News and Events

March 20, 2017

Pro Guest Felipe Gustavo

Photos kindly taken by Jesus Gamez & Erik Heredia. On February 16th, professional skateboarder Felipe Gustavo joined us at Next Up for some skating and conversation. […]
March 20, 2017

Field Trip Active Ride Shop

On March 11th, Bronson Speed Co. invited Next Up participants to attend their Ditch ‘Em program at Active Ride Shop Headquarters.  Local skaters in attendance were […]
March 20, 2017

Guest Speaker Eric Martinez

On Feb.28th, Eric “Mural” Martinez, the founder of Black Book Sessions, a non-profit organization committed to inspiring young, creative minds, came to Next Up to talk and […]
March 19, 2017

DJ Workshop

Next Up held its first DJ workshop on February 25th.  Vincent Ruiz, one of Next Up’s board members, put together an workshop for about 20 participants, […]
March 19, 2017

Entrepreneur Rafael Narciso

February 17th was quite possibly the rainiest day we have seen in Next Up history, but it didn’t stop us from hosting a radical workshop featuring […]
March 15, 2017

Graphic Design Workshop – Magazines Ads

Graphic design workshops give kids insights on what graphic design is and its importance in skateboarding. From logos, to skateboards, to clothing, to ads, graphic design […]
February 22, 2017

ART WORKSHOP WITH RICKY LOZANO

We had the honor of hosting Ricky Lozano for our second ART workshop, a widely popular activity here at the Success Lab.  Ricky led the session […]
February 14, 2017

Pro Guest Nyjah Huston

By Chloe McDonald || Photos: Thiago Santos On January 24th, Nyjah Huston paid a visit to Next Up headquarters, drawing a huge crowd of Next Up […]
February 8, 2017

Look Back Library

By Chloe McDonald The Success Lab brought Next Up to the next level, and it didn’t take long to feel like home.  An inviting environment has […]