Challenger Community News

Program Will Help Underserved Families Experience The Arts

The Rochester Broadway Theatre League (RBTL) is proud to announce its new Pay-it-Forward Ticket Donation Program. It allows patrons the opportunity to donate tickets prior to a show, for underserved youth and families across the region, giving them the experience of a live performance at RBTL’s Auditorium Theatre. To donate tickets, call 585-222-5000 or email mail@rbtl.org. All donations are tax-deductible. Or Make a donation on GiveGab.com or send a check payable to RBTL by mail to 885 East Main Street, Rochester, NY 14605, Attention: PIF Program.

Vandalism Forces Black History Mural Projects To Move

Artists Lucy Ray and LaShonda Davis were asked by the nonprofit 540Main organization to create murals of "the Douglass women" on electrical utility boxes at Monroe Avenue and Alexander Street. But because of vandalism, coupled with offensive messages, the public art pieces will not be presented at an exhibition in March at the Rochester Contemporary Art Center.

"It seems like this project's presence just gave people an opportunity to vent about hot-button issues," Davis said. "Maybe it's (because of) the presence of a Black face on the corner of Monroe and Alexander."

" It’s really a shame that my project or the other artist’s project wasn’t able to become into completion because of so much rage in the community." Davis said.

The exhibition at the Rochester Contemporary Art Center, "As I Recall Her: Artists Expand the Legacy of the Douglass Women" will feature the murals crafted by Ray and Davis while showcasing the work of artists of all media and creative practices dedicated to the Douglass women. All artists of all backgrounds are invited to submit.

"As I Recall Her: Artists Expand the Legacy of the Douglass Women" will run from March 3 to May 6, at the Rochester Contemporary Art Center, 137 East Ave. Suite 203, Rochester. Artists' submissions are due by 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22. For more information, see http://www.rochestercontemporary.org/.

The Fourth Annual City of Rochester Roc Holiday Village presented by Five Star Bank Has Opened

Visitors can enjoy 16 days of free events through Decem ber 23 including free ice skating and skate rentals, free visits and photos with Santa, a shopping village, private Cozy Winter Igloos (sold out), free ice rink events and activities, free live music, holiday celebrations, free crafts for kids, indoor and open-air bars, fire pits, food trucks, outdoor seating, and more.

WHERE :Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Park 35 Court St. Rochester, NY 14604

WHEN: Thursday, December 8; Friday, December 9; Saturday, December 10; Sunday, December 11; Wednesday, December 14; Thursday, December 15; Friday, December 16; Saturday, December 17; Sunday, December 18; Wednesday, December 21; Thursday, December 22; and wraps up on Friday, De cember 23.

Village hours are Wednes days and Thursdays 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., Fridays 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., Saturdays 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sundays 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The ice rink will be open weather permitting on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 4 to 10 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Santa’s Workshop will be open Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

LaShonda Davis

Zawadi Books has 2023 Calendars, Christmas and Kwanzaa Cards, Kwanzaa Sets and Kwanzaa Board Games.

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Judge Ogden Appointed to Appellate Division of State Supreme Court

Justice E. Jeannette Ogden has been appointed to the Appellate division of State Supreme Court, Fourth Department by Gov. Kathy Hochul.

"For nearly 30 years, Justice E. Jeannette Ogden has served as a fair and impartial jurist, upholding the rule of law for the people of Western New York," Governor Hochul said in announcing the appointment last Wednesday. "I am honored to appoint Justice Ogden … and am confident she will continue to serve with distinction."

Justice Ogden, who is deemed “highly qualified,” has served as a New York State Supreme Court Justice since 2015. Prior to serving on the Supreme Court, she was a judge of the Buffalo City Court. She also served as an acting judge for the county and family courts of Erie County. Justice Ogden is currently an Adjunct Instructor at the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School

and Adjunct Professor at Daemen College. She is a member of the National Association of Women Judges, NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics, Erie Community College Criminal Justice Advisory Council, Eighth Judicial District Gender and Racial Fairness Committee, NAACP, and Women Lawyers of Western New York. Justice Ogden also serves as a mentor to high school, college, and law students and regularly appears as a speaker for civic and community organizations, public schools, and churches.

Christmas Dinner Party for Seniors!

The Gloria J. Parks Senior Enrichment Program will be hosting Christmas at the Parks, a night full of festivities for adults 55 and over. The event will take place on Friday, December 16th, from 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. at the Gloria J. Parks Community Center, located at 3242 Main Street, at the corner of Heath street.

Christmas at the Parks is an annual tradition, and this year there is a lot to offer. The event will be centered around a wholesome, catered dinner. There will be door prizes, a 50/50 raffle, basket raffles, and a local jewelry vendor on site. There will also be a DJ and line dancing, so be sure to bring your dancing shoes! Come see old friends, or make some new ones at this holiday event that is sure to be one to remember.

Parking for the event is free and available behind the Gloria J. Parks Community Center and across Main St. in the parking lot behind St. Joseph’s Catholic Church.

Admission is $35, which will include dinner and a ticket to win a door prize. Tickets can be purchased at Gloria J. Parks Community Center. For more information, call Phyllis Caver, Senior Director, at 716-832-1010 ext. 206.

The State of NY vs Deyanna Davis

By Myles Carter IG @myles4sheriff

Monday December 12th is set to be the day that jury selection begins in the case of the State of NY vs Deyanna Davis, a single Black mother, college graduate and business owner with plenty to lose facing two counts of Assault in the First Degree against a police officer. She faces a possible sentence of 25 years in prison if convicted,

On June 1, 2020 there was a protest in front of Buffalo’s E-District police station on Bailey Avenue, one that had been going on for hours into sunset. People filled the area in multiple locations near the station, some chanting and others present in solidarity. This protest wasn’t just about George Floyd. It was also a demonstration to bring awareness to the May 10, 2020 brutal beating of Quentin Suttles by Buffalo Police during a routine traffic stop.

Deyanna Davis was in her vehicle, leaving the repass of her motherin-law who had just been put to rest earlier that day. She turned off Langmeyer and was immediately stuck in traffic and caught up in the scene on Bailey that evening. Buffalo and State Police, not following their own protocol, used tear gas, crowd control ammunition and dogs to disburse the crowds of people gathered in protest, much like a scene from the civil rights protests from the 60s. People went running down the street and video footage showed an SUV driving through the police line, ultimately injuring a state trooper.

