavia 585-230-7626 24 - Oldies Night with Party Squad performing on the patio 7pm, raffles, Chinese auction, oldies prices, Cabana Sam’s Beach Bar & Grill, Sunset Bay 934-9953 24 - Chautauqua County Cuisine, food & entertainment by Emerald City Productions 7pm, Summer Wind Boat Cruises on Chautauqua Lake, Celoron 763-7447 24 - Cruise Night 5-9pm in the parking lot, rain date: 8/31, live music from the Roadrunners, food & beverage specials, prizes and plaques, Hamburg Casino at the Fairgrounds 646-6109 24 - Tuesday in the Park free concert featuring Sara Evans 6:30pm, Artpark, Lewiston 754-9000 24 - Oak Orchard Concerts in the Park with party band Something Else 6:30-9pm, Orleans County Marine Park, Point Breeze 585-589-3199 24-26 - Spirit Art: Bringing Artistic Images of Spirit Through with Joseph Shiel III, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 25 - The Force and Other Perceptions: An Introduction to Personal Awareness of How Spirit Works With You with Tom Rugani, Astrology Roundtable 7-9pm, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 25 - Rock the Boat Nightclub on the Wind with live entertainment 7:30pm, Summer Wind Boat Cruises on Chautauqua Lake, Celoron 763-7447 25 - Museum Book Club, 1pm discussing The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery, free but register, Amherst Museum 689-1440 x7716 25 - Free Concert with Friends of Harmony 7pm on the Deck of the USS Little Rock, Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park, Buffalo 847-1773 25 - Happy Hour 4-7pm with Free Buffet, Patti Parks Blues Band 7pm, Mickey Rats Beach Club, Captain Kidds Restaurant, Angola-on-the-Lake 549-3000 or 549-5782 25 - Wednesday at the Gazebo 7-9pm with Lakeside Duo, Newfane 778-5273 25 - Coors Light Wednesday Free Concert with The Trews 6:30pm, Artpark, Lewiston 754-9000 25-9/29 - All You Can Eat Clams every Wed. 4-8pm for one low price along with our regular menu, Sunset Bay Restaurant, Sunset Bay/Irving 934-4070 25-12/31 - Mid-century Modernist Charley Harper: I Count the Wings, Not the Feathers Exhibit, Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History, Jamestown 665-2473 26 - The Fundamentals of Healing with Colleen Vanderzyden, Hand Reflexology with David Speer, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 26 - 50s Dance Party - Tribute to Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper, recreation of their final 1959 tour 8:15pm, Chautauqua Institution 357-6250 26 - Wednesday WOWs: Water Creatures, 12, 12:30 & 1pm check out touch tank from Aquarium of Niagara and then create your own fish prints, Explore & More…a children’s museum, East Aurora 655-5131 26 - Open Mic Night, perform or watch 7:30pm, Shirt Factory Café, Medina 585-798-2633 26 - Gallery Talk and Reception with Brett Harper, son of late artist Charley Harper 4-6:30pm, Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History, Jamestown 665-2473 26 - Jimmy Buffet Tribute Dinner Cruise featuring Son of a Sailor 7pm, Summer Wind Boat Cruises on Chautauqua Lake, Celoron 763-7447 26 - Summer Film Tribute to Dustin Hoffman, Marathon Man 7pm, Riviera Theatre, N. Tonawanda 692-2413 26 - Ducky Derby, Gowanda Chamber of Commerce 532-2834 26-9/16 - Cruis In at the Creek, car show every Thurs. 5-9pm, registered show cars get entry for 1984 Camaro drawing on Sept. 18 plus 10 random guests get entry each week, bbq chicken & roast beef dinners, wine tasting, wine & beer sales, live radio on site, prizes, give-aways, Willow Creek Winery, Silver Creek 934-9463 27 - Mind Yoga with David Speer, Assembling Your Intuitive Mentor Team: Engaging the Geniuses Within with Tara Enns, Galaxy of Mediums, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 27 - Chautauqua Institution Dinner - Show Package featuring Neil Sedaka 5pm, Summer Wind Boat Cruises on Chautauqua Lake, Celoron 763-7447 27 - Sportsmen Tavern (of Buffalo) Tribute with Charlie O’Neil, Kelleigh Taylor, Jim Brucato and Pete Holquin on Drums 7pm, $1 drinks 6-7pm, Rose Brook Golf Course, Silver Creek 934-3835 27 - Bogus Otis Performs 10pm, Sunset Bay Beach Club 934-4847 27 - Lobster Night, meal fresh from the sea reminiscent of a summer night in New England, Roycroft Inn, East Aurora 652-5551 27 - Bachman and Turner Concert, reuniting after 20 years 8pm, Artpark, Lewiston 754-9000 27 - Free Concert with Jerry Andres Band 7pm, Faulkner Park, Youngstown 754-9500 27 - Jon Anderson 8pm, Seneca Niagara Casino, Niagara Falls 299-1100 27 - Early Bird Fish Fry 3-5pm, Caribbean Extravaganza on the patio 6pm, Scott Celani performs 11pm, Mickey Rats Beach Club, Captain Kidds Restaurant, Angola-on-the-Lake 549-3000 or 549-5782 27 - Explore & More Field Day, Outdoor Sports, Games & Awards 12-4pm free activities for kids, free Historic Walking Tour 12 & 5pm, free family concert 6-8pm with the Hill Brothers, Erie Canal Harbor, Buffalo 856-3150 27 - Gusto at the Gallery: The Art of Hip-Hop V, celebrate music and culture with local award-winning acts, free Fridays 3-10pm, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo 882-8700 27-28 - Historic Lewiston Jazz Festival, free performances by over 150 artists in five different outdoor venues along Center St. and inside restaurants & pubs, Village of Lewiston 754-9500 or 754-8271 27-29 - Rally in the Valley, motorcycle enthusiasts come together rain or shine, bike parade, regional music, entertainment, vendors, bike games, dice run, Bradner’s Stadium, Olean 372-4433 27-29 - Weekend Workshop: Mastering the Keys to Successfully Unlock the Gifts of the Spirit with John White, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 27-29 - 8th Annual Tomato Fest, food, crafts, games, beer garden, hay ride, farmer’s market, Chinese auction, Miss Evangola pageant Fri., Car/Motorcycle Show, Diva Show Band & Underground Stampede Sat., 5K race, Terry Buchwald & Rip and the Bandogs Sun., Tomato Contests: Biggest, Best Dressed, Eating, Sauce, Evangola State Park, Brant 549-1802 27-29 - Buffalo Irish Festival, The Fairgrounds, Hamburg 743-9348 28 - Kevin Lewis performs 9:30-11:30am at Hamburg Farmer’s Market, (every Sat. 7:30am-1pm), Municipal Parking Lot, Village of Hamburg 649-7917 28 - Alden Farmer’s Market 8:30am-1pm, Kickin’ Rhythm Cloggers 11am-12pm, Alden Village Plaza Parking Lot 937-6177 28 - Monarch Butterfly Festival, Audubon Center & Sanctuary, Jamestown 569-2345 28 - Basic One Color Screen Printing Workshop, pre-register, Roycroft Campus, East Aurora 655-0261 28 - Wild Photo Day, photograph wildlife up-close and in natural settings, pros and amateurs welcome, call to reserve your spot, Hawk Creek Wildlife Center, East Aurora 652-8646 28 - Soccer in the Sand Tournament to benefit St. Luke’s Mission of Mercy Youth Program, Live Music with Party of Nine, chicken dinner, draft beer - $20, Mickey Rats Beach Club, Captain Kidds Restaurant, Angola-on-the-Lake 549-3000 or 549-5782 28 - Jamestown Regional Celtic Festival, gathering of the Clans with Scottish and Irish Culture, dancers, pipe bands, athletic competitions, food, beer tent, Lakeside Park, Mayville 814-323-7360 28 - Sarah Buxton Country Star with special guest Judd Hughes plus Everett Lee and Underground Stampede, bbq chicken, roast beef, food, wine, beer, wine tasting 10am-5pm, Willow Creek Winery, Silver Creek 934-9463 28 - Free Open House and Docent Led Exhibit Tours, Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History, Jamestown 665-2473 28 - An Evening with Bob Newhart 8:15pm, Chautauqua Institution 357-6250 28 - Chautauqua Institution Dinner - Show Package featuring Bob Newhart 5pm, Summer Wind Boat Cruises on Chautauqua Lake, Celoron 763-7447 28 - Jammin at the Creek, Sarah Buxton with Jedd Hughes and special guests Everett Lee & Underground Stampede, Willow Creek Winery, Silver Creek 934-9463 28 - Bill Engvall 7pm, Seneca Allegany Casino, Salamanca 888-913-3377 28 - Raging Wolf IX 6pm, Seneca Niagara Casino, Niagara Falls 299-1100 28 - Stoogefest XIX 7:30pm, Riviera Theatre, N. Tonawanda 692-2413 28 - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers with Crosby, Stills & Nash, Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien Center 877-598-8694 28 - Free Historic Walking Tours 12 & 5pm, free Maritime Music Session open to all musicians 6-7:45 followed by Learn to Play the Hambone, Erie Canal Harbor, Buffalo 856-3150 28 - Flea Market, Randolph 800-331-0543 28 - Free Nature Walk 9am, Pfeiffer Nature Center, Portville 933-0187 28-29 - Stone Tool Technology Show, flint knapping, tool making demos, Native American crafts, 19th century mountain men encampment, atlatl competition, Highbanks Recreation Area, Letchworth State Park 585-493-3600 28-29 - Archeology & History Days, Hull House, Lancaster 852-3300 28-29 - Mothertime