Join us Saturday, May 28th from 10am-4pm for the 

O+ BlO+ck Party celebrating Kingston Women’s Bike Festival 2022

Kingston Women’s Bike Festival seeks to empower healthy, diverse, and engaged communities to create environments which make bicycling accessible to women and safe for everyone. “Bike riders know that momentum is vital to any ride, but so is understanding the terrain,” says KWBF co-founder Rose Quinn. “We not only want to see the road ahead, we want to play a role in where it takes us. We believe in the power of informed bike riders and community members alike.” All KWBF events are free to the public.

During this day-long celebration of safe, empowered cycling in the Hudson Valley, we will also have Expect A Bike yard signs available by local artist Ryan Cronin and O+ will unveil our new mobile mural by BoogieREZ. Sarah Dukler, of Kingston Adventures, will kick off the day leading an 18 mile gravel ride on the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, returning to Kingston by way of the O&W Rail Trail. Check out the full schedule of events below!

Through the generous support of O+’s partner, WMC Health, O+ is proud to co-host the BlO+ck Party at Keegan Ales alongside Bike Friendly Kingston and in partnership with Scenic Hudson, Athletic Brewing Company, The Cronin Gallery and Live Well Kingston. Food and beverages will be available for purchase from Keegan Ales and Athletic Brewing Company will be on site with their incredible non-alcoholic beer. 

Kingston Women’s Bike Festival BlO+ck Party Schedule of Events 

8:30 AM Riders Start to Gather for Kingston Adventures Gravel Ride

@ Keegan Ales. Register here. 

9 AM Kingston Adventures Gravel Ride

18 mile gravel ride leaves from Keegan Ales promptly at 9am. Register here.

10 AM Bike ExpO+

FREE helmets/helmet fittings from WMC Health and tables featuring Local Bike Shops, Cycling Advocates, Info on Local Riding Groups, Cycling Safety, Bike Repair and more!  

10 AM Opening Meditation 

With Shawn Harrison from Kingston Yoga Lab & O+ 

10:30 AM Welcome Speakers 

Dr. Michael Doyle from HealthAlliance Hospital  

KWBF Founder Rose Quinn 

10:45 AM Families for Safe Streets 

11:00 Headliner: 'Building a Biking Community for All'

Natasha Dailey and Tracey Austin from Rochester Women Bike will present 

12 PM O+ Mural to Mural Bicycle Tour

O+’s Aimee Gardner will lead riders through the exploration of a selection of O+ murals that address women’s empowerment

1-4 PM Live Music 

Local world beat infused Americana group Rootbrew 

& 

Horn-led funk dance party band What?

2 PM Bicycle Skills Clinic 

Tom Polk of the YMCA will facilitate. Bring your own bike or borrow one from the City of Kingston’s Parks & Recreation Department’s Bike Trailer (correct sizes are subject to availability).

4 PM Event Wrap Up + Thank You’s

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.  

A FREE day of workshops for women who are new to cycling. 
Día de talleres gratuitos para las mujeres principiantes de ciclismo.

Sunday, March 31st, 10am - 4pm
Domingo 31 de marzo, 10am-4pm

Everette Hodge Community Center
21 Franklin St, Kingston, NY 12401

Free Lunch with RSVP
Almuerzo gratuito (haga su reserva cuando confirma su asistencia)

Free Childcare with RSVP
Cuidado gratuito de niños (haga su reserva cuando confirma su asistencia)

Fun Giveaways and Raffles
Regalos divertidos y rifas

Workshops will include:
Los talleres incluyen:

• Introducción a la Bicicleta (en español) - presented in Spanish, English translation available

• How to Buy a Bike (Cómo comprar una bicicleta)

• Keep Your Bike Rolling (Mantenimiento de su bicicleta)

• Bicycling with Young Kids (Ciclismo con niños pequeños)

• and Inspiring Stories from Women Riders (y Relatos ejemplares de mujeres ciclistas)

Schedule:

10am - 10:15am - Welcome/ Registration Coffee

10:15 - 10:45 am - Intro to bicycling in Spanish

10:45 - 11:45 am - How to buy a bike and keep it rolling

11:45 am - 12-30 pm - How to cycle safely

12:30 - 1:30pm - Lunch and Inspiring Stories Panel

1:30 - 2:00 pm - Bicycling with Young Children

2:10 - 2:40 pm Touring cyclist

Q&A: 2:50 - 3:50pm

3:50-4:00 - Raffles

Mission: We believe all women should feel free to ride a bicycle anytime, anywhere, alone or with others. The Women’s Bike Fest facilitates this vision through a one-day festival focusing on women new to cycling or who don’t identify as cyclists. The mission of the festival is to remove barriers and empower women with the camaraderie, and the ways and means, to include cycling in their lives.

Misión: Creemos que todas las mujeres deben sentirse libres de andar en bicicleta en cualquier momento, en cualquier lugar, a solas o acompañadas. El Festival de Kingston de Mujeres Ciclistas facilita este objetivo con un festival de un día centrado en las mujeres principiantes de ciclismo o quienes no se identifican como ciclistas. La misión del festival es derribar las barreras y empoderar a las mujeres a través del compañerismo, y mediante formas y medios para incluir el ciclismo en sus vidas.

Thank You to Our Sponsors

Three classes: Thursdays, September 15, 22 and 29, from 5 to 8pm
Cost: $50.00; Scholarships available.  

For adults who already know how to ride a bike, but are interested in learning more and gaining more confidence when they ride. 

An Ulster County education program  geared to the needs of adults! The class will feature interactive classroom discussion and on-bike instruction and practice. Bike and helmet required; participants may bring their own or use the Y's. 

Classes held at the YMCA, 507 Broadway, Kingston. Enrollment limited to 12 students. To sign up, visit the YMCA Membership Office, Monday Through Thursday 9am-5pm or Friday, 9am to 3pm.  If you have questions about the class, contact the Instructor, Tom Polk at 845-338-3810, x 105 or email him at tpolk@ymcaulster.org

Tom Polk, Bicycle Educator for the YMCA for the past 6 years, is a life-long cyclist. He is a League Certified Instructor (LCI) with the League of American Bicyclists and a certified Ride Leader through the International Mountain Bike Association (IMBA).

BFK is happy to host FREE bike repair at the Repair Cafe again this July 30th, 11am - 2pm with a Fix-a-Flat Workshop from 12:30 - 1:30PM. Other basic bike repair and Information will be available.

Our first bike repair at the Repair Cafe was a huge success! 25 bikes were fixed up totally for free and more had to be turned away. This time we hope to have more mechanics available and will be able to have a Fix-a-Flat workshop so people can learn to do some basic maintenance of their own. 

Signing up is suggested, by not required, with Rose Quinn at quinnr@sunyulster.edu or (845) 453-8012. You'll have to sign a waiver, and if you are under 16 you will have to have a guardian sign on your behalf. 

We could use a few more people to help out with general organization and hosting the day of. No mechanical ability required just a friendly attitude. Email Rose at quinnr@sunyulster.edu. Hope to see you there!