Hell-O Again Messquerader's!!!!! 

   Welcome to this years  10TH Annual Messmann's Messquerade. You are invited to a halloween night to remember at the Messquerade Halloween Bicycle Scavenger Hunt, Costume contest  and After party, A night of scary and awesome costumes of bizarre bikery on Saturday October 30th. This year’s costume bicycle scavenger hunt will consist of teams of at least 2  people or more, When you figure this out, register your team on the registration page! If YOU haven't got a team together, you might assemble one with others in your loneliness or join another one, at the start. Someone might want you! Just come to the start and mingle. 

The Messquerade will be benefitting Bike Polo Youth programs for 2011 season! In 2010, Four Bike Polo Youth programs happens over the summer, in conjunction with BikeWorks, Seattle Bike Polo and Cascade Bicycle Club. SBP have been working in the community to aquire a permanent bike polo court so Kids interested in polo can come play as well as the big kids. I might have a bike to raffle for fundraising as well. Raffle tickets are 3 for 5$,  5 for $10. Thanks in advance.

   Registration for the Scavenger Hunt is will be from 6-8 pm at the I-5 COLONNADE MTN BIKE PARK off of Lakeview.

    Show up for registration early to get one this year’s limited edition Hoodies. I will have limited number of  Hoodies of all sizes, (except XS). $30 with Hoodie; $20 without. Includes beer/water/soda & gets you into the afterparty all night long. Teams will sign in and enjoy some refreshing ale before the hunt starts. Bring your old waterbottles down for this as I will be suppling a few while supplies last.   I will be selling Hoodies @ the afterparty if there is some left. 

   Your team will have to scavenger all over the city for clues and hints to find the answers to  the correct scavenger questions from  the Manifesto of the Dead, so have your wits about you. There will be a points system on the Manifesto this year. Highest points with a completed manifest will have to be back by 10pm and will be the winner and gets first grabs a prizes. Make your manifesto readable.

   For the afterparty/finish line, it is going to be at the Belltown undergrown @ 2407 1st ave in 1st ave entrance  Doors are @ 8:30pm.   There is lots of  safe bike parking in the lot next to the building with fences to lock to. The Party is open to all with a $5 cover with costume. $10 after 2am, better to be in costume!  Ride your bike to this party you will be drinking! 

We've got a great line up this year with MUSIC by;
PC Ophusious and the Electricity

THIRTEENTH Grade 

Throne Of BONE

Atomic Bride

DUBCAR

DJ'S Glenn  and Selektor
Which should keep us busy all night long. U can listen to them on myspace.com! 

   If you have been a participant in the past, I hope to see you again and make sure you tell your friends and bring 'em. I would like to see all your great costumes and party with you.

   At the Finish Line,  your team will get your pictures taken and then it will be projected on the wall with special effects. Thats the plan.  

   Don't forget the Costume Prizes! Go to the Zombie Info for catergories that Messqueraders will be judged by. A panel of zombies I have dug up from the deep from within the clay hill sides of Seattle.  Most of the judging will take place at Registration.  We have a lot of sponsors this year so we will be looking for those who went all out!     

Thanks and enjoy yourselfs. its all about you!

See you there!