Thurs., 9/16: Public Mixed Scrimmage

Join the Gainesville Roller Rebels, the ladies of Ocala Cannibals Roller Derby and the gents of the Magic City Misfits for roller derby in the raw on Thursday, Sept. 16, at the Alachua County Fairgrounds (2900 N.E. 39th Ave.). Doors open at 7 p.m.; we’ll be mixing up teams from all three leagues and scrimmaging [...]

No Comments »Filed under: affiliations, community, eventsPosted on August 26th, 2010

Wed., 7/7: GRR’s 2nd Recruitment Night!

Couldn’t make the last GRR Recruitment Night? Not to worry! The same information and Q&A session will be made available to all potential skaters, referees and volunteers on Wednesday, July 7, beginning at 8 p.m. at Skate Station (1311 NW 76th Blvd.).
Click here to RSVP to the July 7 Facebook event, view some great background [...]

No Comments »Filed under: community, eventsPosted on June 22nd, 2010

Wed., 6/16: GRR Recruitment Night!

Come find out what the Gainesville Roller Rebels (GRR) roller derby revolution is all about! Beginning at 8 p.m., this informational meeting will give you everything you need to begin skating, reffing or volunteering for GRR, and you can end the night skating with your favorite GRRls! (Note: $4 admission for those planning to skate.)
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1 Comment »Filed under: community, eventsPosted on June 6th, 2010

Sat., 5/15: CAR WASH, Coffee Culture

RIDIN’ DIRTY? GRR CAN HELP!
Come by Coffee Culture (2020 NW 13th St.) on Saturday, May 15, between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. and get your car washed by the Gainesville Roller Rebels! Suggested donation per vehicle is $5.
Proceeds from this event will go directly to GRR to help pay for away game travel as well [...]

No Comments »Filed under: community, events, fundraisingPosted on April 21st, 2010

Wed., 3/3: GRR Recruitment Night

Come find out what the roller derby revolution is all about on Wednesday, March 3, at 8 p.m. at Skate Station (1311 NW 76th Blvd.). We’ll give you all the information you need to get skating — or refereeing — women’s flat track roller derby.
Requirements: skaters: 18-and-up women only; referees: 18-and-up men and women.
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No Comments »Filed under: affiliations, community, eventsPosted on March 2nd, 2010

Sat., 2/13: New Team Names Party!

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!

1 Comment »Filed under: affiliations, community, eventsPosted on January 28th, 2010

“Name Our Teams!” Contest

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 [...]

2 Comments »Filed under: community, eventsPosted on January 8th, 2010

Sat., 12/19: 1st Annual Black & Blue Ball

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 [...]

No Comments »Filed under: eventsPosted on December 2nd, 2009

Sat., 11/21: C U @ Gville Sk8 Park!

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 [...]

No Comments »Filed under: affiliations, community, eventsPosted on November 11th, 2009

Gville Sun TODAY / “Whip It” TONIGHT!

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” [...]

No Comments »Filed under: bouts, community, events, pressPosted on October 2nd, 2009