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Austin Bike Poster Show opens Friday
It’s National Bike Month!
While we await the arrival of one of Bike to Work Day on Friday, May 20 (one of my favorite days of the year!), there’s plenty of time to catch the Austin Bike Poster Show, an artistic celebration of Austin’s two-wheeled scene.
This year’s show opens with a reception from 7-9 p.m. Friday at The Frame Corner Gallery, 5601 Adams Avenue. (That’s just south of Karavel Shoes off of Burnet Road.) Besides food, beer and music, the folks who made the posters in this year’s show will be on hand. Posters will be available for purchase, with 10 percent of proceeds benefitting the Lamar Safe Routes to School program.
This year’s show features 20 posters. Artists were asked to create a design and message that inspires people in Austin to travel by bicycle.
Go here to see the posters and vote on best overall. The winning piece will be recognized by Mayor Lee Leffingwell on May 26 at City Hall. Voting closes at midnight May 11.
National Bike Month, by the way, marks one year since I became an almost full-time bike commuter. Since last May, I’ve logged nearly 3,000 miles riding my bike to and from work and gone from filling my car’s gas tank once a week to once every two months.
How about you? Do you pedal to work?
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