Weekend family fun: Custom cycles and cars at RiverCentre
March 24, 2017 at 4:25AM
![Thousands of people jammed the St. Paul RiverCentre to get a better look at the hundreds of custom bikes on display at the 26th Annual Donnie Smith Bike Show, which runs through Sunday.] The show features custom bike makers, parts and accessories and hundreds of custom bikes and trikes.] Bruce Bisping/Star Tribune bbisping@startribune.com](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/T4ORSPNLXGZNQIJFEL35YPVQQY.jpg?&w=712)
The largest custom vehicle show in the Midwest features 225,000 square feet of custom cycles including retro bobbers and custom cruisers. Cars in 16 classes such as vintage, antique and rat rods are on display by owners. An updated feature is a Tattoo Expo and swap meet where enthusiasts can share their love of the art form. Guitarist Corey Stevens performs at a special happy hour on Saturday. (9 a.m.-7 p.m. Sat.; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun. $14. St. Paul RiverCentre, 175 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul. donniesmithbikeshow.com.)
MELISSA WALKER
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In a city best known for hockey and manufacturing, John Davis is trying to make a new $20 million arts center “relevant in people’s lives.”
