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The Mission Committee of Mount St. Mary's Hospital will hold its 11th annual "Valentine's Day Extravaganza" on Thursday, Feb. 14, in the hospital's main (south) lobby.

The Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University will host an opening reception for "A Good Ride: Arts and Traditions of the Attica Rodeo" from 2 until 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 24. The exhibition, which is part of the museum's well-respected folk arts program, is on display through May 26.

The NU Theatre Department and the Castellani Art Museum present "Picasso at the Lapin Agile," originally written by Steve Martin and directed at NU by Adriano Gatto.

Some of the 64 Pomeranians rescued from squalid conditions in Lockport over the weekend started leaving the SPCA of Niagara for new homes Wednesday.

"America's Car Show" with Tom Torbjornsen revs up your engines from the Buffalo Niagara Auto Show at the Buffalo Convention Center Thursday at 9 a.m. and Saturday at 11a.m. on WBBZ-TV

Artpark & Company Inc. announces auditions for its upcoming Mainstage production "Sound of Music," which will start rehearsals June 24 and run until July 19. Auditions will be held on Saturday, March 9, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Niagara University Annex (in the Valu Home Center plaza on Porter Road, Niagara Falls).

John Harbaugh, head coach of the Super Bowl XLVII champion Baltimore Ravens, will visit the "Late Show with David Letterman" Thursday, Feb. 7 (11:35 p.m.), on the CBS Television Network.

Niagara University has announced it has partnered with the Monsignor Martin High School Athletic Association to present the Niagara Cup annually to the boys ice hockey champions.

Sara Villnave, an assistant director in Niagara University's Office of Admissions, received NU's Outstanding Employee Award for February-April 2013. Villnave was presented with the award by the Rev. Joseph L. Levesque, C.M., Niagara president.

Old Fort Niagara named Arthur and Judith Hannah of Youngstown as the historic site's volunteers of the year at OFN's recent volunteer recognition breakfast. Art and Judy have contributed thousands of hours to the fort's educational programs, including costumed interpretation, foodways programs and planning and cultivation of the fort's historic gardens.

To those who say you can't come home again, Niagara University's new softball coach, Ellie Chan, would disagree. The Western New York native and Canisius College grad (we won't hold that against her), has been working her way up the coaching ranks since the day she left college. All that time and hard work has paid off with her returning home for her first Division 1 coaching job.

This past weekend, the Purple Eagles men's hockey team improved to 17-4-5. The team's 16th Atlantic Hockey Association win set a new program record for conference wins in a season. The previous record was set by the 1999-00 team with a record of 15-0-2.

The Niagara University's men's basketball team, despite its recent loss to Loyola, leads the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) thanks to a recent seven-game winning streak.

"I would be lying if I said I expected that; I knew we could win every game, but I also knew we could lose every game and that's why I think we're doing well," Niagara University's head coach Joe Milhalich said of the seven wins in a row.

Have you ever wondered if the events in Western New York impact the college students on Niagara University's campus? When it comes to the Oscars, the general answer is no.

NU students, have you ever sat in your dorm rooms and said to yourselves, "I am just so bored"? There are very easy ways that you can make your boredom subside and increase your fun intake. There are events that are hosted by the CPB or Campus Programming Board. The events are designed to get students active on the NU campus and to get to know each other with fun-filled activities.

John Jr. and Frances Herstek are still each other's valentines.

While celebrity marriages today sometimes can be measured in days and weeks, the Wheatfield couple will celebrate 71 years together on Feb. 7.

"We are happy to re-unite the 'Avengers' cast to present on our show," said producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron. "Audiences who enjoyed the year's biggest box office hit will be excited to see these terrific actors back together again."

Emmy-nominated "NFL Turning Point," NBC Sports Network's weekly NFL show co-produced by NFL Films, airs Wednesday at 10 p.m. with a special review of Super Bowl XLVII. Hosted by "Football Night In America's" Dan Patrick, this week's episode of "NFL Turning Point" examines Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco and the Baltimore Ravens' 34-31 Super Bowl XLVII win over Colin Kaepernick and the San Francisco 49ers.

The CBSSports.com, NFL.com and NFL Mobile from Verizon live stream of Super Bowl XLVII on Sunday set multiple viewership records for a single game sporting event in the U.S. and also made history as the most social telecast ever, according to data provided by Omniture and third-party monitoring firms.

The Village of Lewiston Recreation Department is holding two workshops on the making of ruffled scarves. One workshop will be Wednesday, Feb. 13, at 6 p.m., and the other will be Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 6 p.m. The workshops will be held at the Red Brick Municipal Building, North Fourth and Onondaga streets.

"The Price Is Right," daytime television's most-watched program, says "come on down" to "The Talk" host Sharon Osbourne, singer and actress Demi Lovato, NBA Hall of Fame inductee and sports commentator Charles Barkley, musicians Drew and Nick Lachey, and "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star and actress NeNe Leakes when the show presents its second annual "Celebrity Week," Monday, Feb. 18 - Friday, Feb. 22 (11 a.m.), on the CBS Television Network.

