The nonprofit Dog Ears Bookstore, located at 688 Abbott Road in South Buffalo, will host a One-Act Playwriting Workshop — a four-week course running from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday, May 13 through Monday, June 3. The course will be led by Mark Lloyd, a local writer, poet, playwright and director.

During the workshop, participants will learn how to write a short one-act play, defined as a play of 15 minutes or less. The cost of the four-week course is $60, with a minimum class size of six people. Writers should bring pens and paper. To register for the workshop, please call Dog Ears Bookstore at 823-2665.

Nurtured Heart: Approach to Challenging Behaviors - Part 4

Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Location: Parent Network of WNY 
               1000 Main Street   
               Buffalo, NY 14202

The Buffalo Zoo has announced the lineup for their inaugural BuffaLoveFest, an event featuring all things “Buffalo,” hosted by the Buffalo Zoo in association with Be Incorporated.

The event will feature live music from some of the area’s most popular bands including The Andrew J. Reimers country-punk extravaganza, Jony James Blues Band, local rock and roll favorites The Albrights, and honky tonk Americana legends The Steam Donkeys. The evening will kick off with a special performance by the BuffaLoveBirds all star band, featuring Lance Diamond, Caitlin Koch, Eric Crittenden, Vinnie DeRosa, Mike Wagner, and Rob Lynch.

BuffaLoveFest will also feature some of the area’s top food trucks: Black Market Food Truck, Frank Gourmet Hot Dogs, Lloyd Taco Truck, Roaming Buffalo, Rolling Joe’s Café, R&R Barbeque, and The Sweet Hearth.