Hometown Events

Avon Free Library

143 Genesee Street • Avon (585) 226-8461 Fax: 226-6615 www.avonfreelibrary.org Mon. & Thurs. 10-8; Tues & Wed 10-6; Fri. 10-5; Sat.10-3 Lima Public Library

1872 Genesee St., Lima (585) 582-1311 Mon. 10-noon & 1-8; Tues. & Thurs. 1-8; Wed. 10-noon & 1-5; Fri. 1-5; Sat. (Oct.-May) 9-noon Livonia Public Library

2 Washington St., Livonia (585) 346-3450 • Fax: 346-5911 facebook.com/LivoniaPublicLibrary livonialibrary.org Mon.-Thurs. 10-8; Fri. 10-6; Sat. 10-3 Wadsworth Library

24 Center St., Geneseo (585) 243-0440 • Fax: 243-0429 www.wadslib.com Mon.-Thurs. 10-8; Fri. 1:30-6; Sat.10-3 Here’s what’s happening at your local library…

Wadsworth Library: Wadsworth Library will be closed on Monday, February 21 in observance of Presidents’ Day. Teen Advisory Board Meeting & Movie: Cruella Thursday, February 24 from 2-5 pm Join us for a brief TAB meeting followed by Disney’s recently released “Cruella” (rated PG-13). Run time 2 hrs 15 minutes. Friends welcome, popcorn provided! Open to tweens and teens in Grades 6 and up. Register at https://wadslib.libcal.com/event/ 8607455. Valley Rising Concert Monday, February 28 at 6 pm Local Geneseo band Valley Rising will perform at Wadsworth Library. The group will play folk music from the 21st Century, featuring violin, guitar, and voices. Don’t miss this special event. “This project is made possible with funds from the Restart NY Mini-Grant, a regrant program of the NYS Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the NYS Legislature and administered by Genesee Valley Council on the Arts.” Livonia Public Library: The Livonia Library is pleased to announce starting Jan 3, 2022 we are FINE FREE! Please join us for INPERSON EVENTS! Masks required. Please join us for Small Fry Fun, ages 2 - 5, Tuesdays from 10:30am 11:00am. Homeschool Makerspace, Ages 5-11.Tuesdays from 1 - 2pm. K 2 Maker Crew Tuesdays from 3:30 4:30pm. 3rd - 5th grade Maker Brigade, Wednesdays from 3:30-5:00pm. Mini Maker Time. Ages 2 - 5yrs. Thursdays from 10:30 - 11:00am. Tween Makerspace, Grades 6-8, Thursdays from 3:30-5:00 PM. Teen Advisory Board - 3rd Tuesdays of the Month, 6:00-7:30 pm for ages 13-18. The library will be closed February 21 f o r P r e s i d e n t ’ s D a y . G o t o livonialibrary.org for more information! Check the library’s Event Calendar to register for programs and Facebook for more info! Lima Public Library: Crossroads Crafters’ Circle (Knit, crochet, craft of your choice) on Saturday mornings 9:30 AM-12:00 PM. Saturday 2/19 11 AM-2PM Adios: History of South Lima - Author Discussion by Rob R. Thompson. Presented by the Friends of the Lima Public Library. We will be closed on Monday 2/21 for Presidents’ Day. Make Pie Dough for Pi Day Kids’ Program CCE Nutrition Educator Lucille Tang on Saturday 3/12 10:30 AM-12 PM. Register at the library so we have enough supplies on hand. Presented by the Friends of the Lima Public Library. Game Night for Adults - Mexican Train Dominoes - Monday 3/14 6:30-8:30 PM. Join us for a game and to have some pie on Pi Day. Register at the library. Brought to you by the Friends. Visit the Friends of the Lima Public w e b s i t e a t h t t p s : / / friendsoflimalibrary.wordpress.com. For all the latest news and events, visit us at lima.owwl.org. Avon Free Library: Registration is required for events, contact library or visit avonfreelibrary. org and Facebook for details. Knitting Needles: Friday 2/18 at 11 AM, Book Discussion of “The Kitchen House” by Kathleen Grissom on Wednesday 2/23 at 2:00 PM, Adult & Teen Craft on Thursday 2/24 at 6:00 PM, StoryTimes *most* Tuesdays & Fridays at 10:30AM. The Friends of the Avon Free Library are looking for new members. Please join their meeting on Thursday 1/6/22 at 6:30 PM in the Library’s meeting room. More: Access OWWL2Go for e-books, eaudio books, and Ancestry.com. Access our wifi inside & outside the building. Request up to 20 items from any library in the 4 county system. Spaces available for study and one-onone meetings. Follow us on Facebook and check out our website avonfreelibrary.org for information and updates.

