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15th ANNUAL MB BIKE THE DRIVE May 29, 2016 Rain or Shine

For nearly five hours Chicago’s beautiful Lake Shore Drive will once again be available for car-free biking at the Active Transportation Alliance’s Bike The Drive, sponsored by MB Financial Bank. Riders may choose one of four rides and afterwards, enjoy a post-ride festival with music, food and a throwback apparel contest.

5:30–9:30am. access to Lake Shore Dr. (9:45–10:15am bikes leave LSD), 8am–noon post-ride festival. $48. $81 includes Active Trans membership, $17 kids 17 and under. $53 day-of event, $9 all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast, proceeds benefit the Active Transportation Alliance.

For more information go to: mbbikethedrive.org

13th Annual Ride for AIDS Chicago July 9-10, 2016

The 200-mile. 2-day Ride brings together many people living with HIV, LGBTQ-advocates, amateur cyclists, and endurance athletes to raise funds for HIV-services and celebrate human potential.

Over the Ride's 13 year history, it's raised more than $4 million and served its mission to be a catalyst for change in the HIV/AIDS Community, raising vital funds and fighting the stigma associated with the disease. Ride for AIDS Chicago (RFAC) is the Midwest's only back-to-back century ride and their proud to offer a 100-mile option this year. Opening Ceremonies begin 6:15am on Saturday, July 9th. The Finale Festival is at 4pm on Sunday, July 10th.

It's free to register, however there's a $1,000 fund-raising minimum for riders and there's a $500 fund-raising amount recommended for the crew.

Proceeds from the Ride For AIDS benefit TPAN, About Face Theatre, AIDS Foundation of Chicago, Center on Halsted, Chicago House, Fred Says and Howard Brown Health Center. For more information, go to: http://rideforAIDS.org boiMAG 13

The L.A.T.E. Ride August 13

The L.A.T.E. Ride is among the largest non-competitive mass bicycling events in the United States and Chicago's biggest nighttime bicycle ride.

Up to 5,000 bicyclists ride 25 miles under the moonlight through the city's downtown, South Loop, Chinatown, and North Side neighborhoods and along Chicago's spectacular lakefront bicycle path. Cyclists see the best the city has to offer, a stunning skyline, culture, diverse neighborhoods, nightlife, architecture and more. They finish along the lakefront while enjoying the sunrise over Lake Michigan.

Starting and ending in downtown Chicago at Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park at Congress and Columbus Drive located at (500 S. Columbus Drive), right across from Lake Michigan.

The route is 25 miles, through areas of downtown Chicago, and various neighborhoods. The event's title is a backronym, Long After Twilight Ends.

The ride takes place on Saturday, August 13th at 1am (Sunday morning) $35–$50 pre-registration, $75 VIP package, fee benefits Friends of the Parks $5 discount for boiMAGazine readers (coupon code: LR2016BOI).

L.A.T.E. Ride is a charity ride benefiting Friends of the Parks, an acclaimed non-profit park advocacy organization founded in 1975 and dedicated to preserving, protecting and improving Chicago area parks and forest preserves in Cook County.

Participants are encouraged to have fun with night-glow garb and 'light-up' trimmings. Awards will be given to the most creatively decorated bike and bike helmet at the pre-ride party that starts at 10pm on Saturday, June 27.

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Chicago has a reputation as one of the best big cities in the United States for bicycling. The City of Chicago has worked hard to achieve this goal by investing in bicycling infrastructure and promoting education, awareness and advocacy through the program.

The plan was developed through a community process, and it identifies a network of on-street bike paths that will allow cyclists to feel more safe and comfortable riding on city streets.

The main objective of the program is to provide a bicycle accommodation within half-mile of every Chicagoan.

Chicago currently has more than 200 miles of on-street protected, buffered and shared bike lanes, many miles of off-street paths (including the 18.5-mile Lakefront Trail), many are at the CTA rail stations for easy access.

Since the launch of the program Divvy has placed thousands of bikes at hundreds of stations across Chicago neighborhoods. Each station has a touchscreen kiosk, station map, and a docking system that releases bikes using a Member key or ride code, and Divvy annual memberships can be purchased online at www.DivvyBikes.com. Plans are in the works to extend the service area to the south and west sides, as well as two suburbs, with the addition of 75 new bike stations and nearly 1,000 bikes in summer 2016.

