Bicycle Film Night in Longmont this Thursday!

Thursday night, April 14th, We’ll be showing Ride the Divide. Ride the Divide is a movie about a group of Mountain Bikers who’ve challenged themselves to race from Banff Canada to Mexico. There’s no prize except the sense of accomplishment. Will they all make it? Will there be death and Peril? Come and see. The show will start at 7pm and it will be shown upstairs at the Dickens Opera House. The Longmont Film Society has graciously donated the use of their projector.

One of Denver’s most popular restaurants has partnered with World Bicycle Relief, a nonprofit organization providing access to education and livelihood through the power of bicycles, to help celebrate the opening of their new Denver office while aiming to raise $15,000 for the organization’s current Bicycles for Educational Empowerment Program.

On April 17th, Solera’s Executive Chef, Goose Sorensen, will open his restaurant doors to the Denver community. In exchange for a donation of $134 /couple or $67 /individual, attendees will enjoy limitless cocktails and appetizers as well as access to an impressive silent auction including a Cervelo S2 Frame, Zipp Wheels, Skea and Descente jackets and many other items including gift certificates to several Denver restaurants and businesses). “$134 puts a bicycle into the hands of a student in Africa reducing her commute to and from school by up to 7 hours each day.” Says World Bicycle Relief Grassroots Development Manager Katie Bolling. “With a bicycle, our student recipients gain valuable time to study for school and help their families with chores.”

Thanks to BikeDenver.org to this news

The Volunteer Courtesy Patrol needs 30-40 bicyclists over the age of 18 this summer. Volunteers will assist Park Rangers in four of Denver’s most popular spaces; the Cherry Creek Trail, South Platte Trail, City Park and Washington Park. Bike jerseys and other equipment will be provided. Volunteers will provide their own bicycle and helmet.

Guest story submitted by Jennifer Roberts

This could be a story about social media, or the tight-knit Boulder community or being a bike messenger in the age of email, Twitter and texting. In many ways, it's about all three. Nan is a bicycle courier for Denver/Boulder Couriers (http://www.dbcouriers.com/) and can often be seen around town riding her iconic pink-rimmed bicycle. The only reason I learned about Nan was that a small community of people in Boulder had a case of ‘bike-envy” and a Twitter feed to post when one of them had spotted Nan(@nansighting) .They started the group and Twitter feed to both promote cycling culture in Boulder and show their appreciation and respect for a cool, fixie-riding, mother-of-3 Boulder gem!
We met at the Laughing Goat to find out how she got started as a bicycle courier, her favorite winter gear and her opinion on Twitter.

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