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BIKE BASH MAIN | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY

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Saturday November 21st

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Event: Lafitte Greenway Corridor Cleanup*

*This event is not affiliated with the Bike Bask, but it is an important event that MBC wants everyone to know about.

 

Hosts: Friends of Lafitte Corridor, Sierra Club of New Orleans, and the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office

 

Time: 9am to 1pm

 

Location: 2200 Lafitte Street from Galvez to Rocheblave behind the Sojourner Truth Community Center

Info: The Sierra Club of New Orleans, the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office and FOLC are teaming up to conduct a greenway cleanup and beautification.  Let's all pitch in a hand to clean this important corridor that will help our city become healthier and more pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly.

 

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Event: Vieux Carre Safe Cycling Ride

 

Hosts: VCPORA

 

Time: 10am to 12pm 

 

Location: Meet at Esplanade and Royal (map)

Info: Participate in an awareness ride highlighting bicycle safety in the French Quarter.  This ride will take you on a scenic tour of the historic Vieux Carre (French Quarter), while showing the importance of bike safety in shared spaces with motorized vehicles and pedestrians.  Afterwards, the tour will continue north to RampART along North Rampart Street and then up the Lafitte Corridor, a planned greenway which will feature a trail from the French Quarter through Treme, Mid-City and ending at Canal Blvd.  The ride will terminate halfway up the corridor where it intersects Bayou St. John, a natural inlet from Lake Pontchartrain, and also another established bike route the Jefferson davis and Wisner Trails) stretching from Uptown all the way to the lake: very much the future bicycle cross-roads in the middle of New Orleans.

 

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Event: Bayou BBQ & Volleyball

 

Hosts: Mid-City Volleyball and Metro Bicycle Coalition

 

Location: Bayou St. John at Moss and Toulouse (map)

 

Time: 12pm to 2 pm 

 

Info: Ride your bike to end of Bayou St. John (near Lafitte) and enjoy some BBQ and volleyball.  Mid-City Volleyball is a very active organization in helping get the Lafitte Corridor plan approved along with the Friends of Lafitte Corridor organization.  So Mid-City Volleyball will be setting up volleyball nets for a nice social afternoon to be accompanied by some grilled foods provided by the Metro Bicycle Coalition (omnivores, carnivores, and herbivores are all welcome).  This is a great opportunity to get off the bike, socialize with fellow enthusiasts, and refill with some much needed calories to finish your day on the bike.

 

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Event: Bike Rodeo (kids)

 

Host: RUBARB

 

Location: Corner of N. Tonti and Gallier (map)

 

Time: 1:30 to 4:00 pm 

 

Info: Bike Rodeo for kids of all ages.  Learn how to ride safely and be more predictable around motorists and pedestrians.  You'll learn about which way to ride down the street (with traffic or against), the way to signal when you're making turns left and right, and a lot more.  This is a great training for anyone unfamiliar with what the laws really say, and to help parents teach their children correctly, as well.  We'll have a prizes, too!!   

 

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Event: N.O. Bike Polo Open

 

Host: N.O. Bike Polo

 

Location: Parking Lot at Canal and Villere (map)

 

Time: 10am to 6 pm 

Info: Come out and watch talented players from all over the world (literally) with impressive maneuvering skills battle it out in a 2 day tournament. Teams are flying in from all over to show off their skills during the N.O. Bike Polo Open.  It's tough, it's rough, it's gritty, and dirty.  And it's loads of fun.  Want to participate? Learn more at here.

 

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Event: Veer The Movie - Screening

 

Hosts: Metro Bicycle Coalition & Plan B Community Bike Project

http://www.veerthemovie.com/

 

Location: Candle Factory, 4537 N. Robertson (Candle Factory) (map)

 

Time: 2 showings @ 5pm & @ 8pm

 

Cost:  $8 

 

Info: There is limited seating, so feel free to bring your own chair.  Enjoy New Orleans' first screening of Veer, the movie.  Veer explores America’s fast-growing bicycling culture by profiling five people whose lives are inextricably tied to bicycling and the bike-centric social groups they belong to. The film follows these characters over the course of a year, offering a behind-the-scenes look at their personal struggles and triumphs. Veer examines what it means to be part of a community, and how social movements are formed. 

Recognized as an official selection for the Lincoln Center New York Film Society Green Screens Series, Victoria Film Festival, Winner of Best Documentary at the Calgary Underground Film Festival, Nominated for Best Documentary at the San Joaquin International Film Festival, this screening should not be missed.  Watch the trailer: http://www.veerthemovie.com/trailer.asp 

 

There will also be beverages available for purchase and popcorn. 

 

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