Bicycle Tour Of Roxbury

Got this in the email today looks pretty interesting.

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6/27: Bicycle Tour of Roxbury

Dillaway Thomas House, Eliot Square, Roxbury
June 27, 11am-1pm FREE with RSVP

RSVP to [email protected]

RSVP REQUIRED!

Helmets are required.
Limit 20 people. Enrollment closes Thursday, June 25.
Tour departs Roxbury Heritage State Park/DCR (directions) at 11am.

Ride to the southern reaches of Roxbury through historic neighborhoods, Franklin Park, and the Forest Hills Cemetery. Begin in Colonial Roxbury with a ride to the top of Fort Hill for a view of the surrounding area. On the way to Franklin Park, ride past Malcolm X’s former home and the Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists. In Franklin Park the tour will visit old stone ruins where Duke Ellington performed and another view of the area from Schoolmaster Hill, where Ralph Waldo Emerson once lived. After a stop for lunch at the clubhouse, we will continue into Forest Hills Cemetery, which was originally created as a public cemetery by the Mayor of Roxbury in 1848. During our visit, we will make a stop at the Chapel and see some of the more interesting gravesites. The tour will return to Roxbury Crossing via the Southwest Corridor Park.

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First RozzieBikes Meeting

A new bike group is being started to work on improving conditions for bicycling in southwest Boston. The first meeting of RozzieBikes, centered on Roslindale, on Wednesday, October 22, at 7:00 pm at 28 Sheffield Road #1, just off Walter Street near the intersection of South Street. Refreshments will be provided. People from West Roxbury and Hyde Park are welcome, too.

For further information, contact Doug Mink, [email protected]

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ArtROX, Roxbury Open Sutdios Self Guided Bike Tour

ArtROX!, the 10th annual Roxbury Open Studios is this weekend, October 4-5, 11am-6pm.

This year Discover Roxbury and ACT Roxbury are jointly promoting new self-guided bike routes. There are 5 routes of various difficulty ranging from 2 miles to 8 miles.

click here for a poster of the event (sorry image is too big to fit on the page)

Although the routes are short in length, each presents a combination of group shows and individual artist studios highlighting artists working in various disciplines. The routes also cross each other in different parts of the neighborhood allowing riders to combine routes and create their own itineraries.

Visit www.roxburyopenstudios.org and click on the “New in 2008” tab to view
the routes and see a list of sites along the way.

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Pianos To Pints Bike Tour Of Roxbury And JP

Got this in the mail today, it costs 10 smackers, but looks like a good time.

Pianos to Pints

A Bike Tour of Roxbury and Jamaica Plain

Saturday, September 13th, 10am-12pm, $10. On September 13, Discover Roxbury
will launch its fall tour series with a bike tour along the Southwest
Corridor Park that will examine the hidden industrial history of Roxbury
and Jamaica Plain. Participants will see how Boston’s once-thriving
breweries and factories have found new lives and learn how community
protest stopped I-95 from being built through both neighborhoods. The tour
begins at the Piano Factory and travels along the route of the Orange Line
to Roxbury Crossing, through the heart of the former brewery district, and
ends at the former Sturtevant Factory in Jamaica Plain.

The tour is 2.5 miles along mostly flat ground. Beginners are welcome. The
tour is weather permitting and is limited to 20 participants. All
participants must bring and wear a bike helmet. The event is co-sponsored
by the Jamaica Plain Historical Society.

Tickets for the tour can be purchased on the Discover Roxbury website at
www.discoverroxbury.org. Riders will meet in front of the Piano Factory at
791 Tremont St at 10am.

Discover Roxbury is a non-profit organization based in Eliot Square,
Roxbury. The organization is currently celebrating its 5th year of
promoting cultural tourism and the economic revitalization of Roxbury. We
offer a regular series of tours and events highlighting the arts, culture,
and historic assets of Roxbury, from the colonial period to the present
day.

For more information or to schedule an interview, contact the Discover
Roxbury office: 617-427-1006, [email protected],
www.discoverroxbury.org.

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