Deyanna and her family are not denying the fact that she injured the trooper with her vehicle that evening. She asserts that it was an accident, and she did not intend to injure anyone. With the facts showing that Deyanna had no intention of injuring anyone that evening, it begs the question;

“Why is the Erie County District Attorney’s Office prosecuting Deyanna with such force?”

Deyanna was a single mother of 4 at the time the accident occurred. She was enrolled in college, and had already graduated from trade school with a degree in cosmetology. When her vehicle went through the police line, the officers opened fire, striking her as many as eight times in the torso, abdomen and back. Her vehicle came to a stop not too far from where the police were. She was arrested and immediately transported to ECMC where she was rushed into surgery. While in the hospital a toxicology screening was completed to test for the presence of drugs and alcohol, and according to Davis’s Grandmother Louise Nolley ,there was no presence of drugs or alcohol in her system at the time.

The doctors removed several bullets from Davis. She was unable to walk due to the bullets and intensity of the surgery that was completed on her abdomen, torso and upper back. It wasn’t until later on June 2nd that Deyanna was finally conscious and under an intense amount of pain. On June 4th Deyanna was transferred to central booking after being arraigned at ECMC on multiple charges that included attempted murder. It was in central booking where she says she was met by a female officer who simply said to her, “You injured one of our own.” She asserts she was made to walk to her cell where she fell on the floor and was left there until the shift change, where the recommendation was made for medical treatment, and she was transferred back to ECMC.

Deyanna was in the holding center, an institution famous for its abuse, negligence, and mysterious deaths, for 33 days until she was released on federal house arrest. Her own abuse continued, where she asserts she was “treated like a dog.” According to family and those advocating for Deyanna the guards would slide her food on the floor to her. She would complain of the pain from the surgery, and would not be provided any type of medical treatment or access to pain medications.

Since Deyanna’s release, she graduated from Bryant and Stratton College with her bachelor’s degree in business administration, and is currently enrolled in Medaille College for her Master’s degree in business. On June 27th Deyanna Davis gave birth to her 5th child, a daughter by the name of Kenya, over two years since the accident that took place on Bailey. Regardless of the looming possibility of incarceration, she has continued to live her life and accomplish those goals that she has set before her, working towards opening her own hair salon.

Shaimaa Aakil and others who support Davis will be holding teach-ins and rallies leading up to her trial, with the purpose of educating people on this strong Black mother, Deyanna Davis, and to inform the community about Jury Nullification*. A petition on change.org has collected nearly 5,000 signatures calling for the release of Deyanna Davis, along with dozens of protests and demonstrations over the past two years.

Jury Nullification* - Jury nullification occurs when jurors, based on their own sense of justice, refuse to follow the law and acquit a defendant even when the evidence presented seems to point to an incontrovertible verdict of guilty.

Email BuffaloVictims@gmail.com to learn how to get involved.

THE COLORED MUSICIANS CLUB & JAZZ MUSEUM

The Colored Musicians Club is the only continuously running, all-Black owned club in the United States.

Designated as a historical landmark and a historical preservation site, its history is one of triumph over adversity, pride in African American heritage, excellence in performance, and inclusiveness.

THE CLUB

Musicians’ Local 533 was formed in 1917 during a time when African Americans were not permitted to join the White union. The following year, members formed a social club, which was chartered in 1935. The club was incorporated in 1935, utilizing the second floor for performances, practice, and rehearsals. World-renowned musicians like Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton, Billie Holiday, and Ella Fitzgerald performed over the years.

THE FUTURE

The $2.95 million renovation and expansion of the Colored Musicians Club began in 2022. The expansion will add over 2,000 square feet of space to the existing building. With financial support from New York State, Empire State Development, and DASNY, the addition will provide a new handicapped accessible main entrance and an elevator along with a reception/lobby area.

HOW TO SUPPORT

To continue the operation of the Colored Musicians Club, membership is important and helps us sustain the operation of the club and its programs. For more information on memberships, visit our website or contact the

Justice Ogden

Seven Medicinal Herbs For Winter Health

We have a wonderful event occurring the Winter Solstice on December 21, 2022. The Winter solstice is an astronomical phenomenon which marks the firt day of winter; the shortest day and the longest night of the year. -C.K

1. Chamomile It’s been used for centuries as a mild sleep aid, and gentle sedative. Chamomile tea can be found at your local health food store or Lexington coop.

2. Energy: Asian Ginseng In a 2,000-year-old herbal, Shen Nong wrote that ginseng is good for quieting the spirit, curbing the emotions, brightening the eyes, enlightening the mind, increasing wisdom, and, with continuous use, “longevity with light weight.”

3. Eye Strain: Bilberry A popular medicine in sixteenth-century Europe to fight inflammation and infection.

4.Circulation: Ginkgo (Ginkgo Biloba). Cultivated since the fifteenth century in China, where the leaves were used to benefit the brain and treat lung disorder .

5. Depression: St.-John’sWort This herb can offer the benefits of prescription antidepressants without the side effects.

6. Colds: Echinacea Native Americans of the prairie used Echinacea more than any other plant to cure ailments ranging from colds to cancer. Use at the first sign of cold or flu; take continuously for two weeks.

7. Flu: Elderberry Used by Native Americans. Today black elderberry to treat colds and fevers. In a 1993 clinical study performed during a flu outbreak in Israel, it was found that the extract reduces the severity and duration of flu symptoms. Apparently, the extract’s compounds hold back the ability of the flu virus to enter cells, and thus disarm the virus’s ability to infect.

FULL MOON WATCH

The December Full Moon in Gemini

This last full moon of the year December 7, 2022 gives way to a lot of emotions we have hidden! Not to worry! Let the light into your heart and you will find your own truth.

This Full Moon is about communication, attitude, and sense of adventure. Over the next two weeks, we will discover what this means for us. For now, we can’t sit on our feelings. We need to express them.

To use the energy of the full cold moon in a productive way, It's time to think of the year that has passed and reflect on the things you have achieved, what obstacles you've overcome, and all the lessons you have learned — but not to lose sight of the future…Things may have been difficult, but you've made it through, and now it's time to celebrate.

