
C U Next Weekend Skateboard Release!!!!
Recording act C U Next Weekend will be featured at the benefit party for Local Love and will be releasing their limited edition skateboard decks. This all takes place on Wednesday Night, December 4, 2009, at 2272 Telegraph Avenue. The benefit party begins at 6:00 pm.
These decks were designed and painted by Keith “K-Dub” Williams who is the founder of "Local Love". “K-Dub”, and pro skater (and Oakland native) Karl Watson co-created skating events to bring skateboarding to the inner city. K-dub recently opened "Town Park", a skate park located in West Oakland. Local Love provides a recreational alternative to kids in the inner city. The group will donate skateboards from their limited edition artist rendition skateboards to Town Park.
Where: 2272 Telegraph Avenue next to Rock Paper Scissors
When: Friday December 4, 2009 – 6:00 p.m. doors open – 9:00 p.m. Performance 8:30 p.m.
Special thanks to Hot Ink Tattoos, who will tattoo party guests at the event, and sponsor Metro Board Shop provided decks for Local Love!!!!!!!
About Local Love/Hood Games:
Hood Games was created in 2005, in Deep East Oakland. Local Love and the Hood Games brings positive & uplifting skateboard jams to neighborhoods and communities always showcasing the talents of our youth in Skate, Art, Music, Dance & Fashion. Many Pro-Skateboarders have graced the events including our official Hood Games skate ambassadors Karl Watson & Paul “P-Rod” Rodriguez. Local Love and the Hood Games have produced over 19 events in Oakland, San Francisco, Napa, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Long Beach.
Joel Jutagir’s Metro Board Shop fosters the big city skating mind frame in suburbia. First launched in 2005.