Senator Antoine M. Thompson, NYS Senator, 60^th District

2008 Calendar of Events

 January 2008

Buffalo – Sunday, January 6^th – 2pm-4pm # Kings Celebration D’Youville College

Tonawanda- Saturday January 12^th – 8:30 am-10 am Community Leaders & Stakeholders Breakfast – Knights of Columbus 55 Main Street Tonawanda, NY Free & Open to the Public

Buffalo- Thursday, January 17^th – 5:30 pm-6:30 pm New Yorkers Against Gun Violence Monthly Meeting Part 6 Mahoney State Office Building

Buffalo – Friday January 18^th 10:00 am-11:00 am Martin Luther King Celebration Museum of Science 1020 Humboldt Parkway Free & Open to the Public

Buffalo – Friday January 25^th Buffalo- 3:00pm-4:30pm MWBE Press Conference/Reception - Part 6, Mahoney State Office Building 65 Court Street

Niagara Falls-  Saturday, January 26^th  8:30am – 10:00am  Community Leaders & Stakeholders Breakfast John Duke Center 1201 Hyde Park Blvd. Niagara Falls, NY Free and Open to the Public 

February 2008

Grand Island – Saturday February 9^th – 8:30 am-10:00 am  Community Leaders & Stakeholders Breakfast Golden Age Center 3278 Whitehaven Road Grand Island, NY Free & Open to the Public

Albany – Saturday, February 15^th – 17^th Black & PR Caucus

Buffalo- Thursday, February 21^st - 5:30 pm-6:30 pm New Yorkers Against Gun Violence Monthly Meeting Part 6 Mahoney State Office Building

Buffalo – Friday, February 22^nd  6:00-8:00 P.M. Black History Month Celebration Merriweather Library 1324 Jefferson Avenue Free & Open to the Public

Niagara Falls – Saturday, February 23^rd - 8:30am-10:00am Community Leaders & Stakeholders Breakfast Doris Jones Family Resource Center 3001 9^th Street Niagara Fall, NY Free & Open to the Public

Buffalo - Saturday, February 23^rd 1:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M. Family Skate Arcadia Skating Rink 30 E. Amherst Street

Niagara Falls – Sunday, February 24^th 3:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. A Taste of Soul @ Mary O’s 829 Main Street, Niagara Falls Free and open to the public

March 2008

Buffalo- Saturday, March 1^st – Senator Antoine M. Thompson’s Birthday

Buffalo – Domestic Violence Awareness Day

Buffalo – Thursday, March 13^th 12:00noon – 2:00pm St. Joseph’s Table Day Awards Recognition 65 Court Street 1^st Floor Mahoney State Office Building

Niagara Falls – Friday, March 14^th 5:00 – 6:00 P.M. Happy Birthday Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls city Hall 745 Main Street 

Tonawanda – Thursday, March 20^th Happy Birthday Tonawanda 5:00pm-6:00pm Tonawanda City Hall 200 Niagara Street  

Buffalo – Thursday, March 20^th 5:30 pm-6:30 pm New Yorkers Against Gun Violence Monthly Meeting Part 6 Mahoney State Office Building

Niagara Falls – Saturday, March 22^nd - 8:30am-10:00am Community Leaders & Stakeholders Breakfast & Easter Egg Hunt Niagara Falls Community Center1364 Center Ave.

Buffalo – Saturday, March 22nd – 10:00am – 12:00pm Easter Egg Hunt, Delavan Grider Community Center

Buffalo – Monday, March 25^th – Dyngus Day

Buffalo – Friday, March 28^th  10:00am-11:00am MWBE Monthly Meeting- Part 6, Mahoney State Office Building 65 Court Street

Buffalo- Saturday, March 29^th - 8:30am-10:00am Community Leaders & Stakeholders Breakfast Buffalo Visual & Performing Arts 450 Masten Avenue

Buffalo – Sunday, March 30^th 2:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M. 7^th Annual International Woman’s History Month Celebration Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society 25 Nottingham Cour  
 

April 2008

Buffalo – Fair Housing Month – Housing Summit

Buffalo – Saturday, April 12^th - 1:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M. Family Skate Arcadia Skating Rink 30 E. Amherst Street

