Touring Through Time: Local Native History Lecture & Bike Excursion

Sunday, September 30 from 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Fee: $10/members & $12/non-member

On Sunday, September 30 the Mitchell welcomes visitors to enjoy a lecture on local American Indian history and a bike tour to visit historical sites in the Evanston and Wilmette area. The lecture will be led at 1:30 PM by Dr. Clay Skinner, local historian, and focus on the history of the various Native peoples who lived in Illinois both before and after European contact. The bike tour will follow and explore several important Native sites in the surrounding area. Participants will meet back at the museum for refreshments.

3001 Central Street Evanston, IL 60201

(847) 475-1030

Invisible Bikes

http://now.msn.com/celebrities-ride-invisible-bikes-photo-gallery

Bicycles & The Arts

Time: September 28, 2012 from 8pm to 10pm


Location: International Art Group Gallery

Street: 4161 N. Damen Ave.

City/Town: Chicago

Website or Map: http://www.borderbend.org/ong…

Phone: 312-380-9223

Event Type: performance, music, visual, art, activism, advocacy

Organized By: Borderbend Arts Collective

You are invited to attend this Seventh Annual Chicago Calling Arts Festival event which includes bicycle advocacy, Skyped conversations with advocates and artists across the country, performances by the Chicago Bike Band, and a celebration of Chicago Critical Mass' 15th anniversary. $5 suggested donation.

Peter Gabriel at the UC tonight

PSO Shipping Party - Today!

Bicycle shipment for the Prisoner Support Organization in Uganda on Wednesday ...




Come un-wrench with Working Bikes and remember Lefty loosey on the right, righty loosey on the left.



2434 S. Western, Chicago, free street and bike rack parking!

Chicago Bike Count

Volunteers needed for downtown Chicago bike count Sept. 25 & 29


Help raise public awareness of bike issues and document the demand for more bikeways in Chicago! The Chicago Department of Transportation Bike Program needs volunteers to count bicyclists during one or more of the following times:

•Tuesday, Sept. 25, 7AM – 9AM

•Tuesday, Sept. 25, 4PM – 6PM

•Saturday, Sept. 29, noon – 2PM

CDOT will provide training on data collection and no experience is necessary.

The 2012 Downtown Bike Count will be conducted quarterly and will help measure the success of existing bike facilities and the demand for new facilities. In June of 2012, volunteers recorded more than 10,700 bicyclists at 24 locations entering and exiting the Central Business District during the morning and afternoon peak hours.

To volunteer or to learn more, please contact: Dave Smith, CDOT Bikeways Planner, at david.smith@tylin.com or 312.742.7620.

The Cardboard Bicycle

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43384144/vp/48987448#48987448

check it out

Tour de Gigi's

Tour de GiGi’s, 5th Annual Charity Bike Ride returns on September 23, 2012. This wonderful event includes 21, 42 and 63 mile routes through the beautiful countryside of Plainfield and Yorkville starting at the Oswego East High School. With a cost of only $30 per person, bring your cycling friends for a scenic ride. Proceeds will benefit the educational programs of GiGi’s Playhouse Fox Valley.


Looking for a different speed? Then join the Kids Charity Ride from 10:00-11:30 followed by a pizza party at 11:30-Noon. Push, pedal or scoot your way around the enclosed track area. Many kid-friendly activities and features will make for a fun day!

Bike Winnetka

September 22, 2012 - September 22, 2012


Bike Winnetka is an event that will take bicycle riders of all ages through scenic Winnetka in a group ride format! There are 2 distance options to accommodate riders of different ages. The ride begins at 1:00 pm and all riders are required to wear a helmet to participate. Registration is limited to the first 300 riders and ends September 15 at 12 pm. (NO on-site registration will be allowed this year.) $5. Type: Sports.

Skokie Playfield (Cherry St. Extension)

490 Hibbard Rd. (Skokie Playfield

Winnetka, IL

847-501-2076

Autumnal Equinox

Tomorrow is the Autumnal Equinox.  The days are getting shorter.  Take advantage of every nice weather day...

