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Art de la Roo Night Ride Tour & Launch Party

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 Join us for a guided night ride of Art de la Roo: an Outdoor Exhibition!

We will gather at 8pm on Friday September 28 at Queen Street and Dufferin Road on the north west corner. There is a great new public space, just under the bridge, you won’t be able to miss us!

The tour will explore the exhibition, which is pasted in alleys, outside local businesses, and the rail path. All by cover of night. Make sure you have lights on your bike!

Following the ride will be our official launch party at Bike Pirates (1292 Bloor Street ) The completed map of the exhibition will be released as well as entertainment and music by some of Toronto’s most talented performers and sexy music to follow.

Featuring Performances by:

BRIXIA Bloodbeard www.brixia.bandcamp.com

Travis Freeman www.tfreeman.ca

Sunny B www.sonnybean.wordpress.com

Olive-or-Oliver www.oliveoroliver.com

DJ Dance party by Sound Sluts

PWYC bar and vegan food:)

Get ready to say “g’day mate” to special guest, straight from Melbourne, Australia, contributor and co-curator: I & the Others aka Kirrily Anderson! 

For more information on Art de la Roo visit their blog:
www.artdelaroo.tumblr.com/

Can’t wait to see you there!

Woman and Trans Basic Bike Workshops Sunday @630pm

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Hey! Gear Up! Workshops will be restarting the first week of September! Same schedule will apply – First Sunday: Intro, anatomy, flat fix. Second Sunday: Brakes and Gears. Third Sunday: Awesome advanced/rotating topic. Hope to see you there. $5 or PWYC, 6:30-8:30pm

Gear Up! workshops aim to educate and empower women & trans-identified folks to be strong, independent cyclists. By providing a safer space we hope to encourage people to access our space who may otherwise not find it accessible, and the Gear Up! Workshops target those who learn better in a more structured teaching environment.

Workshops are held at the Bike Pirates workspace and run the first 3 Sundays of each month. There is no registration required, and the price is $5 or pay-what-you-can!

Friday Film Night…Quick Silver Sept 21st

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Bicycle messengers are back on the big screen, so lets see how they did it back in the 80’s!

Quicksilver is a movie featuring Kevin Bacon and his bicycle.

Meet at Bike Pirates for 8pm. Friday the 21st @ 1292 Bloor Street West

Moviegoers are encouraged to bring their own refreshments, but we will provide/prepare some snacks for the movie as well.

Art Spin Bike Ride

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Thursday August 30th
Finale Exhibition August 30th
Again this month we are partnering with our friends at Dufferin Grove Park; meet there at 6:30pm, tour begins at 7pm.

The tour wraps up at around 9pm, which is when the after-party begins. The August after-party will be at our Finale Exhibition, with a top-notch location and plenty of wonderful participating artists.
Our Annual Art Spin Exhibition this year takes place on the evening of August 30th, it marks an opening of the exhibition, as well as a wrap-up party for the summer tours.

We promise we’ve secured a really exciting location for the show, and will be working with some wonderful artists, emerging and established, to create an exhibition you won’t want to miss!

Stay tuned for more details as they come!

Bike Rave! August 17th at Christie Pits @ 8:30 PM

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  • Bike rave is a D.I.Y. event that combines glow lights and synched music while riding through the streets of Toronto from dance destination to dance destination. We want to see boomboxes, costumes, glow sticks galore!

    Here is the premise:

    1) Cover your bike with lights! Be creative; you can include strobes lighting and glow sticks or what ever else lights up your bike.

    2) Download the master playlist:
    3) Mount portable speakers to your bike.
    4) Meet us at Christie pits at 8:30pm August 17th 2012.
    5) At 9:00pm everyone with a sound system will press play on their mp3 devices at the same time.
    6) We’ll ride critical mass style through the city.
    7) Tada! BIKE RAVE!!!————————–————————–If you are late we have designated meeting spots where we will be stopping to dance:

    9:15 – 9:45pm – Southeast corner of Trinity Bellwoods park
    10:00-10:15pm – Coronation Park at Lakeshore and Strachan
    10:30-11:15pm – The playground at High Park
    11:30 – Bonfire at semi-secret location

    If you get split up from the group at any point, meet us at one of these spots!

    Check out the route map (final destination excluded):
    http://goo.gl/maps/r2pxa

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    Some things to keep in mind:
    *Ride safe!! Be conscious of drivers and other riders. Give other bike ravers lots of room on the roads and bike paths.

    *Make sure you have lights and a bell and all that legal jazz.

    *Don’t be an asshole on the road. If you find yourself in a confrontation with a driver or police officer, be friendly and smile. Bike ravers are lovers, not fighters.

    *Standard disclaimer: Please note that Bike Pirates does not condone the use of illicit substances and/or alcohol while riding a bike.

    THINGS TO BRING:
    *Lights, soundsystem, party attitude

    *Spare tubes and patch kit in case of flats

    *Lots of water

    *Snacks

    *All your friends

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    Toronto Bike Rave is not associated with Vancouver Bike Rave, however we want to acknowledge the awesome organizers who created the original event out west. Want to see how awesome Vancouver Bike Rave is? Check out the video:

    http://vimeo.com/24980012

    See you at the park!

Art Spin Bike Ride

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Join us at Dufferin Grove at the north end by the basketball courts at 6:30 for free bike repairs by Bike Pirates, as well as some interactive projects in the park.

The tour leaves at 7pm sharp and wraps up at our final stop for an after party around 9:30.

We have some exciting stops on this tour, featuring various galleries and studios including Tyler Armstrong at Goodfellas Gallery, sculptural works by Derrick Piens, a performance artist, and a special musical act in a top secret location.

If you can’t make it for the bike portion of the tour, please feel free to meet us at our finale location after 9:30 at 99 Sudbury St. for a preview of a new body of work from one of our Art Spin organizers Rui Pimenta. We will have some music provided by Chrome and the Ice Queen, as well as food by the Per Se food truck, and a full cash bar.

Can’t wait to see you there!