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by Maris Lemieux Both World Naturists Day and The World Naked Bike Ride are rather loosely organized, but a brief web search will probably reveal an exhibition near you, no matter where you're located.

Though not all Naturists clubs are celebrating "World Naturists Day" (indeed, the day is mainly a UK phenomenon), June 6 might be a good day for the curious to start looking into Naturist clubs. If you like being naked in public and that pleasure is somehow connected to your reverence for nature, the Naturists would be your kind of people. And Naturist clubs are everywhere -- Indiana, Idaho, no place is too obscure. In fact, if you live out in the middle of nowhere, there's probably one in your neighborhood. And summer is the time to be part of these private clubs -- they sponsor weekenders, private gatherings in lovely natural settings; they own beaches, resorts, spas; their membership fees are minimal, and members enjoy good rates at private Naturist resorts, springs, beaches and so forth. Some of these clubs sponsor open houses at the beginning of warm seasons -- so have your own private celebration of World Naturist Day and go visit (or go naked in the woods with your partner).

The naked bike riders will probably be more publicly visible than the Naturists, for unlike the discreet Naturists, naked bike riders are out there to make a splash -- ideally to make the news. They also like the solidarity of going global. As bike ride organizers in Ashville North Carolina have said, "The World Naked Bike Ride is being organized democratically through e-mail discussion lists distributed around the world." This hodge-podge, decentralized approach seems to be working. People will be riding naked through the streets of London, Montreal, Apeldoorn (Netherlands), and through American cities like Portland, Oregon; Chicago, Illinois; San Francisco, L.A., and Berkeley, California. (The latter is probably the only town in America where you're more likely to find the citizens protesting than shopping).

The cause of all this naked bike riding? Well, that could depend on who you ask. You might hear anything from celebrate the body, to celebrate bikes, to celebrate simplicity. However, on the event's main page (worldnakedbikeride.org), the stated occasion is to "protest oil dependency and celebrate the power and individuality of our bodies." Chicago encourages riders to "showcase your gorgeous self-love." In fact, as you surf through the cyclist, nudist, and political groups supporting the ride, you'll find all kinds of causes in the mix, from the joy of bike riding to the evils of automobiles.

Promotional photos show the most lovely array of balls, bush, and beaver ever to board bike seats.

Still, one of the event's mottos is "bare as you dare," so fair warning for nude connoisseurs, not everyone will be completely naked. Participants are encouraged to consult their comfort levels. The cyclists most likely to be taking advantage of this not-so-nude policy will be cycling in places like Golden Bay, New Zealand and Ashville N.C.

In Golden Bay, it's winter. So bikers will probably "dare to bare" a good deal less skin than their counterparts in the Northern Hemisphere -- but that's not a certainty. The Golden Bay naked bike site promises: "dam the ice and rain a naked cycling we will GO." Meanwhile in the sultry hippie town of Ashville, police have warned cyclists that exposing the private parts is against the law in N.C. and the boys in blue intend to enforce the law -- probably at the expense of a good bit of overtime.

But in the past, creative protesters have skirted around laws based on ideas like "private parts" and "indecent exposure." In the case of Ashville, a Citizen-Times article points out that the bare-ass has not been considered "private parts" by state ruling and the private-ness of women's breasts is still a fuzzy-edged conundrum. Elsewhere, people have biked in naked body suits like the one Alanis Morissette wore in her recent Juno Awards stunt. They've also covered body parts with strategic jewelry or body art -- say, a face painted on the lower belly that sports a bush for a beard. And the Ashville cyclists are looking at this option.