Competition at next year's Olympic Winter Games will begin one day prior to the Opening Ceremony. As a result, NBC will begin its primetime coverage of the 2014 Sochi Olympics on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, one night before the broadcast network provides its traditional primetime coverage of the Opening Ceremony on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014.

Last year's Academy Award winners Meryl Streep, Jean Dujardin, Octavia Spencer and Christopher Plummer will return to present on this year's telecast, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron have announced.

"In Vino Veritas" — When CSI Mac Taylor decides to surprise his girlfriend in Vegas, he discovers she's missing, and asks his friend D.B. Russell for help. Meanwhile, the CSIs investigate the loss of a local wine collector on part one of a two-part crossover with "CSI: NY," on "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," Wednesday, Feb. 6 (10 p.m.) on the CBS Television Network. Gary Sinise ("CSI: NY") guest stars as Mac Taylor.

Top morning talk show "LIVE with Kelly and Michael" announces the lineup of guests who will join hosts Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla., Feb.18-21.

The man who founded NFL Films, whose groundbreaking highlight reels of the game's greatest plays and the players earned him a spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, believes he and other non-players do not deserve enshrinement in the Hall. That's what "Big" Ed Sabol tells Armen Keteyian on the next "60 Minutes Sports" premiering Wednesday, Feb. 6, at 10 p.m. on SHOWTIME.

The Baltimore Ravens weren't the only winners on Super Bowl Sunday.

The Grand Island Lions Club has been serving the community for more than 50 years, and though most people are familiar with our eyeglass collections, our Special Kids Picnic, our annual spaghetti dinner, and our involvement with the Miracle League Field, most are not aware of all the behind-the-scenes activities we perform and the services available through our work and our association with sight, hearing, health, and environmentally-related professionals and organizations.

Take, for example, the trip a used pair of eyeglasses takes from your face to the face of someone, somewhere in the world, who needs them but, unfortunately, can't afford them. How can we do that for just 8 cents a pair?

The Buffalo Niagara Sales and Marketing Executives will meet for a presentation called "The Marketing and Sales Imperative: Making or Breaking it in America."

The Kaegebein Community Playground Committee will host "Dinner and a Show" to raise money for a new playground.

On Friday, March 1, the Playground Committee will supervise the annual Kaegebein Talent Show, with a spaghetti dinner fundraiser preceding the show.

The event will take place at Grand Island High School, 1100 Ransom Road.

The 2013 Relay For Life Kickoff Party will take place Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. in the senior cafeteria of Grand Island High School, 1100 Ransom Road.

Grand Island Women of the Moose Lodge No. 180, 2524 Grand Island Blvd, will hold a chili cook-off to benefit cerebral palsy on Sunday, Feb. 17, starting at noon.

The Niagara Regional Theatre Guild will celebrate its 90th anniversary with a pre-show ceremony sponsored by KeyBank, including ribbon-cutting and a birthday cake on stage, after the show "Inherit the Wind."

The Marine Trades Association of WNY announces the 2013 Buffalo Bills Boat Show will be held at The Bills Healthy Zone Fieldhouse. Buffalo's premier boat dealers will present brand-new product from cruisers and pontoon boats to wakeboarding and fishing boats, personal watercraft and much more.

Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos and members of the Senate Republican Conference were joined Tuesday by leaders of statewide business organizations to urge Gov. Andrew Cuomo to remove the proposed extension of the utility tax surcharge from his executive budget.

Just in time for the Valentine season, Theatre in the Mist presents "Love Letters" by A. R. Gurney. The show is on stage at Stella Niagara on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m.

Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier announced Monday that defenseman Adam Pardy has been recalled from the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League.

Tops Friendly Markets, a leading full-service grocery retailer in upstate New York, announced that Gina Trainello, Buffalo resident, and customer service lead at Tops Markets on Maple Road in Amherst, will be competing in the National Grocers Association's "Best Bagger Competition" on Feb. 10 at the Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

From Feb. 22 through 24, the Niagara University Players will present an entirely student-run production of "Time Stands Still" by Donald Margulies in the Leary Theatre within the Elizabeth Ann Clune Center for Theatre, Clet Hall.

Directed by NU Theater Junior Nathan Andrew Miller, "Time Stands Still" is a funny, passionate, thought-provoking and heartbreaking piece of work. It is a look at war through the lens of a young couple brought together by the conflict in Iraq only to have their relationship challenged by it (the show contains adult subject matter).

The CBS Television Network's coverage of Super Bowl XLVII featuring the Baltimore Ravens' 34-31 win over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, Feb. 3 (6:32-8:41 and 9:11-10:47 p.m.) was watched in all-or-part* by a record 164.1 million viewers, up 3 percent from last year's 159.2 million for Super Bowl XLVI (N.Y. Giants-New England).