Past Events
Dew Tour is coming back for the second year!
Held at the Long Beach Convention Center, highlights for this years event:
- Father's Day Weekend - a fun and interactive way to spend time with your dad or son/daughter.
- A new separate Pro Bowl competition on Saturday, June 17 featuring an expanded bowl setup nearly double in size from last year
- New Amateur Competition: A field of 48 of skateboarding’s best up-and-comers will also compete in Street and Bowl competitions this year. The amateur field will include nine of the nation’s top skateboard shop skaters who will earn their spots via Transworld Skateboarding’s Skate Shop Showdown. The remaining field will be selected via a video competition via the Podium app which will launch soon. More details to come!
- New Dew Tour app, which is available for free on itunes
- Dew Tour “On the Green” (lagoon area) hosting the craft food and beer festival, concert, and art installations
More info about Dew Tour.
Join us for the April 2017 ASK Team monthly meeting at the McBride Community Center. Come hear updates about the Dew Tour and more. There will also be a raffle!
1550 Martin Luther King Jr Ave, Long Beach, CA 90813
Please join us for the first ASK Team meeting of 2017. Meeting is in the McBride Community Center as previous meetings.
Join us for the monthly ASK Team meeting, with food and prizes. Come learn about the latest goings-on with the team, and the latest exciting ASK news.
Join ASK Foundation and the Dempsey family in celebrating the life of Jeff Dempsey Jr.
ASK Long Beach is proud to be an ambassador of the 2016 Dew Tour coming through July 23-24, 2016. There will contests, concerts and more. So stay tuned for more info.
THE CARMELITOS GEAR UP FOR SUMMER AND SKATEBOARD DEMONSTRATION
Come join us for food, fun, games and prizes
FAMILY FUN FOR ALL AGES!!!
Skate demonstrations and music provided by The ASK Foundation
Food provided by The Long Beach Firefighters Foundation
Join us for our monthly ASK LB team meeting at the McBride Park Community Building.
This month's meeting will feature the documentary, I Am Thalente.
Vans is very proud to partner with Friends of Bixby Park, Action Sports Kids and the City of Long Beach Parks and Recreation, to assist in improvements to the park for Earth Day 2016.
Sponsored by:
- Vans
- Action Sports Kids Foundation
- Friends of Bixby Park
AGES
16-24
PURPOSE:
Increase the Peace
Stop the Violence
TOP 3 TEAMS
Team Trophy for
1st, 2nd & 3rd place teams
WHEN
Friday, March 25, 2016 Registration 3:30pm - 4pm Tipoff 4:30pm
SPONSORS:
- Action Sports Kids Foundation,
- United Cambodian Community
- Educated Men with Meaningful Messages.
Join us for the montly ASK LB team meeting:
McBride Park Community Bldg.,
1550 MLK, Long Beach, CA
Join us for the ASK Team monthly meeting:
Saturday, Feb 13th, 2016, 12-2,
McBride Park Community Bldg.,
1550 MLK, Long Beach.
Join us for the ASK Team monthly meeting:
Saturday, Jan. 9th, 2016, 12-2,
McBride Park Community Bldg.,
1550 MLK, Long Beach.
With Guest speaker LBPD Chief Robert Luna!
Join ASK Foundation, Long Beach Health Department, and the Coalition For a Smoke Free Long Beach for a skatepark and neighborhood clean-up. Day of food, skatepark jam, and best trick contest.
Last of the event series of the year for ASK! This event will surely not disappoint. Come out and see the best skating that Long Beach has to offer.
Dates and times subject to change.
ASK Foundation will perform a sk8 and BMX demo at Beach Streets Long Beach at Houghton Skate Park, Saturday, June 6th, 10am till 4pm. If want in the demo get there early sign up, get a wrist band a have fun! Or show up and watch the squad do what they do!! Atlantic will be closed. Take Orange Ave. and go west on Harding to Houghton Park.
More info:
http://www.beachstreets.com/events/beach-streets-uptown
ASK Long Beach Founder and Executive Director, Mike Donelon, will be speaking at the February meeting of the Wilmore City Heritage Foundation. The skatepark at Drake Park is being considered for improvements. Please attend to learn more.
"Please join us as we welcome Mike Donelon, who will be speaking about the value of skate parks to at-risk youth, and presenting a plan to improve the Drake Park Skate Park with a Tony Hawk Foundation Grant."
Prizes, Giveaways, Music, Drinks, & Food. Hosted by the CSULB Communications Department and ASK Long Beach.
2nd Annual Car & Motorcycle Show
SK8/BMX Demo Hosted By ASK Foundation recognized as the most successful sk8 park program in the country in keeping youth off the streets, out of gangs, in school and involved in their community. www.askfoundation.org.
Free SK8 Board Lessons by Skatedogs
Free Tony Hawk Safety Helmets to the first 30 participators
“Wheel Fun” Interactive Kids Zone
Games, raffles, and prizes
To attend, please register at:
www.LBRMHCarAndMotorcycleshow.eventbrite.com
Registrations are closed! But you can register time of event. C'mon down!
