The Ramble Team and GO ART! announce schedule of events
Press release
For the past two years, the Ramble has been put on hold due to the pandemic. However, it is coming
back this year, bigger and better than ever! The Ramble Team has partnered with the Genesee-Orleans
Regional Arts Council (GO ART!) to bring a fun-fill event that has something for everyone, including 25
bands performing on two stages, an Explore Art tent for kids, street performances and much more!
The event will take place in Jackson Square and on Jackson Street on July 2nd from 10am – 9pm.
“We are so excited that the Ramble will be happening again this year!” says Paul Draper III, who has
been coordinating the event for the past 6 years. “We wanted to make it the best one yet, so we
partnered with our friends at GO ART! to help us not only grow the entire event but also bring more of a
presence to the ‘arts’ side of the festival. It really is shaping up to be an incredible event. And I think
everyone is going to love it!”
The Ramble is an annual reunion of musicians, who have a connection to Batavia and the surrounding
areas, which features a variety of musical genres. This year’s the Ramble will consist of two stages: The
Main Stage sponsored by Eli Fish in Jackson Square, and the Jackson Street Stage sponsored by Center
Street Smoke House.
This year the Ramble will feature an Explore Art tent for kids and families including art projects, face
painting, temporary tattoos, caricatures, sidewalk chalk drawings, and more, which will run until
5:30pm. Springville Center for the Arts presents Artsapalooza will host interactive theater workshops
at 10:30am and again at 1:30pm. Kids will take part in interactive art-making stations and theater
games, culminating in a giant-puppet performance of Lay Me Down to Sleep. At 4:00pm kids will have
the opportunity to drum along with Womba African Drumming and Dance while learning about
traditional Ghanaian drumming, song, and dance.