Hometown Events

Hamlin Public Library

1680 Lake Road, Hamlin 585.964.2320 hamlinlibraryny.org Mon. & Thurs.. 10am-6pm; Tues., Wed., & Fri.10am-4pm; Saturdays 10am-2pm Hoag Library

134 S. Main St., Albion 585.589.4246 Visit our website for hours. www.hoaglibrary.org Holley Community Free Library

86 Public Square, Holley 585.638.6987 • holleylibrary.org Hrs.: M & W: 10am-1pm & 4-8pm Tu, Th, & F: 10am-5pm Sat: 10am-2pm until June 22nd (Closed Sat for the Summer) Seymour Library

161 East Ave., Brockport 585.637.1050 www.seymourlibraryweb.org Hrs.: M: 10am-8pm, Tu-Th: 10am-6pm, F: 10am-4pm Sat: 10am-2pm Here’s what’s happening at your local library…

Hamlin Public Library, Monroe County Library System: The Hamlin Public Library is open for browsing and borrowing of materials Monday and Wednesday from 10am6pm; Tuesday and Thursday from 10am-8pm; Friday from 10am-4pm; Saturdays from 10am-2pm. The Library is closed July 3-5. Curbside p i c k u p i s s t i l l a v a i l a b l e b y appointment. Sign-ups for our Summer Reading Programs are open. Registration is required for all programs. All ages may record reading minutes/ books and enter to win weekly prizes. Weekly take-and-make crafts are available for all ages. Preschool storytimes are OUTSIDE on Mondays at 10:30. Bring a blanket to maintain social distancing. “Cooking with Andrea” will be posted on Facebook on Tuesday, July 13. The Seneca Park Zoo will be at the library on Thursday, July 15 at 10:30 to lead a nature walk and talk about cicadas. For more information, call the library at 964-2320, go to our website at hamlinlibraryny.org or visit our Facebook page.

Hoag Library: Hoag Library is open Monday/ T u e s d a y / T h u r s d a y 1 0 a m - 6 p m , Wednesday 10am-8pm, Friday 10am5 p m , S a t u r d a y 1 0 a m - 2 p m f o r browsing (books, magazines, DVDs, CDs), computer lab, and fax/print/ wireless print/copy/scan/notary. Unvaccinated patrons are required to wear a mask. Download free eBooks, audiobooks, movies, music, and magazines on the Libby and Hoopla apps. Unveiling ceremony for the newly preserved Civil War flag of the 26th U.S Colored Infantry, July 14, 5pm-7pm. Lunch at the Library: Food Trucks at the Library, July 16, 23, 26, 30, 11am-2pm. TGIF Craft Day, Fridays, 1pm, kindly register. One-OnOne Tech Help, Wednesdays by appointment. Virtual programs: Genealogy Series: Death is Not the End: An Intro to NYS Wills, Probate, and Estate, July 21, 1pm. Summer Reading Program activities: Stories Under the Tent, Tuesdays in July, 9:45am; Get Moving with Miss Chelsea, July 12, 19, 26, 10am; Animals from Serenity Acres, July 13, 11am; Teen Henna, July 15, 11am.

GUIDELINES FOR HOMETOWN EVENTS:

Events should occur on a specifi c date at a specifi c time. Due to the increasing number of submissions, we will no longer be able to publish the following items: • Businesses/schools seeking registration for classes or program • Organizations seeking crafters or vendor • Organizations seeking donations of items Genesee Valley Penny Saver reserves the right to approve/reject events for publication. Events are published as space allows. Event deadline is Monday, 2 weeks prior to publication date R E G I S T E R A N D S U B M I T Y O U R E V E N T O N L I N E AT Log in to your account or register on our website to start submitting your events today! www.gvpennysaver.com under ‘Share With Us’ Events may also be submitted at: 1471 Route 15, Avon, NY 14414 Seymour Library: Garden Club*: Wednesdays in July, 1:30pm to 2:00pm Be prepared to get dirty as we tend our raised bed garden! Rain or shine. Grades 1-5. Helping is Purrr-fect*: Thursday, July 15, 4:00pm to 5:00pm Help us make cat toys for Mr. Grey’s Strays. Program will be held on the library lawn. Preschool Fun Time*: Friday, July 16, 11:00am to 11:30am Preschoolers and their caregivers are welcome to join us for an art project or activity. Ages 2-5. Friday Family Movies*: Fridays in July, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Come to the library for a family friendly animal themed movie each week. Animal Programs: July 19, 11:00am to 11:45am Meet K9 Brock and Officer Sime of the Brockport Police Department. Adult Book Discussion Group on Zoom*: Wednesday, July 28, 2:00pm to 2:45pm This month’s selection is Name All the Animals by Alison Smith. *Registration required, masks requested for those unvaccinated, and some programs. ALEXANDER

