
Western New York Family Magazine SANTA SERVES PANCAKES AT APPLEBEE'S!! Tickets ($5) for "Breakfast with Santa" fundraiser (100% of proceeds go to Make-A-Wish Foundation) now being sold (advance purchase required) for Sat. Dec. 12, 8-10am. Pancakes, bacon, coffee and juice. Participating locations: Amherst, Buffalo, Cheektowaga, Dunkirk, Hamburg, James...town, Lancaster, Lockport, Niagara Falls, Olean, West Seneca & Williamsville.

Western New York Family Magazine CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE at Shea's, Dec. 15-20. "Charm, sparkle and talent by the sleighload" and a "jaw dropping winter wonderland" say the critics. It's a musical extravaganza filled with spectacle, imagination and whimsical dreams. See our photo album for a fantastic photo! For more info visit www.sheas.org or www.cirqueproductions.com.
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Shea's Performing Arts Center. A national historic site. Buffalo's home for touring Broadway.

Western New York Family Magazine LET'S PARTY!! is the theme of our January 2010 issue. When you've recovered from Thanksgiving, take a moment to share your best birthday party ideas & tips and you may find yourself quoted in the January issue. Post short tips here; send longer ones (and photos) to michele@wnyfamilymagazine.com

Western New York Family Magazine YULETIDE IN THE COUNTRY begins Dec. 4 for the 1st three weekends in Dec. at Genesee Country Village & Museum. Visitors on this guided tour wander through the 1800s, enjoying reenactments of Yuletides past. Night-time tours are especially realistic and conducted by lantern light. A cast of more than 100 actors, tour gui...des, decorators and cooks work to create this annual tradition. A festive holiday Buffet is available. New this year: historic village gingerbread house display. Reservations required. Visit www.gcv.org or call 585-538-6822.
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Looking for Rochester attractions Genesee Country Village & Museum, a living history museum, breathing life into an authentic 19th-Century Country Village.
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Western New York Family Magazine ALL ABOARD FOR TRAIN DAY at the Buffalo & Erie Co. Historical Society, 25 Nottingham Ct., Buffalo, Nov. 27, 1-4pm. Spend the day after Thanksgiving with family-oriented train activities, music, and the operation of the museum's impressive Rail Barons model display, which includes HO-gauge model trains running on more t...han 200 ft of track, an Erie Canal lock & 100 miniature buildings portraying Buffalo & WNY at the turn of the 20th century. Visit www.buffalohistory.org or call 716-873-9644

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CORRECTION! Fairgrounds Festival of Lights will be CLOSED both CHRISTMAS EVE & CHRISTMAS DAY. Printed materials we had received differed from the latest info released. Visit http://www.the-fairgrounds.com/lights_fe stival.php
for all current details.
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Holiday Magic Show How to Get Here Thank You To Our Sponsors Reindeer Carriage Rides Holiday Cookie Competition Winterific!

Western New York Family Magazine HAVE SUPPER WITH SANTA Dec.12 ONLY, from 4-6pm, at the Fairgrounds Festival of Lights (Thurs.-Sun., 5-9:30pm, Nov.27-Dec.12 & Dec.30-Jan.2 & daily Dec. 10-27; closed Christmas. Spaghetti dinnner, Festival admission, magic show, Winterific indoor animated light show & more. $7.95 kids 12 & under; $10.95 adults. Extras: ...reindeer carriage rides, train, carousel. RESERVATIONS 716-649-3900 ext. 404.

Western New York Family Magazine FAMILY DAY SERIES at BUFFALO & ERIE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY kicks off Nov. 21, noon to 3pm, with a pioneer theme. Kids will learn to make beeswax candles, clay pinch pots, and paper. Live interpreters in 19th-century costume will explain artifacts. Families can go on scavenger hunts. Dave Ruck, folksinger, performs, ...2pm. Additional Family Days scheduled for Feb. 20 & May 15, 2010. For more info visit www.buffalohistory.org or call 716-873-9644.

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Western New York Family Magazine KIDS NEED SUPERVISION OVER XMAS BREAK? The Buffalo Zoo offers Winter Nature Camp for kids ages 5-12; half or full days. Includes workshops, live animal contact,games, exhibit visits, crafts, outdoor activities & more. Call 716-995-6128 or visit http://www.buffalozoo.org

Western New York Family Magazine BRIGHTEN A CHILD'S HOLIDAY Donate to the Joan A. Male Family Support Center's "Giving Tree" at Eastern Hills Mall, Nov. 25-Dec. 14. Shoppers choose an ornament tag from the tree with a child's first name, age, size & gift wish. Volunteers are needed to staff the gift table; call Holly, 822-0919. The Center (formerly P...arents Anonymous) is a United Way agency dedicated to stopping & preventing child abuse & neglect.

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JUST ANNOUNCED!!! Inaugural tour of CURIOUS GEORGE LIVE! comes to Buffalo Jan.13-17 for 9 performances. Tickets go on sale Nov. 30, 10am. Watch http://www.sheas.org for details.
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