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Come for the art and come for the architecture! Join us for The Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society's spring exhibition: a vivid showcase of various subject matter and styles being hosted at the Carnegie Art Center. Transparent watercolor and other experimentation with watermedia highlight what is possible and broadens the appreciation of the medium.

The building itself was built 1903-1904 for the Carnegie Library, a public library gifted to the City of North Tonawanda by Andrew Carnegie. It served as a public library for over 70 years, and is one of only three Carnegie Libraries in Western New York..

Many of the original Neoclassical interior and exterior architectural features from 1904 remain. The Carnegie Library is listed on both the State and National Register of Historic Sites and is a Local Landmark building within the Sweeney Estate National Register and Local Historic District.

It has served as the home for the Tonawanda Council on the Arts since 1975 and reopened as the Carnegie Art Center in 2012.

Today, we're making string hearts! Just wind and wrap red string around pegs to make a heart take shape. Cross the string around to fill in the middle, and you're done. Easy Peasy, and the cost per project is less than $10!

Each kit makes one 6" x 6" red string heart on wood with hardware included for hanging. Give it as a gift, or display your finished work in a place you love or where loved ones congregate.

Please let us know how many hearts you'd like to create, so we can provide enough kits for everyone.

For the Mexican Train Game and others. Come join us for some fun and friendly competition playing card games and strategy games that are shorter than Monopoly. We have over a hundred games to choose from, or you can bring a favorite or two of your own. Also, bring any snacks you'd like to share. We'll provide tea, hot chocolate, and spring water.

Open year round, their central location brings in vendors and sellers from western New York, and as far away as Pennsylvania and Ohio. You never know what you'll discover at the East Aurora Antique Mall!