Friday, 24 June 2011
Bike Pirates' 2011 Art Spin Bike Ride starts June 30th...
I seem be a bit late on this news...or am I just early for the second one on July 28th?...
Bike Pirates is organizing a series of Art Spin Bide Rides this summer:
Art Spin is a multi-disciplinary art crawl style bicycle tour of galleries (commercial, artist run & public), art performances and visits to artist’s studios throughout various downtown Toronto neighbourhoods.
This year's Art Spin will take place on the last Thursday of the month from June until August 2011.The meeting point is the gate to Trinity Bellwoods Park at Queen St. & Strachan, between 6:30 – 7 pm and ending around 9 pm. Art Spin is a free event, and anyone regardless of age or cycling ability is welcome.
Dates for 2011 season include...
June 30th
July 28th
August 25th
Bike Pirates is organizing a series of Art Spin Bide Rides this summer:
Art Spin is a multi-disciplinary art crawl style bicycle tour of galleries (commercial, artist run & public), art performances and visits to artist’s studios throughout various downtown Toronto neighbourhoods.
This year's Art Spin will take place on the last Thursday of the month from June until August 2011.The meeting point is the gate to Trinity Bellwoods Park at Queen St. & Strachan, between 6:30 – 7 pm and ending around 9 pm. Art Spin is a free event, and anyone regardless of age or cycling ability is welcome.
Dates for 2011 season include...
June 30th
July 28th
August 25th
Labels: Art Spine Bike Ride, Bike Pirates
Sunday, 29 May 2011
TorontoTheBetter members part of Bike Month 2011
Several TorontoTheBetter members are participating in Toronto's 2011 Bike Month...
- Janet Bike Girl is having an Open Studio May 30, 2011; 11:00 AM to 06:00 PM:
Come and visit to see a variety of bike stencil artwork..
- Bike Sauce is hosting a Coffee House June 4, 2011; 12:00 PM to 06:00 PM:
Come out and visit BikeSauce's brand new location, 235 Broadview, just south of Dundas. We'll be having tea, coffee and baked treats throughout the day!
- Bike Pirates is presenting three events...
Sweeets for Cycles! happens on June 4, 2011; 12:00 PM to 07:00 PM:
Our annual Donate a Bike event - with a twist! Bring in your old, neglected, well-loved or outgrown bicycle to donate to Bike Pirates and we will reward you with sweets! Bring in a bike and we'll give you something baked! At this non-profit community space your old bike will get a new life either by being build by a community member, or being refurbished for sale by our volunteers.
Their Annual Back Alley Bike Wash is on June 11, 2011; 2:00 PM to 06:00 PM:
Join us for our Annual Bike Wash! Sometimes your bike needs a bit more loving (and scrubbing) than you can muster. If you've just dusted off an old steed, or you recently went on a muddy ride in the Don, come to Pirates and we will clean your bike, pump your tires and lube your chain, all for a small donation.
And finally, their Third Friday Event is on June 17, 2011; 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM:
Please join us the third Friday in June for a community bike ride to visit Toronto's West-End community gardens. We will end the ride back at Bike Pirates for a low-key social.
- Urbane Cyclist's Urbent Event is happening June 4, 2011; 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM:
Learn about recumbent bikes and recumbent trikes!
- Mountain Equipment Co-op's 20011 MEC Bikefest takes place June 25, 2011; 1:00 AM to 06:00 PM:
Along with fun and festivities, MEC Bikefest is a hub of knowledge where cyclists new and old can make connections and get the information they need to pursue their passion.
- Janet Bike Girl is having an Open Studio May 30, 2011; 11:00 AM to 06:00 PM:
Come and visit to see a variety of bike stencil artwork..
- Bike Sauce is hosting a Coffee House June 4, 2011; 12:00 PM to 06:00 PM:
Come out and visit BikeSauce's brand new location, 235 Broadview, just south of Dundas. We'll be having tea, coffee and baked treats throughout the day!
- Bike Pirates is presenting three events...
Sweeets for Cycles! happens on June 4, 2011; 12:00 PM to 07:00 PM:
Our annual Donate a Bike event - with a twist! Bring in your old, neglected, well-loved or outgrown bicycle to donate to Bike Pirates and we will reward you with sweets! Bring in a bike and we'll give you something baked! At this non-profit community space your old bike will get a new life either by being build by a community member, or being refurbished for sale by our volunteers.