The week of the Full Moon is filled with blessings from The Divine. So take some time to stop in the midst of the chaos of the holidays and appreciate all of the spiritual blessings that are coming to us at this time.

This Moon is all about our feelings being expressed and verbalized. Clean and shine the diamond of your soul and let that light shine before everyone, so that people wonder as you pass by-what it was that just touched their soul.

Bank of America Names Center for Employment Opportunities 2022 Neighborhood Champion in Buffalo

Programs and services that provide employment opportunities for formerly incarcerated individuals will expand to help more people chart a path toward economic opportunity thanks to a multi-year grant from Bank of America. Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) has been named the 2022 Bank of America Neighborhood Champion in recognition of its work in the Buffalo community to remove employment barriers and advance economic opportunity for justice-impacted Buffalonians.

As part of the Neighborhood Champions program, the CEO will receive $50,000 in flexible funding and an opportunity for engagement in virtual leadership training delivered by experts in the nonprofit sector.

Center for Employment Opportunities works with formerly incarcerated individuals as they re-enter the community to provide immediate work with daily pay, job training and coaching, stable, long-term employment and ongoing support. Grant funding will be used to expand their programming, employing more recently incarcerated individuals to reduce recidivism and increase social and economic mobility.

“Helping members of our community access employment as they leave prison is key to stopping the cycle of poverty and preventing reincarceration, especially here in Buffalo where the poverty rate stands far above the national average of 30.3%,” said Cerise Sutton, Buffalo Site Director, Center for Employment Opportunities. “This grant will help us overcome funding hurdles we experienced as a result of the pandemic and reach more justice-involved individuals through career support, including immediate access to employment.”

In Buffalo, four non profits have been selected as Neighborhood Champions since 2019, with the bank investing $200,000 into these local organizations. The Neighborhood Champions program is an extension of the bank’s signature philanthropic initiative, Neighborhood Builders®, the largest corporate philanthropic investment in nonprofit leadership in the country. Through 2021, Bank of America has invested $6.3 million in 126 organizations within 42 communities through the Neighborhood Champions program.

Erie County Legislature Chairwoman Baskin Secures Unanimous Passage of $2.1

Billion 2023 Erie County

“I am proud to have worked with my colleagues and the Erie County Legislature to secure a unanimous vote on a fiscally sound amended budget that will deliver high quality programs and services to the residents of Erie County in our forthcoming fiscal year,” said Chairwoman April Baskin.

“The amended budget that has been approved by both the majority and minority caucuses keeps the tax levy under the tax cap, and reduces the property tax rate to a historic low of $3.92 per thousand. The Legislature has increased funding to neighborhood agencies and cultural programs that provide much needed services to families and communities across our county of nearly 1 million residents.

Budget

Today’s budget vote is on par with the work that my colleagues and I have done on behalf of county residents this year. This past spring, we worked together to fund storefront revitalization programs with capital grants from the county that will improve the façade of small businesses, and this winter we worked together to eliminate the gas tax to provide relief when gas prices were rising across the country.”

“This approved budget positions Erie County to be prepared for any unexpected future fiscal challenges. We have found ways to expand the county’s workforce by creating positions that pay living wages and to provide a salary boost to county employees who have worked so hard to provide quality of life services during the COVID-19 pandemic.”

“I am most proud of the positions I worked with the County Executive to create, which include the Small Business Resource Coordinator. This position will assist our community’s most vital asset, our small businesses, to help better position themselves to work on publiclyfunded projects. Many of our small businesses do not have the resources or historical knowledge to compete for government contracts. This resources coordinator will help level the playing field for entrepreneurs across the County.”

“This is the first unanimous amended budget vote since 2017, a year before I became a county legislator. I am proud to be the leader of this honorable body as we return back to a space of working together to deliver for our shared constituencies.”

Mt. Aaron To Host Community Financial Literacy Event

community with financial strategies to successfully lead to home ownership. All are welcome. Dwayne Jones is pastor of Mt. Aaron Baptist Church.

West

Side’s

First Diaper Bank

The West Side Diaper Bank is a collaboration between West Side Community Services’ Provisions 139 food pantry and Every Bottom Covered, the area’s first diaper bank.

The diaper bank, housed inside Provisions 139 at 139 Vermont Street will serve residents of zip codes 14201, 14209, 14213, and 14222. Families will be able to pick up 25 diapers twice a month. Families will need to register for the diaper bank by bringing valid photo ID, birth certificates for their children, and proof of residence in the eligible zip codes to their first visit. The diaper bank will be open during normal pantry hours on Wednesdays from 12-3 p.m. and on Thursdays from 5-7 p.m.

The Mt. Aaron Baptist Church in conjunction with

Pictured From left to right: Cerise Sutton, Buffalo Site Director, Center for Employment Opportunities; Ted Janicki, President, Bank of America Buffalo; Victor Ellis, New York State Regional Director, Center for Employment Opportunities.

Chairwoman April Baskin

Atheria Vann Ware Honored by New York Statewide Senior Action Council

Buffalo resident Atheria Vann Ware was recognized for her involvement with the New York Statewide Senior Action Council (Statewide) at its recent 50th Anniversary Celebration and Convention in Saratoga Springs.

Atheria Vann Ware, who turned 99 on Thanksgiving Day, has served the Buffalo community in many capacities over the years including Statewide Facebook Block Club and as President of Fruit-Belt Neighborhood Block Club. She also received the certificate of Excellence from the City of Buffalo for “Keep Western New York Beautiful.”

“Wherever there was a need you could find Atheria Vann Ware there lending a helping hand and we are so proud to honor her today for all she’s given to the organization and the community,” said Maria Alvarez, Executive Director of Statewide.

The New York Statewide Senior Action Council is an organization dedicated to advocacy for the rights of seniors in the State. The 50th Anniversary event featured numerous panel discussions headed by noted senior issues experts and legislators. .

Veterans Honored With Quilts of Valor

Local Veterans were honored last Friday at the Adult Education Workplace Literacy Center by the Quilts of Valor Foundation. The mission of the foundation is to “cover Service Members and Veterans touched by war with comforting and healing Quilts of Valor.”

