Huntington Beach Art Center
Presents
June 29 through September 9
Huntington Beach Art Center, 538 Main Street
FREE Admission
“A cultural exploration of surf and skateboarding through films, panel discussions, and receptions.”
Friday, June 29, 7:30 – 9 p.m. Panel: Surfboard Shapers; Creating Lifestyles In and Out of the Water
Moderator: shaper and author Paul Holmes. Panelists: Mickey Munoz, Surf Tech; Mike Minchinton, Spanners/Robert August; Rich Harbour, Harbour Surfboards; Terry Martin, Hobie; Ryan Engle, Infinity Surfboards; Jeff Ho, and Bill Stewart.
Friday, July 13, 7:30 p.m. Movie: Chasing Dora
Miki Dora “da cat” whose ultimate waterman theory is put to the test in film with three surfers at JBay. Filmmakers
Wes Brown, TJ Barrack and Big Wave Surfer Mickey Munoz are scheduled to attend.
Sunday, July 15, 4 - 6 p.m. Panel: Scribes & Visionaries of Fluid;
Creating the Art of Surfing through Writers, Artists, Filmmakers and Photographers
Moderator: Scott Bass, Surfer Magazine. Panelists: Peter (PT) Townend, Surfing Magazine; Paul Holmes, The Hawk the Dale Velzy Story and co-editor Longboard Magazine; Jeff Devine, photographer Surfers Journal; Patrick Terfz, filmmaker, Threads; Timmy Turner, filmmaker, Second Thoughts and Tsunami Diaries; Rick Rietveld, surf artist; and Wade Koniakowsky, surf artist.
Friday, July 20, 7:30 p.m. Movie: Dogtown and ZBoys
Scheduled attendees: ZBoys Jeff Ho, Nathan Pratt, Craig Stecyk, Paul Constantineau,
Chris Cahill, Wentzle Ruml, Allan Sarlo, Baby Paul Cullen, Cris Dawson, ZGirl Peggy Oki, and Ray Flores.
Friday, August 10, 7:30 p.m. Movie: Heart of the Sea
Amazing story of one of surfing’s water women, Rell Sunn, whose gift of aloha was shared with the children and community of Makaha. Fashion Show provided by Privacy Wear. Rell’s daughter Jan Sunn Carrea, and family guests.
Tuesday, August 14, 8 p.m. Outdoor Parking Lot Movie: The Forgotten Coast
Six surfers travel to find adventure and waves. Directed by Justin Le Pera, and starring local surfers Brandon Tipton,
Travis Potter, Micah Byrne, Ben Knight, Brett Schwartz, and Daniel Thomson. Fashion Show by Tavik opens the film.
Friday, August 24, 7:30 p.m. Movie: Absolute Mexico
Captured in High Definition Video, this film explores a Mexican community during a perfect swell. Director Josh Pomer and surfer Kenny “SkinDog Collins” won the Billabong XXL Big Wave Award with the footage from this film.
Thursday, August 30, 7:30 – 9 p.m. Skate Panel:
Concrete Execution; Skateboarding in the 21st Century
Panelists: Ray Flores; Dale Smith, “Sausage Man” Largest Skateboard Collection in the World; Barb Odanaka, founder of the Skateboarding Moms' Rolling4Reading program; Geno, Sire Skateboards; and Studio 411, professional skaters.
Also Featured At HBAC
Ongoing urban-era surf and skateboard display with items owned by industry icons and collectors, and
“On Board,” a contemporary exhibition exploring the ocean and surfing. Runs June 23 – September 9, 2007.
Held in partnership with Big Red Productions and Independent Curator/Programmer Keiko Beatie, Surf Fest 2007 is sponsored in part by Huntington Beach Conference & Visitors Bureau and Huntington Beach Art Center Foundation.
http://www.surfcity-hb.org, http://surfcityusa.com or 714-374-1650.