The Chicago Streets for Cycling Plan 2020 calls for a 645-mile network of biking facilities to be in place by year 2020 to provide a bicycle accommodation within halfmile of every Chicagoan. The plan sets forth a comprehensive strategy to achieve Mayor Emanuel’s goal of making Chicago the best big city for bicycling in America. “Bike sharing is another transportation option available to ensure that Chicagoans can safely and efficiently travel around the city's neighborhoods,” Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

The system is dubbed “Divvy” to reflect the nature of bike share, where members “divide and share” the use of the bikes. The bicycles’ distinctive “Chicago Blue” paint is the same color as the stripes on the Chicago city flag. boiMAG 19

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ONE OF A KIND SHOW

300+ Artists to Show from April 29 to May 1 at The Mart After 15 years of bringing unique, handmade work to Chicago for the holiday season, the One of a Kind Show will launch the One of a Kind Spring Show, April 29- May 1 at The Mart (222 W. Merchandise Mart Plaza). The spring show, with more than 300 juried artists from North America will offer unique, handmade pieces in the following categories: accessories, bath and body, ceramics, fashion, fiber art, furniture, glass, gourmet, home goods, jewelry, kids, metal, mixed media, painting, paper, petproducts, photography, sculpture and wood.

In addition to amazing shopping, guests will enjoy gourmet food, live music and exciting new springoriented programming and have the opportunity to speak directly with the artists, all of whom will be on-site during the 3-day show.

Every shopper is certain to find something extraordinary for themselves and loved ones at the One of a Kind Spring Show.

“The spring show expands our commitment to providing Chicagoans with extraordinary shopping experiences,” said Lisa Simonian, Vice President of Marketing. “Shoppers and artists alike have been clamoring for a One of a Kind Show at another time of the year.”

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The One of a Kind Show offers accommodating services and amenities to make each shopper’s visit more enjoyable. Those who wish to preview this year’s work can browse here and plot out their visit in advance. Convenient coat and package check is available as well as an on-site shipping service for shoppers wishing to send packages directly to their friends and family.

Tickets for the show are now on sale for $10 online at http:// oneofakindshowchicago.com/spring Schedule and Tcket Info.

The One of a Kind Spring Show will take place April 29 from 11am-8pm, April 30 from 10am-7pm. and May 1st from 10am-5pm at The Mart, located at 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, 7th Floor, Chicago, IL. Tickets are $10 for adults, children 12 and under are free. Special ticket packages are also available. For tickets or more information, call 800677-MART (6278) or go online to: http://oneofakindshowchicago.com.

FYI: The 16th Annual One of a Kind Holiday Show will take place December 1-4, also at The Mart.

Be part of a movement where millions of people across 60 cities come-out to dine-out on April 28th, “Dining Out For Life”, a campaign that annually raises $4 million in support of those impacted by HIV/AIDS. We’re doing our part here in Chicago by connecting more than 12,000 people and 115 community partners with over 80 restaurants in support of our mission of providing quality and affordable housing to those who are most in need. Become a restaurant sponsor, volunteer ambassador or just dine out on April 28th,2016. Engage in our community because compassion never looked so good!

Acre (773) 334-7600 Donating 25% Dinner Anteprima (773) 506-9990 Donating 25% Dinner Bar Pastoral (773) 472-4781 Donating 25% Dinner Big Jones (773) 275-5725 Donating 25% Lunch, Dinner The Brixton (773) 961-7358 Donating 25% Lunch, Dinner 28 boiMAG

Dine Out. Fight AIDS. www.diningoutforlife.com/chicago/restaurants

Broadway Cellars

(773) 944-1208 Donating 33% Dinner

Drew's on Halsted (773) 244-9191 Donating 25% Dinner

Cantina 1910 (773) 506-1910 Donating 25% Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Longman & Eagle (773) 276-7110 Donating 25% Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Club Lucky (773) 227-2300 Donating 25% Lunch, Dinner

Nookies Edgewater

Crew Bar & Grill (773) 784-2739 Donating 25% Lunch, Dinner

Ombra (773) 506-8600 Donating 25% Dinner

(773) 516-4188 Donating 25% Dinner

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