Landfall: The Eyes Of Sandy opens this weekend

Wednesday night we were fortunate enough to get to pre-screen Jetty's first big film, Landfall: The Eyes Of Sandy at The Surflight Theater down here in Beach Haven. It's a great tale of our Long Beach Island community and how we were affected by Hurricane Sandy and how we have come together to thrive once again. It was an honor to be a part of the whole experience and we urge you to go check it out this weekend.

LANDFALL: The Eyes Of Sandy from A.D. Pictures on Vimeo.

Here are both the trailers for the film. Landfall will be showing this Sunday at the LBI Arts Foundation in Loveladies at 3pm and 6pm. If you can't make either of those don't worry because it'll be screening at The Surflight Theater all summer long. You won't want to miss this film, plus ticket proceeds go directly back to the United Rebuild fund.

LANDFALL: The Eyes Of Sandy Official Trailer 2 from A.D. Pictures on Vimeo.

Also happening this weekend is the LBI Thank You Fest. Check out the details below. Some great events going on this weekend that you should definitely get down here for.

it's starting to feel like summer is here

Oh yeah, team rider Kyle Calandra is also heading to the UST Cabo Clasico next week with the Exile team—he's gonna be very happy to get out of a wintersuit... Photo: Ryan Johnson

After a very long and arduous winter and spring our Surf Shack South location in Bay Village is very near being back open for business. We're going to have a whole new look in there but will still have the same great products we've always offered (and even some new brands too!). Stop on in this weekend and say hi if you're around, as we'll be completing the finishing touches for next week's holiday and grand re-opening.

And if you're in Bay Village this weekend make sure you check out the LBI Wine Fest going on. Always a great kick off to the summer. There's also a few other superb events happening this weekend if you are down on the Island:

• 1st Annual LBI Classic Fish Fry Benefit for Sandy Relief (benefits ALO as well)
• Frank Panzone Jr. Memorial Cruisin For A Cure

These are two solid events that support some tremendous causes, so if you're on the Island this weekend you've got plenty to do. We'll be seeing you at Surf Shack South next week and stop by our new (and permanent) Manahawkin skate shop The Shack anytime.

Surf Shack South, coming back very soon

*we do not condone smoking dirty smigarettes in any way whatsoever

Sure, you may be asking yourself, "What's going on with Surf Shack South? All we hear about anymore is the awesome Shack Board Shop over in Manahawkin now."

Well fear not, because there are potential things that are in the works for us being open in a new Beach Haven location come Memorial Day weekend. Barring any unseen circumstances, we will be back—while also maintaining The Shack Board Shop as a permanent, year-round skate shop (something that has been severely absent in the Manahawkin area for many years). Stay tuned for more details when we know.

And in case you forgot, Surf Shack South is the place for all your skimboard needs. Just ask long-time Shack rider Kyle Calandra, as seen in the above footy courtesy Mr. David aka Scrubby Jensen. Kyle's been doing this all winter long, while also getting spat out of barrels on a surfboard and being crowned the first ever King Of The Shack (along with Kyle McCormick).

The Shack Board Shop Opening Weekend

come stop by our new location, The Shack Board Shop, for it's opening weekend and take advantage of some massive deals for the weekend.

David Gonzalez, Thrasher's 2012 SOTY

David Gonzalez is Thrasher Magazine's 2012 Skater Of The Year. They informed in him one of the greatest ways ever to inform somebody that they won something major (check the link). And check out his full part in Thrasher's "Possessed To Skate" here.

Oh, and by the way, Thrasher Mag issues and threads will be in The Shack Board Shop very very soon...

The Shack Board Shop

Well, the last week has been a complete blur. We decided it was time to fill everyone in on our new endeavor, The Shack Board Shop.

That's it above, coming quickly along. Since we are currently displaced due to Hurricane Sandy, we've moved shop over to the mainland, the Manahawkin Mart to be exact. For those that don't know, the Mart is located on Bay Avenue across from Retro Fitness, right near Fireplaces Plus! and Thunderbird Lanes bowling alley. We're in unit 13, the southwest corner of the building that faces the parking lot. We've also got a killer Mexican food spot right on the other side of us (La Bamba) that we've been enjoying every day! Our exact address in case you have trouble finding it is 657 East Bay Avenue Manahawkin, NJ.

All that being said, while Bay Village is being repaired this winter and spring, we'll be here in Manahawkin. The Shack Board Shop is going to be a full-service skate shop. It's been far too long that the Manahawkin area has had any kind of skate shop and while we're there that's what we're going to do.

We've been working really hard to get things fully running and the store completely stocked with all the great products you need for the holidays. As of right now, we're aiming to be up and running and open for business later this week and will be announcing details of our Black & White Friday Opening Weekend Sale by mid-week. Much more to come on that, as product is arriving every day and we managed to save some merchandise from Shack South.

If you happen to drive by or just wanna stop and say hi, please do. And stay tuned for some big big things we're going to be doing there this winter, as we're chock full of ideas and good things on the horizon. We're going to do our best to keep The Shack philosophy alive in this new undertaking.

get out and VOTE

or actually just VOTE from your house or your phone or wherever for our boy Ronnie Kessner to get slotted into next weekend's Tampa Am Semi-Finals. this is the kind of voting we can all get behind!

though Ronnie doesn't officially ride for us anymore he is still one of our homies and a Shack kid for life. go get 'em next weekend big guy.

VOTE FOR RONNIE HERE

this weekend

the fall Philly Am goes down this Saturday at Providence Skate Spot in West Chester, PA. always one of the best contests in the northeast. check it out.

the holding period for Jetty's 6th annual Clam Jam also begins this weekend. the bracket is above (and can also be seen here). not looking like too much swell on the horizon for this weekend, but who knows, something may pop up on the charts. a few super-talented pairings this year (Bill/Brendan Willem, Royce Weber/Randy Townsend, Ryan Kelly/Conor Willem, and more) are gonna make things pretty exciting to watch, as always. when the event does run it will be held at Hudson Avenue in Harvey Cedars this year.