Hurricane Katrina Relief

Hurricane Katrina has blazed a trail of devastation throughout Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Across the Gulf Coast, Katrina engulfed thousands of homes and decimated the landscape in what could become the most destructive storm in U.S. history.

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Surf Movies in Westhampton, this Wednesday!

High voltage surfing with new moves and deep barrels by the world’s best play major role in “What’s Next”, Jessie Marley’s latest and best film. “What’s Next” wil play as a double feature with “State Of S: Full Circle

The First Annual Big Wave NE’ER DO WELL

Strong Island Surf Productions presents the “The First Annual Big Wave NE’ER D WELL” contest. An event of epic proportions!

Waiting Period: September 16 – October 15, 2005 Location: Western Long Island, NY – Exact Location TBA
Entry Fee: None.
Beach entries: None.
Registration CLOSES 9/5/05

Please download and complete the entry form and email it back to: soulucean@hotmail.com

King of the Beach Surf Contest – POSTPONED

The King of the Beach grom contest is postponed untill next Saturday September 3rd, because of small surf conditions

The King of the Beach surf contest for boys and girls 18 and under is scheduled for Saturday, August 27 at Lafayette Blvd. in Long Beach. Applications can be picked up at Unsound Surf Shop or at Long Beach Surf Shop. Enter soon, entries are limited.

Surf Book Signing at Barnes & Noble

Please Join Michael Halsband for a talk and signing of SURF BOOK on Wednesday August 24th at 7pm.

Please Join
Michael Halsband

For a talk and signing of
SURF BOOK

Wednesday August 24th at 7pm
@
Barnes & Noble
6th @ 22nd
675 6th Avenue
New York, NY 10010
212-727-1227

Surfrider Eastern Long Island National Paddle Out on 9/10

SURFRIDER FOUNDATION PRESENTS A NATIONAL PADDLE OUT,
“PADDLE FOR CLEAN WATER,

NYC Double Feature Surf Premiere!!! 8/25 7PM

Gotham Surf Club & Mutiny Media Present

A Rare NYC Surf Film Double Feature Premiere Bonanza!!

“A Day In The Life…” by Matty Gye
NEW from the producers of “Montaj” and “3 Degrees”.
Matty Gye won the SURFER Poll Awards “Best Picture” of the year in 2002 for “Montaj” and again in 2003 for “3 Degrees”.

Waxed Planet by Seven Films
A surfboard and a bar of wax are the formula for fun. Join Seven Films from the beaches of California to
Hawaii’s high-charged lineups and Australia’s wild West Coast. New from the producers of Chords and Kumbaya.

“A Day In The Life…” by Matty Gye
NEW from the producers of “Montaj” and “3 Degrees”.
Matty Gye won the SURFER Poll Awards “Best Picture” of the year in 2002 for “Montaj” and again in 2003 for “3 Degrees”.

Waxed Planet by Seven Films
A surfboard and a bar of wax are the formula for fun. Join Seven Films from the beaches of California to
Hawaii’s high-charged lineups and Australia’s wild West Coast. New from the producers of Chords and Kumbaya.

Thursday August 25
Pioneer Bar & Restaurant
218 Bowery (btw Prince & Spring)
Doors open @ 7pm
First Screening at 7:30pm
$8 @ the door
(Check out their menu @ http://www.pioneerbar.com/home.html)

Super rare Dub & Reggae spinning in da
intavals by DJ DubMariner

Drink specials all night provided by The Pioneer Bar & Restaurant

To celebrate Seven Films new release,
one Free Drink coupon for every ticket
with at least one “7″ in the number – woohoo!!!
Provided by The Gotham Surf Club & Seven Films

For more information call 917-596-5011

Surf Cinema in Westhampton, Aug.31, 7:30

High voltage surfing with new moves and deep barrels by the world’s best play major role in What’s Next, Jessie Marley’s latest and best film. What’s Next will pla as a double feature with “State Of S: Full Circle

Tropical Storm Irene

Tropical Storm Irene 8-15-05. Grem67 video:

http://grem67.com/pages/Irene_wmv.html

5th annual Art of Surfing Festival on the boardwalk in Ocean City, New Jersey

Surfing Artists Internationa will hold its 5 th annual Art of Surfing Festival on the boardwalk in Ocean City, New Jersey on August 18 – 20, 2005.

The festival celebrates the sport of surfing as a true art form, recognizing the past, present and future influences of the surfing lifestyle. Noseride or aerial, longboard or shortboard, Woody or Element, its all good!

The festival celebrates the sport of surfing as a true art form, recognizing the past, present and future influences of the surfing lifestyle. Noseride or aerial, longboard or shortboard, Woody or Element, its all good!