Note to all riders! In order to enter competition, you must fill out and bring this waiver.
Long Beach Skate, Grandeur, and ASK Long Beach present The Battle At Bixby!
Game of S.K.A.T.E. Tournament.
Join us on Jan 25, 2014 at McBride Skatepark for Skate Day 2014 for skate contests, give-aways, local bands, art, games and more!
Skate Day will be dedicated to the memory of Albert Castro.
ASK Long Beach is proud to participate in the 7th Annual Candlelight Peace March, the kickoff event for Peace Week, sponsored by The City of Long Beach, Councilman DEE ANDREWS and the Peace Week Committee.
WALK WITH US: a citywide event.
In an effort to lift the consciousness of the community about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and principals, Councilman Dee Andrews introduced Peace Week, a series of week-long activities designed to unify the community.
Peace Week begins with the 7th Annual Candlelight Peace March on Saturday, January 11, 2014. Please, bring your church, family and your friends.
Walk with us to show our city that we stand united. Walk with us to represent peace, love and understanding—-the true essence of community. Walk with us!
Who: You, your family and friends (adults and youth)
What: Candlelight Peace March
March Begins: McBride Park, 1550 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave
March Ends: King Park, 1950 Lemon Avenue
When: Saturday, January 11, 2014. March begins at 5PM
For more information call (562) 570-6816
Light refreshments and Entertainment after the March
Parking available at LBCC with shuttles to McBride Park
This years’ Peace March is in honor of the “50th Anniversary of the March on Washington”
Last ASK contest of the series!
Riders, please note!:
In addition to registering via the form below, you MUST complete and sign this waiver in order to participate.
Schedule
Friday, August 23
Check in and warm up
11:00 – 11:45
15 and under qualifiers
Max. 25 riders, 2 minute run, 3 riders per run
Choose 10 for semi-finals
12:00 – 12:45
16 and over qualifiers
Max. 25 riders, 2 minute run, 3 riders per run
Choose 10 for semi-finals
1:00 – 1:45
Expert qualifiers
Max. 20 riders. 2 minute run, 3 riders per run
Choose 10 for semi-finals
2:00 – 3:00
BMX Bowl
Saturday, Aug. 24
10:00-11:00
Check in and warm up
15 and under semi-finals
11:00 – 11:30
10 - Qualifiers, 1 minute run, 1 rider per run
Choose 3 for finals
11:30 – 12:00
16 and over semi-finals
10 - Qualifiers, 1 minute run, 1 rider per run
Choose 3 for finals
12:00 – 12:30
Expert semi-finals
10 - Qualifiers, 1 minute run, 1 rider per run
Choose 3 for finals
1:00 – 1:15
15 and under finals
3 riders, 1 minute run, 1 rider per run
1:30 – 1:45
16 and over finals
3 riders, 1 minute run, 1 rider per run
2:00 – 2:15
Expert
3 riders, 1 minute run, 1 rider per run
2:30 till 3:30
Awards
3:30-4:30
BMX - Street
Schedule
10:00-10:30
Check in
10:30 – 11:00
Warm up
11:00 – 11:30
15 and under qualifiers
Max. 20 riders, 2 minute run, 3 to 4 riders per run
11:30 – 12:00
16 and over qualifiers
Max. 25 riders, 2 minute run, 3 to 4 riders per run
12:00 – 12:30
Expert qualifiers
Max. 15 riders. 2 minute run, 3 to 4 riders per run
1:00 – 1:30
Special program and quest speaker
2:00 – 2:30
15 and under finals
8 - Qualifiers, 2 minute run, 4 riders per run
2:30 – 3:00
16 and over finals
8 - Qualifiers, 2 minute run, 4 riders per run
3:00 – 3:30
Expert finals
8 - Qualifiers, 2 minute run, 4 riders per run
3:30 – 4:30
BMX comp
Max. 10 riders
2 – 1 minute runs each rider
4:30 – 5:30
Awards
Flyer by Jen Orser
Schedule
- 10:30-11:00
Check in - 11:15 – 11:30
Intro and welcome - 11:30 – 12:00
Warm up - 12:00 – 12:30
15 and under qualifiers
Max. 20 riders, I minute run - 12:30 – 1:00
16 and over qualifiers
Max. 25 riders, I minute run - 1:00 – 1:30
Expert qualifiers
Max. 15 riders. I minute run - 1:30 – 2:00
Special session to be announced - 2:00 – 2:30
15 and under finals
Qualifiers, 2 minute run - 2:30 – 3:00
16 and over finals
Qualifiers, 2 minute run - 3:00 – 3:30
Expert finals
Qualifiers, 2 minute run - 3:30 – 4:30
BMX comp
Max. 10 riders
2 – 1 minute runs each rider - 4:30 – 5:00
Awards
2013 marks the second year that we will host a skate demo event alongside the Formula Drift race April 13th in Long Beach, California. The skate demo allows our Action Sports Kids to demonstrate their talent and skill while giving us the opportunity to raise awareness of the need for safe environments, activities and education for our youth.
