Stratosphere shreds at Albany River Skate Park

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September 18, 2016

Matt, a skateboarder from Atlanta, drops into a ramp at the Albany River Skate Park during a demonstration held Saturday by Stratosphere Skateboards. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

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Area extreme sports fans and art lovers enjoyed a special treat Saturday as a team of pro skateboarders hit Albany’s River Skate Park in East Albany where they put on a shredding demo and showed showed area youth a few tricks of the trade.

Stratosphere Skateboards owner Thomas Taylor and Boys & Girls Clubs of Albany Executive Director Marvin Laster relax at the Albany River Skate Park Saturday during a skateboarding demo conducted by pro skaters in support of urban programming for the Albany Museum of Art. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

Skateboarder Troy Cobucci pulls an aerial trick on a ramp at the Albany River Skate Park while fellow skateboarder Matt snaps a closeup picture and skateboarder Eli looks on. The three were in town Saturday as part of a demonstration put on by Atlanta’s Stratosphere Skateboards to help show area kids some skateboard tricks and bring public awareness to the Albany Museum of Art’s recent urban art exhibits. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

Pro skater Davis, grinds a rail at the Albany River Skate Park during a demonstration held there Saturday by Stratosphere Skateboards of Atlanta. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

Eli, a pro skateboarder from Atlanta, gets some air during a Saturday skateboarding demo held at the Albany River Skate Park. The demo was organized by Stratosphere Skateboards and the Albany Museum of Art in conjunction with the museum’s recent urban art exhibits, including “The Art and Sole of a Sneakerhead,” by artist Herm Tsoi and Marvin Laster, who is good friends with Stratosphere owner Thomas Taylor. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

Eli, a pro skateboarder from Atlanta, gets some air during a recent skateboarding demo held at the Albany River Skate Park Saturday. The demo was organized by Stratosphere Skateboards and the Albany Museum of Art in conjunction with the museum’s recent urban art exhibits including “The Art and Sole of the Sneakerhead,” by artist Herm Tsoi and Marvin Laster, who is good friends with Stratosphere owner Thomas Taylor. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

Atlanta skateboarder Eli executes an invert on the edge of a ramp at the Albany River Skate Park Saturday during a demonstration. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

Albany Museum of Art board member Chloe Hinton chats with skateboarders, from right, Matt, Davis, Troy and Eli at the Albany River Skate Park. The skaters were in Albany to conduct a skateboarding demo organized by the museum. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

Atlanta based skateboarder Davis, grinds the top coping of a ramp at the Albany River Skate Park during a demonstration there Saturday while his teammates, right, Matt and Eli, watch intently. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

Thomas Taylor, owner of Stratosphere Skateboards in Atlanta, clears a ramp at the Albany River Skate Park during a demonstration held by his skate shop Saturday. The demonstration was organized by the Albany Museum of Art and Boys and Girls Clubs of Albany Executive Director Marvin Laster as a way of drawing attention to the museum’s recent series of urban art exhibits including “The Art and Sole of a Sneakerhaead” by Laster and Herm Tsoi. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

Matt, a skateboarder from Atlanta, works on a trick on one of the ramps at the Albany River Skate Park while a young fan watches for pointers. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

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