Marketplace, children’s consignment sale, Fairgrounds, Hamburg 649-3900 28-29 - Elmwood Avenue Festival of the Arts, between Lafayette & West Ferry Sts., Buffalo 830-2484 29 - End of Summer Bash, live music, dunk tank, food & drink specials, Trillium Lodge, Cherry Creek 296-8100 29 - Around the Island Lunch Cruise, sailing the circumference of the island 12:30-4pm, live entertainment, lunch w/ choice of entree, Grand Lady Cruises, Holiday Inn dock, Grand Island 774-8594 29 - Pocket Change with Dave Stocton performs 2-4pm, Krull Park Bandstand, 5-7pm, Gazebo, Olcott Beach 778-7066 29 - Jazz on the Steps, 6-8pm The Pete Ciraolo Band, inside Grande Theatre if raining, Niagara Arts & Cultural Center, Niagara Falls 282-7530 29 - Free Historic Walking Tour 12 & 5pm, A Mule Named Sal - free children’s concert 6-8pm, Erie Canal Harbor, Buffalo 856-3150 29 - Sunday Funday with Dave Constantino Band 5pm, Mickey Rats Beach Club, Captain Kidds Restaurant, Angola-on-the-Lake 549-3000 or 549-5782 29 - St. Barnabas Lawn Fete Classic Car Show 12-5pm with Cruisin’ Soundtrack from Hank Nevins and the KB Music Machine, St. Barnabas, Depew 683-1533 29,9/25,10/2 - Winery Trains, board in Lockport, scenic ride along the Erie Canal with continental breakfast, tour Medina Railroad Museum, ride to Spring Lake Winery for lunch, wine & music by the lake, return to Lockport for tickets call 439-5253 30 - Jackson Browne, Shea’s Performing Arts Center, Buffalo 847-0850 30-9/3 - Encore Chorale Camp, for adults 55 and over, rehearse daily with conductors Jeanne Kelly and Barry Talley, sing challenging repertoire, daily movement & dance classes, vocal technique classes, grand finale concert on 9/3 2pm in Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall, Chautauqua Institution 301-261-5747 31 - Oldies Night with Happy Days performing on the patio 7pm, raffles, Chinese auction, oldies prices, Cabana Sam’s Beach Bar & Grill, Sunset Bay 934-9953 31 - Tuesday in the Park free concert with The Machine performs: Pink Floyd 6:30pm, Artpark, Lewiston 754-9000 31 - Summer Concert Series, free concerts of classical music, a retreat for organists, Portageville Chapel 614-760-0786 BACK TO TOP SEPTEMBER 1 - Happy Hour 4-7pm with Free Buffet, Patti Parks Blues Band 7pm, Mickey Rats Beach Club, Captain Kidds Restaurant, Angola-on-the-Lake 549-3000 or 549-5782 1 - Free Concert with Jack Civiletto Sings Sinatra 7pm on the Deck of the USS Little Rock, Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park, Buffalo 847-1773 1 - Rock the Boat Nightclub on the Wind with live entertainment 7:30pm, Summer Wind Boat Cruises on Chautauqua Lake, Celoron 763-7447 1-29 - All You Can Eat Clams every Wed. 4-8pm for one low price along with our regular menu, Sunset Bay Restaurant, Sunset Bay/Irving 934-4070 1-3-5,10-12,15,17-19,22,24-26,29 - Ressler’s Corn Maize, interactive corn maze, mini tractor trail, corn box, hay tunnel, farm animal zoo, general store, party room, refreshments, pumpkins, fall mums, decorations, family fun, East Arcade Rd., Arcade 585-492-2260 or 585-322-4575 1-30 - National Open House, come see the new 2010 Harley-Davidson motorcycles, demo rides available, call for details, check out the new fall MotorClothes apparel, new Motor Accessories, Gowanda Harley-Davidson 532-4584 2 - Treasures of the Archives, led by Special Collections Curator Marlene Mudge 6:30-7:30pm, Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History, Jamestown 665-2473 2 - Jimmy Buffet Tribute Dinner Cruise featuring Son of a Sailor 7pm, Summer Wind Boat Cruises on Chautauqua Lake, Celoron 763-7447 2 - Summer Film Tribute to Dustin Hoffman, Rainman 7pm, Riviera Theatre, N. Tonawanda 692-2413 2,9,16 - Cruis In at the Creek, 9/2: Hawaiian Night with live band & DJ, car show every Thurs. 5-9pm, registered show cars get entry for 1984 Camaro drawing on Sept. 18 plus 10 random guests get entry each week, bbq chicken & roast beef dinners, wine tasting, wine & beer sales, prizes, give-aways, Willow Creek Winery, Silver Creek 934-9463 2,10/7 - Acoustic Open Mic Night 7-10pm, Black Eyed Susan Café, Angelica 585-466-3399 3 - Sportsmen Tavern (of Buffalo) Tribute with Ron Davis, Barbara St. Clair, Billy McKewen Motown Revue with special guest, The Shadows 7pm, $1 drinks 6-7pm, Rose Brook Golf Course, Silver Creek 934-3835 3 - Jeremy Hoyle Band performs 10pm, Sunset Bay Beach Club 934-4847 3 - Yo Gabba Gabba, performance by popular children’s show, Artpark, Lewiston 754-9000 3 - First Fridays 5:30-9pm purchase original local art, Marti’s On Main, Albion 585-589-6715 3 - Rascal Flats with Kelly Pickler and Chris Young, Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien Center 877-598-8694 3 - Early Bird Fish Fry 3-5pm, Caribbean Extravaganza on the patio 6pm, Live Music 11pm, Mickey Rats Beach Club, Captain Kidds Restaurant, Angola-on-the-Lake 549-3000 or 549-5782 3 - Play Late ‘Til Eight, museum open until 8pm, pizza, veggies & drink available from 5:30-7pm, Explore & More…a children’s museum, East Aurora 655-5131 3-5 - History Comes Alive, meet characters in person and hear their tales of the legends and adventures that helped shape the park 12-5pm, Niagara Falls State Park 282-5154 3-5 - The Great Rhythm Revival, African & Brazilian Drum & Dance, Yoga Shamanic Journey, drum making, mediation, camping, meals, Wait Corners, Sherman 761-7190 3-5 - Harvest Festival, craft vendors, musical entertainment, food, children’s games, Findley Lake 769-7609 3-5 - Labor Day Celebration, Rushford 437-5019 3-6 - Grand Opening Festivities, fireworks Fri. & Sat., free Bobby Vinton Concert on Sat., Hamburg Casino at the Fairgrounds, Hamburg 646-6109 3-6 - Little Valley Riders Labor Day Trail Ride, Little Valley Horse Park 938-6313 4 - Alden Farmer’s Market 8:30am-1pm, Crafts Show, Alden Village Plaza Parking Lot 937-6177 4 - Historical Walk with Doug Kohler, Clarence Center 759-2345 4 - Bemus Bay Pops Live Entertainment Dinner Cruise 4:30pm, Summer Wind Boat Cruises on Chautauqua Lake, Celoron 763-7447 4 - Ontario House Jazz Reunion 12-8pm, Old Falls Street, Niagara Falls 278-2100 4 - Labor Day Car Show, 600 classic cars compete, Krull Park, Olcott 695-9747 4 - Summer Concert 7:30-9pm with Mariachi Gringos, Lakeside Beach State Park, Waterport 585-682-4888 or 585-682-5246 4 - Live Music with The Michael Bly Band 11pm, Mickey Rats Beach Club, Captain Kidds Restaurant, Angola-on-the-Lake 549-3000 or 549-5782 4 - Jim Clare performs folk music with Jim Schwartz opening 6pm, Black Eyed Susan Café, Angelica 585-466-3399 4 - Free Nature Walks 9am-12pm, Pfeiffer Nature Center, Portville 933-0187 4-5 - WNY German American Heritage Festival, 1-10:30pm, celebrate German heritage and Gemütlichkeit, authentic beer, cuisine, five different bands, shopping in the Marktplatz vendor midway, contests, games, Kinder Park with bounce house and games, Cheektowaga Town Park 864-1965 or 674-1539 4-5 - National Buffalo Wing Festival, food, entertainment, kids activities, Sat. events 12-9pm: .5K Running of the Chickens, Amateur Traditional Sauce-off, US Chicken Wing Eating Championship, Miss Buffalo Wing Pageant, Amateur Wing Eating Championship, Buffalo Blue Cheese Bowl, Dennis George Quiz Master (both days), Sun. events 1-7pm: Baby Wing Competition, Celebrity Wing Cook-off, Amateur Creative Sauce-off, XXX Hot Buffalo Wing Eating Contest, Buffalo Buffet Competitive Eating Contest, Coca-Cola Field, Buffalo 565-4141 4-5 - International Food, Film and Local Wine Festival, sample food and wines from the region, Old Falls Street, Niagara Falls 278-2100 4-5 - Labor Day Weekend Festival, arts & crafts show, grand parade Sat. 6pm, 5K run/walk, fireworks Sat. 9pm, Sun. boat parade 3:30pm, music on the beach, Village-wide, Cassadaga 595-3713 4-5 - Mediumship Development and Self-Actualization: Intuitive Linking Method with Patricia Price, Lily Dale Assembly 595-8721 4-5 - Labor Day Weekend Fun, stock car racing, open practice, free camping, party, music, bonfire Sat., SST Angels Sun., gates open 2pm, racing 6pm, Wyoming County International Speedway, Perry 585-237-2510 o4 237-2580 4-6 - Labor Day Fair & Parade, Volunteer Fire Co., Clarence 759-2345 4,6 - Annual Countywide Yard Sale with special market day on Monday, free setup, Cross Roads Farm, Food & Craft Market, Westfield 326-6278 4,18 - Night Sky Observatory, public viewing nights begin at dusk, Beaver Meadow Audubon Center, North Java 585-457-3228 5 - Dan Feather Memorial 5K Run/Walk, Berman Park Jamestown 488-2203 5 - Light the Lakes fireworks cruise 8pm, Summer Wind Boat Cruises on Chautauqua Lake, Celoron 763-7447 5 - Light the Lakes Fireworks Extravaganza, one of the largest fireworks shows in America, Lakewood, Bemus Point and around Chautauqua Lake 386-7000 5 - Live Music