Prairie Cycle Club – Bicycle Club for Champaign County, Illinois

Is right here! If you like what you see and haven't joined... come aboard :) (click "membership" to your right)

You were going to ride your bike this summer, right?

SUMMER ISN"T OVER!

You're out of shape? We've got beginner level rides on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
Nobody's fast enough to ride with you? Find the Wild Card guys.
Bike doesn't work? There are bike shops in town... and even the Bike Project http://www.thebikeproject.org/ where you can join and learn to fix the thing yourself, and the first visit is free.

Need motivation? Sign up for C-U Across the Prairie!! We've got rest stops and a car to pick you up if you get tired...

Hope to see you out there!

The flier for CUAP is attached ...

C U Across The Prairie -- August 14th~ get ready, tell your friends ;)
We'll be starting from the Hideaway of the Woods -- even better, we'll be finishing there, with lunch and cold beverages available.
http://www.prairiecycleclub.org/taxonomy/term/6 has more information and link to registration

Join us for an urban bicycle tour of the galleries and unique shops in Champaign-Urbana. This is a leisurely ride for which you set your start time, 10 AM to Noon, ride at your pace, stop for lunch, and visit each gallery for as long as you desire. Discover galleries that you may not know and see art of all kinds including glass, painting, fabric, and sculpture. You will also receive chances on a drawing for prizes donated by the participating galleries. Participating local restaurants will offer discounts so you can enjoy lunch on your tour or a snack at the end. Your entire $10 entry will be donated to 40 North | 88 West Champaign County Arts, Culture and Entertainment Council. http://www.40north.org/

Urbana Galleries: Shared Space

Amara Yoga & Arts Wind, Water, & Light

Beads N Botanicals

Cinema Gallery Champaign Galleries:

Fleurish Boneyard Pottery

Furniture Lounge GlassFX

Heartland Gallery Indi go

International Galleries Larry Kanfer Gallery

Madeline's Confectionary Arts Studio

Restaurants: The Great Impasta, Aroma Café, Common Ground Food Co-op, Esquire Lounge. La Gourmandise and more by the day of the event

Start: Meadowbrook Park, on Race St. south of Windsor Rd, Urbana. The galleries open at 10 AM so we suggest you start at your leisure 10 AM to Noon. Figure in time for lunch and a snack after the tour to enjoy an easy day of urban bicycle touring and visits to the many varied galleries and shops in Champaign-Urbana.

Entry Fee: $10. The entire amount will be donated to 40 North | 88 West Champaign County Arts, Culture and Entertainment Council

Drawing: Your registration will enter you in the drawing for the prizes. For each gallery you visit you will receive another entry in the drawing. The drawing will take place the day of the tour at ~5 PM Saturday, 6/5/2010 at Indi go 9 E University, CH.. If you are not present you will be notified by email.

Prizes: A ceramic tile by Rimas VisGirda from Cinema Gallery

A $75 selection of Irish food & goods from Heartland Gallery

A 10 class yoga pass from Amara

A fused glass tile from GlassFX

A fresh cut flower bouquet Fleurish

A gift Certificate from Madeline's Confectionary Arts Studio

Two $15 gift certificates from Beads N Botanicals

A $25 gift Certificate from Furniture Lounge

Two $10 Gift Certificates from Common Ground Food Coop

They took Art to the Streets, We're taking the Streets to Art