Event

St. Paul Lutheran School is holding their annual auction on Saturday, Feb. 9th. The doors open at 3:30 p.m. and bidding begins at 4 o'clock.

The auction is to be held at St. Paul Lutheran Church and School located at 31 Washington Ave., Batavia.

Items to be auctioned are theme baskets, handmade items, craft items and certificates. There is also a bake sale. The Snack Shack will be open!

The proceeds will benefit the school's tuition fund.

Culinary Class at GO ART! on March 14-- Irish Soda Bread Chef Tracy Burgio will be leading culinary class. Class starts at 6 p.m. and generally lasts two hours. Cost is $50 per person. Only eight seats available per class! GO ART! is located at 201 E. Main St. in Downtown Batavia. Phone is 585-343-9313.

Teachers’ Art Exhibit is on display at GO ART! Feb. 28 through April 6. Also for that time span, an exhibit by artist David Miner will be on display, facilitated by Arc of Genesee Orleans.

There will be an Artist Reception for several exhibits exhibits from 6 to 8 p.m. on March 21 at GO ART!

The Reception will also include the Members’ Challenge Art Exhibit "Wonderland" and the juried art exhibit "Art of the Rural."

It is located at 201 E. Main St. in Downtown Batavia.

On display at GO ART! now through Feb. 23 is the Genesee County Student Art Exhibit. There will be an Artist Reception from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 21.

GO ART! is located at 201 E. Main St. in Downtown Batavia.

Phone is 343-9313.

From the Genesee County Economic Development Center:

Start-Up Genesee invites you to "Fall in Love with Franchising!" for the next Think & Drink networking event.

Join the Start-Up Genesee community and business consultant John Adams for a conversation about opportunities to own your own business and how to successfully get into the franchising industry.

This program will be held from 4 to 6 p.m on Thursday, Feb. 13 at The Generation Center, 15 Center St., in Downtown Batavia.

There is a GCLP meeting Tuesday, Feb. 5, at 6:30 p.m. at T.F.

Reel Discussion: Come view the movie and join us for a group discussion afterward.

On Thursday, Feb. 28^that 6 p.m., we will be showing the movie “Christopher Robin."

Now a family man living in London, Christopher Robin receives a surprise visit from his old childhood pal, Winnie-the-Pooh. With Christopher's help, Pooh embarks on a journey to find his friends -- Tigger, Eeyore, Owl, Piglet, Rabbit, Kanga and Roo. Once reunited, the lovable bear and the gang travel to the big city to help Christopher rediscover the joy of life.

Shake It Off Zumba will be holding a beginner class at 6 p.m. and Open House at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 22.

Shake It Off Zumba is located at 8 Apollo Drive.

Come and join us for a fun Zumba workout and then take part in some healthy snacks and free giveaways.

For more information call Toni Funke at 716-474-3229.

The Batavia Players will hold their first blood drive from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 12, in the recpetion area of Harvester 56 Theatre, located at 56 Harvester Ave. in Batavia,

To schedule an appointment go online here and enter sponsor code 000489; or call Unyts at (716) 512-7940.

A photo ID is required to donate blood.

Happy New Year...As we begin 2019 we are moving our meeting date to the first Tuesday of the month to see if more of you can attend.

So this month's meeting will be on Tuesday, Jan. 8, at 6:30 p.m. at T.F. Brown's in the side room. It is located at 214 E. Main St., Batavia.

Meeting topics to include Rules that were filed with the NYBOE by Larry Sharpe on Dec. 24.We have ballot access now and we must operate under a certain set of rules as per NYBOE. Bring a friend or anyone who is interested in the GCLP.

"A Mule Named Sal": Music and Stories of the Erie Canal

Richmond Memorial Library

7 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 23

Join us in the Reading Room at the Richmond Memorial Library as Dave Ruch, widely known for his ability to engage a wide range of audiences, performs "A Mule Named Sal": Music and Stories of the Erie Canal.

For more information, call the library at 343-9550 or log onto www.batavialibrary.org

The eighth annual "Shooting for a Cure!" fundraiser for breast cancer research at Roswell Park will be held at Pembroke High School's gymnasium.

Game starts at 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 10th.

Pembroke vs. Notre Dame.

The school is located at 8750 Alleghany Road, Pembroke.

Join us at Richmond Memorial Library on Tuesday, Jan. 15, at 6:30 p.m. to learn how the latest advancements in breast imaging, the breast density information law and personal risk assessments are helping doctors find early breast cancers and save lives.