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KITE FLIGHT FITNESS PROGRAMS WORKSHOPS: KIDS WORKSHOPS: TEENS WORKSHOPS: ADULTS LIC BIKE PARADE SUMMER SOLSTICE MAKERS MARKET GrowNYC GREENMARKET OUTDOOR CINEMA PERFORMANCES FEATURED WORKSHOP HALLOWEEN HARVEST FESTIVAL  |
LIC BIKE PARADE Fourth Annual LIC BIKE PARADE Saturday, June 11, 2011 Free / Weather Permitting 11am-1pm: Hallets Cove Playground: Bike Swap/Safety Instruction/Helmet Fitting & Giveaway Noon: Parade Registration Begins at Socrates Sculpture Park Noon-3pm: Socrates Sculpture Park: Bike Decorating Workshops 3pm: Parade along Vernon Blvd. (leaving from Socrates Broadway gate) 3pm-6pm: Waterfront Celebration at Queensbridge Park FREE On Saturday, June 11, Socrates Sculpture Park will present the fourth annual LIC Bike Paradein collaboration with Bike New York, Free Style Arts Association, Friends of Queensbridge Park, Green Shores NYC, Materials for the Arts, Partnerships For Parks, Recycle-A-Bicycle, Transportation Alternatives, NYC Dept. of Transportation - Traffic Safety Division and Velo-City. Back by popular demand, this FREE family and community event will invite children of all ages to explore the creative and functional potential of adaptive reuse, by using recycled materials to repair and decorate their bikes. In preparation for the parade, children and families are invited to Hallets Cove Playground at the corner of Vernon Boulevard and 30th Avenue, from 11am - 1pm, where they can get free helmets and fittings with the NYC Department of Transportation; receive riding safety tips with Bike New York and have their bikes repaired with Recycle-A-Bicycle. Participants will learn how to properly fit and wear their helmets before receiving them. One must be present in order to receive a helmet. A parent or legal guardian must be present to sign a waiver for children under 18 years old. Adults over 18 years old, must also sign a waiver. Based on availability, the NYC DOT will continue the free helmet fittings and distribution at Socrates Sculpture Park alongside the bike decorating workshops. For a second year, Recycle-A-Bicycle will also host a Kids' Bike Swap. Children who have outgrown their bicycles or have extra gently-used bikes to donate, are invited to bring their bike to Hallets Cove Playground and swap it in exchange for another gently-used bike. At approximately 12:30 pm, any unclaimed bicycles will be donated on a first-come first serve basis. All children's bikes in working order and without gears are welcome at the event. For more information on the Recycle-A-Bicycle Swap visit www.recycleabicycle.org The day will continue with several hands-on bike decorating workshops and activities at Socrates Sculpture Park with Velo-City, Free Style Arts Association, and Socrates Sculpture Park artists. Immediately following the workshops, participants will line-up at Socrates' north entrance with Free Style Arts Association and parade their bikes in a colorful procession down Vernon Boulevard (which will be closed to vehicular traffic). The parade will end at Queensbridge Park, where Partnerships for Parks, Friends of Queensbridge Park and Green Shores NYC will lead the festivities from 3-6pm! Advance registration is not required, but space is limited. Please arrive early! All workshops are free and supplies will be provided. Participants are required to bring their own bicycles. MORE INFORMATION For additional information about LIC Bike Parade, please contact Ellen Staller, Director of Development and Communications, at 718.956.1819 ext. 12 or es@socratessculpturepark.org. To download the LIC Bike Parade 2011 Press Release as a PDF document, click here. SUPPORTERS L.I.C. Bike Parade is made possible by generous grants from ConEdison and is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Special thanks to Bike New York, Materials for the Arts, NYC Department of Transportation, Partnerships For Parks, Recycle-A-Bicycle and Transportation Alternatives. Socrates Sculpture Park is grateful for the support of the City of New York, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Queens Borough President Helen M. Marshall, City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan, City Councilmembers James G. Van Bramer and and Peter F. Vallone Jr., and the Department of Parks & Recreation, Commissioner Adrian Benepe.   
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