The skateboarding community has spawned its own varied brand of alternative artists. Art Gone Bad and 688 Skatepark celebrate these unique talents during the skatepark’s Fourth Anniversary Party. The multimedia Downhill Run Art Show consists of photography, prints, sculptures and more by the Hubbard Brothers, Victor Ulmer, Chris Borrows, Sean Green, Bart Hawk, Tully Carlton, Tony Reddington, Hugh Williams, Angie Torres, Charly Crank, Kira, Will Brenner and several others. Revelers also enjoy an Oldman Ramp Jam Contest, a video premiere by Lowkey Filmz, free refreshments and live music by the Weapons of Ass Destruction, 1987 MF and Wild with Pain.
688 Skatepark Fourth Anniversary Party, 7 p.m.-late Sat., June 23, 688 Skatepark, 6140 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater, free admission, 727-443-0209. —
This article appears in Jun 20-26, 2007.
