Past Events
Blythewood Town Park Groundbreaking
The Blythewood town park will break ground July 30th at 10 am. It is to include a concrete skateboard park of 20,000 square feet, an amphitheatre, walking trails, ballfields, and a replica of the old railroad depot and other features.
http://www.townofblythewoodsc.gov/
Columbia Owens Field Grand Opening March 6
It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for. The Owens Field Skateboard park is nearing completion and the grand opening has been scheduled for March 6. Do not miss this historic event. This is the grand opening for the first custom concrete skateboard park in South Carolina. There will be music, food and of course skateboarding. Get ready to skate your face off! The event will start at 10 am and go through 12pm.
Skate and Create Through March 21, 2010 at Columbia Museum of Art
Skate and Create
January 27, 2010 – March 21, 2010
The Opening Reception was awesome but the show is still on thru March 21 – so go catch it!
Skate and Create began as a fundraiser for POUR IT NOW and has become a favorite annual event. POUR IT NOW has partnered with the Columbia Museum of Art to present another fresh group of skateboarding inspired artists as well as select works from past Skate and Create fundraisers. The artists will each have a panel with their own personal display.
Come Skate with us in the 5 Points Festivus Parade December 4th
This Friday, meet us at Bluetile on Harden Street in Five Points at 5pm to skate in the parade! Wear your POUR IT NOW shirts and bring signs if you like! Be festive and in the spirit of Festivus.
Selling Water at Holypalooza this Saturday the 26th of September
Come put on a volunteer shirt and help us sell some water at Holypalooza. We’ll be at Finlay park Saturday from 8am to 11pm so if you can then come help us by working a two hour shift or so… Email me if you can help pouritnow@gmail.com
Move ‘em to Main 9/17 @ 7pm
POUR IT NOW will be doing a demo for the Nickelodeon’s Move ‘em to Main event at 1600 Main Street. Come out and check out the skating!!!
City of Columbia to Break Ground on South Carolina’s First Custom Concrete Skateboard Park
Monday August 31, 2009 at 4:30pm the City of Columbia will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the much anticipated skateboard park at Owens Field (1351 Jim Hamilton Blvd). Thirty year veteran skateboard park designer, Wally Hollyday has worked with the skateboarders of SC to create a design that everyone is anxious to see realized.
Three years of work from countless volunteers and a huge commitment from the City assisted POUR IT NOW in securing the $25,000 Tony Hawk Foundation grant for this skateboard park. The project was championed by former City Council woman, Anne Sinclaire and backed by Mayor Bob and the rest of City Council. The City of Columbia fully embraced the concept of encouraging and harnessing the high level of energy skateboarders possess.
This park will provide a safe haven for Columbia’s youth, enabling them to participate in healthy physical activity in a public place away from traffic.
Blythewood Meeting Rescheduled
The August Blythewood POUR IT NOW meeting date has been rescheduled from 9th to August 16 at 2:00 pm. Meetings will continue to be held on the second Sunday of each month at Groucho’s in Blythewood, but the time will stay changed to 2:00 pm. I’m really sorry about the late notice, thanks for your patience.
Skate and Create Columbia 2009
Gallery 80808 in The Vista
September 11-13, 2009 – Opening Night Friday September 11; 6-10pm
Go ahead and put it on your calendar, because you do not want to miss the fourth installment
of Skate and Create. The art this year has reached an amazing level of sophistication and beauty. Paintings, sculptures and other beautiful works of art using skateboards as media will be sold in order to raise funds for skateparks in Columbia, SC. As usual this is a free show. Don’t miss opening night where The Columbia Society for Preservation of Soul will be spinning records.