on the Patio 6pm, Cabana Sam’s Beach Bar & Grill, Sunset Bay 934-9953 5 - Live Music 10pm, Sunset Bay Beach Club 934-4847 5 - Cheer-a-Thon, Martin’s Fantasy Island, Grand Island 773-7591 5 - Bar Room Buzzards performs 2-4pm, Krull Park Bandstand, Olcott Beach 778-7066 5 - Barker Community Band performs 5-7pm, Gazebo, Olcott Beach 778-7066 5 - Summer Concert with Hill Brothers Family Entertainment 7:30-9pm, Lakeside Beach State Park, Waterport 585-682-4888 or 585-682-5246 5 - Summer Farewell Festival, 1-9pm music, family activities, petting zoo, pony rides, horse led hay rides, comedy/variety acts, lawn games, food, fireworks, Highbanks Recreation Area, Letchworth State Park 585-493-3600 5 - WNY Super Late Model Labor Day Coca Cola Classic, Little Valley Speedway 938-9146 5-6 - Labor Day Harvest Festival, entertainment 1-4pm, chicken bbq, hayrides, pony rides, pick apples, wagon ride in orchard, food, refreshments, Becker Farms, Gasport 772-2211 5,10/3 - The Great American Garage Sale, the first Sunday of the month, antiques, collectibles, huge selection of new and used items, Antique World, Clarence 759-8483 6 - Ox Roast 11am-7pm, East Aurora Fire Dept. 652-8200 6 - Town of Porter Labor Day Festival, entertainment, food, festivities for the entire family overlooking Lake Ontario 754-9500 6 - Labor Day Train Run, Arcade & Attica Railroad, Arcade 585-492-3100 6 - Cruise-In, 9am-3pm annual classic and antique car & truck show, Midway State Park, Maple Springs 386-3165 6 - Drink Us Dry Closing Party, Sunset Bay Beach Club 934-4847 6 - Labor Day Concert featuring 6 bands, show begins 3pm rain or shine, Mickey Rats Beach Club, Captain Kidds Restaurant, Angola-on-the-Lake 549-3000 or 549-5782 6-7 - Traffic Survival Workshop, save 10% off your auto insurance for 3 years or reduce 4 points from your driving record 6-9pm, Marienthal Country Inn, Eden 337-0160 8 - Make a Bluebird House 6-8pm, Pfeiffer Nature Center, Portville 933-0187 8-29 - All You Can Eat Clams every Wed. 4-8pm for one low price along with our regular menu, Sunset Bay Restaurant, Sunset Bay/Irving 934-4070 8-10/17 - Shout, the mod musical, MusicalFare Theatre, Amherst 839-8540 9-12 - WNY Gas & Steam Engine Association’s 44th Annual Fall Rally, over 1,000 pieces of equip. Honoring Case Tractors & Witte Engines, Alexander 585-591-1204 9,16 - Cruisin at the Creek, car show every Thurs. 5-9pm, registered show cars get entry for 1984 Camaro drawing on Sept. 18 plus 10 random guests get entry each week, bbq chicken & roast beef dinners, wine tasting, wine & beer sales, live radio on site, prizes, give-aways, Willow Creek Winery, Silver Creek 934-9463 10 - Second Friday Lunch Bunch, nature speaker, bring your own bag lunch, coffee provided, Audubon Center & Sanctuary, Jamestown 569-2345 10 - Sportsmen Tavern (of Buffalo) Tribute with John Culliton Mahoney, Doug Morgano, Dwane Hall and Mike Phelps 7pm, $1 drinks 6-7pm, Rose Brook Golf Course, Silver Creek 934-3835 10 - Early Bird Fish Fry 3-5pm, Caribbean Extravaganza on the patio 6pm, DJ Dance Party 10pm, Mickey Rats Beach Club, Captain Kidds Restaurant, Angola-on-the-Lake 549-3000 or 549-5782 10 - Curtain Up!, official opening of the live theatre season featuring Gala Dinner, live productions at participating theatres, free community celebration with live entertainment on Main St. in the Theatre District, Buffalo 829-1172 10 - Rhythm Devils 8pm, Seneca Niagara Casino, Niagara Falls 299-1100 10 - Bavarian Fest, 6-10pm great German cuisine & beers, live German band, singing, dancing, silent auction, Brothers of Mercy Campus, Clarence 759-7808 10-11 - Red, White & Blues, annual festival of blues music, brews and wine, Fri. evening bar/pub treasure hunt, opening concert at the Fredonia Beaver Club, Sat. 15 free blues bands with national act in the Gazebo, best street party around, Throughout the Village of Fredonia 888-414-4818 10-11 - Murder Mystery Dinner Theater: The Wild West, Angelica Inn 585-466-3063 10-12 - Niagara County Peach Festival, largest midway in Niagara County, famous peach shortcake, cheerleading contest, 5K run, 2-hour parade, peach queen, fuzz & blossom contests, Terry Buchwald as Elvis on Sat. night, family fun, Academy Park, Lewiston 10-12 - Niagara Falls Blues Festival, food, vendors, entertainment, Old Falls Street, Niagara Falls 278-2100 10-12 - Fabric of Our Lives Biennial Quilt Show, featuring 150+ quilts, guild challenge quilts, vendors, door prizes, demos, quilt appraisal by appt., free parking, luncheon available, Firemen’s Exempt Hall, Westfield 792-7214 10-19 - The Fantasticks, Lancaster Opera House 683-1776 10,17.24,10/1,8,15,22,29 - Free Music Fridays 8pm-midnight, Hard Rock Café, Niagara Falls 282-0007 10-10/3 - The Couple Next Door, Road Less Traveled Productions, Market Arcade Film & Arts Center, Buffalo 745-3000 11 - 2011 Model Year Customer Appreciation Party, see the new 2011 Harley-Davidson motorcycles, new fall MotorClothes apparel, new Motor Accessories, afternoon picnic lunch, live music with Hot Daddy Rocks, door prizes, family fun, Gowanda Harley-Davidson 532-4584 11 - Victorian Lunch, St. John’s Church, Boston 941-3140 11 - Miss Festival of Grapes Pageant 6:30pm, Silver Creek High School 560-5976 11 - Alden Farmer’s Market 8:30am-1pm, Sheep to Shawl Day - sheep, spinning, knitting, fabric arts, Alden Village Plaza Parking Lot 937-6177 11 - Nature Cruise & Buffalo Lighthouse Tour on the Miss Buffalo, space limited, pre-register, Penn Dixie Site, Hamburg 627-4560 11 - Little Explorers & Nature Detectives, 10am-12pm for ages 3-8 and their favorite grown-up starts inside but always an outdoor exploration so dress for weather, pre-register, Audubon Nature Center, Jamestown 569-2345 11 - Penny Rugs Workshop 9am-12, pre-register, Knox Farm Estate, East Aurora 826-8895 11 - Three Wired Design Pendants Workshop, pre-register, Roycroft Campus, East Aurora 655-0261 11 - Chowder Challenge, Martin’s Fantasy Island, Grand Island 773-7591 11 - Atlanta Rhythm Section 8pm, Seneca Niagara Casino, Niagara Falls 299-1100 11 - Tribute to the Troops, Sixty Inch Slick, Underground Stampede, Matt Woods, Matt Maloof, Next of Kin, Harbour Knights - a tribute to Jimmy Buffet and friends, prizes, giveaways, bbq chicken, roast beef, food, wine, beer, wine tasting 10am-5pm, Willow Creek Winery, Silver Creek 934-9463 11- Wreck & Roll Festival III, rock and roll acts for summer send-off party, Dunkirk Harbor 366-9876 11 - Chautauqua Music Showcase, professional artists from the local community participate in this annual music showcase, Jamestown 664-0991 11 - Emergency Service Expo & Chili Cook-off, Wellsville 585-593-9553 11 - Bicentennial Celebration, parade 12pm, food, craft vendors, historical exhibits, entertainment, fireworks, evening show, local band BRICK performs, Clarendon 585-638-6371 x100 11 - Dessert Theatre, 7:30pm progressive desserts while viewing film, reservations req’d., Shirt Factory Café, Medina 585-798-2633 11 - Homestead Festival, homemade crafts and craftsmanship, family fun, Beaver Meadow Audubon Center, N. Java 585-457-3228 11- Glen Iris 5K Run/Walk, prizes and food for participants, Letchworth State Park, Castile 585-493-5466 11 - Brick House Corners Fair, Chinese auction, historical exhibits, entertainment, bake sale, craft show, Pembroke Town Hall 585-542-5450 11 - Nature Photography clinic 10am-12pm, Genesee County Park, E. Bethany 585-344-1122 11 - Music is Art Festival, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo 816-4224 11 - Joann Caccaro performs contemporary folk music with Jim Schwartz opening 6pm, Black Eyed Susan Café, Angelica 585-466-3399 11-12 - Seneca Fall Festival, live music, Native American crafts, food, art show, sporting events, Seneca dance, music, parade at noon on Sat., free admission, Saylor Community Building & Grounds, Irving 532-4900 11-12 - Septemberfest, grape harvest celebration, grape stomping, food, wine, beer, live music, dancers, clowns, antique & classic car show both days, live & silent auctions for charity, chicken bbq, tours, tastings, Merritt Estate Winery, Forestville 888-965-4800 11-12 - Colden Sunkist Hills Festival, Kan Jam Tournament, Apple Pie Bake-off, Chili Cook-off, live music, parade, amusement rides, car show, beer tent, snowboard rail jam, lucky duck race in creek, Colden 941-3336 11-12 - Harvest Craft Festival, Amherst Museum 689-1440 11-12 - Johnny Appleseed Festival, live entertainment 1-4pm, pony & hayrides, orchard wagon rides, Becker Farms, Gasport 772-2211 11-12 - A Gilbert & Sullivan Cabaret, Riviera Theatre, N. Tonawanda 692-2413 11-12 - Enchanted Mountains Outdoor & Rec Sports Show, exhibitors related to outdoor & environmental education, sport, leisure, recreation, seminars, demos, activities, Rec