Santa Monica Museum of Art: Tour Da Arts

On Sunday, August 24th, the Santa Monica Museum of Art’s annual Tour da Arts returns with vol. 6! The Museum’s free, all day bicycle festival and tour welcomes riders of all ages and abilities to enjoy art, music and dazzling performances.  C.I.C.L.E. will lead a nine-mile community bicycle ride with unique sights and sounds with stops at John Adams Middle School for a live shadow performance with artist Miwa Matreyek; interactive music and movement concert with Anna Oxygen at the Santa Monica Bay Women’s Club; and a street theater performance at the Museum by Bike Odyssey LA to relive Homer’s Odyssey.

Grab your bike, slather on some sunscreen and enjoy a truly unique and creative bill of bicycle-themed entertainment and creativity!

Date: Sunday, August 24, 2014
Time: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Location: Santa Monica Museum of Art, Bergamot Station G1
2525 Michigan Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Registration: Participation is free and open to all ages; riders must register atsmmoa.org/tourdaarts.

See the full schedule of events here.

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