Upper Playground’s Heritage Preservation Society in conjunction with the California Historical Society presents the first edition of Barbary Coasters. Culled from a fine assortment of ninteenth century liquor and medicinal advertisements, theater playbills and secret society symbology, the 4-coaster set pays tribute to the debaucherous era of San Francisco. Available online: BARBARY COASTER SET
David Choe and Estevan Oriol’s recent trip to the Middle East with Upper Playground concluded at The Pavillion, in Dubai. Their 40 minute presentation titled ‘VIP, No Problem: David Choe and Estevan Oriol’s Journey Through the Middle East’ included a photo presentation of their journey through Turkey, Afghanistan and Dubai with additional commentary by David and Estevan. A Q&A session was held afterwards.
Special thanks for the event go out to: Nima Nabavi of @digitalgravel, Sunny from The Third Line (http://www.thethirdline.com) and Gabby who helped organize the show. 
For more information about The Pavillion visit: http://pavilion.ae/
Upper Playground in association with Snoop Dogg aka Snoop Lion, launched an online Instagram competition today in search of the best snoopified image from fans of the new Photo Application, SNOOPIFY. The app available for IOS and Android devices are free to download at Snoopifyapp.com. With over 400,000+ active users engaged in snoopifying friends, family and anything they can think of, the app has taken the entertainment app world by storm. Mentioned and praised by the TechCrunch as “The Greatest Mobile Photobombing App Of All Time” Snoopify is quickly becoming a must-try popular app, becoming a house-hold name not just in America but the across the world. Try the app and compete this week for an awesome Munk-One designed shirt, sponsored by Upper Playground.
The Contest Rules
1 – Download Snoopify from @snoopifyapp.com
2 – Snoopify your favorite Pic!
3 – Follow accounts @snoopdogg & @upperplayground
4 – Hashtag #snoopifybestpic, for your chance to win a free Upper Playground T-shirt designed by Snoopify App graphic artist, Munk One!
5 – Pic with the most likes wins.
Submission Deadline is Friday, May 17th NOON PST. Winner will be announced Friday, May 17th! 
Upper playground artist, Herbert Baglione is currently in Mexico city setting up his next exhibition at Fifty24MX called ‘Obituary’. Opens this coming Saturday, May 18th, 1PM. Here are some previews of the show:
