events

The March "Reel Discussion" starts at 6 p.m. at the Richmond Memorial Library, 19 Ross St.

Free and open to the public, RD treats people to a feature film from the library's DVD collection. Attendees discuss the movie afterwards.

Due to the terms of the program's license, the name of the film cannot be advertised outside of the library. For more information and to find out what this month's movie is, contact RML at 343-9550.

Kelly March, assistant children's librarian, invites children ages 5 through 12 and their parents to come to the Richmond Library, 19 Ross St., for the "Library Lego Club."

LLC meets from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of every month, as well as from 10 to 11 a.m.on the third Saturday of the month.

Award-winning author Robert D. San Souci's writing includes a diverse range of children's books such as "Cendrillon: A Caribbean Cinderella," "The Brave Little Taylor: Retold from the Brothers Grimm," "Cut From the Same Cloth: American Women of Myth, Legend, and Tall Tale" and four volumes of the "Short & Shivery" series, as well as the screen story for the 1998 Disney film "Mulan."

Batavia High School's 2010 musical performance will be 'Once Upon a Mattress."

It is a Broadway musical/comedy adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson's "The Princess and the Pea."

Showtimes are March 5 at 7 p.m. and March 6 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the BHS auditorium, 260 State St. Tickets are $7 for adults and $6 for students and seniors.

Tickets for reserved seating can be purchased in the BHS main office between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Please contact BHS at 343-2480, Ext. 2000 for more information.

The Batavia Board of Education will hold a "special meeting" at the board office, 39 Washington Ave., beginning at 8 p.m., Monday, March 8. All are welcome to attend.

At 7 p.m., an hour prior to the public meeting, the board will meet in closed session.

For more information, please contact the board office at 343-2480, ext. 1000.

Garth Stein, author of "The Art of Racing in the Rain," will visit the Richmond Library, 19 Ross St., in Batavia to answer questions, talk to readers, and autograph copies of his book. The visit begins at 7 p.m., Thursday, March 11.

This event is the 8th annual "A Tale for Three Counties" area-wide book discussion and is open to adults and teens in Genesee, Orleans and Wyoming counties.

Copies of Stein's book will be available for purchase. For more information, contact the library at 343-9550.

Batavia High School will host the nationally acclaimed "Rachel's Challenge" on Wednesday.

It is a program that was founded by the parents of Rachel Scott, the first victim of the Columbine High School shootings over a decade ago.

Morning and afternoon assemblies will be held for the students, faculty and staff of Batavia High School and Batavia Middle School, respectively. An assembly for parents and community leaders will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the BHS auditorium, located at 260 State St.

Verizon Wireless is offering a free information session about technology solutions for your business.

"Breakfast Before Business" is scheduled for 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 10 at the store located at 8351 Lewiston Road in Batavia. Phone is 345-0919.

A brief, Lenten lunchtime organ concert will be presented at St. James Episcopal Church in Batavia from 12:10 to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 3. A free-will offering will be taken.

The organist is Charles Bradley.

A soup lunch is available in the parish hall after the concert for $5.

The church is located at 405 E. Main Street. All are welcome.

The Batavia City Council will hold a conference meeting and a special business meeting on at 7 tonight in the Council Board Room on the second floor of the Batavia City Centre. 

The public can speak at the meeting by signing in with the City Clerk prior to the start of the meeting. 

Office of the City Manager
One Batavia City Centre
Batavia, New York 14020
Phone:   (585) 345-6330
Fax:        (585) 343-8182
E-mail:   jmolino@batavianewyork.com

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R, I, C – Batavia) is hosting his regular monthly outreach meeting for Genesee County residents at the Old Courthouse in Batavia on Wednesday. Senator Michael Ranzenhofer has also been invited in order to help better assist Genesee
County residents.

The constituent outreach meeting is from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the Legislative Conference Room of the Old Courthouse, located at 7 Main. St. in Batavia.

The public is encouraged to attend. For more information, please contact Assemblyman Hawley’s district office by calling (585) 589-5780.

An Ash Wednesday service will be held at Batavia's First Presbyterian Church at 7 p.m.  Ashes will be placed on attendee's foreheads as a symbol of penitence and as a sign of healing role of Christians in the world.

The church is located at 300 E. Main St.

This month's after-hours mixer of the Genesee County Chamber of Commerce will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 25 at S&S Limousine.

The limo company is located 7160 W. Main St., Le Roy. You're invited to come see how a
limo is made!

The get-together is sponsored by Ryan Plumbing Heating Fire Protection.

Genesee Community College Forum Players will weave a web of folklore and fun with the children's play "Anansi the Spider and the Middle Passage." Daytime school performances are scheduled for Wednesday, March 10 through Friday, March 12, with one final show for the public at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 13. All performances take place in the Stuart Steiner Theatre in the Genesee Center for the Arts.

A meeting of the Genesee County Funding Corp. is scheduled at 9 a.m. for Thursday, Feb. 18. It will be held at the GCEDC’s offices located at 1 Mill St. in Batavia. Phone is 343-4866. Email: <gcedc@gcedc.com>.

 

 

United Memorial Medical Center will hold a community forum to discuss its surgical expansion project. It will begin at 6 p.m. on Thursday (Feb. 11) in the hospital boardroom, located at 127 North St., Batavia.

This event is open to the public and will provide an opportunity to share information and answer questions regarding the surgical expansion project.

It will create five new operating suites, 19 private recovery areas and a handicap accessible main entrance and lobby. It's expected to be completed next January.

Fall Registration and Open House for the 3- and 4-year-old programs at Alexander United Methodist Church Nursery School will be held on from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 27 in the the church fellowship hall. Children must be 3 or 4 years old before Dec. 1 and toilet trained to be eligible. A non-refundable registration fee of $35 is required at the time of registration to secure your child's place in the program. Classes are filled on a first-come-first-serve basis. For more information call the church office at 591-1765 between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Genesee Community College will host Isaac Ajewole, Ph.D, a Nigerian native who will speak on the topic of African culture and tradition at 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 22.

The event is sponsored by the Global Education Committee and the Student Government Association and will take place at the Batavia Campus in the Conable Technology Building room T102. The cultural talk is free and open to the public.