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Elba Betterment Committee- Music and More

By Pauline Miano

The Elba Betterment Committee, through a grant from GO Art, presents the final concert of our Music and More event. Come to our All American themed evening featuring the Corfu Pembroke Community Band. The Betterment Committee will be grilling up hot dogs and hamburgs and serving Mom's apple pie! And, of course there will be ice cream. Please bring your own chair and be prepared for social distancing and wearing a mask in common areas. Don't forget to wear your red, white and blue. 

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Elba Betterment Committee-Music and More

By Pauline Miano

The Elba Betterment Committee, through a grant from GO Art, presents  music from Genesee Ted at the Village Park. Bring a chair and enjoy great music and great food from Center Street Smokehouse and Pub Coffee Hub. Please be prepared for social distancing and wearing a mask in common areas only. 

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Elba Betterment Committee-Music and More

By Pauline Miano

The Elba Betterment Committee, through a grant from GO Art, presents a tie dye event featuring the Old Hippies. Wear your tie dye or bring a shirt and we'll help you make one. Center Street Smokehouse and Pub Coffee Hub will be there as well. Bring a chair, have some dinner and enjoy some great music.  Please be prepared for social distancing and wearing a mask in common areas only. 

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ONLINE: Saturday Morning Children's Program at HLOM

By Holland Land Office

ONLINE: Saturday Morning Children's Program at 10 am on May 9th. Children will be making their own Fairy Garden! (These make wonderful, Mother's Day gifts!) We will be starting the activity off with a brief history of fairy garden and a short story. Ages 5-12 yrs welcome! Tickets are $5 per child or $4 per member.

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Sponsored Post: Batavia Downs Gaming & Hotel hosting Community Winter Fest

By Lisa Ace


Join us on Sunday, Dec. 1 for the Batavia Downs Gaming & Hotel Community Winter Fest! Admission is FREE! Located in our Park Place Event Center from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.

Get ready for some family fun!

  • Take a Photo with Santa
  • Free Kids Games & Activities
  • Free Wagon Rides
  • Free Hot Chocolate and Snacks!
  • & Much More

The Park Place Event Center​ is located inside Batavia Downs Gaming & Hotel at 8315 Park Road, Batavia.

Click here for more information on this event!

Sponsored Post: East Bethany Presbyterian Church hosts Holiday Happenings Craft & Vendor Show November 2

By Lisa Ace


In addition to the opportunity to start your holiday shopping and enjoy some yummy treats, by attending this year’s event you can help two local families who are going through difficult times.

We will be featuring a big screen TV raffle to benefit the Maniace family. Susan Maniace has been a vendor at this craft show and other local shows for many years and her 20-year-old daughter Olivia, who has cystic fibrosis, is currently at the Cleveland Clinic in serious condition, hopefully awaiting a lung transplant.

Raffle tickets for the TV will be sold at this event and also at the Holiday Hollow event in Holland. NY on Nov. 23rd from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. The drawing will take place on Nov. 23rd.

Additionally, a portion of the proceeds from Holiday Happenings will be donated to Jessie Elliott, a Pavilion resident who is battling cancer.

Join us at Holiday Happenings on Saturday, Nov. 2nd, and help others while kicking off the holiday season.

Sponsored Post: Pudgie's Lawn & Garden announces fall events

By Lisa Ace


Pudgie's Lawn & Garden: PREMIER, your one-stop shop to get your fall decorations, to find HUGE mums, pumpkins, straw bails, corn stalks, gourds and more!

Looking for a sale? Right now, Pudgie's has 50% off all PERENNIALS, TREES & SHRUBS. Now is the time to plant them for next year!

Looking Indoors? Houseplants are here! A great addition for your home for beginners or novice – as new ones arrive weekly. There are many health benefits to having live plants in your home.

Looking to continue education? We offer classes and events, too. Check out our Facebook page for more information. You are never too old to stop learning, make new friends or just have fun.

Sponsored Post: The Genesee County Fair - Family Day/Drive Your Tractor to the Fair Day

By Lisa Ace


Saturday, July 20 – Family Day/ Drive Your Tractor to the Fair Day

  • 8:30 a.m. – NIOGA Dairy Show (Main Show Ring)
  • 9 a.m. – 4-H Horse Show – Gymkhana Division (Horse Arena)
  • 10 a.m. – Exhibition Halls & Buildings Open
  • Noon -- Small Fry Tractor Pull (Exhibition Building) Sponsored by Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Genesee County Pamona Grange, and Duane Schmigel
  • Noon – Midway Opens, Wristband Special from Noon to 4 p.m.
  • 4 p.m. – 4-H Market Auction Master Showman Contest (Main Show Ring)
  • 6 p.m. – Racing at Genesee Speedway
  • 7 to 11 p.m. – Band – Under the Gun (Entertainment Tent)
  • 10 p.m. – Exhibit Halls & Buildings Close

Events & times subject to change. Follow us on Facebook to keep up-to-date with changes.

