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King’s RockSkate Skaters Appreciation Celebration
POSTED 11.7.18

RALEIGH, NC –  Skaters, family and friends, get ready for your favorite holiday party!  On December 1, 2018, at United Skates of America, 2901 Trawick Road Raleigh, NC,  King’s RockSkate will be hosting our 12th Annual Holiday Skate Party!  You have to bring everyone out this year!  We doing it BIG!  Our great admission price is only $10 at the door.  We will be playing music for every skater and as always, anticipate a smooth rotation of great music for everyone.  We will have on deck this year The Maestro, DJ Mike Music of Phildelphia.  This great veteran DJ has been producing super music for everyone and keeping the house very satisfied for years!  His music will bring back the OG’s, Shuffle Skaters, Free Style Skaters, House Rollers, JB Skaters, Walkers, Slow Rollers, Steppers, professionals, novice skaters and all the great people who love to make it do what it do. 

Come and enjoy our Military and Law Enforcement appreciation night at King’s RockSkate.  Contact King via Facebook if you served in the Military or Law Enforcement!  Come early and loosen up for a great night of skating or just dancing to the sounds of DJ Mike Music. 

Check out the King’s RockSkate mini yard sale!  Contact King via King’s RockSkate Facebook if you have an item you would like to sell at the mini yard sale!  We have rooms available at Best Western Raleigh North, 2715 Capital Blvd. Raleigh, NC featuring King Beds for only $62 a night.  Call 919-872-5000 to book your room under the King’s RockSkate block.  Wear your favorite skate shirt, group shirt or King’s RockSkate shirt!  It’s time to enjoy yourself at King’s RockSkate.  We’ll see you there!!!       

Thank you,
King
King's Rock Skate 2018 Holiday Party

14th Annual Icy Hot Skate Jam
POSTED 10.28.18

COLUMBUS, OH – Bounce, Skate, Bounce, Roll in the C-O at the 14th Annual Icy Hot Skate Jam!  Four Fabulous DJ’s are on the line up including DJ Narsistic, DJ Hop, DJ Keifer B and DJ Derek.  January 31 through February 2, Skate Zone 71 will raise the temperature outside because the skaters will be burning up the floor for three nights.  Start your roll on Thursday night with the warm up.  Half price admission for out-of-town skaters.  Friday, Bowl N’ Roll at Capri Lanes followed by the Friday Night Bounce Mixer.  Saturday turn up the heat another notch at the Hot Spot Dance Party with DJ Hop and DJ Derek.  Saturday night is the main event starting at 11:59 PM.  Make sure you get your advance tickets for the main event at the Meet and Greet or get to the rink before 2:00 AM for admission rates will increase significantly.  For those that won’t get enough roll, stay over Sunday night for the overflow session from 8:00 PM until Midnight.  Make your hotel reservations now because rooms will go fast. 
Icy Hot Skate Jam

8th Annual Sk8Cation
POSTED 10.21.18

PHOENIX, AZ –  Escape the cold in January by taking a Sk8cation in the Valley of the Sun.  January 11-13, 2019, the Toe Stoppaz are hosting their 8th Annual Sk8cation!  The DJ lineup includes DJ Joe Bowen, DJ Fly Ty, DJ Wild Child, DJ Selectah Slam and DJ Spin.  Friday get your “Tickets and Chill” at Burger Theory adjacent to the host hotel.  It will be a party before the party with food, drinks and a good time is on the menu as well.  Friday night is Camo Night, come dressed in your favorite camouflage outfit as you roll with DJ Joe Bowen.   Saturday is the bowling party at the Takeover Pt. 7 at Let It Roll Bowl.  Saturday night is the main event and you are invited to come and Rep Your City and roll with DJ Fly Ty and DJ Wildchild.  Sunday, Eat and Play at Dave and Buster’s in Tempe.  No skate rentals available the entire weekend.  Sunday, end the festivities at Neon Glow Night with Selectah Slam and DJ Spin.  Wear your neon fluorescent clothing and glow-in-the-dark accessories for an experience like no other.  Visit www.4rollersradio.com to purchase pre-sale tickets.
8th Annual Sk8cation

Old School Skate and Dance Jam
POSTED 10.21.18

ODENTON, MD –  Looking for all the old school skaters and dancers to come out and party at the Old School Skate and Dance Jam Saturday, February 10, 2019 at Wheels Skating Rink.  The party starts at 5:30 PM and ends at 8:30 PM.  Dinner will be served until it is gone.  This is a 21 and over BYOB affair.
Old School Skate and Dance Jam

