Events

Fall Harvest Dinner Dance to benefit Crossroads House will be held Saturday, October 13, at Bontrager's, 8975 Wortendyke Road, Batavia. Doors open at 5pm. Pre-sale tickets ONLY. Last day to get tickets is Monday, October 1. Call Bob at 585-762-8585 or in person at Crossroads House.

Reservations are need by Tuesday, October 2, for the Tuesday, October 9th meeting of the Batavia Christian Women's Connection. Meeting to be held at Terry Hills, 11:30am. Call Audrey at 585-591-1044 to register.

Explore the folklore and plants of the witches garden, Tuesday, October 2, 12:15, during the Genesee Master Gardeners Garden Talk free program. Bring your lunch.

Friends of the Richmond Memorial Library will hold their monthly book sale, Thursday, October 4, 9am to 7pm, at the library, 19 Ross Street, Batavia.

LeRoy United Methodist Church, 10 Trigon Park in the Village of LeRoy, will host their annual Harvest Roast Beef dinner, Saturday, October 6, 3:30pm to 6:30pm. Take outs available. Children under age 5 are free. Tickets available at the door. Building handicapped accessible.

Listen live to coverage as Batavia travels to Wellsville, Friday, October 5, 7:30pm on WBTA 1490am, 100.1fm, on line, or your mobile app.

Listen live on WBTAi2 to high school football coverage as LeRoy  travels to Bath Haverling Friday, October 5, 7:30pm.

The next WBTA Really Big Radio Auction is Saturday, October 6, 7am. Check out items going up for bid on the WBTAi.com auction page.

Elba United Methodist Church, Chapel Street, will host a prime rib dinner Saturday, October 6, 4pm to 6:30pm. Children under age 5 are free.

Downtown Batavia Business Improvement District will host the Wine Walk, Saturday, October 6, 4pm to 8pm. (for more information contact Beth at 344-0900)

Batavia American Legion, 8960 Rt. 98 South, will host an American Red Cross Blood Drive, Monday, October 8, 2pm to 7pm.

14th annual Garden Bounty dinner event hosted by the Wyoming County Cornell Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners, will be held Tuesday, October 9, starting at 6pm, at the Ag & Business Center, 36 Center Street, Warsaw. Farm crafted, oak barrel cold aged hard cider will be the presentation. Pre-registrations only! Call 585-786-2251 ext. 123.

Batavia Society of Artists will host Karen Crittenden, Tuesday, October 9, 7pm, at Go Art!, 201 East Main Street, Batavia. She will do a hands on demo on Mandalas.

"American Eden: David Hosack, Botany and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic" by Victoria Johnson, will be the book for Books Sandwiched In at the Richmond Memorial Library, Wednesday, October 10, 12:10pm. Bring your lunch.

6th annual Crossroads House Spaghetti Western will be held Wednesday, October 10, starting at 5pm, at the First Presbyterian Church, 300 Main Street, Batavia. Take outs available starting at 4pm. Free will offering at the door.

Come view Edgar Allan Poe's, "The Raven", and join in discussions afterward, at the Richmond Memorial Library, 19 Ross Street, Batavia, Thursday, October 11, 6pm.

St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1 East Main Street, LeRoy, will host a monthly ecumenical community discussion series starting Thursday, October 11, 7pm. Series is free and open to all. Call 585-768-7200 for more information.

Listen to high school football coverage of the York Pavilion at Pembroke game Friday, October 12, 7:30pm, on WBTA 1490am, 100.1 fm, on line or your mobile app.

Listen live on WBTAi2  to LeRoy High School Football coverage as the Knights take on Wayland Cohocton, 7:30pm, Friday, October 12.

St. Paul Lutheran school, 31 Washington Avenue, Batavia, will host a scrap metal drive, Saturday, October 13, 9am to 2pm. Bring your old appliances, lawn mowers, bicycles, wheelbarrows, hot water tanks, fences, etc. to be recycled. No propane tanks, televisions, computer monitors, rechargable batteries.

Batavia High School Football coverage on WBTA Saturday, October 13, 1:30pm.

Covington United Methodist Church, 1557 Simmons Road, will hold a ham dinner and bazaar Saturday, October 13, 4pm to 7pm. Take outs available.

Stafford Historical Society presents, " Discover Stafford, 200 Years of Historic Architecture", Sunday, October 14, 2pm, in the Stafford town hall, Rte. 237.

Books Sandwiched In, will review the book, " Republic of Spin: An Inside History of the American Presidency" by David Greenberg, Wednesday, October 17, 12:10pm, at the Richmond Memorial Library, 19 Ross Street, Batavia. Participants need not have read the book beforehand.

The public is invited to attend the meet and greet of the new city manager, Martin Moore, Wednesday, October 17, 4:30pm to 7pm, in the City Hall, 2nd floor, Council board room.

The public is invited to attend the dedication of Tavern 2.o.1 at Go Art!, 201 East Main Street, Batavia, Thursday, October 18, 6pm to 8pm.

Listen to LeRoy High School Football Coverage Thursday, October 18, 7pm, on Wbtai2.

Aging with Options forum will be held at the Manor House, East Main Street, Batavia, Friday, October 19, 10am to 2pm. Contact the Manor House for more information on this free event.

The Holland Land Office Museum will host a West Side Ghostwalk on Friday, October 19, 7pm. Tour begins and ends at the Museum. Reservations are required. Call 343-4727.

