Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Peg Bond Center, 151 N. Island Ave.
Things are heating up this summer with the Chili Appreciation Society International's Batavia Chili Cook-Off!
To compete in the CASI state competition, the entry fee is $25. Sign up between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. the day of, or email Brittany Meyer at brittanym@bataviaparks.org in advance. A traditional community competition also will be hosted.
Batavian Jay Cherry, an acoustic guitarist, plans to perform classic rock and pop hits from the 1960s through the 1990s from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Care to sample the various chili options? Tastings begin at 1:30 p.m., while supplies last. The fee is $5 for a spoon. No registration is required to watch or to sample the chili.