Springville Griffith Institute High School (290 N. Buffalo St., Springville) is holding a Jazz concert to help raise funds for the music department in the school district. Springville Jazz and Orchestra is playing on May 18^th from 7-9pm. Tickets are $5, for additional info please call (716) 592-3289.

The 1st Annual Help Marc Fight Leukemia Golf Tourney is happening June 2^nd. Cost to register is $90 and deadline to participate and help Marc is May 25^th. To register please call Terry at (905) 228-1608.

The local group Force United Niagara is hosting a fundraising event called ‘FUNexpo 2012” in support of ‘Help a Child Smile”. It’s on May 26^th at the Welland Main Arena from 10am-5:30pm. It’s free and fun for the whole family. There’ll be vendors selling vintage toys, comics, crafts and much more! For more details check out www.forceunitedniagara.ca

Hooked On Fishing, Not On Drugs’ is a non-profit organization that provides an alternative to drugs through the sport of fishing. It also teaches environmental conservation and brings families closer together. They’ll be having a free fishing event for everyone on May 27^th from 9am-4pm at Windmill Point Park.

May 30^th is the 1st Fundraiser pasta night for ‘Welland SOO Rhythmic Gymnastics’. The Dinner will be held at Eastdale Secondary School in Welland. It’s just $10 to enjoy and there will also be a bake sale & penny table. Please call Laurie for tickets (905) 321-1537. *Take out Times- 4-7pm & Dinner 5-7pm.

Broadway Bound A Musical Review is on May 31^st & June 1^st at Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School in St. Catharines. Doors open at 6:30pm, Showtime 7pm Tickets: $10 & $ 8 for Students/Children. For ticket information call Pat Jenkins at (905) 937-6466.

A pasta dinner is being held to raise money for a local teen, John Rush, who has made the team Canada football team. He’ll need to raise $3,500. The dinner is June 1^st at the Lions Club on Portage Rd. in Niagara Falls. Tickets are $10 and available at the door.

 The 3^rd Annual “Saffi Walk” Spirit Wheel Walk Run event supporting Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalous Association of Ontario is on June 2^nd. To make a donation or join the fun please call (905) 894- 9502.

Burleigh Hill School Fun Fair on June 6^th from 4pm – 7pm. There’ll be a BBQ, Inflatables, Face painting, games and prizes. Everyone is welcome! Proceeds to benefit maintenance of the school playgrounds.

CUPE 2977 Family, and friends are hosting an evening of Fundraising to help assist with therapy costs for two boys with Autism. The Fundraiser will take place June 8^th at the CAW Hall, on Bunting Rd in St. Catharines from 7pm-1am.

Fort Erie Fire Station # 1 is celebrating 150 years of service on June 9^th from 11am- 12 am. Stop by the Fire Station on Bertie St., in Fort Erie they’ll have bounce houses, displays, and entertainment and it’s all free.

Niagara Falls Comic Con 2012 is happening June 9th from 10am-7pm at the Scotiabank Convention Centre on Stanley Ave., Niagara Falls. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door, for more information please visit www.nfcomiccon.com

Be a “Heritage Hero” by participating in the Great Niagara Portage Adventure on June 9^th at Oakes Park in Niagara Falls. Teams of 4-8 people will carry a canoe, recreating the experience of early settlers and soldiers of 1812. For more information contact Heidi@wfol.com for your Team Package!

Royal Canadian Army Cadets (# 2835) in Niagara Falls is hosting their 3^rd Annual  Charity Golf Tournament on June 10^th. Money raised will go to the cadets and a portion to ‘Autism Ontario- Niagara Region Chapter’. To sign up please call Chris Bateman at 289-296-0243 or batemancj@hotmail.com OR Tom Long at 905-353-0412 or ctlong@sympatico.ca

Saturday June 16^th is a fundraiser for Kathy Berry Welstead to help cover her medical expenses. There will be LIVE music and amazing prizes! Stop by the Ukrainian Black Sea Hall on Welland Ave. in St. Catharines. Advance tickets are $10, please call Char Wilson at (905) 646-0471and tickets at the door are $12.

Epilepsy Niagara invites you to their 4th Annual Memorial Golf Classic In honour of Rylee Morrison. The tournament is on June 24^th at the Niagara Falls Golf & Country Club. Registration ends June 15^th. For more information on pricing and packages available please call (905) 353-1096 or go to www.epilepsyniagara.org.

