July 9, 2019

Next Up 10th Anniversary Party & Go Skateboarding Day 2019

June 21st is the longest day of the year, first day of summer, and the annual Go Skateboarding Day. June 21st of 2019 had an extra element of […]
July 9, 2019

NB Numeric Sesh & YMCA Skate Camp Scholarships

On May 29th, we had an amazing and unexpected opportunity to skate with some of the New Balance Numeric team and Worble Crew, including Man Ramp! […]
July 9, 2019

Dream Chasers with Oscar Flores

Next Up mission is simple: through skateboarding and arts we encourage higher education, promote youth leadership, and career advancement—mostly within the skateboard industry. This time we […]
July 9, 2019

Graphic Design using Adobe Illustrator

On April 24th, graphic designer and skateboarder, Andres Alfonso, came to Next Up to teach graphic design for his 4thtime to, again, a new group of […]
February 18, 2019

Field Trip to Volcom Skatepark in Costa Mesa,CA

Costa Mesa, CA – February 16, 2019 Next Up participants excitedly loaded up in the van – this time headed to the Volcom skatepark in Costa Mesa […]
November 17, 2018

Christmas Ugly Sweater – Sketch & Design

On Tuesday, Nov.13th, Juan Carlos of Creative Flow Long Beach led the workshop number 3 out of a four-part art workshop series. Participants’ got to sketch […]
February 15, 2018

Build Your Own Skatepark with Keen Ramps

Part of our mission is to encourage education among Anaheim youth. On Feb. 14th, Keen Ramps’ founder, Cory Keen, led a 3D skatepark design workshop. We […]
December 7, 2017

P.ROD at Next UP

Filmed/Edited: Eric Iwakura — additional footage, Vinicius Tinoco. Photos: Luke Lutz Our top secret guest arrived just in time to slip inside unnoticed before school let […]
August 23, 2017

Summer Field Trip to Encinitas Skate Plaza

On August 2nd, just before schools started, we took our last summer field trip. We visited the Encinitas skatepark, also known as “Poods” park. Poods park […]