Art Gallery Bicycle Tour

I received the e-mail below from Champaign Cycle:

Art Gallery
Bicycle Tour
Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009


Join us for an urban bicycle tour of the galleries and unique shops in Champaign-Urbana. This is a leisurely ride for which you set your start time, 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.

Galleries:
Beads & Botanicals Boneyard Pottery
Cinema Gallery GlassFX
Fleurish Indi go
Furniture Lounge Kanfer Gallery
Heartland Gallery Wind, Water, & Light
Kalarte Gallery
Madeline's Studio and Gallery

Restaurants: The Great Impasta, Le Gourmandise, The Morning Cup, and more by the day of the event.

Start: Anita Purvis Nature Center, Crystal Lake Park, 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. Champaign County Arts, Culture and Entertainment Council. You can enter on the day of the tour. Fee $12.

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. 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.