Center, War Veterans Park & Bradner Stadium, Olean 372-4433 11-12,18-19 - Haunted Shoot-Outs, last shoot of the day in Western Town, Martin’s Fantasy Island, Grand Island 773-7591 11,10/9 - The Unexpected Guests, improv comedy 10pm, Reg Studio Theater, Jamestown 485-8953 11,10/9 - Flea Market and Taste of Amish, 9am-4pm vendors of all kinds, baked goods, flowers, produce, Museum open 10am-4pm, 4 Corners, Leon 296-5268 12 - Special Event Day, 1-4pm experts identify your fossils, rocks & minerals, fossil collecting, view sunspots, other family activities, Webelos Geology Badge (register at GNFC), Penn Dixie Site, Hamburg 627-4560 12 - Grandparent’s Day, make an origami present with Kyoko Roszman 2pm, Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum, N. Tonawanda 693-1885 12 - Ice Cream Social, food, music, make your own sundae, Sanborn-Lewiston Farm Museum, Sanborn 731-5982 12 - Plane Rides & Fly-in Pancake Breakfast, take a ride or watch flying activities with our without breakfast 7am-12pm, Pine Hill Airport, Albion 585-589-7758 12 - Genealogical Society Monthly Meeting, non-members welcome, Albion Town Hall 585-682-3311 12 - Antique Tractor Pull, Belfast Valley Park 585-808-5757 12 - Western Family Fun Wild West Show, 2:30-6pm with Wild Bunch Show at 3pm, quick draw, trick shooting, whip cracking, rope spinning, bank robbery & shootout, museum, saloon, refreshments, cemetery, depot, Prospect St., Sinclairville 962-5168 12 - Devil’s Hole Massacre Remembrance, commemorate the French & Indian War, pre-register, Devil’s Hole State Park, Niagara Falls 282-5154 12 - WNY Bridal Show, Fairgrounds, Hamburg 649-3900 12 - Ukrainian Festival 12-6pm, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Buffalo 873-5011 12 - Acoustic Sunday, Roycroft Inn, East Aurora 652-5551 12,19,26 - Buffalo Bills Football, free buffet at halftime, Mickey Rats Beach Club, Captain Kidds Restaurant, Angola-on-the-Lake 549-3000 or 549-5782 12-10/3 - Connections: Art Committee Invitational Exhibit, Kenan Center, Lockport 433-2617 13 - Genealogy: So You Found Your Family Member on the Internet - How Do You Know The Information is Right?, workshop gives useable tools to verify your discoveries 6:30pm, Computer Center, Pendergast Library, Jamestown 664-6256 14 - The Fiber Artist: Mary Ann Scarborough, Shirt Factory Café, Medina 585-343-9313 14 - Garden Bounty Celebration, a gardening, harvesting, cooking & eating experience, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Wyoming 585-786-2251 14 - Cruise Night 5-9pm in the parking lot, rain date: 8/31, live music from the Roadrunners, food & beverages, prizes and plaques, Hamburg Casino at the Fairgrounds, Hamburg 646-6109 15-19 - Quilt Seminar, variety of quilting techniques for all levels, pre-register, Amherst Museum 689-1440 x7716 15-29 - All You Can Eat Clams every Wed. 4-8pm for one low price along with our regular menu, Sunset Bay Restaurant, Sunset Bay/Irving 934-4070 16 - Winds, Waves and Wines, bountiful buffet of elegant hors d’ oeuvres and exotic desserts, regional wines and entertainment to benefit the Aquarium of Niagara, Conference Center, Niagara Falls 285-3575 16 - What Makes a Cottage Garden, workshop with author and artist Sara Baker Michalak 9:30-11am, pre-register, Lana’s The Little House, Forestville 965-2798 16 - Cruisin at the Creek, car show 5-9pm, last chance for registered show cars to get entry for 1984 Camaro drawing on Sept. 18 plus 10 random guests get entry, bbq chicken & roast beef dinners, wine tasting, wine & beer sales, live radio on site, prizes, give-aways, Willow Creek Winery, Silver Creek 934-9463 16-19 - Festival of Grapes, celebration of the grape harvest, Grape Stomping Thurs. 7pm, entertainment including Diva Show on Fri. & Terry Buchwald as Elvis on Sat., kids games, midway, firemen’s hose race, food, vendors, arts & crafts, grand parade 1pm Sun. followed by Motorcycle Show & Chicken BBQ at the VFW, Village Green, Silver Creek 560-5976 16-19 - Silver Creek Sidewalk Sale, Creation Station, Best Friends Country Store and Uncle Sam’s Army Navy Store will be holding special sales throughout the weekend with extended hours until 8pm Thurs.-Sat. and until 5pm on Sunday, Bottom of Oak Hill, Central Ave., Silver Creek 934-3498, 934-2203 or 934-4280 16-19 - Jazz at Chautauqua, 30 of the finest mainstream jazz musicians perform daily, limited seating, overnight packages available, Athenaeum Hotel, Chautauqua Institution, 814-724-2163 17 - Sportsmen Tavern (of Buffalo) Tribute with Gretchen Schulz & The Morvells 7pm, $1 drinks 6-7pm, Rose Brook Golf Course, Silver Creek 934-3835 17 - Bobby Rydell 8pm, Seneca Niagara Casino, Niagara Falls 299-1100 17 - Alan Hopkins performs traditional Civil War-era folk music 7:30pm, Black Eyed Susan Café, Angelica 585-466-3399 17-19 - Civil War Re-enactment, hundreds of costumed re-enactors, artillery, cavalry, encampment, battles, skirmishes, dance, ladies tea, sutlers (vendors), parade, living history, Angelica 585-610-3145 17-19 - Rock ‘n Oldies Weekend, music, costumes, classic car show, Village of Ellicottville 800-349-9099 17-19 - Heritage Harvest Festival, craft show, vendors, art show, Gowanda 532-0728 17,24 - DJ Dance Party 10pm, Mickey Rats Beach Club, Captain Kidds Restaurant, Angola-on-the-Lake 549-3000 or 549-5782 17-10/15 - Fiber Art, exhibit by Medis Kent, James Pendergast Library Art Gallery, Jamestown 484-7135 18 - Fall Festival, 10am-4pm exhibits, crafts for kids, face painting, guided nature walks, scavenger hunt, snowshoeing, Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve, Depew 683-5959 18 - Alden Farmer’s Market 8:30am-1pm, Community Organization Day, Alden Village Plaza Parking Lot 937-6177 18 - Wild Spirit Birds of Prey Workshop, USA Bird Supply, Clarence 407-3118 18 - Cloth Dolls Workshop 9am-12, pre-register, Knox Farm Estate, East Aurora 826-8895 18 - Hamburg Oktoberfest, authentic German music, food, wine & beer, Memorial Park, Hamburg 646-9979 18 - Long Point Cross Country Invitational, Long Point State Park, Bemus Point 488-0788 18 - Camaro Giveaway, must be pre-entered to win car but raffles, drawings and other events open to everyone, food, music, wine, beer, Willow Creek Winery, Silver Creek 934-9463 18 - Concord Grape Stomp, get a team of six together for a stomp you’ll never forget, register 1pm event at 2pm, receive commemorative T-shirt, winners receive a free case of wine, Becker Farms, Gasport 772-2211 18 - Monthly Organ Concert, Trio Con Brio featuring Jonas Nordwall, Donna Parker & Martin Ellis 7:30pm, Riviera Theatre, N. Tonawanda 692-2413 18 - Freedom Trail Festival, 12-6pm, Underground Railroad heritage celebration of Harriet Tubman’s journey through Niagara Falls and into Canada, Niagara Falls Public Library 285-1318 18 - Astronomy Night, 7pm telescopes will focus on Gibbous Waxing Moon, rising in east around 8pm are planets Jupiter and Uranus separated by only a few degrees, Andromeda M31, double star cluster NGC 869-884 in Perseus, Penn Dixie Site, Hamburg 627-4560 18 - Native American Heritage Days, traditional dances, culture, athletic & craft demos, food, vendors, Trailside Lodge, Letchworth State Park 585-493-3600 18 - Randy Travis 7pm, Seneca Allegany Casino 888-913-3377 18 - Laurie Hull/Tri-County Paranormal Event, Rolling Hills Asylum, E. Bethany 585-502-4066 18 - Traditional Civil War-era Folk Music 7:30-pm, Black Eyed Susan Café, Angelica 585-466-3399 18 - WNY Late Model and 358 Double Header, Little Valley Speedway 938-9146 18-19 - Niagara Celtic Heritage Festival & Highland Games, Scottish, Irish & Welsh cultural celebration, traditional foods, crafts, music, dancing, athletics, re-enactions, kids area, interactive events, Krull Park, Olcott 778-5730 18-19 - Quaker Arts Festival, over 300 artisans & craftsmen, entertainment, free admission, food available, Orchard Park Middle School 667-2787 18-19 - Civil War Living History Weekend 10am-4pm, Hull Family Home & Farmstead, Clarence 759-2345 18-19 - Cuba Garlic Festival, garlic themed food, live music, entertainment, garlic cook-off, arts, crafts, wine & cheese tasting, contests, food demos, Block Barn tours, artisans, petting zoo, family fun, no pets please, Empire City Farms, Cuba 585-968-5654 18-19 - Fall Festival, Canaseraga 800-836-1869 18-26 - Greater Niagara Fall Classic Derby, categories include salmon, rainbow/brown trout, lake trout, smallmouth bass, carp and walleye, through Niagara County 877-FALLS-US 18,25,10/2 - Sketching at Niagara Falls, sketch classes 1-4pm, Niagara Falls State Park 282-5154 18-10/24 - U-pick Apples every Sat. & Sun. 11am-3pm with train ride to orchard, Watt Farms County Market, Albion 585-589-8000 18-10/24 - Fall Harvest Celebration every Sat. & Sun.10am-5pm, corn