Activities for Labor Day Weekend in San Diego

August 30, 2011 by Leave a Comment

From signonsandiego.com

 

A single tear is slowly falling down my cheek as I type, and internally force myself to acknowledge, that summer is coming to a close. Considered the official end of the season, Labor Day weekend is just around the corner, bringing with it a wild lineup of pool parties, music festivals, celebrity appearances, and urban artistic expression. Labor Day means the gradual fall into autumn has begun, but we San Diegans won’t say goodbye to our favorite of seasons without a bang.

Our top picks for 2011 Labor Day Weekend in San Diego include the Identity Music Festival at Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre, featuring Kaskade, Afrojack, and Pretty Lights, Fortune’s Labor Day Pool Party at Ivy Rooftop, the Wet Pool Party at W Hotel, and dual double-headers with Pauly D and Martin Solveig at Intervention, and Avicii and Mark Knight at Wavehouse. If you need a break from the club scene, enjoy a free concert from Ben Harper at the Del Mar Racetrack, soak up some culture during the East Village Random Acts of Art event, or upgrade your day-life and join The Local for Sing, Dance, Crawl 2.0 in the Gaslamp Quarter.

Discover our 2011 San Diego Labor Day entertainment guide.

Industry Mankini Contest at Voyeur – 8/30

As the old saying goes, there’s no better way to kick off a holiday weekend than with an old fashioned mankini fashion show contest and champagne spray-down party. We here at DiscoverSD.com are inviting you to get weird with us on Tuesday, August 30 as we host the No Pants Dance at Voyeur, featuring DJ sets by Mr. White and Brady Spears, as well as super-cheap champagne bottle specials, to encourage excessive spraying, of course. San Diego’s bravest industry babes will walk the runway, rocking their finest mankinis as styled by Diesel Salon and iTAN Solariums, and lucky guests in the crowd will judge who is the hottest of all, while spraying them, and themselves, with ridiculous amounts of champagne. Yep, we’re actually serious. Guest list gets you no cover and hosted cocktails 9-10pm.

Identity Music Festival at Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre – 9/2

The Identity Festival is taking over Cricket on September 2 with LED Presents, introducing this iconic outdoor venue to an entirely new concert experience. Similar to old Street Scene days, the Cricket campus will be divided into multiple stages, featuring over 20 performances in rotation from 1pm to 11:30pm. Identity will showcase Kaskade, Afrojack, Pretty Lights, Steve Aoki, Nero, The Crystal Method, LA Riots and many more.

LED Presents Avicii at Wavehouse – 9/3

LED Presents is invading Wavehouse this Labor Day weekend, featuring back-to-back parties on Saturday and Sunday, from day to night. Get the party started on Saturday, September 3 with Avicii, a Swedish DJ, remixer, and record producer also known as Tim Berg, is known best for his single “Bromance” which charted in the top 20 on the national single charts of Belgium, the Netherlands, and his native Sweden. More hot Avicii tracks include “My Feelings for You,” with Sebastien Drums, “Street Dancer,” and “Tweet It,” among others. Don’t miss Avicii spinning live at Wavehouse, with opening sets from Brady Spear, Tara Brooks, Victor Dinaire, and Jay Idol.

Wet Pool Party at W San Diego Hotel – 9/3

Release SF and HomeMade are taking over the W San Diego Hotel during Labor Day weekend to host the Wet Pool Party, all day and all night, on Saturday, September 3. The Wet Pool Party features headliner DJ and producer Mark Farina, as well as beats by Franky Boissy, Halo, Cris Herrera, Paul Najera, Jason Tokita, Jon Dadon, Drummer John and more. Get the party started at 1pm, and don’t stop ‘til 2am.

DJ Pauly D at Intervention at Hard Rock Hotel – 9/3

The Hard Rock Hotel San Diego is celebrating Labor Day in a big way, with a double-header of Intervention madness on Saturday and Sunday, from morning ‘til night. Start the weekend off right by partying with Pauly D as he spins live at Intervention on Saturday, September 3. You know him for his dark tan, big muscles, and slick back hair, but this “Jersey Shore” stud is also an emerging star in the DJ industry.