Their Annual Back Alley Bike Wash is on June 11, 2011; 2:00 PM to 06:00 PM:
Join us for our Annual Bike Wash! Sometimes your bike needs a bit more loving (and scrubbing) than you can muster. If you've just dusted off an old steed, or you recently went on a muddy ride in the Don, come to Pirates and we will clean your bike, pump your tires and lube your chain, all for a small donation.
And finally, their Third Friday Event is on June 17, 2011; 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM:
Please join us the third Friday in June for a community bike ride to visit Toronto's West-End community gardens. We will end the ride back at Bike Pirates for a low-key social.
- Urbane Cyclist's Urbent Event is happening June 4, 2011; 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM:
Learn about recumbent bikes and recumbent trikes!
- Mountain Equipment Co-op's 20011 MEC Bikefest takes place June 25, 2011; 1:00 AM to 06:00 PM:
Along with fun and festivities, MEC Bikefest is a hub of knowledge where cyclists new and old can make connections and get the information they need to pursue their passion.
Labels: Bike Pirates, Bike Sauce, Janet Bike Girl, Mountain Equipment Co-op, Urbane Cyclist
Sunday, 15 May 2011
Bike Pirates Movie Night, 20th May 2011
Well, Bike Pirates has come us with a grand thing...
Bike Pirates Presents: A Bike In Movie Night featuring the film "The Bicycle Thief"
...Meet at Bike Pirates for a leisurly bike ride to Trinity Bellwoods park for the out door film screening. The movie will be on the stage in the Dog Bowl, starting at 9. There will be sleeping bags to sit on, but bring a cushion if you like!
See the Facebook Event page for more info...
Bike Pirates Presents: A Bike In Movie Night featuring the film "The Bicycle Thief"
...Meet at Bike Pirates for a leisurly bike ride to Trinity Bellwoods park for the out door film screening. The movie will be on the stage in the Dog Bowl, starting at 9. There will be sleeping bags to sit on, but bring a cushion if you like!
See the Facebook Event page for more info...
Labels: Bike Pirates
Sunday, 20 March 2011
another Bike Pirates Craft Night
Bike Pirates is hosting another Craft Night this Wednesday (23 March 2011) from 7:30 to 10:30 PM...
"t's time for another craft night! This time we'll have organized crafts - patterns, tools and materials for making cycling caps and tool belts.
Fabric and other materials will be available by donation, or bring your own!
Things you may need: non-stretchy fabric (thicker and sturdier for the tool belt), thick interfacing or a margarine container, narrow length of elastic, thread, other notions (patches, buttons, lace, etc.)"
For more information & updates, see the Facebook event page.
"t's time for another craft night! This time we'll have organized crafts - patterns, tools and materials for making cycling caps and tool belts.
Fabric and other materials will be available by donation, or bring your own!
Things you may need: non-stretchy fabric (thicker and sturdier for the tool belt), thick interfacing or a margarine container, narrow length of elastic, thread, other notions (patches, buttons, lace, etc.)"
For more information & updates, see the Facebook event page.
Labels: Bike Pirates
Thursday, 11 November 2010
Davenport West Bike Project recruiting volunteers
The following email notice originally came from Gabrielle Langlois of the Davenport-Perth Neighbourhood and Community Health Centre:
"I am writing to let you know about a new health promotion initiative in the Davenport west area.
The Davenport West bike project aims to create/further develop bike culture and increase physical activity and awareness that physical activity can help improve health and well being. We ran a successful pilot this past summer (13 free bike clinics) and with new funding from the Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport, will run a more developed project until the fall of 2011. From Dec. 2010 to March 2011 it will include training for volunteers (bike repair, health promotion, healthy eating, safe riding/injury prevention), and in the spring/summer of 2011 will include free community bike clinics and community rides.
We are currently recruiting volunteers (youth, seniors, newcomers, veteran cyclists, etc.) interested in becoming involved in this project and are looking to you to help us spread the word. Attached is a “call to volunteer” poster and it would be greatly appreciated if you can please post in your agency/area. Please feel free to forward this email to others who may be interested. This project is in collaboration with The Stop Community Food Centre, Bike Pirates, Sweet Pete’s bike shop, CultureLink, and myfirstwheels.