Sponsored Post: The Genesee County Fair - Celebrate 4H Day

By Lisa Ace


Friday, July 19th – CELEBRATE 4H DAY

  • 9 a.m. – 4-H Horse Show – English & Dressage Division (Horse Arena)
  • 9 a.m. – 4-H Beef Team Fitting Competition (Main Show Ring)
  • 10 a.m. – Exhibition Halls & Buildings Open
  • Noon – 4-H Horses must be removed from 4-H Horse Barn
  • Noon – 4-H Livestock Master Showman Contest (Main Show Ring)
  • 1 p.m. – 4-H Dairy Club Butter Making Activity (Kennedy Building)
  • 4 p.m. – Midway Opens
  • 5:30 p.m. – 4-H Tractor Driving Contest
  • 6 p.m. – NIOGA Dairy Showmanship (Main Show Ring)
  • 7 p.m. – Demolition Derby (Grandstands)
  • 7 to 11 p.m. – Band – MAC (Entertainment Tent)
  • 10 p.m. – Exhibit Halls & Buildings Close

Events & times subject to change. Follow us on Facebook to keep up-to-date with changes.

Sponsored Post: The Genesee County Fair - Kid's Day / HP Hood Day

By Lisa Ace


Thursday, July 18th – KId's Day / HP HOOD DAY

  • 9 a.m. – 4-H Dairy Cattle Show (Main Show Ring)
  • 9 a.m. – 4-H Horse Show – Western Division (Horse Arena)
  • 10 a.m. – Exhibition Halls & Buildings Open
  • 12 - 10 p.m. – Midway Opens - Kids 16 & Under Ride for $10/wristband
  • 12:30 p.m. – Small Fry Tractor Pull (Exhibition Building) Sponsored by Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Genesee County Pamona Grange, and Duane Schmigel
  • 6:45 p.m. – 4-H Market Animal Auction Awards Ceremony (Main Show Ring)
  • 7 p.m. – 4-H Market Animal Auction Sale Begins (Main Show Ring)
  • 7:30 – 10 p.m. – Band – Savage Cabbage (Entertainment Tent)
  • 10 p.m. – Exhibit Halls & Buildings Close

Events & times subject to change. Follow us on Facebook to keep up-to-date with changes.

Sponsored Post: The Genesee County Fair - Emergency Responder's Night

By Lisa Ace


Wednesday, July 17th – EMERGENCY RESPONDER’S NIGHT

  • 8:30 a.m. – OPEN Class Swine must be in place
  • 9 a.m. – 4H Horse may arrive
  • 9 a.m. – 4-H Hog Show (Main Show Ring)
  • 10 a.m. – 4-H & Open Class Goats must be removed from Goat Barn (Except Market
  • Auction Goats)
  • 10 a.m. – 4-H Milking Dairy Cows must be in place
  • 10 a.m. – Exhibit Halls & Buildings Open
  • Noon – 4-H Sheep Show (Main Show Ring)
  • 4 p.m. – Midway Opens, (Weather permitting)
  • 2 p.m. – 4H Horses must be in place
  • 5:30 p.m. – Fair Parade Line Up (Racing Pit Area)
  • 6:30 p.m. – Fair Parade
  • 7 p.m. – Band – Red Creek (Entertainment Tent)
  • 10 p.m. – Exhibit Halls & Buildings Close

Events & times subject to changeFollow us on Facebook to keep up-to-date with changes.

Sponsored Post: The Genesee County Fair - sponsored by Rochester Regional Health

By Lisa Ace


Tuesday, July 16th – sponsored by ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH

  • 9 a.m. – Halter Class – Draft Horses (Horse Arena)
  • 10 a.m. – 4-H Cloverbud Rabbit Show (Merton Building)
  • 10 a.m. – Exhibition Halls & Buildings Open
  • 11 a.m. – 4-H Dairy & Meat Goat Show (Main Show Ring)
  • Immediately followed by Open Class Goat Show
  • Noon – OPEN Draft Hitch Show (Horse Arena)
  • 1 p.m. – 4-H Dairy Judging Contest
  • 4 p.m. – Midway Opens
  • 2 – 10 p.m. -- Faith at the Fair (Entertainment Tent)
  • 5 p.m. – 4-H Market Auction Hog Show (Main Show Ring)
  • 7 p.m. – Fair Barn Dance (Open Dairy Barn)
  • 9 p.m. – 4-H & Open Class Goats Released (Except Market Auction Goats)
  • 10 p.m. – Exhibit Halls & Buildings Close

Events & times subject to change. Follow us on Facebook to keep up-to-date with changes.

Sponsored Post: The Genesee County Fair - Veteran's Day

By Lisa Ace


Monday, July 15th – VETERAN’S DAY AT THE FAIR

  • 9 a.m. – 4-H Market Auction Goat Show (Main Show Ring)
  • 10 a.m. – Exhibition Halls & Buildings Open
  • 10 a.m. – 4-H Cloverbud Poultry Show (Merton Building)
  • 10 a.m. – 4-H Dairy Fitting Clinic & Master Fitter Competition
  • 10 a.m. – 4-H Goat Agility Contest (Goat Barn Show Ring)
  • 10 a.m. – 4-H Market Auction Lamb Show (Main Show Ring)
  • 4 p.m. – Midway Opens
  • 4 p.m. – 4-H Market Auction Dairy Steer Show (Main Show Ring)
  • 5 p.m. – 4-H Market Auction Beef Steer Show (Main Show Ring)
  • 5 p.m. – North American Classic Six-Horse Hitch (Horse Arena)
  • 7 to 9:30 p.m. – Band – BB Dang (Entertainment Tent)
  • 10 p.m. – Exhibit Halls & Buildings Close

Events & times subject to change. Follow us on Facebook to keep up-to-date with changes.

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