5th Annual Miami Skate Party
POSTED 10.11.18

MIAMI, FL –  Memorial Day Weekend 2019, make a getaway to Miami and roll with the South Florida Ryders at the 5th Annual Miami Skate Party, May 24-26.  May 24, Meet and Greet at Café Iguana from 6 PM – 9 PM.  Friday night, roll from midnight until 5 AM with DJ Fanatic and DJ Joe Bowen.  Saturday from 12 to 6 PM do your thing on the beach at the South Beach Skate.  Saturday night is the main event from 10 PM until 2:00 AM with DJs Bowen, Fanatic and Smooth.  Make your reservations at Marriott Springhill Suites in Ft. Lauderdale.
Miami Skate Party Memorial Weekend 2019

Roller Skating Archives

Relish in Our History – Taking you back to the Empire
POSTED 11.5.18

BROOKLYN, NY – Skater Reggie Premier Brown recently came across a great find.  He visited the City Reliquary Museum in Brooklyn where he discovered an exhibit that documents the story of our rinks, skates, DJs and rink décor.  It also highlights the story of some of our national skate family legends, including Pat the Cat, Maurice Gatewood, Chuck, Mahajuah, Boo, Lil Mike, Ice from Philly and Terminator Tex; all who frequented Empire before it closed its doors. 

Make sure you pay a visit and check out the collection.  The exhibit will run through November 24, 2018.  It is open Thursday through Sunday from 12:00 PM until 6:00 PM. 

The City Reliquary Museum
370 Metropolitan Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11211
718.782.4842  
Website:  http://www.cityreliquary.org/exhibition/exhibitionhall/

Rink News

Rich City Skate – Awaken the dream
POSTED 10.30.18

CHICAGO, IL - If you are a skater and skating has been a big influence in your life or the life of someone you know, then perhaps you will be one of the people who will contribute to the rebirth of a Community Institution, Rich City Skate.  

In the early morning hours of July 31, 2016, amid buckets of tears and with the heaviest of hearts, the doors of a powerful dream, Rich City Skate, was closed.   Property taxes ballooned up to $96,000.00, so after ten years and well over a million dollars invested into The Dream, and with all funds including retirement money exhausted, the doors were closed. 

Fast forward... Rich City was a place where children and adults could find refuge from the mean streets. It was neutral territory that would allow all who entered to remove their armor, to laugh and smile, to shake hands and relax.  It was a safe place where children could once again be children, just like the good old days and from sun up to sun down, Rich City welcomed children and adults and literally saved lives, one child and person at a time. 

Today, two years later, and with a crime rate that is rising, Rich City Skate is still closed and wasting away, being ravaged by Mother Nature and her elements.  The building could not be sold because God had other plans, and with the help of good people like you, we can Revive-The-Dream.  

The "UNITED SKATES" DOCUMENTARY, a film by Dyana Winkler & Tina Brown along with Executive Producer, John Legend and the outpouring of citizens and skaters has generated a renewed energy and motivation, globally.  The Rich City story is featured in this award-winning documentary and describes the importance of preserving the legacy and providing a protected, safe space for vulnerable communities.  People are always asking to bring Rich City back, so if you believe that Rich City should be reopened, we are asking YOU and good people EVERYWHERE to help open the doors and Revive-The-Dream.  Any contribution would not be too small.    

The first goal is to raise $50,000 which will be used to start the remodeling process at Rich City.  To clean out and repair the damage that's been done to the 25,000 sq. ft. building as soon as possible.  We will keep you abreast of our progress, provide transparency and show you through pictures and videos, the results of this earth-shaking and earth-breaking movement.  A donation of $100.00 or more will reserve your name on the walls of Rich City.  Again, any contribution would not be too small.

GoFundMe

Let’s see if we are able to band together to preserve a piece of an American culture and tradition that is in jeopardy of disappearing into extinction, and to provide a safe space for us to be.  We can improve our community.  We can make a difference, and we can save our youth, but the re-opening of Rich City will depend on the generosity of people like you.  

"We must believe in something.  Even if it means sacrificing everything"!  
PLEASE Join The Movement -  PLEASE Help - Let's Go To Work !!



  
 

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18th Annual Rolling on the Bluff Celebration

MEMPHIS, TN – This weekend it’s coming.  The Rolling Wheels of Memphis invite you to come and roll with them a their 18th Annual Rolling on the Bluff Celebration.  Pick up your tickets at the meet and greet on Friday from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM at the Marriott.  Get your Friday night groove on as you partake in a night on the town at the infamous Beale Street, in downtown Memphis.  Then take it back in the day as you roll with DJ Soul Train of Oklahoma.  Saturday starts off with a Cook In at the Hickory Hill Community Center.  Later that night is the main event at East End Skating Center.  Skaters must be 20 and older to attend.

