Pre-registration Campaign for the “The Endless Summer” Special Interest License Plate.

Want to make “The Endless Summer” special interest license plate a reality? Go to SURFPLATE.COM and pre-register to show your support! Surfing Heritage and Culture Center has been working with sponsors and agencies in Sacramento to create “The Endless Summer” special interest license plate. If approved, proceeds will help SHACC programming to share the history and culture of surfing with future generations. The plate is licensed by Bruce Brown Films and features the iconic poster image designed by artist, John Van Hamersveld. The State of California requires that SHACC submit a minimum of 7,500 applicants before it will approve the plate and proceed with its creation. SHACC has opened a “pre-registration” site in order to gather names to show the public’s interest. The pre-sell will commence after the sponsoring state agency files a letter of intent with the Department of Motor Vehicles and the proposed license plate is approved by the DMV and the California Highway Patrol. “The Endless Summer” is credited with being the first “Adventure travelogue” and introduced the idea of surf travel to mainstream America. Bruce Brown proved its popularity by booking a theater in Wichita, Kansas where it sold out for two straight weeks in the dead of winter. He did a similar booking at New York’s Kips Bay theater where it ran for a year. After these two successful runs, Brown secured a distributor and the film has played millions of times since. Help make “The Endless Summer” special interest license plate a reality! Go to SURFPLATE.COM and pre-register to show your support of the plate. For more information, contact Glenn Brumage, SHACC Executive Director (949) 388-0313 xt8 or glenn@surfingheritage.org

Bruce Brown Tribute Exhibit at SHACC

Now on display through May 12, 2018

“You can’t tell how good a wave is until you ride it,” Bruce Brown once said.

Brown never set out to change the sport of surfing. In the beginning he was just a guy making surf movies with his friends. His early works include jazz-infused Slippery When Wet, Surf Crazy, Barefoot Adventure and Surfing Hollow Days. Then came The Endless Summer in 1964 and everything changed. 

The Endless Summer ended up smashing national theater attendance records during its 18-month run and showed for 48 straight weeks in New York City. Film critics labelled Brown “the Bergman of the boards” and “the Fellini of the foam.” What the film meant for surfing was a broader acceptance of the sport, and more importantly, the lifestyle. It also provided surfers with the freedom to dream and discover what waves may be breaking beyond the horizon. 

Following on that success, Brown teamed up with actor Steve McQueen to produce the Academy Award-nominated motorcycle film, On Any Sunday. Largely shot in the dunes behind Dana Point, it proved to be as transformative to the moto-riding world as The Endless Summer was for surfing.

In 1994, Brown reprised his classic, and alongside his son, Dana Brown, set out to make The Endless Summer II. Starring Robert “Wingnut” Weaver and Pat O’Connell, the film was a huge hit with the new generation. Starring icons of the sport such as Kelly Slater, Laird Hamilton and Gerry Lopez, it reinvigorated the surf culture and solidified Brown’s reputation as the greatest surf filmmaker of all time.

On December 10, 2017, Brown slipped from this world. In a tribute to the master, the Surfing Heritage and Culture Center is celebrating his life and accomplishments with a special remembrance exhibit. Partnering with the Brown family, this exhibit offers a unique, in-depth look at the life and times of Bruce Brown. 

The exhibit will run through May 12, 2018. 

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The next lesson is Tues, Mar. 20, 2018!

SHACC now carries a line of Kala Ukuleles, and SHACC members can purchase them at fantastic discounted prices! Come by the museum and check them out.

The Ukulele is a fun, traditional Hawaiian instrument that sings in the key of aloha. SHACC is pleased to announce that we are now offering our members monthly group ukulele lessons for just $8 per session.

Non-members can join SHACC online at: http://store.surfingheritage.org/membership.asp to be eligible to participate, or may sign up for membership onsite prior to class.

Beginner Lessons take place from 6:30-7 pm and intermediate and advanced Lessions from 7-9:00 pm. Classes are instructed by Lincoln Kaio. His ukulele group, ULU, has been entertaining at events and parties throughout Southern California for years.  

Dust off your ukulele... or go out and buy one, and start learning to play this popular stringed instrument. Invite your friends...and together you can look forward to a fun and entertaining musical experience each month at SHACC. For more information, call 949-388-0313.  

