Do you know about JELLYNYC? You should. They throw awesome parties and we are hosting one on August first with them!  More details soon, but it is going to be fierce and at the Brooklyn Bowl so mark your calendars

PaperGirl is girls on bikes, handing out Art!

The Bike Shop is Blending for 3rd Ward’s 3rd Annual Pig Out!
July 18, 2 to 9 p, 195 Morgan Ave, Bklyn, NY, FREE

Our annual gut splitting, finger licking, diet busting summer event beckons you to Pig Out! 3rd Ward presents the 3rd Annual Pig Roast & Dance Party. Chef Alex McCrery and his team from our new food joint, Goods, will turn 200 lbs. of hog into cheap and tasty summer eats.

Plus sweet summery live music — rock! bluegrass! honky-tonk! — from The Fieros, In Cadeo, Le Mood, The Ramblers, Cletus & the Barnburners, and more. Plus cheap beer and cocktails all afternoon and night.

FREE beer from Fire Island Beer Co. starting at 2p ’til we run out.

With support from The Meat Hook & Brooklyn Based.

RSVP http://www.3rdward.com/rsvp/

Check out pics from last year’s roast with celebrity butcher, Tom Mylan!

As you may or may not know, I am famous for riding my bike in Heels, which inspired my synchronized bike dance troupe’s name: Heelz on Wheelz.  The Ladies at Band of Bicycles, Pleasant Revolution and Heelz on Wheelz would like to test drive these babies.

Send us atleast 3 pairs for immediate consumer reports and hot ladies doing bike dance moves in yellow pumps from the streets of Brooklyn, the alleys of Oakland, and 16 European Cities.

Love,

Larken

c/o Band of Bicycles @ 3rd Ward.195 Morgan Ave.Bklyn.Ny.11237

From Public Blog:

Riding a bike doesn’t mean you can’t wear heels (or boots or flip flops, for that matter). In fact, in Europe, urban cyclists are actually known for setting fashion trends. That’s why we reached out to our friends at Camper, who are known for their stylish, comfortable, and durable walking shoes. Together, we came up with this distinctive peep-toe, perfect for bike riding. Available in bright yellow, these sexy, comfy shoes make a smart and stylish statement, on and off your bike. We recommend these shoes as highly as we recommend the Camper Hotel in Barcelona. It’s where we stay when in Barcelona, and it’s a center for walkers and riders alike

Saturday June 12th

11:00am – 3:00pm Bicycle Safety and Helmet Program, NYC DoT

Noon-3:00pm Kids’ Bicycle Swap, Recycle-A-Bicycle (from 2:30-3:00pm people without a bike to swap may claim one. Expect smaller sizes.)

Socrates Sculpture Park
32-01 Vernon Boulevard at Broadway

Attention! Attention! Has your child outgrown their bike? Kids grow up so quickly these days. Lucky for you, it doesn’t have to cost more! Bring your used kid’s bike to the KIDS BIKE SWAP and swap it for a gently-used bike. All children’s bikes in working order and without gears welcome at the event. Swap will be happening on a first-come first-serve basis. At the end of the event, all bikes will need a home so come and get your kid a bike at the end if you don’t have one to swap.

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=133648946650269

We also had a blast silk screening at Bushwick Print Lab A huge thank you to Tristan and Fredric @ Bike Club Games, (who recently created the Tall Bike Joust iphone application) for assisting with production and editing this amazing video.

The Pleasant Revolution Crew is pedaling through Europe for 6 months and playing shows along the way. Keep up with them at their blog.

We love to work on creative activism projects at 3rd Ward.. Last year we hosted a pedal power workshop with engineers Paul and Leif from Rock the Bike. Together we built a four person pedal powered system. Last summer we bike powered sound systems at Central Park Earth Day and worked to amplify MOBY’s music at the Age of Stupid Film Premiere.

Last night we were working with mechanical engineers from the Green Bus Project as we begin to delve into the second stage of development with our system. We are looking to provide the public with empowering pedal powered experiences. In order for this to manifest we will have to invest in our own highly efficient speaker system and integrate a battery. Send any and all mechanical engineers and speaker sponsors our way!

This is a triple layer swirly cone of simple honest pleasure, as similar to the tantalizing satisfying flavors tasted last night at the amazing, RockinRaw Restaurant on N. 8th Street in Williamsburg. Self described as, “live-vegan-raw-organic-peruvian-new orleanian-creole-cuisine-with soul.” Clinton and I ate in the amazing sparkling back garden and I sipped tea from their hand made earthen ware mugs.

Okay so this is totally different but wildly complex and satisfying at the same time.

There are very few things we enjoy more than our most brilliant friends accomplishing amazing feats of interdisciplinary public art practices. While we were recently upstate visiting Pine Plains we got a chance to meet up with Todd Chandler, a current graduate of RPI who is in residence at Hammertown Community Space working hard and putting the final editing touches onto his film, Floodtide which will be screened for it’s debut performance sometime in the fall. Possibly at the awesome Empire Drive In Installation he is working on with Jeff Stark as a part of the San Jose Biennial in September.

In concert with a live score from Dark Dark Dark watch a jamble of non-linear swirling scenes from the Floodtide experience that make your bike tires want to swirl onto a raft and float somewhere. We will be biking there. Join Us, then lets build a boat. Then a helium balloon and some play structures that create power.

http://www.rooftopfilms.com/2010/films/153-flood-tide