MJ and I are once again hosting a "Pre Cirque Open House and Tea Party for all you Cirque early-birds arriving on Thursday. This year we are doing something a little different, and having an "Open House" at the new Velo Classique/Mel Pinto Imports World Headquarters in Purcellville. It will be a much easier ride from the hotel, since the new shop is just a block off the end of the W&OD bike path. The shop is quite small, so we'll be using some of the parking lot, which has a no-parking zone right in front of the shop. Right now, the weather is calling for a 30% chance of showers and tempeture of about 70, but we'll see what happens. Forecast for for Friday through Sunday is pretty nice, partly cloudy and temps between 74 and 84.
MJ spent much of today making up a batch of her famous Barbecue, so we'll have that as well as lots of veggie options and other snacks. Date, time and location details are below. We'll have a variety of beverages on hand, including some beer and wine. Additional beer or wine donations will be graciously accepted, just in case, heaven forbid, we should start to run short.
Most map services and GPS systems can give you good directions, either from Leesburg or from other areas if you are driving in around that time. I can also provide specific directions, if you ask nicely. If driving, please park in the public parking lot at the corner of N 21st and N 23rd Streets. Walk across the street and away from Trails End Cycles (the other bike shop). Make an immediate left on O Street. Velo Classique is on the back-side of the building on the corner of N 21st St. and O St. Our parking lot is very small, and we want to leave as much room as possible for bikes.
If you are riding out from the hotel, go to the W&OD bike path, which is about a mile from the hotel. I'll have some little maps at the hotel front desk that show how to do that. Take the W&OD West to the end, about 10 miles. There is an old, pale yellow train station at the end of the trail. Make a left on N 23rd St., an immediate left on N 21st St., and another immediate left on O st. You can't miss it. (In fact, if you look to your left across the back parking lot just before you get to the train station, you can see the shop across that lot.)
Please RSVP so we know how many people to expect.
Come join us in kicking off the Cirque weekend in grand fashion. --- Wayne & MJ --- (AKA Wayne Bingham and Mary Jo Weier)
Velo Classique Open House and Tea Party Thursday, June 4th 2009 -- 3:30 to 6:30 PM (+/-) 148A N 21st Street Purcellville, VA 20132 USA 540-338-8376 (shop) 703-300-3269 (mobile)