The 2nd annual Kingston Women’s Bike Festival will be a day of workshops and presentations for women who are new to cycling. The Festival will be held March 8th, 10am-4pm, at the Everette Hodge Community Center, 21 Franklin St, Kingston, NY. The festival line-up includes a presentation from Courtney Williams, known as the Brown Bike Girl, free lunch, raffles, and free child care with an RSVP. Spanish interpretation will be available. Reservations are required: http://bit.ly/KWBikeFest. 

Thanks to a partnership with Scenic Hudson, and additional underwriting support by the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area, Courtney Williams, known as the Brown Bike Girl (www.thebrownbikegirl.com), will be headlining the Kingston Women’s Bike Fest. Williams’ presentation is part of a three-city tour titled: “Let’s Bike Hudson Valley Weekend.” On March 7th, 9am-1pm, she will be doing a youth oriented presentation at the Newburgh Armory Unity Center, 321 S. William Street. Then, from 1pm to 4pm, on March 7th, she will be presenting at the Family Partnership Center, 29 N. Hamilton Street in Poughkeepsie. 

With the support of Radio Kingston, Kingston Women’s History Month, and the YMCA of Ulster, we are pleased this year to add a second event. “Intersections” - a free screening of the award winning independent film Ovarian Psycos which focuses on the members of a Latina activist riding club from Boyle Heights followed by a community conversation. The “Intersections” event will be on March 21, 6-830 at the YMCA, 507 Broadway, Kingston.

The Kingston Women’s Bike Fest and the “Intersections” film event have been organized by Bike Friendly Kingston, The SUNY Ulster Health and Safety Institute, The Wallkill Valley Land Trust, Revolution Bicycles, Radio Kingston, Scenic Hudson and the Kingston Land Trust. 

Supporters include: HealthAlliance, Rondout Savings Bank, The Jordan-Polk Family, Stewarts, Ulster Saving Bank, Woodstock Land Conservancy, Wallkill Valley Land Trust, Rough Draft, Overlook Mountain Bikes and private donations.