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STOP IN FOR A
TOUR!
Come and
visit us at the new GO ART! Cultural Center,
an 1830s historic Federal-style building at the corner of Main & Bank
Streets in Batavia. Hours are 9am-4pm.
OPEN STUDIO TOUR!
GO ART! & the Bank of Castile
are pleased to announce our 2nd
annual OPEN STUDIO TOUR in Genesee County on Saturday, Oct. 4 & in
Orleans County on Sunday, Oct. 5 from 10 am - 4 pm. Stop by GO ART! or
the Bank of Castile to pick up a brochures with a driving map with
directions. You'll get the rare opportunity to go behind the scenes and
see how artists create work in their own environment. For more
information, call 585.343.9313.
Ghost Walk: More
Murder, Mystery & Mayhem!
Join GO ART! and the Genesee Co.
Historian's Assoc. as they team up to present a series of Ghost Walks
every Friday in October. Tours launch from either GO ART! or the Engine
House. You'll discover spooky secrets that lurk in the city's streets.
Don't miss our East End tour...NEW this year! Start at GO ART! and
travel east down Main St., toward the Richmond Library...ending at
Present Tense Book Store. OR, choose the popular west end tour and begin
at the Engine House and travel west as you hear creepy tales & spooky
stories. Refreshments are served after each tour. Tickets are $10. Tour
dates are: Oct. 3, 10, 17 & 24 at 6:00 & 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 and
can be purchased at GO ART! or at the Gen. Co. History Dept., 3 W. Main
St., Batavia. Call 343.9313 (GO ART!) or 343.2550, ext. 2613 (History
Dept.) See you there...BOO!
HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR
GHOST WALK!!! OCTOBER 30 AT 6:00 PM!
Listen to spooky stores of real events
from Rolling Hills Center for Paranormal Phenomenon presented by the
folks at Rolling Hills then take a spirited ghost walk through Batavia's
east end. Tickets are $20 and include refreshments. This is a fun
activity to do with a group of friends...and a ghost or two! Lecture
begins at GO ART! at 6:00 p.m.; tour follows and includes a stop at
Present Tense Book Store. For more information, call 585.343.9313 or
585.343.2550, ext. 2613.
New Gallery Exhibits are currently on
display in our galleries. Stop in to our Main Gallery, 201 E. Main
St., Batavia to see Becky LeFevre & Karen Reisdorf's "A Soldier's
Anthology: Images from WWII & Vietnam. Painter Susan Hartrick's work can be seen in our
satellite gallery at the Batavia Senior Center, 2 Bank St., Batavia. Artist
Nils Caspersson displays his paintings at our
satellite gallery at the Shirt Factory Cafe, 115 W. Center St., Medina.
For more information, email info@goart.org.
WE HAVE A
WINNER(S)!
The following
people won raffle items at the Genesee-Orleans Regional Arts Awards
celebration on September 13, 2008:
Mike Kellogg from Byron, NY: All-American Blazer package from Charles
Men’s Shop. Value: $865.00
Cynthia Kiebala from Medina, NY: Gift Certificate for $250 from Roxy’s
Music Store.
John O’Brien from Batavia: Travel Package Gift Certificate from First
Choice Travel.
Click on the links below to Participate in the NEW Genesee & Orleans County
"Community
Self-Perception &
Community Activity Questionnaire"...
your response and input would
be greatly appreciated! It's only 2 pages, and won't take long!
WANTED: Events information for our Calendar of Events: to submit
information via our
online form - click
here! OR, if you'd rather
print out a form
to send in - click here! OR
contact us
for more information.

Interested in renting the facility for a special
event or family occasion?
Click here to download our facility use packet, or
email us for more information! You can choose from one of our two
preferred caterers: D&R Depot
and The Red Osier.
Learn more about our "Bold New Project"
campaign to renovate and maintain this beautiful historic
site -
download our campaign packet here.
Art and Culture mean
money in Genesee County -
check out the results of an economic impact study sponsored by the Arts
Advisory Committee in Genesee County...download
the pdf file here!
Our
calendar of regional cultural events
is constantly updated - be sure to check it out
10/02/08 -
Last updated. Still more to come!!!
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