Summer and Music 2010. SAM—the free, outdoor concert series.
July 3rd, 5-9 pm., Americana roots and blues music will be happening on Pine Avenue in downtown Long Beach.
Show up on your bicycle, because Long Beach Cyclists will provide free bike valet service.
For more information, click SAMS.
Evening fun… and you can get there on your bicycle! Cycle to the free LB CYCLISTS bike valet at Aquarium of the Pacific.
Night Dive is a special event at the Aquarium of the Pacific, ages 18+, sponsored by Arts Council Long Beach. Explore the aquarium at night… 7:00-10:00 pm… while enjoying live music by Lemon Sun and Jail Weddings, as well as an eclectic mix of music by various DJs.
As you wander the aquarium, you also can watch artist John Culqui paint before your eyes—perhaps even win one of us works—and you can enjoy other artwork created by local artists.
Friday evening, June 25th, the aquarium will be busy with life on both sides of the glass.
Free to Aquarium of the Pacific members, or $11.95 on line or at the door. Bike valet service starts at 6:30 pm.
For more information, go to the Aquarium of the Pacific web site.
By the way, not a single one of the 11,000 animals that call the aquarium ‘home’ rides a bicycle; none of the underwater life will be able to take advantage of the free bike valet service provided by Long Beach Cyclists volunteers. We would be more than happy to provide a nice service for aquarium residents if we could.
Summer and Music 2010. SAM—the free, outdoor concert series. June 12th, 3:30-9:30. it’s happening in Long Beach East Village. “Future Legends.”
Show up on your bicycle, because Long Beach Cyclists will provide free bike valet service.
Many bands. The fun takes place on First Street adjacent to the East Village Second Saturday Art Walk.
Join the celebration. The Green Long Beach Festival 2010 is about green events, green resources and green discussions. The East Village Arts District, one full day, 10:00 am to 10:00 pm.
There will be live entertainment, solar-powered stages, a green fashion show, educational workshops, food, eco-friendly booths, art, the community garden, an opportunity to see electric vehicles, and the Saturday morning organic farmers market on First at Linden.
Events take place in the East Village—in lots adjacent to the old Acres of Books (Long Beach Blvd. between Broadway and Third), also at East Village Arts Park (Elm near Broadway), and along First between Elm and Linden).
Long Beach Cyclists will provide free bike valet near the old Acres of Books building between 10:00 am and 5:30 pm—happily monitoring your bicycle during those hours. Or… you may chose to show up on foot, or… you may get to the Green Long Beach Festival by taking any bus heading downtown, or… by traveling on the southbound Metro Blue Line.
Car parking near the old Acres of Books lot will be available as well… although some of us who live ‘car free’ secretly might rather see the parking lot for cars nearly empty. Let’s hope that many folks arrive in car pools, and that zillions of folks enjoy the free bike valet.Â
For more information, visit www.greenlb.org.
Fourth Street between Cherry and Junipero—Retro Row—comes alive Sunday, May 9th. Click on the images.
Roller derby! Vintage bicycles! Live music! Bike films at the Art Theater! Kids activities, including a cycling safety course! Vendors!
All of Long Beach celebrates bicycle life throughout the month of May. The 9th will be a special day spotlighting Retro Row!
Of course, Long Beach Cyclists volunteers will be there to offer free bike valet.
Cycling to this kind of event is exactly what makes living in Long Beach so special. We’ll be happy to watch your bicycle while you enjoy the fun.
While you talk with us, ask about other upcoming events and activities. We’ve got much of the month of May, and a whole summer ahead of us!
The weekend-long Long Beach Bike Festival is for young and old. May 8th will include an easy family ride that is perfect for toddlers… and plenty of fun too for oldsters who like the idea of getting into shape.
And May 8th will be a day for cycling races—the Tour of Long Beach—for those who love adrenalin. Click on the photos to get a taste of what’s in store.
Saturday afternoon and evening, downtown Long Beach will be alive with a family-friendly Kids’ Fun Zone, and with push-pull competitions, with Bike Polo, BMX and Flatland demonstrations, bicycle art… and a ‘Cyclestyle’ fashion show.
Long Beach Cyclists volunteers will be downtown to provide free bike valet service. We’ll watch after your bicycle while you stroll among the crowds and celebrate the magic of our Long Beach filled with people who love cycling and healthy living.
Many things related to cycling are happening these days. Click EVENTS at the top of the longbeachcyclists.com page to help plan your week. Rides. Meetings. Places to go for fun. Areas where you can pitch in.
The first official Long Beach Cyclists board meeting and election will be held March 9th. We are taking steps to complete our transition to tax-exempt, nonprofit corporate status.
