On Tuesday January 17th, Swing Buffalo presents "Intro to Lindy Hop". Lindy Hop is a vintage form of Swing Dance made popular during the swing era (30,€™s & 40,€™s), originating from the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem. If you've found a groove with East Coast Swing and would like to learn this more versatile and dynamic dance, the one that all the inspirational dancers out there on the floor do, you can pre-register for Intro to Lindy Hop at a huge discount. Also, the class includes $4 off your Lindy Fix admission (the dance and beginner lesson after the class). At the request of the venue proprietor, please see the website for pricing. As always, re-takes are free. If you've taken Intro to Lindy Hop before, you can participate in the class for free (though you'll still have to pay to attend Lindy Fix). We'll cover the awesome styling that will make you stand out on the dance floor and work on the feel of your connection so that everyone will want you as their partner! So pre-register today. Email SwingBuffalo@gmail.com to find out how. Sponsored by SwingBuffalo.com, winner of the 2011 "Best Dance Classes" by Buffalo Spree. Classes will be taught by Rob View Website

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Order forms for the 2012 Conservation Tree and Shrub Seedling Sale are now available from the Erie County Soil and Water Conservation District. The District is offering many varieties of conservation trees and shrubs, wildflower seed mixes, and seedling packets which have combinations of trees and shrubs chosen to attract, feed and shelter birds, butterflies and other wildlife. Landowners can practice conservation by planting seedlings and wildflowers to provide wildlife food and habitat, shelter crops and landscape, reduce heating/cooling expenses, protect water quality, reduce air pollution, and stabilize erodible land. Seedlings are also an inexpensive alternative for replacing trees that have been damaged or lost. Thirty-four species of trees and shrubs are available this year. The one-to-three-year-old bare root seedlings, which range in size from 6 to 24 inches, are available in lots of 10 to 500. The District is offering an expanded selection of four-year-old evergreen transplants which are more mature trees with thicker stems, more branching and more developed roots. Also, a new species available for the 2012 program is the deciduous Basswood seedling. The District also stocks marking flags, fertilizer tablets, and tree shelters to help promote the success of your plantings. Bluebird nest boxes can be ordered through the program or be purchased at the District office. Order forms may be obtained by stopping at the District office at 50 Commerce Way in East Aurora (behind Post Office), by calling (716) 652-8480 ext. 5, or by printing the order form from the District website at www.ecswcd.org. Orders are due by March 16, 2012 and pick-up will be on Saturday April 14, 2012 at the Fairgrounds in Hamburg. View Website

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The Theatrical performance of Tony n' Tina's Wedding satires an Italian-American wedding in which the audience participates in all aspects of this fictitious event.You will toast the Bride and Groom, enjoy an Italian Buffet Dinner, a piece of Wedding Cake, participate in the Bouquet and Garter toss and dance to the music of Donny Dulce and Fusion. There are many other surprises in store for you throughout this raucous evening including: The Sacred Dance Of the Waiters, An impromptu performance by Tony's Father's (Stripper) Girlfriend, A drunken Priest, Bickering Family members, and you never can tell when the Pregnant Bridesmaid will go into labor! ~For tickets Call 716-633-4355 or online www.AATC.net ~Dinner & show included in ticket price ~Six (6) or more get group rate View Website

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The American Rep Theater of WNY starts the New Year and the second-half of the 2011-12 season with a production of D.L. Colburn's classic work, THE GIN GAME, to be presented at the Buffalo East, 1410 Main Street, January 20th through February 12th. First presented in 1976 at the American Theater Arts in Hollywood, THE GIN GAME moved to Broadway in 1977 and featured Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy with Mike Nichols handling the directorial duties. Tandy went on to win a Tony Award for her performance, and in 1978, THE GIN GAME earned a Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The play was made into a television movie twice, with Cronyn and Tandy reprising their roles in 1981 and, more recently, in 2002 with Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore. Colburn best captures the idea of how isolation, as one grows older, can affect mental stability and the ability to separate fact from fiction in one's personal history. THE GIN GAME takes place in an underfunded nursing home where two retirees, Weller Martin (played by Mark Donahue) and Fonsia Dorsey (played by Joy Scime) ease their need for friendship by enjoying companionship through causal conversation and an introductory game of gin rummy. Call it "beginner's luck", throughout the course of several games, Fonsia continues to soundly beat the more experience card player, Weller. His frustration soon gets the best of his judgment and he starts to hold his losing streak against Fonsia. This bitterness becomes personal as Weller begins to use Fonsia's personal history, learned through previous pleasant conversation, as a way of psyching her out. Fonsia, in turn, holds her past as tightly as her next card hand and she practices her own form of psychological warfare on Weller. What ensues is masterly crafted by the playwright Colburn is a card table battleground where two lost souls, at the expense of one another, try to find some last bit of purpose in their lives. American Rep Theater of WNY's Technical Director, Michael Lodick, lends his directorial eye to the piece. "I've got a great cast, strong story and this will be a great show." Said Lodick. "both Joy (Scime) and Mark (Donahue) are delightful to work with and have brought so much to this piece. And this is after a few days of rehearsal!" Lodick, who directed an original work by local playwright, Mark Humphrey, for ART's Local Playwright One-Act Showcase, is confident THE GIN GAME will speak to all ages. "It's a piece that speaks to anyone who has a parent or grand-parent in a home or, unfortunately, will have to face this within the next few years of their lives." Said Lodick. "It's not an 'old person's' play. The play will certainly give everyone, all ages, something to think about." THE GIN GAME opens on January 20th and runs to February 12th. The production has evening performances Thursday through Saturday, 7:30 and Sunday matinees, 2 pm. Prices are $15 General Admission and $12 Students & Military Personnel. Showdates: Jan 19th (Preview) Jan 20th-21st, 7:30 pm, Jan 22nd, 2 pm Jan 26th-28th, 7:30 pm, Jan 29th, 2 pm Feb 2nd-4th, 7:30 pm, Jan 5th, 2 pm Feb 9th-11th, 7:30 pm, Feb 12th, 2 pm For further information on THE GIN GAME please visit www.artofwny.org or call 716-634-1102 for ticket reservations.View Website