Twenty Veterans were presented with beautiful hand-made Quilts honoring their service and sacrifice. The honorees included:

•Darvin Adams

•Darien Baines

•James Baines 11

•Floyd Bonds 111

•Clarence Chaney

•Ernest Colvin

•Reggie Garner

•Gwendolyn Hawkins Rutledge

•Larry Humsley

•John Jenkins

•Henry Self

•David Smiley

•Jesse Washington

•Tommie Wagstaff

•Renee Wiley

•Paul Woods

•Paulette Woods

Also honored but not in attendance: Richard Blackwell and Rickey Lanier. The well attended event was hosted by the Quilts of Valor Foundation, Ruth Shatzel, Reggie Garner (U.S. Air Force Veteran) and Gwen Hawkins-Rutledge (U.S. Navy Veteran).

Also on hand to assist with the presentations were the WNY Quilters for a Cause who created the lovely tribute: Mary Lou Zerby, Barb Rickard, Barbara Frost (NYS Coordinator Quilts of Valor Foundation), Ruth Shatzel and Mary Funke.

SERVICE AND SACRIFICE: LOCAL VETERANS OF VALOR HONORED.

WNY Quilters for a Cause: Mary Lou Zerby, Barbara Rickard, Barbara Frost, Ruth Shatzel and Mary Funke.

"Cadillac Crew"

Robeson Theatre's Current Play Keeping With Mission of Founding Father to Educate, Enlighten and Entertain

On the day of a much anticipated speech by Rosa Parks during the height of the Civil Rights Movement, four activists working in a Virginia civil rights office wonder whether the proclamation of equality amongst mankind includes women. With remarkable insight and unexpected humor, Cadillac Crew reclaims the stories of the forgotten leaders who blazed the trail for desegregation and women’s rights and asks: when will the world be ready to embrace women in all their capacity?

The African Cultural Center’s Paul Robeson Theater production of Cadillac Crew opened to rave reviews last weekend.

The play, starring talented young actresses Francesca D’Auria, Aqueira Oshun, Janate Solar Ingram, and Nikol Stellabuto, is directed by the equally talented Linda Barr.

Cadillac is Barr’s first major directorial debut. She attended Performing Arts Academy of Buffalo and studied and participated in theatre at the Cultural Center for many years. She recalls how all of the plays she has been involved in “ educated me about who my people were."

When the Center’s Artistic Director Yao Kahlil Newkirk introduced her to “Cadillac Crew” script and ultimately offered her the opportunity to direct it, she felt honored.

“Directing Cadillac first and foremost is keeping with the mission of the agency and founding father (of the African Cultural Center) Malcolm Erni – who said we should always strive to educate, enlighten and entertain. And That’s pretty much what I try to do– help carry that torch...I would like to thank Yao for giving me this opportunity,” she added.

“Plus it’s a piece that radicalizes people’s perspective of our history and instills in us the passion and power to fight for our rights and for what’s best for our people,” she continued.

“The community needs to see this play because we need to revisit and redefine our ideology of who we are as a people– we often tend to take for granted those who came before us, struggled and died - women who risked their lives for equality.”

Cadillac Crew, which opened Dec. 1, continues to run Dec. 8,9,10,15,16,17 @ 7:30 p.m. doors open at 7 p.m.; Dec. 11,18 @ 4 p.m. doors open 3:30 p.m.; Tickets $40 general admission www.PaulRobesonTheatre.org or (716)884-2013.

ON STAGE

•OH WHAT A NIGHT HOLIDAY SHOWCASE

Thurs. Dec. 15, 6-9 p.m., $50 in advance Featuring DaMarka Wheeler, Robin Barker, & Beverly Graves and Returning Artists Karen Saxon, Marcus Lolo, Jacquie Cherry; for tickets www.topenterprisesinc. com; Location: The Foundry, 1738 Elmwood Ave.

CHRISTMAS PIANO

CLASSIC Featuring Concert Pianist Tracy E. Singletary, & grandsons Isaih and Solomon S. Gee, Sat. Dec. 17 @ 2 p.m. Buffalo Public Library Downtown, Lafayette Square. FREE

•MARSHA MCWILSON’S MOTOWN CHRISTMAS, Batavia Downs 7:30 p.m. Tickets $15, 8315 Park Rd. Batavia

JAZZ NIGHT @ THE Dorothy J. Collier Center, 6-8p.m. Friday, Dec 16, Free . (716)882-0602

716.249.1346

CADILLAC CREW: From left: Aneesha Karam Stage Manager, Aqueira Oshun, Janet Solar Ingram, Nikol Stellabuto, Director Linda Barr, Francesca D’Auria, Betty Bowman, Wardrobe Department. Street Legacy Photo by Darvin Adams

THE STARS OF THE SHOW: Nikol Stellabuto, Aqueira Oshun, Janet Solar Ingram, Francesca D’Auria. Street Legacy Photo by Darvin Adams

KWANZAA IS ALMOST

December 26th through January 1st we will celebrate the 56th year of Kwanzaa which is the annual celebration of African American culture, heritage and unity. This year's theme is "LIFT EVERY VOICE" and opening night of the event will start at Performing Arts high school on December 26th, with the following days being held at the Delavan Grider Community Center December 27th, through January 1st. Kwanzaa is scheduled every night from 7 to 9p.m.

Those interested in Vending and/or Advertising can contact the Co-Chair Carlanda at 716-800-1348 or by email at buffalokwanzaa@yahoo.com.

Anyone interested in Performing or speaking can contact Co-Chair Ayemanuel Radford at 716-563-6731. Schedule of events for each night will be listed in next week's paper.

‘Wakanda Forever’ is No. 1

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” kept the box-office crown for the fourth straight weekend. To date the Marvel movie has totaled $733 million globally, including $339 million in overseas sales.

Concert Review The Commodores Can Still Deliver The Goods!

“This is the Commodores 2.0,” proclaimed Walter King during the legendary funk and R&B legends’ performance at Seneca Niagara Events Center on November 26. It was a two-generational affair as long-time members King, Walter “Clyde” Orange and J.D. Nicholas performed alongside King’s son Noah Williams and Orange’s son Cody, respectively.

