INNOSKATE with free skateboarding clinics, demos, kids fashion show, competition, skate deck decorating, admission to MOHAI Atrium Level and more in Lake Union Park in Seattle - Saturday, August 16, 2014 FROM 10am-5pm

Pretty cool for girls and boys of all ages! Innoskate is a free all-ages community celebration of skateboarding innovations—the people, places, and actions that put Seattle on the map! Innoskate takes place at MOHAI and Lake Union Park. 10 AM Learn to skate with Skate Like a Girl! These short clinics are great for beginners of all ages 11 AM Innovation Idea Lab: Social Change through Skateboarding, with Skate Like a Girl NOON Kids’ Fashion Show! All kids 12 and under are invited to participate in a fun fashion show  celebrating the future of Seattle’s skate community. Emceed by Marshall Reid 1 PM Innovation Idea Lab: Connecting Cultures--Salish Art Meets Skateboarding, with Louie Gong 2 PM Learn to skate with Skate Like a Girl! These short clinics are great for beginners of all ages 2:30 PM Skate Demo: Evolution of Seattle Skateboarding Seattle skaters Metal Mark, Tom Peha,  Ryan Aningalan and Kristin Ebeling demo skate tricks from the 1970s – today. Emceed by Marshall Reid 3:30 PM Innovation Idea Lab: Imagining a New Skating Landscape for Seattle, with Grindline Skateparks and Matthew Lee Johnston 4:30 PM Best Trick Competition! Winner takes home $100! Course opens at 4:15 pm. HAPPENING ALL DAY Skate special features in Lake Union Park -- for one day only! Designed by Grindline  Decorate a skate deck to take home with artists from Tulalip Tribes  Explore pop-up exhibits about historic Seattle skate spots and the anatomy of skatepark construction  Contribute to a bi-coastal work of skate deck art, coming to Seattle from the Polk Museum of Art in Lakeland, FL  Giveaways, food trucks, music and more! Innoskate is presented by MOHAI, The Smithsonian's Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, and the International Association of Skateboard Companies in partnership with Grindline Skateparks and  Skate Like a Girl, and is generously supported by The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture and Nike. Cost: Free (includes Innoskate activities inside MOHAI's Grand Atrium and in Lake Union Park).  Admission is required to access upper floor galleries.

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