EVENTS, EVENTS, EVENTS
ZIMZALA, Bustin Boards Open House, RippleDC, X Games & Belmar Pro
Zimzala was an unbelievable success for all of us at OKOTO, Jay Alders and Sun Dreams Productions' Chelsea Rabbe. On June 5, all our hard work paid off with nearly 600 guests joining us for a charity night of art and music. The evening was held in support of SurfAid International. You can read more about it, and everyone involved, at ZIMZALA.com. Keep an eye out for info about auction items we will be putting online to further support the cause.
We were honored to be a part of Bustin Boards Open House on May 17th. The event kicked off in Central Park for a skate and then continued on at Bustin's loft in Hoboken for a crazy party, or ummm ... charity event for Adaptive Action Sports.
On International Surfing Day, we headed down to National Harbor, MD to the Art Whino for Ripple DC, an art show and benefit for Surfrider Foundation DC Chapter. There we were able to meet up with artist Erik Abel, who was kind enough to donate an original to our charity event, ZIMZALA. We also caught up with fellow New Jersian, Scott Szegeski and had a blast thanks to Twin Fin wine, some cool new friends and a grassy knoll.
We were also stoked for the Grand Re-Opening of Faria's Surf and Sport in Ship Bottom. It's a sweet shop, now equipped with a big ass fan. If ever you are on LBI ... hit them up. And, if there's any of our threads left, buy 'em!
See a ton more pics of all the above at our FLICKr.
Oh, and .ps. we're heading out to Los Angeles for the Summer X Games, where we're sponsoring the athletes of Adaptive Action Sports along with a couple other awesome companies. After that, we're off to the Belmar Pro in September.
OKOTO
SAVE THE DATE - JUNE 5, 2008
4.11.08
OKOTO Apparel, Jay Alders and Sundreams Productions present ZIMZALA, a one of a kind music and art charity event held at the Jersey Shore. This year's event will be held in honor of Surfaid International.
SurfAid's mission is to improve the health of people living in isolated regions of the world connected to us through surfing.
ZIMZALA's mission is to help raise funds and awareness for SurfAid International on the East Coast, while respresenting all the great artists, businesses and culture this area has to offer. With Chance auctions, Silent auctions, a 50/50 and ZIMZALA merch, we plan to help support SurfAid International by donating 100% of the proceeds.
ZIMZALA will take place at The Headliner in Neptune, New Jersey. IT WILL BE AN ALL AGES SHOW, with alcohol available to those of age (proper ID required). There will be art and photo exhibits, and food provided by Surf Taco.
ZIMZALA will feature four incredible music performances from Ted Hammock, Shoreline, Echo Movement and Paula Fuga (Oahu North Shore native best known for her performances with the legendary Jack Johnson).
Ticket price: $15 pre-sale. $18 at the door.
Check out The Zimzala.com for updated information.
OKOTO
ACTION EXPO in AC
3.16.08
Last week we were down in Atlantic City for the Action Expo. It was a fun couple of days - catching up with old friends and making new ones, like our boy Micah from ProLite and James & Krissy from exboard, partying at the ridiculous indoor pool at Harrah's, and of course, doing business.
It was a great way to get a lot accomplished. We gained a couple new accounts while we were down, so keep checking back for updated lists of our retailers.
OKOTO
ROCK AND WRAP IT UP BENEFIT in NYC
with ALO, Jackie Greene, OKOTO apparel & Jay Alders
1.28.08
Last Thursday was a night to remember! We were honored to be a part of the Rock and Wrap it Up benefit. Rock and Wrap it Up is an incredibly awesome non-profit that's been around since '94, finding innovative ways to help fight hunger and poverty in America. It just so happens that one of the ways they raise money is by hosting amazing shows and concerts, like this one on the 17th at the Highline Ballroom in NYC, with Jackie Greene and our friends, ALO.
OKOTO donated gift certificates to be auctioned off that night. It was great to help such a wonderful cause, all the while getting to enjoy the intimate atmosphere - eating, drinking and dancing with great friends and talented musicians.
OKOTO
FROM SAND TO SLOPES
1.12.08
The Orlando Surf Expo was pretty crazy! We got down Thursday afternoon and hung at Cocoa Beach.
But, the next three days were spent walking through the expo, meeting tons of great new people (like Greg Noll !), catching up with friends and researching
everything we could to prepare ourselves for getting in on the action next year.
Nights were just as busy as the day, grabbing food and bar hopping at great local spots like Cafe tu tu Tango's
and Adobe Gila's.
Then, 8 hours after getting home, Joe and Mike headed out to Vermont, for Mike's firehouse's annual trip to Killington. The conditions were perfect with fresh powder
and great visibility. After riding and repping all day, it was time to party and chill out at night. But not until coming home for yet another event ...
OKOTO
2008 "Year of the OKOTO"
1.4.08
Happy New Year everyone!
Check out our ads in Line Up and Surfer
Magazines. We did a little co-op with our good friend, Jay Alders, this month. You can see our upcoming
ads in Surfer Mag for the rest of the year.
OKOTO
WHAT'S NEW WITH US ...
12.9.07
So we've been hitting up the many surf shops all over our coast. Jersey stores are full of good vibes ... every owner and manager we've spoke with has been super cool. You can expect to see us in many new shops this upcoming season. We're so stoked ... all this hard work is paying off! We've also booked our flight to Orlando for the Expo ... though we won't have a booth there, we'll be floating around, hanging with friends and checking everything out. So, if you see us, say hi!
OKOTO
OKOTO RIDES WAVE TO BIG TIME
11.19.07
Last Monday Jeff Edelsteindid a write up for us in THE TRENTONIAN. He's a super cool guy who loves Thailand. We showed him around the shop, ate grapes and talked for some time ... the result was a sweet article about OKOTO's mission. Thanks Jeff!
OKOTO
JAY ALDERS JACKSON SHOW
10.02.07
Ok, if you live on the East Coast, and haven't been to Surf Taco yet, we don't know what's wrong with you! :) The food there is as awesome as the atmosphere. Though we go all the time, we've never been to the one in Jackson, which is amazing. It's got a bar (niiice!) sitting happily under an Alex Lanau mural and is two stories with a lounge upstairs.
Jay's art was upstairs, with his newest piece, "Cut Lip" attracting much of the attention. Of course we knew his show would be a success. So many people were hanging around, talking about his work. His prints were selling like mad, and as always he was making his way through the crowd talking with everyone. If you haven't made it to one of his shows, try to get to the next one. They're a super good time.
OKOTO
SUMMER HAZE TO SMALL FALL
9.12.07
Summertime and the livin's easy! Maybe, anyway. It was a bit of a hectic summer for us, but we've got a lot accomplished, on both professional and personal levels. Mike is now done his prereqs for becoming a paid fireman, so good luck to him on getting in a house and making that money.
We are now out with our Fall & Winter line. We know it's light, a smaller line than we've ever done. But, for many reasons, we are using most of our resources on putting out a pretty big, kick ass, summer line.
In the meantime, we've been hitting up different spots to share the love, like The Summer Haze Tour at Penns Landing in Philly. Ozomatli made their way into the crowd, like they always do, and afterwards, Amy was chatting up Shef. Before we knew it, he was asking her to hold his trombone and took off his shirt to throw on the 3 line! Good stuff, man, good stuff.
This past week was one filled with meeting some of our favorite artists: Alex Lanau at the Belmar Pro, and Jay Alders at the AC Action Expo. If you don't know who they are yet, check them out, because the work they do is amazing, and definitely inspiring!
So now we're back. Hit us up with any comments whenever you feel like it. You know we love hearing from you!
OKOTO
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