Last July Carol Williamson formed a BikeTown Africa team for the 37th RAGBRAI (Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa) to raise awareness about BikeTown Africa. The team plastered stickers on their bikes and helmets, handed out stickers, wrote “BTA” on their calves and were interviewed by several different film crews at the event. Some of the team members rode the Kona AfricaBike (the very same one that was raffled off at the Swarthmore Charity Fun Fair in April this year, which Carol wrote about in the BTA blog) during parts of the race.
A Million Spokes is a feature-length documentary that was made during RAGBRAI, the largest and oldest bicycle touring event in the world. An annual bicycle ride, RAGBRAI takes place in Iowa over seven days in July, with thousands of bicyclists descending on the state to take part in an adventure that is singular in its ability to attract some of the most unusual people you will ever encounter. Some come for the challenge, some come for speed, some come just to party while others derive very specific meanings from the ride.
The world première of A Million Spokes is being held on July 23rd in Sioux City, Iowa, prior to the 2010 RAGBRAI, which begins on July 25th. The filmʼs director, Varda Hardy, and its producers, Ken Gorrell and Talia Rodriguez-Shakur, will join many of the characters we meet in the film at the screening. In addition, there will be a number of surprise guests – celebrities, film executives and film critics.
When: Friday, July 23, 2010, 5:00 pm
Where: Riviera 4 Theater, 714 4th Street, Sioux City, IA 51101
Price: $25.00 (première, limited tickets), includes a medium bag of popcorn and a medium drink
Additional screenings will be held on July 23rd (5:00 pm, 7:00 pm, 9:00 pm and 11:00 pm) and 24th (11:00 am, 1:00 pm, 3:00 pm, 5:00 pm, 7:00 pm, 9:00 pm and 11:00 pm). Cost $10.00.
To book, please visit the Riviera 4 Theater’s website.
