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Thursday, May 15

Blue Lantern Lounge
- 8pm: SIngle Mingle for ages 30-55. Appetizers, wine tasting, music, games, raffles & more. $40. Ten dollars of each ticket will benefit S.A.V.E. (Students Against Violence Education). Contact www.bluelanterninelma.com or 652-2583 for tickets
Buffalo Convention Center
- 10am-3pm: Buffalo WellFest healthy living expo for businesses. $10/person (employer-sponsored, group admission, pre-event ticket purchase only). Contact www.buffalowellfest.com or 539-5793 to register 10am-3pm: Harmony Expositions presents Buffalo WellFest featuring over 150 healthy living providers. $10 admission

Friday, May 16

Buffalo ReUse ReSource
- 6-8pm: Special Preview Reception for the Grand Opening of the ReSource, Buffalo ReUse’s retail outlet. Refreshments, entertainment by MC Sick, screening of the feature episode on the Sundance Channel’s “Big Ideas for a Small Planet” & more
Father Belle Center
- 9am-noon: Carnival & AmeriCorps Information Fair
Helen Beaman Center
- 1pm: Grand opening of the Waterfront Memories & More Museum, located inside the Center.

Saturday, May 17

Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens
- 10am-5pm: The Great Plant Sale & Bonsai Show (April 17-18). Bonsai masters and novices display their trees during the largest plant sale in WNY
Buffalo ReUse ReSource
- noon-4pm: Grand opening of Buffalo ReUse’s new retail store with music by Red & Roxy and Flatbed
Central Terminal
- 9am-1pm: 11th Annual Spring Clean Up and Central Terminal Restoration Corporation Progress Update
Harlem Road Community Center
- 9:30am-1pm: Niagara Frontier Botanical Society Biannual Native Plant and Wildflower Sale
Old Fort Niagara
- 2pm: Armed Forces Day Special Program: “A Year in Afghanistan” presented by Lt. Colonel Craig R. Maefs, United States Army Reserve in the Theater at the Old fort Niagara Visitors Center. Call 745-7611 for details
Routes to Art
- WNY Spring Open Studio Weekend. Thirty-five artists featured in the Routes to art exhibit at St. Bonaventure University will open their studios. Visit www.routestoart.com for details
Southgate Plaza
- 1pm: Mensa Admission Test. $40. Ages 14+ (parental permission required for those under 17). Photo ID with DOB required. Contact 630-1694 or testing@wny.us.mensa.org or visit www.wny.us.mensa.org
Temple Beth Am
- 7-10pm: Israel at 60: A Celebration of Culture. Display of Israeli artwork, children’s art studio, Israeli music & dance performances, poetry, storytelling, bazaar & cafe. Free admission

Sunday, May 18

Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens
- 10am-5pm: The Great Plant Sale & Bonsai Show (April 17-18). Bonsai masters and novices display their trees during the largest plant sale in WNY
Colonel Ward Pumping Station
- 1:30pm: Industrial Heritage Committee Tour of the Station. Meet at the DAR Drive gate at the porter Ave. entrance to LaSalle Park
International Institute
- 1-4pm: Fundraiser for Burmese Cyclone victims. Traditional music & dance, ethnic cuisine, crafts & artwork. Free will donation
Parkside Community Association Annual Tour of Homes
- 11:30am-4:30pm: Starts at the Church of the Good Shephed at Jewett Pkwy. & Summit Ave. Information, tickets, and maps will be available. $13/advance (838-1240/www.pasksidebuffalo.org) or $15/day of tour ($11 for PCA members). Ages 12+
Rockwell Hall
- noon-3pm, Buffalo State College: Empty Bowls fundraiser. Buy a bowl made by local artists of all ages & have lunch donated by a WNY restaurant. Live entertainment. $10. Proceeds benefit the Food Bank of WNY and Friends of Night People. noon-3pm, Buffalo State College: Empty Bowls Fundraiser. Buy a handmade bowl by local artists of all ages to benefit the Food Bank of WNY and Friends of Night People.
Routes to Art
- WNY Spring Open Studio Weekend. Thirty-five artists featured in the Routes to art exhibit at St. Bonaventure University will open their studios. Visit www.routestoart.com for details
Shea’s Performing Arts Center
- 4pm: 2008 Kenny Awards presentation to honor outstanding musical production by high school students. $8
Springville Fire Hall
- 11am-5pm: Taste of the Southtowns. Samples from approximately 50 area restaurants, rib contest, auctions, flower/garden show, Live music & more. Proceeds benefit Gooseneck Hill Waterfowl Sanctuary
Unitarian Church of Amherst
- noon-2pm: The Green Garden Fair. Locally grown annuals, perennials, & more for sale, Q&A with Master Gardener Betty Howell. Free admission

Monday, May 19

Pearl Street Grill & Brewery
- 5:15pm: Buffalo Niagara Sales & Marketing Executives (BNSME) Annual Installation & Awards Dinner with featured speaker H. Glen Walter, President of Labatt USA. $35/general; $20/students. Call 662-2279 to register

Tuesday, May 20

Delaware Park Casino
- 6-8:30pm: Elmwood Village Association Membership party, Live & Silent Auction. Contact 881-0707 or nate@elmwoodvillage.org to RSVP
Erie County Fairgrounds
- 5-9pm: Fairgrounds Gaming Cruise Night. Food & drink specials, live entertainment & more

Wednesday, May 21

C.G. Jung Center
- 7:30pm: Celebrating 30 Years of APSWNY: A Photographic history with Paul Kugler. Analytical Psychology Society of Western New york Anniversary Celebration. $10/general; $8/students, APSWNY members
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- 9pm: Artvoice Artie Award Nominations followed by Hake-oke
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