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Death Match
- March 12, 2014 - March 15, 2014
- Austin, Texas
House Of Vans Brooklyn Open House
- March 12, 2014
- Brooklyn, NY
Sight & Sound
- March 13, 2014 - March 14, 2014
- Austin, TX
Vert Attack 8
- March 14, 2014 - March 15, 2014
- Malmö, Sweden
Unheard Invitational 2
- March 15, 2014
- Portland, Oregon
A.skate Clinic
- March 16, 2014
- Vista, CA
House Of Vans Brooklyn Open House
- March 19, 2014
- Brooklyn, NY
Tampa Pro 2014
- March 21, 2014 - March 24, 2014
- Tampa, FL
CA Pro-Am
- March 28, 2014 - March 30, 2014
- Lake Havasu, AZ
Florida Bowlriders 2014
- March 28, 2014 - March 30, 2014
- Jacksonville, FL
PHX AM 2014
- April 5, 2014 - April 6, 2014
- Phoenix, AZ
A.skate Clinic
- April 6, 2014
- Austin, TX
Skatepark Of Baltimore Grand Opening
- May 3, 2014
- Baltimore, MD
Far ‘n High Skateboarding World Cup
- May 29, 2014 - June 1, 2014
- Paris, France
2014 Cha Cha Lounge Independent Skateboard Film Festival
- June 3, 2014 - June 5, 2014
- Los Angeles, CA
Skateboarding
Vans X A.skate Spring Footwear Collaboration
Vans in collaboration with A.skate, the non-profit foundation created to introduce kids with autism to the engaging and therapeutic effects of skateboarding, are proud to present the Vans x A.skate collaboration for spring 2014. The Vans x A.skate partnership welcomes the first-ever Era Laceless Pro performance model to the Vans Pro Skate line, and marks Vans’ continued support of the A.skate vision.
The Vans x A.skate Era Laceless Pro features Vans Pro Skate performance upgrades plus the added benefit of an easy closure option. The custom “Obsessed to Skate” insole artwork by Jay Croft calls out autism’s obsessive tendencies and brings awareness to A.skate’s mission to channel that energy through skateboarding.
“Autism, like skateboarding, can be unpredictable and often times unruly,” says Crys Worley, founder of A.skate Foundation. “A.skate embraces the parts of autism that are hard to understand and gives children an outlet that is free of rules or judgement, allowing them to be social, without them being ‘social.’”
For every pair sold, a portion of the profit will go to support A.skate in their mission to empower kids with autism everywhere, including hosting nationwide autism-friendly skate clinics. The Vans and A.skate collaboration is available now.
Legends Collide in Oakland: Levi’s Skateboarding
When the Levi’s enlisted the thoughtful eye of skateboarding master lensman, Jon Humphries, to capture their Spring 2014 Skateboarding Collection video, they limited location scouting to the brand’s native Bay Area. With so many options in their backyard, they settled on Oakland – it was clear the video needed a uniquely Oakland track.
The natural fit…Deltron 3030’s iconic classic, “Mastermind”. Del, Dan and Kid Koala’s tracks have been the backdrop to many skateboarding video parts since the early 2000s. It wasn’t enough to simply have their beats and rhymes, so Levi’s invited the Bay Area duo of Del and Dan to play cameos in the short film as well.
“Humphries was an obvious choice to repeat as director,” explains Levi’s Creative Director, Michael Leon, “He has a long history with the Levi’s crew and the talent to direct the video and shoot still at the same time. He took on some ambitious techniques like shooting with a crane truck on the Bay Bridge and we couldn’t be more thrilled with the results.”
Tune in as Jon Humphries talks about the project from a behind the scenes perspective. Then follow the links at the end to view the full length commercial on the new Levi’s Skateboarding website where you can view the Spring ’14 Collection in its entirety.