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Oogie Games will be hosting Retro-Game Tournament nights every Monday at Quaker Steak and Lube on Transit Rd in Williamsville . This week's tourney is NHL 94 on the Sega Genesis. Sign ups & practice start at 6, game time at 7:00pm! Free entry with a $25 Quaker Steak Gift Card and Oogie Games Merchandise to the top players!

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Every Thursday in February from 10:30-11:30, we will read stories celebrating the best of the month, and will also enjoy a fun craft and snack! This months themes: 2/2- It's Groundhogs Day! 2/9- Pink of HEARTS! 2/16-Celebrate Dental Health Month 2/23-President's Day Celebration Prices are $5/child or $15 for all four classesView Website

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Share Jack and Annie,€™s February adventure at Monkey See, Monkey Do...Children's Bookstore as we read Revolutionary War during each Wednesday session, plus celebrate George Washington,€™s birthday. Each session will run from 4 to 5pm. Monthly membership includes journal and snack, plus 10% discount on the book. The club is recommended for ages 6 to 9, and price is $15/child. If you have any questions, please call us at 204-8417 or stop in the store today!View Website

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Rhyming equals reading! Nursery rhymes, stories, songs, and crafts help increase your child's phonemic awareness and build the foundation for learning to read!!! The Mother Goose Club is instructed by Patty George and is being held on the 3rd, 10th, and 17th for the month of February from 1:30 until 2:15. Cost is $35 for all 3 weeks of the session or a single class is $13 each. And there is also a 20% Sibling Discount available! Come and join the fun at Monkey See, Monkey Do and register for this program today! Stop in or Call us at 716-204-8417 for registration or if you have any questions!View Website

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A music and movement class on Friday mornings from 10:45-11:30am, with beginning yoga poses, creative dance, gross motor skill activity, and simple floor acrobatics. Each class ends with story time. Insructor is Elizabeth Capozzi, owner of Kinderdance of Buffalo and Prices are $14/class. Please call us at 716-204-8417 for registration or if you have any questions.View Website

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Please stop in and sign up your child for softball, baseball or tee-ball. Registration is being help from 11:00am - 2:00pm. If your child has a friend/classmate sign up - we will do our best to make sure they are on the same team. Hope to see you on Saturday.View Website

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Come and discover Christian education at Christian Central Academy's Winter Open House taking place on Monday, February 6th from 9:30-11:30am and on Tuesday, February 7th from 7-9pm. For more information you can call CCA at 716-634-4821 or visit our website. Christian Central Academy is located at 39 Academy Street, Williamsville, NY 14221View Website

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Be our guests and leave the cooking to us at ~ "Family Fun Night" Tuesday, February 7th @ 5:30pm Bishop Timon - St. Jude High School Cafeteria ... Enjoy a family style dinner of spaghetti, meatballs, salad, Italian bread, dessert and refreshments (featuring Chef's famous meat sauce and meatballs!) While waiting for dessert,€¦complete ,€śtrivia sheets,€ť and win a fun family prize! After dinner, be our guest at the Bishop Timon-St. Jude High School vs. St. Francis HS Varsity basketball game! Please call with your family,€™s reservation by Friday, February 3, 2012 Call Charlie Comerford,Admissions Director, 826-3610, ext. 237 or email Comerford @bishoptimon.com View Website

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There is a Gynecological Cancer Support Group that meets from 1:00-3:00 PM at Williamsville United Methodist Church, 5681 Main St. Williamsville, NY. Please join us the first and third Tuesday of the month. Information call (716) 634-4800.View Website

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Come enjoy the sights and sounds of a winter,€™s night on a hike around Tifft by moonlight. If you,€™d like, bring your own snowshoes. Snowshoe rentals will be available at Tifft for additional $2 per pair. *Snowshoeing is weather permitting. Adults only program. 7-8:30pm. Non-Members: $5. Buffalo Museum of Science Members Save 10%. Pre-registration required. Please call 896-5200, ext. 338.View Website

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