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PVKSR Event Slated to Open PV World Arts Festival Saturday, September 15

The Arts and Culture Commission of the Town of Prescott Valley announced today that the second annual Prescott Valley Kinetic Sculpture Race (PVKSR) will be kicking off the World Arts Festival Saturday, September 15. “The Town of Prescott Valley is delighted to support this event once again,” commented Brian Witty, PV Park and Recreation Director. “It promises to be a fun way to open the World Arts Festival this year,” Witty added.

The Prescott Valley Kinetic Sculpture Race is an entirely people-powered event, predominantly based on bicycle power and originally founded over 30 years ago in Northern California. See http://www.kineticscuplurerace.com for the history of this unusual event. “We are excited about the interest we are getting this year, with people in the Quad-Cities area already at the drawing board working on their designs,” commented Commissioner and Committee Chair, Cynthia Jones.” We encourage people to enter decorated bicycles, such as those participating in the Art on Wheels event that is part of Tsunami on the Square in Prescott in June,” said Jones. “We are considering organizing the event into different categories this year, so the entries can range from simply decorated bikes, to pre-fab kits to more elaborate handmade machines. Imagination is the key and the more things moving the better,”Jones added.

The current plan is for a pancake breakfast and live remote hosted by KPPV 106.7 FM radio to start the day off at 8:30 AM, Saturday, September 15. The racers will begin assembling and the race will start at 10:00 AM. “Bands and other entertainment will add to the festive atmosphere,” commented Witty. “And the both the Kinetic Sculpture Race and World Arts Festival are free to the public,” Witty added. The course will run around the PV Civic Center and will include obstacles and other humorous elements to add to the fun. This year’s event is co-sponsored by FoTA, the Friends of The Arts group founded by PV Arts and Culture Commissioner Steve Parker.


Bike Decorating Workshop May 27
Royce and Juanita Hull Carlson, Prescott artists and organizers of the Art on Wheels event June 16 in Prescott are holding a bike decorating workshop Sunday May 27 from 12:00 to 5:00 PM at their Cosmic Steel shop at 240 W. Walker, on the corner of S. Granite. For more information on the event visit http://www.zenzibar.com/artonwheels.htm “Anyone interested in either the Art on Wheels event or the PVKSR in encouraged to attend and bring your bike or any wheeled device, wheelbarrow, shopping cart, baby buggy...and some unusual items to decorate it with,” commented Jones. “We will have PVKSR sign-up sheets, sponsor packages, photos of previous entries, kit ordering information and a wealth of ideas,” Jones said.

First PVKSR Meeting June 4
Anyone interested in participating, volunteering or sponsoring the PVKSR is invited to attend the official kick-off meeting Monday, June 4 from 4:30 to 6:00 PM in the 4th floor conference room of the Prescott Valley Civic Center. For more information on last year’s event please visit http://www.pvksr.org/. Please contact Cynthia Jones at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it or call 928-772-4710, or Steve Parker at 928-759-2111 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it if you are interested in volunteering or participating.