Bridging the Gap

PITTSBURGH, PA – 215 meets 614 – Bridging the Gap in the 412!  Skaters, head to Pittsburgh for a roll with DJ Jammin and DJ Narsistic at Neville Roller Drome.  The party starts at 11:30 PM and goes through 4:00 AM Saturday, November 17, 2018.  Hey Philly, not in the mood to drive?  Contact the Philly Bombshells to reserve your seat on the bus.  Food, drinks, special giveaways and $10 discount on admission will be provided for bus passengers.  Get your seat quick and early.  

On the Big Screen


United Skates Documentary

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On DVD

8 Wheels Promo from Tyrone on Vimeo.

8 Wheels and Some Soul Brotha Music - Streaming Now!
POSTED 10.3.18

LOS ANGELES, CA –  October is National Roller Skating month.  Celebrate by owning a piece of our style skate national style skate history. For the older generation, go back and relive some of the great moments of our skate family.  For the newer generation, take a look at some of the things that happened before you hit the scene. 

Take this moment to add Tyrone Dixon’s Eight Wheels and Some Soul Brotha Music to your style skate DVD collection. ATL, Roll Bounce and then in the future you may be able to add the United States documentary.  If you missed getting your copy of Eight Wheels and Some Soul Brotha Music, now is the time to do it while supplies last.

Eight Wheels and Some Soul Brotha Music is streaming now on iTunes and Amazon.  The Collector DVD is available at 8wheelsdoc.com.

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NOVEMBER
Nov 7 - William (Quietstorm b.k.a. E-Tap) Tapley, Lebanon, TN
Nov 10 - "The Sk8 Dr." Damon Garrett
Nov 10  - Donna Miller, Roosevelt, NY
Nov 10 - Pepzi, C-Land Freestylers, Cleveland, OH
Nov 11 - Ice from Philly
Nov 11 - Lady CeCe, NY
Nov 13 – Freelo, Butterflys-N-Unity, DC/MD
Nov 18 - Donny K, DNice Entertainment, TX bwo MI/Chi
Nov 18 - Carey Hairston
Nov 19 - Mr. Lee Knowz, Skate 22, NJ
Nov 20 - Treva "1st Lady" Backus / JB Inc., Little Rock, AR
Nov 20 – Brian “One Time” Dickerson, Pearlers of Distinction, President, Columbus, OH
Nov 21 - Ricky "9th wonder" Cager / JB Bootcamp, Baltimore, MD
Nov 21 - Devine Clayton, ATL bwo Philly
Nov 23 - Amanda Christy, ATL
Nov 24 – Baby, Butterflys-N-Unity, DC/MD
Nov 25 – Quintin “Lil Daddy” Collins, Texarkana, AR
Nov 27 - Tiffany "Youngin" Warfield, Low Riderz, Baltimore, MD
Nov 28 – Nino, Butterflys-N-Unity, DC/MD

DECEMBER
Dec 1 – Rain, Butterflys-N-Unity, DC/MD
Dec 3 - Foxy D, Dyme Rollerz, Columbus, OH
Dec 5 – Monique a.k.a. SkateVixen, NJ
Dec 7 – LaClaudia Dyson, Washington, D.C.
Dec 7 - Dee, "Fly Girl", Fam Affair, Florida
Dec 8 – Tracy “Lil Tracy” Wright, Jr. 2 Smoov Rollers, Little Rock, AR
Dec 10 - Kim Moore, Philly
Dec 10 – David Pippen, Alanta, GA
Dec 12 – Khalilah “KY” Yasmin, NE
Dec 13 - Preschuz, Washington, DC
Dec 14 – Nicole Rice, Toledo, OH
Dec 14 – Wontaz “White Boy” Wallace, KY
Dec 14 – Latasha Tolbert-White, KY
Dec 15 - Darren Skinner, NSC Freestyle Rollers, N.C.
Dec 16 – DJ Keifer Bass, Dayton, OH
Dec 18 – Ronald Jones, Kansas City, MO
Dec 22 – Keona Edwards, Future NJ Skate 22 skater turning 9
Dec 24 – Stacy aka “Baby Stace”, Cincinnnati, OH
Dec 25 - Alisa "Bam Bam" Bailey, Milwaukee, WI
Dec 26 – Demetrius Anthony, Wilmington, DE
Dec 27 – Caring Stewart, Columbus, OH
Dec 28 – AK Role Model, Dayton, OH
Dec 30 – Darnell Bailey, NSC Freestyle Rollers, N.C.
Dec 30 - Rachael "SK8 Rebel", Cleveland, OH
Dec 31 - Michelle Porter, Chicago, IL

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