Join GRR at The Atlantic (15 N. Main St.) on Saturday, Feb. 13, at 10 p.m. for the announcement of our new team names — and a pre-Valentine’s Day bash!
Featuring guest performances by The Early Twenties, Moonbeard and DJ Ernie Hotsauce. Admission is $5 for 21-and-up and $7 for 18-20.
See you there!
GAINESVILLE ROLLER DERBY IS ROARING BACK IN 2010! Come out on Sunday, Feb. 28, for GRR’s first game of the season as the ladies of Gainesville take on South Carolina’s Columbia Quad Squad!
Skate Station Funworks’ (1311 NW 76th Blvd.) doors open at 6:15 and the bout begins at 7. It’s best to bring your own chair, but limited table seating will also be available; track-side (aka rink floor) seating available for 18-and-up. Concessions — including beer for 21-and-up with ID — will be available inside Skate Station.*** (P.S. Bring cash for cool GRR merchandise like tees, tanks, totes and more!)
TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Admission: $8 in advance (ages 13-and-up) at BrownPaperTickets.com, Sweet Dreams Ice Cream (3437 W. University Ave.) or Skate Station; $12 day-of at the door; 12-and-under in free.
As part of GRR’s pledge to give back to the community, in conjunction with this bout GRR is hosting the LIFESOUTH Bloodmobile, which will open at 6 p.m. to make sure no donor has to miss a minute of the action. BONUS: The first 10 on-site blood donors get into the bout free!
***Please note: This bout is not a BYOB event.
Special thanks to amazing illustrator Seth Russell for the poster art. View more of Seth’s work at SethRussell.com.
The Gainesville Roller Rebels want YOU to help name our new teams!
In recent months our league has grown exponentially — which is awesome! We now have enough skaters to field two teams for the league: an A-level team and a B-level team. This is where the Roller Rebels’ fans come in.
GRR’s two new teams are looking for the most bad-ass team names to take with them to the track. Submissions will be narrowed down to 10 finalists, all of whom will be invited to the name-unveiling party (date TBA) to rub elbows with their favorite Roller Rebels. If their name suggestions are chosen by the league, up to two lucky winners will each receive one GRR merchandise pack and season passes for two to all 2010 GRR home bouts*!
* Gainesville, Florida-based games only.
Submissions are due by Jan. 30, 2010. For submission information and contest guidelines, visit the “Name Our Teams!” Contest page.
Get a behind-the-skates look at one of the ladies of GRR with photojournalist Joel Mora’s multimedia piece on Sara Leethal:
“Sarah Purcell: Leethal Dedication of a Roller Rebel.”
On Saturday, Dec. 19, join GRR for the first annual Black & Blue Ball — a derby prom — at Atlantic Nightspot beginning at 10 p.m. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
Come for the off-skates derby festivities, stay for the drinkin’ and dancin’! Dress in your finest black and/or blue duds and prepare for awesome.
Featuring The Ones To Blame, Jump Radar and DJ Thomas.
ADMISSION: $6 – 21-and-up; $8 – 18-20.
Members of the Gainesville Roller Rebels and the Tallahassee Roller Girls await the start of Sunday’s “Throwdown in Titletown” at Skate Station Funworks in Gainesville.
We’re sore and exhausted, but here’s the deets!
GRR beat Tallahassee yesterday, with a final score of 107-90. Look for the bout recap coming soon! In the meantime, check out the reporter views from the Gainesville Sun (“Gainesville Roller Rebels end season on a high note”) and Alligator (“Gainesville Roller Rebels win final match”).
Even better: GRR raised more than $1,000 for the Spread The Love charity, which will go toward helping Tallahassee Rollergirl Danger S fight cervical cancer.
What an amazing weekend for sports in Gainesville! See you in 2010, folks.
P.S. Come party with us on Dec. 19 at our first annual Black and Blue Ball at The Atlantic, 15 N. Main St.
Join your Gainesville Roller Rebels on Saturday, Nov. 21, at Gainesville Skate Park’s First Anniversary Party!
Gainesville Skate Park (3500 N.E. Waldo Rd.) and Fluid Skate Shop — one of GRR’s newest sponsors — are hosting a day full of bands and skateboarding in celebration of their one-year anniversary. Just $5 per person! Cheap food and $1 PBRs all day long!
