events

The Elba Central School Junior Class is sponsoring the premiere Elba Central School Square Dance. This will take place from 7 to 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 9.

It's open to the public. Cost is $4 per student and $7 per adult. There will be basket raffles, 50/50 raffles and food available.

This will be at Elba Central School in the Sherwood Gym at 57 Main St., in Elba. There will also be line dancing. Please come and have some old-fashioned fun and support the class of 2014!

Batavia Middle School Hosts Family Literacy Night from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 14 for students and their families! This evening is dedicated to promoting literacy by giving parents and students the opportunity to attend exciting learning sessions led by the BMS staff.

In addition, we will be joined by the Richmond Memorial Library's Mobile Van, Literacy Genesee, and CornellCooperative Extension. The fou major sessions that will be offered include:

"Grease" will be performed tonight and Saturday, beginning at 7, in the gym at Batavia High School. Cost is $8; students and seniors pay $7.

The '50s favorite is based on the book, lyrics and music of Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. The Batavia High School Production Club performances are with special arrangements by Samuel French, Inc.

The school is located at 260 State St.

A "Spay-ghetti Dinner" sponsored by the Volunteers for Animals will take place from 4:30 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 16, at the American Legion Hall, 53 W. Main St., in the Village of Le Roy. Eat in or take out.

The suggested donation is $10. Dinner will include spaghetti, salad, bread, dessert and beverage. There will also be a silent auction, Chinese auction, music and fun!

Proceeds benefit the spaying and neutering of animal at the county shelter.

(Area band) Amanda's Rage will be cranking it up to help Austin Heineman in his battle with cancer. He has a very aggressive and rare form of cancer called Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor.

Come out Friday night, March 1, to join Austin's Army. This event will take place at the Batavia Country Club, at 7909 Batavia-Byron Road in Batavia, and last from 8 p.m. until midnight.

$3 cover/donation - 50/50 raffles - Open donations.

For more information, call Dawn at 703-3793.

An engaging 45-minute children's opera with larger than life characters. A fun performance promoting anti-bullying and "The Golden Rule." It starts at 3 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 24, in GCC's Stuart Steiner Theatre.

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C–Batavia) is hosting his regular outreach office hours for Genesee County residents at Genesee Community College from 1 to 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 22. The office hours will be in Room T1243 of the Conable Technology Building at Genesee Community College, 1 College Drive.

Tonight at 6:30 at the Coffee Culture in Downtown Batavia, the Genesee County Libertarian Committee is holding its biweekly formation meeting. Come out and join with fellow Libertarians to continue the journey of establishing the first-ever Genesee County Libertarian Party!

(choir members and/or anyone that loves to sing)

    Come and join a community ecumenical choir to present Joseph Martin’s, “Song of the Shadows,” a cantata – a poignant service of tenebrae – to be performed, Wednesday, March 27, at 7:00 P.M. at the Batavia First United Methodist Church, 8221 Lewiston Rd, Batavia and at 7:00 P.M. on Good Friday, March 29, at the LeRoy United Methodist Church, 10 Trigon Park, LeRoy.

Americana artist Natalia Zukerman performs at Genesee Community College's Stuart Steiner Theatre at 7 p.m. on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14. Tickets are adults $12; GCC alumni, seniors, staff $10; and GCC students with valid ID are $6.

The GCC Box Office phone number 345-6814 or boxoffice@genesee.edu

As singer, songwriter and guitarist, Natalia Zukerman shares her “rootsy warmth” through a blend of folk, jazz, blues, rock, bluegrass, country and classical music.

Batavia Players, Inc., presents D.L. Coburn's Pulitzer-prize winning tragicomedy "The Gin Game" at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 7-9 at Harvester 56 Theater.

Seating is reserved. Call ahead -- phone is 343-9721; or buy tickets online at <www.showtix4u.com>. General admission is $10. Students and seniors pay $8.

The two-person, two-act play features Peg Marone and Norm Argulsky.

GCC's Civil War lecture series at 7 p.m. in Room T102 at Batavia campus.

On April 3 -- A lecture titled "Myths and More at Gettysburg" with George McGaughey.

Civil War lecture at GCC's Batavia Campus Rom T102, free and open to the public. Takes place at 7 p.m.

On March 13 -- Stephen McKinley Henderson will speak about "Story-Line Acting" and his experiences as an actor in both film and on stage. The audience will be particularly interested in his role as Abraham Lincoln's personal valet in the film "Lincoln," which was recently nominated for 12 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor.

Spring lecture series on the Civil War at the GCC Batavia campus Room T102 at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays. All are free and open to the public. Pre-registration for each lecture is encouraged by contacting The BEST Center at 345-6868.

On Feb. 6 -- "Hanging Henry Wirz: Debating the Meaning of 'War Crimes' during the American Civil War" will be presented by Carole Emberton, assistant professor of History at the University of Buffalo.

Vic's Pizza for Paws is going on today through midnight and on Saturday, Feb. 2 from 11 a.m. through midnight. A percentage of sales at the Main Street Pizza Company will go to the Genesee County Animal Shelter for spaying and neutering animals that are adopted. The pizzeria is located at 206 E. Main St. in Downtown Batavia. Phone is 343-0007.

The YWCA of Genesee County kicks off February with an Indoor Yard Sale. It runs until 6 p.m. today and on Saturday from 9 a.m. until noon.

The YWCA is located at 301 North St. in the City of Batavia.

"Come enjoy the winter weather inside while shopping for great bargains!"

St. Paul Lutheran School will hold its annual Benefit Auction on Saturday, Feb. 2. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. and the auctioneer begins at 4. It will be held in the school lunchroom (the church basement), located at 31 Washington Ave. in the City of Batavia.

The auction raises money to provide a Christian education for 3-year-old preschoolers through fifth-graders in our community. There's a fantastic selection of handmade items, crafts, theme baskets, gift certificates, vacation packages, novelties, and more.

What: 10th Anniversary Fin-Wyn Seisiún Gathering

When: 3 p.m., Sunday Feb. 10

Where: O´Lacy´s Pub. 5 School St. Batavia

Named for the Rochester (Tom FINuncane) and Buffalo (Martin WYNne) Branches of the international Irish arts organization, Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann, the Fin-Wyn gathers traditional music enthusiasts from all over Western New York and beyond at O'Lacy's Pub.