Events
- Bicycle Tours Summer 2009
July 19th, August 16th, September 20th, October 18th
Do you know where the Spice King, Adolph Schilling, lived in Oakland? Or the chocolate magnate,
Domingo Ghirardelli? Have you seen the homes of Jack London and Gertrude Stein, or the site of the estate of 20-Mule Team Borax Smith? Join the Oakland Museum of California Docents on a Bicycle Tour this summer. Discover the incredible history of Oakland, its visionaries and its scoundrels.
Bring your bikes, helmets,10th Street museum entrance on the third Sunday of the month. Tours leave promptly at 10 a.m. the tour is about 5 miles long, with few hills, and lasts two hours. A different tour is offered each month. Past tours have visited Fruitvale, Brooklyn, the Port of Oakland, Lake Merritt, Alameda and Arrowhead Marsh.
RSVP at 510/238-3514 or e-mail: docentcenter@museumca.org.
1000 Oak @ 10th Street. One block from Lake Merritt BART.
- Full Deck A Short History of Skate Art (Skateboard Exhibition)
July 5-September 13, 2009
BG: Bedford Gallery at the Lesher Center for the Arts Locust St, Walnut Creek
Hours: Tue-Sun., Noon-5:00 pm; Thurs., 6:00 – 8:00 pm. General admission $5
Information 925-295-1417 or www.bedfordgallery.org
- Vintage Motocycle & Bicycles Show and Swap Meet
VintageCyclesOnTheGreen.com
Kids's Bike Rodeo and contests
Saturday August 8th 2009
Kern County Museum Green Bakersfield, California
SF July 14-19
BFF Forever North American Tour
Presented by 42 Below Vodka
A free celebration
Every 1st Monday Summer 2009 Sunset Cruise: 8pm; Show: 9pm-1am. Map
UCB Sproul Plaza, Downtown Berkeley BART, North Berkeley BART, Ashkenaz
Contact the Musical group Antoqua for details
- Drive a Bike: Free urban bike safety classes "Summer 2009 Schedule"
Day One: Street Skills classes
3.5-hour classroom course teaches the basics of safe cycling, riding in trafic, equipment, crash avoidance, rights and responsibilities. Adults 14 and over. No bike needed.
- Walnut Creek May 21
- Fruitvale: June 13 (en español)
Day Two: On-Road instruction
6.5-hour on-road course provides an opportunity to put into practice what was learned in the Day 1 Street Skills class, including emergency maneuvers and riding in various traffic conditions, to test your knowlege of vehicular cycling skills. Bicycle required for Day Two.
- Alameda: May 16
- Plesanton: June 20
sign up online: www.ebbc.org/safety or call (510) 533-7433
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Saturday, June 13, 2009, 11:00 am-3:00 pm
France Albrier Community Center & San Pablo Park (@Oregon & Park St. )
Free Event!
- A bike safety festival for the whole family!
- Live Smart, Eat Smart, Ride Smart!
Raffle prizes, an obstacle course, face painting, free helmets (wiht participation) and lots more !
- Burning Man Decompression Party
Sunday October 7, 2007
Disco Street Party in conjunction with Burning Man 2006 Decompression Party, afternoon until Midnight
Indiana St and Mariposa Street (outside Cafe Cocomo) San Francisco
Live Bands, Techno DJ's, Trapeze, Fire Arts, Art Installations. and more Free Skate rentals hosted by " the Godfather of RollerSkating
- "BTU" Berkeley Trailers Union
Sunday Ride /Barbeque in Tilden Park, Berkeley Hils October 21, 2007
hosted by Quan, (510) 549-2607
Appetite Seminar/Trail Ride meets Steam Trains/Volmer Peak Road @ 10am
Reemer calling,/K5 Blazer Evasion clinic/Khadafy Burn session/Wheelie Contest and other events
hosted by Scotty . Carniviore Barbeque by Aaron Walker starts after noon at Meadow Picnic Area
- ROMP swap meet: Cupertino Bike Shop
sprocket@cupertinobikeshop.com
4/29/07, 10 a.m. sharp, $2. Largest bicycle swap meet in the South Bay over 50+ vendors selling bikes, frames, tools, clothing , helmets, proceeds go to ROMP's (Responsible Organized Mountain Pedalers) off road trail advocacy work in open spaces and local parks. (408) 255-2217
May 12 2007, the City of Berkeley Injury Prevention Program holds on an Annual Bike Rodeo on a Saturday in May at San Pablo Park in Berkeley. This event is geared to increase awareness about bicycle safety. This event will involve education games with prizes, informative bike and helmet safety activity trainings, and other resources from injury, prevention organizations. By participation in these games and activities, children "learn by doing" and receive informational, yet fun bike and helmet safety education.
