http://coolermag.com/news/ en Copyright 2009 2009-07-24T14:13:00+00:00 http://cooler.mpora.com/calendar/view/port-eliot-festival.html http://cooler.mpora.com/calendar/view/port-eliot-festival.html#When:14:13:00Z Port Eliot Festival is a magical weekend of otherworldliness with a whole host of music, fashion, poetry, cooking, partying, feasting and plenty more besides!  This year, the festival will be kicking off from 24th–26th July 2009. Acts confirmed so far include William Dalrymple, Hanif Kureishi, Arthur Smith, Kamila Shamsie, Simon Munnery, Rebecca Lenkiewicz, Justine Picardie, Michael & Emily Eavis, Louis Eliot, Patrick McCabe, Alexander Waugh, Chris Watson, Hadley Freeman, Mohsin Hamid, Kate Summerscale, Gavin Pretor-Pinney, Alexander Masters and Mick Brown, with more acts yet set to join the impressive line-up. Port Eliot Festival is of the UK’s most original, magical, bohemian, bookish, colourful, musical and humorous festivals. Returning to tempt you with a new adventure in 2009, you’re invited to pitch your tent in the stunning fairytale grounds of the ancient Port Eliot estate in Cornwall, cast aside all inhibition and explore: The new Heavenly Records venue on the banks of the estuary; the Boathouse, with One Minute Disco dishing up a crazy impromptu party on the hour, every hour; and Gavin Turk’s now-legendary House of Fairy Tales, set deep in the enchanted woodland garden. In the Walled Garden, Barbara Hulanicki of Biba brings your vintage back to life; on the Bowling Green, Edwyn Collins performs a solo set with a reading by his wife, Grace Maxwell; Alain de Botton solves your work problems live on stage; in the Cabaret Tent, Saint Etienne’s Bob Stanley DJs a history of teenage pop and Gaz Mayall whips up the rock n’ roll to a frenzy; in the Big Kitchen, Hardeep Singh Kholi cooks an Indian takeaway; while in St German’s church, Louis de Bernières plays his mandolin. A wonderful array of experiences await - from a séance in the maze to yoga and massage on the estuary, dancing the night away to laughing until it hurts, sampling the magnificent selection of food stalls to kids’ games. Why not treat yourself to camping in a luxury yurt, teepee or Airstream Trailer in the beautiful Port Eliot park, landscaped by Repton? Dream of a lively summer’s weekend revelling in Port Eliot Festival’s heady mix… Buy now to save up to £30!  More details at porteliotfestival.com. 2009-07-2414:13:00 http://cooler.mpora.com/calendar/view/billabong-girls-days-woolacombe.html http://cooler.mpora.com/calendar/view/billabong-girls-days-woolacombe.html#When:14:57:00Z A weekend full of surfing, coaching by pro Billabong surfers, yoga sessions, BBQs and so much more open to all female wave-riders, from beginners to advanced, aged between 10 and 30 and the best thing - for FREE! On the weekend of 18th-19th July the Billabong Girls Days are visiting the beaches around Woolacombe in the UK. Register online at the Billabong Girls Days website 2009-07-1814:57:00 http://cooler.mpora.com/calendar/view/billabong-girls-days-sopelana.html http://cooler.mpora.com/calendar/view/billabong-girls-days-sopelana.html#When:13:55:00Z A weekend full of surfing, coaching by pro Billabong surfers, yoga sessions, BBQs and so much more open to all female wave-riders, from beginners to advanced, aged between 10 and 30 and the best thing - for FREE! On the weekend of 11h-12th July the Billabong Girls Days are visiting the beaches around Sopelana in Spain. Register online at the Billabong Girls Days website 2009-07-1113:55:00 http://cooler.mpora.com/calendar/view/billabong-girls-days-seignosse.html http://cooler.mpora.com/calendar/view/billabong-girls-days-seignosse.html#When:12:21:00Z A weekend full of surfing, coaching by pro Billabong surfers, yoga sessions, BBQs and so much more open to all female wave-riders, from beginners to advanced, aged between 10 and 30 and the best thing - for FREE! On the weekend of 4th-5th July the Billabong Girls Days are visiting the beaches around Seignosse in France. Register online at the Billabong Girls Days website 2009-07-0412:21:00 http://cooler.mpora.com/calendar/view/sea-sessions-surf-and-music-festival.html http://cooler.mpora.com/calendar/view/sea-sessions-surf-and-music-festival.html#When:06:40:00Z The Sea Sessions Surf and Music Festival is going down at the main beach of Bundoran on June 26th-28th. Next to an amazing music line up with the likes of Super Furry Animals, Andrew Weatherall, Kila nad many more there are also a lot of great side activities including an international surf expression session, judging of the videos and photo competitions, a