The first training session is Tuesday Dec. 7. Interested applicants can contact me via email at glanglois@dpnc.ca, via phone at 416.656.8025 x 377 or come to DPNC at 1900 Davenport Rd. and I can provide more information."
To see a copy of the original street notice, visit the I Bike TO blog post here. I notice Bike Pirates among the partners listed there...they seem to be everywhere these days...
"I am writing to let you know about a new health promotion initiative in the Davenport west area.
The Davenport West bike project aims to create/further develop bike culture and increase physical activity and awareness that physical activity can help improve health and well being. We ran a successful pilot this past summer (13 free bike clinics) and with new funding from the Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport, will run a more developed project until the fall of 2011. From Dec. 2010 to March 2011 it will include training for volunteers (bike repair, health promotion, healthy eating, safe riding/injury prevention), and in the spring/summer of 2011 will include free community bike clinics and community rides.
We are currently recruiting volunteers (youth, seniors, newcomers, veteran cyclists, etc.) interested in becoming involved in this project and are looking to you to help us spread the word. Attached is a “call to volunteer” poster and it would be greatly appreciated if you can please post in your agency/area. Please feel free to forward this email to others who may be interested. This project is in collaboration with The Stop Community Food Centre, Bike Pirates, Sweet Pete’s bike shop, CultureLink, and myfirstwheels.
The first training session is Tuesday Dec. 7. Interested applicants can contact me via email at glanglois@dpnc.ca, via phone at 416.656.8025 x 377 or come to DPNC at 1900 Davenport Rd. and I can provide more information."
To see a copy of the original street notice, visit the I Bike TO blog post here. I notice Bike Pirates among the partners listed there...they seem to be everywhere these days...
Labels: Bike Pirates, Davenport West Bike Project
Tuesday, 14 September 2010
Bike Pirates seeking recipes etc. for cookbook...
An email from the Bike Pirates Facebook group:
We here in the Bike Pirates kitchen have been putting together plans for a Bike Pirates Cook Book, and we want your submissions!
For anyone who doesn't know, Bike Pirates has always had food in it's space, and for the past 2 years has included free meals as a regular part of their programming. Bike politics and food politics overlap in a variety of ways, and free, healthy food helps to keep our volunteers and participants happy and able to focus. Serving a meal also encourages people to sit and chat, share company and creates community among those using the space.
The kitchen is a vegetarian space, where we cook a lot of vegan meals (and desserts) and use produce from local gardens and organic farms whenever possible. What we need are your favourite recipes that are easy to make for large groups of people - we usually cook for about 20.
What We are Looking For
- recipes that use local/native produce!
- recipes that don't involve measuring!
- vegan recipes!
- Easy, yummy baking recipes (including breads, cakes, pies, cookies etc) that are either vegan or gluten-free
- Directions for fun bike-related craft projects
- Suggestions for a great title! (Working title: The Bike Pirates Anarchist Cooking Book)
- Art for the cover or to decorate the pages inside
*Please ensure that any recipe you submit is indeed your own, and hasn't been taken directly out of your favourite cookbook.
The book will be prepared as a zine and each recipe will be on a separate page. We will use the cook book in the kitchen at the shop and it will also be for sale.
You can either send along your recipes to lunch@bikepirates.com or bring in a prepared, unique photo-copy friendly page for the zine to Bike Pirates during any open hours.
Deadline for submissions will be Saturday October 9th, so we have time to prepare the zine before winter craft season.
We here in the Bike Pirates kitchen have been putting together plans for a Bike Pirates Cook Book, and we want your submissions!
For anyone who doesn't know, Bike Pirates has always had food in it's space, and for the past 2 years has included free meals as a regular part of their programming. Bike politics and food politics overlap in a variety of ways, and free, healthy food helps to keep our volunteers and participants happy and able to focus. Serving a meal also encourages people to sit and chat, share company and creates community among those using the space.
