AQUAHOLICS at the Red Vic Movie House, Playing Sept 5-8
Our good buddy Curt Myers and the talented team at Powerline Production (Eric Nelson & Chris Wilson) has finally finished a project we’ve been waiting to see for a long time-

Aquaholics is a homegrown documentary about surfing in the Bay Area, 7 years in the making, featuring local surfing spots: Ocean Beach, Mavericks, Santa Cruz and a few secret spots in between. Aquaholics reminds surfers why they are surfers…in search of the perfect wave and a lifestyle they hold sacred. Featuring local SF surfers Ragnar Johnson and Peter Campbell as well as Pat ‘Ninja’ Bollinger & Dominic ‘Pelican’ Spinardi. This is a time-travel collection of scenes from the last 14 years as local HMB legend Ion Banner raises & teaches his son Skylar about the lifestyle of the ‘Soul’ surfer. Also featuring current legendary surfers Shawn Rhodes, Matt Ambrose and Brent ‘Oil’ Hudson. Also included is a 15+ minute reel of Mavericks that will have you on the edge of your seat wondering if these guys are going to make the turn of their session or end up with the beatings of their lives. Opens w/a Surf Short. (60m)
Fri & Mon: 7:15, 9:15;
Sat & Sun: 2:00, 4:00, 7:15, 9:15

AQUA SURF SHOP PRESENTS “COLORS OF EDEN”
July 17 Fashion Show and Party to Benefit Edgewood



SAN FRANCISCO (June 23, 2008) – Aqua Surf Shop and Lisa Beach are at it again- we are proud to announce our fourth annual summer fashion show “Colors of Eden,” hosted by 111 Minna Gallery on Thursday, July 17, 2008. The show and fundraiser is a benefit for Edgewood Center for Children and Families (Edgewood). Named “Colors of Eden” for its vibrant and highly stylized setting, this Event will represent Aqua’s ongoing efforts to support Edgewood’s cause in the local community.

Guests can support Edgewood while previewing some of the hottest summer styles and new fall trends from Nikita, Element, Matix, Insight, L-Space and Vitamin A. With a fabulous night of fashion, renowned DJ’s, original artwork, and a lively after party with a guest appearance by San Francisco’s The Botticellis. This is an event you won’t want to miss.

“We are grateful to Aqua Surf for their ongoing support of Edgewood’s children and families. Each year, the Aqua Surf fundraiser gets bigger and better so we’re looking forward to “Colors of Eden,” said Nancy Rubin, Edgewood President and CEO. “This event has been a wonderful opportunity to introduce a new group of younger donors to Edgewood.”

Tickets for the event are $15 and are available at both Aqua Surf Shop locations. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., and shows begin promptly at 9 p.m. Enjoy delicious drinks, great music and a sneak peak at all Aqua has in store. Guest contributions to Edgewood will last much longer than one night of fun by creating a lasting, positive difference in the lives of your fellow San Francisco children and families.

Aqua Surf Shop thanks all of the sponsors who make this event possible including: Nikita, Element, Matix, Electric Visual, SFBG and 111 Minna Gallery.

Photo Attached
CAPTION: Simaya (Left) in a Nikita Top and Shannon (Right) in a Insight Top with Volcom Shorts in Golden Gate Park. Hair by: Erin McFarland of Le Burge’t salon. Photo by: Aeschleah

About Edgewood
Edgewood Center for Children and Families (Edgewood) helps children and families take back their future by working with them to overcome severe challenges like abuse, neglect, mental illness, and family crisis. The oldest children's charity in the western U.S., Edgewood has evolved to meet the community’s changing needs. What began as a refuge for Gold Rush orphans more than 150 years ago is now a nationally recognized, multifaceted agency. Edgewood serves more than 5,000 children and families in the Bay Area each year through community and residential programs.

SATURDAY MAY 17TH AQUA's 7th ANNUAL SURF SWAP!!!
Warm-up the day before the race by jogging to Aqua
Surf Shop for the
for our 7th annual Surf Swap!

Come with cash in your pockets for rock-bottom prices
at the huge sample sale, featuring brands such as
RVCA, ELEMENT, PLANET EARTH, FCS, LOST, MADA, BURTON,
NIXON, ETNIES, ES, ALTAMONT, and many more!

Or, bring your used or outgrown equipment and try to
swap or sell to others, including boards, wetsuits,
wind/kite surf, skate, surf muffs, etc.

3 live bands, The Hallway Ballers, The Hiwatters and
El Capitan will be kicking out the jams which will
surely get you motivated for Bay 2 Breakers.

Aqua will provide complimentary food and drink - and
sale items of our own!

Details: Saturday, May 17th
Noon - 5pm
Aqua Surf Shop
2830 Sloat Blvd. across from the SF Zoo
415.242.9283

Aqua is had a Valetine's Day sale.

I love the legend of Bigfoot. As kids, my brothers and I were constantly hunting Bigfoot.
Running through the redwood forests of Northern California, looking for big footprints by riverbeds, or a mass of broken branches, any clues proving a Bigfoot was in the area. Once while we had been searching for hours in the woods we came upon a Bigfoot and all ran home screaming. It was only after a couple of days that we began to admit to each other that the Bigfoot was really just a Brown Bear. As a older kid, I still am on the lookout for Bigfoot- I enjoy the art from the artist Bigfoot, still get a kick out of watching the famous Patterson-Gimlin Footage of Bigfoot on Youtube, as well as the dozens of other Youtube Bigfoot videos. I even have a short comedy film about Bigfoot some friends and I have to finish.

For our Holiday window I wanted to create a Bigfoot walking through snow covered redwoods. As I searched for images of Bigfoot to draw from I was not surprised that all of them were blurry, or show how well Bigfoot blends into the forest. So I guess I just started to draw Bigfoot as I dream him to look, a large very private primate, built to thrive in cold climates. Lisa our Women’s buyer insists my drawing looks like me, but I guess I do kind of look like a Neanderthal. On to the pictures, I start to draw out my concept of Bigfoot, prime the plywood, then begin to fill with color. Then I cut out forms for the redwood trees, and get Jakes help priming all of them. Then I slowly start to paint the trunks and branches, ending with some clumpy snow. I painted some other small forest creatures to help liven up our redwood set.

Hanging the trees in the window was a pain, but with George’s help I got them up. George painted some falling snow on the windows to help ad a layer of depth, and we covered the floor with Christmas tree snow/blankets. After playing around with the lighting, we were pretty happy with how the window came out.

Hope everyone out there is well, and that you all have the best Holidays possible. -Petro

Some Bigfoot on the web
http://www.bfro.net/
http://ourbigfoot.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigfoot
http://skepdic.com/bigfoot.html
art by Bigfoot http://www.bigfootone.com/
Go to Youtube and type in Bigfoot, for some good entertainment.