Riding Bikes with the Dutch Movie Screening

After two nearly sold out screenings this summer, Riding Bikes with the Dutch is back at the Art Theatre in Long Beach!
By doing a home exchange with another family in Amsterdam, Michael his wife and young son are able to document the bicycle-centered lifestyle of the Dutch through the eyes of residents actually living in the city. When Bauch returns home to Long Beach with his family he begins to see the amazing transformation of his own city – has the biking lifestyle followed them home? Is Long Beach the next Amsterdam? Come along for the ride!

Learn more at everydaybike.com
Tickets at http://www.readyticket.net/webticket/htmlshowtimes/72268/ShowTimes40496.html

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