PERFORMANCES BY SILENCE THE VIOLENCE
Sunday July 13, 2008 Ride 2pm, BBQ 3pm.
Lake Merrit Playground Oakland, CA
Special Guests: Trunk Boiz; Queen Deelah
Customize your scaper bike for this event!
Register Online.
Bicycles like you've never seen before...
March,
South Hall Convention center San Jose California.
Auction items for those bike buffs. Bikes, gear, clothing, and more. Gift certificates for everything form your local restaurant to yoga studios. Bay Area art auction. Food, beer, entertainment.
Novmber, 9am-5pm,
SF Concourse Exhibition Center, 7th & Brannan.
The annual SF VeloSwap brings the opportunity to see, buy sell, show and swap every imaginable bicycle, bike parts , and accessory. Sweet deals.
Sunday,October 8, 2006 Rollerskating Disco Street Party in conjunction with Burning Man 2006 Decompression Party, afternoon until Midnight
Indiana St and Mariposa Street (outside Cafe Cocomo) San Francisco
Live Bands, Techno DJ's, Trapeze, Fire Arts, Art Installations. and more Free Skate rentals hosted by " the Godfather of RollerSkating
- "BTU"Berkeley Trailers Reunion
Sunday October 1st 2006 @500 St. Mary's Road, Lafayette
Unsanctioned Races in Lafayette Hills/ Community Event .Catered Lunch,Keg o' Ale DJ ,Rap n' Reemer Calling ,Wheelie Competition ,K5 Blazer Evasion Clinic,Kadaafy Burn Session ,Mountain Bike Pre-History......Hosted by Scotty btutribes.com
Bring $10 and memorable gift .10:30am until late afternoon.
Ruthie's Inn Revival Saturday Sept.23,2006 @ Nimby's 26th St / Campbell, Oakland 9pm-?
Squeeze into that tattered leather jacket, Set the Way-Back Machine circa 1986 ,Spike-Up your Mohawk,Pony up the cover charge and fake ID and Re-Animate Smoke Filled Daze of Late Nite Berkeley
Fang, Social Unrest and others TBA... hosted by Mark Ailey- Junebug Towing
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
A free celebration of Bike week and the Guardian's 2009 Bike Issue! Carbo load with thirst-quenching beer specials! 8pm.
inside Custom Lounge in the Best Western Americania
121 Seventh St. near Mission
Bike-In Movie Screening
Stay for an outdoor screening of "The Best of DFF!" the best digital film shors. on non-traditional video capture device, submitted from around the wrold! 9pm
Out side the Good Hotel
bring seating and FM radios (for sound amplification.)
BENEFIT FOR EAST BAY BICYCLE COALITION
Thursday, May 14th, 2009 7-9am
14th Street and Broadway Oakland City Hall
City of Oakland Transportation Services Division 250 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Suite 4344 Oakland, CA presents...
Free
- Pancake breakfast
- all-day valet bike parking
- Club One day passes
- Bike mini-tune-ups
- AC Transit bike rack demo
Raffle with prizes donated by local businesses Grand Prize: Amtrak for two to Santa Barbara
Larn about Oakland Bike Month, and the Team Bike Challenge at here
Take the Bike to Work Day pledge to bike at least once to work or play during the month of May for your chance to win a new Larkspur Bicycle by Marin Bikes, Novara Commuter Kit from REI and many other bike related prizes. Visit http://btwd.bayareabikes.org/register to enter and win! Registration closes May 31st
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