Surfing art is becoming recognized all over the world. It is not only popular in the surf world, but it is now making a major impact on the art world. There are not only painters and photographers, but also writers, musicians, sculptors and film directors that are currently being influenced by surfing.

The Art of Surfing Festival gives these artists a chance to show their talents and be a part of the surf culture that we all love. Through the different art forms, surfing artists express values such as respect, tolerance and freedom; values that are part of the surfer’s soul.

Ocean City is named “America¹s Greatest Family Resort”. This reputation sets the stage for this event. We have been able to shine a positive light on surfing and make this an event the whole family enjoys. We give everyone an opportunity to appreciate all that the surf culture has to offer.

The first year the festival attracted 300 people. Each year the number of people attending our show significantly increased to the point that by our fourth show we needed a larger venue. Last year the 4 th Annual Art of Surfing Festival moved to the historic Music Pier on the Ocean City boardwalk. This venue made it possible to attract an attendance of 3,000 people. This year we expect to double that figure to 6,000 people by not charging an admission price.

This year the Art of Surfing Festival combines surf history, art, music, literature, and film that not only speaks to a surfer¹s soul but also allows a non surfer to step into a surfing utopia. Whether it¹s the sport of surfing that breeds great artists or that artistic souls are influenced by the ocean, everyone can appreciates surfing art in one way, shape or form.

Surfing Artists International

Surfing Artists International (SAI) is a leading art production and distribution company that celebrates the sport and lifestyle of surfing through original and printed artwork.

SAI was founded by art gallery owners, Philip DeAngelo and Steve Miller.

DeAngelo and Miller have owned and operated Sagemore Surf Art Gallery since 1997. Their goal was to create the Art of Surfing Festival and produce and distribute surfing artwork to galleries around the world.

SAI is now preparing for its 5 th annual Art of Surfing Festival. This festival draws crowds of thousands from surfing communities all along the East Coast to Ocean City’s surf community. The festival continues to gain popularity by smashing attendance records from its prior years.

SAI also produces high-quality art prints from artists whose subject is the sport and soul of surfing. These magnificent artworks range from soft watercolor stylings to bold acrylic splashes by the world¹s most renowned surf artists, including Steven Valiere, Wade Koniakowsky, Stephen Reich and Aaron Bogushefsky. Each print embodies the artist¹s own unique skill and style. Their artwork evokes the thrill of surfing a perfect swell while capturing the essence of the surfing lifestyle. The reason this artwork is so authentic is because each artist is both an artist and a surfer.

The prints published by SAI are printed with offset lithography by one of the nation’s premier color printing companies, Coral Graphics. There is a strong and growing demand for surfing artwork. Surfing Artists International plans to supply this demand with its high quality surfing art prints and originals.

The Festival

1) Location & Dates

The Art of Surfing Festival 2005 is going to be the fifth of its kind in Ocean City and the second one at the Ocean City Music Pier. The Music Pier is located between 8 th and 9 th street on the Ocean City Boardwalk, in New Jersey.

The Music Pier is a 4,500 sq. ft. venue overlooking the beach. It is able to host several thousand people each day.

The event this year will be from Thursday, August 18 th to Saturday, August 20th .

Our doors open at 6:00PM on Thursday, August 18 th . The hours will be Thursday 6PM to 11PM, Friday 12PM to 11PM and Saturday 12PM to 10PM.

Each year exciting new events have been added to the Art of Surfing Festival. It has turned into a three day festival celebrating what Pop Culture is calling the hottest sport in America today and the lifestyle that surrounds it.

The three day event will feature a surf art exhibit, live music, surf movies, painting demonstrations, surf memorabilia and a book signing. Artists will be on hand throughout the show to meet the public, give demonstrations and answer questions.

2) Artists

The following list of artists will have their art displayed:
* (Unable to attend)

Painters

Steven Valiere HI- Bold acrylic surf scapes
*John Severson HI- Warm watercolor stylings
Wade Koniakowsky, CA- Rich painterly oils and acrylics
Ron Croci, CA- Illustrative acrylics and oils
Norm Daniels CA- Vibrant oils and acrylics
Steven Reich NV- Photorealistic oils
Aaron Bogushefsky (³BOGY²) NJ- Bright and whimsical watercolors
Jon Baker NJ- Colorful flowing acrylics
Ashley Thayer CA- Soft gouaches on linen
Kim Weiland NJ- Classical watercolors and oils
*Alan Dean NJ- Mixed-media beach culture
Alexis St. John WA- Textured Hawaiian Petroglyphs
Victor Grasso NJ- Trompe l¹oeil muralist
Philip DeAngelo NJ- Rich colorful pastels

Sculptors

Jamie Kelly NJ- Wood and wire surf sculptures
Andy Anzardo GA- Flowing Bronze sculptures
Jerry Meister NJ- Exotic wood skateboard designs

Photographers

Michael Halsband
Grant Myrdal
Tom Blake’s collection, Courtesy of Surfing Heritage Foundation
*John Severson
Steve Mullen

Live Music

Each night will feature a live band with their own unique surf sound.

