2015 It’s My Skate Night Recap

It’s My Skate Night has had a great year! We shared a lot of memorable moments with our supporters throughout 2015 and we thank you for riding along! Here’s a brief recap of a few of IMSN’s top moments of  2015.

IMSN and the Baltimore Uprising

One of the most serious events that made national news coverage in 2015 was the Baltimore Uprising following Freddie Gray’s death. This happened in our home town, blocks away from our home rink. During the aftermath,  it was a proud moment to see the  Baltimore skate community come together at ground zero to lift the spirits of our city in a great impromptu community building event.
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Ground zero of the Freddie Gray protest site.

#IMSN – Baltimore Peaceful Protesters

As you may know, after the height of the the civil unrest in #Baltimore, the Bmore skate fam got together to demonstrate peacefully in our skates at ground zero. This is a mash-up video tribute of my personal experience of that. The positive energy was flowing. It was truly a great sight. Love.#IMSN #itsmyskatenight #HealBaltimore #OneBaltimore #AmericanOxygen #RihannaDontSueMe

Posted by It's My Skate Night on Friday, May 8, 2015

Even though we didn’t set out to get publicity we’ve been featured in the Baltimore Sun Paper and on Vice Sports (Click to read full article).

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It’s My Skate Night feature on Vice Sports.

Jubilee Arts Community Building Event

IMSN helped Jubilee Arts  celebrate the local professional and teen artist as they unveil the Sandtown mural project. Complete with trolley tours, music, performances, and food this event was one for the books.

 

Spins at @jubileearts1 community event. What a blast! #IMSN #itsmyskatenight #skatenight #jubileeartsbaltimore #sandtown

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Such great work happening in the community! (Click here to see more).

 

Artscape Weekend (during heat wave)!

2015 marked the 2nd year we performed at Artscape – the nation’s largest free arts festival. The temperatures reached well into the 90s and yet the skaters kept rolling to the live music provided by DJ JB. Kudos to all that came out and skated in oppressively humid tropical rain forest like conditions!

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It’s My Skate Night Skating through a heatwave at Artscape 2015.

 (Video is actually 2014)

Grit Fund Free Skate Jam

Directly after Artscape we put on a free Skate Jam and showcase for the community sponsored by The Contemporary. Thanks Harm City Roller Derby team for coming out and showing your support!

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Free Skating. Free exhibit. Why not? Come join us! Here until 1am. Rentals available! #IMSN #skatenight #skatelife #rollerskating #itsmyskatenight

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Hampden Skate Park Vs. It’s My Skate Night

Inspired by Chicks in Bowls and stupidity, the It’s My Skate Night crew tackled the skate park in Hampden Baltimore with near disastrous results. We vow not to do it again unless the Chicks in Bowls accompany us to show us the ropes (yes, we’re calling you gals out ;-).

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It’s My Skate Night Vs. Skate Park Bowl

New Home for the IMSN Baby

After a two years of taking (marginally) good care of our “mascot” we found a new home for the IMSN baby doll. She’s in better hands now. Please send photos. We’d love to see her in her new home.  CLICK HERE to listen to our Podcast to get the full back-story. 

DJ Jammin’s 3rd Annual Fashion Show

This also marked our second year we participated in DJ Jammin’s fashion show. Lots of fun!

Kickin it at Dj Jammin’s fashion skate party. The invite is much appreciated. Check out #jamminwear#IMSN #itsmyskatenight #skatenight #rollerskating #skatelove #skatelife #fashion

Posted by It’s My Skate Night on Friday, October 9, 2015

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It’s My Skate Night crew posing after ripping the runway.

#IMSN 2015 Vending Tour

We traveled the country to see our supporters and met countless new skaters during our travels to over 8 states this year. Maybe next year we will finally fulfill our dream of going international!

We Launched Our Podcast!

We’ve been talking about this for a while and finally took it to the airwaves! So many topics to cover! We’re excite to see what we come up with next! Thank you all for your feed back and “5 star” reviews on iTunes!
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Podcast available on iTunes and SoundCloud. Email us your suggestions at: itsmyskatenight@gmail.com .
 Welp here’s to a brand spankin’ new year.

Happy New Years skate fam!!!
Cheers!

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