And this wasn’t a bad thing either, since these second-generation members (Cody, in particular) brought some welcome nuance and energy to an evening of classic grooves.

The show started off with badass funk bump of 1974’s “I Feel Sanctified” and 1978’s “Too Hot to Trot” getting the audience on their feet with the five piece backing band “Mean Machine” rocking some well-oiled syncopation which gave King and Nicholas an invigorating energy for their soulful vocal interplay.

Any hopes for fans weaned on early Commodores albums such as “Caught in the Act” and “Movin’ On” that the group would get deeper into the funk thang were likely dashed with a medley of evergreen ballads “Easy,” “Just to Be Close You” and “Zoom.”

Yet this was an evening of hits and the remainder skewed even closer toward the group’s pop side with spry takes of “Lady (You Bring Me Up)” and “Machine Gun” where King jokingly showed off his dance moves while “Three Times a Lady” showcased Nicholas’ cognac smooth vocals.

The standout was “Nightshift” where Cody Orange and Nichols shared vocal duties. Adding a youthful vigor throughout the evening, Orange was a standout during the poignant tribute to Jackie Wilson and Marvin Gaye.

Expectedly, “Brick House” closed the evening on a nostalgically funky note, proving that whatever version or phase this current incarnation of The Commodores is, they can still deliver the goods.

COLORED MUSICIANS CLUB continued

portant and helps us sustain the operation of the club and its programs. For more information on memberships, visit our website or contact the Club.

UPCOMING EVENTS Museum tours are in operation every Thursday through Saturday from 11a.m. to 4p.m.; you can book by visiting our website and contacting the Club. The Sunday Night Jazz Series takes place on the last Sunday of every month and the Queen City Jazz Festival will be taking place in July 2023.

MORE INFO

Visit our website at www. thecoloredmusiciansclub. com or contact us at (716) 855-9383.

Cody Orange from the Commodores photo matt bauer

“Knowing when to stop, you can avoid any danger.”

Real During Emotional Press Conference Following Killer’s Guilty Plea

(Continued From Last Week)

Last Monday’s court proceedings that saw 19-year old Payton S. Gendron plead guilty left survivors of the Tops massacre victims outraged, hurt and angry.

“It was gut wrenching and it made you angry all over again to hear how this young white supremacist just so horrendously killed those innocent people who were the salt of the earth,” declared Attorney Benjamin Crump at a press conference following the court hearings. During those proceedings some wept. Others shook their heads in disbelief. Still others sat stone faced as Gendron, who Attorney Crump describe as a “devil’ and a “demotic thug” – had his day in court. For the survivors, it was like re-living their loved ones violently taken from them once again in the worst racially motivated mass killing in Buffalo’s history.

On May 14 of this year a then 18-year-old hate-filled excuse for a “human being, walked from the Tops parking lot in the Black community leaving carnage, pain and despair in his wake; taking the precious, beloved lives of Aaron Salter, 55; Pearly Young, 77; Deacon Heyward Patterson, 67; Ruth Whitfield, 86; Katherine Massey, 72; Celestine Chaney, 65; Roberta A. Drury, 32; Andre Mackneil,53; Margus D. Morrison; and Geraldine Talley, 62; and wounding three others including Zaire Goodman 20; Jennifer Warrington, age 50; and Christopher age 55. Following are excerpts from the comments made after the court hearings by four of the victims families . Zeneta Everhart and Damon Goodman, Zaire Goodman's Parents

“For me the hardest part was a lot of what we heard in the indictment… I had never heard before…a lot of the details I did not know ... .as he was talking the sound of his voice kind of annoyed me internally because it was a very nonchalant voice…To me it’s because he’s been treated that way. Young White men in his position who survive these mass shootings that they cause, tend to have the support of a community who thinks that’s ok. This country has a problem ...this country is inherently violent, it is racist and his voice showed that to me today. To me America showed up in that terrorist today because that is a part of America that Black people see everyday.” -Zeneta Everhart

"It was just upsetting being in the court… clearly (he) was guilty of mass murder, (and) the way he has been treated from day one to this point for me as Zaire’s dad is unacceptable ...these victims had no chance of survival because of his act but he has been extended every courtesy imaginable while he’s incarcerated.”

-Demon Goodman

Mark Talley ( Son of Geraldine Talley)

“In court today ... I was angry how the judge was constantly talking to this 'gentleman' like he was a little prepubescent 6th grade boy. I hate how they showed pictures of how he looked and then you see him in the court room with a 6th grade middle school hair cut, clean shave, looking real scrawny and nervous surrounded a bunch of policemen. I was angry that they didn’t have him look at the faces of the victims families that he ruined and scarred for life, I hate how when people referred to him they called him a little boy or a young man, last time I looked here in America at 18 you’re an adult."

“They say America’s national pastime is baseball ... the truth is racism is America's pastime." “Racism will always be part of American society no matter what people try tell you from the past to now and in the future... I’m happy he’s going to jail ... What would make me (really) happy is for America to acknowledge its racist history and the racism currently going on now.”

Pam Young ( Daughter of Pearl Young )

“If I were to say anything today I would say let’s park here. Let’s think about what happened, why it happened…why he was taken into custody when others can have their hands up ...end up on the ground with bullets in them…My Mother had bullets in her…I did not know the full extent until I came here today …and I‘d been saying to myself, 'Pam maybe somehow she was taken immediately…' but that’s not what I heard today…what I heard was that she was shot a couple of times before the fatal shot…how do you think that make me feel…?

“ We need to park right here at why this man didn’t end up on the ground on May 14, we gotta park at why he came into the courtroom looking all cleaned up. I remember what the media did to Travon Martin. I remember the smiley face he had and we were all so sad and I remember when the media changed him and put him in a hoodie” .. “America needs to park here and ask why are we doing that , why do we change the narrative when it’s a Black boy ..? “

Garnell Whitfield Jr. (Son of Ruth Whitfield)

“ We have a problem in America and its much bigger than May 14.This was not happenchance, this was all planned, this was intentional ...”

“ …What makes Buffalo different is the condition of the community before May 14; the reason why he targeted this community is because it's segregated, under resourced, underfunded, discriminated against and criminalized."

"There is no justice unless we deal with what facilitated these murders , we gotta talk about the conditions that are in our communities that exist intentionally."

