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Wednesday, July 23

Community Interest

Boys & Girls Beecher Clubhouse
- noon-2pm: Free Drop in Literacy & Language Center for adults to learn English, reading & writing. Call Literacy Volunteers at 876-8991 for more info
Canisius Center at Amherst
- 2-4pm: Women’s Business Center “Speed Networking” event for current/potential women business owners. $20 for visitors. Space is limited, contact 888-8280 or www.canisius.edu/wbc to register
Canisius College Women’s Business Center
- noon-1pm: Free counseling sessions for current or potential small business owners. No registration required
Harlem Road Community Center
- 10am: Networking meeting for the Parachute Group, for outplaced employees and career changers. Call 276-1117 for more info
Kevin Guest House
- 11am-2pm: Annual Community Open House with complimentary food, beverages, and tours of the Kevin Guest House complex

Dance

Brounshilde VFW Post
- 8pm: Ballroom/Tango Dance every Wednesday
Chautauqua Institution
- 8:15pm: An Evening of Pas de Deux with the North Carolina Dance Theatre in residency with the Chautauqua Ballet Company. $16 (357.6250 or www.tickets.ciweb.org)

Kid’s Stuff

Explore & More Children’s Museum
- 1-4pm: Wednesday WOWS! for ages 4 & up. Mr. Beau the Clown, activities, & more
History Center of Niagara County
- 10am-4pm: Summer Bicentennial History Programs. Every Wednesday through July 30. $15/session. Registration required, call 434-7433

Lectures

UB Natural Sciences Complex
- 4pm, North Campus:

UBThisSummer Free LectureSeries: “UB: Why We Are Where We Are, Why We Are the Way We Are” by Professor William R. Greiner, University President Emeritus and Professor, UB Law School

Literary

Butler Library at Buffalo State College
- 7pm: Rooftop Poetry Club reading featuring Jaye Bartell and Forrest Roth. Meet at the Library’s Rooftop Garden

Recreation

Gowanda Country Club
- 10am: The Broadway Market is scheduled to hold it’s second annual Golf Tournament. The event will feature teh tournament, 50/50 prizes-trophies-hole in one for a Ford car, as well as beer, lunch, and dinner. Registration is now open for participants at $150 per person and $600 per teams of four.For more info, call the Broadway Market office at 893-0705.
Holiday Valley
- 6:30pm: Wednesday Night Bike Series: Mountain Bike races for Beginner, Sport, & Expert categories. $12. Registration begins at 5pm at the Holiday Valley Training Center. Contact mnenno@verizon.net for more info

Special Event

Park Avenue Green
- 7pm: Small ensembles from the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra will reprise their free and informal “RPO in the CITY” outdoor concerts this summer. Today’s concert is the String Quartet.

Specialty Theater

Dug’s Dive Revisited (at the new Commercial Slip)
- 12:15pm: “Dug’s Dive Re-Visited.” Historical reenactments with Kevin Cottrell of Motherland Connextions, in conjunction with Alamaedae Theater Co. Every Wed. & Sat. through Aug. 30. Free

Sports

Unitarian Universalist Church
- 7:30pm: Dances of Universal Peace. Call 883-1275 for information

Tours

Buffalo City Hall
- noon-1pm: Walking tours meet at info desk in lobby. Contact Landmark Society at 852-3300 or www.landmark-niagara.org for info.
Buffalo Tours 2008
- 10am-noon: Downtown Revealed. Inside & out tours of the Guaranty Building, St. Paul’s, the Ellicott Square Building, & others. Contact 852-3300 or www.BuffaloTours.org
Martin House Complex
- 11am: See Frank Lloyd Wright’s 1904 architectural masterpiece under restoration. Tours at 11am (in-depth) & 2pm. Reservations strongly recommended, call 856-3858.
Miss Buffalo
- 3-5pm, Erie Basin Marina: Landmark Cruises: Niagara River, Tonawanda Locks, Black Rock Canal, and the Buffalo River. $14/adults; $49/kids ages 6-12
Tour Lockport Trolley
- 9am-5pm: Operating daily during July & August. The Lockport Passport includes admission to the Erie Canal Discovery Center, the Lockport Cave and Underground Boat Ride, the Lockport Locks and Erie Canal Cruises, & more.Call 439-0431 for info

Workshops

Harry F. Abate Elementary School
- 9am-3pm: Parent Network of WNY Free Special Education Workshop. All parents & professionals welcome, contact 332-4170 or 866-277-4762 to register
Roycroft Campus
- 1-4pm: Rock On, Rock Painters. Rock art workshop series with Lin Nowicki. $35. $25 plus $10/materials. Registration required, contact 655-0261or www.roycroftcampuscorporation.com
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