Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Skate Like a Girl presents Winnipeg or Bust! An all girl skateboard tour!


Hot on the heels of the Shh Just let this happen tour. Skate Like a Girl presents Winnipeg or Bust!, a van full of international female skaters weaving in-between the US and Canada to skate! The tour starts in Seattle, WA, traveling north to Vancouver, Calgary, Missoula, Winnipeg, and everywhere in between - teaching girls and women to skate, performing demos and competing in See Jane Skate (seejaneskate.com) and Chicks Flip Out (chicksflipout.com)! The mission is to promote girl’s skateboarding!

Here are the tour stops:

August Tue 4 / 6pm Clinic + 7pm Demo
Seattle @ Sea Sk8 (2nd and Thomas)

August Wed 5 / 4pm Clinic / Demo
Renton @ Skatebarn (2900 Lind St)

August Thu 6 / 12pm Clinic + 1pm Jam
Vancouver @ Strathcona Park (Venables & Campbell Ave)

August Thu 6 / 8pm BBQ + Dear & Yonder Premiere
Vancouver @ Antisocial (2337 Main St)

August Sat 8 / 12pm
Calgary @ See Jane Skate (2000 69th ST SW)

August Mon 10 / 4pm Clinic + demo + Jam
Missoula @ 52 Skatepark (8404 El Way Building B Unit A)

August Sat 15 / 11am Clinic + 1pm Contest
Winnipeg @ Chicks Flip Out (Forks Plaza)

+ surprise stops!

Van of skaters include: Tamara Drybrough (Canada), Esther Godoy (Australia), Beth Nenninger (Canada), Susannah Young (Sweden), Chelsea Mullins (USA), Chrissie Lathrop (USA), Fred Luyet (Canada), Laura Silva (Canada), Sydney Goldberg (USA), J Nordh (Sweden), Nancy Chang (USA), and Nina Suesstrunk (Germany).
Skate Like a Girl summer tours: Shh.. Just Let this Happen / Winnipeg or Bust, where female skaters from all over the world will travel up and down the funnest West Coast skate spots to demo, film, and promote girls’ skateboarding.

In-kind Sponsorship by:
We are proud to be sponsored by the following businesses, which are helping to support girl skateboarders. Without these sponsors we wouldn’t be able to throw such a fun event. Please take time to check them out online.
• Snowboard Connection: snocon.com
• Manik: manikskateboards.com
• Evo: culture.evogear.com
• Nomadic: nomadicskateboards.com
• DC: dcshoes.com
• Vans: vans.com
• Rockstar Bearings: rockstarbearings.com
• Fallen: fallenfootwear.com
• 35th North: 35thnorth.com
• Northend: northendskateshop.blogspot.com
• Healeo: healeo.com
• Ugly Girls: uglygirlsclothing.com
• Nikita: nikitaclothing.com
• The Side Project: thesideproject.com
• Chica Rider: chicarider.com

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