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WHAT: Bicycle Coalition of the Ozarks (BCO) WHEELS – Art & Music for Safe Routes to School

WHEN: Friday, Sept 3 – 7 p.m.

WHERE: OMNI Center for Peace, Justice & Ecology (3274 North Lee Avenue) in Fayetteville

Silent Auction 7-9 p.m. Bicycle Music by various artists from 8-9 p.m. Refreshments provided by the Bicycle Coalition of the Ozarks. Silent Auction will benefit the BCO’s efforts to fund bicycle education in all Fayetteville Public Schools through the Safe Routes to School program.

Contributing artists for the Wheels Art Silent Auction include: Cindy Arsaga, Anita Hejtmanek, Kirk Lanier, Kelly Mulhollan, Donna Stjerna, Emily Kaitz, Ben Buonaiuto, Sage Billig, John Allendorpher, JoAnn Kaminsky, Dan Dean, Cindy Wiseman, and Effron White. Artists will transform used bicycle wheels into silent auction pieces.

For more information, visit www.bconwa.com.

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