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Advertisers include: Batvia Downs Gaming, Oliver's Candies, Kingdom Bound Christian 2008 Festival, JELL-O Gallery & Historic LeRoy House and Spa Packages in Genesee County. |
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Take the short drive to Genesee County, the "Affordable Family Fun Spot" that's just minutes away! Spend the day, or make a weekend of it. Your family's fun begins with a visit to Darien Lake Theme Park Resort. Come experience the spectacular new Orange County Chopper’s MotoCoaster! The first ride of its kind in North America, the OCC MotoCoaster launches riders from 0-40 mph in three seconds! Climb over 40 feet in the air atop a street-modified, super-sport motorcycle, speeding through figure eights, around hairpin turns and down the straightway. This ride purrs as it hugs the track, carving out a name for itself in the history books. |
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On October weekends you can spend an entire afternoon at Holiday Hollow - America’s only “Halloween Shire.” It’s not the same old Halloween corn maze, haunted house, or hayride here! In a Renaissance-Festival setting, you’ll find hours of shows, comedy, action, magic, sword fights, clever games, festival foods, elaborate costumes, and fantastic stages. Described as a “poor man’s Disney World,” Holiday Hollow is truly fun for all. It’s the greatest Halloween outing in Western New York! Returning this year are the guided Ghost Walks in Batavia…Mystery, Murder & Mayhem. Weekends during the month of October, discover the spooky side of Batavia, NY. Join in a guided tour, led by cloaked guides carrying lanterns, and listen to tales both bizarre and frightening. This is the perfect way to prepare for “All Hallows Eve.” Sponsored by The Genesee County Historian’s Association and GO ART! Call 585-343-9313 or www.goart.org. Like to play the machines? Discover why Batavia Downs Gaming is the region’s best choice for Racino style gaming, featuring 590 of the newest and most in-demand games in an easy-going, hometown atmosphere. Win fantastic prizes from their daily drawings by becoming a member of their Player’s Club. From cars, to trips, to cash, you might be a winner! Batavia Downs is also the oldest lighted harness track in North America and boasts a half-mile oval track with a Euro-style rail and a mutual board in the infield. The food is superb, the racing action spectacular, and whether it's live racing at the Downs or simulcast racing from all over the country, you’re sure to enjoy your visit.. Nature lovers won’t want to miss New York State’s largest refuge - the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge, or the Genesee County Park/Forest & Interpretive Center, which boasts the oldest forest in the NY park system. Add to your visit with a stop at one of our unique history museums, including the Holland Land Office Museum, the Historic LeRoy House and the Jell-O Gallery Museum. Stay where you play! Genesee County has over 1,000 hotel rooms and 3,000 campsites. Centrally located halfway between Buffalo/Niagara Falls & Rochester, Genesee County has 3 exits off the New York State Thruway, (I-90) Exits 47,48,and 48A. We are located less than an hour from Niagara Falls & the Canadian border to the west, and the Finger Lakes Region to the east. With affordable, family-oriented attractions, restaurants and accommodations, Genesee County is the ideal place to stay while visiting the beautiful Greater Niagara Region this year. For your free Genesee County Visitor Guide, call-800-622-2686 or request online at www.GeneseeNY.com. KINGDOM BOUND 2008 TO OFFER MOST DIVERSE LINE-UP YET Kingdom Bound 2008, a large, four day Christian music festival attracting more than 50,000 people annually to Darien Lake Theme Park Resort near Buffalo, New York, will offer their most diverse line-up ever this August 3-6. Besides bringing in artists like Delirious, a rock band from the United Kingdom, and Robin Mark and Kathryn Scott, two popular worship artists from Ireland, Kingdom Bound 2008 will also include Salvador, a popular Latin jam band, as one of the festival's headliners, on the same night, Tuesday, August 5, as fellow headliner Jaci Velasquez, a famous singer-actress with Mexican and Spanish roots. Velasquez, who released her first CD in 1996, has had a string of hit CDs like “Heavenly Place,” “Llegar a Ti,” “Mi Corazon,” and 2008's “Love Out Loud” in both English and Spanish-speaking markets all over the world. Having starred in the 2003 film “Chasing Papi,” sung for President George W. Bush multiple times, and appeared in over 50 magazines, Velasquez has been very busy during the past decade, and she's still in her twenties. Most recently, she married the lead singer of Salvador, Nic Gonzales, and they had a child together, born this past November. Salvador, a lively Latin jam band which got its start at a church in Austin, Texas, has released eight CDs since 2000. Like Velasquez, their recordings have often included both English and Spanish-language material. The percussion-intense band recently played songs from their 2008 release, “Aware,” for the Papal Youth Rally in Yonkers, New York this past April. When Salvador and Jaci Velasquez perform at Kingdom Bound, they'll be among 50 other concerts and seminars by a variety of artists and speakers, including Ricardo, who grew up speaking both Spanish and English at home, and David Nasser, who grew up in Iran. While Kingdom Bound will offer plenty of traditional pop and rock acts like Newsboys and Third Day, 2008's festival will also feature sixteen hip-hop artists, the most ever from that genre. Hip-hop at Kingdom Bound, with artists like Dunamis, Mahogany, Manafest, Sev Static, Lil Dre, and Rochester's Todd Bangz, will be on the Gazebo Stage near The Predator coaster, as well as the Park Stage near the Ride of Steel coaster. Kingdom Bound, where people “encounter God at an amusement park,” takes place August 3-6, 2008, at Darien Lake Theme Park Resort in Darien Center, New York, halfway between Buffalo and Rochester. Kingdom Bound 2008 event or day pass tickets are now on sale, and include admission to the majority of Darien Lake’s amusement park rides. Specially-priced “after 5pm” tickets are available for commuters. Campsite/RV/Hotel packages are also available. Call 800-461-4485 or visit www.kingdombound.org for more information, tickets, or reservations. |
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