Author Archives: larken

HOORAY!

[ August 1, 2010; 2:57 am; ] Wednesday evening Serra and I met up with Vanessa on 46th and Broadway with our Xtracycles, homemade musical bike instruments,  tons of glitter and a sign saying, “Just Quit” to help her celebrate her last day of service at American Eagle Outfitters.  She began working with the retail clothing company at first in 2006 then [...]

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Band of Bicycles hosts the Pleasant Revolution NYC Bicycle Music Festival Thursday May 20th

[ May 20, 2010; ] Kipchoge and the Ginger Ninjas and The Pleasant Revolution Tour passes through NYC, en route  to Europe where they are biking and playing bike powered music through 15 cities.

Thursday May 20th we will roll with them and transform the streets, bridges, and parks of NYC into an off the grid sustainable concert venue. Start at [...]

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Conversations on Change

Conversations on Change
Friday, April 23, 2010 – 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Parsons The New School for Design
25 East 13th, second floor
New York City
FREE
In Conversations on Change, scholars and practitioners from the fields of art, science and religion discuss commonalities and differences amongst their views of political change. The discussion series is part of Melanie Crean’s [...]

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Brooklyn Bicycle Buddy Meeting

[ May 2, 2010; 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm. 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm. ]

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we’ve got a bike crush on you

This week was very exciting!  There was a flurry of positive energy around the bike shoppe as we finally got our tools and were able to help 3 Brooklyn babes begin their bike journey! Pretty soon we will be ordering a slew of bike safety gear and hosting bike repair nights and rides. These three [...]

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so you want an affordable awesome bike?!

We can help you locate a bike to fit your street personality, style, and purse strings!
First if you are a creative genius I would recommend the awesome deal for a free bike at 3rd Ward. For fourty bucks a month you get an awesome new single speed bike designed by NYCBikes that cruises like a [...]

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Yes (wo)Man in Tree Hugger

Like we don’t get enough recognition all ready:
http://www.treehugger.com/galleries/2010/04/best-of-green-2010-business-politics.php?page=5
This is very flattering.

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Xango

[ April 17, 2010; 8:30 pm; ] Part ritual, ceremony, part fashion show. Come see my other band. A movement, a storm, a revelation, a new beginning. The elements are elemental. The breath is witnessed. Come celebrate water with us.

Love,

Xango & Shola

xango2012.com

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near east family @ new dance alliance

[ April 14, 2010; 8:00 pm; ]

Being an inter-media artist entails, not only cleaning the bike shoppe over the last few days with Scarlett, Baby Willis, and Travis Machine. Witnessing the lovely and capable Ms. Oliva along with Ben Woolf create a bike powered cement mixer for their awesome community project in Braddock, Pa—-but also performing in other ways….tonight I [...]

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naked bike ride after party! things that make yah go hmmmm….

[ June 12, 2010; 9:00 pm; ] Update: Rubber! Chains! Nudity! The World Naked Bike Ride is soon to be here! The great celebration of the North, where cyclists jubilate, celebrate, and self-liberate is gearing up…and we are hosting the AFTER PARTY at our Bike Salon at 3rd Ward.

This could be the best after party you’ll go to all summer.  Vegetarian friendly [...]

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