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Events you should know about
Here’s a list of upcoming events that sound pretty interesting. Thanks to Yellow Bike Project for the information. …
LadyBike - The much-beloved LadyBike workshops are back on a monthly basis! Saturday, September 26th, come on down to our Treasure City shop for some low-testosterone bike talk and tweaking from 9:30 to noon.
In town to promote his new book, Bicycle Diaries, musical genius and cycling advocate David Byrne will be hosting a panel on bike advocacy at Austin’s Paramount Theatre on September 27. Entitled Where We’re Going and Where We’ve Been: Bicycles, Cities, and Transportation in Austin, the panel will include Rob D’Amico (League of Bicycling Voters), Annick Beaudet (City of Austin Bike/Ped Program), Jana McCann (ROMA Design Group), and Mr. Byrne himself. YBP is so excited about this that we’re kicking in for the venue rental, so come out at 7 PM to listen, discuss, and maybe even score an autograph! The event is sponsored by LOBV, The Yellow Bike Project, Austin Cycling Association, Mellow Johnnys, New Belgium, Ride2Walk.com (Lone Star Paralysis Foundation) and Tyrex Ltd. Admission is free.
Bike Show - Sept. 25th at The Red Shed Tavern (8504 S Congress), there’ll be a classic and custom bicycle show. Got a bike you’d like to show off? New, old, pretty, or ugly, ride it on down. We’ll be there doing some far-south outreach and admiring your machines. Call (512) 280-4899 for more details.
Mamma Jamma Ride - On October 10th, the first ever annual Texas Mamma Jamma Ride aims to raise $400,000 for 10 local agencies that are out to change the odds for thousands of Central Texans in the fight against breast cancer. Among these 10 agencies are the good folks at the Sustainable Food Center, our hosts at the Saturday downtown farmer’s market. According to the recent policy paper published by The World Cancer Research Fund and the American Institute for Cancer Research, the 8 million lives lost annually to cancer could be reduced by about one quarter to one third by reducing obesity through dietary changes and increased physical activity. To learn more and register for the ride go to mammajammaride.org.
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