Please join me for a fun night of bike themed films at Yasi's Place 299 Wallace Avenue. Forget the drive-in; this movie night is at Yasi’s Place so ride to the screening. Catch The Triplets of Belleville and award-winning international shorts, projected onto the side of a building across the street.
Sat. June 7, 8:30 p.m.–11 p.m. Films start at 9PM Free Popcorn.
Yasi’s Place, 416-536-9888 North of Bloor, west of Lansdowne.
Bike Polo in Trinity Bellwoods Park is an exciting and sporting affair. Hosted by the fine folks from Street are for People, a fun time is guaranteed for all.
The fabulous bike stencil art of Janet Attard is being honoured as part of the book Stencil Nation by Russell Howze. The book is being released today worldwide. To celebrate, Janet is installing a beautiful display of her work in the window of the famous Pages Book Store on Queen West today. Also, drop by at 401 Richmomd for some lovely vintage and rare bicycle photos from her collection.
'As the mother of the two happy-looking boys in some of the pictures (ages 12 and 8), I want to say that It was one of the safest bike riding moments they have had. Trying to get them to school every day with inconsiderate and dangerous drivers on the road is much more dangerous. Last night they were surrounded by 340 careful conscientious bike riders who took care of them and protected them from car traffic. The only thing that was scary for them was the police sirens and brutality.
Bike lanes please!
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One of our I Bike T.O. regular readers forwarded us the following email. Sounds like a creative way to have fun with bikes!
May 31, 2008 - 3:00 p.m. - 6 pm.
MUSIC FOR 6008 SPOKES
New Music Arts Projects
Track field, King Edward PS, 112 Lippincott St., Toronto
Toronto Cyclist Union Launches!
The Globe and Mail got a head start on this story. Tuesday morning the bike union will be launched with the help of Mayor Miller.
Brian Betsworth sent me a heads-up of a new cycling organization in town. The Toronto Off Road Bicycling Association (TORBA) was founded just under a year ago with the aim to benefit off road riders by taking care of Toronto's many unofficial dirt trails, and to engage with authorities to help legitimize cycling off road. As Brian explains,
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