Learn to skate while your parents shop for the holidays! Both Vans Parks in Orange, CA and Orlando, FL will be offering extended skateboard clinics for the holiday season. Two separate Saturday clinics running from 8am - 2pm will be offered on December 13th and 20th. A pizza lunch is included and the program will cater to street skateboarders ages 6 - 16 on all skill levels. Cost is $40 for members and $50 for nonmembers. Sign up today because spots are limited.

Be on the look out for the January issue of The Skateboard Mag with none other than the legendary Steve Alba. As a bonus, The Skateboard Mag decided to publish only the second special photo issue in five years, which means you'll be entertained for hours with photographs of the sickest skating.

That's right ladies and gentlemen, the illustrious Flip team is heading to the desert southwest and mountain country, the perfect way to start the holidays! Forget your turkeys and family feasts and get yourself to the nearest skatepark location on the schedule and feast on the fine skateboarding of: Geoff Rowley, Mark Appleyard, David Gonzalez, Rune Glifberg, Lance Mountain, Luan de Oliveira, Curren Caples and the gangsta style of Louie Lopez. We all look forward to seeing you there. Happy travels.

Vans family member and world famous tattoo artist Oliver Peck took over Sport Chalet once again. He had previously created a Vans mural at the Long Beach, CA location and was asked to work his magic again, this time in La Canada, CA. The West Coast sporting goods retailer celebrated the Grand Opening of their newly built store and Oliver was there to add some finishing touches. Check out his masterpeice that took three days to complete! Look for more Vans / Oliver collaborations coming soon to a city near you.

The first day of the 26th annual Vans Triple Crown of Surfing is officially ON and the webcast is in full swing! The event kicks-off with the Reef Hawaiian Pro, a men's and women's 6-star rated ASP World Qualifying Series event featuring over 200 of the world's top-ranked surfers ready to conquer some of the largest waves during the contest series. Don't you dare miss a minute of the action on triplecrownofsurfing.com! Also don't forget to sign up for daily Mobile Updates to be the first to know if the event is ON.

Vans Sky Gallery artist Marco Zamora would like to invite everyone to his art show in Los Angeles, CA starting this Saturday, November 15th and running through December 30th. The graphic artist by day and painter by night, is influenced by everyday life, his culture, color, L.A, skateboarding and people in awkward moments. Look out for more of Marco's art when he invades the South by hitting up Miami in December.