Night 5 of Hot Water Nights! {open}’s summer music series raising awareness about water- and eco-consciousness! Featuring: VerBS + Alicia Murphy || 8pm || $5

Shelter Surf Shop is proud to present 3 great films in one weekend at the Art Theatre of Long Beach, Friday August 20 – Sunday August 22nd! The “Get Stoked Tour” Features The World Premier of Cyrus Sutton’s new film, “Stoked And Broke” on Saturday, August 21^st @ 9pm. Also screening: “One California Day”, Friday August 20th @9pm and “Stylemasters”, Sunday August 22nd @ 9pm.

PLUS: Join us at Shelter for a FREE Pre-Screening Event on Saturday @ 6pm featuring a live musical performance by The Black Apples, Blue Tarp Surfing and a Kourdoroy TV Short Film Festival! Refreshments will be provided courtesy of Shelter Surf Shop and the Get Stoked Tour sponsors.

Schedule:
• Friday August 20th 9 PM – “One California Day”
• Saturday August 21st 9 PM – “Stoked and Broke” WORLD PREMIER!
• Sunday August 22nd 9 PM – “Stylemasters”

Cost: $10 Per Movie or Get a weekend Pass to See All Three for $20!

About the movies:

“One California Day”: Follow the lives of eight California surfers in the newly released film, “One California Day.” Produced by Builde Worldwide, and Co-Directed by Mark Jeremias (maker of DRIVE) and Jason Baffa (maker of Singlefin:Yellow), this super 16mm film stars Joel Tudor, Chris Malloy, Alex Knost, Tyler Warren, Jimmy Gamboa, Joe Curren, Dane Perlee, and Tyler Hatzikian, with special appearances by Skip Frye, Dan and Keith Malloy, Tom Curren, Gerg Noll, and Lance Carson

“Stoked And Broke”: Cyrus Sutton and Ryan Burch set out on a nine day staycation with their handmade bamboo rickshaws. In the old times, rickshaws were mainly used as means of transportation for the social elite. Well for these two, the elite has become a bunch of gear: boards, handplanes, foam, fins, camping gear, and no cash. As Cyrus and Ryan make their way from Encinitas to Point Loma by foot, they will be surfing, camping, and finding interesting characters along the way who are “stoked and broke.”

“Stylemasters”: This documentation of performance surfing on the North Shore from 1977 to 1979 takes you on a journey back to a free era of change, when boards became shorter and movements more radical. A time when style was being redefined and there were no limits to where surfing could go. Discover just how big of an effect the past has had on the modern world of surfing in a retro-minded documentary that takes a trip back to the time when style was in a state of transition and the only limits were the height of the waves. By speaking candidly with such surf legends as Gerry Lopez, Peter “PT” Townend, Spyder Wills, Dan Merkel, and “Buttons” Kaluhiokalani, filmmakers find out just how surfing has changed over the last few decades, and also find out what may be in store for the future of the popular beach sport.

For Information and Tickets, Visit:

Shelter Surf Shop, 2148 East 4th Street – Long Beach, CA 90814-1003 - (562) 342-4401
Or The Art Theater – 2025 East 4th Street – Long Beach, CA 90814-1001 – (562) 438-5435

Come out and see live comedy at your favorite local coffeehouse!  On the second and fourth Monday of every month from 8pm – 9:30 pm your favorite coffee house in Long Beach will host an evening of comedy.  The first 3 spots will be booked comedians and the rest of the show will be an open mic.  Check out the best comics in the area as well as some of the newest up and coming acts.

Stop by for some good coffee and great laughs!

Mark your calendars and save your dough! The annual 4th Street Sidewalk Sale is ON! From Noon to 6pm on Saturday, August 14th, 2010, over 40-sumpthin’ shops along the “Retro Row”/4th Street corridor (between Cherry and Junipero) will be offering extra special good buys and bargains galore for one day only!

4th Street has a lot to offer, including furnishings (vintage to contemporary), toys and togs for kids of all ages, vintage threads and accessories, surf gear, gifts and one-of-a-kind tchotsky’s, original artwork and handcrafted jewelry, books, vinyl and CDs…. and much, much more!

Make a day of it, and grab lunch/dinner at any of the eateries along the way offering fare from organic upscale Vietnamese and authentic Mexican, to handcrafted gourmet coffee and sandwiches to boutique wine ‘n’ gourmet snacks.

Assistance League of Long Beach Thrift & Vintage Shop’s Annual Heritage Event! Starts this Thursday, August 5th @ 10 am and features Americana, Antiques, Collectibles, on SALE!

LB AIDS Assistance Foundation Thrift Store is having its annual Book Sale starting Saturday August 7th through September 5th @ 2011 E. 4th Street!  Great eclectic mix of old and new, hard and soft covers, fiction and non-fiction, novels, autobiographies and biographies, plus art, photography, coffee table, cook books and much much more at amazingly reasonable prices. There are first-runs, books signed by authors, and out-of-print books. Amazing stuff, good people, great cause.

** Dedicated to …helping men, women & children living with HIV & AIDS in the Long Beach area.

Shelter Surf Shop Presents Sumertime Sustainable Seafood BBQ, Double Art, Music and Film From The Archives!

Here’s the scoop:

August 7th From 6pm to ?? (Food from 6-8, Tacos later if there is anything left!) Featuring Sustainable Caught Baja-Style Fish Tacos, Live Music, Classic Footage and Art (sounds like a summer thing right?). Presented by Long Beach’s own Aquarium Of The Pacific,  The Amercan Institute of Wine and Food + Seafood for the Future.

Our Man Seth Petterson is going to be layin’ down the sounds. Bustin’ out a late 60′s classic (and historically important) surf film, The Hot Generation, for everyone’s viewing pleasure. Our good friend Church will also be hosting an art opening at 4th st Vine (Next Door) with some great Paintings (influenced by his surfing) and plenty to drink!

August 7th will also be the Closing party for Last Month’s Merideth Ambruso/George Trimm Show. Come see it before it comes down!