January 2012 Events Calendar for Ellicottville Ny

Now that winter has arrived, what is there to do around Ellicottville, NY? As usual there are plenty of outdoor sports venues, spas, restaurants, shopping and entertainment. The town is decorated for the holidays and is quite picturesque with a fresh blanket of snow. Take a trip to this quaint little ski town and enjoy the winter sports, shopping, spas or just settle down next to a cosy fire.

The following activities are scheduled during January 2012

Date                           Activity                                    Location                               Information

1/2 to 1/8          Canadian Friendship Week         Holiday Valley Resort            Rentals at Par Exch.

1/7                    Jay McDonnell Performs              Clubhouse Chalet                 7 pm at Holiday Valley

1/6 and 1/7       Winter Blues Festival                   Ellicottville NY Pubs              Local Blues artists
1-6                   Maria Aurigema Band                  Balloons Restaurant              7-11 pm (Blues)
1-7                   Tommy Z Band                            Balloons Restaurant              5-9 pm
1/14                  DJ John Barry                              Clubhouse Chalet                 3-7pm at Holiday Vly
1/14                  B4BC Shredd and Ragan Poker   Ellicottville Pubs                   5-8 pm Charity Event
1/14 and 1/15   CMSC Clinic and Race Day        Kissingbridge ski resort         On Sunday on Holly.
1/21                  DJ John Barry                              Clubhouse Chalet                 3-7pm at Holiday Vly
1/21                  Racer X                                     Cindy's Run at Holiday Val     10-11am NASTAR
1/21                 Intro to Snowshoeing                   Pfeiffer Nature Center           10-2 Info- Portville    
1/28                 Joe Wagner Band                         Clubhouse Chalet                 7 pm at Holiday Vly
1/28                 Canadian Partner Ski                   Kissingbridge ski resort         All day
1/28                 Snow Ski and Board Rail Jam      Kissingbridge ski resort        On Holly
1/29                 Three Dog Night                          Seneca Allegany Casino        5 pm Info
All Month         Snowshoe / Cross country ski    Red House - NY State Park    Rentals avail.-Admin Bld
All Month         Learn to Ski/Snowboard Mth   Holiday Vly, Holimont and KB  Discounted rates
Tues and Weds  1 hour Swedish Massage        Ellicottville Oasis Spa                 Promo code MIDW11

Additional entertainment:

There are bands every Friday and Saturday night at the Gin Mill and Balloons restaurant. Every Wednesday 8pm at the Gin Mill Wagner and Winston perform as well as every Thursday 8pm the Weekly Notice Band.

January is "Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month"

Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month is a national initiative celebrated in January that encourages kids and adults to learn how to ski and/or snowboard, or improve their skills by taking lessons from a professional instructor. Governors in 16 states proclaimed January as the time to learn how to ski or snowboard! Now more than 300 ski and snowboard areas throughout the U.S. offer free and reasonably priced lesson programs during January as part of this initiative to get more Americans on the slopes. Click here to visit I Ski NY website for more information. Holiday Valley Resort, Holimont Ski resort and Kissingbridge ski resort are all participating in the program and have various discounts.

*The activities are subject to change and are respective property of their organizations.  See Holiday Valley Resort and other respective websites for more details on their events. The activity listing is as of January 3, 2012.