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PETE's PICKS
What's my recommendation?
Saturday (March 27) is Clean Valley Day! Clean Valley Day is a time for the community to come together and make Roanoke shine. You may not have thrown the trash there, but if you don't pick it up who will? Just imagine the impact if each person filled just ONE bag of trash. Please consider taking 30 minutes to make your neighborhood, favorite park, or business a cleaner place! Click here for a list of areas teams will be focusing on. Got an idea? Send it to pete@roanoke.org Get OUTSIDE! Pete Eshelman (friend me on Facebook) Director of Outdoor Branding Roanoke Regional
Partnership
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VELO SANAA BICYCLE ART SHOW - MARCH 27 Keirin Culture Bicycles and Blue 5 Restaurant present the Velo Sanaa Art Sho  w. The
format is silent auction and all proceeds go to the Nianjema Secondary
School in Bagamoyo, Tanzania. The nonprofit school offers a free
education in a country where only a small percentage of children
receive any schooling at all. The art is cycling-themed and you can bid
on works from artists from Roanoke and way beyond. 10% of all food and
beverage sales goes to the school, too - A big thanks to Blue 5 for their generosity and support of the outdoor industry.
Details:
Time: 7:00 p.m. on
Blue 5 Red Room (basement), corner of 2nd and Kirk.
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BACKPACK SOFA - Gear REVIEW
I need one of these for the Gear Junkie
office! As seen today on the GetOutdoors
blog and home-décor site Apartment Therapy, Belgian designers Quinze & Milan have teamed up with
backpack-maker Eastpak to create the "Backpack Sofa." The mash-up design
appears to take Eastpak
fabric, zippers, labels, and straps and tag them onto a cushy big block
of a couch. Now which backpack pocket did I drop that remote control
into?. . .
-Stephen Regenold (GearJunkie.com)
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TUESDAY NIGHT BEER RIDE  Come out and enjoy a nice bike ride with
friends and the Blue Ridge Bicycle Club. Cap off the ride with some ice cold beer!
Details:
- Every Tuesday
Time: 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Location: Transportation Museum in downton
Roanoke
What: nice bike ride with nice friends
capped off with a nice beer at a nice local bar.
Terrain: Hilly - some steep or long climbs
Ride Length: 20 - 25 miles
Average Pace: Brisk 14-16 mph
Leader Phone: 540-400-8475
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FIRST IT WAS BANFF RADICAL REELS, NOW IT'S
Last September we brought you the Banff Radical Reels Films Festival, and it wil be back again in September. Now, we are excited to bring you the critically acclaimed "Race Across the
Sky" documents several riders, including Lance Armstrong, as they
compete in one of the world's toughest mountain bike endurance races. Please show your support for these type of events (so we'll continue to bring them to Roanoke)! Buy your tickets now! Join us April 23 for this one-time
viewing experience!  To watch a video trailer and learn more about the film Click Here>>> |
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Dragon's Tale Bike Race Making A Come Back
Some of you may remember the grueling "Dragon's Back" bike race that took place  on North Mountain near Dragon's Tooth. Well, it's back in a new and revised format. Dragon's Tale is a 40 mile grassroots style backcountry mountain bike race and/or a 20 mile scenic ride option.
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Have you heard about the Wednesday Night Disco? 
It is a series of mountain bike races that will make you
want to dance on your pedals. This event is all about having fun and getting people that ride
for fun to try out a race.
Roanoke Parks and Recreation is cooking up a great
series that will get your fro in a tizzy. This gig isn't one that will
replace polyester with spandex, rather an event for anyone that wants to
compete in an off-road mountain bike race. So, if you've
never entered a mountain bike race before, but have always wanted to,
this is the event for you!- Just announced - $24 gain you access to all for rides!
The location of the event will be at the
Discovery Center (AKA The Disco Center) atop Mill Mountain (located at
the parking lot for the Mill Mountain Zoo). Click here to learn more
about the event, watch videos of the trails, and register. Hope to see
you out there, bell bottoms and all!
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Upcoming events to keep your eye oN
Visit The RoanokeOutside.com Calendar of Events for details on these upcoming events!
Weekly bike rides throughout Roanoke & NRV Valleys - Group Trainer Rides & Movies every Tuesday
- 8K Race For Hope - 4/3
- Dragon's Tale Bike Race - 4/4
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Susan G. Komen Greater Roanoke Race for the Cure 5K 4/10 -
ESPN Bassmasters Blue Ridge Brawl at SML 4/16-19 -
Mill Mountain Mayhem 10K 4/17 -
Blue Ridge Marathon (full & half) 4/24 -
Angels Race Triathlon 4/25 -
Smith Mountain Lake Triathlon - early May - Middle Mountain Momma mtn. bike race - 5/2
- Mad Dash at Greenhill 5K - 5/7
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Gallop 4 the Greenways 5/8 Appalachian Power Festival 5K & 10K - mid May - The Amazing County Treasure Hunt - 5/15
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Alleghany Highlands Triathlon - 5/22 - Mountains of Misery - 5/30
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Trail Nut 10K and Half Marathon 6/5 -
Fat Tire Frenzy & Bike Festival - 6/18-19 New River Valley Triathlon 7/11
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Roanoke Regional Partnership ˇ 111 Franklin Plaza, Suite 333 ˇ Roanoke, VA 24011540.343.1550 X 104 ˇ www.roanoke.org
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