{"id":75596,"date":"2026-05-28T14:45:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T18:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=75596"},"modified":"2026-05-28T14:45:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T18:45:58","slug":"batavia-batavia-downs-donates-concert-tickets-to-genesee-county-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2026\/05\/28\/batavia-batavia-downs-donates-concert-tickets-to-genesee-county-veterans\/","title":{"rendered":"BATAVIA\/Batavia Downs donates concert tickets to Genesee County Veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"520\" data-attachment-id=\"75597\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2026\/05\/28\/batavia-batavia-downs-donates-concert-tickets-to-genesee-county-veterans\/attachment\/10952\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/10952-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Galaxy S26&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1779970240&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0163&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"10952\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/10952-scaled.jpg?fit=900%2C520&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/10952.jpg?resize=900%2C520&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-75597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/10952-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C592&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/10952-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/10952-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C444&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/10952-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C888&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/10952-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1184&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/10952-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C87&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/10952-scaled.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Byron Brown, President and CEO of Batavia Downs Gaming and Hotel with new Board Chair Crystal Rodriguez-Dabney presented complimentary ticket to William Joyce, Director of the Genesee County Veterans Service Agency with WROTBC Board members on Thursday afternoon.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Tickets are for each of Batavia\u2019s 7 Summer Concert Series Shows<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BATAVIA \u2013 Byron Brown, President and CEO of Batavia Downs Gaming and Hotel presented complimentary tickets to&nbsp;<a>William Joyce, Director of the Genesee County Veterans Service Agency.&nbsp; Included were tickets for each of Batavia\u2019s Rockin\u2019 the Downs Summer Concerts.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOn behalf of our Board of Directors, I\u2019m proud once again to honor our veterans and pleased to announce that for the 8th straight year, Batavia Downs will donate complimentary concert tickets to our veterans from Genesee County,\u201d said Brown.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was once said that about our brave veterans, \u2018We don\u2019t know them all-,but we owe them all.\u2019\u00a0 We\u2019re happy to make this gesture to our service men and women. I look forward to seeing our veterans when the Summer Outdoor Concert Series begins on June 26<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ucdIh0u7TB4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Video of the announcement at Batavia Downs on Thursday afternoon.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tickets for the concert series can be purchased at BataviaConcerts.com.&nbsp; Performances include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friday, June 26 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Spinners<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friday, July 10&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Quiet Riot<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friday, July 17&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Village People<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friday, July 24&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; John Waite<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friday, July 31&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; JUMP: America&#8217;s Van Halen Tribute<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friday, August 7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Rumours ATL (Fleetwood Mac Tribute) w\/Refugee (Tom Petty Tribute)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friday, August 14&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jo Dee Messina<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the last 8 years Batavia Downs has proudly donated over 12,000 tickets to Local Veterans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Byron Brown, President and CEO of Batavia Downs Gaming and Hotel with new Board Chair Crystal Rodriguez-Dabney presented complimentary ticket to William Joyce, Director of the Genesee County Veterans Service Agency with WROTBC Board members on Thursday afternoon. 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