Don’t forget to bring a toy to donate to Children’s National Medical Center in exchange for FREE TICKETS to see The Originators play live on December 13th. RSVP on Facebook.
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DC Bike Party to Hold Holiday Lights Ride
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Lia Seremetis
December 4, 2013
Email: Lia.seremetis@gmail.com
DC BIKE PARTY TO HOLD HOLIDAY LIGHTS RIDE
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11TH
D.C. Bike Party Will Ride Decorated in Holiday Lights and Collect Toys Donations for Children’s National Medical Center.
WASHINGTON, DC – DC Bike Party: Bike Lights, Big City is coming soon! On December 11th, the party ride which averages between 500-700 participants each month, will ride through Washington, DC with their bikes covered in bright, holiday lights. Before the ride, local band The Originators will be on site in Dupont Circle to collect toy donations for Children’s National Medical Center. In exchange for toy donations, The Originators are giving out free tickets to their album release party on Friday, December 13th at Topicalia.
DC Bike Party, a community organized group ride which held its first ride in July 2012, grew to over 700 riders in November of this year.
The group, departing from Dupont Circle, will set out to complete an approximately 7-mile ride, visiting some of the city’s major landmarks and attractions with a pit stop on Capitol Hill before ending with a celebration at Mad Hatter in Dupont. DC Bike Party participants will be treated to a free live show by local favorites, The Raised By Wolves and Traveler Beer specials all night!
A map of the complete route will be available at DCBikeParty.com 24 hours before the ride. Riders are welcome to join or depart the group at any point—many riders use Capital Bikeshare.
Everyone is welcome to attend or participate. RSVP on Facebook using this link. Specifics below:
WHAT: DC Bike Party: Bike Lights, Big City
WHERE: Departs from the middle of Dupont Circle
WHEN: Wednesday, December 11th
Meet at 7:00 P.M.; Depart promptly at 8:00
More information on the organization, including details on future rides, is available at www.dcbikeparty.com.
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About DC Bike Party:
The DC Bike Party is a monthly party ride around our Nation’s Capitol, with the route’s starting in DuPont Circle on the 2nd Wednesday of every month. The District’s biking community, much like the city itself, is growing rapidly, and DC Bike Party’s goal is to be a positive part of this growth. Each month, the event sets out to explore the city via bicycle, featuring an ever-changing route, new playlist for the ride, and a new post-ride bar. All post-ride outings are 21 and older. The DC Bike Party is a place to ride bikes, make friends, and have a real cool time.
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Bike Lights, Big City
RSVP to the next DCBP right here! We’ll see you on December 11th at 7pm in Dupont Circle. Wheels hit the streets at 8.
| Getting bummed walking outside at 5pm only to see pitch black skies? Cure your Seasonal Affective Disorder by drenching yourself and your ride in as many colorful lights as possible for the brightest DC Bike Party ever.
Even the Scroogiest Scrooge will have to stop and smell the roses this month as we brighten every street we roll through covered in bright, festive lights! Of course, Sound Bike DC will make the party, so add a track to this month’s Spotify collaborative playlist: http://open.spotify.com/user/gnarlia/playlist/ For the first time ever, we’ll be starting and ending our ride in Dupont Circle for an after party at Madhatter! Tunes will be provided by local favorites The Raised By Wolves! Last month’s coat drive was such a huge success, we’re going to do it again! Bring a toy to donate to the Childrens National Medical Center and you’ll not only make a child happy this holiday season, but you’ll receive a free ticket to see The Originators DC at Tropicalia on Friday, December 13th! The members of The Originators will be waiting in Dupont Circle to collect the toys starting at 7pm before we take hit the streets at 8pm. So bring bright lights for your bikes and new toys for the tykes– it’s time to brighten up DC!
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COAT DRIVE TOMORROW
Hey DCBP!
Don’t forget that Wednesday is not just for DC Bike Party, it’s also a clothing drive for Ward 8 Collaborative. Please take some time to grab a warm coat which you no longer wear or another item of warm clothing to donate on Wednesday.
The folks from Ward 8 Collaborative will be at Dupont Circle at 7pm until the time we take off collecting clothes for those who need them most.
It’s getting cold out there– so please, be generous!
Thanks!
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House Rules: Ways Not to be a Jerk at DC Bike Party’s Thrift Shop Ride
1) Here is the final route Please meet at the East side of Dupont Circle, on the grassy area between Massachusetts Avenue and P Street. We’ll ride for about 7.5 miles, with a pit-stop at McPhereson Square. The after party is at Old Glory BBQ in the heart of Georgetown at the corner of Wisconsin and M St. NW. City Bikes is generously providing bike parking for DCBP participants in the parking lot right next to Old Glory until 11:45pm, so no need to do the DC Bike Party parking scramble once we arrive in Georgetown.
2) STAY TOGETHER. The leaders are the people in the yellow D.C. Bike Party shirts and/or reflective vests and/or with flags on their bikes. The route leaders and MPD will be stopping at all red and yellow lights. The rest of the ride will be going through lights so that the ride can move as quickly as possible, as a whole, through the city. There will also be several ride Marshals and MPD officers dispersed throughout the group. Finally, we will have Sweepers in charge of the end of the ride who will make sure no one is left alone if they’ve got a flat or an injury.
3) CHILL. This IS NOT critical mass. This IS NOT an alleycat race, this IS NOT meant to be anything but fun for EVERYONE. D.C. Bike Party is a slow, cruising ride and it’s meant for riders of ALL levels. Do not speed in front of route Leaders, do not get crazy and ride into oncoming traffic lanes. We will have MPD with us to make sure these rules are followed.