Albany – Monday, April 14^th New Yorkers Against Gun Violence Lobby Day

Buffalo – Hockey Clinic Buffalo Sabers North Buffalo Ice Rink

Buffalo – Thursday, April 17^th - Happy Buffalo Birthday Buffalo 10:30 am - 11:30am Buffalo City Hall

Buffalo – Thursday, April 17^th 5:30 pm-6:30 pm New Yorkers Against Gun Violence Monthly Meeting Part 6 Mahoney State Office Building

Buffalo – Friday, April 18^th 6:00P.M-8:00P.M.  Earth Day Buffalo Science Museum 1020 Humboldt Parkway

Tonawanda- Saturday, April 19^th  8:30A.M.-10:00A.M. – Community Leaders & Stakeholders Breakfast

Buffalo – Friday, April 25^th - 9:00am-11:00am Senior. Breakfast Buffalo Convention Center

Buffalo- Friday, April 25^th 10:00am-11:00am MWBE Monthly Meeting- Part 6, Mahoney State Office Building 65 Court Street

Niagara Falls- Saturday, April 26^th 8:30am – 11:00am Great American Clean-Up Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel (John B. Daly Blvd).

Buffalo – Hockey Clinic 9am-11am

May 2008

Buffalo – Saturday, May 3^rd  9:00 am-12 noon Safe Routes to School Tree Planting Hamlin Park School # 74 126 Donaldson Road

Buffalo – Monday, May 5^th - Cinco DeMia Celebration  Grandma Mora’s 1465 Hertel Avenue (Drink & Dinner Specials no cover charge)

Saturday, May 10^th 12-5pm- Operation Protect Your Home Bennett High School 2885 Main Street (Educational Seminars throughout the day, independent mortgage counselors will be available for consultation

Buffalo – Saturday, May 17^th -10:00am-12:00 noon Kensington Little League Opening Day McCarthy Park

Niagara Falls – Thursday, May 22^nd 5:00pm- 10:00pm Niagara Falls Carnival Parking lot of John Duke Center 1201 Hyde Park Blvd.

Buffalo – Friday, May 23^rd – 10am-11am   Memorial Day Ceremony Part 6, Mahoney State Office Building 65 Court Street Free & Open to the Public

Niagara Falls-Friday May 23^rd – 5:00pm-10:00pm Niagara Falls Carnival Parking lot of John Duke Center 1201 Hyde Park Blvd.

Niagara Falls- Saturday, May 24^th   8:30am-10:00am Community Leaders & Stakeholders Breakfast – John Duke Center 1201 Hyde Park Blvd. (Honoring Mother’s for Mother’s Day) Free and Open to the Public

 Niagara Falls- Saturday May 24^th 11:00am Niagara Falls Pine Avenue Memorial Day Parade

Niagara Falls- Saturday May 24^th 12:00noon – 10:00pm Niagara Falls Carnival Parking lot of John Duke Center 1201 Hyde Park Blvd.

Niagara Falls- Sunday, May 25^th 12:00noon – 10:00pm Niagara Falls Carnival Parking lot of John Duke Center 1201 Hyde Park Blvd.

Niagara Falls-Monday May 26^th 12:00noon-6:00pm Niagara Falls Carnival Parking lot of John Duke Center 1201 Hyde Park Blvd.

Buffalo- Friday, May 30^th 10:00am-11:00am MWBE Monthly Meeting- Part 6, Mahoney State Office Building 65 Court Street

Buffalo- Saturday, May 31^st - 8:30am-10:00am Community Leaders & Stakeholders Breakfast- (Honoring Mother’s for Mother’s Day) – McKinley High School 1500 Elmwood Avenue Free & Open to the Public

June 2008

Niagara Falls – Saturday, June 7^th 8:30a-10:00am Senior Breakfast Antonio’s 7708 Niagara Falls Blvd

Buffalo – Saturday June 13^th & Sunday June 14^th Juneteenth Celebration

Grand Island – Saturday June 21^st. – 8:30 am-10:00 am Community Leaders & Stakeholders Breakfast

Buffalo - Saturday, June 21^st 12:00noon-2:00pm Annual Spelling Bee Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society 25 Nottingham Court (Open to all students in the 60^th district in grades 5^th-8^th grades. For registration information please call 854-8705. Deadline for registration is Friday, June 13, 2008

Niagara Falls – Sunday, June 22^nd 4pm—6pm Senior Cookout Highland Park free and open to all senior citizens

