Climate change has been a concern for many years now, but the attention to it is picking up speed. Award-winning journalist and author, Naomi Klein, will share her thoughts during her discussion “Capitalism vs the Climate – Reflections on the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference”. Moderator will be Michael Winship.

Admission: $15, free for students with ID.

More details available

After hikers collected mushrooms all around the tree farm, experts identified most of the mushrooms and mentioned which ones were poisonous, which appeared only in the fall, and which were unusual to the Eastern US.

The ROCHESTER AREA MYCOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION  (RAMA) annual gala, gourmet dinner will be held February 6^th.  A Saturday evening of mycophagal delights will complement the camaraderie.

RAMA Members and guests will commence with our revelries at THE CASTLE   around 5:30pm with hors d’oeuvres. We will plan to dine about 6:30pm .

Please bring a place setting, the beverage or  wine with which  you wish to complement  the grand buffet of fungally inspired dishes which we are eager to create and share from the fungi we have collected this past summer- but do not be deterred from coming if you do not have  a  mushroom casserole, because there is always  need for desserts, cheese and crackers,  vegetables and salads!

The Castle is located on the corner of Mt Hope Ave and Reservoir Ave ( 5 Castle Park) in Rochester.

One final suggestion: remember the castle floors can be cold, so slippers are recommended.

Please contact Gene to join his caravan from Wayland and Springwater.  Come and enjoy a wonderful RAMA tradition!

The New York Museum of Transportation presents a movie documenting the days of freight car building in East Rochester.  The presentation is at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, February 7, 2016 and is free with admission of $5 adults and $4 age 3 – 12.

An enormous manufacturing complex in East Rochester once produced railroad freight cars for Merchants Despatch Transport and the New York Central Railroad. This period film presented on video captures the wide scope of operations as mammoth freight cars were constructed for service throughout the nation.

Open Sundays only (winter hours 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.), the New York Museum of Transportation features an array of full-size trolley cars, a steam locomotive, antique highway and horse-drawn vehicles, a large model railroad, and gift shop. The museum is located at 6393 East River Road, W. Henrietta, NY, just 20 minutes from downtown Rochester and easily reached from Exit 11 off I-390. In the summer season, museum visits include the only electric trolley ride in New York State.
(585) 533-1113; info@nymtmuseum.org

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If so, attend our Workshop to find answers to these questions and how you can qualify for a free or reduced cost home energy assessment.

Attend our Free Home Energy Workshop. Join us and the Little Lakes Sustainability Network

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Choose up to three seminars on topics of interest to landowners in the Genesee Valley region, including Technology for the Landowner, Hardwood Tree Plantations in the Genesee Valley, Solar Power, and Securing Your Legacy. Registration fee includes supper. For complete details and registration information, see the schedule or contact Dave Bojanowski at (585) 243 219 or daveb at geneseeValleyconservancy.org.

Landowners, interested in hosting public hiking trails on their property, will benefit from the Landowner Liability Conscerns workshop being held at 7:00.

As a hobbyist maple syrup producer David Colligan, Colligan Law, LLP, has focused his practice in the areas of Natural Resources Law including Timber and Oil and Gas Law. He will cover a variety of liability legal issues related to land owners such as timberland, property posting and oil and gas law.

You may be interested in additional Genesee Valley Conservancy events.

Doors open at 7:30

Live Music by Howie Lester’s Party Band.

Caller: Jim Kimball

Donations accepted to benefit Save the Community Center

Come alone, with your favorite partner or with all your neighbors!

Experience what it’s like to be a tourist in your own community!  Join us for a fun Tourism Night Out:

Minnehan’s Restaurant & Fun Center
5601 Big Tree Rd., Lakeville, NY 14480
Thursday, May 5th, 2016
5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

The first 100 guests to arrive and check in at the Livingston County Chamber table will receive a coupon for a free ice cream!  All are welcome!

Click here for the event flyer.

John Kerr, Colleen Liggett are playing a square dance at the Jack Evans Community Center tonight from 7-10pm.. Richard Sauvain is calling. Howie Lester and Meg Grinrod are playing fiddle and piano.

It’s free but a donation to help keep the JECC going is encouraged. More dances later in the year and in future years if we are successful saving the center.

The last dance on April 16 was a huge success. We hope this one will be even better.

Paddle Hemlock Lake on this Genesee Valley Conservancy (GVC) organized event.  more info at  – – – http://www.geneseevalleyconservancy.org/events

verbatim from the website – –

“Bring your favorite kayak or canoe to Hemlock Lake to enjoy an early morning paddle on this undeveloped Finger Lake.  Hear from local paddler and photographer Dwight Folts on the highlights of paddling this lake.  All are welcome but you must provide your own boat, PFD, and paddle.  The paddle will be your choice, head into the inlet, paddle the shoreline, or head out into the middle of the lake to satisfy your interests.

It is a morning out with friends!

*Event supported by Steuben Trust Company”

• Location: Take the gravel road from Route 15A at south end of lake to boat  launch.

This early Saturday morning GVC paddle event surely provides a different perspective than some Springwater Trails afternoon paddle events. All are welcome to this free event.

Want to learn more about hops, how they grow, and the way they help make delicious craft beer? What better way than to enjoy some fantastic craft beer brewed by local breweries with our very own hops!

Come join Bluebell Hopyard owners Fred and Kurt for the 4th Annual Tour and Tasting event. Family friendly and welcome to all with live music and raffles throughout the day.

$5 Donation per adult. Children are free.

Each entrant receives a ticket entering you into raffles for prizes throughout the day.