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century frontier life during this fun-filled,
family weekend, 10am-4pm, Sat. & Sun.,
August 4 & 5. Genesee Country Village &
Museum, 1410 Flint Hill Rd., Mumford.
585-294-8218. www.gcv.org
Revolutionary War Living History
Weekend Experience camp life of the
soldiers, military tactical demonstrations,
musket demonstrations, skirmish, cooking &
laundry demonstrations, children’s crafts and
games, 10am-4pm, Sat. & Sun., August 4 &
5. FREE for children under age 8. $2 for ages
15 and under. $5 for 15+. Hull Family Home
& Farmstead, 5976 Genesee St., Lancaster.
716-681-6451. www.hullfamilyhome.com.
SUNDAY | AUGUST 5
Insectival! Join us for our 8th annual bug-
tastic festival of insects and their crawly
cousins within the Enivronmental Education
Center and on the trails! Meet live insects
up-close, venture outside for an insect
safari, make-and-take buggy crafts, explore
educational insectigation stations, try a
bite of real edible insects, and much more!
12pm-4pm. For all ages. Rain or shine.
PRE-REGISTRATION & PRE-PAYMENT
REQUIRED. Non-Member: $7. Timed
Entry at 12pm & 2pm. Call 716-825-6397 or
visit www.TIFFT.org. Tifft Nature Preserve,
1200 Fuhrmann Blvd., Buffalo.
THURSDAY | AUGUST 9
Teddy Bear Picnic Families can enjoy crafts,
games, stories, and carrousel rides with their
best stuffed friends, 11am-2pm. Snacks
provided for all guests. Kiddieland Testing
Park open for rides, weather permitting.
Minion appearance at 1pm! Admission $6
per person; Children under 2 are FREE.
Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum, 180
Thompson St., North Tonawanda. 716-693-
1885. www.carrouselmuseum.org.
FRIDAY | AUGUST 10
Family Fun Day at Canalside with Explore
& More Children’s Museum. Each Friday in
August we celebrate a different educational
play zone area of the soon-to-be new
Museum with themed activities at Canalside,
11am-2pm. FREE. 716-655-5131. www.
exploreandmore.org
SATURDAY | AUGUST 11
Shapes In Nature FREE family program,
10:30am-noon, at the Darwin Martin House.
What do we learn from shapes in nature? What
can they teach us? Collect shapes that we
find from the landscape and create a “living”
design. For ages 8-14. Reservation required;
call 716-856-3858 ext. 402. Family tours of
the Martin House are available following the
program for an additional $5/person. Darwin
Martin House State Historic Site, 125 Jewett
Pkwy, Buffalo. www.martinhouse.org
SUNDAY | AUGUST 12
Girls & Their Dolls Garden Party The
garden will be in full bloom and decorated
as guests enjoy a fairy scavenger hunt and
much more. Vendors will sell doll clothing.
Lunch will be served in the Victorian house
on the homestead. Seatings at 11am and 2pm.
Reservations required. $30 ages 12 & up;
$20 ages 11 and under. Hull Family Home
& Farmstead, 5976 Genesee St., Lancaster.
716-681-6451. www.hullfamilyhome.com.
JCC Summer Sun & Fun: Adventure
& Explore Zipline ride, climbing wall
challenge, and high ropes adventure for kids
and adults! 11am-3pm. For more information
contact Jason Palevsky: 688-4114 ext. 313.
Irving M. Shuman Campgrounds, 2640 North
Forest Rd, Getzville. 716-688-4114 ext 313.
https://www.jccbuffalo.org/events/adventure/
MONDAY | AUGUST 13
Free Family Movie Night: Coco Watch
this family-favorite on the Jumbotron
in Artpark’s Outdoor Amphitheater,
overlooking the Niagara River Gorge,
7:30pm-9:30pm. FREE! Grab the family,
your chairs, and blankets, and enjoy a night
under the stars! Light concessions will be
available for purchase. On August 20: Star
Wars The Force Awakens. Artpark, 450
South 4th St., Lewiston. www.artpark.net
WEDNESDAY | AUGUST 15
Family Fish Night Children 8 to 12 years
old are invited to borrow our fishing gear
and join in a guided fishing experience
off our front fishing pier, 6pm-7:30pm.
Limited space. Adult supervision and pre-
registration required. Non-Member: $7
per child w/adult. Call 716-825-6397. Tifft
Nature Preserve, 1200 Fuhrmann Blvd.,
Buffalo. www.tifft.org
THURSDAY | AUGUST 16
Nature’s Art Box: Forest Creatures Let
your imagination and the supplies that
nature provides lead the way to make a forest
creature of your very own, 2pm-3:30pm.
Glue guns will be used. Small children must
be assisted by an adult. Pre-registration
required; call 585-457-3228. $5. Beaver
Meadow Audubon Center, 1610 Welch Rd.,
North Java. www.buffaloaudubon.org
SATURDAY | AUGUST 18
Soldiers of the American Revolution
This re-enactment portrays life on the
Sci-Fi Summer
at The Strong
Embark on exciting adventures dur-
ing Sci-Fi Summer at The Strong Muse-
um, One Manhattan Square, Rochester,
now through Friday, August 31. Meet
out-of-this-world characters and build a
science-fiction craft from noon to 2pm
each day.
Take pictures with a sci-fi character
— such as an alien, robot, or astronaut.
Journey through the museum and explore
the Intergalactic Maker Space. Build a
rocket out of recycled materials, create a
rover to explore a distant planet, design
your own robot friend, and more. Take
inspiration from space-themed activities
to create your own planetary craft.
Then, check out The Strong’s Rock-
ets, Robots, and Ray Guns exhibit. Back
by popular demand, the exhibit explores
the ways that science-fiction books, toys,
movies, and video games have captured
people’s imaginations and shaped the
way they play. Play a giant version of
the classic arcade game Space Invaders,
check out the oldest toy ray gun ever cre-
ated, direct a remote-controlled robotic
ball through an obstacle course, launch a
paper rocket into space, and more.
Weekend events in August with spe-
cial guests and themed activities include
Rebels & Imperials (Aug. 6 & 7); Ga-
lactic Warriors (Aug. 13 & 14); Cosmic
Creations (Aug. 20 & 21), and Space
Cadets (Aug. 27 & 28) Rockets, Robots,
and Ray Guns will remain on exhibit
through September 3, 2018.
All Sci-Fi Summer activities are
included with general museum admis-
sion fees. Museum hours are Mon-
day–Thursday, 10am-5pm; Friday and
Saturday, 10am-8pm; Sunday, noon to
5pm. For more details, visit www.