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Old 09-22-06, 12:28 PM
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PDX Car Free Days this weekend, 9/22 - 9/24



Friday, September 22nd through Sunday, September 24th
Where: SW Ankeny between 2nd and 3rd Avenues

FRIDAY

10am - 3pm Get Lit Benefit Lunch cart
Eat ravioli and support Portland’s own Free Bike Lights program

4:30pm - 7:30pm Mocktails in the Street
Spend happy hour in the street, imbibing fizzy drinks, snacking on hors d’oeuvres, and chatting with your fellow Portlanders. You can also get bike and walking maps, find out more about fun rides, bike moves, and other unique Portland bikey phenomena. We’ll have bike experts of all stripes to answer your questions, and you can even learn to put your bike on a TriMet bus rack. Brought to you by the folks behind Breakfast on the Bridges.

6:00pm Donut eating contest

8pm -10pm Dance Party

10pm Outdoor movie

SATURDAY

11am - 4pm Free bike tune-ups by Community Exchange Bike School

11am - 4pm Decorate your bicycle! Especially for kids, but adult-friendly

10am - 3pm Get Lit Benefit Lunch cart
Eat ravioli and support Portland’s own Free Bike Lights program

1:30pm: Bike Tour of Small Museums in Portland.
Bring $8 for admission to some of Portland’s smaller eclectic collections. Led by Carye Bye of Red Bat Press (redbatpress.com)

5-10pm: Funky live music for dancing:
Eclectic Bastards
Underscore Orkestra
Johnny Punchclock

and headlining

The 20 Foot Man: a 20-foot tall marionette who dances, sings, paints, writes poetry, and breaks hearts.

10pm Outdoor Movie

SUNDAY

10am Public Radio in Public Space
Relax and listen to This American Life in the street. Bring your own radio or listen in on one of ours.

10am - 3pm Get Lit Benefit Lunch cart
Eat ravioli and support Portland’s own Free Bike Lights program

1pm-4pm T-bike
Lounge on pillows, drink tea for free, and meet new folks under the canopy of the City Repair Project’s famous tea-service bicycle.

All day, TBA: Outdoor movies with carfree themes.



https://portlandcarfreeday.org/
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That sounds fun! Too bad I'm DRIVING A CAR up to Seattle this weekend.
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