Art By Bike – First Friday

Art By Bike – First Friday is a free community bike ride to Southeast Portland’s Monthly Art Walk On March 5. Feed your soul and stretch your legs with Pedal Bike Tours and Art Scout Art Consulting on a free bike tour from Pedal’s shop (2249 N. Williams) to First Friday, southeast Portland’s version of Last Thursday, where galleries and other businesses throw a street-side party of art, food and community.

Unlike the other more well-known (and crowded) art walks in Portland, First Friday is spread throughout several of Southeast Portland’s neighborhoods. This makes it difficult for walkers but perfect for bicycles! Easy riding for everyone; bring spouses, significant others, grandparents, children, even portable pets! We’ll ride on quiet streets through lovely neighborhoods and pause for nourishing art and refreshments at three different art galleries.

Date: March 5

Time: 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Where: Start at Pedal Bike Tours, 2249 N. Williams

B. Rogers Gallery - Address: 2415 NE Broadway; Telephone: (503) 236-0600; Gallery hours: Wed-Sat 11-6, Sun 12-5 First Friday till 8. Sky, Roads, and Rivers, pastel works by Andrea McFarland. B. Rogers Gallery will be featuring Oregonzola cheese and other refreshments.

Studio 2507 – Address: 2507 SE Clinton St.; Telephone: (503) 957-6800; Gallery hours: Friday 6-9 pm and Sat/Sun 12-3 pm. Exhibiting the paintings, ceramic tiles, and monotype prints of Annie Meyer, plus Rachel Austin’s whimsical mixed-media map paintings. Studio 2507 will be featuring a 2004 Cabernet Shiraz blend from Yarra Valley, Australia

Launch Pad Gallery – Address: 534 SE Oak St.; Telephone.(971) 227 0072; Gallery hours: Wednesday – Saturday, 12-4 pm; Sunday, noon-3 pm. Three-person show partnering with Project Grow, a group dedicated to working to enrich the lives of adults with developmental disabilities through art, farming, music, and yoga. The Launch Pad will have Eugene’s best Ninkasi Beer on draft for the evening.

For more information on Pedal Bike Tours, including rates and tour information, visit www.pedalbiketours.com, or call 503 916-9704. Visit Art Scout at www.myartscout.com or call 503.515.1178 to find out how Art Scout is connecting art and people in your community