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“He’s A Devil. He’s Demonic” Families of Victims in Racist May 14th Massacre Kept It

“You don’t hear about how there needs to be more legislation for gun control."

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Warnock Wins Georgia Senate Race

Raphael G. Warnock (D) won the runoff race for U.S. Senate in Georgia on Tuesday evening defeating Trump-backed Republican Herschel Walker and giving Democrats a 51st seat in the chamber. Walker’s 2021 victory made him the first Black senator from Georgia.

Thanking the voters he said, “The people have spoken,”

He also thanked his mother.

“You’ll see her in a little while. But she grew up in the 1950s in Waycross, Ga., picking somebody else’s cotton and somebody else’s tobacco. But tonight she helped pick her youngest son to be a United States senator.”

“A vote is a kind of prayer," he said . “Voting is faith put into action.” Warnock is a pastor at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church.

“I want all of Georgia to know, whether you voted for me or not, that every single day I am going to keep working for you,...I actually believe that at the end of the day, we’re all Americans.”

Herschel Walker conceded the race in a speech at his campaign’s watch party urging his supporters to “stay together” and to continue believing in the Constitution and in their elected officials.

Acknowledging that it had been “a tough journey,” Walker thanked his team and said he would not make excuses for his loss because “we put out one heck of a fight.”

Running for Senate, he added, was the best thing he had done in his life.

This is The Season for Giving! So Why Not Give the Gift of A Better Future?

As a child, my mother went all out during Christmas and spent a lot of money buying my sister and me toys, games, and clothes. We received a lot, and it made my mother feel good to provide us with a “wonderful Christmas.” We went to church on Christmas and felt blessed and special wearing our new clothes and bragging to our friends about our many presents.

To understand the significance of this, I I must provide some background. My mother worked for Conrail Railroad. She was the first Black employee in the Chicago area. Like most Black women then and today, she was paid less than the White male and female employees for doing the same job. She was treated horribly by her so-called co-workers and supervisors. Being underpaid and mistreated, made her feel good to see the expressions of joy on our faces when we woke up on Christmas morning.

Dr. Willie UNDERWOOD

If God plans to prosper us, then why aren’t we prosperous? One of the contributing reasons is that we forego our opportunity to experience a prosperous life or greater prosperity for the short-term emotional happiness of giving and receiving Christmas gifts. Are we addicted to Christmas spending like a heroin addict is to heroin, and we can’t stop spending even when we don’t have it to spend? Forty-one percent of Americans are willing to go into debt to purchase gifts, thus, adding to the cost of the gift because of credit cards' high-interest rates. We must be going into greater debt during Christmas because nearly 40% of Blacks don’t have $400 for an emergency. Therefore, Blacks instead of making compound interest for themselves, pay it to others. No wonder the fat White Santa is sitting in the stores saying Ho! Ho! Ho! Another Fool just Came in the Door!

Cariol's Day

Somebody had to do it and God chose you!

Why? Because he knew what Cariol would do. You saved a man's life!! You Served, Preserved and Protected! You did everything right! So don't worry. God saw what you did and it was very good in His sight!

Christmas dinner was different, often my mother didn’t join us for Christmas dinner because she went to work to make the double-time and a half in pay for working on Christmas day. Of note, she worked every holiday that she could because we couldn’t afford her to pass up the overtime pay. As a matter of fact, throughout the year she worked all the overtime she could. She often worked 16 hour days seven days a week.

As I got older, I learned that my mother (like many Black single mothers) struggled to make ends meet and to stay out of debt, keep up with bills, keep food on the table, and have a roof over our heads. She was one of the 40% of Blacks nationally (30% in Buffalo) who owned their home or at least was paying a monthly mortgage instead of rent. By the way, the mortgage company threatened to foreclose on our home if she was just one month late.

During this time of year, I find myself looking back at my very loving and supportive childhood. My mother died on January 3, 2004. If she were here, I would ask why did she spend so much money on Christmas? I think I may know the answer, it made her feel good. I can imagine that she also thought that it was in our best interest to experience the “special” feelings of this most wonderful time of year.

I know that she spent all that money on Christmas because she loved us. The reality is that she traded short-term pleasure/happiness for long-term opportunity and wealth. She traded long-term wealth and the wealth of her children and grandchildren for a day of joy and surprise. The statistic below per the Gallup Poll was the expected average American family Christmas spending for 2021.

•Parents spent an average of $276 per child on Christmas gifts.

•10% of Europeans went into debt due to Christmas shopping.

•1 in 10 people returned their gifts to the store.

•41% of Americans were willing to take on debt due to gift shopping.

•$15.2 billion is the estimated total of unwanted presents.

•America spent almost $6.1 billion on Christmas trees.

•In 2021, 21% of Americans spent less money on holiday gifts.

•Americans spent an average of $886 on Christmas gifts.

•Women spend 20 hours, on average, shopping for Christmas presents.

•56% of US consumers wanted to receive a gift card as a present in 2021.

Christmas spending data is not broken down by race, but I am sure that a significant amount of our $1.5 trillion Black community’s annual buying power (Money Magazine November 13, 2017) was spent during this Christmas season. I struggle with how this Christmas spending fits into the birth of Christ and/or God’s plan for us.

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” (Jeremiah 29:11 ). How are we prospering from Christmas? It is forecasted that US retail holiday sales will rise 3.3% to $1.262 trillion in 2022.

Having said that, what is the alternative? STOP spending what you don’t have and start saving and investing what you do have. Why spend money on useless presents or things when we can buy a piece of company through stock purchases?

For example, let’s say we spend less on Christmas going forward and invest the money in an interest or growth account.

If $400 is saved (spend half as much on Christmas yearly) and is invested yearly over 18 years you would have $12,215 (interest earned of $4,615) at 5% interest and $20,463 (interest earned of $12,863) at 10% interest. What if you do this for 40 years? At 5% interest you would have $51,135(interest earned of $34,735) and at 10% interest you would have $195,140 (interest earned of $178,740).