“The Sharkskins”: This band of four guys Buddy, Javi, Dash and Rod are coming right from Philadelphia. Playing some of the best Retro Surf
Music, they are well-known up and down the East Coast. It will be a night of the never-ending reverb!

Special guests

Gidget will be here! Kathy Kohner Zuckerman a.k.a ³Gidget² will be attending the Art of Surfing Festival 2005. She will be signing her book titled appropriately “Gidget” written by her father, Frederick Kohner. She will be available to answer questions and speak about the tales of the beach from the 60¹s, and sign her book. Kathy Kohner Zuckerman was born in 1941 and grew up in Southern California. She also spent some of her childhood living in Ketchem Idaho- and Berlin Germany. Kathy¹s Father was a screenplay writer and her mother Mimi was an outdoor enthusiast. As a teenager in the early 50’s, Kathy spent several summers surfing by the Malibu pier with a group of boys who comprised a unique and colorful group of bohemian sun and surf worshippers.

Kathy conveyed many of her stories and adventures as a pioneering female surfer among this cast of characters at Malibu to her father, who went on to write the American pop classic “Gidget” in 1957 based on Kathy¹s real life experiences. Since then, Gidget – the girl midget – of Malibu beach- has been an American icon. In Surfer Magazines 40th anniversary issue which listed the 25 most influential surfers of all time, Kathy was ranked #7. She has been widely recognized as the first great female surfer, and her story has inspired several generations of countless young women who have taken up the surf board and hit the waves.

Today Kathy is an active member of various surf organizations and a regular at numerous Southern California surfing events. She works part-time as a hostess at Malibu’s popular Duke’s restaurant and is a loving mother of two sons and grandmother of soon to be two surfing granddaughters. She recently wrote the forward to the re-issued original “Gidget” book and manages a busy speaking schedule with appearances around the country.
Michael Halsband is also coming for the fifth edition of the festival. He will present his award winning movie ³SURF MOVIE: reels 1-14², previously shown at the “International Surf Film Festival” in France.
Michael made a book: “SURF BOOK” with the surfing legend Joel Tudor. Michael will also sign this book, published in time for the festival.
Joel Tudor should also come since it is the first time that they present the book. Michael Halsband was born in New York City. He went to the School of Visual Arts, earning his B.F.A. in Photography. Since 1978 he has been a portrait photographer specializing in portraits of musicians & other artists (like Andy Warhol or Jean-Michel Basquiat).
>From 1981 to 1982, he followed The Rolling Stones ³Tattoo You² North American Tour. From 1994-1996, he photographed the Making of “Looking for Richard” a documentary film by Al Pacino. From 1999 to 2004, he focused his artistic efforts on the surfing culture. Today he is living in New York and is working on a new film which should be released in spring 2006.

3) Schedule

On going events
- Surf Art Exhibit (Paint, Photos & Sculptures)
- Surfing History Exhibit
- Surf Movies
- Concerts
- Books Signing

During the festival, Ocean City will concurrently host the 2 nd annual Powerhouse format surf contest. Inaugurated at the 7 th Street surfing beach in 2004 as the OCNJ 125 Surfing Cup during Gillian’s Extreme OC Weekend, this summer event will once again feature teams of professional surfers from the entire East Coast. Last year, this contest won a surf industry award for the Best Surfing Contest 2004.

There will be also a skateboard competition being held at the Ocean City Skatepark.

Thursday- August 18 th
- 6pm to 8pm : Opening Private Reception (meet the artists)
- 8pm to 11pm : Opening Public Ceremony (meet the artists)
- 6pm to 11pm : Live Music

Friday- August 19 th
- 12pm to 11pm : Festival Open
- 1pm to 3pm : Artist Demo € 1:39pm-low tide / 8:03pm high tide
- 3pm to 4pm : Artists Signing
- 4pm to 5pm : SURF MOVIE: reels 1-14 from Michael Halsband
- 5pm to 7pm : Michael Halsband’s and Joel Tudor Book Signing
- 8pm to 11pm: Live Music

Saturday- August 20 th
- 12pm to 10pm : Surf Exhibit & Painting demo
- 2pm to 4pm : Artist Demo € 2:33pm-low tide / 8:54pm-high tide
- 3pm to 4pm :Artists Signing
- 5pm to 7pm : Gidget’s Book Signing
- 7pm to 10pm: Live Music

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