AVON

The Avon Food Pantry is open to client shopping. Please bring your own reusable bags. Tuesdays 11-2 PM and Thursdays 3-5 PM. Located at: 108 Prospect Street, Avon. Emergency deliveries are still available by calling 358-1671.

Girl Scout Cookie Sale - Girl Scouts from Avon and Caledonia are now selling their cookies to help fund projects for this year. Our delicious new flavor is Adventurefuls, a brownie caramel cookie. The old favorites Thin Mints, Peanut Butter patties and Lemonades and just a few of the 9 varieties. Still have our gluten free selection also. $5 a box. Sale runs thru February, if a girl doesn’t stop please call Jeanne to place an order at 226-6434.

T h e A v o n P r e s e r v a t i o n & Historical Society Museum is open Sundays from 1pm-4pm. Please stop in and see our displays. Located at 23 Genesee Street, Avon. All are welcome to visit!

13th Annual 1940’s USO Style Dinner Dance - Everyone is invited to the Avon American Legion Auxiliary 13th Annual 1940’s USO Style Dinner Dance & Silent Auction on Saturday, March 5th, 2022 at the Valley Oak Event Center at Quality Inn, Geneseo. 1940’s attire encouraged! Social Hour 5pm, Dinner at 6. Followed by big band sounds (mixed with your favorite rock and roll) to get you out on the dance floor! Proceeds to America’s Vet Dogs & Local Veterans in Crisis. Tickets $30 each can be ordered through PayPal: Avon American Legion Auxiliary Unit 294, Check to: Avon American Legion Auxiliary, PO Box 132, Avon NY 14414. Or call 585-746-2608.

Foodlink Mobile Pantry, now called PUP Pantry, distribution of food items. Will take place at East Avon Fire Dept., 1615 W. Henrietta Rd., on Friday, FEBRUARY 25, 2022 from 10AM-12PM. DRIVE THRU ONLY, STAY IN YOUR CAR. Sponsored by Avon Food Pantry.

BATAVIA

The Great Batavia Train Show For 50 years the Great Batavia Train Show has been one of the premier hobby events in Western New York. Our move to the Richard C. Call arena has allowed us to grow the event in a state-of-the-art facility. Our April 3rd event marks our 100th train show! All forms of model railroad and train-related merchandise will be available. Modeling demonstrations, and a limited number of portable layouts, will be part of the fun. Free parking. Genesee Community College Richard C Call Arena, One College Rd., Batavia. $6 adults, $3 under 18, free for children under 13. http://gsme.org

CANANDAIGUA

The Embrace Your Sisters (EYS) Tea At Two Fashion Show Fundraiser is scheduled for May 1, 2022 at Casa Larga Vineyards in Fairport at 2:00 pm, with doors open at 1:00 pm. Enjoy an inspirational afternoon of fashion, friends, food and fun. The models include breast cancer survivors along with their families, friends and members of our communities. You can now buy tickets or reserve a table for the Embrace Your Sisters Tea At Two Fashion Show Fundraiser! There are also sponsorship opportunities. https://www.embraceyoursisters. org/2022-fashion-show

GENESEO

Huge Clothing Giveaway - Huge Clothing Give away every Wednesday morning 9:30-11:30 at the Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, 4631 Lakeville Rd, Geneseo. Quality new and used clothes and shoes all sizes, men, women, children, babies, maternity. Call 243-0130 for questions or emergency needs.

Valentine on-line Auction to Benefit Teresa House: Valentine Dance On-Line Auction - Our Valentine Fundraiser this year will be an on-line auction. We have put together many fabulous donated items. The Auction will launch on February 4th and conclude on February 18th. Teresa House, 21 Highland Rd., Geneseo. Please visit: h t t p s : / / w w w . 3 2 a u c t i o n s . c o m / TeresaHouse2022 to view and bid on the items.

Young at Heart - On Sunday, March 6th the Young at Heart will be Hosting their 50th Anniversary Celebration! There will be a catered dinner at 1:30 p.m. at the United Methodist Church. This dinner is for MEMBERS ONLY. Reservations must be made by Monday, February 21st. Call Kathy Hollbrook. Hope to see all our members there.

