If you missed the first of two Cyclovia Tucson events on April 7, here’s information on the 2nd one in midtown/north central Tucson, on April 28, also 10 to 3 p.m.

The April 7 event was well attended with hundreds of bicyclists (two wheels, tandems), three wheeled vehicles, scooters, baby strollers, wagons, skaters, walkers, etc. enjoying the downtown streets sans automobiles/trucks. There were numerous family-friendly activity centers along the route, as there will be on April 28 as well.

More info: www.cycloviatucson.org. And below are the activities scheduled at each activity area:

La Madera Park Hub

Official event Kick-off Celebration with Ward 3 Council Member Karin Uhlich at 10 am.
Cox Communication’s Kids Zone, Strider Obstacle Course along with El Grupo’s Bike Rodeo and free youth helmet give away while supplies last.
Zumba classes, food trucks, and more!

Keeling Neighborhood Activity Hubs

11 am – 1:30 pm Live Entertainment: Tucson Friends of Traditional Music, Contra Dance Flash Mob, and The Saguaro Stompers
DJ Carl Hanni and DJ Herm
Tucson Audubon Society Bird Watching Activity
Keeling Neighborhood “Glazing in the Park: Art Activity to Beautify the Bike Boulevard”
BICAS Recycled Art hosts a “Fur and Flower Your Bike Decorating Station”

E. Glenn St. and Mountain Ave.

Bike Boogie: Learn to Dance with your Two-Wheeled True Love with Kimi Eisele
Solar powered Music by Chet Gardiner
Ben’s Bells
Cakes for Causes
Bookman’s Recreation Exchange
Bicycle Tune-Ups by Road Runner Bike Shop
Rocks and Ropes Climbing Wall

“Farm Corner” at Mountain Ave. and E. Blacklidge Dr.

HabiStore, FreeCycle™, Pima County Office of Sustainability, Technicians For Sustainability Solar Demo
Honeybee Demo, Tucson Village Farm, Zen Hens Urban Chickens
Tucson Organic Gardeners Compost Experience, Community Food Bank
Music by Tucson Ukulele Meet-Up

North Dodge Boulevard

DJ Alias with Solar Power provided by the Solar Store
Bicycle Tune-Ups by Arizona Bicycle Experts
Pima County’s “The Loop” Info Booth, Giant Bubbles by the Pima County Library
Living with Urban Wildlife Trailer by Pima County Natural Resources, Parks & Recreation
Feed the Koi, Tucson Koi and Water Gardens
Raku Pottery Demonstration by Tucson Clay Co-op
Drum and Drummer School of Percussion at Tucson Metal Arts Village

Enjoy the streets of Tucson and enjoy Spring outside.

Ben’s Bells has two studios in Tucson, at Main Gate Square, 816 E. University Blvd. and downtown at 40 W. Broadway. Drop by & check out their studios and see these lovely kindness bells being painted & created.

www.bensbells.org

Ben’s Bells small nonprofit organization did a terrific job on the statewide Arizona Gives Day on March 20, 2013. They were #1 in Most Donors category (441), garnered $10,093 from those donors, plus won the Most Donors first place prize of $20,000, and $4,000 in single $1000 Golden tickets for the most donors per hour for 4 hours. Congratulations to them for this excellent showing on the first Arizona Gives Day.

Our mission is to inspire, educate and motivate each other to realize the impact of intentional kindness and to empower individuals to act according to that awareness, thereby strengthening ourselves, our relationships and our communities.

Be Kind.

News release about the Ride On, Tucson! event that drew more than 1,000 kids and adults on bikes and on foot to Armory Park today.

“Grey’s Anatomy” star Patrick Dempsey and top American pro cyclist Tom Danielson led cyclists on a 2.2-mile loop closed to traffic that extended from Jackson Street to 19th Street and included South Fifth and South Meyer avenues.

The event will be featured in Bicycling Magazine’s next issue.

Patrick Dempsey and Tom Danielson, courtesy of Pima County Communications

My previous blog post announcing this bicycling event (click here).

Ride on, Tucson!, courtesy of Pima County Communications