Flea Market - Saturday and Sunday, July 24 & 25, 8am-5pm both days, at the WNY Gas & Steam Engine Grounds, 10294 Gillate Rd., Alexander. Food & Drink available. Come search for that rare item or part. Many unique items to repurpose. Information call Bonnie 7 1 6 - 8 6 4 - 0 0 6 3 o r B i l l 7 1 6 - 3 8 0 - 7 0 6 1 . h t t p : / / w w w . alexandersteamshow.com

BATAVIA

Genesee County 4-H Market Animal Auction: Join us at the 51st annual Genesee County 4-H Market Animal Auction at the Genesee County Fair on Thursday, July 29th at 7:00pm. Selling chickens, goats, lambs, beef steers, dairy steers and hogs raised by local 4-H youth. For more information, contact the Genesee County 4-H O f f i c e a t 5 8 5 - 3 4 3 - 3 0 4 0 o r genesee4h@cornell.edu. Holland Land Office Museum C o n c e r t : S t e v e K r u p p n e r “Americana Music” - Join us Wednesday, July 21st, 7pm-9pm as the Holland Land Office Museum welcomes local musician Steve Kruppner as he plays an outdoor concert at the museum. The concert will feature various genres of songs that can be summed up as “Americana”. The concert will be outdoors weather permitting. If you would like to bring your own chair you are welcome, but seating will be provided. In case of inclement weather, the concert will be held inside. Admission is $5 or $4 for museum members. If you are interested in attending please call the museum at 585-343-4727. Java with Joe E.- Erica Wanescki “Polio Treatment in WNY”: Join us Thursday, July 22nd at 9 am at the Holland Land Office Museum as we welcome Erica Wanescki as she details the history of the treatment of the disease polio in Western New York. Java with Joe E. is free to attend. If you plan on attending p l e a s e c a l l t h e m u s e u m a t 585-343-4727. The presentation will also be available via Zoom, please visit the museum’s Facebook page or www.hollandlandoffice. com for the link.

Crossroads House Garage Sale! Thursday, July 29, 9am-6pm. Friday, July 30, 9am-4pm. Saturday, July 31, 9am-noon. No Early Birds. Located at 11 Liberty Street, Batavia, NY. Pre-Sale: Wednesday July 28 from 9am-noon. Admission $5 per person aged 16 or older. We are accepting donations of saleable items on Mondays & Thursdays from 10am-2pm, until sale. For more information, please call Jackie at (585) 734-0125.

HLOM Guest Speaker Series: Bill Kauffman “The Congressional Journal of Barber Conable”. Join us Wednesday, July 28th, 7pm, Holland Land Office Museum as we welcome local author Bill Kauffman as he debuts his latest work The Congressional Journal of Barber Conable, 1968-1984.“ Kauffman is the editor of the work which is a compilation of entries from Congressman Barber Conable about the machinations of Congress and the American government at the highest level. Admission is $3 per person or $2 for museum members. The presentation will also be available via Zoom, to find the link please visit the museum’s Facebook p a g e o r w e b s i t e w w w . hollandlandoffice.com. Copies of the book will also be available for sale.

BROCKPORT

Harvest Kitchen will be at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 14 State St., Brockport Sunday, July 11. “Grab N Go” Garbage Plate & Fruit Cup. Begins at 2 pm, ends at 3 pm. NOTE NEW TIME. One box per person. Multiple orders can be placed in advance by calling Karen at (315) 569-5029. Advance order deadline 5pm Saturday, July 10.

T h e G a t h e r i n g T a b l e / T e e n Closet - The Gathering Table free community dinner will be served on Sunday, July 18, 1:00-2:00 pm at Brockport First Baptist Church, 124 Main St. The dinner will be take-out only. Menu: Chicken Parm. Enter through the Main St. door and exit through Holley St. door. All are welcome. Masks and social distancing required. The Teen Closet will be open 1:00-2:00 pm to all teens in the community. Free clothing and accessories will be available.

