GBCA is a catalyst to create a cohesive Greater Baltimore cultural community
From sports events and concerts to art openings and theatre showings, BaltimoreFunGuide.com has the most current schedule of activities and programs at hundreds of venues throughout the Greater Baltimore region, along with half-price ticket specials. |
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May 08, 2005-Searching for the newest shows in town? Looking for the latest art exhibition in the area? Seeking a seat for an Oriole game? Scoping out the hottest music spots in the region? Hunting for ways to save money while having fun?
BaltimoreFunGuide.com has those answers along with a complete and detailed listing of special events, activities, programs, promotions, and special offers available at more than 275 arts, culture, entertainment, and recreation venues throughout the Greater Baltimore region.
This first-of-its kind website is not only a one-stop-shopping site for up-to-the-minute information about leisure time activities and programs in the Greater Baltimore area, but is also the exclusive site for half-price tickets to arts, culture, entertainment and recreation venues. Each Thursday, subscribers to BaltimoreFunGuide.com will receive weekly "Fun Savers" that promote the half-price offers for that week. ACCESS THE "FUNSAVERS HALF PRICE TICKETS" DOCUMENT BELOW FOR DETAILS or visit BaltimoreFunGuide.com.
From sports events and concerts to art openings and theatre showings, BaltimoreFunGuide.com has the most current schedule of activities and programs at hundreds of venues throughout the Greater Baltimore region.
BaltimoreFunGuide.com is the culmination of several years of collaborative work among the art and cultural institutions in the region. "We recognized that in order for cultural institutions to grow their audiences, they needed to find ways to collectively market their own programs while also embracing the recreation and entertainment venues and seeking opportunities to co-market," said Nancy Haragan, Executive Director of the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance (GBCA), the organization behind BaltimoreFunGuide.com. "Through a strength in numbers approach, we have brought together the art, culture, recreational and entertainment venues and have created a unique and single on-line source that works for everyone."
At the core of BaltimoreFunGuide.com are several tiers of participation:
Private Label Partners such as Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts, Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association, and Baltimore Collegetown Network. These and other cultural and economic organizations will be allowed to pull the content from the BaltimoreFunGuide.com seamlessly into their websites-retaining their design or brand while also realizing streamlined web calendar management.
Cultural Partners which includes the member organizations of the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance that will have access to BaltimoreFunGuide.com to allow them to input their events.
Associate Partners such as restaurants, hotels and sports venues that will also have access to the site to input events and activities.
"The fact that several hundred venues in the region have partnered with the Cultural Alliance positions BaltimoreFunGuide.com as the premier go-to source," said Debra Rubino, GBCA board member and Vice President of Communications for Goucher College. "Moreover, the site establishes a media outlet for the cultural community which gives us the credibility and clout to control our destiny."
"The BaltimoreFunGuide.com is a dynamic, interactive, and ever-changing tool that provides up-to-the-minute information on our city's historic, cultural, recreation and entertainment venues in the greater Baltimore community," said Mayor Martin O'Malley. "The GBCA and other many other organizations that contributed to this project should be commended for developing this tool to promote our creative and diverse city."
The Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance is a catalyst to create a cohesive cultural community that strengthens the livability and economic vitality of the Greater Baltimore region.
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