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And they're off ... for the 66th season, there is live harness racing at Batavia Downs.

When seven pacers took to the half-mile oval Monday night at Batavia Downs, the historic harness track officially began its 66th season of racing.

That means at the least more than 2,000 people passed through the gates daily, with attendance even higher for the weekend.

More than 1,000 people -- when organizers considered 700 fans a good turn out -- showed up at the tractor pull at the Genesee County Fairgrounds on Saturday evening.

Come Monday night, things will be a bit more crowded as the 66th season of harness racing will kick into full gear at America’s oldest lighted harness track with the first of 72 scheduled race dates.

The Ghost Riders played Jackson Square on Friday night -- both bands. The Ghost Riders country band shared the venue with the Ghost Riders Drum and Bugle Corps, which is also based in Batavia.

Big crowd at the Genesee County Fair on Friday.

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I'm going to love playing the Phantom," said Martin, one of 12 cast members in the 90-minute show which features selections from 21 popular Broadway shows. "I love being the dominating figure."

Janice Spagnola was a mere 8-year-old when she witnessed her life’s calling.

The Genesee County Fair hosted its annual parade Wednesday night.

The group of 21 performers was created in 1996 (about two years after the country band) to compete in the Drum Corps Associates “mini corps” competition, which use fewer musicians and a smaller space than the band-sized drum and bugle corps that

The Warped Tour began in the 1990s as a tour featuring punk rock and extreme sports. Since then, the tour has incorporated other genres such as rap, pop and the seemingly paradoxical genre of Christian metalcore.

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.

Monday was Set-Up Day at the Genesee County Fairgrounds on Route 5 in Batavia. The Genesee County Fair opens to the public today

From the MacPhersons' immigration from the Scottish Highlands to the O'Geens' (who changed their name from Gugino to more easily fit in with American culture) immigration from Sicily in 1896, "Documente" is a detailed panorama of the artist's roots.

With the help of their accompanist and set designer, the actors decide to sing the entire review – and some other songs – in the reverse gender. So males will sing female roles, and vice versa.

In Alexander on Saturday, it was time once again for the Alexander Fireman's Parade.

Saturday was a perfect day for a parade in one of the region's best venues for marching bands and floats, the Village of Le Roy.

Summer has a host of highlights, but among the best of those highlights are the county fairs.

If you missed the roar, dust and black smoke, there's plenty of opportunity for more tonight with tractor pulls resuming at 7 p.m. The track is behind the fireman's rec hall off Route 98 on the south side of town.

The new LCD-based sign, replacing the old neon sign, atop Batavia Downs was illuminated for the first time Thursday evening.

Bring a lunch, lawn chair or blanket to the Pembroke Historical Association's Bicentennial picnic.

It was the eighth consecutive win for the Muckdogs, who swept a six-game homestand and have a day off today before they embark on a six-game road trip to Hudson Valley and Aberdeen