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Wednesday, August 20

Community Interest

Blue Lantern Lounge
- 7pm: Guest Bartenders for Relay for Life Elma Charity Event 7pm: Guest bartenders all night will donate their tips to Relay For Life.
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 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
Hospice Mitchell Campus
- 6:30-8pm: After a Parent Dies. Support group for adults who experienced the death of a parent within the last 18 months. Call 836-6460 to register

Dance

Brounshilde VFW Post
- 8pm: Ballroom/Tango Dance every Wednesday

Etc.

Buffalo Brewpub
- 6-8pm: Free caricatures by Christina Reilly

Kid’s Stuff

Explore & More Children’s Museum
- 1-4pm: Wednesday WOWS! for ages 4 & up. “Adventures in the Ancient World”
Lafayette Presbyterian Church
- 5:30pm: Rainforest Adventure: music, games, Bible study, crafts and dinner for all ages (4-adult)

Lectures

Honor & Hope Wellness Center
- 7-8:30pm: Evening with Lisa Lundy, author of The Super Allergy Girl Cookbook: Gluten Free, Casein Free , Nut Free, From a Mother Who Knows. $5

Special Event

Chautauqua Institution
- 8:15am: 100th Anniversary of the Great Automobile Race of 1908. Retelling/reenactment. $16
UB Center for the Arts
- 11am-2pm: Center Celebration. Free picnic lunch to celebrate the new season with live entertainment by More Than Me Acoustic Duo (Ryan & Todd Doyle), Doug Yeomans, and Lehrer Dance

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

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
History Center of Niagara County
- 10am: Lockport Locks “Flight of Five” walking tours. Daily tours with historian Robert Nemi. Walk to Upton Park & return to the History Center by trolley. Call 439-0431 for reservations
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
Roycroft Campus
- 6pm: Guided educational tours every Wednesday through September. $10. Call 655-0261 for reservations
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
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