If $800 is saved and is invested yearly over 18 years, you would have $24,431 (interest earned of $9,231) at 5% interest and $40,927 (interest earned of $25,727) at 10% interest. What if you do this for 40 years? At 5% interest you would have $152,959 (interest earned of $112,959) and at 10% interest you would have $716,148 (interest earned of $676,148). With this gift your children and grandchildren can work with other people’s children and grandchildren to create and fund businesses in our community, thus, creating jobs and wealth opportunities for themselves and others. Just think that in 1-2 generations we can transform the wealth status of our community without needing money from banks or at least have the money to get started.

The Federal Reserve wrote that based on the 2019 Survey of Consumer Finances, the most recent year available, White families had a median wealth of $188,200, compared to $24,100 for Black families and $36,100 for Hispanic families.

It is not how much you make but how much you save and invest. Compound interest can work wonders for your net worth. I know some of us can’t afford to save money. If this is true, how can we afford to buy all the stuff that we buy during Christmas and Easter?

If you are in debt or struggling to make, ends meet... If you want a better financial future for yourself, your children, or your grandchildren... If you are sick and tired of being sick and tired of being broke... If you are ready to make a change... I suggest, as a start investing $15 in the book The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Gleason or getting it for free from the library or downloading the audio for free. This book has simple lessons and concepts that if followed, will change your life. We have been programmed, yes, I said it- programmed to be consumers and to make other people rich and richer. I am just suggesting that we listen to Michael Jackson and “Make a Change” which gives the gift of a better future!

Willie Underwood, III, M.D., MSc., MPH I am sick and tired of being sick and tired! Let’s make a change!

You crossed the blue line. They crossed the Bloodline. That was a BIG mistake!! God will intervene for His, and your namesake.

Sometimes it feels like you can't go on, or take anymore. That's where #Faith and #Trust steps in. You've been through Cariols’ Den that wasn't filled with lions, but men.

Yet you're #Yet still standing, enduring the hardness, hatred and Injustices against you and your family, like the good #Soldier that you are, in God's eyes and many others.

Attention: #Pays Pension! To God Be The Glory. When God starts Paying and Repaying, you will have MORE than enough.

So, at ease sister Soldier!! When God says Enough!! #Enough is #Enough. You've been through many political serpent laden Fiery Furnaces that the average person would have burned up and out, without a doubt! You’ll have your Pay in every Way!

Then you'll look back and say...

Finally!!

-By Carolyn Pratt 5/28/2020

Senator Raphael G. Warnock

“Our history did not begin in chains. It will not end in chains.

-Malcolm X”

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

REGARDING ERIE COUNTY SANITARY CODE REVISIONS

Interested persons can attend hearing on January 17, 2023, 3 p.m. at the Rath Building (Room 1402)

Notice is hereby given that the Erie County Board of Health on the 27th day of September 2022 made a motion calling for a public hearing to be held concerning revisions to the Erie County Sanitary Code Article IV, including new Section 15.

A public hearing will be conducted by the Erie County Board of Health on Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at 3:00 o’clock in the afternoon in the Erie County Board Room 1402 of the Rath Building, 95 Franklin Street in the City of Buffalo, New York to hear all persons interested in this matter.

The proposed revisions are available for public inspection in the offices of the Erie County Health Department, Division of Environmental Health located at 503 Kensington Avenue, Buffalo, New York 14214. And in the offices of all Town, Village and City Clerks in Erie County.

ROBERT FREE Chairman Erie County Board of Health

LEGAL NOTICE RFP

The NFTA is issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) for: NFIA - ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR TAXIWAY D REALIGNMENT, Project No. 31NG2247

Proposals are due by 2:00 PM on December 22, 2022. www. nftaengineering.com

LEGAL NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

AT&T proposes to modify an existing facility (new tip heights 96’ & 97’) on the building at 921 Main St, Buffalo, NY (20221373). Interested parties may contact Scott Horn (856809-1202) (1012 Industrial Dr., West Berlin, NJ 08091) with comments regarding potential effects on historic properties.

Bids will be received by RP Oak Hill Building Co., Inc. for the “Reach Academy Charter Middle School” Project on 12/16/2022 at 2pm. Please fax bids (716-822-4367) or email (mcalway@rpoakhill.com) prior to 2:00 pm. There will be (2) pre-bid meetings on 12/2/2022 and 12/7/2022 @ 9am located at 266 Genesee Street Buffalo, New York 14204. The scope of work includes selective demolition and abatement, concrete, masonry and restoration, structural steel, roofing, carpentry, glazing and hollow metal doors, overhead doors, flooring, millwork, paint, school specialties, fire protection, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, etc. The contract documents may be examined at Construction Exchange or can be purchased at Avalon Printing, (P: 716-995-7777). This project is open shop and tax exempt. ***M/ WBE participation is encouraged.

LEGAL NOTICE Bid

INVITATION TO BID

The NFTA is soliciting bids for Project No. 12BA2232

BNIA - Airfield Pavement Maintenance 2022/2023 Bid No. E586 due on December 20, 2022 at 2:00 pm www.nftaengineering.com

LEGAL NOTICE Bid

COUNTY OF ERIE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Department of Parks & Recreation

Various Shelter Reconstruction & Repair

PROJECT NO. 2021-999-02

Sealed bids for General Construction for the above project will be received by the County’s Commissioner of Public Works in Suite 1400 of the Rath County Office Building, 95 Franklin Street, Buffalo, NY 14202 until 10:30 AM local time on December 20, 2022, at which time they will be opened and read aloud. A walk through is scheduled for December 9, 2022 at 10:00 AM local time at Ellicott Creek Park Shelter 11. NYS Vendor Responsibility Form CCA-2 A/B/C, NYSDOL wage rates, MBE/ WBE, Apprenticeship program, and Local and Disadvantaged Workforce requirements may apply to this project. Additional information must be found at: www.erie.gov/dpw.

LEGAL NOTICE Bid

Bids will be received by RP Oak Hill Building Co., Inc. for the “Ellicott Town Center” Project on 12/22/2022 at 2pm. Please fax bids (716-8224367) or email (mcalway@rpoakhill. com) prior to 2:00 pm. There will be a pre-bid meeting on 12/6/2022 @ 9am located at 200 S. Division Street Buffalo, New York 14204. The scope of work includes selective demolition and abatement, concrete, masonry, roofing, hollow metal and overhead doors, metal windows, glazing, carpentry, millwork, flooring, painting, specialties and appliances, food service equipment, fire protection, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, etc. The contract documents may be examined at Construction Exchange or can be purchased at Avalon Printing, (P: 716-995-7777). This project is open shop and tax exempt. ***M/ WBE & SDVOB participation is encouraged.

