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100 Nashville Kids Got their First Ever Skateboards
Over a hundred Nashville kids had the time of their lives on Skateshop Day last February 19. They received skateboards and skateboarding gear and got a chance to meet pro skaters like Tiago Lemos, Jaime Reyes, and more!
Thanks to the non-profit Super Skate Posse and the Sixth Avenue Skateshop and Skatepark who organized the event. They also got tremendous support from Rocket Town Youth Outreach Facility and brands such as Russell Athletic, New Balance, DLXSF, Pro-Tec, and GRIP6 Belts.
Here’s what Nathaniel Covington of Sixth Avenue Skatepark has to say about their program:
A lot of these kids are in their teenage years. They need a place with some kind of attraction. Where pros Tiago come and Kenny Hughes come and all these guys come to skate and do demos. And that hobby, or for us way of life, will open up their ears and open up their hearts.
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Watch Unlock the Spot Albuquerque Highlights
Mariah Duran returns to her hometown in Albuquerque, NM to “unlock” the Civic Plaza for an open skate jam for local skaters. Watch the highlights below.
Mariah was stoked about opening the Civic Plaza to skating for the event as she narrated how they would get kicked out of the place when they were skating there before. She also talked about how the community shaped her into the skateboarder that she is.
The Unlock the Spot in Albuquerque featured cash-for tricks and an open skate jam for the local skaters.
This is the third stop of Unlock the Spot organized by Mtn Dew as part of their “Skateboarding is Unstoppable” campaign. The series of events takes place in Mtn Dew Athlete’s hometowns. Each event would give local skaters a chance to shred spots that are otherwise off-limits to skating.
The fourth Unlock the Spot will be this Sunday at Gilham Park in Kansas City, MO with Sean Malto.
The first of the series kicked off last July 3 at Hula Lakeside, Burlington, Vermont with Chris Colbourn. The second one was at the Recreation Park in El Segundo, California with Theotis Beasly.
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Mtn Dew’s “Unlock the Spot” Next Stop is in Albuquerque, NM

Join Mariah Duran and Mtn Dew as they “unlock” the Civic Plaza for an open skate jam with local skaters on July 17 from 11 am to 3 pm. This is the third “Unlock the Spot” event organized by Mtn Dew.
Skate content creator Lamon Holt will also attend the event.
The Unlock the Spot events feature Mtn Dew’s skate team members returning to their hometowns. Together with the locals, they skate in spots in their town that are otherwise off-limits to skating. The series will culminate with the Summer Dew Tour in Des Moines, Iowa on July 29-30.
Watch the highlights of the recent Unlock the Spot in El Segundo, California with Theotis Beasley.
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Mtn Dew’s “Unlock the Spot” Coming to California
The second of the five Mtn Dew’s “Unlock the Spot” is happening at the Recreation Park in El Segundo, California this Sunday, July 10. Mtn Dew Pro skater Theotis Beasly will grace the event.
“Unlock the Spot” is a series of events located in Mtn Dew athletes’ hometowns. Each event will give local skaters a chance to shred spots that are otherwise off-limits to skating.
The first of the series kicked off last July 3 at Hula Lakeside, Burlington, Vermont. Pro street skater Chris Colbourn returned to his hometown to skate with Lamont Holt, Anthony Ferraro, and Vermont locals inside the coworking campus.
The next two stops will be in Albuquerque, NM with Mariah Duran, and Kansas City, MO with Sean Malto.
The Mtn Dew’s Unlock the Spot series will culminate with the “Summer Dew Tour” in Des Moines, Iowa on July 29-30. The Dew Tour is one of the highly-anticipated skateboarding events attracting the best skaters from across the globe.
The two-day tour features street and park competitions. It will be free and open to the public.
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