SWAGG Magazine was on the scene last year for this event and it was a good time! Pros came out from far and wide to support the event: Christian Hosoi, Pat Duffy, PLG, Jake Brown, as well as Darren Navarette and most of the Creature team came out to skate the new vert ramp in the Texas heat. Local legends John Gibson, Craig Johnson, Mike Crum, and Chris Gentry were there, too. Local Lance Childers even pulled his first 540!

There was an art show of classic Phillips decks and photos as well as Neal Hendrix’s photos from his travels over the years. The event was organized by The Overground Project and benefited the Suicide and Crisis Center Of North Texas.

Come out and support the 2nd annual event May 19-20th! Mike Crum and the peeps at Overground Skateboarding here in Dallas are putting on another great fundraiser in memory of Jeff Phillips. All the info is on the flier above.

for more info go to www.facebook.com/OvergroundSkateboarding

Drake is going to be at Gexa Energy Pavilion Wednesday night at 7pm! SWAGG Magazine will be on the SCENE! Make sure you smile for our camera! You might be in the next issue of SWAGG!

Get tickets at www.livenation.com

LONE STAR PARK KENTUCKY DERBY SIMULCAST, SATURDAY MAY 5

Celebrate the Kentucky Derby with Your Most Stylish Hat

WHAT: 

Watch, wager and win on the 138^th running of the Kentucky Derby from Churchill Downs in the festive setting of Lone Star Park’s Courtyard of Champions on Saturday, May 5.  All fans in attendance are encouraged to enter the Kentucky Derby Best Hat Contest* for a chance to win one of two $500 grand prizes for “The Most Creative” and “The Most Stylish” hats. Three additional hats will receive an “Honorable Mention” prize. Must be 21 years of age or older to participate.

Local media will act as the esteemed judges for the Kentucky Derby Best Hat Contest.  They include:

- Jody Dean, 98.7 KLUV

- Steve Noviello, Fox 4

- Cynthia Smoot, Oh So Cynthia

In addition to the races, enjoy live music featuring the Roof Raisers in the Courtyard of Champions Stage from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and bounce houses, pony rides, and a petting zoo in the Family Fun Park.

*Complete Kentucky Derby Hat contest rules available online http://www.lonestarpark.com/eventdetail.aspx?id=3824

WHEN: 

Saturday, May 5

10:30 a.m.           – Gates Open

1:35 p.m.             – Live Racing begins

3:00 p.m.             – Kentucky Derby Best Hat Contest Judging

5:24 pm.              – Approximate time of live Kentucky Derby simulcast

WHERE:               

Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie

1000 Lone Star Parkway

Grand Prairie, TX  75050

972-263-RACE (7223)

Here are some pics from past Kentucky Derby’s so you can get some ideas on what to wear!

Kris & Kim Kardashian

Brook Shields and family

It’s time for another GiveAway in the SWAGG gift Lounge!! We are proud to announce that we have partnered with The Dallas Zoo and To celebrate the kickoff of the Summer Issue & partnership we are giving away 2, YES 2 family packs to the ZOO! This includes 2 children’s tickets, 2 adult tickets and tickets for the monorail!! Wait till you see the zoo now! For a chance to win follow these instructions:

1 “LIKE” SWAGG Magazine, LUXE Lifestyle! on Facebook and leave a comment there why you want to win!

2  Share the LINK with all your friends on FACEBOOK and tell them to LIKE the SWAGG page!

3 Follow @SwaggMag on Twitter

4 Tweet: I just entered @SwaggMag’s contest to win FREE tickets to the @DallasZoo

We will pick one winner this Friday and the next on the following Friday!

Good Luck!!!

When: Game 1: Saturday, April 28th, 8:30 p.m. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.
Game 2: Monday, April 30th, 8:30 p.m. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.

Where: American Airlines Center

The Mavs are All In for the 2012 Playoffs and will host a FREE watch party for fans Saturday and Monday night when the Mavs take on the Oklahoma City Thunder for Games 1 & 2 of the First Round. The parties start an hour prior to tipoff.