Free Airplane Rides: Launched in 1992, the Young Eagles program has dedicated more than 25 years to giving youth ages 817 their first free ride in an airplane. It’s the only program of its kind, with the sole mission to introduce and inspire kids in the world of aviation. Today, more than 2 million young people have enjoyed a free introductory flight through the Young Eagles program. These flights are made possible through the generosity of EAA member volunteers Register at: FlyYoungEagles44@gmail.com. Held July 17, August 7 and September 11 from 10-2pm at the Eaa Chapter 44-Sport Aviation Center of Western NY, 44 Eisenhauer Dr., Brockport. https://chapters.eaa.org/ eaa44

Free Airplane Rides: Launched in 1992, the Young Eagles program has dedicated more than 25 years to giving youth ages 817 their first free ride in an airplane. It’s the only program of its kind, with the sole mission to introduce and inspire kids in the world of aviation. Today, more than 2 million young people have enjoyed a free introductory flight through the Young Eagles program. These flights are made possible through the generosity of EAA member volunteers Register at: FlyYoungEagles44@gmail.com. Held July 17, August 7 and September 11 from 10-2pm at the Eaa Chapter 44-Sport Aviation Center of Western NY, 44 Eisenhauer Dr., Brockport. https://chapters.eaa.org/ eaa44 St. Luke’s Annual Book Sale Returns July 8-10! St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Brockport, will hold its popular annual Book Sale in conjunction with the village’s Sidewalk Sale, August 8-10. This year’s sale hours are Thursday and Friday 9am-6pm and Saturday 9am-noon. The Bag Sale, in which you can stuff as many books in a bag as possible for one price, is Saturday at 11am. St. Luke’s commitment to the sale shows in the careful sorting and organizing of thousands of books, which makes for easy browsing. Also available are books for teens and children, as well as puzzles and CDs/DVDs. Visit St. Luke’s at www.stlukesbrockport. org for more information. CANANDAIGUA

LIVE Summer Programming Finger Lakes Opera - Join us for Summer Scenes on July 21, 2021 @ 7 PM at Lincoln Hill Farms. Tickets limited and available @ fingerlakesopera.org and Three Little Pigs on July 25, 2021 @ 4 PM at M a x i o n S t a g e ( d o w n t o w n Canandaigua). Tickets free, but l i m i t e d w i t h r e g i s t r a t i o n @ fingerlakesopera.org EAST PEMBROKE

Children’s Bible Hour - Every Wednesday in July from 10-11am. Ages: Kindergarten - 11 years old. Story, music, art, and snacks. Cornerstone Church of East Pembroke, 2583 Main Rd. (Rt 5), East Pembroke.

YOU’RE INVITED!

A warm welcome awaits you! Join us for 100% Biblically-based worship: 11:00 AM Sunday Brockport Church of Christ 60 Spring St., P.O. Box 230 Brockport, NY 14420 (585) 637-2650 (parking lot located next to 69 High Street) Visit our website for more information: www.brockportchurchofchrist.org God is a Spirit, and they that worship Him, must worship Him in spirit, and in truth ( John 4:24)

HAMLIN

Family Fair for all ages! Games & prizes, 9 hole mini-golf course, yard sale, car smash, free food. All free on Saturday, July 24. 2021 from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at Emmanuel Baptist Church, 2435 Lake Rd., Hamlin. Come join the fun!

REASONS TO SHOP FARMERS’ MARKETS

Many farmers’ markets offer foods that are organically grown and are produced without GMOs. Farmers’ market retailers also tend to give fi rsthand accounts of where their foods come from and how they are grown or raised. WAYS TO SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES

If you own a small business, keep business cards, fl yers or a sign advertising another small business in the area to show mutual support.

OAKFIELD

Chicken Barbeque! The Oakfield United Methodist Church will conduct its annual chicken barbeque on Wednesday, July 21, from 4:30 until 6:00 pm, drive-thru only. For $12, you will receive 1/2 chicken, potato salad, baked beans, roll, drink, and dessert. Please call the church at 585-948-5550 and leave a message to order tickets.

STRANGE BUT TRUE By Lucie Winborne * The shape of the Coca-Cola bottle is patterned after a cacao seed pod.