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Pedalpalooza Daily: Friday, June 12

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7:00am – 9:00am: Breakfast on the Bridges
Every Friday in June is a BonB Friday! Come celebrate the beginning of summer with a cup of coffee on your way to work on the Hawthorne and Steel lower deck.

Noon – 2:00pm: Portland City Tour

Free, meandering tour of Portland with Portland City Tours. Leaves from Vera Katz statue, 2 SE Main St

Noon: Chocolate Ride

Yum. Leaves from JaCiva’s Chocolates, 4733 SE Hawthorne Blvd

2:00pm: Horticultural Challenge Ride
Show off your knowledge of plant names, win prizes. Irving Park, NE 7th and Fremont

6:00pm: Noobs on Unicycles
Learn this vital life skill. Salmon Street Fountain.

5:15pm: Bike to Baseball
Join all the kids who participated in the Walk + Bike Challenge for a night at PGE Park! On field activities for kids, the Challenge winner will throw out the first pitch and bikes will overtake the stadium for a night of bikey baseball fun. Fireworks after the game, too! Bring cash for tickets (or purchase ahead of time; info at www.walknbike.org) and treats. Meet at Buckman Elementary (320 SE 16th Ave).

6:00pm – 8:00pm: Vancouver Trails Ride
Explore trails and scenery up on the north side of the Columbia. Meet at Esther Short Park.

7:45pm: Jesus Cycle Procession
It’s simple. Dress as your favorite savior, meet at the Salmon Street Fountain, and ride to the Bike Porn: Cyclebound film fest opening night. Or skip the movies and head to the Lucky Lab at SE Hawthorne and 10th around 10pm for more Jesus riding.

11:59: Midnight Mystery Ride
Meet at 11pm at Pub at the End of the Universe, 4107 SE 28th Ave. At midnight, ride to a mystery destination.

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Elly Blue (Columnist)

Elly Blue has been writing about bicycling and carfree issues for BikePortland.org since 2006. Find her at http://takingthelane.com

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the "other" steph
the "other" steph
15 years ago

Bike/Ped Legal Clinic tonight 6:00 – 7:30pm!
Lucky Lab NW

it will be off the hook, in a geeky, GEEKY way