Supermom Pedals Six Kids in Superbike

This lady has given new meaning to the phrase "one tough mama." Although Emily Finch had hardly ever bicycled, the Portland, Ore. resident traded in her SUV few years ago for this multiperson contraption, called a bakfiets, which she now uses to haul her six children everywhere they go. She estimates the bike weighs about 550 pounds when it’s loaded up with kids, groceries and gear, but the 34-year-old pedals it rain or shine, through smiles and (very public) tantrums, and up and down hills, with her yelling things like, "Pump Mary, pump!" to tell her daughter in the back to pedal. Finch says her bike brings her happiness she can't explain.

Thanks to MSN for this story

Madonna at the UC tonight

Happy Birthday Lance

Lance Edward Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson, September 18, 1971) is an American former professional road racing cyclist who won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times after having survived testicular cancer

Rosh Hashanah

Why do orthodox Jews refrain from riding bikes on the Sabbath?


Answer: Bicycles should not be ridden on Shabbat for three reasons:

1.If the bike's chain falls off or the tire goes flat, one might repair the bicycle. ("Tzitz Eliezer" by R' E. Waldenberg, VII 30). Fixing the bike is like "making the bike anew", which is an act of creation. Jews refrain from creative activites on Shabbat.

2.Bike riding is considered uvdin d'chol (a weekday activity). ("Code of Jewish Law" O.C. 327; MB 7).

3.It is common to travel with a bicycle for a distance longer than the t'chum (Sabbath's 2000 cubit limit outside the city). To avoid going out of the t'chum, one should not travel with a bicycle on the Sabbath.

With blessings from Jerusalem,

Rabbi Shraga Simmons

Ride Your Bicycle To - Circus In The Parks

Welles Park
2333 W. Sunnyside Ave.
Chicago, IL , 60625
Circus In The Parks, featuring Chicago’s Midnight Circus, a high-flying assortment of acrobats, aerialists, clowns, contortionists and even a dog, will tour seven Chicago parks in September and October under an intimate, little big top tent. This unique partnership between Midnight Circus, the Park District, all volunteer park advisory councils and the sponsors has quickly made this a Chicago tradition.

Fee: $15 per person, children under 2 free
Welles Park, Sept. 15 2pm and 5pm and Sept. 16. 1pm and 4pm.

The high-flying acrobats from Midnight Circus return with an all new show for the 2012 Tour. Step inside the magical purple and blue Big Top and witness fantastic physical fests and heart-warming magical moments so close you will feel like you are part of the show.

Discounts available for groups of 20 +. To purchase tickets on-line www.CircusInTheParks.org

Since 2007, this one-of-a-kind, family-friendly event has played to nearly 30,000 attendees, and has raised nearly $250,000 for local park improvements. Celebrating community, raising funds, and improving parks one circus at a time

Ride your bicycle to Lurie Garden Fall Festival and Plant Sale

Add texture to your garden with native grasses! The Lurie Garden Plant Sale will offer a variety of perennials and grasses to provide interest throughout the seasons, as well as food and shelter for local fauna.

Fall is a perfect time for planting! The Lurie Garden Fall Festival & Plant Sale will offer a variety of perennials and grasses to provide interest throughout the seasons, as well as food and shelter for local fauna. Proceeds will support Lurie Garden programming. The event also includes tours, hands-on gardening tips, plant-based crafts for kids, face painting, activities by local organizations and more. Quart size plants cost $5 and gallons cost $10. Cash or check only. Please bring your own bags or boxes to transport your plants.

