Beat the pump, cycle the town, and enjoy Santa Monica’ssights and sounds. The Santa Monica Museum of Art’s third annual Tour da Arts bike event invites you to participate in a spoke-card workshop and a scenic ride with stops for music, dance, and art along the way. The ride culminates at SMMoA with the Bicycle Bell Ensemble – a tuneful collaborative performance.

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FREE admission to Tour da Arts ride and festivities
Spoke card art workshop admission $5
FREE for SMMoA members.
Activities are open to all ages
(some restrictions apply).

All riders receive a FREE bicycle bell and the first 150 riders to register and check-in receive a FREE Tour da Arts bicycle bag!

The ring of your free bicycle bell is an instrumental part of the musical grand finale – the Bicycle Bell Ensemble.

Check out the August issue of Momentum Magazine featuring Tour da Arts

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Stop 1 – ART (Noon – 2 pm)

Santa Monica Museum of Art

• Check-in for the ride.

• Spoke Card Art Workshop: make an original spoke card for your bike.

• See SMMoA exhibitions: Marco Brambilla: The Dark Lining; Simmons & Burke: In Media(s) Res, Media(s) in Res; and Park Studio: State of Mind. Click to preview SMMoA’s exhibitions
• Enjoy our Cycling Culture Mini-Festival:
  Advocacy: Los Angeles Bike Coalition/Santa Monica Spoke, C.I.C.L.E., Tune-up tent by BikerowaveExcitement: CicLAvia, Tour de Fat, Perry’s Café Bike ToursLocal Design: Bicycle Fixation, Swrve – Urban Cycling Apparel, Shifty – Flirty Bike FashionFood trucks: Dosa Truck, Mandoline Grill, and L.A. Snowie.

Stop 2 – DANCE (between 3 – 4 pm)
The Broad Stage

• Experience world music and dance performances byGlobal Motion and Synapse Contemporary Dance Ensemble.
  www.thebroadstage.com

Santa Monica City Hall 

• Peddle and settle on the garden of Santa Monica City Hall to listen and enjoy Jazz on the Lawn with The Electones.
  www.theelectones.com
  arts.smgov.net/jazz_on_the_lawn_2011.htm

Stop 4 – COLLABORATIVE PERFORMANCE (6 – 7 pm)
Return to SMMoA

• Complete the ride by participating in a closing collaborative performance with the Bicycle Bell Ensemble led by artist Patrick Miller, Sister Mantos, Télématique, and David Semien.
  www.bicyclebellensemble.org
  
  Click to listen:Hear in the City interview with Patrick Miller on KPFK radio

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All stops will last about 30 minutes. Full bike route is approximately 7 miles at an easy pace. Snacks and refreshments provided by Whole Foods Santa Monica, Clif Bar, O.N.E. Coconut Water, and IZZE.

Cause for Creativity: Tour da Arts, vol. 3 is made possible in part by the City of Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Arts Commission, HBO, and Nordstrom.

        

Cause for Creativity: Tour da Arts partners include: C.I.C.L.E., Bergamot Station, The Broad Stage, Global Motion, Jazz on the Lawn, City of Santa Monica Cultural Affairs, Patrick Miller Bicycle Bell Ensemble, Sister Mantos, Télématique, David Semien, Eva Lwington Cycle Chic Sundays, Josef Bray-Ali, Flying Pigeon LA, Richard Schultz, Bikerowave, Santa Monica City Hall, Whole Foods Market Santa Monica,
Santa Monica SPOKE/LACBC, Swrve, Bicycle Fixation, Shifty Showroom, Clif Bar, IZZE, O.N.E. Coconut Water, iZip Hybrid Electric Bikes, Perry’s Café and Rentals, CicLAvia, Dosa Truck, and Mandoline Grill, L.A. Snowie, Big Blue Bus, LA Metro, Momentum Magazine.

Become a SMMoA member today and enjoy groundbreaking exhibitions, experimental education programs, eclectic shopping, and exclusive artworld access.