Event

The Genesee Valley Wind Ensemble Fall Concert will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 18 at Pavilion High School Auditorium. It is located at 7014 Big Tree Road, Pavilion.

The purpose of the GVWE is to serve and to provide the Greater Genesee Valley audience with new and familiar live music, to serve its membership with the opportunity to perform challenging wind ensemble literature and to create the opportunity for the conductor and musicians to grow their collective musical talents.

Each Wednesday evening, a team from Northgate Free Methodist Church meet at 8160 Bank Street Road (North Campus) and walk a trail around the perimeter of the church property, praying for the community, the church and congregational needs as they walk.

The “Community Prayer Walk,” was scheduled to be open to the public this fall and is being developed by the members of the church and the youth of Northgate. It is a beautiful trail to walk, reflect, and meditate on and will soon include multiple prayer stations located along the path.

On Sunday. Aug. 26th

All You Can Eat Breakfast

8:00 a.m. - Until

AMERICAN LEGION Post #576

53 W. Main St., Le Roy

Open to all members and guests, please join us.

Richmond Memorial Library will host Reel Discussions – Summer Reading Edition at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 23rd.

Come view the movie and join us for a group discussion afterward. This month’s movie is the “Murder on the Orient Express.”

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Our next semester of Financial Peace University will be held on Tuesday nights, starting on Sept. 18 from 7-8:30 at our North Campus.

It is located at 8160 Bank Street Road, Batavia.

For more than 25 years, Financial Peace University, created by Dave Ramsey, has helped millions of people take control of their money. Through this nine-week course, Ramsey’s proven money class will show you step-by-step how to create a budget, pay off your debt, make wise spending decisions, and save for the future.

Richmond Memorial Library will host a flower-arranging demonstration at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 13.

Join CCE Master Gardener Jan Goodenbery for a demonstration on using flowers from your garden to make beautiful arrangements. Learn the basics of flower arranging so you can do it yourself. 

This program is free to attend and registration is not required! For more information about programs at the library, visit www.batavialibrary.org.

The Batavia Society of Artists is having a summer art show at GO ART!, upstairs in the Rotary Gallery. The theme is Batavia/Genesee County Connections.

The free opening reception is 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 14. Refreshments will be served and all are welcome!

The show runs till Oct. 5th.

GO ART! is located in historic Seymour Place, 201 E. Main St., in Downtown Batavia.

Enjoy the view of a dark sky on a new moon night at the Genesee County Park & Forest! Join us for “New Moon Meteor Shower and Stargazing” from 9:30 to 11 p.m. this Friday, Aug. 10th.

Meet at the Interpretive Center and catch a front row seat for nature’s annual meteor shower! Learn about this astronomical phenomenon and hear the stories behind summer’s constellations.

This program will be held outdoors. Bring a blanket or a chair for your spot in the meadow, far away from city lights.

Arc of Genesee Orleans will hold its 14th annual Friends & Family 5K & Fun Walk on Saturday, Sept. 15 in Elba.

There will be food, fun and music, plus kids' activities, including face painting.

Cost is $20 for the 5K and $15 for the one-and-a-half-mile Fun Walk; but both rates will increase by $5 on race day for those not preregistered. For nonparticipants wishing to attend the post-event party, cost is $5.

There is a small processing fee for online race/walk registrations.

Batavia - The Cornell Cooperative Extension of Genesee County Board of Directors will meet at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 28.  The meeting will be held at the Extension Center at 420 E. Main St. in Batavia and is open to the public.

Any questions should be directed to Yvonne Peck at 585-343-3040, ext. 123.

The next 2018 CCE Board of Director meeting will be at the same time/place on Nov. 20.

Batavia’s premier consumer-run human service and advocacy agency for people with disabilities, Independent Living of the Genesee Region (ILGR), in cooperation with the New York State Independent Living Council (NYSILC), is hosting a public meeting Tuesday, Aug. 14, to gather consumers' input on how to direct the use of Federal Independent Living funding to provide full access for people with disabilities in their community.

Local musicians Paul Draper and Dylan Desmit are organizing an open-air jam night at the former location of the Stumblin' Inn, 1 Main St., Elba, at 8 p.m., this Thursday (July 26). All musicians and music fans welcome. 

Statement by Norman Itjen, mayor, Village of Elba:

Statement by Norman Itjen, mayor, Village of Elba:

The Elba community lost an iconic landmark when the Stumblin’ Inn was destroyed by fire on July 8. This building sat at the corner of South Main and Mechanic streets since 1875, known by several names, lastly as the Stumblin' Inn, owned and operated by brothers Steve (Stork) and Jim Goff for the last 39 years.

The Genesee County and Batavia Youth Bureaus are planning the annual Safe Summer Children’s Carnival open to the public to take place on Thursday, July 26, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Falleti Ice Arena, 22 Evans St. in Batavia.

Tri-county NFL Flag Football League inaugural Fall 2018 registration will be held:

• Batavia City Centre -- Thursday, July 26, 4 to 7:30 p.m.;
• T.F. Brown's restaurant -- Saturday, July 28, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m..

The co-ed league is open to boys and girls age 5 to 13 from throughout the area, with divisions for ages 5, 6 and 7, 8 and 9, 10 and 11, and 12 and 14.

Tri-county NFL Flag Football League inaugural Fall 2018 registration will be held: