events

The 26th annual "Antique Truck, Farm & Construction Show" will be held at the Stafford Fire Hall, at 6153 Main Rd. in Stafford, on Friday, Aug. 4 and Saturday, Aug. 5.

Hosted by the Empire State Antique Truck Association, the show includes a tractor pull, a parade, a flea market, a Saturday dinner, a BBQ, prizes and more.

For more information and for specific event times, call 768-6503 or e-mail dmk-kingsm@hughes.net.

The 26th annual "Antique Truck, Farm & Construction Show" will be held at the Stafford Fire Hall, at 6153 Main Rd. in Stafford, on Friday, Aug. 4 and Saturday, Aug. 5.

Hosted by the Empire State Antique Truck Association, the show includes a tractor pull, a parade, a flea market, a Saturday dinner, a BBQ, prizes and more.

For more information and for specific event times, call 768-6503 or e-mail dmk-kingsm@hughes.net.

From noon to 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 29, Deanna Spiotta, country singer/songwriter, will be performing live at The Market at North Street.

The county's newest farmer's market is located at the YWCA of Genesee County, Inc., 301 North Street in the City of Batavia.

The market is open from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. every Sunday.

Come shop the variety of local vendors and enjoy the beautiful vocal and instrumental talent of our guest musician!

BrOaDwAy SuNg BaCkWaRdS!, directed by Anthony Giambrone, is must see vocal recital where things aren’t quite what they seem, featuring musical selections from 21 popular Broadway shows.

Ten actors come together to rehearse a Broadway review and start discussing the gender differences in musical theater. With the help of their accompanist and set designer they all decide to sing the entire review (and some other songs) in the reverse gender!

It's tonight at 7:30, July 28, at Harvester 56 Theater (Home of Batavia Players, Inc.) 56 Harvester Avenue, Batavia.

As part of an interstate tour focused on the history of the anti-slavery movement in the Northeast, 16 educators from California and Kenneth Morris, the great-great-great grandson of abolitionist Frederick Douglass, will come to Batavia's Bicentennial Peace Garden around 3:30 pm on Sunday.

Genesee County Historian Susan Conklin is giving a presentation "The Brides of Genesee  -- for Better or Worse" at the Holland Land Office Museum at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 26.

Refreshments will be served.

The museum will be open to give people the opportunity to view the exhibit "Treasured Wedding Memories" before it is taken down, the first week of August.   

Anne Marie Starowitz and Kathy Jasinski give tours and share tidbits about the gowns and pictures in the exhibit.

On Saturday, July 28, the Town of Batavia Fire Department will hold its 13th Annual Harley Davidson Fat Boy Raffle. (The model is a 2012 FLSTFB.)

The event runs from 8 p.m. until midnight at the fire department's rec hall at 8380 Lewiston Road. It will feature a beer tent and live entertainment by the band 7th Heaven. Food and refreshments will be available for purchase from Alex’s Place. The event is free admission and open to the public, a raffle ticket purchase is not necessary to attend.

The 8th Annual Taste of Stafford, sponsored by the Stafford Historical Society, will take place at Ilette Park from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 12. The park is located at the corner of routes 5 and 237. There will be entertainment, foods to purchase and fun to be had by all. To commorate the 1812 Bicentennial, Ford Best will appear in the 1812-era military garments and the mode of the Militia of America will also be represented. Come and bring your most comfortable lawn chairs and visit with friends, relatives and neighbors.

"DC in the Square" is scheduled for Sunday, July 29 in Batavia's Jackson Square from noon until 4 pm. It is a benefit for Don Carroll, who has spent most of his life raising money for kids in need in Genesee County and is now battling esophageal cancer.

The event will include live performances by "Old Hippies," "Soul Craft" and "Savage Cabbage" as well as a Chinese auction and 50/50 raffle. Everyone is asked to contribute a minimum $2 donation at the gate.

Kids and parents are invited to Omnipresent Puppet Theater's performance of "Sleeping Beauty" on Friday, July 27 from 2:30 until 3:30 pm. The show is part of the Richmond Memorial Library's Summer Reading Program.

The Salvation Army would like to invite the community to its free annual Summer Block Party to be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 5. The location is 529 E. Main St. (across from Tulley's Restaurant).

There will be games, hot dogs, snow cones, dodge ball, basketball and prizes. Parents will also be able to sign up their children for the Summer Super Sparks program.

For more information contact: Major Patty at 343-6284 or email at patricia.kurtz@use.salvationarmy.org

A chicken BBQ to benefit the last graduating class of eighth-graders from Holy Family School (Class of 2012) in Le Roy will be held at Clor's Meat Market in Batavia on Sunday, June 24.

The dinner costs $9 and includes: barbecued chickem, salt potatoes and cole slaw. It will be available from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. (or 'til sold out). Clor's is located at 4169 W. Main St. Road.

Holy Family School closes at the end of this academic year.

The 40th annual Genesee County Chamber of Commerce Golf Outing at Stafford Country Club is set for Monday, July 30.

Cost is $120 per golfer. Dinner only is $30 -- bring your spouse, coworkers, colleagues and friends. Reservations will not be made without payment. They must be made through the chamber office by calling 343-7440 or faxing 343-7487.

Payment deadline is Monday, July 16.

A big, three-day garage sale is planned by Volunteers for Animals, with all proceeds going to benefit the animals at the Genesee County Animal Shelter.

The sale will be held at 54 River St. in Batavia from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday June 14-16.

For further information contact Volunteers for Animals via email at <www.vol4animals.org>

Reel Discussion at Richmond Memorial Library

Thursday, June 21 at 6 p.m.

Come view the free movie and join us for a group discussion afterward. This month’s summer edition movie is "84 Charing Cross Road."

Reel Discussions at Richmond Memorial Library

Come view the free movie and join us for a group discussion afterward.

This week's movie is "Hugo." An orphaned boy secretly lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station and looks after the clocks. He gets caught up in a mystery adventure and when he attempts to repair a mechanical man.

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

The library is located at 19 Ross St. in the City of Batavia.

Dan Deluca and Jonathan Jaeger will perform jazz at Moonjava Cafe from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on Friday, June 1.

It is located at 56 Harvester Ave. in the City of Batavia.

The Batavia Cemetery Association, in conjunction with the Genesee County History Department, will host a guided ghost walk through the Historic Batavia Cemetery on Harvester Avenue from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 2.

The tours will feature some of the finest ladies who ever graced the community. Guests will meet the late, great women of Batavia who, for various reasons, held great power and exerted great influence in their day.

The Batavia Concert Band will end its 88th season with a performance at *7 p.m. in Centennial Park featuring trombonist Derek Reissand his jazz group Dizzy.

The concert is free to the public of all ages. Light refreshments are usually available. Bring the family, some friends, lawn chairs or a blanket … and enjoy!

(*In the event of rain, concerts will move to Genesee Community College's Stuart Steiner Theatre. Notices will be posted at the NW corner of Centennial Park and announced on WBTA radio AM1490, and http://thebatavian.com)

The Batavia Concert Band will perform at *7 p.m. in Centennial Park in the city. The conductor is Wayne Burlison.

Its repertoire is wide-ranging in origin, period and style: marches, Big Band and swing numbers, popular songs from musicals and movies, classical adaptations, rock favorites arranged for band, fun songs for kids of all ages … and everything in between.