ASC Hosting Kids Bike Rodeo and Bicycle Giveaway April 9
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The Arts & Science Center will host a bike rodeo from 12-4 p.m. Saturday, April 9, 2022. The activities will be at ASC’s The ARTSpace on Main facility at 623 S. Main St. in Pine Bluff.
ASC Partners with Recycle Bikes for Kids, Novel T’s for Free Event
A free event aims to provide youths with bicycles and bike-related fun.
The Arts & Science Center will host the Bike Rodeo from 12-4 p.m. Saturday, April 9, 2022. The activities will be at ASC’s The ARTSpace on Main facility at 623 S. Main St. in Pine Bluff.
No registration is required, but the bikes will be given away on a first-come, first-served basis. The bike rodeo is in conjunction with ASC’s monthly Second Saturday Family FunDay.
Kenny Fisher (in orange shirt) with Novel T’s repairs bikes at The Arts & Science Center during a previous event. He will return to partner with ASC and Recycle Bikes for Kids during the bike rodeo, set for April 9 at The ARTSpace on Main.
ASC is partnering with Recycle Bikes for Kids and Novel T’s to make the bike rodeo possible. This event is also sponsored in part by the Pine Bluff Area Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Arkansas Community Foundation.
“The Bike Rodeo will be a day jam-packed with fun and engaging bike-related activities,” said Rhodes Daigle, public programs coordinator at The ARTSpace.
Approximately 50 bikes (provided by Recycle Bikes for Kids) and helmets will be given away to ages 17 and younger while supplies last.
Daigle said, “You can start by coming to get your very own bike at The ARTSpace on Main as well as a free helmet. Then, you can take it outside to the obstacle course where you can learn bike safety while also partaking in the course.”
The bike rodeo will also include a decorating station. “Bling out your bike,” said Shakeelah Rahmaan, ASC’s education programs manager. “Create a simple or intricate decoration pattern using colorful tape, jewels, pipe cleaners and more for a unique design for your bike.”
Anyone (including adults) who needs to repair a bike they already own can pick up replacement parts including seats, tires, and more.
Faith Anaya, instructor of ASC’s cooking program CrEATe Lab, will be on hand to speak about ASC’s lineup of cooking summer camps. She will also have snacks available for visitors.
“Finally, if you want to take advantage of the entire event, you can finish your day by checking out our interactive STEAM exhibition Spectrum of Creativity, Daigle said. “So be prepared for a day full of activities at The ARTSpace and ASC.”
Founded in 2008, Recycle Bikes for Kids’ mission is to give free bikes to kids, provide adults the opportunity to earn a bike, and to support bike infrastructure and education in their community. Since opening, they have given out almost 20,000 bikes to kids and adults across central Arkansas. For more information about the organization, visit RecycleBikesForKids.org.
Novel T’s is a screen-printing shop in Pine Bluff. Owners Kenny and Sandra Fisher are longtime ASC volunteers and have lent their bicycle passion and expertise to previous bike events at ASC. The Fishers and Novel T’s also produce and manage Tour de Bluff, the annual bicycle ride and bike-themed event in Pine Bluff.
For more information on ASC’s bike rodeo, contact Rhodes Daigle at rdaigle@asc701.org or call 870-536-3375.