mazes, family entertainment, pick your own fall produce, hayrides, pony rides, Brown’s Berry Patch, Waterport 585-682-5569 18-19,25-26,10/2-3,9-10,16-17,23-24 - Pumpkin Fiesta, live music 1-4pm, pony rides, farm animals, pig races, wine tasting, Becker Farms, Gasport 772-2211 18-10/30 - Marble Orchard Ghost Walks every Sat. 7-9pm, explore the grim and ghastly deeds of Lewiston’s best and worst, classic ghost stories, myths, true tales of tragedy, crime, murder, mystery, theatrical guides take you through Lewiston’s historic district and into the Village Cemetery for an offbeat, historical and educational tour, Meet at Courtyard, 476 Center St., Lewiston 754-0166 18-10/31 - Pumpkinville, family fun featuring Bounty Barn with locally produced jams & jellies, maple & honey products, fresh pressed apple cider, fall produce, donuts, baked goods, family activities, animals, Great Valley 699-2205 19 - Annual Golf Tournament, pre-register, restaurant closed, Trillium Lodge, Cherry Creek 296-8100 19 - Folk In Fredonia Free-For-All, great music and a story or two, free but ticket required, 1891 Fredonia Opera House 679-1891 19 - WNY Chamber Orchestra, Summer Serenade 4pm, King Concert Hall, Rockefeller Arts Center, SUNY Fredonia 673-3501 19 - Geology Merit Badge, register through GNFC, Penn Dixie Site, Hamburg 627-4560 19 - 5K Race/Walk, post-race party with drawings, prizes, beer, pizza, hot dogs, early registrants receive t-shirt, Shea’s Performing Arts Center, Buffalo 829-1172 19 - October Fest, German dinner 1-6pm, music by The Frankfurters 1-5pm, car & bike show, 5K race, food, beverages, safe activities for children, basket raffle, vendors, Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church, Newfane 778-7981 19 - Ice Cream Social, 11am-4pm food, make your own sundaes 1-4pm, Sanborn Band 1pm, River Dogs Dixieland & Jazz 2-4pm, Saunders Settlement Rd., Sanborn 731-5982 19 - Tractor Pull, South Dayton Firemen’s Grounds 988-5017 or 988-5905 21 - Summer Wine Night Grand Tasting Dinner, dinner & wine pairing $50pp, Roycroft Inn, East Aurora 652-5552 22 - Museum Book Club discussing A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon, free but register, Amherst Museum 689-1440 x7716 22,29 - All You Can Eat Clams 4-8pm for one low price along with our regular menu, Sunset Bay Restaurant, Sunset Bay/Irving 934-4070 23 - An Afternoon with Joe Whalen, 2pm local painter and educator will be on hand to explain his new art catalog: One Hundred Paintings, Niagara History Center 434-7433 23 - Open Mic Night, perform or watch 7:30pm, Shirt Factory Café, Medina 585-798-2633 23-10/2 - Alice in Wonderland, Riviera Theatre, N. Tonawanda 692-2413 24 - Sportsmen Tavern (of Buffalo) Tribute with The Thirds 7pm, $1 drinks 6-7pm, Rose Brook Golf Course, Silver Creek 934-3835 24 - Wind Soloists of New York, Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, St. Bonaventure, Olean 375-2479 24-26 - Quilting Around Chautauqua, 800+ quilts on display, over 65 vendors, classes, accommodations available, Athenaeum Hotel and throughout Chautauqua Institution 814-866-8227 24-26 - Chautauqua Bon Vivant, Sat. grand wine tasting, Sun. champagne infused brunch, showcases regional and local wines to benefit Centaur Stride, Chautauqua Suites, Mayville 326-4318 24-26 - Harvest Fest, celebrate the season with fresh produce, autumn activities, entertainment and tastings at each winery, Niagara Wine Trail, Niagara & Orleans Counties 772-2211 24-1/16 - Beyond/In Western New York 2010: Alternating Currents, juried exhibition of Western NY and Canadian artists, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo 882-8700 25 - Alden Farmer’s Market 8:30am-1pm, Fire Safety Day, Alden Village Plaza Parking Lot 937-6177 25 - Buffalo Audubon Society Workshop, USA Bird Supply, Clarence 407-3118 25 - Antique Tractor Day, Farmers’ Market, Clarence 759-2345 25 - Two Chain Necklaces Workshop, pre-register, Roycroft Campus, East Aurora 655-0261 25 - Fiber Festival 10am-5pm, Knox Farm Estate, East Aurora 826-8895 25 - Flea Market, Randolph 800-331-0543 25 - Visit the Farm Day, tour, purchase products including lumber, maple products, vegetables, flowers, horses, alpacas, sheep fiber, clothing, seasoning, dressings, beef, lamb, chicken at several farms throughout Allegany County 585-268-7644 x10 25 - Fall Festival, Park Circle, Angelica 800-836-1869 25 - Annual Pig Roast 3pm with entertainment by the Willie Schoellkopf Band featuring Bobbie Falk, Steve Sadoff, Jimmy Ehinger and Mike Phelps, Rose Brook Golf Course, Silver Creek 934-3835 25 - Blue & Gray 2010 Civil War Encampment, the 9th Cavalry is returning home, learn about living during the Civil War from soldier and family members camping at Fenton Mansion 9am-4pm, Fenton History Center, Jamestown 664-6256 25 - Run For Liberty, Audubon Nature Center, Jamestown 569-2345 25 - The Other Side of Mexico with Fran Reidelberger, a World Travel Series event 7:30pm, King Concert Hall, Rockefeller Arts Center, SUNY Fredonia 673-3501 25 - Annual Boat Burning Party and Drink Us Dry, Cabana Sam’s Beach Bar & Grill, Sunset Bay 934-9953 25 - Closing Party, drink specials all night, DJ Dance Party 10pm, Mickey Rats Beach Club, Captain Kidds Restaurant, Angola-on-the-Lake 549-3000 or 549-5782 25 - Oktoberfest in Buffalo Tour, explore why German immigrants became prosperous in brewing, flour milling, banking, and meat packing, must be 21 and pre-register, Forgotten Buffalo 833-5211 25 - Celtic Thunder, Shea’s Performing Arts Center, Buffalo 847-0850 25 - Buffalo Philharmonic Pops Concert 8pm, Kleinhan’s Music Hall, Buffalo 885-5000 25 - Ale in Autumn, pre-order your commemorative pilsner glass for $10, 3:30-7pm pick up glass at Visitor Center and then stop at each of the participating businesses and sample beer from around the world, door prizes, Chinese auction, raffles, Orleans County Chamber of Commerce, Medina 585-590-0699 or 585-734-5801 25 - Ernie & Andy Lawrence perform acoustic blues & folk with Jim Schwartz opening 6pm, Black Eyed Susan Café, Angelica 585-466-3399 25 - Free Nature Walk 9am, Pfeiffer Nature Center, Portville 933-0187 25-26 - Iroquois Beadwork Conference, collectors and enthusiasts gather from throughout the region, fashion show of traditional Iroquois outfits, beadwork exhibit, market to buy and sell beadwork items and supplies, juried beadwork contest, presentations, panel discussions, meals included with registration, Seneca Nation of Indians Administration Building, Salamanca 945-1760 25-26 - Niagara Wildlife Festival, free admission & parking, family fun, live birds of prey, old and new world primates, reptiles, exotic animal presentations by renowned wildlife naturalists, outdoor educators, environmental exhibitors, wildlife rehabilitators, food, entertainment, Niagara Power Project Power Vista, Lewiston 286-6661 25-26 - Lewiston Harvest Festival, over 100 fine craft artists, entertainment, wine and food sampling, Center & N, Third Sts., Lewiston754-9500 25-26 - Oinktoberfest, NY State’s BBQ Cook-off, food, entertainment, family fun, corn maze, gem mining, cow train, pig races, contests, pumpkin sales, contests, The Great Pumpkin Farm, Clarence 759-8483 25-26 - National Alpaca Farm Day, refreshments, fiber demos, gifts, fiber products, 10am-6pm, Sandy Creek Alpacas 585-659-9165, 10am-5pm Northwoods Alpacas, Bergen 585-494-1371 25-26 - AppleUmpkin Festival, over 200 craft vendors, non-stop musical entertainment, baking contest, street entertainers, harvest food, Historic Village of Wyoming 585-495-9940 25,10/2 - Winery Trains, board in Lockport, scenic ride along the Erie Canal with continental breakfast, tour Medina Railroad Museum, ride to Spring Lake Winery for lunch, wine & music by the lake, return to Lockport for tickets call 439-5253 25-26,10/2-3,9-10,16-17,23-24 - Pumpkin Fiesta, live music 1-4pm, pony rides, farm animals, pig races, wine tasting, Becker Farms, Gasport 772-2211 25-10/31 - Fall Festival, every weekend the celebration includes corn maze, mining for gems, hay rides, cow train, amusement rides, face painting, magic, juggling, cackling hen revue, food, pumpkins, pumpkin carving, and other special events and contests each weekend, The Great Pumpkin Farm, Clarence 759-8483 26 - Sunday Open House, personal collection of Prof. Henry Ward of Ward Science of Rochester, 3-5pm special guests share knowledge about this scientist, explorer, museum builder and business founder, Ward collected geological samples and became interested in meteorites building a large collection, Village Hall of Wyoming 585-591-3506 26 - Bemus Point 15K 9am, Long Point State Park, Bemus Point 488-0788 26 - Busti Apple Festival, 11am-5pm arts & crafts, 19th-century skill life demos, 1838 grist mill tours, apple cider & other favorites, concessions, farmer’s market, mill tours, Busti Grist Mill & Museum, Busti 483-0134 26 - Hiroshima 7pm, Seneca Niagara Casino, Niagara Falls 299-1100 26,10/3,10,17 - Sunday in the Country, 11:30am deluxe brunch at the Roycroft Inn in East Aurora followed by an old-fashioned trolley ride through the countryside to Graycliff, the country estate in Derby designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, tour the estate and grounds before returning to the Roycroft Inn approx. 