Commonwealth Skateboarding in Portland is having it’s grand opening on Saturday, February 26th. Doors open at 3, product giveaway at 6, photography show by Bryce Kanights, Jon Humphries and Garric Ray. The website has been updated with hours and price structure. Check out Skate Daily for some more background on Commonwealth. Flyer after the jump. [Source: EPM]

No matter what the watermark would lead you to believe, this is not the Powell Peralta 80’s Vert Challenge, but rather the Quicksilver event. SInce it was a Powell Peralta production, I thought it was going to be a slick production but it’s a guy in the audience pointing a camera over everyone’s head. Maybe it was an attempt to go for 80’s realism!

If you can’t make it over the river for the Cold War relese party, check out the live band action at Toxic Skate.

There is going to be a photography exhibit and release party for the new book ‘Full Bleed’ this Saturday, October 2nd, at BAR, formerly PS 14. a book documenting the past 30 years of New York City skateboarding through they eyes of a camera lens of the best photographers in the skateboarding world, including Giovanni Reda, Jessica Bard, Ivory Serra, Tobin Yelland, Miki Vuckovich, Thomas Campbell, Larry Clark, Ed Templeton, Jerry Hsu, Atiba Jefferson, Bryce Knights, Angela Boatwright, Athena Currey, Kenneth Cappello, Charlie Samuels, Andy Kessler, Mike O’Meally, Sammy Glucksman, and Allen Ying. If you want to get the book now, get it the best place for New York City skateboarding, Shut.

Selfish use of my own media outlet. Here it comes.

…of video from last weekend’s Alley Jam 2010 in Bend, Oregon. Proceeds raised from the event went to the American Cancer Society and the (Bend, Oregon) Division Street Skatepark Project. Check out the video on Crust Productions.

From the organizers: The past two years people of Williamsburg have started a tradition of Tommy Karafa Skate Day. This is a yearly skate contest to honor our friend and neighbor Tommy Karafa who passed in a tragic car accident two years ago in Williamsburg, VA. This contest is to serve as a remembrance of him, as all profits go toward the Tommy Karafa scholarship fund to help underprivileged youths attend college. His father runs the fund and helps students with paying for the ever rising costs of furthering their education. Last year we had a great turnout of over 150 in attendance, with 30 participants in the contest. This year we hope to double that number by teaming up with Anti-Gravity Skateshop in Newport News, VA to bring the premier contest to the Peninsula. 1st prize is a $1000! I believe that’s more than the entire purse for this year’s Oregon Trifecta! Anti-Gravity Skatepark 371 Chatham Dr. Newport News, VA 23602 757-890-8040

Ok, it’s a little morbid, but still, I have to believe any skateboarder who knew what a tombstone was would be pleased to have one named in his honor. This week’s Shot of the Week from the Tommy McGuigan memorial Dawn of the Shred. at the Corvallis, Oregon skatepark. Check out the Shot of the Week. Bonus out takes after the jump.

The City of Miami skateboard park is under attack by well connected political elites. Check out Miamiskaters.com and join their Facebook group to find out what you can do to help. There is an event to support the park on Monday, July 19th which is detailed past the jump.

The Benton County Skateboard Alliance was kind enough to send over some pictures from Saturday’s Tommy McGuigan memorial challenge AKA Dawn of the Shred. Looks like it was a good time. Check it out after the jump. UPDATE: I didn’t realize these were from (drumroll please…) Colin Walsh. I’ll have to change the copyright info.