Have Bike, Will Travel from Rochester to Romeo for Art Tour

Those seven on display around downtown Rochester just keep on giving.

First, the Detroit Insitute of Arts, the sponsor of the Inside|Out program that brought the artwork to Rochester, announced that .

Now the DIA is organizing a unique and active way for people to view the art in our town and in a neighboring community that's also involved in the project.

A bike tour Saturday will show off the works in Rochester and Romeo, one of the 11 Metro Detroit cities chosen to display the art.

The tour is free; all you need is a bike. Here's how it will work:

• 9 a.m. — Cyclists will meet at Starkweather Arts Center in Romeo to bike to downtown Rochester.
• 10 a.m. — The Rochester part of the tour begins at the Downtown Farmers Market. Afterward, participants can have lunch on their own downtown before riding to Romeo.
• 1:30 p.m. — Bike tour resumes at Westview Orchards & Cider Mill in Romeo.
• 3:30 p.m. — Tour concludes back where it started, at Starkweather Arts Center.

Participants don't have to go on the entire tour; they can join the tour at any time, or just take the Rochester-to-Romeo trek. DIA staff will be on hand to act as tour guides for the artwork.

From the to the , the artwork is intended to raise awareness of artists and the DIA.

For a map and more about the artwork, see "