3:30pm, reserve early, Graycliff, Derby 947-9217 26-10/31 - Art Exhibition by Society of Marine Artists, 52 original pieces, Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park, Buffalo 847-1773 29 - All You Can Eat Clams 4-8pm for one low price along with our regular menu, Sunset Bay Restaurant, Sunset Bay/Irving 934-4070 29 - The Corvettes Doo Wop Revue 2 & 7pm, Riviera Theatre, N. Tonawanda 692-2413 BACK TO TOP OCTOBER 1 - First Friday Lunch Bunch, nature speaker, bring your own bag lunch, coffee provided, Audubon Center & Sanctuary, Jamestown 569-2345 1 - Beer Cheese Festival, Cuba 800-836-1869 1 - disABILITIES Film Festival and Speaker Series, Drama Room, UB Center for the Arts 7:30-10pm, 629-3626 1 - Sun of Season: Annual Waterfowlers Training Program, registered junior hunters (12-17 yrs.) waterfowl identification, equipment safety, ethics, 8am-4pm, Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge 585-948-5445 1 - Play Late ‘Til Eight, museum open until 8pm, pizza, veggies & drink available from 5:30-7pm, Explore & More…a children’s museum, East Aurora 655-5131 1-2 - Enchanted Forest, non-scary Halloween event, Audubon Center & Sanctuary, Jamestown 569-2345 1-2 - Antique Show & Sale, 10am-4pm to benefit Holland Land Office Museum, Batavia Downs 585-343-4727 1-2 - Family Weekend, Fall Along the Amish Trail, throughout Cattaraugus and Chautauqua Counties 358-9701 x208 1-2 - Ghost Scavenger Hunt, stop at participating businesses on and around Route 39 to find the ghost and one other item, over $700 in prizes including a homemade quilt from the Quilt Farm, Springville, East Concord, Langford & Collins 864-0004 1-3 - Falling Leaves Festival, arts & crafts, outdoorsmen show, live bands, dance demos, car show, rides, children’s entertainment, food, contests, grand parade Sunday, Jefferson Street Park, Salamanca 945-2034 1-3 - The Peak Polka Fest, live entertainment, Peek ‘n Peak Resort & Spa, Clymer 355-4141 1-10 - Buffalo Film Festival, throughout Buffalo/Niagara Region 827-3534 1-10 - Something’s Afoot, musical spoof of Agatha Christie’s murder mysteries, Lancaster Opera House 683-1776 1-17 - Weavers Guild Exhibit: Beyond the Fringe, Amherst Museum 689-1440 1,8,15,22,29 - Free Music Fridays 8pm-midnight, Hard Rock Café, Niagara Falls 282-0007 1-31 - Energy Awareness Month, Niagara Power Project Power Vista, Lewiston 286-6661 1-3,6,8-10,13,15-17,20,22-24,27,29-31 - Ressler’s Corn Maize, interactive corn maze, mini tractor trail, corn box, hay tunnel, farm animal zoo, general store, party room, refreshments, pumpkins, fall mums, decorations, family fun, East Arcade Rd., Arcade 585-492-2260 or 585-322-4575 1-3,8-10,15-17,29-31, Fall Foliage Runs, Arcade & Attica Railroad, Arcade 585-492-3100 2 - Alden Farmer’s Market 8:30am-1pm, closing day with Polish Heritage Dancers, Costume & Pet Parade 11am, raffle drawing, Alden Village Plaza Parking Lot 937-6177 2 - Scare-assic Park Pirate Fest, 4-9pm telescopes to view sunspots & solar flares, after dark Jupiter and Uranus in east, Mars in west, The Owl start cluster NGC 457 in Cassiopeia, Andromeda M31, Ring Nebula M57, Dumbbell Nebula M27, M13 in southwest and other constellations, Penn Dixie Site, Hamburg 627-4560 2 - Store Grand Opening with all day events and activities plus a speaker from Buffalo Audubon Society, USA Bird Supply, Clarence 407-3118 2 - German American Musicians Annual Oktoberfest, music 6-10pm, traditional food, beer, dance music, free schnapps, The Lamm Post, Williamsville 574-0060 2 - Buffalo Philharmonic Classics Series 8pm, Kleinhan’s Music Hall, Buffalo 885-5000 2 - Fall Shootout at the Bull Ring, racing starts 4pm, gates open at noon, WCIS Season Championships, Wyoming County International Speedway, Perry 585-237-2510 or 237-2580 2 - Winery Trains, board in Lockport, scenic ride along the Erie Canal with continental breakfast, tour Medina Railroad Museum, ride to Spring Lake Winery for lunch, wine & music by the lake, return to Lockport for tickets call 439-5253 2 - Go Art! Gala, arts awards, live entertainment, silent auction, dinner, Go Art!, Batavia 585-343-9313 2 - Arts & Crafts Style on the Cheap, accessorize on a simple budget, pre-register, Roycroft Campus, East Aurora 655-0261 2 - T-N-T: The Tonawandas Tour, industrial sites, private clubs and few surprises, must be 21 and pre-register, Forgotten Buffalo 833-5211 2 - Oktoberfest and German Auto and Motorcycle Show, 2-10pm brewing competition, Best Apfel Dessert Contest, food, entertainment by the Frankfurters, Firemen’s Park, Springville 592-7001 2 - Fall Festival, extreme cowboy event 10am, 9am-4pm Taste of the Amish, Flea Market, crafters, wagon rides, 4 Corners, Leon 296-5268 2 - Acoustic Finger-style Guitar with Peter Collin, Jim Schwartz opens 6pm, Black Eyed Susan Café, Angelica 585-466-3399 2-3 - World Pumpkin Weigh-off, food, entertainment, family fun, corn maze, gem mining, cow train, pig races, contests, pumpkin sales, contests, The Great Pumpkin Farm, Clarence 759-8483 2-3 - Halloween Fun, 12-6pm wear your costume, friendly spooks, kid-friendly scary cartoons, costume judging, free apples and pumpkins (one per child) while they last, last weekend park is open, Olcott Beach Carousel Park 778-7066 2-3 - Niagara Apple Festival, indoor/outdoor country craft show, farm fresh produce, contests, best apple dessert contest, local wines, Apple Jam Kidz area featuring pony rides, petting zoo, hayride, live entertainment, exhibits, demos, Niagara County Fairgrounds, Lockport 553-3049 2-3 - Harvest Festival, 10am-5pm historical demos of spinning and weaving, log hewing, fireplace cooking, arts & crafts, tour 1840s carriage barn & 1890 school, weaving shed, quilt show, homemade food & produce, Harmony Historical Society, Blockville 782-4066 2,9 - Saints & Sinners Lake View Cemetery Tours, 3-8pm uncover some of the more than 43,000 personal stories, wear comfortable shoes, dress for weather, bring flashlight for later tours, pre-register, Lakeview Cemetery, Jamestown 664-6256 2,16 - Night Sky Observatory, special public viewing nights begin at dusk, Beaver Meadow Audubon Center, N. Java 585-457-3228 2-3,9-10,16-17,23-24 - Pumpkin Fiesta, live music 1-4pm, pony rides, farm animals, pig races, wine tasting, Becker Farms, Gasport 772-2211 2-3,9-11,16-17,23-24, Halloween & Pirate Festival, Halloween Village, 6 family shows 11am-5pm, Holiday Hollow, Corfu 585-762-8160 2-30 - The Brick Haunted House, every Friday, Andover 800-836-1869 2-31 - Scarecrow Display, Scarecrows enchant visitors along main streets of Lewiston, Sanborn Ransomville and Youngstown 754-9500 3 - Year-End Celebration, 2pm tour restored one-room schoolhouse museum, presentation about the Schoolhouse, Remembrance Bricks Dedication, raffle drawing, refreshments, free admission, Schoolhouse #8, North Collins 337-3341 3 - Apple Harvest Festival, country fair featuring music, dancers, old time village displays, crafters, vendors, Civil War encampment, farm machines, museum, food, Ide Rd. at West Creek Rd., Newfane 778-5274 3 - Cabbage Festival, sample cabbage inspired cuisine, cabbage fashion show contest, petting zoo, pony rides, Ransomville Fire Dept. Grounds 754-9500 3 - Acoustic Sunday, Roycroft Inn, East Aurora 652-5551 3 - The Great American Garage Sale, the first Sunday of the month, antiques, collectibles, huge selection of new and used items, Antique World, Clarence 759-8483 3- Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off, Pumpkinville, Great Valley 699-2205 3-8 - Band Camp, group music-making for adult beginners and re-entry for adults who played in school, lodging & meals included, Chautauqua Institution 357-6389 3,10 - Twilight Mausoleum Tours, behind the scenes tour of a number of elegant mausoleums, light refreshments follow tour 8pm, pre-register, Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown 664-6256 4-5 - Traffic Survival Workshop, save 10% off your auto insurance for 3 years or reduce 4 points from your driving record 6-9pm, Marienthal Country Inn, Eden 337-0160 6 - Monthly Organ Concert with Ron Reseigh 2pm, Riviera Theatre, N. Tonawanda 692-2413 6 - Make A Groovy Tie Dyed Shirt 6-8pm, Pfeiffer Nature Center, Portville 933-0187 6-27 - Explore Even More, every Wednesday 