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Dinner, Bikes and Cupcakes! Portland comes to Santa Monica!:

Dinner bike and Cupcake

Dinner, Bike Cupcakes!
Friday, June 17th

Elly Blue, Joshua Ploeg, Joe Biel
Traveling to tell stories and show movies on Bicycle Culture while serving up tasty Gourmet Vegan Food!

Portland returns to Santa Monica with the sixth annual Dinner Bikes tour of the U.S bringing people together to eat delicious food and get inspired about bicycle transportation.

We are SO EXCITED to be hosting Elly Blue, Joe Biel and Joshua Ploeg for the third time since they launched their tours in 2011. We will again add our own special spin to the the event with VEGAN CUPCAKES and SO MUCH MORE!

Our Spin: (with more added daily)
• ZERO WASTE EVENT, compostable dishes, plus folding stainless steel SPORK!*
• VEGAN CUPCAKES* by Cynthia Rose
• Commemorative Pint Glasses!* and FIRESTONE BREWING
•RAFFLES: Win one of 2 HUFFY CRUSER BIKES and cool prizes!
*while supply lasts

You’ll be treated to chef Joshua Ploeg’s seven-course gourmet buffet spread. Elly Blue and Joe Biel co-present a new interactive discussion and presentation that includes eight short films about groundswell movements and incidences where people have demand better neighborhood conditions and successfully implemented them. Throughout the evening there are plenty of opportunities for discussion, questions, and browsing the Microcosm pop-up book and t-shirt store

 

Event location is immediately adjacent to the new 17th Street Expo Station at Breeze Bike Share HQ. Find out more about Breeze, bike share and test rides too!

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