Patti approached me with the idea of sponsoring a recumbent "Viewing/Info" tent spot at the Dallas Earth Day weekend, but I wasn't sure we could find enough people to really staff it for the three days of the thing, plus it was $300...
 
Well, apparently, she and Steve have gone ahead and gotten a "Texas Recumbent Riders" booth, anyway!  So, now it's our task as friends to help them out.
 
The event is April 21-23 at Fair Park in Dallas. Event hours are 10-6 each day. They will have a simple 10x10 tent, INDOORS, and plan to have their two trikes and maybe one 2-wheeler at the booth for people to SEE - not ride -- plus catalogs, a video display, and literature. There is not the space/opportunity for test rides. They are going to be inundated with curiosity and questions, and they are going to need some recumbent ambassadors to help them handle all the questions.
 
Friday, April 21, is apparently a school day, so expect lots of kids asking lots of questions.
 
Can you help out?  However much time you can offer - 30 minutes or more. Whether you can or not, it's a fun event, overall, and admission is free.
 
Post your potential intentions on this thread as to what time(s) you could be there to help out, and Patti will coordinate things accordingly.  They already plan to be there most of the time...
 
Note -- I wouldn't recommend riding down to the event, because there won't be a place to park your machine at the booth, and they don't want to allow bikes inside the grounds anyway, due to the large number of people walking around.   Take DART train/bus instead!

If anyone is interested and available to help out, we would appreciate it. We do plan to be there all weekend so it might be nice to be able to run to the bathroom occasionally without completely abandoning our post. However, I know some of you will be going to Oklahoma for the rally. Hope y'all have a GREAT time.  
 
Regarding cycling to the event: Last year, Steve and I rode our trikes to this and, although the gate folks let us right on through, security tried to make us take the trikes back outside the park. We were told bikes/trikes were not allowed inside the park. We were allowed to stay only because a gentleman, who had an innovations exhibit, paid us each a dollar, designated us employees, and invited us to leave the trikes at his booth. We intended to see the event but never got away from the booth due to the number of people interested in the trikes.
 
That said, the Earth Day Texas folks have promised me this was just a misunderstanding, that the event was and is VERY cycling-friendly, have insisted they did, indeed, have bike/trike parking inside the event area last year and that they would do the same this year. So, it might be possible for folks to ride to the event but since these events always seem to have instances where the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing, I cannot be certain.  
 
The booth we have this year is small, 10x10,  but we plan on squeezing in a couple of trikes and bikes for display and plan to have video running. I happen to know a guy that has a few recumbent videos.

Only in Texas can we have a bike-unfriendly earth day event.
 
Quote from FlyingLaZBoy on Apr 18^th, 2017, 9:01am:

No, what I'd want is an earth day event to actually support bicycling, which would include safe places to a. ride b. park.  
 
 
Quote from FlyingLaZBoy on Apr 18^th, 2017, 11:31am:

Anyone else planning to go down there, and could spend a bit of time at the booth?

I'm going to try and get there early Friday afternoon.  I'll take the train

Day two: 136 test riders. Big thanks to Paul for stopping by and helping. We REALLY appreciated the help!!!
We have met some great folks of all ages and are looking forward to meeting many more today.

I never made it by  -- kid got sick and I had to play Mr Mom ..   I heard good things about it from the DF group I ride with.  Congratulations to Patti and Steve!  
 
Quote from FlyingLaZBoy on Apr 24^th, 2017, 8:57am: