What's up this weekend

Friday January 13^th why not visit Buffalo’s City Hall? Presented by Buffalo Tours, sightseers will be meeting in the lobby at noon. The tour is free and lasts approximately one hour. Buffalo City Hall is an art deco building that overlooks Niagara Square, in the heart of city. For more information about the Buffalo City Hall tour call (716)852-3300.

Friday evening beginning at 8:00pm in the lounge, TheRoycroft Inn presents their Friday night jazz event. Wine can be purchased by the glass and there is a light fare or dessert menu to peruse. The Roycroft also invites Friday jazz guests to stay for dinner.

Saturday at 10:00 am Reinstein Woods offers a free public guided tour of the 292 acre complex. Tours are approximately 90 minutes long. The nature preserve is home to white tail deer, beavers and a wide range of species of birds. No reservation is required; just remember to dress for the weather. more about this weekend...

The Roycroft Inn

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Designated as a historic landmark in 1986, the Roycroft Inn is one of several buildings located on the campus. It was an area built by Elbert Hubbard as part of a local arts and crafts movement and thrives today as an inn, restaurant and artisan shopping center.

The Roycroft Inn is located in the charming Village of East Aurora at 40 South Grove Street. Walking tours of the inn are available as well as artisan classes and workshops. The Copper Shop Gallery has hand crafted items from over 90 local and national artisans. It contains many unique items that cannot be found at any other shop.

Dining at the Roycroft Inn is an elegant experience among the mission style arts and crafts period décor. For full and current menus including breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner view the website for the inn.

Breakfast is served Monday through Saturday from 7am to 10am. The breakfast menu has selections like French toast, omelets and a daily breakfast special.

 Lunch guests are received from 11:30am to 3pm Monday through Saturday. Multiple choices for soups and salads are accompanied by Panini sandwiches, artisan pizzas and several inn specialties.

 Dinner is served Monday through Thursday from 5pm to 9pm and on Fridays and Saturdays from 5pm until 10pm. Similar to the lunch menu are the soups, starters and salads.  Artisan pizzas are also available. Entrees like Gondola cheese raviolis and seared Ahi tuna are just a few of the dinner choices.

After some shopping at The Copper Shop Gallery and enjoying a marvelous meal, guests can retire to one of the many suites available at the Roycroft.  Rooms start at $140.00 a night if staying in the guest house or upgrade to one of the suites complete with standard whirlpool tub. The suites start at $165.00 a night. For something extra special, the Honeymoon Suite features a double whirlpool tub, as well as queen bed and sitting area. The room runs around $295.00 a night.

For information on classes, events, reservations and detailed room descriptions, visit The Roycroft Inn online or call them at (716) 652-5552 or 1-877-652-5552.