Ladies Night at Jax Bicycles (March 10th) includes free workshops, and perhaps some wine and cheese. Life is good!
The folks who organized the recent Metro Station Bicycle and Pedestrian Access Audit invite you to look at the audit summary, provide feedback and give additional input. Meet them at Sipology on March 17th.
Participants in the ‘Bike-Camp-Train’ ride around San Luis Obispo are making preparations this week. And Long Beach Cyclists will do a ‘Fools Ride’ under the full moon at the end of the month.
CSULB Cyclists and Pedal Movement organize rides weekly. Meeting dates are also posted on the calendar. Allan leads a monthly Port Tour ride, and Cyclone Coaster does a monthly vintage ride. Local restaurants offer monthly discounts for cyclists on first fridays. The H.U.B. (the bike-repair cooperative and community space run by Pedal Movement) is getting ready for its grand opening on April 3rd; now is a great time to help. Race practices for beginners and advanced cyclists take place weekly at Douglas Park and at El Dorado Park. The Los Angeles Street Summit 2010 is scheduled for March 20th. Preparations are underway for the Long Beach Bike Fest and for Bike-to-Work Day, both scheduled for May.
And more! Â Bike polo, sprints, fixies. Lightning Velo and Velo Allegro rides. What else? Â Pitch in. Join us. Get YOUR event listed on the calendar. Happy cycling!
Over the weekend Long Beach Cyclists gathered for a day of Bike Tours in and out of the Harbor and hosted Bike Valet!
Green Port Festival is a giant outdoor event that attracts about 10,000 people! The purpose is an all free open house of the Port. This year they invited us to go green with them and involve bikes. What better way to be green!
Two months prior to GPF we worked closely with the port team brainstorming, organizing and implementing the bike plan. Led by Matt Goldman and Ryan Gregnano (POLB’s Bike Guys) we pulled it off! We transited over 100 people to the GPF via six tours through out the day from The Promenade at Ocean and First St. over the Queensway bridge and into the Port where we than parked bikes in the Bike Valet area of Harbor Way (a total of 160 bikes were parked!)
While in the port, we led bike tours out to pier “J” via the route along the water’s edge and around the Queen Mary. Great views and warm weather greeted us while we toured the proposed Inner Harbor Bike Trail that could be implemented soon with the help of the POLB commissioners and City of Long Beach’s Transportation Department. If you feel inclined (and we hope you do) write some letters to these VIP’s encouraging them to get the ball rollin’! The route would complement well the already scenic and most always empty bike path that exists there, taking the cyclists around the Spruce Goose dome and all the way out to Pier ‘J’.
This was an incredible success for LB Cyclists! Thank you to all my lovely hardworking volunteers: Shawn, Josh, Stacie, Travis, Nate, Jenny, Michael, Donald, Tom and Cindy.
We are searching for volunteers to help with an event ! Â We will be pairing up with the Port of Long Beach (POLB) for their Green Port Festival on Oct. 3. Â LB Cyclists will be offering bike tours into the port for the festival; the route will start at the Promenade (at Ocean) and end at the Port administration building (about 1.2 mi). Â We will also be guiding additional inner harbor tours to Pier J to promote the newly proposed bike route. Â In addition, our hugely successful Bike Valet service will be offered! Â The event will run from 9:00 am to about 3:00 pm, however, if you can only volunteer for a portion of that time, we would still love to have you!
There is much to do for this event, so we need some of our Long Beach Cyclists to help out where they can. Â Even if you have never assisted us with any of our events, we still welcome you. Â The tasks are very simple and prior instruction will be given.
Our involvement with the Port for this event is a huge benefit for our organization. Â They will be reaching out to thousands of homes and many bike friendly businesses with newsletters and flyers, promoting the event and cycling as a fun, sustainable mode of transportation! Â Compensation will be offered to the organization and we sure do need that! Â POLBÂ is a huge driving force in Long Beach on so many levels. Â If we are successful in this partnership, we may be given more opportunities by them in the future to promote our organization and it’s objectives!
What we need help with:
Thank you for taking the time to consider helping out! Â If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.
Bernadette / Event Coordinator
lbcyclists@gmail.com
The Long Beach Cyclists provided bike parking for Suja’s state of the 2nd District address. We parked a handful of bikes for the event and passed out leaflets about our group. More importantly, we were able to demo our future Bike-In Movie Plans. If you haven’t heard, we’re going to be working with the Art Theater to provide secure bike parking during some screenings of their movies.
You can just roll up on your ride and be given rockstar treatment. No circling around the block. No parking in a residential space five blocks away. We’ll watch your bikes and make sure they are safe and sound while you enjoy the flick. So stay tuned for more!
