Moonlight Snowshoe Tour – February 7
Come and enjoy this fun filled annual Moonlight Snowshoe Tour event held at Griffis Sculpture Park in Ashford Hollow on Saturday, February 7 from 5-8 pm.

For only $50 per person you will enjoy a great feast of chili, provided by Balloons Restaurant, cheer, live music by The Mighty No Stars Blues Band and a pair of snowshoes, compliments of the City Garage Ski Shop.  To make your reservation, please call 716-982-8446 today!  For more information, check out the Griffis Sculpture Park website at www.griffispark.org.

Valentine’s Express – February 14 (6 pm) & 15 (1pm)
Why not surprise your special Valentine with a special treat this year?  Start your evening with a buffet dinner for two at the Slovenian Club located across the street from the New York and Lake Erie Railroad in Gowanda, NY.  After you have enjoyed your delicious dinner, board the train for a two hour romantic train excursion that features live music, an onboard dessert table, onboard cash bar and a “gift” for your sweetheart!  Enjoy all of this for only $99.95 per couple.  Reservations are required.  Please call 716-532-5716 or visit their website at www.NYLETrainRides.com

Boarding for Breast Cancer – February 14 at Holiday Valley Resort
Snowboarders will be taking to the slopes at Holiday Valley on February 14 as the Boarding For Breast Cancer initiative brings information, education and hope to Ellicottville.

According to Boarding For Breast Cancer’s (B4BC) website (www.b4bc.org), the inspiration for Boarding For Breast Cancer was a young woman named Monica Steward. Monica, who was a very dear friend of all B4BC founders, started her battle with breast cancer at the age of 26 and passed two years later from complications that arose from the disease.  B4BD was founded as a result of Monica voicing her frustration about the lack of awareness among young women about the disease to friends and future co-founders, Tina Basich, Shannon Dunn, Lisa Hudson and Kathleen Gasperini. Their idea was to create an event that centered around their mutual passions, snowboarding and music, to communicate the message of awareness while raising money for research and educating young women about breast cancer.

Holiday Valley in Western New York has scheduled various events throughout the day on February 14.  There will be special riding clinics for women, a Rail Jam contest, Burton Demos, and shopping reception party! Also, they will offer a ‘Pink Lift Ticket Option’, whereas anyone purchasing a lift ticket can donate a dollar to the cause and receive a limited edition pin or sticker commemorating the event!

To see more details about this event visit www.holidayvalley.com or www.b4bc.org.

Mogul X Series – February 15 at Holiday Valley Resort

Looking for a fun activity for young skiers up to age 12?  Check out Holiday Valley’s Mogul X Series taking place on February 15.  Your child can try a mogul competition in a fun and supportive environment in the bumps on Morning Star.  Registration is at the
top of the course and the cost is only $5.  Check out www.holidayvalley.com for more information.

The Matchmaker presented by Olean Theatre Workshop – February 12-15

The Olean Theatre Workshop will be performing four performances of The Matchmaker from February 12-15.

According to the Cattaraugus County Enchanted Mountain website at www.enchantedmountains.info, The Matchmaker is a play about a certain old merchant of Yonkers who is so rich in 1800 that he decides to take a wife.  He employs a matchmaker, a woman who subsequently becomes involved with two of his menial clerks, assorted young and lovely ladies, and the headwaiter at an expensive restaurant where this swift farce runs headlong into hilarious complications.  After everyone gets straightened out romantically and has his heart’s desire, the merchant finds himself affianced to the astute matchmaker herself. He who was so shrewd in business is putty in the hands of Dolly Levi. He is fooled by apprentices in a series of hilarious hide and seek scenes and finally has all his bluster explode in his face.

Individual tickets are only $7.  For information about purchasing tickets, check out the Olean Theatre Workshop website at www.oleanworkshop.org.

Annual Art Roscoe Loppet – February 15, 2009

Get ready for a great day of cross-country skiing on the rolling trails of Allegany State Park’s Art Roscoe Trail System. There are three competitions being held; a 6K, 16K, and a 22 K.  There will be custom awards given to the top 5 finishers in each distance competition both male and female.  Refreshments and snacks will be served in the warming hut and there will also be some great raffles and door prizes compliments of the sponsors.

Registration is the day of the event only at the Summit Ski Cabin inside Allegany State Park starting at 7:30 a.m.  For more information see www.heartrateup.com.