1. Navy Week commemorations today come to the resting place of one of the heroes of the War of 1812, Cmdr. Stephen Champlin, who commanded the schooner Scorpion and captured a British ship in the Battle of Lake Erie. A wreath-laying ceremony will be held at 3:30 p.m. at his gravesite in Section F of Forest Lawn. Descendants of the commodore are expected to attend. It's open to the public.

2. Hispanic Heritage Month in the Buffalo area kicks off with an opening ceremony at noon in the Central Library on Lafayette Square. City, county and state officials will be on hand. Students from D'Youville Porter Campus School 3 will make a presentation, and there will be traditional music and dance performances. More than 20 service organizations also will be offering information about their programs for the Hispanic community.

3. The former Studio Arena Theatre will be lit up again tonight for Curtain Up!, the celebration that marks the official start of Buffalo's theater season. The longtime mainstay of the Theater District went dark four years ago. Now called the 710 Main Theater, it will feature Seth Rudetsky, the comic, radio host and New York City theater maven, in his solo performance, "Seth's Big Fat Broadway Show." Rudetsky will offer clips and provide sardonic commentary on his private collection of Broadway video and audio.

4. Members of Boy Scout Troop 139 at St. Martin de Porres Church on Buffalo's East Side won't be heading to the woods to pitch their tents tonight. They're holding their third annual Inner City Camporee with about 100 Scouts from other local troops right on the grounds of the church on Northampton Street. Activities will include basic camping skills such as knot-tying and cooking, as well as safety and first-aid instructions. Buffalo police officers and firefighters also will drop by to perform demonstrations and to show support.

5. Raucous music will erupt in downtown Buffalo this evening from two directions. The Celtic punk-rock band Dropkick Murphys headlines the last of the three shows in the Buffalo Outer Harbor Concert Series on the grounds of the former Pier and Shooters restaurants at 325 Fuhrmann Blvd. Gates open at 6. Buffalo's own Snapcase opens. Tickets are $35. In Adam's Mark Hotel, 120 Lower Terrace, potty-mouthed pianist and comic John "Dr. Dirty" Valby plays at 10 in a show whose proceeds will help him recover from the fire that destroyed his home in Clarence last month. Tickets are $25.

6. Two health care-related organizations celebrate anniversaries today. Buffalo GuildCare, an adult day health care program for people with impaired vision and chronic medical conditions at 1170 Main St., marks its 20th anniversary with a masquerade ball at 10 a.m. At noon, the Women's Board of Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital celebrates its 50th year with a luncheon at Transit Valley Country Club, 8920 Transit Road, East Amherst. Since its inception before the hospital was built, the board has raised more than $3.5 million to support facilities such as the Mother Baby Unit and the digital mammography system.

7. The Women's Flat Track Derby Association rolls into Conference & Event Center Niagara Falls today for the 2012 North Central Regional Roller Derby Championship Tournament. In three days of competition among the top 10 teams in the Great Lakes region, three will emerge to go on to the national championships. Western New York's Queen City Roller Girls are noncompeting hosts. On all three evenings of the tournament, there will be an admission-free "Crash Fest" block party on Old Falls Street from 6 to 11:30 p.m. with music, food and beverages. Tickets for the tournament are $22 daily.