Community Encouraged to Come Out For Mt. Charlie Festivities

The annual Mt. Charlie Challenge Pledge Ride will take place on Saturday, and though the cyclists will be out in force, it is also a community event with fun for the whole family.

The bike race will start at 8 a.m. from Skypark with the Scotts Valley High School Drum Line, featuring Ryan Snell, Jasper Lee and Jared Clark, providing rousing percussion music from 7:30-8 a.m. to get the festivities started.

The band, De Golden Koi, comprised of Zeph Rhoads, Chris Horchler, Jasper Lee and Alex Johnson, will perform covers of the Beatles, Radiohead and Earth, Wind & Fire, and other rock bands, from 11 a.m. to noon.

Then, from 12:30-2:30 p.m., event headliner, New Paradigm, the veteran winner of Scotts Valley High School’s Battle of the Bands, will perform its original blues-based rock and funk and covers of classic rock tunes.

The community is also invited to a post-ride barbecue with skirt steak, chicken and veggie burgers served by the Scotts Valley Kiwanis Club.

Riders may still register through 5 p.m. Friday at active.com, or at 7 a.m. on the morning of the ride in Skypark.

All money from the event goes to the Scotts Valley Educational Foundation to help Scotts Valley schools.

For more information, visit svef.net.