[The Sprockettes do their thing.]
The Sprockettes—those sexy, synchronized, mini-bike-dancing superstars—have released the official invitation to their big event, The International Bike Dance Off and Benefit Party.
This three-day extravaganza of bike fun is guaranteed to please, so go mark your calendar right now for November 17-19th.
Here’s the full schedule of events:
Friday Nov.17th
@ Disjecta (230 E Burnside) , 7pm
$5 entry (proceeds go to future Sprockettes endeavors)
International Bike Dance Expose
- B:C:Clettes and The Brakes bikedance teams from Vancouver, BC will be imported for your enjoyment.
- K.A.Z.U.M will defy gravity while astounding and amazing you with their acrobalance exquisiteness.
- On The Double (Seattle) are going to hype the hot rope, doubledoutchtastic.
- The Sprockettes perform S.O.T.I.l live to music sensations Romanteek
- Velocipedomaniacs Show Me The Pink will bring the house down with some bicycle booty shaking dancerock.
- There will be a silent auction as well as an art showcase with artists such as Lyla Emery Reno, Tripper Dungan, 333 Empire, Sasquatch, -struct, Brad Delay,Tiago, Nekia, Volta, and many more!!
- Late night debauchery with DJ’s Puppet and Sniffles
- MC’s Bossy Boots, Caffeine Jones, and Agent Orange
- Projections by Giovanni
- Sponsored by New Deal Vodka, New Belgium Breweries, and Sake One
Saturday Nov.18th
- 11am Brunch and Tallbike making workshop
4205 NE 14th at Skidmore
contact: Agent Feral carolinapenner@gmail.com - 3pm Alley Kitten registration @ Mt. Tabor (an alley cat on minibikes)
Prizes and challenges!
contact: Gabe gabrielamadeus@gmail.com - 7pm @ Free Geek
1731 SE 10th
Bike movies and Rock Show
contact: Agent Bunny G nickeyrobo@riseup.net
Here Comes A Big Black Cloud and The Golden Greats - 11pm After Party at Someday Lounge with Gypsy Carnival DJ Dimon of Golgol Bordello clan spins multi- kulti
Sunday Nov. 19th
- 11am Brunch
28th NE Killingsworth
Then, from there: City-Wide Beer Treasure Hunt
contact: Agent Pulse emy.is.rad@gmail.com - 3pm International Bike Polo Tournament
contact: Ken ken@puma.org
and Bikedance Skillshare
@Alberta Park 20th NE Killingsworth
8pm Zoobomb
For more info visit Sprockettes.org or their MySpace site.
Want more Sprockettes? Check out my gallery of Sprockettes photos or read my archives of Sprockettes coverage.
Thanks for reading.
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Excuse me if this ends up here twice but I think the posting gods are not liking me today.
Anyway, I just wanted to say that my 5 year old daughter LOVES you guys and I think you are much better role models than Barbie.=)) I love that the sprockettes are so fun-loving, cool but not afraid to act goofy, real (they seem to represent many body types and not some fictional ideal) and are not TOO girly – don’t mind some bike grease or getting sweaty.
So, how about a show especially for young girls? Wouldn’t that be awesome? They should start doing shows at local schools! Okay, maybe not the direction you all wanted to go with this, but you SHOULD! And combine it with some self-confidence building something or other and then a workshop on bike safety and repair – just for girls! Oh, I guess boys could come too. Okay, I’ll take care of the rest, you gals just show up and do your thing. Seriously.
Also, which of these events listed is the best for all-ages and would allow my daughter to see you all in action? It’s hard to tell from the schedule what exactly is happening at each time and I don’t really want to expose her to rowdy drunkenness.
Hey Mommy!
I absolutely LOVE your suggestions.
I’d say that, first of all, the main party at Disjecta is all ages. It will be pretty loud, but if you just come for the beginning of the night, it should be family friendly. Other than that, unfortuantely, I don’t know that I can say any of the other events will be kid friendly. However, if you have more suggestions about doing workshops, I would love to talk to you more! Feel free to email me at nickeyrobo-at-riseup-dot-net. Thanks!!! We love you, too!