The Hideout Block Party

The Hideout Block Party & A.V. Fest Friday 9/14/12 & Saturday 9/15/12


Wilco, Iron & Wine, Glen Hansard, Lee Fields & The Expressions, Wye Oak, The War On Drugs, The Corin Tucker Band, Wild Belle, Kelly Hogan, The Waco Brothers w/ Paul Burch, CAVE, The Lawrence Peters Outfit, Redmoon Theater, Guitarkestra

Fri, September 14, 2012 - Sat, September 15, 2012

5:00 pm

The Hideout

Chicago, IL

$30 - $60

Sold Out***$4 of the service fees go to the charities***This ticket is for a rain or shine event. No refunds, exchanges, and all tickets are nontransferable. You will exchange your ticket for a two-day wristband. All event information, including line-up, is subject to change. 10 and under no ticket needed.

REI Free Bicycle Maintenance Class

Bike Maintenance Basics at Northbrook REI


September 13, 2012 from 7pm to 8pm

888 Willow Rd

Northbrook IL

Website or Map: http://www.rei.com/event/3877…

Phone: 847-480-1938

Event Type: free, bike, maintenance, class

Organized By: Elliot Bennett

Mayor's Bicycle Advisory Council

Please join the next Mayor's Bicycle Advisory Council meeting.


What: Mayor's Bicycle Advisory Council (MBAC) Meeting*

When: Wednesday, September 12, 2012, 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Where: City Hall, 121 N. LaSalle Street, Room 1103

The September agenda will be provided at the meeting. The June MBAC meeting minutes are available on the Bike 2015 Plan website: http://www.bike2015plan.org/mbac/index.html

*Please note: MBAC meetings are for municipal and organizational stakeholders to provide project updates as they relate to the Mayor's and Commissioner's initiatives. The general public is welcome to attend, and is encouraged to hold questions until after the stakeholder meeting is finished.

Questions: Email Carlin Thomas (carlin.thomas@activetrans.org

Never Forget

Never take your freedom for granted

Chicago Teachers on Strike- Get Out and Ride Your Bike

Hey kids, the weather is beautiful.  Get outdoors and ride your bike. 

Bikes! The Green Revolution

March 30, 2012 - September 9, 2012  Closes today

 

Learn all about the American bicycle and Chicago's bike culture in this exhibition that details the roots of America's most democratic and sustainable form of transportation and considers why human-powered locomotion could be the way of the future for our rapidly evolving urban environment.

The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

Blood, Sweat, and Tears Bike Ride

Join the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) on September 30th in their 10th Annual Blood, Sweat & Tears Charity Bike Ride.

Founded in 1949, LLS is the world’s largest voluntary health agency devoted to blood cancer research. With chapters throughout the U.S. and Canada, LLS focuses on curing leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma as well as improving the quality of life for current patients and their families. This cycle event raises funds for LLS to continue to further lifesaving blood cancer research and provide free services to patients. Participants even receive personal fundraising pages to raise additional funds for the cause.

Biking distances range from 5 miles (Family Fun Ride) to 100 miles (Century), with 20 mile, 45 mile and 62 mile rides available as well through low-traffic, scenic roads of flat to rolling terrain. Participants meet at the Highland Park Metra Station (1700 St. John’s Ave., Highland Park) at 7:00 a.m. to begin the ride. Register today to save a life!

Bike Hudson Wisconsin

Join in the fun and experience all that Hudson has to offer first-hand at the annual Girls Just Want 2 Have Fun Bike Ride 2012 with events from Friday, September 7 to Saturday, September 8. Bikers can choose a 15 mile Leisure Group City ride, a 30 mile Country Group Challenge ride, or a 45 mile Miles R Fun Group ride. Bike ride events begin on Friday, when participants will be welcomed at an evening reception with refreshments, appetizers and Cycle Chatter at the Marnie Marie Photography Studio. The bike rides begin on Saturday morning with a light breakfast, bike fittings and ride sign in. Lunch will be provided at the end of each of the rides for all the participants.


Fee to participate is $35/ person; after August 24 the price is $45/person. This includes welcome reception, breakfast, t-shirt, and lunch. Limited to the first 75 riders with paid registrations. Pick up a registration form at Art Doyle’s Spokes & Pedals (607 2nd Street), ELAN Clothing & Gifts (218 Locust Street), or the Hudson Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau Office (502 2nd Street).

