Announcing an Art Gallery Bicycle Tour

Champaign-Urbana - On Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, an Art Gallery Bicycle Tour will be held in Champaign and Urbana. Join this unique urban bicycle tour of the fine galleries and shops in Champaign-Urbana. This is a leisurely ride for which you set your own start time - from 10 AM to Noon - ride at your pace, stop for lunch, and visit each gallery for as long as you desire. 

Discover galleries that you may not know and see art of all kinds including glass, painting, fabric, and sculpture.  You will also receive chances on a drawing for a new Trek 7100 Hybrid bicycle donated by Champaign Cycle and additional prizes donated by the participating galleries.

Participating local restaurants will offer discounts so you can enjoy lunch on your tour or a snack at the end. 

Your entire $10 entry will be donated to 40 North | 88 West   Champaign County Arts, Culture and Entertainment Council.

Participating Champaign Galleries:
Boneyard Pottery
GlassFX
indi go
Larry Kanfer Gallery
Springer Cultural Center
Wind, Water, & Light

Urbana Galleries:
Beads & Botanicals                                                                         
Cinema Gallery                                                                               
Fleurish                                                                                         
Furniture Lounge                                                                            
Heartland Gallery                                                                            
Kalarte Gallery                                                                                
Madeline’s Confectionary Arts Studio
 
Participating Restaurants:  The Great Impasta, Le Gourmandise, The Morning Cup, Silver Creek, Jim Gould, Aroma, and more by the day of the event!

Start:  Anita Purvis Nature Center, Crystal Lake Park, at Broadway & Country Club Rd, Urbana. The galleries open at 10 AM, so we suggest you start at your leisure between 10 AM and Noon.  Figure in time for lunch and a snack after the tour to enjoy an easy day of urban bicycle touring and visits to the many varied galleries and shops in Champaign-Urbana.  

Entry Fee: $10.  The entire amount will be donated to 40 North | 88 West.

Drawing:  Your registration will enter you in the drawing for the prizes.  For each gallery you visit you will receive another entry in the drawing.  The drawing will take place at 5 PM 9/26/2009 at indi go, 9 E University, Champaign.  If you are not present you will be notified by email.

Prizes:

• A Trek 7100 Bicycle from Champaign Cycle. Value $440
• A pair of hand painted plates by Laura O’Donnell from Cinema Gallery
• A women’s merino wool cap & men’s tweed hat from Heartland Gallery
• A Guatemalan sash from Kalarte Gallery
• An Illini fused glass plate from GlassFX
• An orchid of your choice from Fleurish
  …and more
   
   

They took Art to the Streets.
We’re taking the Streets to Art!
This event is presented by Champaign Cycle.

For questions about the Art Gallery Bicycle Tour, and for registration info, call 352-7600
Fee: $10 for registrations received by 9/24/2009