ASK Long Beach will host and be tour guides for a special tour of Long Beach skateparks for the Santa Ana Skatepark Coalition!
BMX BBQ Bowl Jam presented by The Come Up (http://thecomeup.com) and ASK Long Beach.
Lot's of riders
Pro Bowl Demo
Cheap Food
Free product toss.
DiPiazza's Restaurant and Lounge will be host to a benefit and silent auction to raise funds to ASK Long Beach.
C'mon down to see live fire dancers and live music set's by Plasma Cannon, Paperplanes, and The Sly Digs.
Stay tuned for more info on this event!
G-Shock and Nigel Sylvester present S.O.M.P (Standing On My Pedals) BMX Event. Music by DJ Orator.
Come join ASK Long Beach for the first ever video night at the Ernest McBride Park & Cal Rec Community Center.
We will have videos, speakers, food, and giveaways.
ASK Long Beach is proud to team with Etnies and Element for a new addition to the skate park in Bixby Park, aka "Cherry Park".
Come on down to the skate park in Bixby Park, aka "Cherry Park", to celebrate the new marble ledge being donated by Etnies on November 3, 2012 at 2pm.
Bros, Burritos, and Best Tricks!
Win product from Etnies and Element and tasty burritos served by La Mexicana Taqueria.
Skate and BMX Contest Festival FINALS!
Under 15 Finalists
- Kaya Winik
- Zach Allen
- Tony Cortez
- Asher Bradshaw
Alternates: Mason Malone / Semaj Moore / Robert Neal
Over 16
- Luis Ramirez
- Fernando Rios
- Bryan Andrade
- Anthony McNeal
- Simon Lopez
Alternates: Justin Minton / Eduard Merino / Pale Hawkins / Chris Espinoza
Expert
- Rena Serrano
- Tanner Lawler
- Charley Ford
- Berrante Ramirez
- Jon Eivers
- Chris Lopez
Alternates: Hector Torres / PJ Evans / Eric Jones
Schedule:
- 10am to 11am: Bike sign up and bike street practice.
- 11am to 12:15pm: Bike Street
- 12:15pm to 12:45pm: Program and Raffle
- 12:45pm to 2pm: Bike Bowl
- 1:00pm to 2:00pm Skate Bowl Sign Up
- 1:00pm to 2:00pm Skate Street Warm up
- 2pm to 3pm: Skate Street Finals & Raffle!
- 2pm to 3pm: Skate Bowl Warm up
- 3:15pm to 4:15pm: Skate Bowl Jam & Raffle!
- 4:30pm to 5:00pm: Awards Ceremony
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE HOUGHTON COMPETITION:
The follow individuals from this summer's previous Am Jam series contests will go straight to the finals on day two of the contest: September 1. All other competitors who want to make the finals on Saturday will need to attend qualifiers on Friday, August 31. PLEASE SHOW UP EARLY TO SIGN UP for the qualification rounds, spot will fill up quick.
WHEELS UNITE (MIKE GREEN)
15 & under
1st- Tyler Martin
2nd- Tweedy
3rd- Brandon Reyes
16 & up
1st- Mike McKnight
2nd- Deshawn Brown
3rd- Zach Fontanez
Expert
1st- Carlos Lastra
2nd- PJ Roux
3rd- Billy Moya
JEFFREY DEMPSEY MEMORIAL (McBRIDE)
15 & under
1st- Noah (Weto)
2nd- Mike Jones
3rd- Casper Simmons
16 & up
1st- Deshawn Brown
2nd- Luis Ramirez
3rd- Ishmael Sandiford
Expert
1st- Carlos Lastra
2nd- PJ Roux
3rd- Jonathan Henderson
Skate and BMX Contest Festival. This day is the qualifying event for Finals the next day!
10am to 11am: Sign Ups
10am to 12pm: Warm Up
12pm to 1pm: Skate 15 & Under Qualifying
1pm to 2pm: Skate 16 & Over Qualifying
2pm to 3pm: Skate Expert Qualifying
Skate and BMX competitions! Music! Food! Skate Lessons! Giveaways!
Get ready for a great event this weekend!
Here is the schedule for the Jeffery Dempsey Jr. Memorial AM Jam:
9am to 11am - Set Up for all Sponsors, Vendors, etc.
10am to 12pm – Skate and BMX contestant practice
10am to 12pm – Contest & Skate lessons Sign Up
12pm to 1pm – Jeffery Dempsey Jr. Memorial Program
1pm to 2:30pm – Free Skate lessons by SKATEDOGS (first 36 kids to sign up)
1pm to 2:00pm – BMX Contest
2pm to 4pm – Skate Contest
4:30 to 5:00 – Awards Ceremony
Family, Friends, Fun & Freedom to Ride!
PLEASE NOTE! All skate and BMX contest participants MUST complete or have their parents complete (if under 18) the attached waiver.