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Canada Day Weekend – CITE Opening Party

July 1, 2018 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 pm
A Summer-Long Celebration of Skateboard Arts and Culture
June 30 – August 12, 2018
10am-9pm
The Bentway Skate Trail
The Bentway Beer Garden: 12pm-9pm
Opening weekend, June 30 & July 1
CITE, a summer-long celebration of skateboard arts and culture launches on June 30 and officially opens The Bentway Skate Trail for the season.
Things kick off on Canada Day weekend, June 30-July 1, with the reveal of a new art installation /skatepark featuring Semblance, skateable sculptures conceived and constructed by Build for Bokma which create a 3D terrain for boarders to ride on, as well as a site specific art installation by artist and skateboarder Pascal Paquette.
OPENING WEEKEND SCHEDULE
June 30, 2018 (10 AM – 11 PM)
- DJ sets by The Remix Project alumni
- A marketplace of local skateboard merchandise and community resources
- Pop-up film screenings from TUFF (Toronto Urban Film Festival), and featured films by James Morley, Nick Genova Nicky Young and Bile Tile Lounge
- Open skate
- The Bentway Beer Garden featuring tasty treats from SPiN, live graffiti, and more
July 1, 2018 (10 AM – 11 PM)
- Local DJ sets
- Live beats by Toronto-based DJ and producer Beat Sampras (7pm) and LA-based DJ and producer Peanut Butter Wolf (8:30pm)
- A marketplace of local skateboard merchandise and community resources
- The Bentway Beer Garden, Ping Pong, and other outdoor games
- Skate demos and best trick showcase
- Open skate
- Meet and greet with the pros, including Vans athletes Leon Chapdelaine, Una Farrar, Etienne Gagne, Annie Guglia, and Dustin Henry
Image: James Morley
CITE is an opportunity to advance Build for Bokma’s mission to create a permanent memorial DIY skatepark, along with multifunctional interactive public art structures, in the name of Justin Bokma; bring new audiences to The Bentway; and serves as a response to Toronto’s new skateboard strategy to better integrate skateparks in the future development of the city.
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