GENESEO – Main Street Geneseo started a long-anticipated party Friday afternoon as folks lined up in the Palace Theater Marqee to get tickets for the Geneseo Merchants Association (GMA) wine stroll, which officially began at 4p.m. Several Main Street businesses will open their doors to hundreds of wine and cheese tasters from throughout Livingston County. "We had 300 people come out for our last wine stroll on May Day this year," said Bob … [Read more...]
GMA Wine Stroll Sweetens a Great Weekend
GENESEO– The Geneseo Merchants Association (GMA) is hosting its second wine stroll of the year next Friday, August 8, starting at the Palace Marquee at 61 Main Street. Wine connoisseurs and curious tasters alike can turn in their tickets for tasting glasses at the Marquee starting at 4p.m. and walk at their leisure through several Main Street businesses, tasting wine and cheese. The Marquee will be lit up and especially for the … [Read more...]
Tension Over Geneseo SummerFest Vendor Insurance
GENESEO — Drama has erupted over the annual Geneseo Summer Festival in recent months due to s split between the Village of Geneseo and the Geneseo Merchants Association over an insurance policy dispute that the Village is now requiring vendors to have this year. In June, the Geneseo Merchants Association (GMA) announced that it would not be organizing vendors for this weekend's festival in the Village of Geneseo. According to the GMA, this was … [Read more...]
Summerfest Dropped by Geneseo Merchants Association After Village Board Battle
GENESEO - With only 6 weeks to go until Summerfest, the Geneseo Merchants Association (GMA) announced that it will not be running the festival this year in light of new charges to street vendors implemented by the Village Board. GMA took charge of the festival 2 years ago from the Welcome Center as attendance to the event continued to rise, but a Village requirement passed in 2012 demands that anyone who sets up a stand or kiosk on Main Street … [Read more...]
GMA has a Rolling Good Time at Autumn Fest
GENESEO — This Saturday, the GMA (Geneseo Merchants Association) held their second annual Autumn Fest and debuted a new spectacular event, the pumpkin roll contest down Bank Street. The festival, which ran from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., offered an opportunity for local businesses as well as outside vendors to set up booths along Center and Main Street. 20 artisan vendors and 11 food vendors attended, many whom offered samples and free tastings to … [Read more...]
Campaign to Buy Local, Meets with Main Street Merchants
GENESEO — Earlier this week, the Geneseo Merchants Association met for their monthly meeting. In attendance was Lisa Burns, of the Livingston County Chamber of Commerce, who discussed new plans for her Buy Local Campaign. At the heart of Burns' campaign is her program, Find It In LivINgston. When it comes to supporting local business, Burns stresses the importance of reaching the public, which is the main goal of the program. With a full … [Read more...]