Oct 2: David Byrne’s “Bicycle Diaries” or First Friday ArtRide?
I’ve been experiencing some conflict. Serious conflict.
AND this Friday at 8pm David Byrne, one of my heroes, is speaking in Los Angeles. And he’s speaking about bikes. And talking about his new book Bicycle Diaries about creating bike oriented communities. You see, he’s really into bikes. He actually rides them, adn has been into getting around by bike since the 1980s. He even designed and made some artsy bike racks which were installed last month in NYC. And he’s got a new book about the subject of bikes–oh yeah, I mentioned that already.
THE FUTURE OF GETTING AROUND
An Evening with: David Byrne, artist/musician, and special guests Jimmy Lizama, Michelle Mowery & Donald Shoup
ShareTickets: $25 General Admission/$20 Library Associates
Proceeds support free ALOUD programs at the Central Library
Musician, artist, author and devout bicyclist David Byrne turns his attention to the fractured, car-mad city of Los Angeles. How can LA—with one of the world’s most challenging transportation systems—become a more bicycle-friendly city? How might the city change if more people made a bicycle their primary mode of transportation? Join David Byrne as he leads a panel of bike advocates, city officials and urban planners in examining the bicycle’s role in transforming the urban experience.
Panelists: Jimmy Lizama, co-founder, the Bicycle Kitchen; Michelle Mowery, Senior Bicycle Coordinator, LADOT; Dr. Donald Shoup, Professor of Urban Planning, UCLA.
Bicycle valet services provided by the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition.
Signed copies of David Byrne’s book, Bicycle Diaries will be available for purchase courtesy of The Library Store
The Aratani/Japan America Theatre
244 South San Pedro Street
Los Angeles, CA CA 90012
Box Office: 213.680.3700
David Byrne is a musician, visual artist and filmmaker. A co-founder of the musical group Talking Heads, he has also released several solo albums and garnered an Academy Award for his score to Bernardo Bertolucci’s film The Last Emperor. His art includes photography and installation works, and has been published in five books, most recently Arboretum. His is working on a musical collaboration with Fatboy Slim invoking the life of former First Lady of the Philippines Imelda Marcos, and is currently touring the world in support of “Everything That Happens Will Happen Today,” a second duo album with Brian Eno. Byrne was recently commissioned by the New York City Department of Transportation to design artistic bicycle racks for the city which were installed last August.
Michelle Mowery has been the Sr. Bicycle Coordinator for the Los Angeles Department of Transportation since 1994. She works with the City’s engineering staff on the design and development of bikeways throughout Los Angeles. Michelle is responsible for the City’s bicycle legislation, parking, maps, web page and other bicycling related programs. In 1995 she developed an artist designed bicycle rack project in downtown Los Angeles conjunction with the Southern California Institute of Architecture; established a program to put LADOT Traffic Officers on bicycles; worked with LADOT Transit and Metro to install bicycle racks on the agencies’ buses; and is working with City Planning on the development of the City’s new Bicycle Plan. Michelle learned to ride at age four in the Los Angeles area and her first bike was a purple Schwinn Stingray.
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Oh I would pick David Byrne. I’m sure the others are great but David is one of the smartest and switched on people I’ve ever read. The chance to see him do his thing live would be a blast.