Just a Few More Days to Get Tickets for the Bulldogs Unleashed Live Auction and Dinner Reception

Bulldogs Unleashed invites you to attend the Live Auction & Dinner Reception on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at the Fox Valley Country Club. Fourteen of the twenty-five larger-than-life decorated bulldogs will be available for live auction. In addition, there will be great raffle prizes, including the chance to win one of the three 17" commemorative bulldogs (Sport, Quarry and Abundance). Bulldogs Unleashed t-shirts, note cards and posters will also be available for purchase.

For more information and to purchase tickets, go to the Bulldogs Unleashed website.

Fermilab Arts & Lecture Series

We are so lucky to have a resource like Fermilab in our area! Check out the performances and lectures in the 2011 - 2012 schedule. The entire schedule is available on the Batavia Arts Council calendar. And, you can see or download the schedule at http://www.fnal.gov/culture.

Call For Submissions: Batavia High School Relic Alumni Art Show

Art is the product of the whole mind...
it pushes culture forward... it celebrates... it reveals... it protests...
it is the heart and soul of human existence.

 Relic is a professional showcase celebrating the power of art-- objects, insights, tangible memories.

The theme and criteria for Relic will change each year. This year, we are curating an Alumni Art Show for the brand new Batavia Fine Arts Centre and the Re-dedication Ceremony in October.  This is a great opportunity to showcase your work. Any BHS alumni artist is encouraged to submit post high school artwork for this show.




Important:  Digital Submissions due: September 1st, 2011

For more information, please visit https://sites.google.com/site/bhsrelic/.

Help the Batavia Community Garden

Batavia's community garden is always looking for volunteers to help out. If you're interested contact the coordinator: Jennifer Warta at jwarta@hotmail.com.

More Scenes From The Spoken Word Tent

Some pictures from the Arts Council Spoken Word tent:

Thanks To All Who Came to Art In Your Eye

Thanks to everyone who came to Art in Your Eye and visited the Batavia Arts Council Spoken Word tent. Especially those hardy souls who braved the rain!

Scenes from the Art of the Spoken Word Tent at Art in Your Eye

Our "Spoken Word" tent was a success despite the unpleasant weather (though for one of the authors, the unpleasant weather worked out quite well).

Barbara Perry writes a poem for Ellie

Donna Lathem reads ghost stories - and somehow manages to get thunder, on cue!

Katie Phillips reads from her book "Driving Montana, Alone"

BIG WEEKEND IN BATAVIA!!!

There's a lot going on this weekend in Batavia!

Shakespeare on Clark: Two performances - Friday night and Saturday night - both at 7 PM. Bring your lawn chair and picnic dinners and relax on Clark Island as you enjoy the fast paced and thoroughly enjoyable performance of "The Merry Wives of Windsor".

Art In Your Eye: Batavia's Fine Arts show starts at 10 AM Saturday. This year the Batavia Arts Council will be hosting a special tent: "The Art of Spoken Words" - we'll be on the Plaza featuring poet Barbara Perry of “Fresh-Squeezed Poetry” She will create on-the-spot personal poems from prompts from the festival attendees. In addition, the booth will feature poetry and book readings from local poets and authors. For more information, visit the Art In Your Eye website. 

Peep Show: Come see  group of artists exploring the organ of sight. It's at 5 PM at Limestone Coffee & Tea - 15 E. Wilson, Batavia, IL

The Individual and the Swarm: Photographer, Jim Kirkhoff, and fiber installation artist Kari Kraus join together to put on a unique showcase of their work. Kirkhoff's stark photography focuses on the complexities of urban/suburban life while studying both the individual and the masses. His work is contrasted by Kraus's colorful and delicate fabric installations based off of swarm intelligence and other scientific theories. This show offers an opposing and complimentarily view of art and various means of expression. 6 PM at Water Street Studios, 160 S Water St, Batavia, IL

Water Street Studios: The Individual and the Swarm

Photographer, Jim Kirkhoff, and fiber installation artist Kari Kraus join together to put on a unique showcase of their work. Kirkhoff's stark photography focuses on the complexities of urban/suburban life while studying both the individual and the masses. His work is contrasted by Kraus's colorful and delicate fabric installations based off of swarm intelligence and other scientific theories. This show offers an opposing and complimentarily view of art and various means of expression.

Saturday, August 13 · 6:00pm - 9:00pm at Water Street Studios, 160 S Water St, Batavia, IL

Batavia Arts Council Mixer: August BAM!

Join us at the Rendezvu (1 East Wilson St. - Batavia, IL 60510) for our August Batavia Arts Council mixer on Thursday, August 18th (our BAMs are on the thrid Thursday each month) from 5 PM to 7 PM. Food will be available, along with the cash bar at Rendezvu. Stop by and meet fellow artists and supporters of the arts.

Auditions - Albright Theatre Production of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" based on the classic tale by Washington Irving

Auditons will be held on August 21 & 22 at 7:30pm at The Albright Theatre (100 N. Island Ave (3rd Floor), Batavia, IL 60510). Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Callbacks are optional and may be held on Tuesday, August 23rd at 7:30 pm (by invitation only). Additional information including character breakdown will be posted at http://www.albrighttheatre.com/auditions/index.html.

“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” is a family-favorite for all ages and this year will be no exception!  Come and enjoy the thrills and chills of this classic tale – spun only like the Albright Theatre can!  “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” is a proud part of Batavia’s BATfest and promises a good time for all!

The cast consists of 5-6 Men and 3-4 Women all ages are welcome. Note: We need one person over 6 ft tall for the role of the Headless Horseman.

Character Descriptions:

• Narrator: Narrates the story, may be male or female, any age or type
• Icabod Crane: The town's teacher, a bit silly, pretentious and easily frightened.Brom Bones: The town bully, he's a rough and tumble guy and leader of "The Sleepy Hollow Boys"
• Katrina Van Tassel: The beautiful and spoiled daughter of the town's wealthiest farmer.
• Peter Van Tassel: A young mischief maker and one of the "The Sleepy Hollow Boys"
• Irving Van Ripper: A young mischief maker and "The Sleepy Hollow Boys"
• Washington: Townsperson & one of  "The Sleepy Hollow Boys"
• Van Tassel/Van Ripper: Townsperson and Father of the beautiful Katrina
• Emily Vooress: A classmate of Peter & Irving, and townsperson
• Judith Van Ripper: Vendor & townsperson
• Charlotte Irving: Vendor & townsperson
• The Headless Horseman: A small but fun and pivotal role- must be at least 6 feet tall and willing to carry a sword.

Performance dates for “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” are October 14, 15, 21 & 22, with performances on Friday evening, Saturday matinee & Saturday evening.  Please contact us at 630-406-8838, visit our website at www.albrighttheatre.com or check us out on Twitter and Facebook for more updates and information.