Fun Fair, go carts racing, reverse bungee, gourmet food, surf movie and art exhibition, skate board exhibition, street performances and of course various surf competitions. Make sure this weekend is marked in your diary! seasessions.com 2009-06-2606:40:00 http://cooler.mpora.com/calendar/view/surf-affinity-camp.html http://cooler.mpora.com/calendar/view/surf-affinity-camp.html#When:15:01:00Z This girls-only surf camp from 14th to 21st June in Seignosse, France, caters for all abilities, with the likes of Kathleen Spears on hand to dole out top tips. All kit, lessons, food, accommodation and airport transfers are included for a stress-free surf trip. Check out surfaffinity.com 2009-06-1415:01:00 http://cooler.mpora.com/calendar/view/vans-dawn-of-the-shred-in-milton-keynes.html http://cooler.mpora.com/calendar/view/vans-dawn-of-the-shred-in-milton-keynes.html#When:06:19:00Z Get set for the next instalment of Vans Dawn of the Shred at Xscape, Milton Keynes on May 30th from 8pm. Expect some madness from the obstacles that have been christened The ‘Dalikfodda Sh*thouse of Justice’, the ‘Relentless fun to the power of rad can box’ and the ‘TSA to Ride and Slide chalet gap of destiny’, these should wet your appetite! The last few competition places are still available at the entry price of £10, call Xscape to register - 0871 222 5670 - and you could be in with the chance of getting your mitts on some of the £1000 prize purse and spot prizes. For more info visit vans.co.uk 2009-05-3006:19:00 http://cooler.mpora.com/calendar/view/quiksilver-welsh-nationals.html http://cooler.mpora.com/calendar/view/quiksilver-welsh-nationals.html#When:06:27:00Z The Quiksilver Welsh Nationals will once again be held over the May Day bank holiday weekend of 2nd, 3rd and 4th at Freshwater West, Pembroke. The back up venue of Whitesands, St Davids is also available to organisers should conditions at Freshwater look to be unfavourable. In the women’s event defending Champion Jo Dennison will once again look to fend off Swansea’s Beth Mason as well as the returning Gwen Spurlock who missed last years event through injury. Entry forms are available through the WSF website and should be received no later than Thursday 30th April. welshsurfingfederation.org.uk 2009-05-0206:27:00 http://cooler.mpora.com/calendar/view/billabong-estoril.html http://cooler.mpora.com/calendar/view/billabong-estoril.html#When:06:15:00Z From 1st to the 3rd of May 2009 the Estoril Coast will host the biggest surf event for girls in Portugal. Besides inviting hundreds of girls from all over Europe to surf lessons with some of the best national surfers, the Estoril Billabong Girls Cascais is also a major stop of the womens WQS in surfing and will attract international pros as well as local heros like Patrícia Lopes, Joana Rocha and Joana Andrade. Like in previous years there will also be plenty of side action like yoga workshops, hip hop classes, fashion shows and an open surf contest on the last day. Applications to the Estoril Billabong Girls are open, go to rock-sisters.com 2009-05-0106:15:00 http://cooler.mpora.com/calendar/view/volcom-peanut-butter-rail-jam-final.html http://cooler.mpora.com/calendar/view/volcom-peanut-butter-rail-jam-final.html#When:16:44:00Z PBRJ is back this winter in Europe with some new stops! This year, at each stop the top three riders in each category, plus the best girl, will qualify for the European PBRJ Championships in Glacier 3000, Gstaad-Les Diablerets, Switzerland. The event is set to take place on the 18th of April 2009, and the top riders will bag free accommodation, sick prizes and a chance to get one of the four flight tickets to the US champs in Mammoth Mountain (which offers a whopping $25,000 prize purse). Peanut Butter and Rail Jam is Volcom’s amateur snowboard contest series. Deviating from the established way snowboard contests are run, the folks at Volcom put their heads together and came up with a fresh format. Instead of having three rails in a row, they are side by side to create a rail zone. This boosts the energy level and fun nature of the contest because everyone is together, riding, hiking, and watching in a big group. There are three divisions; 15 & under, 16 & over and Girls. The contest runs in a jam format so there are no scheduled runs. You can hit each of the rails as many times as you want during your 20 minute heat. The judges only care about tricks you pull, so you don’t need to worry about falling. The event is absolutely free, on a first come first serve basis, and boasts tons of free prizes and PB&J sandwiches! See you on the hill! 2009-04-1816:44:00