Community Calendar

Empower Federal Credit Union (Empower FCU) is expanding its presence in Western New York with the grand opening of its new Buffalo branch, located at Tops Plaza, 2141 Elmwood Avenue.

Buffalo Bills’ defensive end Greg Rousseau will be on site to sign autographs at the member appreciation event on Friday, May 2, 2025. The event is open to the public and will include refreshments and special giveaways.

Where: Empower Buffalo Branch, Tops Plaza, 2141 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14207
Date: Friday, May 2, 2025
Community Celebration: 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Special Guest Appearance by Greg Rousseau: 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Our event features 3 specialty draft beers, silent auction items, beer-themed and pet-themed raffle baskets.  Thanks to the generosity of Mr Goodbar, 100% of all proceeds, including the specialty drafts, will go to Ten Lives Club.   This will be our 15th annual spring Beer for Cats event at Mr Goodbar.  For the past 5 years we've added a Christmas Beer for Cats edition.

Ten Lives Club 20-year history in a nutshell is a trajectory from the Director's personal garage filled with kitty condos to a vast Ten Lives Club owned commercial space that houses holding rooms for incoming cats, free-roaming rooms for 'ready-to-adopt' cats, a vet office, main showroom lobby and 17 off-site adoption locations.

The American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Western New York Chapter celebrates Public Service Recognition Week with its Annual Awards Dinner. For more information about the keynote speaker and award winners, as well as to purchase tickets, please visit https://aspabuffaloniagara.org.

The Hamburg Farmers Market has been a Southtowns staple since 1977. Attendees are free to explore a variety of agricultural products from local farmers, ranchers, homesteaders, and culinarians.

Inaugural Spring Mini-Conference — May 3, 2025
BAAMT will host its first-ever mini conference on Friday, May 3rd from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Erie One BOCES campus in West Seneca.

Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Gehan Senthinathan, Professor at Buffalo State University
Topic: The Neuroscience of Motivation and Memory

Featured Sessions:
Engaging Mathematics with an NFL Statistician
Panel Discussions with local district leaders
Exploring the Role of AI in the Math Classroom
Effective Intervention Strategies to Reach All Learners
Student Engagement Techniques for All Grade Levels
...and much more!

This inaugural event is open to math educators at all levels who are passionate about advancing mathematics instruction and supporting one another in their professional journey.

For more information or to register, visit www.baamt716.org or contact us at acamp@lancasterschools.org or thusul@e1b.org

Aimed at students who have no carving experience or are self-taught
carvers who lack specialized technical training, this series of classes
introduces tool safety, sharpening, material selection, and finishing.
Participants will work on a different project each week, including
carving in the round and relief carving. Fee includes instruction, a tool
kit to keep, and materials for projects; students bring a pencil to class.

Annual Craft Show sponsored by The Collins Regional Historical Society

Crafters/vendors inside and outside.

Breakfast items
Soup and sandwich lunch
Drinks

Free crafts for kids to make and take home.

Basket Raffle

Consistently rated the best local scavenger hunt since 2016!

Puzzling Adventures are a cross between a scavenger hunt, an adventure race, and an informative self-guided walking tour. Each adventure consists of a series of locations that you are guided to where you are required to answer a question or solve a puzzle to receive your next instruction. Compete as a group, individually or create multiple teams and race each other. Almost all of our adventures are designed to be wheelchair and stroller friendly and all are carefully crafted to be entertaining and informative with something to appeal to all ages. Complete the adventure as quickly as possible to win first place or take your time and enjoy the journey. Price is per team, not per person. Groups can be any size, but small groups are recommended for the best experience.

Enter the code EVENTPASS on the payment page for a $10 discount!

Most locations are available daylight hours every day.

The William L. Gaiter Parkway Stewardship and Community Tree Planting Project goal is to enhance the Eastside community by cleaning up and reaching the goal of planting 100 new trees in the community by end of 2024. Volunteers will meet at the corner of Norfolk Avenue and East Delavan Avenue (1056 E. Delavan Ave., opposite Peace Prints of WNY) to participate in stewardship activities along the WLG Parkway. Tools and supplies will be provided by the Tool Library. You are welcome to bring your own. This yearly initiative focuses on greening the neighborhood and fostering community involvement in the beautification of their surroundings.

Come join us as we and the Central Terminal Neighborhood Association plant trees and keep our grounds beautiful!

Then, at noon we will break for lunch and you can learn how you can join the ranks of the dedicated volunteers at our Volunteer Info Session.

Sign up here: https://forms.gle/4wv2yFmxvbKsiiT16