FAMILY & ENTERTAINMENT

FAMILY & ENTERTAINMENT

Hertel has it!

Buffalo Blue Bicycle
98 Colvin Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14216

Buffalo Blue Bicycle is a healthy, environmentally sustainable and community friendly form of transportation accessible to all residents within the City of Buffalo. This innovative community bicycle lending program provides members access to a fleet of metallic blue bicycles.

Come to our workshops every:
Thursday 7:30 to 9:30 pm
Sunday 1 to 3 pm

It is open to everyone! Stop by to learn a thing or two about bicycle repair. IT'S FREE!

Children's Day Out Educational Childcare Center
1365 Hertel Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14216
716-876-2227

Day & Evening Childcare
Open: 5AM to Midnight
Accepting children ages 6 weeks to 12 years.

-Certified and energetic teachers
-Exceptional and structured curriculum
-Beautiful, clean facility
-USDA meals prepared on site
-Social Service contracts accepted
-Transportation provided
-Free registration
-Catering to second shift families
-An early childhood enriched environment

Jenny's Clay House
1599 Hertel Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14216
Phone: 716-835-4FUN (4386)

Paint Your Own Pottery
Great family fun for all ages. Use your creativity to create your own design. Jenny will fire it in the kiln to bring out the color and to make your piece permanent. Call to reserve your party or class.

North Park Branch
Buffalo & Erie County Public Library
K-Mart Plaza
975 Hertel Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14216
(716) 875-3748

The North Park Library has relocated!

Effective Thursday, September 17, 2009, the branch is now located at 975 Hertel Avenue in the plaza just to the west of KMart.

The new site has the following features:

almost 4,000 square feet of space
a 15 seat computer lab
a spacious children's area with 5 computers designated specificallly for children
4 internet express computers in the main part of the library
ample seating to relax with a book or a magazine
RFID technology for speedy checkout
a self checkout machine
ample parking
handicap accessible

Stop by the new library to check out what we have to offer.

North Park Theatre
1428 Hertel Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14216
716-836-7411

http://www.dipsontheatres.com/#tab26

Originally part of the Shea's chain, the North Park exemplified a spacious comfortable neighborhood theatre. While certainly not a movie palace like the Shea's Buffalo (now the Shea's Performing Arts Center), it's grand by today's expectations. The theatre building (and the theatre itself) have that solid look and feel that's almost impossible to reproduce with modern architecture.

The beautiful wooden entry doors and marble entryway represent sharp contrast to the multiplexes. The marquee is impressive and although the theatre is a little worn it's kept tidy. Even more important, it's kept adequately warm in the winter and cool in the summer.

I don't think I'd catagorize the North Park as an art house but they tend to show only semi-mainstream and some foreign films. I've seen several good films at the North Park. Their popcorn is good and the neighborhood hosts many excellent reasonably priced restaurants.

A trip to the North Park Theatre and Hertel Avenue is an enjoyable experience.