OLAF FUB SEZ: A favorite observation from “Far Side” cartoonist Gary Larson, born on this date in 1950, “You always hear a headline like this, Man Killed by Shark. You never hear it from the other perspective, Man Swims in Shark-Infested Waters, Forgets He’s Shark Food.”
...
A FINE FEAST – Lobsters are making headlines this summer, mostly because there are too many of them. Helping to reduce the supply will be the second annual LobsterFest from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the LaSalle Yacht Club, 73 S. 86th St., Niagara Falls.
Tickets are $50 and include lobster; two free draft beers or glasses of wine or pop; chowder; corn; and dessert. There also will be live music, raffles and auctions. Proceeds benefit programs sponsored by Community Missions of Niagara that help the homeless and hungry in Niagara County. To reserve tickets, call Katie Trombley at 990-3087 or 285-3403, Ext. 2225, or visit www.communitymissions.com.
...
ON THE FLY – St. James United Methodist Church, 4661 Porter Road, Niagara Falls, will host a drive-through-only Chiavetta’s chicken barbecue from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday. Dinners are $9 advance, $10 curbside. For advance orders, call 297-6421.
...
LET’S TALK – Young people, parents and adults who have been inpatients at a psychiatric hospital are invited to recount their experiences at a forum from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Hyatt Regency Buffalo hosted by the Western Region Behavioral Health Organization in cooperation with the Mental Health Association of Erie County. It’s free and includes lunch, but reservations are required. Call Steffanie Mahon at 886-1242, Ext. 317.
...
TAKING STEPS – Learn to salsa dance and then try out your steps Wednesday evening in the Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society Museum, 25 Nottingham Court at Elmwood Avenue. Instructor Sarah Haykel will show how it’s done from 5:45 to 6:15. Then the group Unit III will play for dancing. It’s included in the regular museum admission of $7 adults, $5 seniors and students. It’s free to members.
...
GET SMART – See how well your brain is tuned up for the fall semester by taking the Mensa admission test at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Harlem Road Community Center, 4255 Harlem Road, Amherst. Mensa is a nonpolitical international organization for people who score at or above the 98th percentile on the IQ test.
Fee is $40. Photo ID is required. Anyone 14 and older is welcome, but those under 18 need parental permission. Walk-ins are OK, but if you call Jaclyn McKewan at 472-1422. Visit www.us.mensa.org.
...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY – Bill Petersen, Lauren Derthick,Grace Derthick, Maureen Goat, Judith Insalaco, Marie DeMarco, David Staba, Dave Gottler, Geoff Nason, Walt Olszewski, Steve Powell, Bart Sobczyck, Sean Halt, Bonnie Nowicki, Tim Schaller, Grace Reinhardt, Jeff Ernst, Lisa Peek, Margaret Harris, Rev. Edward Czarnecki, Marlene Lindsay, Curt Martell, Linda Rine, Tim Bain, Rev. Jim Walter, Maddy Anderson, Diana Anderson, Kelly P. Stauffiger and Erika Gnendinger.

email: olaffub@buffnews.com