[OHPV-list] massive bike fest in June: HPV events for calendar?

[Have More Bike Fun]

Hello, passing on this article in case anyone on the list would like to 
organize an event of a 'bent or HPV nature for the "Pedalpalooza: 17 
days of Pure Bike Fun"

The deadline for getting events into the printed calendar is April 10th, 
but events can be added to the online calendar anytime.

 - Have More Bike Fun



At 17 days and almost 120 events, last year's Pedalpalooza was the 
largest and most diverse festival of cycle-oriented events (less than a 
month long) anywhere on the planet.  Much more than a collection of 
workshops, competitions, and themed rides, Pedalpalooza 2005 started 
with a parade and free movie for cyclists and brought us the World Naked 
Ride and Dance Party, a singles party collaboration with the Portland 
Mercury, and not one but several bike-in movies.  There was also a 
musical ride to a mystery destination that was also a picnic, some 
Clownarchy, and a scavenger hunt.  There were events oriented to kids, 
to food, to transportation geeks, and to alcoholic beverages 
(responsibly!) not to mention that Vancouver represented mightily.  
Rather than kick back with smug self-satisfaction about what a great job 
we did, how about making this year even more stunning?

Happening this year from June 8th - 24th, the content of the festival 
depends on YOU, the enthusiastic pedal-powered people who host events.  
Have an idea for an event?  Tell us about it, ask for help, or just post 
it to the online calendar.  If you post your event on the calendar by 
April 10th, it will be on the printed calendar which goes all over town 
and is in an issue of the Portland Mercury.

You can enter your event directly into the totally slick calendar (yeah, 
some of us are computer geeks) here:
http://shift2bikes.org/pedalpalooza/pp2006.php

To write with questions or suggestions:
bikefun [at] shift2bikes dawt org    (anti-SPAM, you can figure it out!)

You can discuss your ideas with a community of Funnists here (subscribe 
to the mail list):
http://www.shift2bikes.org

Bask in the splendor of last year's fest, to get ideas:
http://www.shift2bikes.org/pedalpalooza/index.shtml

Some history:  after the stunningly successful BikeSummer 2002 festival 
in Portland, an international festival which visits a different city 
each year, some cyclists got together to talk about how to make events 
happen all year, every year.  The result of this was the formation of a 
community of Bike Funnists, and every year since there has been a 
festival, though things happen every week otherwise.  Check it out, 
there's something just about every day of the year:
http://calendar.shift2bikes.org

The website for BikeSummer 2002:
http://www.bikesummer.org/2002

If gravity-powered Bike Fun is your thing:
http://www.zoobomb.net/

Hub for Portland's cycling community:
http://bikeportland.org/