Stoked Session Los Angeles @ Upper Playground May 2-3, 2009

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Hey guys, if you are in the California, Los Angeles area, this is definitely a post related to you. Stoked Mentoring is holding an Art show and Fundraiser over ath Upper Playground in Los Angeles, as the flyer states.

Here is the press release for more info:

Upper Playground Presents Stoked Sessions 2009: “I Love LA”

Upper Playground Presents Stoked Sessions 2009: “I Love LA”
On May 2–3, Upper Playground is hosting Stoked Sessions Los Angeles 2009, an art auction and fundraiser for Stoked
Mentoring. Every year Stoked teams up with the best artists in action sports, street and fine art to produce original pieces,
with 100% of the sales benefiting Stoked Mentoring. This year, Upper Playground is proud to present Stoked Sessions: “I
Love LA” at their flagship Los Angeles location.
“Our relationship started this past year when UP donated skateboards for our skateboard
program. We were even more excited to learn that they wanted to partner with us in raising funds for our program. Using
their space and getting access to their artists enables us to raise much needed funds to give Los Angeles youth the
opportunities to succeed in life. – Steve Larosiliere, Executive Director Stoked Mentoring Inc.


Stoked Sessions has invited over 200 artists based on the West Coast to submit original pieces.

Artists confirmed for this
Estevan Oriol, Travis Millard, Mel Kadel, Donny Miller, Aaron Winters, Adam Hughes, Mark Sellman, Andy Rosenthal,
Anthony Smith, Brandy Flower, Michael Crivello/ Hit + Run, Brian Gray, Casey Wisden, Blurble, Christy Chaloux, Dash
Fidel, David Russell Talbott, Enik One, EyeOne, Jesse Spears, Aryo, Griffin Marcus, Cole Gerst, James Dormer
Schneider, James Reitano, Jason Maloney, Jimmy Muga, JAO, JW Miller/ Dektown, Mark Dean Veca, Harrison Boyce,
Meshel Homola, Sarah Anderson and Luke Fishbeck, Phoenix, Jason Hernandez, Scott Hultgren, Stacie Krajchir, Alex
Kopps, The Love Movement, Graham Watson, Annie Madison, JC Argetsinger, Jimmy Pargas, John Munnerlyn, Dave
MacDowell, Alex Prager and Tamar Levine.
“We are very excited to help Stoked Mentoring, by raising awareness through action sports, Stoked has created a
positive and fruitful community built around creative expression, bringing help and mentoring to at-risk youth in Los
Angeles. Upper Playground is proud to support such a great cause and we look forward to more successful partnerships
in the future.” – Adam Krohn, Upper Playground