Produced by Steve Vanderhoek, Kelsey Toevs, and Geoff Livingston, Ride To Resilience premiered in North Vancouver on March 27th. The sold-out show* brought together riders, creatives, and first responders alike. Alongside the headliner, additional premieres rolled out, including On the Luce 2 featuring Lucy Van Eesteren, Full Circle by Robin Munshaw, and Maya by Jason Lucas. A live band played, and the night unfolded into something closer to a celebration than a formal event, complete with raffles, a Devinci bike giveaway and a room full of people who understood exactly why this story matters.
Ride to Resilience opens up conversations that extend further into mountain biking, touching on social media, the pressure of “send” culture, and the often unspoken expectation to keep pushing, no matter the cost.
The project is backed by a range of supporters, including title sponsor Devinci, alongside organizations such as the BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund, City and District of North Vancouver Fire Department Charitable Society, Associated Fire Safety Group, Bowen Does That One Day Foundation, and Grouse Mountain.
The next premiere at Sea Otter in Monterey is even bigger. Hosted by Wolf Tooth Components, it will be hosted at the 1,400 person Golden State Theatre in Monterey, California, on Saturday, April 18th, during the Sea Otter Classic. But the goal isn’t just to screen a film, it’s to keep the conversation going.
Link to get your tickets here. And if you can’t make it to Monterey for the next screening, we’ll have upcoming show info right here at NSMB in the near future.
*the success of the premiere led to an encore this past Friday, which was also a sellout at Centennial Theatre in North Vancouver.