EMPLOYMENT

Senior Director of Business Affairs in Finance and Management

Buffalo State, State University of New York, seeks candidates for the position of Senior Director of Business Affairs in Finance and Management Office.

For a full job description and to apply: https://jobs.buffalostate.edu/postings/6608

Buffalo State is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and committed to respect for diversity and individual differences.

HIRING

Director of Residence Life & Student Conduct

Medaille University is accepting applications for a Director of Residence Life and Student Conduct. This position provides overall direction, leadership and strategic vision for the department and campus. Please refer to www.

LEGAL NOTICE RFP

COUNTY OF ERIE

ADVERTISEMENT FOR RFP# 2022-051VF

For a Times Beach Nature Preserve Resiliency Study Project

The Department of Parks, Recreation & Forestry is requesting proposals for professional services for a Times Beach Nature Preserve Resiliency Study. Visit: www.erie.gov/rfp to obtain the RFP guidelines and submittal information.

HIRING MUSICIAN

Job Title: Musician/ Keyboard Player

Job Site: St. John Baptist Church and Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church Days: Every Sunday Hours: 9:00-11 AM

Salary: $125.00 per/hour

Requirements: Must be able to play piano and organ with demonstrated knowledge and experience in playing hymns, Anthems, Spirituals, Gospel, and sacred music

Submit Applications/Resume to: St. John Baptist Church Baptist Church 184 Goodell Street Buffalo New York 14204

Attention:Human Resources Department by December 19, 2022

Or Email to: sjbc@stjohnbaptistbuffalo.org

Email legals & classifieds to: advertising@thechallengernews.com Deadline Fridays @ 5pm

LEGAL NOTICE Bid

People Inc. Folwell Senior Apartments

LOCATION: 140 Hodge Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14209

ACCOMMODATIONS: Currently under construction, this 4-story apartment building are for households being 62 years and older, with 33 one-bedroom apartments and 4 two-bedroom apartments will be ready for occupancy in spring of 2023.

Part time professional on-site management • Some accessible apartments Five hundred feet from a major bus route and within a few blocks of restaurants and shopping • Smoke-free living • Community Room

On-site laundry facilities • Central air conditioning Attractive grounds and seating areas around the building

If you are aware of any persons, that might be eligible or interested in our Senior Housing, please have them contact the following person for more information on how to apply:

Housing Intake Specialist 280 Spindrift Road • Williamsville, NY 14221 • 716.880.3890 housing@people-inc.org people-inc.org/folwellseniorapts

MONTHLY ReNT: (Gas and Electric not included)

1 Bedroom: (33) $600.00 - $695.00

2 Bedrooms: (4) $695.00 - $795.00

**MAxIMuM INCOMe:

1 person: $36,840 2 people: $36,840

2 people: $42,120

**Dependent on unit rent

Applications will begin to be mailed on October 3, 2022 to those individuals interested, in keeping with approved affirmative marketing plan and must be postmarked by February 6, 2023 opened by lottery at People Inc. Linwood Lafayette Apartments, 637 Linwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14209 on February 13, 2023 at 10:00am. We will be recording the lottery and posting on People Inc. websites.

For more information or an application, email housing@people-inc.org, visit NYHousingSearch.gov or call 716.880.3890.

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Basic Training –Ft. LeonradWood, Mo., 1994

Advanced TrainingFt. Jackson, SC1994Certified Army Administrative Specialist First Sergeant’s Award for Excellence

Camp Hovey, Republic of Korea 1994-1995

Shop Office Administrative Specialist Pentagon, Washington, DC, 1995-1998

Staff Action Control Specialist

Honorable Discharge – 1998

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

FRI. DEC. 9

Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor SOUL BALL 5:30 PM – 8:00 p.m. The Buffalo Transportation Pierce Arrow Museum at 263 Michigan Ave. Tickets $100.00 per person.

Tree of Hope Lighting, Roswell Park, Elm & Carlton Streets, 4:40-6:30 p.m. PreRegistration required by Dec. 5 @ RoswellPark.org/TreeofHope or call 1-800-767-9355.

SAT. DEC. 10

A Financial Literacy Event for the community hosted by The Mt. Aaron Baptist Church with M&T Bank 12 noon to 2 p.m. at the church, 540 Genesee Street.

Christmas In The City hosted by The Fruitbelt Coalition 12 noon to 4 p.m. Dr. Bennett W. Smith Sr. Family Life Center, 833 Michigan Ave. featuring food, fun and entertainment To register call (716)893-6428

Masten District Monthly Stakeholders Meeting & Breakfast, Delavan Grider Center, 877 E. Delavan.

MON. DEC. 12

QUEEN CITY MARKET/43 Marketing Summit, Seneca One

Line Dance Fitness, 12 Noon

Gloria Parks Center, 3242 Main St. Seniors 55+Free (716)832-1010 or hustleforhealth.com

NEW! Hustle for Health Line Dancing with "Jazzy T" 12p.m. Delavan Grider Center 877 E Delavan Ave, FREE www.HustleforHealth.com

TUES. DEC. 13

Free Line Dance Class, Dorothy Collier Center, 118 E. Utica, BEGINNER 11a.m.3p.m..; Advanced 12-1 p.m. (716)882-0602.

DEC.14

Photos With Santa in the Seneca One Lobby, free, 5-7 p.m. Line Dance Fitness, 11 a.m. Gloria Parks Center, 3242 Main St.; Seniors 55+ Free (716)832-1010 or hustleforhealth.com

FRI. DEC. 16

JAZZ NIGHT @ THE Dorothy J. Collier Center, 6-8p.m. Friday, Dec. 16, Free . (716)882-0602

Mt. Hope Community Tree Lighting Ceremony

Mt. Hope Community Church will host its 7th annual Community Tree of Hope Tree of Lighting Ceremony Saturday, Dec. 17 at 4 p.m., 1326 Broadway.

Are Not Required

Omanda Williams Rogers