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roller · d'oh! Joined: 17 May 2008 Posts: 294 Location: duncan park

Are you ready to get down and dirty and do some square dancin' to old-time music?

UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE!!! Bike participants will be eligible to win weekend passes to the Boomslang Music Festival http://boomslangfest.com next weekend. Far out! We're hold'n a good old fashion raffle. So register for the race, kiss your honey, and pray you can hoedown all next weekend for free compliments of Boomslang.

Get ready for the Harvest Moon Alleycat & Square Dance, a race you'll probably want to do in overalls. Expect only good people, good music, and good community organizations. Only $5.

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Time
Friday, October 2
Registration at 6:30pm
Race starts at 7:00pm
Square dance starts 8:00pm

Location
London Ferrell Community Garden
250 E. Third St.
Lexington, KY
map

Benefits
This is a fundraiser for Kentuckians For The Commonwealth & Seedleaf. Without them we wouldn't have these great community gardens and programs that promote justice & sustainability. Support the organizations that make us a stronger & healthier community.

Alleycat Bike Race Activities
The race starts at London Ferrell Community Garden. You will bike to gardens across town and complete earth-nourishing activities.

The alleycat will have two courses: a short course for the fun gardener, and a long course for the fast gardener. Both courses are eligible for prizes.

Prizes
Long course will have prizes for first place male & female. Both courses compete for best dressed urban farmer male/female. You might ask, "What qualifies one as an urban farmer?" You just fell off the turnip truck! Well, it's a farmer in the city or overalls with an ipod case or it's custo and straw hats. DFL for the long course will be recognized.

Afterparty Square Dance
Dance under the full moon at the London Ferrell Community Garden with live square dancin' and adult refreshments. Julie Shepherd Powell will call the dance and a house band with lay down the tunes! Some youtube of the performing artists:
Rayna Gellert, Clifftop 2008 Fiddle Finals: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrweiTxfVgQ
Brett Ratciff at the "Made to be Played" Exhibit Banjo Master Series Concert: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJTmfuCCtLM

Sponsors
Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, Seedleaf, Peace Meal Gardens, outrageGIS mapping, Pedal Power, Pedal the Planet, Boomslang, Al's Bar, Stella's Kentucky Deli, Good Foods Market and Cafe, Alfalfa Restaurant, Elmwood Stock Farm, Woodford Feed.

Poster

Just lean back in your rockin' chair, take a sip from the jug, and keep an eye on the moon.

mofokuban · townie Joined: 11 Oct 2008 Posts: 172 Location: Dayton, OH

Can we make this a costumed alleycat?

rocknroll · Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:03 pm Post subject:

i think that's what the halloween alleycat is for

brokebike · cutter Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 2434 Location: local

only if overalls, straw hats and Chocos count as a costume
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Tigger · Joined: 12 Jun 2009 Posts: 9 Location: versailles

I am really bummed this has been moved. Sad

politicalhero · Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 9:02 pm Post subject: Re: bummed

[quote="Tigger"]I am really bummed this has been moved. :([/quote]

Sorry it got moved but we had to make sure the space was available and everything was in line with all the different groups that will be putting on the event.

It is gonna be great!

Tigger · Joined: 12 Jun 2009 Posts: 9 Location: versailles

I'm sure it will be great. I just won't be living in Lex anymore by then and I am bummed that I will be missing all the fun.

the great zombo · hipster Joined: 06 Jul 2009 Posts: 74 Location: lex

is this race still on? where and when?
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politicalhero

Hey the great zombo

check out the first post and the subject like

the great zombo · hipster Joined: 06 Jul 2009 Posts: 74 Location: lex

my camo suspenders will blow you off the road.
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caine1975 · hipster Joined: 23 Jan 2008 Posts: 51 Location: lex-vegas

how bout the mork and mindy rainbow suspenders with some daisy dukes???
that'd be 'super, thanks for asking'
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roller · d'oh! Joined: 17 May 2008 Posts: 294 Location: duncan park

Google map: the race and square dance are here.

Today the space is mostly a lush garden, instead of an empty field as depicted on the google map.

roller · d'oh! Joined: 17 May 2008 Posts: 294 Location: duncan park

OUR OFFICIAL HEE HAW WEATHER FORECAST

So you're wondering if you'll see the moon Friday night? Yes, you will. The weather system that's poised to enter the Bluegrass Friday morning looks to be a fast mover. We'll initially have some blustery wind, rain, and maybe some thunder, but it all will pass before we start.

7pm conditions:
Temperature: 58 °F
Surface Wind: 11mph from the southwest and a little gusty
Sky Cover: 30%
Rain: <10%

roller · d'oh! Joined: 17 May 2008 Posts: 294 Location: duncan park

WRAP UP
Thanks to all of the happy hoedowners who participated in the bike race and square dance. It turned out to be a beautiful, chilly night with a fantastic moonrise. We had 75 bike registrants and raised just over $475 in support of Seedleaf and KFTC. We also had numerous walk-in do-si-doers and we had probably 150-200 people there at the height of event.

LIFE IS IN YOUR HANDS
If you're a'wonderin' those seed packets you picked up are for you to plant in your pint of soil. They're fast growing lettuce (3 weeks to harvest) and will grow well in a sunny window or patio, but protect them from washing out if you put them outside.

WINNERS
We made a record! It's the first time that the women whooped up on the men and beat them to them finish line. Obviously the Main St construction and darkness were problems, but the night was about brains as much as brawn.

1rst place Female: Tiffany Morrow & Megan Stanton
1rst place Male: Drew McGraw
Best Dressed Female: Carla Brown
Best Dressed Male: Brian Turner

We gave out 2 Boomslang weekend passes (who are you?). If you received one, you must go to Buster's (starting Friday night 5pm) to swap ticket for a wristband.

SPONSORS AND PRIZES FROM
Kentuckians For The Commonwealth: http://www.kftc.org/
Seedleaf: http://www.seedleaf.org/
Peace Meal Gardens: http://district.bluegrass.kctcs.edu/rebecca.glasscock/peacenew/peacemealgardens.html
outrageGIS mapping: http://www.outrageGIS.com
Pedal Power: http://pedalpowerbikeshop.com/
Pedal the Planet: http://www.pedaltheplanet.com
Boomslang: http://boomslangfest.com
Al's Bar: http://www.stellaskentuckydeli.com/alsbar/
Stella's Kentucky Deli: http://www.stellaskentuckydeli.com
Good Foods Market and Cafe: http://www.goodfoods.coop/
Alfalfa Restaurant: h: http://www.elmwoodstockfarm.com/
Woodford Feed Co: http://www.woodfordfeed.com/

BIG THANKS
To Ryan Koch for letting us visit the variety of Seedleaf gardens, making some compost, and planting garlic in London Ferrell. Also to Peace Meal Gardens and Rebecca Glasscock for letting us mulch this fantastic garden. Huge props to Tim Buckingham for bringing the square dance and community exercising. Gotta stay fit ya'll! Last but not least, thanks to all the bikers who came out, dressed up, and partied down. Alleycats rule.