 Coming up is the 3^rd Annual ‘Swing Hard to Live Strong Deborah Robert Memorial Golf
Tournament Fundraiser for Daval Hospice’. It’s on June 22^nd at Thundering Waters Golf
Course in Niagara Falls.  There will be course games, gifts, raffles, prizes, silent auction items. Participatin fee is $150. Deadline to pre-register your team is June 1^st, please contact Amy Datema at (905) 328 4599 or by email: swinghardtolivestrong@live.ca

On July 28^th is the “5th Annual Josh Mack Memorial Golf Tournament” benefiting a memorial scholarship at Lakeshore Catholic High School. Cost to play is $60 if paid before May 31^st and $65 after May 31^st, price includes golf and dinner. Dinner only is $25. To register, become a hole sponsor or to donate please visit www.joshmackgolf.com

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Concerts

May 19^th – Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons – Shea’s Performing Arts Centre – Buffalo

May 19^th – Collective Soul – Town Ballroom – Buffalo

May 29^th – The Queen Experience (Official Queen Tribute Show) – Queen Elizabeth Theatre – Toronto

May 30^th – Creed – Danforth Music Hall – Toronto

June 1^st – George Thorogood and the Destroyers – Hamilton Place Theatre – Hamilton

June 1^st – Joan Osborne – Bear’s Den – Niagara Falls, NY

June 2^nd – Dave Matthews Band – Molson Canadian Amphitheatre – Toronto

June 7^th – The Cult – Erie Canal Harbor – Buffalo

June 14^th – Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band feat. Steve Lukather, Gregg Rolie, Richard Page, Todd Rundgren, Mark Rivera and Gregg Bissonette – Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort – Niagara Falls, ON

June 15^th – Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band feat. Steve Lukather, Gregg Rolie, Richard Page, Todd Rundgren, Mark Rivera and Gregg Bissonette – Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort – Niagara Falls, ON

June 15^th – Counting Crows – Echo Beach – Toronto

June 17^th – Dream Theatre – Artpark – Lewiston

June 19^th – The Beach Boys – Molson Canadian Amphitheatre – Toronto

June 19^th – Kansas – Artpark – Lewiston

June 21^st – Roger Waters “The Wall” Live – First Niagara Center – Buffalo

June 22^nd – Sarah McLachlan w/ The Toronto Symphony Orchestra – Molson Canadian Amphitheatre – Toronto

June 23^rd – Roger Waters “The Wall” Live – Air Canada Centre – Toronto

June 26^th – Neil Diamond – Air Canada Centre – Toronto

June 26^th – Foreigner – Artpark – Lewiston

June 27^th – Aerosmith w/ Cheap Trick – Air Canada Centre – Toronto

June 29^th – The Beach Boys – Darien Lake Performing Arts Center

June 29^th – Sam Roberts Band – Erie Canal Harbor – Buffalo

July 2^nd – Scorpions – Molson Canadian Amphitheatre – Toronto

July 3^rd – Dave Matthews Band – Darien Lake Performing Arts Center

July 7^th – Stevie Nicks – Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel – Niagara Falls, NY

July 11^th – Train – Sony Centre For The Performing Arts – Toronto

July 11^th – Nickelback w/ I Mother Earth – Molson Canadian Amphitheatre – Toronto

July 11^th – Gowan – Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort – Niagara Falls, ON

July 12^th – Gowan – Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort – Niagara Falls, ON

July 13^th – Gowan – Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort – Niagara Falls, ON

July 13^th – Iron Maiden w/ Alice Cooper – Molson Canadian Amphitheatre – Toronto

July 14^th – Santana – Molson Canadian Amphitheatre – Toronto

July 16^th – Iron Maiden w/ Alice Cooper – Darien Lake Performing Arts Center

July 17^th – Def Lepperd, Poison and Lita Ford – Copps Coliseum – Hamilton

July 17^th – Yes – Artpark – Lewiston

July 22^nd – Santana w/ The Allman Brothers Band – Darien Lake Performing Arts Center

July 23^rd – Coldplay – Air Canada Centre – Toronto

July 24^th – Coldplay – Air Canada Centre – Toronto

July 26^th – Sam Roberts Band – Echo Beach – Toronto

Aug. 3^rd – The Trews – City Market Square – Port Colborne

Aug. 7^th – Peter Frampton – Artpark – Lewiston

Aug. 17^th – Def Lepperd, Poison and Lita Ford – Darien Lake Performing Arts Center

Aug. 18^th – Blue Rodeo – Molson Canadian Amphitheatre – Toronto

Aug. 24^th – Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band – Rogers Centre – Toronto

Aug. 28^th – Kelly Clarkson & The Fray – Molson Canadian Amphitheatre – Toronto

Aug. 30^th – Roxette w/ Glass Tiger – Molson Canadian Amphitheatre – Toronto

Sept. 9^th – Jason Mraz – Molson Canadian Amphitheatre – Toronto

Sept. 12^th – Madonna – Air Canada Centre – Toronto

Sept. 12^th – City And Colour – Molson Canadian Amphitheatre – Toronto

Sept. 13^th – Madonna – Air Canada Centre – Toronto

Sept. 13^th – Kiss & Mötley Crüe – Molson Canadian Amphitheatre – Toronto

Sept. 14^th – John Fogerty – Sony Centre For The Performing Arts – Toronto

Sept. 15^th – Kiss & Mötley Crüe – Darien Lake Performing Arts Center

Sept. 22^nd – Cheap Trick – Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel – Niagara Falls, NY

Oct. 14^th – Rush – Air Canada Centre – Toronto

Oct. 26^th – Rush – First Niagara Center – Buffalo