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Venue information:
The B.O.B.
20 Monroe Ave Nw
Grand Rapids
Contact:
Barb Hanley
6163562627
bhanley@gilmorec.com
Hosted Artists:
Marianne "Mer" Luyk
Jenny Carroll
Jody Hansen
Jacqueline Gilmore
Anna Browning
Janice Buchanan
Kellie Kalish
Jon Post
T. Mikey
Jonathan Haner
Andrew Kovatch
Robert Shangle
Stephan Giannini
Alayne Speltz / Deb Dila
Mark Tucker
Thomas Aitken
Farrer Coston
Sonia Semone
Michael Flynn
Lucas Mihoulides
Ann Keegstra
Debra Van Tuinen
Don Simon
Thomas Ferrella
Thomas Woodhouse
Michelle Embs
Thomas Verstraete
Joseph Sobel
Alex Myrhorodsky
Roger King
Christine Chin
Angela Pease
Dennis O'Mara
Alfonso Arambula
Jake Rohdy
Katie Hinton
George Ramsay
Mark Rumsey
James Brandess
Molly Pettengill
Ana Lazovsky
Mike Moy
Greg Londrigan
Roberto Chenlo
Artist Gurmej Singh
Kelly Allen
Matt Monroe
Julie Jao
Jenny Roberts
Jeffry Basinkewitz
Joshua Andres
Patrick Thompson
Bill Secunda
Mary Schmiedicke
Maren Herman
Jack Hillman
Joanna Storm
Jinsook Kim
Brandon Cox
Sara Holwerda
Joel Vandam
Jill Jepsen
Paul Flickinger
Nick Stokes
Shane Myers
Mike Sivak
Georgia Donovan
Robert Jonas Allyn
Michael Grucza
Gary Bacon
Diane Schroeder
Tad Mckillop
Jay Van Dam
Ed Rode
Frank Savage
Fernando Ortiz
Douglas Gruizenga
Darren Geers
John R Lambert
Jacob Kulin
Jeff Schrotenboer
Carol A. Kent
Reed Govert
Dan Heffron
Doug West
Mark Wilkens
Jason Mack Glass Tidal Wave
Norma Randazzo
Jaye Schlesinger
Cheryl Wassenaar
Liora Rosenman
Erin Englerth
Wrenay Charlton
James Tingley
Mike Westra
John Sauve
Johnny Blue
Closer Laurel Dugan
Brandi Bowman
Aida Valencia
Dave Vande Vusse
Steven Wieneke
Micki Buksar
Mary Vandenberg
Michael Storey
Sam Soet
Gary Eldridge
Justin Sharp
Danae Mowry
Larry Carroll
Tom Stirdivant
Elizabeth Ivy Hawkins
Terri and Allen Miles
Larry Fox
Todd and Kiaralinda Ramquist
Eric Boom
John Hopson
Ronald Harris
Allie Merrick
Charles Helmholdt
Kenneth Wroblewski
Joey Ruiter
Michael Wren
Kimberley Yancey
Michael Combs
Marco Riolo
Julia Rogers
Giovanni Arce
Gary Pennock
Joshua Ray Smith
Mark Vainner
Wayne Van Heest
Cassie Truskowski
Adam Tetzlaff
Jennifer Surine
Tom Sheerin
Liisa Rupert Rush
Zachary Orcutt
Sandra Straayer
Jean Winters
John Braman
John Krieger
Nancy Oakes-Hall
Ken Thompson
Terry Wickart
Steven Sayles
Scott Stegman
Mike Mcmath
Kevin Schmitz
Paul Weideman
Joshua Barash
Terrence Jon Dyck + Leon Enriquez (Lol Collective)
Helen Nelson
William Brown Jr
Greg Raft
Kristi Breisach
The B.O.B.
Venue description: The B.O.B. is a 100 year old 50,000 square foot warehouse with a 35,000 square foot adjacent parking lot. The B.O.B. houses four restaurants, a comedy club, wine cellar, brewery, two lounges/dance clubs, billard room, live music club, banquet facilities, and several patios. The B.O.B. has 12-16 foot ceilings and exposed brick walls,giant timbers, large atrium, open spaces, and large walls. The B.O.B. is in the center of the city at one of downtowns busiest corners, Fulton And Monroe.
Venue statement: The B.O.B is planning to create an event within the event indoors and outdoors and will model the exterior production on several Art Basel productions of the past and the indoors will be transformed into one of the largest galleries in the state. The B.O.B has all the amenities and food, beverage, and music will play a large role along with the Art. We will be featuring Modern art, sculpture, and audio visual, technological presentations ONLY. The B.O.B. is a very high traffic building.
Technical details:
Ceiling clearance: 144 inches
Door width: 84 inches
Door height: 84 inches
Floor square footage: 70000 sq. ft.
Linear wall space: linear ft.
Additional considerations:
Audio/video available: Yes
Bathrooms available: Yes
Electrical available: Yes
Additional venue fee: No
Internet access: Yes
Ground floor access: Yes
Indoor space available: Yes
Outdoor space available: Yes
Lighting available: Yes
Subdividable: Yes
Floor Plan(s):
Floor plan notes: The building footprint is approximately 125 ft x 118' The interior is made up of post and beam with the columns being spaced about 12' apart. The spaces are partially divided depending on the floor. There are five floors plus the outdoors
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