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| Learn to be Street Smart (Other) |
Sat Dec 08, 2007
(10:00 am) |
Sat Dec 08, 2007
(2:00 pm) |
Daisy Blanton
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Learn to drive that old bike before Santa puts a new one under the tree.
Join Bike Chattanooga at the Development Resource Center at 1250 Market Street from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to learn the fundamental skills needed to begin riding a bicycle on the road. Street Smarts covers basic maintenance and safety checks, traffic laws, and riding skills.
The class is geared for adults and children aged 16 and older when accompanied by an adult. Cost is $25 per person and students must have a bicycle and helmet. Pre-registration is required. Call Philip Pugliese at (423) 643-6887 to register.
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| Southside Holiday Parade (Other) |
Sat Dec 08, 2007
(12:00 pm) |
Sat Dec 08, 2007
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Daisy Blanton
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11:00 a.m., cyclists of all ages can enter their decorated bicycles in the Southside Holiday parade.
The parade will kick off at 11:00 am in front of Battle Academy and head down Main toward Jefferson Heights. The Howard High School Marching Band will lead the procession, which will include festively decorated floats, bicycles, vehicles, and costumes.
The parade’s last stop will be at Jefferson Heights Park for a neighborhood party with live music, hot chili, games and a $250 “Holiday Spirit” prize awarded to the parade’s most creative float/bicycle/go-cart/costume!
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| Urban Cruiser Historical Tour (Other) |
Sat Dec 08, 2007
(1:00 pm) |
Sat Dec 08, 2007
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Daisy Blanton
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At 12:00 noon, Outdoor Chattanooga will bring the Bike Chattanooga urban cruiser bikes to Jefferson Heights for a leisurely one-hour ride through the Southside with storyteller Jim Pfitzer. The ride, geared toward riders ages 12 and older, will cruise Southside streets and stop at places of historical significance.
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| Biking Green Scavenger Hunt (Other) |
Sat Dec 08, 2007
(3:00 pm) |
Sat Dec 08, 2007
(5:00 pm) |
Daisy Blanton
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From 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., Greenspaces will host a Biking Green scavenger hunt throughout the downtown Chattanooga and North Shore areas. The ride for cyclists ages 16 and older will feature Chattanooga’s “green” architecture and prizes will be awarded.
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| MAINx24 Urban Night Ride (Other) |
Sat Dec 08, 2007
(7:00 pm) |
Sat Dec 08, 2007
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Daisy Blanton
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At 6:00 p.m., the Chattanooga Bicycle Club will host an adult-only urban night ride through Chattanooga’s neighborhoods. Lights and appropriate clothing and gear will be required for the 20+-mile ride.
All bicycle rides will be cancelled if any two of these weather anomalies are present: rain, sleet, snow, dark, high winds, extreme cold, frostbite.
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