News Pine Ave. "Party With A Purpose" + East Village "Art In Motion Festival" Leading Up To Sunday Amgen Bike Tour Finish In Downtown LB
(Feb. 24, 2007) -- On Saturday afternoon (Feb. 24), final preparations were underway on downtown Pine Ave. for Saturday night's "Party With A Purpose" benefiting LB area charities...
...while a Saturday afternoon "Art in Motion Festival" featured Councilwoman Suja Lowenthal in a charity tricycle relay race.
She's in the right lane and in the lead on Linden Ave. in the East Village.
Councilwoman Lowenthal blazes ahead as John Morris (LB Festival Committee Chair) and ICB Bank president Jane Netherton (Chair, LB Organizing Committee) watch in amazement [look closely, Councilwoman Lowenthal just pedaled past them.] Photo credit: Daniel deBoom
The events are all part of the lead-up to what local business and city officials hope will be an attention-getting, crowd-drawing climax to the six-day, statewide Amgen Bicycle Tour which ends in downtown LB on Sunday, Feb. 25.
A sound engineer lashes up this mighty mixer to handle Saturday night's musical acts on this stage at Pine Ave. and Broadway.
Jim Michaelian (President/CEO of Grand Prix Ass'n of LB), left, and Jack Leavitt (President, Another Brilliant Move, pointing to stage lighting) monitor the set-up.
John Morris (Smooth's Sports Grille) wears his "game face" as zero-hour approaches. He serves as the LB Festival Committtee Chair.
Smile, John!
A few blocks away in the East Village, Ryan Smolar oversaw the "Art in Motion Festival."
People gathered near a neighborhood stage to enjoy reggae rhythms.
The Art in Motion Festival was a bicycle themed event with multiple bicycle-oriented booths.
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