4) RESPECT. DC Bike Party is meant to be a fun, community building activity. We’re not doing this to upset cars or pedestrians, but when a huge group is taking up a lane of traffic, tempers tend to flare. If a driver or pedestrian gets upset, please say something like “Hi, this is just going to take a couple minutes. Thank you for being patient. We’re really sorry if this is inconveniencing you.” There is nothing gained by starting a conflict.
5) HELP EACHOTHER. Protect your fellow rider. If you see a pothole, train tracks, or anything else you think might be an issue, shout it out! It’ll create a human telephone chain all through the Bike Party and keep everyone safe. Remember, this is your ride, too. We have some great volunteers, but it’s up to EVERYONE to keep this group safe and fun! If you see someone acting up– call em’ out!
6) GET INTO IT! It’s time to get super funky. The wildest, weirdest, most non-sensical thrift ship fre$h outfit wins the night.
7) Be safe. Show respect. Have fun. BIKE PARTY.
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DC Bike Party: The Thrift Shop Re-Cycle
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Lia Seremetis
October 25, 2013
Email: Lia.seremetis@gmail.com
DC BIKE PARTY TO HOLD THRIFT SHOP RIDE
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH
D.C. Bike Party Will Ride in Their Funkiest Thrift Shop Gear After a Clothing Drive to Benefit Ward 8 Collaborative.
WASHINGTON, DC – DC Bike Party: The Thrift Shop Re-Cycle is coming soon! On November 13th, the party, ride which averages between 500-700 participants each month, will ride through Washington, DC dressed in their funkiest thrift shop gear. Before the ride, Ward 8 Collaborative will be on site in Dupont Circle to collect coats as a part of the DC Bike Party clothing drive. DC Bike Party, a community organized group ride which held its first ride in July 2012, grew to over 700 riders in September of this year.
The group, departing from Dupont Circle, will set out to complete an approximately 7-mile ride, visiting some of the city’s major landmarks and attractions with a pit stop on the National Mall before ending with a celebration at Old Glory in the heart of Georgetown. DC Bike Party participants will be treated to a live show by local favorites, the Originators and beer specials all night!
A map of the complete route will be available at DCBikeParty.com 24 hours before the ride. Riders are welcome to join or depart the group at any point—many riders use Capital Bikeshare.
Everyone is welcome to attend or participate. Full details on the event are below:
WHAT: DC Bike Party: The Thrift Shop Re-Cycle
WHERE: Departs from the middle of Dupont Circle
WHEN: Wednesday, November 13th
Meet at 7:30 P.M.; Depart promptly at 8:00
More information on the organization, including details on future rides, is available at www.dcbikeparty.com.
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About DC Bike Party:
The DC Bike Party is a monthly party ride around our Nation’s Capitol, with the route’s starting in DuPont Circle on the 2nd Wednesday of every month. The District’s biking community, much like the city itself, is growing rapidly, and DC Bike Party’s goal is to be a positive part of this growth. Each month, the event sets out to explore the city via bicycle, featuring an ever-changing route, new playlist for the ride, and a new post-ride bar. All post-ride outings are 21 and older. The DC Bike Party is a place to ride bikes, make friends, and have a real cool time.
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THANK YOU!
On a rainy night in October, we still made it happen. Thank you to everyone who came out and to Congressional Cemetery, Atlas Brew Works and the Bumper Jacksons for putting together the best after party the un-dead have ever seen!
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The Riding Dead: 10/9/13
1) Here is the final route Please meet at the East side of Dupont Circle, on the grassy area between Massachusetts Avenue and P Street. We’ll ride for a little under 6 miles, with a pit-stop on the Hill. The after party is at Congressional Cemetery on 18th and Potomac SE. City Bikes is generously providing bike parking for DCBP participants just outside the cemetery until 11:45pm, so no need to do the DC Bike Party parking scramble once we arrive at Congressional Cemetery.
2) STAY TOGETHER. The leaders are the people in the yellow D.C. Bike Party shirts and/or reflective vests and/or with flags on their bikes. The route leaders and MPD will be stopping at all red and yellow lights. The rest of the ride will be going through lights so that the ride can move as quickly as possible, as a whole, through the city. There will also be several ride Marshals and MPD officers dispersed throughout the group. Finally, we will have Sweepers in charge of the end of the ride who will make sure no one is left alone if they’ve got a flat or an injury.
3) CHILL. This IS NOT critical mass. This IS NOT an alleycat race, this IS NOT meant to be anything but fun for EVERYONE. D.C. Bike Party is a slow, cruising ride and it’s meant for riders of ALL levels. Do not speed in front of route Leaders, do not get crazy and ride into oncoming traffic lanes. We will have MPD with us to make sure these rules are followed.
4) RESPECT. DC Bike Party is meant to be a fun, community building activity. We’re not doing this to upset cars or pedestrians, but when a huge group is taking up a lane of traffic, tempers tend to flare. If a driver or pedestrian gets upset, please say something like “Hi, this is just going to take a couple minutes. Thank you for being patient. We’re really sorry if this is inconveniencing you.” There is nothing gained by starting a conflict.
5) HELP EACHOTHER. Protect your fellow rider. If you see a pothole, train tracks, or anything else you think might be an issue, shout it out! It’ll create a human telephone chain all through the Bike Party and keep everyone safe. Remember, this is your ride, too. We have some great volunteers, but it’s up to EVERYONE to keep this group safe and fun! If you see someone acting up– call em’ out!
6) GET INTO IT! BRAINS BRAINS and MORE BRAINS! The Riding Dead is gonna be apocalyptic.
7) Be safe. Show respect. Have fun. BIKE PARTY.
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