Jun
19
2010
[Bikeology] Festival Day
Posted by Anna V
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Begins: Noon-4pm
Bring your bike, your friends and your sunscreen for a fantastic velo party! Come get down to funky music, have a solar oven baked cookie, enjoy a smoothie made with pedal-powered blenders, bicycle art-centered kids’ entertainment, trial riders, funky bikes, free bike check-ups, and so much more!
What is Bikeology?
It is the science of how bike culture and velo-love can transform our lives and make our community stronger. This festival is the result of some cycling folks noticing that the cycling community in Edmonton is quite segregated by type of cycling and wishing to offer a venue whereby all cyclists, indeed, everyone, can celebrate bicycles. For instance, the bike stores, the roadies, the fixies, the commuters, the couriers, the racers, the mountain bikers, the tourers all hang with their own kind. Sometimes the only common element is the bicycle even if, in each case, it’s use is somewhat different. It is also a recognition that Edmonton can provide similar cycling and bikey events that are available to other Canadians nationally, regardless of the climate, or, maybe, in spite of the climate.
We have chosen Beaver Hills House Park as it is a central location AND it has fabulous bike sculpture, made by Lynn Malin and Elizabeth Bowering Beauchamp. The sculpture consists of five stationary bicycles topped with poles and whirligigs, which are operated by pedaling. The bikes are constructed out of found iron objects such as bedsteads, gates, balcony railings and fabricated iron and steel components as well as actual bike parts.
This year the Festival in Beaver Hills Park leads to the Park(ed): Car-Free Day. See http://www.activeedmonton.ca for details.
Bikeology is being held in tandem with Mountain Equipment Cooperative’s BikeFest. Best part: bike and bike gear swap. This is an invitation to all bikey folk to bring out not only gear to swap, but also the bikes that you or your family have grown out of, for whatever reason. We will be collecting old unloved bikes that people no longer desire and will be donating these old bikes to EBC for their community use. Please sign up at MEC so we can be sure you have a table for your items. See http://www.mec.ca/bikefest for details.
Event Location: Beaver Hills House Park, 10404 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton
Event Admission: Free!
Contact for More Info: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Event webpage/website: http://www.bikeology.ca
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Sunday (first and third of the month, women and transgendered persons only): 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Tuesday, September 7, 2010
7pm-8pm
Cycling in Edmonton info session
EBC will be at the Lois Hole Library to talk about all thing related to cycling in Edmonton for this one hour session
Tuesday September 7, Saturday September 11, Tuesday September 14, and Saturday September 18 (all four days)
Tuesdays 7:00 to 10:00 PM, Saturdays 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
CAN-BIKE 2 Course in September
EBC is offering a Canadian Cycling Association CAN-BIKE 2 course beginning September 11. CAN-BIKE 2 is an 18 hour, on-road cycling course.
Thursday, September 9, 2010 - Friday September 10, 2010
Noon-4pm
U of A Welcome Week Bike Checks
EBC and the Environmental Coordination Office of Students (ECOS) are doing free bike checks and recruiting volunteers. Stop by to get a quick fix and some info!
Saturday, September 11, 2010
1pm-3pm
Basic Bike Maintenance at Lois Hole Library
EBC will be at the Lois Hole Library for this very popular workshop. Maximum of 20 participants.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Noon-5:30pm
Earth General Store’s 19th B’Earth day
Now that EGS has the room, we are going to have a celebration in the parking lot. Free minor bicycle repairs by EBC, burgers and hot dogs by Vegans & Vegetarians of Alberta, and maybe a few surprises! Enter for a prize draw to win a solar panel, iTouch, rain barrels, and possibly some other surprises!
Sunday, September 12, 2010
9am-8pm
Tour de Perogy 2010
Ride with us to the Ukrainian Heritage Village for their Harvest Food Festival! It’s a leisurely, social ride with delicious food.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
5pm food; 8pm movie
Car-less Ride-in Movie at Grant MacEwan
Ride your bike in, get a quick tune up curtesy of EBC, bring your blanket or find someone to share one with you, and enjoy some hot chocolate, popcorn, and a movie.
Saturday, September 18, 2010
8pm
Krank - A - Thon
Krank-A-Thon is a unique opportunity for cyclists and non-cyclists to saddle up for a challenging and fun YMCA charity ride.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
World Car Free Day
Every September 22, people from around the world get together in the streets, intersections, and neighbourhood blocks to remind the world that we don’t have to accept our car-dominated society.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
10am-3pm
Ethnic Grocery Tour
Join us as we tour through downtown Edmonton’s ethnic side: we’ll visit the Italian Centre, a tofu factory, a Portuguese bakery, a South American grocery store, an African grocery store, a volunteer-run community cafe, and other gems of the area! All within 10 blocks of each other.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
10am-4pm
Velocity Cycle’s Interclub “Harvest Ride”
The ride is open to everyone from club racers to recreational riders. The routes will start in Ardrossan and loop through beautiful Strathcona County.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
11am-3pm
Green Consumer Day
The Office of Sustainability at the University of Alberta is profiling local, sustainable businesses like EBC! Students, staff and faculty can learn more about the sustainable products and services available in Edmonton.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
9am-4pm
CANBIKE Instructor course
EBC is offering a Canadian Cycling Association CAN-BIKE Instructor (one day session). This course is for cyclists who have completed CANBIKE 2 and wish to become a certified instructor.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
1pm-3pm
EBC Annual General Meeting 2010
The 2010 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Edmonton Bicycle Commuters’ Society (EBC) will take place on October 3, 2010 from 1pm-3pm at Parkallen Community League Hall (11104 65 Ave). Door prizes provided by MEC and EBC will be awarded. Food and drink will be served.
If you’d like to be involved in setting the future direction of EBC, whether as a volunteer, non-board committee member, or board member, or just want to hear what’s going on with the organization and meet some of its volunteers, please attend this AGM.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 - Wednesday, December 29, 2010
EBC’s Money Maker at Baccarat Casino
Help EBC raise funds to pay our rent and electricity! The work is really easy, plus EBC will buy you a meal for each shift worked. Volunteers are needed for cashiers, chip runners, bankers, and count room.
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