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FRIDAY NIGHT SKATE
In our community a lot of things come out at night, but I don’t think you’ve ever seen anything 'round here like the "Friday Night Skate". For a while now a group of skaters have been meeting on Friday nights to skate together all over the Santa Monica neighborhood. Its like a big rolling party. You don’t have to be an advanced skater to join either. The course is an easy paced 10 mile route which cruises some of the best streets in Santa Monica. There are lots of cool rest stops which allow everyone to catch their breath and stay together. The Friday night skate is a great way to spend a Friday night... meeting friends, socializing, getting some exercise and having lots of fun.
Sometimes the skaters schedule a special theme for their skate such as "The Spirit of ’76" on the weekend of July 4th. Skaters dressed in red, white and blue, rolled through the streets drumming up a festive Independence Day spirit while Christopher (our "music man") carried a music box on his back which played 70’s music the whole evening. Other scheduled special events include a "Skate Against Violence! Skate Against Hate!" celebration in October, and a special "Halloween Skate".
Because of its popularity the meeting of the Friday Night Skate has been increased from once to twice monthly and is currently scheduled for the first and third Friday evenings of every month. The group size has ranged from 14 to 60 skaters per night and now that the word is getting out the numbers are sure to keep growing. So next time you are wondering what to do on a Friday night why not join in? Its free to participate, won’t make you fat or leave you with a hangover. Groups, singles and couples are all cordially invited to become part of this growing westside phenomenon.
WHO: All types of skaters in the L.A. area
WHERE: Meet at the corner of Ocean and Colorado next to the big canon and near to the entrance of the Santa Monica Pier
WHEN: Skaters begin meeting at 8:00 PM and the group starts to skate the route promptly at 8:30. The skate usually takes about 2 hours to complete. The Friday Night Skate meets every Friday.
FOR INFORMATION: Call the "Skate Line" anytime at 310.57.SKATE (310.577.5283) for a recorded message from Chris about the Friday Night Skate and other skate events.
LINKS to other night skates around the world
OTHER skate dates in our area:
| SATURDAY | SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY |
| Long Beach Night Skate | Huntington Beach Fun Roll | Downtown Night Skate at Dome Village |
OUR SKATE GROUP has been featured in:
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"Our Times" publication of the L.A.
Times newspaper
The Argonaut
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