Past Events
This website recalls events dating back to February 2021. If you have questions about earlier events, please contact us.
Upcoming eventsCandidate Forum for State and Federal Offices Serving Wayne County
Hosted by the Ohmann Theater in Lyons. Participants will include candidates for State Senate, State Assembly, and the new 24th Congressional District.
Coordinated by WARE, Republican and Democratic candidates will engage in non-aggressive discussion of their goals and ideas to improve the lives of Wayne County residents.
Butler Mural Dedication: Samuel Ward and Antoinette Brown
Presented by the Butler Historical Preservation Society
Lori Fry Schmidt, Town of Butler Historian
Dave Spickerman’s former store located at 4240 State Route 89 in Butler
Commemoration of historic contributions of Ward as the first African-American minister in Wayne County and Brown as the first woman ordained in the United States
Juneteenth Proclamation Celebration
A brief gathering in honor of this important day in our nation’s shared history. Wilson Augustave, Vice-President of Wayne Action for Racial Equality (WARE) will speak to the importance of this holiday to U.S. history, Assemblyman Brian Manktelow will present a framed copy of the New York State Juneteenth Proclamation, which will hang over the WARE Collection at the library, and traditional foods of Juneteenth will be offered. Join the community in celebrating and appreciating the significance, history, and current context of this holiday. Of particular local interest: Union Army General Gordon Granger, who read the original Juneteenth proclamation on June 19, 1865 in Galveston, Texas, was from Joy, New York, a hamlet just south of Sodus. This lends the proclamation, which ordered the freedom of more than 250,000 enslaved Black people in the state of Texas--two years late--particular significance for the Wayne County community.
This event is presented by the Newark Public Library in conjunction with Black History Month in a Year, a collaborative partners project in Wayne County, New York.
Town of Sodus Historical Society Juneteenth Presentation (
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This program is part of a new initiative in Wayne County to publicize local Black History Project that WARE is participating in: Black History Month in a Year.
FLCSFA Annual Outreach Worker Conference 2022
The Finger Lakes Coalition of Farmworker Serving Agencies (FLCFSA) invites all who provide services to the agricultural community to our Annual Outreach Worker Conference.