Niagara Falls- Saturday,  June 28^th  8:30am-10:00am Community Leaders & Stakeholders Breakfast Niagara Community Center 15^th & Center Avenue Free & Open to the Public

Buffalo – Saturday, June 28^th 12noon-1pm David Evans Jr. Scholarship Awards Ceremony Merriweather Library .1324 Jefferson Avenue

July 2008

Grand Island – Friday, July 4^th Grand Island Parade

Buffalo – Friday, July 4^th  Black Rock Riverside Parade

Buffalo – Italian Festival

Buffalo – Football Clinic

Buffalo – Summer Music Fest – Jazz & Blues

Niagara Falls – Niagara Falls Black Experience

Buffalo – Jefferson Avenue Arts Festival

Buffalo – Free Paint Program Kick-Off

Tonawanda – Saturday, July 12^th – Community Leaders & Stakeholders Breakfast

Niagara Falls- Saturday, July 26^th    8:30am-10:00am Community Leaders & Stakeholders Breakfast

August 2008

60^th District – Tuesday, August 5^th National Night Out

Coast Guard Day

Buffalo - Skating Party

Buffalo- Sunday, August 3rd Pine Grill Reunion – MLK Park

Buffalo – Sunday, August 17^th – Senior Ball – 6p-9p Adams Mark Hotel

Buffalo - Taking it to the Streets

Niagara Falls – Italian Festival

Buffalo -  Puerto Rican Day Parade

Niagara Falls- August, July 23^rd   8:30am-10:00am Community Leaders & Stakeholders Breakfast John Duke Center 1201 Hyde Park Blvd. Free and open to the public

Buffalo – Friday, August 29, 30, 31^st Hispanic Music Festival LaSalle Park

Buffalo- Saturday, August 30^th   - 8:30am-10:00am Community Leaders & Stakeholders Breakfast-

September 2008

Buffalo – Labor Day Parade

Buffalo – Thursday, September 4^th Job Fair

Niagara Falls – Friday, September 5^th  Job Fair

Buffalo- Saturday, September 6^th 10:00am-12:00noon School Supply Giveaway 65 Court Street

Niagara Falls – Saturday, September 6^th 2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. School Supply Giveaway 619 Pine Avenue

Tonawanda– Saturday, September 13^th – Community Leaders & Stakeholders Breakfast

Buffalo – Hispanic Heritage Month

Buffalo – Latino Music Fest

Buffalo – Fall Music Fest  R & B

Buffalo – STAR Outreach

Buffalo – Soccer Clinic

Niagara Falls – Unity Day

Niagara Falls- September,  27^th   8:30am-10:00am Community Leaders & Stakeholders Breakfast Doris Jones Resource Center 3001 9^th Street Free and Open to the Public

October 2008

Buffalo – Hispanic Women’s Luncheon

Niagara Falls – STAR Outreach

Grand Island – Saturday, October 13^th     8:30am-10:00am Community Leaders & Stakeholders Breakfast

Niagara Falls- Saturday, October 25^th    8:30am-10:00am Community Leaders & Stakeholders Breakfast Niagara Community Center 15^th & Center Avenue Free & Open to the Public

November 2008

60^th District – Great American Smoke Out

60^th District – Homeless Shelter Volunteer

60^th District – America Recycles Day

Buffalo – Friday, November 7^th Veterans’ Day Ceremony 10:00am-11:00am 65 Court Street

Niagara Falls- Saturday, November 22^nd   8:30am-10:00am Community Leaders & Stakeholders Breakfast Mary O’s 829 Main Street

60^th District – Monday, November 24^th & Tuesday, November 25^th  8^th Annual Turkey Giveaway

Buffalo – Saturday, November 29^th  8:30am-10:00am Community Leaders & Stakeholders Breakfast Performing Arts 450 Masten Avenue Free and Open to the Public

December 2008

 60^th District – Annual Toy Giveaway

Buffalo – State Office Building Xmas Party

Tonawanda – Saturday December 13^th 8:30am-10:00am Community Leaders & Stakeholders Breakfast

Niagara Falls- Saturday, December 27^th   8:30am-10:00am Community Leaders & Stakeholders Breakfast Zion Lutheran Church 1010 Michigan Avenue Free & Open to the Public