Sing, Dance, Crawl with The Local – 9/3

Regular bar crawls are so 2010. Thankfully, The Local’s signature Sing, Dance, Crawl event is back again for Labor Day weekend, taking your daytime drinking to an entirely new level with loads of interactive entertainment at multiple venues across town. On Saturday, September 3, head to The Local at 10am for breakfast and drink specials, before dancing and crawling your way to House of Blues, FLUXX, Stingaree, and Bootlegger ‘til 7pm. And of course, we’re hooking you up with more party perks. Enter promo code DiscoverSD when buying your ticket to be entered to win a $60 Gift Card to The Local to be used on food and drinks!

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San Diego hosts Clash at Clairemont

March 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment

From espn.com

On Saturday, March 19, the Krause Family Skate and Bike Park at the Mission Valley YMCA in San Diego, Calif., will host the fifth Clash at Clairemont. The skate and BMX demo, featuring bands and vendors, serves as a fundraiser for the YMCA and Grind for Life (GFL). Gates open at 10a.m. and festivities run from 11 to 6p.m.

This year welcomes pro skaters Andy Macdonald, Tony Hawk, Bucky Lasek, Pierre-Luc Gagnon, and BMX rider Simon Tabron, among others. “We typically get 60-80 of the very best skateboarders and BMX professionals and sponsored [amateurs],” said Chris Conway, a member of GFL’s Board of Directors, in an email to ESPN.

                                 

 The street course, pool, and the one hundred foot vert ramp (donated by ESPN after the 2006 X-Games) will each see action. The best trick contest is on tap for the street riders and a “high-ollie” challenge for the vert crew. Agent Orange — the storied punk band that played the first Clash in 2007 — will perform after the “bowl jam” to conclude the day.

According to Conway, all gate proceeds are split evenly between GFL and the Mission Valley YMCA. Tickets are ten dollars at the door, but larger donations are welcome. “Our Goal this year is to have 2000 paying attendees,” wrote Conway, in order to reach the goal of $20,000 in donations at the gate, “plus what’s raised in our vendor village.”

GFL was founded in 2003 by life-long skater Mike Rogers following two bouts with sarcoma cancer that subjected him to a lengthy surgery, claiming his right eye, cheekbone, parts of the roof of his mouth, and several teeth. GFL and the Clash is Rogers’s attempt to allay a portion of the steep costs that cancer patients incur.

“The Clash is a great tool that we use to help people when they’re traveling out of state for cancer care or long distances,” Rogers explained. He utilized connections in the skateboard industry to convince other pros to participate and deliver exposure. “We have the pros come in and we’ve been able to help a lot of people get to their doctors who otherwise wouldn’t be able to.”

PacSun, previously a title endorsement, is no longer involved. But Macdonald, who largely monitors the care of the athletes during the event, reached an agreement with some his sponsors to pick up the slack, including Sony and Monster.

Both Rogers and Andy Macdonald, another on GFL’s Board of Directors, emphasized the importance of—vand their gratitude for — the riders participating pro bono. Without it, the amount of prize money they regularly earn could hinder the effectiveness of the Clash. Macdonald argues that the gathering has been “arguably the biggest, best demo” given the prestige of the pros in attendance.

In 2006, once the Mission Valley YMCA acquired the massive X-Games ramp through Macdonald and his sponsors, the idea to partner for a fundraiser with the GFL originated. The resulting income is vital for both the event and the park. “The YMCA park is all wood, except for the pool, and being by the water it can start to rot,” Macdonald said. Shared contributions cover part of the park’s maintenance costs are, which in turn provides a site for the Clash.

“It’s been a huge help financially,” said Skate Park Director Laszlo Kelemen. The cash boost pays for flexibility as the YMCA plans its courses and adapts to trends in skate park design.

The Clash at Clairemont looks to be an annual occasion for the foreseeable future. “We absolutely want to keep it going. It’s the biggest fundraising event for Grind for Life,” stated Macdonald. At the YMCA, Kelemen is confident all will be good. “It’s been a success the last four years. Hope the fifth will be too.”

“It helps saves peoples lives,” Rogers claimed. “What better way to do it than through skateboarding?

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