Music lovers will want to travel to nearby London, Ontario for an intimate evening of opera with tenor, songwriter and musician Charles Di Raimondo, as well as special guest sopranos Victoria Gydov and Caroline Ferraro! “Passione — A Night at the Opera,” will take place from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, May 25, at the Marconi Club of London, located at 120 Clarke Road.

Di Raimondo, a member of Canada’s Three Tenors, has performed in Carmen, La Traviata, Rigoleto, Cavalleria Rusticana and Handel's Messiah. He will also present works from his newest album, Passione.

Benefits for Persons with Developmental Disabilities in New York State

Date: Thursday, May 16, 2013
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Location: Erie 1 BOCES Room A-1  
               355 Harlem Road  
               West Seneca, NY 14224

Learn about benefits available for persons with developmental disabilities in New York State. This workshop focuses on SSI, SSD, Medicaid and Medicare, as well as general information regarding Special Needs Trusts.

Workshop is 2 CEU's

Erie County, NY – Erie County Clerk Chris Jacobs will be hosting an open-to-the-public blood drive with Unyts, WNY’s only organ, eye, tissue and community blood center, on Saturday, May 11th from 9am-2pm at the Erie County Auto Bureau located at 2122 George Urban Blvd. in Cheektowaga.

“Giving the gift of life through a blood donation is critically important,” Jacobs said.  “By giving blood, you are helping to make sure there is blood available for your friends and neighbors in their time of need. I would also like to encourage the community to enroll on the New York State Registry as an organ and tissue donor and help the more than 117,000 currently waiting for a transplant.”