Listen to Batavia Blue Devils High School Football coverage live on WBTA, Friday, October 19, 7pm.  Quarter final Section Five action will be on WBTA 1490, 100.1fm on your phone or internet.

Notre Dame hosts York Pavilion Saturday, October 20, 1pm. Listen to play by play action on WBTA 1490am, 100.1 fm, on your mobile app or stream on Wbtai.com.

Batavia CemeteryAssoication, Harvester Avenue, will host Halloween Candlelight Ghostwalks on Saturday, October 20, starting at 7pm. Tours leave every 15 minutes until 8:30pm. Call for reservations at 343-3220.

Sheldon Fire Company Auxiliary will sponsor a square dance, Saturday, October 20, 7pm, at St. Cecilia's Parish Hall, corner of Centerline Road and North Sheldon Road. (for more information call 457-9536)

Mary Immaculagte Parish invites the public to attend the annual St. Mary's Church All you can eat Breakfast, Sunday, October 21, 8am to noon at the Pavilion Firemen's Rec Hall, Rt. 19, Pavilion.

Richmond Memorial Library, 19 Ross Street, Batavia, presents an evening of 50', 60's, and 70's music with a little bit of Irish thrown in by Strummerz, Tuesday, October 23, 7pm.

The book, " Buzz:The Nature and Necessity of Bees", by Thor Hanson, will be the topic for books sandwiched In, Wednesday, October 24, 12:10pm, at the Richmond Memorial Library, 19 Ross Street, Batavia.

Stafford Historical Society will hold a Fall Harvest Auction, Wednesday, October 24, 7pm, in the Stafford Town Hall, Rte. 237.

The Genesee County Health Department will offer a free anti rabies immunization clinic on Thursday, October 25, 4pm to 7pm at the LeRoy Village Highway Garage, 58 North Street, LeRoy. Dogs, Cats, and Ferrets, must be leashed or crated and accompanied by an adult who can control it. This is the last clinic for 2018.

Join the Mancuso Business Development Group, Thursday, October 25, to celebrate some of the Women in Small Business, 5:30pm, at Moon Java Cafe, 56 Harvester Avenue, Batavia. Call 343-2800 or RSVP To bev@mancusogroup.com.  

Come view the movie, " Coco", and join in discussion afterwards, Thursday, October 25, 6pm, at the Richmond Memorial Library, 19 Ross Street, Batavia.

The Alabama & Basom United Methodist Church is holding a Bake Sale at the Alabama/Holley Farm on Route 63 and 77 Saturday October 27th from 9 a.m. until sold out.

Crossroads House 5th annual Fall Basket event will be held Saturday, October 27, noon to 4pm at the ARC Community Center, 38 Woodrow, Batavia.

Richmond Memorial Library, 19 Ross Street,Batavia, will host, Lester Hallowe'en Revels, Saturday, October 27, 2pm. Contact the Library for more information.

Batavia's Original Pizzeria and Kiwanis Club of Batavia team up to host the Halloween Parade, Sunday, October 28th, starting at 1pm at Dan's Auto,  City Center Mall, Batavia. Rain or shine, Call 343-3303 for more details.

Genesee Symphony Orchestra kicks off their season Sunday, October 28, 4pm at the Stuart Steiner Theater, on the Batavia GCC Campus.

National Active and Retired Federal Employees will meet at T. F. Brown's, Batavia, on Tuesday, October 30. (call 591-1878 for more information)

"Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI" by David Grann, will be the book reviews during Books Sandwiched in, Wednesday, October 31, 12:10pm, at the Richmond Memorial Library, 19 Ross Street, Batavia.

The last day to order your wreath to benefit the Grand View Cemetery, Rt. 33, Batavia, is Thursday, November 1. Call 343-0877.

Day of the Dead, Dia de Los Muertos, Celebration will be held Thursday, November 1, 3pm to 8pm, in Medina. Mariachi Music, food, and fun.

Loved Ones and Addiction: A Community Memorial Service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church, 300 East Main Street, Batavia, Thursday, November 1, 7pm. This service is a memorial to those who have died due to drug and alcohol addition.

Crossroads House will host end of life Doula training, Friday and Saturday, November 2, 3, and 10th.  Interested individuals must attend all three  training sessions, totalling 20 hours, at the First Presbyterian Church, 300 East Main Street, Batavia. Call Kathy Peanepento at 585-409-3766 to register or for more information.

Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra will celebrate Leonard Bernstein Centennial, Friday, November 2, 7:30pm, at Brockport College Tower Fine Arts Center. Tickets available on line or by phone ( 585-395-2787) or in person at the box office, 180 Holley Street, Brockport.

61st annual Kiwanis Pancake Day will be held Saturday, November 3, 7am to 1pm, at St. Joseph Catholic School, 2 Summit Street, Batavia. Tickets available at the door or any Kiwanis member.

Saturday's Child presents the holiday doll and Teddy Bear show and sale, Saturday, November 3, 9:30am to 3pm at the Quality Inn, 8250 Park Road, Batavia.

Notre Dame High School Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held Saturday, November 3, 5:30pm. For tickets and more information call Emily Patrick at 585-343-2783 ext. 106.

Knights of Columbus, Kirby Council 325, will host a pancake breakfast, Sunday, November 4, 8am to noon, at Ascension Parish Church Hall, 15 Sumner Street, Batavia. Children 3 and under are free.

Corfu Grange Roast Pork Dinner, Sunday, November 4, starting at noon.