SURF 2 SKATE is on the Move!

The exhibit has traveled up to the International Surf Museum in Huntington Beach, Grand Opening Celebration Sat., March 3rd, 6-9 PM!

This exhibit covers the origins of skateboarding; from sidewalk surfing and the early surf shop skate teams of the 1960s through the 70s and the Dog Town skating/surfing cross influences. We are also showcasing some never before seen early images of Rick Griffin and his "Bun Board" series of skate cartoons. 

Curated by Dale Smith (Sausage Man), there are historic items from Dale and the collections of Alva SurfCraft, Marc "Buggs" Arico, Larry Balma, Warren Bolster, Art Brewer, Kim Cespedes, Ron Church, Spencer Croul, Jeff Divine, Jim Evans, John Freis, Gordon & Smith, Jim Gray, David Hackett, Stanton Hartsfield, Todd Huber (Skatelab/Skateboard Hall of Fame), Jim O'Mahoney, Patti McGee, Bev Morgan, Nathan Pratt, Denis Shufeldt, Ron Stoner/SURFER Mag, and Laura Thornhill. 

SHACC's 1st Annual Golf Surfari was a Big Success!

Artwork by Wade Koniakowsky

Thank you to our wonderful volunteers, our golf event committee, to everyone that turned out for our event and especially to our amazing sponsors:

Agave Surf, Echo & Willow Rowan, Burnham USA, Hobie Polarized/Eyeking
Art Sea Dana Point, Balboa Island Dentistry, Big Bear Mountain, BoHauna, Bob "The Greek" Bolen, Bracelets by Jeanne, Capistrano Volkswagon, The Chart House, the City of Dana Point, Clarion Marine, The Crevier Family Foundation, Divinity Surfboards, Earthpack, Easton Pacific, Elite Events and Tournaments, LLC, Firewire, Four Seasons Aviara, Grgich Hills Estate, Harbor Grill, Rich Harbour, Hawaiian Surf Club of San Onofre, Hobie Surf Shops, Hyatt Regency, Island Fin Design Hawaii, Island Soap & Candle Works, Jose Cuervo, Jimmy Lewis, Kona Red, Koniakowsky Ocean Art, Laguna Beach Inn, Left Coast Brewing Co., Longboard Vineyards, Mac Electric, Michael Tilden Art, Mizata Point Resort, Newmeyer & Dillion LLP, Old Guys Rule, Outerknown, Jim "The Genius" Phillips, PRP Wine International, The Ritz Carlton, San Juan Hills Golf Club, Shorecliff Golf Club, Sign Concepts, Bill Stewart, Still Water, Sunsets Bar & Grill, Surfboards by the Greek, Surfmore XM, Surtech, Tito's Handmade Vodka, Tropicsurf Sunscreen, Tolosa Winery, Steve Walden, Waterman's Harbor, Wind & Sea Restaurant, and Woody Hut

Art Brewer Solo Gallery Exhibit in Santa Ana

Thank you everyone that turned out for the event!

Jericho Poppler, Randy Rarick, LJ Richards, Ron Sizemore, Linda Benson, John Peck, Paul Strauch, Joyce Hoffman, Anna Trent Moore, Barry Haun, and John Engle.

Ron and Anna (Trent) Moore, and Patricia and Walter Hoffman. Linda Benson and Joyce Hoffman. 

Author, John Engle addressing the Sold Out crowd.

What a great night!
Bud Browne's classic film, Locked In had them hooting and the first surfing cartoon, Bobby Bumps, Surf Rider, from Bray Productions, 1917 (courtesy of Tommy Stathes of the Bray Animation Project and Cartoons on Film) had them laughing. Anna Trent Moore and author John Engle each gave a short talk while special guests from the movie turned out for a post screening Q&A—Linda Benson, Joyce Hoffman, John Peck, LJ Richards, Ron Sizemore, and Paul Strauch and other legends such as Steve and Barrie Bohne, Walter Hoffman, Jericho Poppler and Randy Rarick also stopped by.

  We still have a few signed copies of John Engle's Surfing in the Movies, A Critical History and Anna Trent Moore's Laughing at Water, available for purchase here at the SHACC gift shop.

Thank you to our sponsors!

Surfing Heritage Exhibit and Event History