See This + 24 Other Bulldogs in Batavia Tonight

If you want to see what Batavia's big dogs look like, tonight's your chance.

Twenty-five bulldogs will be on display downtown at the kickoff of Bulldogs Unleashed, a summer-long event that features various local themes and some great art.

The event will begin at 7 p.m. at the Peg Bond Center on the , 151 N. Island Ave. If it rains, the festivities will be moved across the street to , 100 N. Island Ave. Cookies and juice will be served.

The bulldogs, each professionally painted by an artist and seal-coated by of Batavia, will be on display downtown until some of them are auctioned at a Sept. 10 dinner at the Fox Valley Country Club.

Although the name/theme of each dog has been posted online, their actual appearance remains a mystery until tonight, June 10.

"Almost every sponsor has not seen their dog," said Joanne Spitz, Batavia Foundation for Educational Excellence Chair. The foundation partnered with the Batavia Library Foundation and the Batavia Parks Foundation for the project.

Some of the sponsors have given artists instructions and some preferences, but otherwise they have let the artists alone with their creative process.

Each bulldog will be introduced with its artist and sponsors tonight. Meet them and see their amazing work.

This weekend the dogs will be disbursed across downtown in a five-to-six block radius, Spitz said.

Before you feast your eyes on the doggies, you can participate in the Green Walk.

The Green Walk will be held along the Donovan Bridge starting at 5 p.m. June 1-10. Batavia MainStreet is partnering with the Batavia Community Garden, Batavia Environmental Commission, Batavia Bicycle Commission and other green partners to present a Green Walk. Local groups will have demonstrations and displays to raise awareness of the art of going green.