10am-12pm extra hands-on fun with crafts, activities and stories, Explore & More…a children’s museum, East Aurora 655-5131 7 - Acoustic Open Mic Night 7-10pm, Black Eyed Susan Café, Angelica 585-466-3399 8-9 - Sports Weekend, Fall Along the Amish Trail, throughout Cattaraugus and Chautauqua Counties 358-9701 x208 8-9 - Cirque D’ Or, The Golden Dragon Acrobats, Riviera Theatre, N. Tonawanda 692-2413 8-9 - Buffalo Philharmonic Pops Concert, Fri. 10:30am, Sat. 8pm, Kleinhan’s Music Hall, Buffalo 885-5000 8-10 - Enchanted Forest, visit with some of the nocturnal critters, reservations req’d., Beaver Meadow Audubon Center, N. Java 585-457-3228 8-11 - Intermediate Copper Repousse Workshop, pre-register, Roycroft Campus, East Aurora 655-0261 8-10,15-17,22-24,29-30 - Haunted Hayride, 7-9pm solve the puzzle to find your way out of the Castle Labyrinth with its twists and turns and then begin the terrifying Haunted Hayride, Becker Farms, Gasport 772-2211 8-9,15-16,29-30 - Candlelight Tours, completely restored 1800s Victorian mansion, Van Horn Mansion, Burt 778-7197 9 - Chili Cook-off to benefit Hospice, Cross Roads Farm, Food & Craft Market, Westfield 326-6278 9 - Earth Science Day, 9am-3pm talk to earth scientists as they exhibit and demonstrate their professions, see a drill rig demonstrating rock coring & drilling, view sunspots, collect fossils, other family activities, Girl Scout badge program, Penn Dixie Site, Hamburg 627-4560 9 - Clarence Chamber Business Expo, Eastern Hills Mall, Clarence 759-2345 9 - Concert with Nan Hoffman & Joe Turmino, folk and ballads 7:30-9pm, Lakeside Beach State Park, Waterport 585-682-4888 or 585-682-5246 9 - Columbus Day Square Dance 7-10pm, Medina Stone Farm 585-798-9238 9 - Dessert Theatre, multi-course progressive desserts while viewing film, reservations req’d., Shirt Factory Café, Medina 585-798-2633 9 - Craft & Vendor Show, homemade crafts & vendors selling various products, Harris Corners Fire Dept., Strykersville 585-535-7336 9 - Little Explorers & Nature Detectives, 10am-12pm for ages 3-8 and their favorite grown-up starts inside but always an outdoor exploration so dress for weather, pre-register, Audubon Nature Center, Jamestown 569-2345 9 - The Unexpected Guests, improv comedy 10pm, Reg Studio Theater, Jamestown 485-8953 9 - Folk Music by Maria Gillard with Jim Scwartz opening 6pm, Black Eyed Susan Café, Angelica 585-466-3399 9 - Flea Market and Taste of Amish, 9am-4pm vendors of all kinds, baked goods, flowers, produce, Museum open 10am-4pm, 4 Corners, Leon 296-5268 9-10 - Pot Luck Trail Ride, free camping & entertainment, pre-register for electric site 969-7390, Little Valley Horse Park 969-7390 9-10 - Fall Festival, food, arts & crafts, entertainment, Holiday Valley Resort & Village of Ellicottville 800-349-9099 9-11 - Letchworth Arts & Crafts Show & Sale, over 300 craft exhibitors, food vendors, live entertainment, (shuttle from Perry Business Center Parking Lot 585-786-6050 or 800-627-0481), Highbanks Recreation Area, Letchworth State Park 585-237-3517 9-11 - Fall in Nunda, scarecrow contest throughout the village, quilt show (weather dependent), local merchants hold sales, Nunda 585-468-2320 9-11 - Pumpkin Farm Olympics, pumpkin drop, food, entertainment, family fun, corn maze, gem mining, cow train, pig races, contests, pumpkin sales, contests, The Great Pumpkin Farm, Clarence 759-8483 9-10,16-17 - Annual Fall Fest, 75 juried crafters, farmer’s market, ski lift rides, snow sports equipment swap, kids activities, early bird winter discounts, Peek ‘n Peak Resort & Spa, Clymer 355-4141 9-10,16-17,23-24 - Pumpkin Fiesta, live music 1-4pm, pony rides, farm animals, pig races, wine tasting, Becker Farms, Gasport 772-2211 9-10,12,15 (11am only),16-17,19,23-24 - Fall Foliage Train Rides, 11am & 2pm 2-hour train ride through the historic Erie Canal corridor, includes museum admission, Medina Railroad Museum 585-798-6106 9,16,23,30, Plein Air Watercolor Painting Workshop, pre-register, Roycroft Campus, East Aurora 655-0261 10 - Orleans County Genealogical Society Meeting 7pm, non-members welcome, Albion Town Hall 585-682-3311 10 - Concert with Don Newcomb Band 7:30-9pm, 50s, 60s rock and country, 7:30-9pm, Lakeside Beach State Park, Waterport 585-682-4888 or 585-682-5246 12,15 (11am only),16-17,19,23-24 - Fall Foliage Train Rides, 11am & 2pm 2-hour train ride through the historic Erie Canal corridor, includes museum admission, Medina Railroad Museum 585-798-6106 14-15 - Cooking with the Calamari Sisters, Riviera Theatre, N. Tonawanda 692-2413 14-31 - Mary Poppins, Shea’s Performing Arts Center, Buffalo 847-0850 14-11/7 - The Last Night of Ballyhoo, Jewish Repertory Theatre, Alleyway Theatre, Buffalo 688-4114 x334 15 - Clarence Darrow featuring James Ivey, 8pm one-man play focuses on the champion of the underdog, portrays the lawyer for everyman and the defining moments of Darrow’s career, 1891 Fredonia Opera House 679-1891 15 - Jose Obando and Musicians: Ceremonial Origins of Salsa 7:30pm, Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, St. Bonaventure, Olean 375-2479 15-16 - Harvest Moon Cemetery Tour, every 1/2-hour 7pm-10pm, horse-drawn trolley tour through local cemetery, ghostly guides to 200 years of heroes & villains, tales & atmosphere in keeping with the season, reservations required, Barker Commons, Fredonia 672-4818 or 888-414-4818 15-16 - Women’s Weekend, Fall Along the Amish Trail, throughout Cattaraugus and Chautauqua Counties 358-9701 x208 15,22 - Ghost Walk…Murder, Mystery & Mayhem, tour led by cloaked guides with lanterns 8 & 8:30pm, The Engine House, Batavia 585-344-2550 x2613 15-23 - Charley’s Aunt, Marvel Theatre, Rockefeller Arts Center, SUNY Fredonia 673-3501 15-24 - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Lancaster Opera House 683-1776 15 (11am only),16-17,19,23-24 - Fall Foliage Train Rides, 11am & 2pm 2-hour train ride through the historic Erie Canal corridor, includes museum admission, Medina Railroad Museum 585-798-6106 15-17,22-24,29-30 - Haunted Hayride, 7-9pm solve the puzzle to find your way out of the Castle Labyrinth with its twists and turns and then begin the terrifying Haunted Hayride, Becker Farms, Gasport 772-2211 16 - WNY Land Conservancy Workshop, USA Bird Supply, Clarence 407-3118 16 - Astronomy Night, 6pm Jupiter and Uranus in the east, double star cluster in Perseus, E.T. star cluster NGC 457 in Cassiopeia, star cluster M15 in Pegasus, Penn Dixie Site, Hamburg 627-4560 16 - Sweetest Day Package, romance for two on the Niagara River, dinner cruise aboard the Grand Lady (sailing 6-9pm), one night’s stay including breakfast in the morning, Holiday Inn Grand Island 774-8594 16 - Buffalo Philharmonic Pops Concert 8pm, Kleinhan’s Music Hall, Buffalo 885-5000 16 - Soar With Aurora Craft Fair, local crafters, flea market, bake sale, basket raffle, door prizes, refreshments, benefits community projects, Nativity Lutheran Church, East Aurora 515-8209 16 - Package Wrapped Sea Glass Pendant and Earrings, pre-register, Roycroft Campus, East Aurora 655-0261 16 - Farm to Table Dinner, 5-course dinner prepared with all local ingredients by local producers, overnight guests enjoy a hearty breakfast and farm tour on Sun. 10-4pm, Athenaeum Hotel, Chautauqua Institution 800-821-1881 16 - Oktoberfest, German food & drink specials, live music, fashion show, wine & beer tasting, hayrides, pumpkin carving, scarecrow contest, auction, Trillium Lodge, Cherry Creek 296-8100 16 - Storytelling: It’s Your Turn! With Christopher Shaw, 2pm performance begins with an Adirondack Tall Tale leading volunteers from the audience to in a round storytelling technique, performance is for young people, An Evening of Storytelling with Christopher Shaw, 7:30pm show includes and evening of great stories and music, 1891 Fredonia Opera House 679-1891 16 - The Black Crowes 7pm, Seneca Allegany Casino 888-913-3377 16 - Country & Americana Music with Jed Curran, Jim Schwartz opening 6pm, Black Eyed Susan Café, Angelica 585-466-3399 16 - Indian Foods Dinner, sample traditional Seneca Indian food, roast turkey, venison, hull corn soup, boiled corn bread, mashed beans, squash, fried salt pork, crafts, baked goods sold, Jo-Jo Redeye Building, Salamanca 945-2047 or 945-1529 16-17 - Trebuchet Contest, watch local high schools compete by catapulting pumpkins 500 feet, food, entertainment, family fun, corn maze, gem mining, cow train, pig races, contests, pumpkin sales, contests, The Great Pumpkin Farm, Clarence 759-8483 16-17 - Doors Open Niagara, 10-4pm (depending on site) historical and architecturally significant locations throughout the Niagara Region will open their doors free of charge, Ontario, Canada, Erie & Niagara Counties in Western NY 877-884-2736 x157 16-17 - Allegany Artisan Studio Tour, visit artists in their studios, throughout Allegany County 800-836-1869 16,23 - Haunted Fortress, ghosts and ghouls from the past walk again among historic buildings, Old Fort Niagara, Youngstown 745-7611 16,23 - Halloween Candlelight Cemetery Tour, 7-8:30pm costumed actors portray historic Batavians, Batavia Cemetery 585-343-0248 16-17,23-24 - Pumpkin Fiesta, live music 1-4pm, pony rides, farm animals, pig races, wine tasting, Becker Farms, Gasport 772-2211 16-17,19,23-24 - Fall Foliage Train Rides, 11am & 2pm 2-hour train ride through the historic Erie Canal corridor, includes museum admission, Medina Railroad Museum 585-798-6106 17 - Winetique Festival, Niagara County wineries, antique show, chowder, farmers market, basket auction, music, fall crafts, Sanborn 754-9500 17 - Ridgewalk and Run, Wellsville 800-836-1869 17-23 - disABILITY History Week, Museum of Disability History, Amherst 629-3626 18-22 - Watercolor Workshop with Nava Grunfeld, for all levels using 3 colors, classes geared toward individual artist, 30% off rooms at the B&B for students, Marienthal Country Inn, Eden 337-0160 19 - Spoken Word Poetry Reading 7pm, Black Eyed Susan Café, Angelica 585-466-3399 19,23-24 - Fall Foliage Train Rides, 11am & 2pm 2-hour train ride through the historic Erie Canal corridor, includes museum admission, Medina Railroad Museum 585-798-6106 20 - Museum Book Club discussing Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris, free but register, Amherst Museum 689-1440 x7716 21 - Go Organic at Lana’s, 9:30-11am organic gardening workshop by author & artist, Sara Baker Michalak, reservations required 965-2798 21-23 - Fall Catch & Release Fly Fishing Contest, breakfast 4-6am, dinner 3pm, daily prizes, Archer’s Club, Oak Orchard River 585-682-3067 or 585-682-4546 22 - Halloween Spooktacular, 5:30-8pm non-scary event for young families, games, crafts, treats, Wondermaker - Stories from the Pumpkin Patch 6pm, Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum, N. Tonawanda 693-1885 22 - The Boston Brass 8pm, King Concert Hall, Rockefeller Arts Center, SUNY Fredonia 673-3501 22-23 - Quilt Weekend, Fall Along the Amish Trail, throughout Cattaraugus and Chautauqua Counties 358-9701 x208 22-24,29-30 - Haunted Hayride, 7-9pm solve the puzzle to find your way out of the Castle Labyrinth with its twists and turns and then begin the terrifying Haunted Hayride, Becker Farms, Gasport 772-2211 22-11/14 - Antony & Cleopatra, Road Less Traveled Productions, Market Arcade Film & Arts Center, Buffalo 745-3000 22-11/17 - Ceramics and Watercolors, exhibit by Elliott Hutten & Robin Zefers Clark, James Pendergast Library Art Gallery, Jamestown 484-7135 22-1/30/11 - Shared Lines: Drawing and Handwriting Exhibition, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo 882-8700 23 - Falls Street Oktoberfest, beer, food, entertainment that reflect the German tradition, Old Falls Street, Niagara Falls 278-2100 23 - Cobblestone Society Museum’s 50th Anniversary, Childs 585-589-9013 23 - Societies & Clubs Tour, many of the most spectacular spaces can be found among non-assuming private clubs, insider access to 4 of these hidden gems, must be 21 and pre-register, Forgotten Buffalo 833-5211 23 - Beer & Wine Festival, sample 20 local breweries, local, regional and national wines, Blue Grass music, Peek ‘n Peak Resort & Spa, Clymer 355-4141 23 - Bottleneck Slide and Finger-style Blues with Gordon Munding, Jim Schwartz opening 6pm, Black Eyed Susan Café, Angelica 585-466-3399 23 - Introduction to Brewing, 10:30am-2:30pm overview of brewing process, sample yummy mixes, prepare your own brew to take home, Pfeiffer Nature Center, Portville 933-0187 23-24 - Fall Foliage Train Rides, 11am & 2pm 2-hour train ride through the historic Erie Canal corridor, includes museum admission, Medina Railroad Museum 585-798-6106 23-24 - Pumpkin Fiesta, live music 1-4pm, pony rides, farm animals, pig races, wine tasting, Becker Farms, Gasport 772-2211 23-24 - Halloween Haunted House, ghosts & goblins haunt the Curriers Station, Arcade & Attica Railroad, Arcade 585-492-3100 23-24 - World Pumpkin Pie Eating Competition, food, entertainment, family fun, corn maze, gem mining, cow train, pig races, contests, pumpkin sales, contests, The Great Pumpkin Farm, Clarence 759-8483 24 - Sunday Open House, personal collection of Prof. Henry Ward of Ward Science of Rochester, 3-5pm special guests share knowledge about this scientist, explorer, museum builder and business founder, Ward collected geological samples and became interested in meteorites building a large collection, Village Hall of Wyoming 585-591-3506 23-24 - Buffalo Philharmonic Classic Series Sat. 8pm, Sun. 2:30pm, Kleinhan’s Music Hall, Buffalo 885-5000 24 - Not So Scary Halloween Party 1-3pm, Explore & More…a children’s museum, East Aurora 655-5131 24 - Toy Show, collectibles and antiques, 160 tables 10am-3pm, Hearthstone Manor, Depew 839-1006 26 - Young People’s Concert & String Workshop, Genesee Symphony Orchestra 4-6pm with pre-concert talk & instrument demos, Stuart Steiner Theatre, Genesee Community College, Batavia 585-343-0055 x6814 26-11/14 - Dixie’s Tupperware Party, adult comedy, Shea’s Smith Theatre, Buffalo 847-0850 27 - Make Recycled Paper, 6-8pm learn papermaking with recycled newspaper, make note cards, Pfeiffer Nature Center, Portville 933-0187 28 - Open Mic Night, 7:30-9:30pm perform or watch, Shirt Factory Café, Medina 585-798-2633 29 - An Evening of Chopin & Liszt with Thomas Pandolfi 8pm, 1891 Fredonia Opera House 679-1891 29 - Fleetwood Mix, musical recreation of Fleetwood Mac 7:30pm, Lancaster Opera House 683-1776 29 - Rocky Horror Picture Show Party 10pm, Riviera Theatre, N. Tonawanda 692-2413 29-30 - Haunted Hayride, 7-9pm solve the puzzle to find your way out of the Castle Labyrinth with its twists and turns and then begin the terrifying Haunted Hayride, Becker Farms, Gasport 772-2211 29-30 - Halloween Weekend, Fall Along the Amish Trail, throughout Cattaraugus and Chautauqua Counties 358-9701 x208 29-30 - Halloween Trick or Treat, gently spooky historic buildings geared toward children 3-10 yrs., prepaid reservations required, Amherst Museum 689-1440 29-31 - Hallowine Murder Mystery Weekend, 10am-6pm collect clues at each winery to solve the murder mystery and be entered to win great wine prize, includes tasting at each winery, Niagara Wine Trail, Niagara & Orleans Counties 772-2211 30 - Celebrate Halloween with the Witch who will help frighten your day, Cross Roads Farm, Food & Craft Market, Westfield 326-6278 30 - Halloween Party & Costume Contest, Trillium Lodge, Cherry Creek 296-8100 30 - Halloween Spooktacular, 10am-4pm games, treats, haunted house, Niagara Power Project Power Vista, Lewiston 286-6661 30 - Halloween Parade & Block Party, food, entertainment, Old Falls Street, Niagara Falls 278-2100 30 - Halloween Happening, spooky, safe and fun environment, kids who dress as favorite sea creature receive free admission, Aquarium of Niagara, Niagara Falls 285-3575 30 - Heritage 5K, 10am, Ellery Town Park, Greenhurst 985-6712 30 - Race Car Swap Meet, Belfast Valley Park 585-808-5757 30 - A Deliverance, a movie and ghost hunt 7pm, Riviera Theatre, N. Tonawanda 692-2413 30 - Northern Europe: Journey to Iceland, Norway, London, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Russia, Poland and Prague with Marlin Darrah 7:30pm, A World Travel Series, King Concert Hall, Rockefeller Arts Center, SUNY Fredonia 673-3501 30 - Buffalo Philharmonic Pops Concert 8pm, Kleinhan’s Music Hall, Buffalo 885-5000 30 - JJ Swing, horn based band plays all your favorites 7:30pm, includes beer, wine &* hors d’oeuvres, Lancaster Opera House 683-1776 30 - Oktoberfest, 6-midnight food, full bar, German music, raffle, Knights o Columbus, Cheektowaga 697-8222 30 - Emma Tyme Performs Alt-Pop with Jim Schwartz opening 6pm, Black Eyed Susan Café, Angelica 585-466-3399 30 - Pumpkin Carving Festival and Forest Luminary Walk, 5-8pm enjoy pumpkin carving, cider, festive games, Pfeiffer Nature Center, Portville 933-0187 31 - WNY Chamber Orchestra, Sacred Words, Sacred Music 4pm, King Concert Hall, Rockefeller Arts Center, SUNY Fredonia 673-3501 BACK TO TOP NOVEMBER BACK TO TOP < a name="december">DECEMBER BACK TO TOP < Navigation: Home - Calendar Of Events Allegany County - Cattaraugus County - Chautauqua County Erie County - Genesee County - Niagara County Orleans County - Wyoming County - Other WNY Counties Copyright 2010 Explore New York all rights reserved No text or images can be used from this site without permission To find out more about being a part of Explore NY magazine or the web site: Forge Ahead Promotions, Inc. 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