Bike Pirate’s Women and Trans Sundays will be running our three week Gear-up workshops again this fall. There is a sign-up at the front desk of the shop. Interested folks can put their contact on it so we can send a reminder. They are drop-in and are PWYC suggested donation $5. They run from 6:30-8:30.

Week 1 – Sept 8th: Bike Anatomy and Flat Fix
Week 2 – Sept 15th: Brakes and Gears
Week 3 – Sept 22: Rotating Topic: Urban Riding skill share + bike ride

The space is reserved for Women and Trans folks only please.

We are wheelchair accessible.

See you there,
Sunday’s crew

Hey everyone, the final Art Spin of 2013 is upon us and in order for our Bike Pirates volunteers to help facilitate we’re going to have to close at 6PM. Hopefully this doesn’t affect anyone too much.

Good news though is that you’re all invited to an awesome group bike ride with stops to experience some amazing art. Art Spin will be meeting at MacGregor Park at 6:30PM, ride to start at 7PM. More info in the picture or on http://www.artspin.ca

The Fourth Annual Art Spin Exhibition
In the historic Tower Automotive Building

Built in 1920, the Tower Automotive building had an industrious history in aluminum, sheet-casting and automotive parts. In 2005 it was designated a heritage site and then shortly thereafter, closed. For years the ten story historic structure sat abandoned, occasionally accessed by trespassing graffiti artists, photographers and urban explorers alike.

The Fourth Annual Art Spin Exhibition takes its cue from the building it will occupy, featuring works that explore its industrial heritage and history of neglect and decay while highlighting the disappearance of Toronto’s industrial past.

This group exhibition curated by Layne Hinton and Rui Pimenta of Art Spin features works in various mediums including site-specific installation, sculpture, painting, photography, new media, and performance art.

The Tower Automotive building is located at 158 Sterling Rd. (West of Lansdowne, North of Dundas).

Opening night reception from 7pm-1am on Thursday August 29th

Exhibition runs August 30th – September 1st.
Hours are 12pm-7pm Friday and Saturday, 12pm-5pm on Sunday.

Artists include:

Vuk Dragojevic
Martie Giefert
Mary Grisey
John Haney & Carey Jernigan
Markus Heckmann
Layne Hinton
Caroline Larsen
Celia Neubauer
Kal Mansur
Noel Middleton
John Oswald
Geoffrey Pugen
Lois Schklar
Jennifer Rose Sciarrino
Michael Toke
Elinor Whidden
Jinny Yu

Art performances by Rui Amaral and Derek Kwan (created by Derek Liddington) and by Johannes Zits. Large-scale outdoor projections by Dave Colangelo and Patricio Davila. With Faye Mullen and her nomadic studio crate, and Navid Taslimi with interactive bicycle races. Live music for the night by Program.

Art Spin would like to acknowledge support from the Ontario Arts Council and the Toronto Arts Council, as well as Castle Point Realty Partners and Kronenbourg. More thanks to Niki Dracos from General Hardware Contemporary, Daniel Faria, and Anne O’Callaghan.

For more information please contact:
info@artspin.ca or visit us at www.artspin.ca

Bike Pirates Bike Rave
Friday, August 9th, 2013
8:30 PM
Meeting at Dufferin Grove Park

Bike rave is a D.I.Y. event that combines lights with synched music while riding through the streets of Toronto from dance destination to dance destination. The more lights the better, and the more fun the better.

This is Bike Pirates’ second year hosting the event, and we want it to be bigger and better this year!!

Here is the premise:
Everyone covers their bike with lights, glow sticks, streamers, colour, fuzz etc. and meets at the first meeting location. We will make a playlist, which will be available for download a week before the event. At the meeting location, everyone with a sound system will press play at the same time, and then we ride critical mass style through the city. VOILA! Bike Rave.

Join the Facebook group:
http://www.facebook.com/events/177799179064169/

And check out what happened last year:
http://www.thegridto.com/life/society/the-night-shift-riding-with-ravers/

Click here for the 2013 Bike Rave route

View Bike Rave 2013 in a larger map

We will be meeting at Dufferin Grove Park at 8:30 pm, leaving at 9:00 pm. Bike Pirates will be selling glow sticks (pay what you can), so show up early if you need help decking out your bike.

Following Dufferin Grove, stops will be made at:
High Park Adventure Playground
Coronation Park
Trinity Bellwoods Park
Kings College Circle

Follow Bike Rave on Twitter for live tweets of our location on the day of:
https://twitter.com/TorontoBikeRave

Download the playlist here:
http://zeus.justinbull.ca/bikerave2013.mp3
(if you get a player, right click and select “save as”)

or here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/qm6osisqyo785wa/Bike%20Rave%202013.mp3

Big thanks to Navid Taslimi and Noah Siegel for help with the playlist, and Justin Bull for hosting it on his server

Some Bike Raving tips from the pros:
*Ride safe!! Be conscious of drivers and other riders. Give other bike ravers lots of room on the roads and bike paths

*Stay with the group. Bike Rave is not a race- if you are too far ahead and we make a turn we will not be sending out a search party

*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

*LEAVE NO TRACE. There was a lot of mess left by bike ravers last year, and we want this year to as clean as can be! Throw out your trash or bring it with you to a place where you can

*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

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

Ride along lake and lakeshore party

. Friday July 12 7pm

Meet @ Bike Pirates after 1292 Bloor STreet W.
Group ride down West end rail trail. Then along Martin Goodman Lake trail to picnic site.

….food and drink will be provided but surprises are welcome.

Second meet up location… White Humber Bridge 9pm and 11pm

Meeting point: Trinity Bellwoods Park
Time: Gather between 6:30 and 7pm, tour leaves at 7pm sharp

Join us for a cycling tour of galleries, artist’s studios, and some site specific performances and installations.

June 21st  7pm @ Bike Pirates…1292 Bloor st.w

Join in and have fun on a bike ride to remember.
Food drinks and entertainment provided, Ride to the lakeshore from Bike Pirates.
If you wish to joing us later in the night we will provide meet up points.
Second meet up location White Humber Bridge at 9pm and 11pm