Website: www.hudsonwi.org

Ride your bike to the Chicago Fringe Festival in Pilsen

This annual festival is all about pushing boundaries. It brings together daring theatregoers with emerging performing artists from around the world. With 50 shows to choose from, the Chicago Fringe Festival offers something for everyone.

All CFF 2012 performances will be held at five venues in our city's Pilsen neighborhood. Visit CFF's website for a complete schedule.

League of American Bicyclists

September 5 is the registration deadline for the October 5-7 League of American Bicyclists League Cycling Instructor Seminar.


Becoming a League Cycling Instructor (LCI) certified to teach Smart Cycling classes is a great way to help cyclists in your community. Certified instructors teach Smart Cycling classes to both children and adults.

The next Chicago Area Seminar will be held in Homewood IL on Friday Oct 5, Saturday, Oct 6, and Sunday, Oct 7.

If you wish to attend the October 5-7 seminar, you must register before September 5, 2012. For a FAQ sheet and to register for this, or any other LCI Seminar, go to the League's Instructor Seminar page.

http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/education/seminars.php

For more information, contact Larry Mysz by e-mail at Larry@ChicagoBicycle.Org or contact the League directly by phone at 202-822-1333 or email at education@bikeleague.org.

El Salvadore Shipping Party Tomorrow!

Come on out for a good time and a good cause as we fill a shipping container with bicycles and parts.

These bikes are going to the Salvadoran Commitee for Appropriate Technology, Centro Salvadoreño de Tecnologia Apropiada (CESTA), a member of Friends of the Earth International, FoEI.

CESTA was founded in El Salvador in 1980 and joined FoEI in 1991. Today, CESTA has some 3100 members spread among 27 local groups. Every three months, CESTA publishes a Spanish-language magazine called ECONCIENCIA, as well as numerous books and pamphlets on more specialised technical subjects. CESTA's core national campaigns focus on solid wastes, marine issues, and sustainable transportation. The organization participates in the following FoEI campaigns: Climate Change, Forests, Sustainable Societies, and Wetlands. CESTA also has four "ecocentres" where appropriate technologies are developed and put into practice. One such centre has an urban focus, another is a permaculture school where workshops are given on a permanent basis, while still others focus on forest and marine issues.

Pullman Labor Day Ride

Eighth Annual Pullman Labor Day Bike Ride

Historic Pullman, the original company town built by George Pullman in the 1880s to house the workers at his Palace Car factory, is a significant part of the rich Chicago southside labor history. Hosted by Pullman's strong civic and cultural organizations, the seventh annual Pullman Labor Day Bike Ride will be on September3, 2012. Appropriately held on Labor Day, the ride's theme honors the important role labor unions have played in Pullman and the Calumet region. The bike ride has been a huge success these past seven years thanks to the contributors and riders.

All proceeds from the ride go towards expenses and a celebration by the historic Hotel Florence in Pullman at the conclusion of the 30 mile course. Lunch and a labor history program will be a part of the festivities, with appropriate speakers for the occasion.

Help to continue the tradition of honoring labor in the region of Pullman, where labor history was made during the infancy of the movement.

Monday September 3, 2012

The Choice is Yours....

Sweet Home Chicago Food Tour

Sweet Home Chicago Food Tour

Tour Chicago’s sweet spots! Enjoy the tasty rich flavors and aromas of chocolate, creamy blends, and other yummy treats. In addition to tasting, you will also learn a great deal about the history of chocolate and the art of crafting incredible sweets. Bonus: riding a bike to the sweet shops has its advantages – you don’t have to feel guilty about enjoying some delicious treat!

All tour prices include comfort bicycle, helmet, and sweet samples at various locations.

Note: Tours may be cancelled if the weather makes for dangerous riding conditions. If we are unable to reschedule the tour, we will issue a full credit or refund.

Adult $59 Under 12 $49 BOOK ITMay-September Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday
Departure Time:
11:30AM
Millenium Park 239 E. Randolph Street Chicago IL 60601

Moderate: 2-3 HOURS