Bowmansville church

cooks up dinner

The Bowmansville United Methodist Church, 5344 Genesee St., will hold a chicken barbecue from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11. Dinner will be $8.50 presale or $9 at the door. Call 683-5298.

Church to serve

pulled pork dinner

Faith United Methodist Church, 5505 Broadway, Lancaster, will hold a pulled pork dinner from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 12. Tickets are $8.50 presale and $9 the day of the event, and takeout will be available. The event will include musicians performing contemporary Christian, classic rock, and blues selections. Call the church at 683-5293 or Gary Gorski at 435-7653.

Art show, barbecue

slated in Alden

The Alden Art Club will hold its 53rd annual Fall Outdoor Art Show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 12, at the Alden Fireman’s Memorial Bandstand Park, Route 20, Village of Alden. Ribbons will be awarded in eight categories. The Hook and Ladder Co. also will hold its annual chicken barbecue from noon until sold out. Call Conrad or Carol Borucki at 937-9851 or Sue Galbraith at 937-9226.

Golf outing to feature

dinner, raffles

The second annual Charleen Grzybowski Golf Event will be held Monday, Sept. 13, at the Lancaster Country Club, 6061 Broadway. The cost is $125 per team member, which includes golf, cart, range balls, lunch at the turn, beverage tent service while golfing, steak dinner with a one-hour open bar, and Chinese auction and prizes after dinner. Registration will begin at 9 a.m., followed by a shot gun start at 10 a.m. To register or for more information, call Christopher Grzybowski at 913-4403 or Christine Smith at 946-5479 or visit www. golf4charleen. com.

UNYTS plans

Lancaster blood drives

Upstate New York Transplant Services Community Blood Service will hold several blood drives in Lancaster, including from 1 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15, at the Lancaster Library, 5466 Broadway; from 2 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16, at the Lancaster Municipal Building, 5423 Broadway; from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19, at St Mary’s Church, 1 St. Mary’s Hill; and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28, at Parker Hannifin Corp., 87 Walden Ave., Lancaster. To schedule an appointment, call 512-7940 or e-mail donateblood@unyts.org.

Reinstein Woods

offers tours, events

Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve, 93 Honorine Drive, provides tours at 10 a.m. Saturdays and self-guided tours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. Environmental Education Center hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Other programs include After-School Escape at 4:30 p.m. each Thursday and “Flowers and Fruits” at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 4. Call 683-5959 to register.

Our Lady of Pompeii

organizes program

Our Lady of Pompeii Church, 158 Laverack Ave., Lancaster, will hold The Great Adventure Bible Study with the topic “Psalms: The School of Prayer” the first, second and third Tuesdays of the month from Sept. 7 to Dec. 7. Registration is $20 for materials, and registration was due by Tuesday, Aug. 24. For more information, call 683-6522 ext. 103 or visit olpparish.com.

Lancaster Home Bureau

II seeks new members

Lancaster Home Bureau II will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 7, at the Lancaster Municipal Building, 5423 Broadway. The group engages in activities such as community service and arts and crafts. For more information, call Sylvia at 683-4898.

Lancaster Garden Club

sets September meeting

The Federated Lancaster Garden Club will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, at the Lancaster Elks Club, 33 Legion Parkway. The program, “Living with Wildlife,” will be presented by Joel Thomas, wildlife administrator for the Erie County SPCA.

Depew class of 1975

plans reunion weekend

The Depew High School class of 1975 will hold its 35th class reunion weekend Friday, Oct. 8, and Saturday, Oct. 9. The weekend will include a “relax and reminisce” event at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8, at Magruder’s, 4995 Broadway, Depew. Reservations are due by Wednesday, Sept. 8, by calling David Hens at (719) 440-0363 or Karen Tolley at (719) 481-9366. A potluck dinner will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, at the Lancaster Elks Lodge, 33 Legion Parkway. Everyone is asked to bring a dish to pass, and a cash bar will be available.

Retired police officers

set quarterly meeting

The next quarterly meeting of the Western New York Association of Retired Police Officers will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, at Magruder’s Restaurant, 4995 Broadway, Depew. Membership is open to all retired law enforcement personnel from the area. Dues are $25 per year. For more information, call Dick Zolnowski at 685-3247.

LHS alumni

sponsor picnic

The Lancaster High School Alumni Association will holds its sixth annual half-century alumni picnic from 1 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9, at Joseph’s Country Manor and Grove, 275 Columbia Ave., Depew. Friends and family are welcome.

Lancaster/Depew

Carolers seek members

The Lancaster/Depew Carolers are seeking new participants. Members must be 18 years or older, but they don’t have to live in Lancaster or Depew. The group sings at nursing homes and other organizations throughout the holidays. The group will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesdays beginning Sept. 8 in the meeting room of the Lancaster Library, 5466 Broadway. For more information, call June or Joyce at 651-9344 or visit www.freewebs.com/ lancasterdepewcarolers.

Leadership Academy

plans dinner at LHS

Students of the Lancaster High School Leadership Academy will hold a spaghetti dinner fundraiser to kick off the varsity football home game from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10, at the school, 1 Forton Drive. Dinner will be $7 per adult and $5 per child. To reserve tickets, call 686-3277.

Opera House to present

‘The Fantasticks’

Red Carpet Theater Productions and the Lancaster Opera House will present “The Fantasticks” at 8 p.m. Sept. 10; 7:30 p.m. Sept. 11, 17 and 18; and 2:30 p.m. Sept. 12 and 19, at the Opera House, 21 Central Ave. For more information and tickets, call the Opera House at 683-1776. Singles invited to boogie

during September dance

The Over-50 Friday Night Disco Singles Dance will be held from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. beginning Friday, Sept. 10, at the Hearthstone Manor, 333 Dick Road, Depew. Admission is $10. For more information, call Joe at 480-1194.

Alden-Area Ecumenical

Choir begins rehearsals

The Alden-Area Ecumenical Choir is recruiting singers for its 10th anniversary season, in which Handel’s “Messiah” will be performed. Rehearsals will be held from 8 to 9:45 p.m. Thursdays beginning Sept. 9, and open rehearsals for new members are Sept. 9 and 16. The cost is $6 at the first rehearsal. Attendees are asked to bring their own Schirmer Handel’s “Messiah” score to the rehearsal. For more information, contact Kim Walitzer at 937-6885.

GreenField residents

to welcome community

Residents of GreenField Manor and Court, residential apartment homes and assisted living apartments, respectively, will hold open houses from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at 5953 Broadway, Lancaster, behind Green- Field Health and Rehabilitation Center. Refreshments will be available, and a tour of the campus also will be offered.