[FLPERMACULTURE] [ribs] Benefit Concert!

[Joshua Dolan]

--- Bernadette <Bitterfruit at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hello all,
> 
> What follows is the media release for the RIBs
> Benefit Concert.  If
> you are interested in helping poster for the event
> please respond to
> this e-mail!
> 
> Bernadette
> 
> Show to support Recycle Ithaca's Bicycles Building
> Renovation:
> 
> Hank Roberts, Thousands of One, and Chapel Perilous,
> at Castaways Feb. 23
> 
> To fund the renovation of their new location at 530
> W. Buffalo St.,
> Recycle Ithaca's Bicycles is holding a benefit
> concert Friday February
> 23, 2007, at 9:30 pm at Castaways.  Suggested
> donation is $5-$10 for
> the show, which features Hank Roberts, Thousands of
> One, and Chapel
> Perilous.
> 
> Recycle Ithaca's Bicycles, a program of the
> Southside Community
> Center, has a 16-year history as a community bike
> shop and youth
> program. RIBs' mission is to support sustainable
> communities by
> promoting the reuse and maintenance of bicycles.
> Bikes, access to bike
> parts and tools, and education in bike safety and
> repair are provided
> in exchange for time spent volunteering at the
> program. Services
> include use of the extensive bike repair shop,
> classes in bike repair
> and safety, and other organized programs like bike
> rodeos for younger
> riders, bike racing teams, and coordination of teams
> or ride support
> for charity rides like the AIDS Ride for Life. "Over
> the history of
> the program, including the past year, we've seen the
> amazing
> generosity of the community, notes long-time RIBs
> volunteer Andy Ruina.
> 
> RIBs' recent move to 530 W. Buffalo St., an
> abandoned pump station
> with historic value, means the program is also
> making a foray into
> creative building reuse. Program Coordinator
> Bernadette Schrempf
> describes the extensive work already done, and still
> needed for
> program activities to fully resume, "We've applied
> for a Community
> Development Block Grant for roof and other repairs,
> but there is still
> a need for donations of skilled labor, materials,
> and cash to move
> ahead in the meantime. What has been on my mind
> recently though, is
> the need for storage space until the building is
> fully functional."
> Recycle Ithaca's Bicycles currently has Open Shop
> time from 3-6pm on
> Thursdays and from 12-3pm on Saturdays. Please call
> (607) 256-5355
> with any further questions.
> 
> 


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