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The following events were submitted too late to appear in the printed version of WNY Family or limited space may have prevented us from including them... but it may not be too late for you and your family to enjoy them!
February 2009
FEBRUARY 3
Motherless Daughters Group, Circle of Daughters, Inc., 4263 St. Francis Dr., Hamburg, 7-9pm. Open to women who have lost their mothers through death. $10. Call Day Cummings, LMSW, RN at 627-4934.
FEBRUARY 6
Talking Phone Book Snowflake Festival, Audubon Center and Sanctuary, 1600 Riverside Rd., off Rte. 62 between Jamestown and Warren, 11am-4:30pm. Event includes outdoor and indoor activities. Snowshoeing, sleigh rides, sledding, children’s crafts, reptiles, raptors, astronomy, photography, food and more. $5, children under 12 FREE. Call 569-2345 or visit www.jamestownaudubon.org.
Great Backyard Bird Count Kick-off Event, DeVeaux Woods State Park, 3180 DeVeaux Woods Dr., Niagara Falls, 11am-3pm. Join Audubon and NYS Park Naturalists for fun-filled festival featuring games, crafts, refreshments, nature walks and live bird of prey demonstration. Learn how to help migratory birds by participating in the Great Backyard Bird Count over President’s Day weekend. Call 282-5154 for info.
Valentine’s Day Craft, North Tonawanda Public Library, 505 Meadow Dr., N. Tonawanda, 10am-4pm. Come to the Children’s Room any time during craft hours and make a Valentine sculpture. Children 5 and under may require parent’s help. No registration needed. Call 693-4132 for info.
Art Express Family Workshops, Castellani Art Museum, 5795 Lewiston Rd., Niagara University, every Saturday in February at 2pm. Features storytelling, gallery tours and art workshop. $3/person. Call 286-8200 to register.
Celebrate Black History Month, Niagara Power Project Power Vista Visitor’s Center, 5777 Lewiston Rd., Lewiston, 11am. FREE event features Underground Railroad presentation and 1pm performance by Muhammad School of Music Chamber Players. Visitors attending both welcome to bring bag lunch. Call 286-6661 or visit www.nypa.gov.
FEBRUARY 9
Listening and Responding to Children, Parent Network of WNY, 1000 Main St., Buffalo, 6-8pm. Workshop emphasizes the importance of good communication skills in developing a close, positive relationship with your child. Call 332-4170 or visit www.parentnetworkwny.org to register.
FEBRUARY 12
Gusto at the Gallery Family Night: Topographies, Maps and Underground, Over the Moon, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo, 3-10pm. Follow a treasure map through the special exhibition Topographies, create your own map and see theatreFiguren puppet performance inspired by Underground Railroad. FREE. Visit www.albrightknox.org.
FEBRUARY 13
Dash For The Dome, The Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Ave., Buffalo, 10am. 5K race and walk to benefit Gardens. Race course within South Park, post race party inside Gardens. Call 827-1584, ext.305 or visit www.buffalogardens.com for info and registration.
Rollin’ in the Park, Niagara Falls State Park, Prospect St., Niagara Falls, 10am-12pm and 2-4pm. Old-fashioned trolley ride with interpretation from Park Naturalist, stops include Horseshoe Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, American Falls and Niagara Gorge Discovery Center. Registration required. Call 282-5154.
Let’s Get Physical, Explore & More, 300 Gleed Ave., East Aurora, also 2/27, 12-3pm. Games, challenges and a chance to run around in the building’s indoor gym. FREE with paid admission. Call 655-5131 or visit www.exploreandmore.org.
Valentine’s Day Special Event, Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum, 180 Thompson St., N. Tonawanda, 12-3pm. Take a spin in 1916 carrousel “Love Tub, “snacks, live entertainment. $5/couple, all others regular admission applies. Call 693-1885 or visit www.carrouselmuseum.org.
FEBRUARY 17
Mothers & More Buffalo Chapter, Elderwood at Glenwood Village, 5271 Main St., Williamsville, 7pm. All interested welcome to attend, “Ways to Crack The Communication Code Between Ourselves and The Men In Our Lives.” Call 706-1509 for info.
FEBRUARY 20
Frozen Forest, Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve, 93 Honorine Dr., Depew.10:30am. Discover how to identify local trees after the leaves have fallen by looking at bark and buds. FREE, registration required. Call 683-5959.
Alice in Wonderland Tea Party, Tops Cooking School, 3980 Maple Rd., Amherst and 355 Orchard Park Rd., West Seneca, 10-11:30am. Menu includes Cheshire Cat Cheese and Turkey Kabobs, Alice’s Ambrosia and more. $13. Call 515-2000 (Amherst), 517-3006 (West Seneca) to register.
“Parent Talk” on WECK 1230AM from 8-9am with Linda O’Connor, WNY Family’s “Tweens & Teens” columnist as host. Topic: “Kids & Acne.”
FEBRUARY 21
Winter Fest, Tifft Nature Preserve, 1200 Fuhrmann Blvd., Buffalo, 1-4pm. Snowshoe hikes, crafts, workshops and more. FREE, suggested donation: $3. Visit www.sciencebuff.org.
FEBRUARY 24
MOMS Club of Amherst-South, monthly meeting, 10:15am. Contact Eliza at 634-0816 or SouthAmherstMomsClub@gmail.com.
FEBRUARY 27
“Parent Talk” on WECK1230AM from 8-9am with Linda O’Connor, WNY Family’s “Tweens & Teens” columnist as host. Topic: “Kids Dealing With Grief.”
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