The party starts at 2 p.m., the bands begin around 6 p.m. and the doors don’t close till 2 a.m. Featuring the following bands: Spanish Gamble, Scum of the F*cking Earth, Gretski, The Winslows, Time Killers, St. Dad, Wavelets, Hot Sushi Girl and Gainesville Bullet Band.
Friend GSP on Facebook here: Gainesville Skate Park; and RSVP to the event here: GAINESVILLE SKATE PARK’S 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!
Parking is limited, so ride a bike or carpool, folks. See you there!
Come out on Sunday, Nov. 29, for GRR’s last game of the season as the ladies of Gainesville take on the Tallahassee Roller Girls!
Skate Station Funworks’ (1311 NW 76th Blvd.) doors open at 6:30 and the bout begins at 7. It’s best to bring your own chair, but limited table seating will also be available; track-side (aka rink floor) seating available for 18-and-up. Concessions — including beer for 21-and-up with ID — will be available inside Skate Station.*** (P.S. Bring cash for cool GRR merchandise like tees, tanks, totes and more!)
TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Admission: $8 in advance (ages 13-and-up) at brownpapertickets.com, Hyde & Zeke Records (402 N.W. 10th Ave.), Sweet Dreams Ice Cream (3437 W. University Ave.) or Skate Station; $12 day-of at the door; 12-and-under in free.
As part of GRR’s pledge to give back to the community, in conjunction with this bout GRR is hosting the LIFESOUTH Bloodmobile, which will open at 6 p.m. to make sure no donor has to miss a minute of the action. BONUS: The first 10 on-site blood donors get into the bout free — and receive “Whip It” swag (while supplies last)!
NEW AFTER-PARTY LOCATION! GRR is happy to announce we’re moving the bout after-party to Napolatano’s (606 N.W. 75th St.). Meet us there after the game for drink specials, leg wrestling and more!
***Please note: The bout and after-party are not BYOB events.
If you haven’t seen flyers or read about GRR lately, you must be living under a rock. We’re EVERYWHERE!
Check out today’s Gainesville Sun article all about your Roller Rebels, “Whip It” and the sport of roller derby: “Roller Rebels hope new film popularizes the sport.”
Tonight, come hang with us during the premiere of “Whip It” at Regal Gainesville Cinema 14 (3101 SW 35th Blvd.) for the 7:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. shows. You just might get your hands on some cool “Whip It” swag!
Sunday, gear up for some live action derby at Skate Station beginning at 7 p.m. (See details below.)
One Nation. Under Quad. Indivisible. With Liberty and Fishnets for All.
On Friday, Oct. 2, see Drew Barrymore’s roller derby movie “Whip It” at Regal Gainesville Cinema 14 (3101 SW 35th Blvd.) — and meet your local rollergirls at the 7:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. shows at the same time. (Psst… There just might be some FREE “WHIP IT SWAG” in it for you!)
Then come out on Sunday, Oct. 4, for REAL ROLLER DERBY with GRR and the Jacksonville Roller Girls’ River City Rat Pack!
Skate Station Funworks’ (1311 NW 76th Blvd.) doors open at 6:30 and the bout begins at 7. It’s best to bring your own chair, but limited table seating will also be available; track-side (aka rink floor) seating available for 18-and-up. Concessions — including beer for 21-and-up with ID — will be available inside Skate Station.*** (P.S. Bring cash for cool GRR merchandise like tees, tanks, totes and more!)
TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Admission: $8 in advance (ages 13-and-up) at brownpapertickets.com, Hyde & Zeke Records (402 NW 10th Ave.), Sweet Dreams Ice Cream (3437 W University Ave.) or Skate Station; $12 day-of at the door; 12-and-under in free.
As part of GRR’s pledge to give back to the community, in conjunction with this bout GRR is hosting the LIFESOUTH Bloodmobile, which will open at 6 p.m. to make sure no donor has to miss a minute of the action. BONUS: The first 10 on-site blood donors get into the bout free — and receive Pabst Blue Ribbon swag (21-and-up only, while supplies last)!
After the bout, head right across the parking lot to SPLITZ Bowling Center and the Thirsty Gator Sports Bar & Grill for $1 Thirsty Gator Lager drafts at the after-party!
***Please note: This is not a BYOB event.