Fans can join the Mavs ManiAACs to watch the game on the full HD video board inside American Airlines Center. Fans will also have a chance to win Mavs autographed prizes.

The North Fan Shop and Clearance Store will be open for fans to purchase their 2012 Playoff t-shirts and other Mavs apparel.

Parking will be available in Lot F (north side of the building) or the Platinum Parking Garage for $5.

For fans that can’t make the watch parties, all games will be televised on TXA 21 or broadcasted on ESPN Radio 103.3 FM and 1270 AM La Voz del Pueblo.

Special thanks to SWAGG MAGAZINE, 106.1 KISS FM, ESPN 103.3 FM and ESPN Deportes for their support of the watch parties.

Playoff Suite Rentals are still available and a great way to entertain clients, host a special event or attend a Mavs home playoff game with friends and family. All nightly Suite rentals include game tickets and parking, as well as a food and beverage package. Call 214-747-MAVS(6287) today to reserve a Mavs Playoff Suite.

Returning Memorial Day weekend May 25 – 27, CityArts Festival presented by Big City Crushed Concrete will offer a spectacular spread of activities and entertainment for families and art aficionados alike to enjoy against the backdrop of historic Fair Park, a national landmark featuring the world’s largest collection of 1930s art deco exhibit buildings, art and sculpture. Free and open to the public, CityArts Festival will feature ARTFEST, which returns to its traditional outdoor setting with art by nearly 150 renowned juried artists. Other holiday-weekend highlights will include two outdoor films Friday and Saturday night with 60s-themed dance parties; an indoor culinary showcase featuring demos and tastings by some of Dallas’ most famed chefs and mixologists; unique children’s activities and family-fun shows; art classes for adults and teens with take-home crafts; Art Cars by “cartists” from Texas and beyond; reduced admission to Fair Park’s museums at select times; entertainment on multiple stages; shopping at CityArts Marketplace; “dancing water” shows at the Esplanade Fountain; and more.

Make sure you follow us on Twitter @SwaggMag and Facebook.com/SwaggMagazine for the hottest events in the city!

Earth Day Dallas begins April 21, 2012, with a two-day festival at Fair Park. Events will focus on entertaining, inspiring and educating North Texans with various ways to think, work and live green by showcasing emerging green technologies, providing eco-friendly family activities, presenting enlightening lectures from environmental leaders, a variety of music and much more.

Earth Day Dallas features two days of engaging exhibits, compelling speakers, music, entertainment, food and fun for everyone. It’s an exciting time for North Texans to come together to learn how we can all make a positive impact on our community and our world, and how we can grow a greener Dallas together.

Tupac Hologram

Sure, the laser Pink Floyd show is totally awesome and the Beatles cover band totally nailed “Penny Lane.” But after the rapturous response to the Tupac
 Shakur hologram at Coachella 2012, you can be sure phones are ringing off the hook this week all over Hollywood with calls to the Digital Domain wizards behind the stunt.

Think of the possibilities: The Doors resurrected with a young Jim Morrison, Nirvana on tour with a virtual Kurt Cobain or a resurrected Tupac & Biggie Smalls sharing a stage for a greatest hits show. But does the success of the Tupac mini-set mean that holograms are the touring industry’s version of 3-D movies?

Fans may get another chance to experience the trick when the upcoming Cirque du Soleil – created Michael Jackson show in Las Vegas opens next year. While a spokesperson for the Jackson estate would not confirm that the MJ show would use similar technology, when MTV News spoke to Cirque President and CEO Daniel Lamarre in 2010 he said that, “The new technology that we want to bring to [the permanent] Vegas [show] will be more theatrical,” promising that fans “will see Vegas become the home of Michael Jackson and people will come from all over the world to experience the uniqueness of the technology that we want to bring there.” At the time, Lamarre hinted at the use of “3-D technologies and hologram technologies to allow people to see Michael Jackson onstage.”

Find Your Zen At Mockingbird Station’s Free Outdoor Yoga Event

Join the Station, in partnership with American Power Yoga and Relativity Outdoors, for a relaxing morning of yoga, gift bags and refreshments on the Mezzanine