21st annual BICAS ART AUCTION DECEMBER 2nd & 3rd, 2016 Art Gallery (1122 N Stone Ave, 85705) CALL FOR ARTISTS: Please consider donating art to the BICAS Art Auction. Bike scrap is available for artists at BICAS. EVENT TIMES : PREVIEW PARTY: Friday Dec 2nd (6-10pm) EARLY BIDDING: Saturday Dec 3rd (11am-5pm) “SILENT AUCTION: Saturday … Read more
It’s been hot, hot, hot — with record heat. Saturday promises to be hot, maybe the “hottest day of the year” for this fun bicycle ride. Ride starts at BICAS, 44 W. 6th Street (NE corner of N. 9th Avenue), then goes west to Menlo Park for the bbq pool party. Enjoy summer in the … Read more
If you haven’t been to this annual art show, you obviously have missed a lot in Tucson. It is a wildly popular, fun-filled two nights, with lots of very, very creative bike themed art — many made from recycled bicycle parts. Bidding is fast & furious and some pieces sell for hundreds of dollars. You can register online early for a bid number at:
Join BICAS for a Tucson-style benefit bike ride & pool party! (from their website, www.bicas.org)
Love riding your bicycle in the summer? We do, too! Gather up some friends and join BICAS for our 2nd annual HOTTEST DAY of the YEAR Benefit Ride and Pool Party.
This is an easy-paced group ride with fun stops to cool down. It ends at Menlo Park for lunch, suds, and a dip in the pool. Heaps of fun for the whole family!
$25 – Adult rider
$50 – Family of 4 (must have one youth under 12 yrs)
$15 – Youth rider (18 and under)
+$10 – Day-of Procrastinator Fee (Sign up early!)
Registration fee includes a BICAS water bottle, light breakfast/coffee, lunch, ice-cold drinks, and pool entry.
For several years now the Central Tucson Gallery Assn. (CTGA) has sponsored art walks on the 1st Saturdays of each month, to encourage Tucsonans to visit art galleries and shop local. Tonight several of these galleries are open from 6 (or 7) p.m. to 9 p.m.
Here’s the list of 17 art galleries included in CTGA: http://firstsaturdayartwalks.com/index.html. Some are open tonight, others may not be, so check w/ the individual galleries. Those I know are definitely open tonight:
Baker + Hasseldenz Design, 100 E. 6th St., with art by Norwegian photographer Ole Marius Jørgensen (7 to 10 p.m.)
Conrad Wilde Gallery, 101 W. 6th St. , with a group show by Jessica Drenk, Yechel Gagnon, Marvin Shaver, Victoria May, Pamela Paulsrud, Dave Zaslow
Contreras Gallery, 110 E. 6th St., with art by Tucsonan Ruben Urrea Moreno, “Snakes and Ladders” (see image below)
