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The first special event in Alpine County to celebrate both art and motorcycles will take place on Saturday, June 29, 2002, at Turtle Rock Community Park in Markleeville, California, from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm.

Taking their cue from the Guggenheim Museum’s successful Art of the Motorcycle exhibit in New York and other cities, the Alpine County Arts Commission has organized a day for artists, motorcycle enthusiasts, and the general public, including families, to view the motorcycle with new, more appreciative eyes.

The festival opens at 10 am with arts and crafts booths dedicated to motorcycle art in all its forms. Exhibits, which must be related to motorcycle culture, fashion or lifestyle, will be juried by a panel of local artists. Artists and crafts people are urged to contact the Arts Commission at (530) 694-2787 for application and information about deadlines and booth fees.

As part of the festival, bikers participate in a 5-stop Poker Run through some of Alpine County’s most scenic and beautiful highways.  Participants present their potentially winning hand at the registration booth in Turtle Rock Park and enter their bikes in a drive-through art competition. Participating judges will be local and area artists with an appreciation for motorcycles.

Entry fee of $35 includes participation in the Poker Run, entrance to booths and classic motorcycle gallery, drive-through Bike Art competition, a concert with three bands (Skinny White Samoans, Crazy Texas Gypsies with very special guest artist Red Dawn, and the Ravens), steak dinner, limited camping privileges, motorcycle parking, and commemorative Markleeville Motorcycle Arts Festival run pin.

The general public can purchase tickets separately on the day of the event for the following prices: music/exhibit/camping ($10, children under 10 free), dinner ($10) and vehicle parking ($5).

Proceeds from the festival will go to arts and music programs for Alpine County children. The Alpine County Arts Commission is funded, in part, by the California Arts Council (CAC) and CAC’s State-Local partnership.

To purchase tickets and T-shirts in advance, download an application on-line at  www.alpinecountyca.com/Arts or contact the Commission at (530) 694-2787, E-mail [email protected].  Google.com search, keyword "Alpine County", will also bring you to our Web site: scroll down and click on ‘Alpine County Arts Commission’.