Swiss Chalet Timepieces – Tour Divide Launch Party for Jake Kirkpatrick
May 24th
Boulders Swiss Chalet Timepieces hosted a bon voyage party and silent auction in support of Jake Kirkpatrick on Jun 2 as he prepared to embark on the Tour Divide, an epic 2,745-mile ride down the spine of the Continental Divide from Canada to Mexico that has been called the world’s toughest mountain bike race. Jake talks about his North America’s toughest mountain bike race aboard his award-winning Black Sheep bike with Gates Carbon Drive, navigating with the aid of a Tissot T Touch Expert. Kirkpatrick, a Boulder, Colo., professional single speed mountain bike racer will attempt to win this grueling race on his custom Black Sheep Bike equipped with the low-maintenance Gates Carbon Drive belt-drive system. He will use a T Touch Expert provided by Tissot and Swiss Chalet to aid in navigation, severe weather detection and early morning wake-ups.
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Figure Skating workshop at CU Dance Boulder
May 23rd
COME ONE; COME ALL!!!
ages 3 & up
The fun class introduces new students to basic ice skating posture & terminology, rotation principles, & jump/
spin technique through various exercises common to skating & dance instruction. Students will have a safe &
fun experience of skating before ever putting on skates, making for a safer & easier transition to the ice. Not to
mention with a higher rate of skill acquisition! It’s free for students of our summer session. Session registration
available on-site before & after class, or on the web:
The classes are taught by C3 director Cliff Patterson, recent CU Boulder alum. Cliff has been on the ice since 1985, dancing since
1992, and has been working as a pro in the field since 1997. He came to Boulder in 2007 to finish his dance degree. We are
proud to bring his experience and whole person approach to the Boulder community. Our goals for the skating program include
building a year-round program in Boulder, increasing accessibility to the already fantastic CU ice rink, which will be replaced
within the next couple years, & performance collaborations with nearby programs,. We would like to install theatre lights in the
new facility. Come learn to skate with us; we hope to add to the arts and sports culture thriving in Boulder.
Catalystic Cadence Collective, Inc (or C3) is the Ice & Dance Theatre company
based in Boulder.
We are the only Ice Theatre company in Colorado. We are
launching our public access instruction program with classes this summer at
CU Boulder Ice Arena and the We’re House Performing Arts Center in Boulder.
We are nationally sanctioned by US Figure Skating and offer learn to skate,
figure skating, and dance classes to all ages and abilities. Our instructional
program offers recreational, special needs, & competitive tracks, with
opportunity to compete on the national circuit.
CU Boulder Ice Arena
WHAT: C3 Intro to Figure Skating
Workshop at CU Dance
WHERE: CU Boulder Department of
Theatre & Dance; University
Theatre W150
WHEN: May 18-28, 2011 (adults on
Weds & youth on Sat)
COST: FREE (because you will want
to register for learn to skate!
FOR MORE INFO — Cliff @ 720.447.0395
or catalystic.cadence@gmail.com
Boulder SM Trada girl has bike stolen during SUB week
May 23rd
Below, Elaine Ellis tries to find her bike on Twitter and SM. In yet another stolen bike story. Last week our columnist Seth Brigham had his bike stolen, but he scoured the neighborhood and found it. We posted his blog here too. But In this blog post Ellis does not say from where or when exactly the bike was stolen which will make it that much harder to find. Boulder Police say they retrieve less than 20% of stolen bikes.
Posted by Elaine Ellis on May 23, 2011
My bike was stolen Saturday. And this is the picture of the person who stole it. Have you seen this bike thief?
This man felt entitled to my $500+ Trek Allant despite not paying for it. He felt so entitled to something he didn’t own that he felt he could rip the lock out of brick. He rifled through the unlocked bikes next to my bike and took mine. But Karma is a bitch and this story can have a happy ending. Because peopleacross from my courtyard took pictures of the person stealing my bike.
If you hate people who feel entitled to steal things that they don’t own, then you can help me get out the word about this bike thief. Not that I’m bitter. Bike thieves are one of the worst things about living in Boulder. And this is our chance to make sure we ruin his joy ride of thievery. And could you please keep an eye out for a man riding around on my olive green Trek Allant? It’s a popular model but I’d love to get it back.
Oh, and bike thief?
“You don’t have to confess you did it. We are looking for you. We gonna find you. I’m letting you know now so you can run and tell that homeboy.”