HEMLOCK

Irish Dance Event - On February 19th, starting at 7:30 in the evening we invite you to attend an evening of Irish music and dance. B r i t t a n y B e r r y a n d I s a b e l Scheiderich from the Butler Sheehan Academy of Irish Dance in Rome, N.Y. will be performing. After they welcome any questions from the audience about the dances, local musicians are also invited to play in an Irish music session as their donation during the night. Light refreshments provided and masks are mandatory except when performing or eating. Donations are gratefully accepted. Held at the Little Lakes Community Center, 4705 S. Main St., Hemlock, 585-367-1046. www.littlelakesny. org

HEMLOCK

L i t t l e L a k e s B o o k C l u b Thursday, March 3, 2022 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah is the book that will be discussed. We would love to have you join the conversation and hear your opinions about the book. $5.00 donation, refreshments included, masks are mandatory. Little Lakes Community Center, 4705 S. M a i n S t . , H e m l o c k , ( 5 8 5 ) 367-1046, www.littlelakesny.org

Shopping on the Ridge Tour The Shops on West Ridge provide a unique shopping experience! There are over 200 shops under one roof. You will find antiques, furniture, toys, gifts, collectibles and much more. After two hours at the shops we will have lunch at the Blue Ridge Grill. Before heading back, the group will stop at the Circle B Western Wear Shop. Meet at the Little Lakes Community Center March 8th, 8:30am we will return around 5:00pm. Cost of the trip is $10.00, lunch is on you, masks required. Register online www. littlelakesny.org, or at Little Lakes Community Center 4705 S. Main St. Hemlock, 585-367-1046.

LIMA

Lima Golden Agers will meet on Tuesday, March 8th at Fanatics in Lima. Arrive at 12:00pm with Lunch at 12:30pm. Meeting to follow. Make reservations by March 4th. Call Trudy Tones at (585) 261-8554 or Jim Murphy at (585) 208-3981.

LIVONIA CENTER

American Legion Post 283 Breakfasts - American Legion Harrison-Lee Post #283 offers breakfast to the community on the third Sunday from February 20th until July 17th at the post in Livonia Center on the corner of Richmond Mills Rd and Federal Rd. The breakfast is served from 7 am to 11 am. Cost: $8. Take out is available. Profits will be used to donate to local charities.

MIDDLESEX

Potter Volunteer Fire Dept. Breakfasts! Sunday, February 20, 8AM to Noon and Sunday, March 20th, 8AM to Noon. Join us at the Potter Fire House, 1225 Phelps Road, Potter. We will be serving: Breakfast sandwiches, pancakes, eggs, toast, sausage patties and links, home fries, as well as orange juice, hot cocoa, milk, coffee and hot tea.

ROCHESTER

Rochester Model Railroad Club Open House - Join us March 5 and 6 in the basement of the First Universalist church at 150 South Clinton Avenue on the corner of Court Street. Hours are from 10 to 5 on Saturday and 1 to 5 on Sunday. Tickets are $5 and kids 12 and under are free. The train layout is a 40 x 60 layout featuring an HO scale railroad that winds it’s way from Pennsylvania through the rolling hills of Western New York to Buffalo, passing through towns such as Caledonia and Geneva. The layout is fully scenicked with over a t h o u s a n d t r e e s . h t t p : / / w w w . rocMRRC.com

LIVONIA

Take-out Spaghetti Dinner at the U n i t e d M e t h o d i s t C h u r c h o f Livonia, 21 Summer St, Livonia on Wednesday, March 9, 4:30-6:00PM (or until sold out). Spaghetti, sauce, meatballs, undressed salad, and garlic bread. Donations accepted. Please follow signs in church parki n g l o t f o r d r i v e - t h r o u g h instructions. Gates-Chili High School 50th Reunion: Gates-Chili High School Class of 1972 will hold it’s 50th Reunion August 12-14, 2022 at the Barnard Restaurant and Party House, 360 Maiden Lane in Rochester. Tickets - $35/person. After July 1 - $45/person. Friday night Meet and Greet with hors d’oeuvres. Saturday - Buffet dinner with door prizes and special guests. Sunday - High School Tour. For information and tickets call Clark Godshall at 716-523-1730 or email cgodshall@onboces.org

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Can’t afford co-pays & medicine? Call (585) 243-3120

Geneseo Parish Outreach Center, Inc. Providing Access to Health Care

4520 Genesee St. (Rte. 63), Geneseo, NY 14454 Fax: (585) 243-1189 • e-mail: GeneseoPOC@gmail.com website: http://gpocenter.org Facebook: Geneseo Parish Outreach Center

SPRINGWATER

WEBSTER CROSSING

Hike All Western Tree Farm in Springwater: Hike/Snowshoe or Cross-Country Ski & Explore the hills and valleys of All Western Tree F a r m i n S p r i n g w a t e r , w i t h Springwater Trails, Sunday, February 20 from 2-4PM, followed by a potluck social get-together on the property. For additional info/ directions/updates visit the website: springwatertrails.org Spaghetti Dinner by donation: Dine-in or Come In for Take-out. 4th Thursday of the month, February 24, 2022, 4:30 - 7:00 PM by donation. Music Jam in the sanctuary afterwards. Webster’s Crossing United Methodist Church, 7230 Route 15, Webster Crossing Road, Springwater.

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