IMMEDIATE RELEASE

What: SPRINGFIELD’S LARGEST BIKE & MUSIC FESTIVAL –

The 4th Annual Rockin’ Roll Bike and Music Festival – A bicycle ride, with distances for all, combined with local music, snacks, and refreshments at each rest stop. Cyclists will leave The Riff, and head to the Frisco Trail, returning on the same route for dinner, drinks, and live music by Alyssa Galvin followed by Vic Vaughan and Souled Out band.

When: Saturday, October 09, 2021   

Where: The Riff, 1900 W Sunset St., Springfield, MO 65807

Cost: Early Bird Registration $40, $50 from Sept. 30th to Oct 08th, Day of the Event $55.  Includes bike ride, dinner, 2 drink tickets and live music.   

Registration: BIKEANDMUSICFEST.ORG

Details: The event begins with a morning Bicycle Ride, with choice of 62-mile road & 62-mile gravel, 40-mile, 26-mile, and Kids Fun Ride, starting and ending at the Riff.  After the ride, enjoy dinner, drinks and a variety of vendors before our evening show.

·         Starting times for rides: Registration begins at 9:00am

o    62-mile road & gravel – 10:00AM

o    40-mile-11:00AM

o    26-mile- 1:00PM

o    Kids Fun Ride-2:00PM

Each ride includes rest stops with local music entertainment and refreshments.

·         Local Vendor booths are open from 9:00AM to 6:00PM

·         Mexican Dinner & Drinks – 3:00-6:00pm, and music by Alyssa Galvin after the ride from 2:00-4:00PM

·         Our Featured performer, the amazing Vic Vaughan & Souled Out band will perform at 4:00PM!

In complying with the present Greene County ordinance requiring masks, all participants are asked to wear masks when indoors and practice social distancing. There will be an outside, as well as an inside, safe option to our dinner and musical performances.

Music will be played throughout the event.  @ the Riff – Music by “Take Cover” @ Each Route start – National Anthem sung by Brad & his Therapist Morgan

Rest Stop Local Performers will be as follows:

·         UKE66             Todd Osbern          Red Shoe Pickers      Michael Stanton

·         Kim Kutina        Rory Joyce            Chris Albert                David Hinson

Dinner guests enjoy music by Alyssa Galvin. 

TheRockin’ Evening Concert is Vic Vaughan & Souled Out band.

Music Therapy of the Ozarks: is a local non-profit organization whose mission is to Provide the Healing Power of Music Throughout the Lifespan by Offering Funding Assistance and Building Community Awareness.

The scholarship fund helps children and families impacted by a variety of developmental factors including autism spectrum disorders, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy and various learning disabilities and also provides funding for music therapy programming in our community, thanks to the support of events like the Rockin’ Roll Bike and Music Festival.www:musictherapyoftheozarks.org

CONTACT: Julie Cassity 417-861-7345     

President & Founder - Music Therapy of the Ozarks                              

Taylor Frederich    417-527-5407 or 417-887-3400 Ride Director - Price Cutter Charity Championship