The kitchen is a vegetarian space, where we cook a lot of vegan meals (and desserts) and use produce from local gardens and organic farms whenever possible. What we need are your favourite recipes that are easy to make for large groups of people - we usually cook for about 20.
What We are Looking For
- recipes that use local/native produce!
- recipes that don't involve measuring!
- vegan recipes!
- Easy, yummy baking recipes (including breads, cakes, pies, cookies etc) that are either vegan or gluten-free
- Directions for fun bike-related craft projects
- Suggestions for a great title! (Working title: The Bike Pirates Anarchist Cooking Book)
- Art for the cover or to decorate the pages inside
*Please ensure that any recipe you submit is indeed your own, and hasn't been taken directly out of your favourite cookbook.
The book will be prepared as a zine and each recipe will be on a separate page. We will use the cook book in the kitchen at the shop and it will also be for sale.
You can either send along your recipes to lunch@bikepirates.com or bring in a prepared, unique photo-copy friendly page for the zine to Bike Pirates during any open hours.
Deadline for submissions will be Saturday October 9th, so we have time to prepare the zine before winter craft season.
Labels: Bike Pirates
Sunday, 25 July 2010
Bike Pirates request help for Bike! Bike! 2010...
Bike Pirates recently sent out this detailed request regarding the upcoming Bike! Bike! 2010 conference in Toronto:
"Bike!Bike! is coming up in a few weeks, and it will only be a success with the help of people like you! We needs lots of hands and supplies to make this conference as fun and fulfilling as it has been in the past. In terms of helping there are 4 main ways folks can contribute:
*Volunteering your time before or during the conference
* making a monetary or in-kind donation (we need things like food, art and cleaning supplies, and event prizes)
* Offering billets
* Offering Loaner bikes
If you would like to help out you can sign up to volunteer through the Bike!Bike! website at www.bikebike.org Or by contacting bikebike2010@gmail.com.
Also, anyone involved with a community bicycle project should know that they are *more than welcome* to register to attend! Check out the list of Confirmed workshops on the website. There is a handy registration for there as well, so we can keep track of who is attending and their various needs.
Here is a list of basic things that we will need, that folks could donate. Spending $10 could totally help us out! Donations can be dropped off at Bike Pirates (1292 Bloor St. W) or the Bike Joint (290 Harbord St.) during operating hours.
Resources needed:
Cleaning etc.
consumable:
toilet paper
paper towel
handsoap refills
dish soap
small sponges
all-purpose cleaner
renewable (to pirates):
hand towels
tea towels
dish clothes
any spare plates, bowls and cutlery people may have!!
Stationary etc.
large and small sharpies
pens
loose leaf paper
packing tape
scotch tape
bristol board for road signs
name tag stickers
Thanks a lot! hope you can send this along to some other folks who might be interested."
"Bike!Bike! is coming up in a few weeks, and it will only be a success with the help of people like you! We needs lots of hands and supplies to make this conference as fun and fulfilling as it has been in the past. In terms of helping there are 4 main ways folks can contribute:
*Volunteering your time before or during the conference
* making a monetary or in-kind donation (we need things like food, art and cleaning supplies, and event prizes)
* Offering billets
* Offering Loaner bikes
If you would like to help out you can sign up to volunteer through the Bike!Bike! website at www.bikebike.org Or by contacting bikebike2010@gmail.com.
Also, anyone involved with a community bicycle project should know that they are *more than welcome* to register to attend! Check out the list of Confirmed workshops on the website. There is a handy registration for there as well, so we can keep track of who is attending and their various needs.
Here is a list of basic things that we will need, that folks could donate. Spending $10 could totally help us out! Donations can be dropped off at Bike Pirates (1292 Bloor St. W) or the Bike Joint (290 Harbord St.) during operating hours.
Resources needed:
Cleaning etc.
consumable:
toilet paper
paper towel
handsoap refills
dish soap
small sponges
all-purpose cleaner
renewable (to pirates):
hand towels
tea towels
dish clothes
any spare plates, bowls and cutlery people may have!!
Stationary etc.
large and small sharpies
pens
loose leaf paper
packing tape
scotch tape
bristol board for road signs
name tag stickers
Thanks a lot! hope you can send this along to some other folks who might be interested."
Labels: Bike Bike Conference, Bike Pirates
