Main Street in Brockport will soon have a welcoming mural on its Railroad Bridge. On Thursday, May 11 at 3 p.m., a ceremony will dedicate the mural by Stacey Kirby celebrating Brockport’s history.
“Walk! Bike! Brockport! (WBB) has long been focused on making sure Brockport has an appropriate ‘gateway’ to welcome drivers, walkers and bikers,” said Ray Duncan, former WBB chairperson who heads the mural project. “The current welcome painting by Helen Smagorinsky is a case in point. Her billboard painting will now be replaced with the new mural.”
The ceremony will include a welcome by Ray Duncan with an introduction of officials from the Brockport DPW, Falls Road Railroad Company, Inc, and the College at Brockport. Commenting will be: Mayor Margay Blackman, muralist Stacey Kirby, and Liz Lenz who is a new co-chair of Walk! Bike! Brockport! (Pamela Beach is the other co-chair). Brockport’s poet laureate, Bill Heyen, will read a poem for the occasion. William Hullfish of the Golden Eagle String Band will add music to the gathering.
Financial support for the mural came from donations to the WBB Go Fund Me site, including contributions from local residents, out of town friends and former College at Brockport students. One former student contributed $1,000 to the mural. Additional funding comes from a $2,000 grant submitted by Mayor Margay Blackman’s office.
The Thursday dedication is part of the three-day Low Bridge High Water festival in Brockport which continues through Saturday, May 13.
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