· The MTA wants to give you the nostalgic ride of your life this Saturday. [mta.info]
· A bike rental program rolls out onto Grand Army Plaza. [HOB]
· A bassonist and a violin player walk into a bar. . . find out what happens next Friday night at Sycamore on Cortelyou Road. [TONY]
· Take your creative kid to an inspiring event on Saturday, when young writers from NY to Jamaica will share their work at the Fort Greene Summer Literary Festival. [BrooklynBased]
· Join in the Brooklyn hullabaloo for a good cause on Sunday at The Farm to Folk Fest. [greenpointers.blogspot]
· Taste and judge 20 beers from Brooklyn’s top 20 homebrewers on Saturday. [brooklynwort]
· Bring your bike onto Metro-North (no permit needed) for this Hudson Valley ride over the longest pedestrian bridge in the world, past historic mansions, and ultimately to Dutchess Community College for a mountain bike stunt show; you’ll get a free t-shirt too. [bikenewyork.org]
· Kick things up a notch at your next party with some new summery herb and spice-infused cocktails; learn from a drinks maestro at Ger-Ni’s Culinary and Herb Center on Friday night. [CulinaryHerbCenter]
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Sarah Knapp is a Brooklyn based entrepreneur whose love for the outdoors and community building led her to the October 2013 creation of OutdoorFest. She has a BA in History, is a Wilderness First Responder and a NY state hiking, camp and boating guide. Her proudest achievement to date is reading the Aeneid in Latin. 
Allison was one of our first top writers and Chief Editor but is no longer working with offMetro. Allison is a native New Yorker, who has lived in Rome, Tuscany, Melbourne, Toronto and Los Angeles. She frequently contributed travel pieces to Family Travel Forum, using her own children as guinea pigs as they travel the globe. She never missed a chance to sample local delicacies, as her love for travel goes hand-in-hand with her love for food and wine. 
Josh Laskin is a freelance travel writer and photographer based in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. When he is not at work or on the road, you can find him in the mountains snowboarding, climbing, hiking, fly fishing, mountain biking, and eating bagel bites.
Annie is a travel writer, environmentalist, and surfer based in Venice, CA. She heads up our West Coast team, keeps our grammatical errors in check, and makes sure our California writers always have a plan for their next adventure. Follow Annie’s travels @annelisemcb.
Carly Pifer is a freelance writer who has been known to follow whims inspired by romantic movie scenes or colorful street style shots to India, Japan, Tunisia and Argentina. After stints living in Seoul, Boston, Paris and Los Angeles, writing and searching for something intangible, she landed somewhat steadily in Brooklyn and has begun to find inspiration in her more immediate surroundings. 
Kate E. O’Hara is a New York based freelance writer and photographer who loves all things food—especially the people who make it and market it. Her writing aims to capture the essence of the food experience; the stories that go well beyond a plate of ingredients. In addition to her love of food, Kate is also known to have a hankering for red wine and craft beer. You can also find Kate on Instagram