Montgomery Mall to Host Free Youth Skateboarding & Live Music Event on June 24

June 6, 2011 - PRLog -- NORTH WALES, PA (May 2011) – On Friday, June 24, 2011, the Montgomery Mall will host the 11th Annual Zumiez Couch Tour from noon to 6 p.m. The event will feature a pro skateboard demo by the SUPRA Team, a skateboarding contest for local residents and free live band entertainment from I See Stars and Philadelphia-area band Valencia.

The Zumiez Couch Tour event will kick off with the 5th Annual Zumiez Best Foot Forward Am Skate Contest Series, a jam format skate contest that is “a matter of life and limb” for up-and-coming local resident skaters, presented by BONES WHEELS. During the contest, the first 20 pre-registered skaters will battle it out to see who will advance to an all-expense-paid trip to the Zumiez Couch Tour’s final stop in Bloomington, MN, and to compete in the Best Foot Forward Finals on July 1, 2011. Local skaters can pre-register for the contest online at www.zumiezbestfootforward.com.

The event will also feature Philadelphia’s alternative rock/punk band, Valencia, who will play for fans from 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., followed by I See Stars, an American rock band formed in 2006 from Warren, Mich.

Admission to the skateboarding and concert event is free and includes prizes and giveaways from tour partners: BNQT, Contour, Keep A Breast, New Era, Skullcandy and TransWorld SKATEboarding. In addition, the event may also feature skate team autograph signings, an interactive festival area, music, giveaways and fun!

The Zumiez Couch Tour 2011 schedule is tentatively set as follows:
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Zumiez Best Foot Forward Local Qualifier - 20 spots available
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Zumiez Best Foot Forward Am Skate Contest presented by BONES WHEELS
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. - SUPRA Skate Team Demo
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Zumiez Best Foot Forward Final Heat
3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - SUPRA Skate Team Autographs
4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Valencia
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. - I See Stars

Recently announced, version 2.0 of the Zumiez Couch Tour app for iPhone and Android is available for download here: http://www.zumiez.com/couch-tour-app/. From the app, users can watch each of the stops live on their Android, iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, through an expanded appcast and webcast that will also be streamed live on www.zumiezcouchtour.com. Along with the appcast, there will be weekly content from Zumiez Couch Tour on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

More about the 5th Annual Zumiez Best Foot Forward Am Skate Contest Series: As an added bonus to advancing to the Best Foot Forward Finals, BONES WHEELS will give the top three finalists a spot on the BONES WHEELS Flow Team for one year, and the overall winner will film a part in the BONES WHEELS 2011 Am video. The top three skaters will also earn an all-expense-paid trip to compete at the 7th Annual Hometown Heroes Finals at X Games 17 in Los Angeles, CA.

About Montgomery Mall: Montgomery Mall is located at the intersection of Routes 202 and 309 in North Wales, Pa. Montgomery Mall is a regional mall anchored by Macy’s, JCPenney, Sears and Dick’s Sporting Goods and has more than 100 specialty shops and services. For additional information on Montgomery Mall, visit www.shopmontgomerymall.com or follow the mall on Twitter @MontgomeryMall or on Facebook facebook.com/MontgomeryMallPA.

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