Liberty Board Shop – Brea

Good Times – TX

2nd Nature -NY

ZJ BoardingHouse – Santa Monica

Maintain – Silverlake

Transport – Eagle Rock

This year the Skate Shop Showcase will take place inside of the ASR at the Convention Center in Downtown San Diego from August 13th-15th. ASR has partnered with us to bring this show to an entirely new and different audience. We have brought on Artform as our Presenting Sponsor for this event. It’s gonna be a good one, so please stop by and check out the show.

More info and updates to follow right here…

Brevi

The skate shop showcase was more than an event, it was a complete experience engulfed in Skate Culture. The location was outfitted with lounges, an eclectic mix of music, free drinks, tacos, live art and a real sense of community. The vibe of the party made everyone feel that they were truly a part of something unique and progressive, keeping spirits high and the place packed from beginning to end.

Ninja Academy

The concept of the event was simple, each store was given a designated amount of wall space within the gallery to which they were free to design however they felt best represented their store.  The artwork ranged from a robot built from skateboards (Shelter), live painting (Transport), interactive art (ZJ Boarding House), technical portraits by Danny Gonzalez (Goodtimes) and tons more.

Val Surf

The night was completed with the addition of live performances including the Rock and Roll sensation Vesuvia Sonic, The avant-garde and genius drum and bass duo Ninja Academy, the female phenomenon known as Brevi and a poetry reading dedicated to the skate shops written and performed by skate legend Brian Lotti. Rounding out the night was a slew of DJ’s including Patric Melcher keeping the sound of soul in the air and bodies moving on the dance-floor.

The Skate Shop Showcase was presented by Ollie Pop and co-sponsored by ASR, Lost Energy, Rumba Energy, Rasta Tacos, Skateboarder Magazine, Project Nightlight, Barefoot Wines, Go SK8 and Firestone.

To view slide show click here

ASR signs on to show their support for the skate community and the Skate Retailers as a participating sponsor of the 2009 Skate Shop Showcase.

Satellite Team & Friends Visit Woodward at Copper from Satellite Boardshop on Vimeo.

That’s right… One of LA’s best will be on site serving up wallet friendly tacos.

Art of Sk8 Contest - presented by Ollie Pop

The good people at Ollie Pop have created a way for all shops to get involved with their “Art of Sk8″ contest in conjunction with the Skate Shop Showcase. The concept is simple – send in art work on any type of skate related material (skate shoe, wax, deck, etc). The editors over at Skateboarder Magazine will choose the finalists, whose decks will be featured at the Skate Shop SHowcase where a winner will be chosen. Art work will be donated to a charity where all auction proceeds will be given directly to the charity. 

Send your artwork in today!