My Belmont Heights

The public is invited to attend the official unveiling of the SPIN bicycle public art pieces on Saturday, February 24th at 4 p.m. in the East Village.

The Redevelopment Agency and the Arts Council for Long Beach, which sponsored and funded the SPIN public art project, will officially unveil some of the 22 art pieces created by local artists from abandoned bikes provided by the Long Beach Police Department from their bike warehouse.

The SPIN bicycle art is being installed throughout the city to celebrate the upcoming AMGEN Tour of California bike race that culminates in Long Beach this weekend.

The SPIN event will take place at 4 p.m. on Saturday, February 24, 2007 and is part of the Long Beach Family Bike & Festival Weekend, a two-day festival in the East Village that will include a series of events and activities as part of the AMGEN race. All events will take place in the East Village at 1st Street and Linden Avenue.

The pieces are being installed along Bluff Park and at other places throughout the city.

The SPIN artists will be on hand to receive acknowledgement from Suja Lowenthal, 2nd District City Councilmember and Thomas Fields, chair of the Redevelopment Agency Board. Following the unveiling, the artists will attend a reception at Utopia Restaurant.

For more information on Redevelopment Agency events and projects, please contact Mary Nemick at 562-570-6316 or Mary_Nemick@longbeach.gov.