Bikies, Some of you might be interested in the Great Choices Week events at UW-Madison next week. I've attached below info on Great Choices Week (Sept 22-26) AND the Bike-In Film Festival (Sept 23-24).
Alison Carpenter UW Bicycle & Pedestrian Coordinator (608) 263-2969 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________________________ The University of Wisconsin-Madison's Transportation Services invites you to join us at "Great Choices Week" September 22-26. SCHEDULE (7am to 3pm each day): Monday, September 22 at Library Mall Tuesday, September 23 at 1656 Linden Dr, Animal Health and Biomedical Science Bldg Wednesday, September 24 at the fountain on Engineering Drive Thursday, September 25 at the WARF Bldg, Circle Drive Friday, September 26 at Library Mall Come find out more about your transportation options! Information on Madison Metro, Dane County Rideshare, the State Vanpool Program, UW Park and Ride lots and much, much more will be available. If you are one of the first 100 you can get a free Great Choices t-shirt to show your support for transportation alternatives. Bus Riders: Stop by and pick up a Madison Metro schedule. If you haven't picked up your free employee bus pass stop by and get yours. Or if you haven't gotten your complimentary bus pass holder get one now. Cyclists: Stop by and get a free bike adjustment from 10am-3pm. You can also register your bike, pick up a map and find out more about bike safety. Movie Lovers: Stop by the table to pick up your free tickets for our "Bike-In" Film Festival (limit 2 tickets per person). Join us at the Memorial Union Play Circle on September 23 and 24 for movies about bicycling and meet the UW Bicycle and Pedestrian Ambassadors! Our main feature will be "The Hard Road" and "Song of the Bicycle" at 7:30 pm each night. Or come to our 4:30 pm matinee to see "Hardihood" and "Riding the Black Mamba." To find out more about Great Choices Week and the details on the movies in the "Bike-In" Film Festival log on to www.fpm.wisc.edu/tdm _______________________________________________________ "Bike-In" Film Festival - September 23 and 24 Memorial Union Play Circle Theater Get your free tickets at the Great Choices Week Booth (Limit of 2 per person) Presenting: The Hard Road and Song of the Bicycle at 7:30 pm each night The Hard Road - Join us and Director Jamie Paolinetti for the showing of this Feature-Length Documentary film which follows the upstart NetZero team through an entire season as they experience the highs and lows that are inseparable from the sport of professional cycling. It takes the viewer into the belly of the beast as seasoned racers Graeme Miller and Jamie Paolinetti mentor a team of neo-pros who dream of breaking into the ultra-elite ranks of the pro peloton. The Hard Road reveals the true grit, determination and sacrifice of these remarkable athletes as they strive to pursue their passion at any cost. Share the riders' struggles both on and off the bike as they face financial hardship, family pressures and the uncertainty of the future in what is surely the most volatile of all professional sports. Song of the Bicycle - The evening will start with this 17 minute film, which features scenes of bicycles being used to transport huge earthenware urns and bamboo cabinets to market and to simply get from place to place. All this is interspersed with the observations of artist Yi Ling who spent 4 1/2 years cycling around China's perimeter. Beautifully photographed, Song of the Bicycle is an oddly insightful look at the divide in Chinese and Western lifestyles as manifested in the simple use of the bicycle. Hardihood and Riding the Black Mamba at 4:30 pm each night Hardihood - In this documentary over ten women are chosen to make a commentary on female athletic performance. Over a period of 2 seasons, Hardihood examines female downhill mountain bike racers. Beginning with Monday and ending on Sunday; animation's, weather reports, and the racer's daily process, honor the seven successive days. Jen Klish provides a contrast to the sponsored corporate riders. Her 50 hour workweek, and increasing ambivalence with competition, leave Klish retired from racing to pursue her profession as a bike mechanic. One year later, Klish is the sole female mechanic on the race circuit wrenching. Jacquie Phelan, a 3-time national champion, provides the history of the sport. Director Nicole Hahn uses these stories to tell a greater untold story - that of the female athletic spirit. Riding the Black Mamba - Find out more about bicycle use in Africa for transportation and income generation in this short documentary by Johanna Kleinert. Johanna spent 5 months in East and Southern Africa researching such issues as the booming bicycle-taxi industry in Western Kenya and interviewing bike dealers, cyclists and others. For more details on Great Choices Week and the Bike-In Film Festival visit www.fpm.wisc.edu/tdm The first 50 students to attend each night will receive a free bike headlight, courtesy of Bucky's Ambassadors. _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
