PAST EVENTS:
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Join VHM for dinner + a Windward Circle mini-exhibition at Hama Sushi!
Wednesday, April 13, 2022 4:00-9:30 PM Hama Sushi, 213 Windward Ave, Venice, CA 90291 Thanks to our friends at longtime local haunt, Hama Sushi, the Venice Heritage Museum team invites you to join us for our next benefit event on Wednesday, April 13 from 4:00-9:30 pm. We're throwing a party in the Secret Garden at Hama that evening and 20% of your bill will be donated to support the Museum! Join us for food and sake specials, and check out our latest mini-exhibition on the history of the original Venice Lagoon in Windward Circle — right where Hama is located today. Plus, we'll have local favorite DJ Krye spinning old school soul & funk records and new VHM swag for sale. Don't miss this one! It's going to be an epic night. RSVP on Facebook here. |
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"VENICE of AMERICA" screening @ The Penmar
Tuesday, March 1, 2022 6:00-9:00 PM The Penmar, 1233 Rose Ave, Venice, CA 90291 Venice Heritage Museum & The Penmar present "VENICE of AMERICA" — a film by Mark Steven Shepherd, international documentarian and still photographer, and longtime Venice resident. Four decades in the making, the 2022 feature documentary film is an epic insider’s glimpse of Venice, California’s iconic, colorful, and diverse community, filmed between 1980 and 2021. Shepherd captures the artists, street performers, the struggles and the changes pressuring the most fascinating cultural beach community in the United States. Watch the trailer here: https://vimeo.com/467168001 Join us at The Penmar where you can grab food and a drink, and enjoy the outdoor screening on Tuesday, March 1st. It's Mardi Gras so feel free to come dressed in your best festival appropriate attire! Doors: 6:00 pm | Showtime: 6:30 pm. Free admission. RSVP on Facebook here. |
East Venice Neighborhood Association (EVNA) Meeting — 'The Campaign for Venice's Heritage and Culture' Presentation by Kristina von Hoffmann, VHM Board President
Thursday, February 24, 2022
7:30-9:00 pm
Online via Zoom
Join Kristina for an update and presentation on the progress of our team's campaign to build the first-ever museum for Venice. Kristina will join other historic preservation activists on the agenda, including Dr. Naomi Nightingale, who returns to discuss and update on the status of First Baptist Church and other preservation efforts that honor Venice's African American roots in Oakwood, and Rosalind Sagara from the Los Angeles Conservancy, our City's premier preservation organization, including its major role in saving our own Lincoln Place and other Venice landmarks.
*You do not need to be an East Venice resident to attend. All folks are welcome!*
The purpose of the East Venice Neighborhood Association is to preserve and promote neighborhood character and
diversity including affordable housing, health and safety, and the compatibility of new development with the built
environment for the East Venice Neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Join Zoom Webinar
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88999646162
Or One tap mobile
+16699006833,,83319722914# US
+12532158782,,83319722914# US
Or Telephone:
Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
US: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 253 215 8782 or
+1 312 626 6799 or +1 929 436 2866 or +1 301 715 8592
Webinar ID: 889 9964 6162
International numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdZRnDhlST
Virtual Meeting Instructions:
To join the meeting simply click on the link: "Join Zoom Meeting"
You may be asked to wait until the Zoom administrator gives you access. Guest speakers will share the screen via video but attendees will not be seen on screen. Your microphone will be muted throughout the meeting, except during the Q&A portion of the meeting, when 'questioners' mics will be un-muted.
For those wishing to ask questions during the Q&A period, please raise your hand in the zoom portal (at the bottom of your screen) and the zoom administrator will un-mute you for comment. Please lower your hand after your turn.
The questions will be taken on a first come first serve basis. Due to the limited time for our Q&A, we will most likely not have enough time for all the questions you might have. We apologize in advance to those who will not be able to comment. If you have time, please submit your question in advance, so that guest speakers will have the opportunity to include them in their presentation.
Thursday, February 24, 2022
7:30-9:00 pm
Online via Zoom
Join Kristina for an update and presentation on the progress of our team's campaign to build the first-ever museum for Venice. Kristina will join other historic preservation activists on the agenda, including Dr. Naomi Nightingale, who returns to discuss and update on the status of First Baptist Church and other preservation efforts that honor Venice's African American roots in Oakwood, and Rosalind Sagara from the Los Angeles Conservancy, our City's premier preservation organization, including its major role in saving our own Lincoln Place and other Venice landmarks.
*You do not need to be an East Venice resident to attend. All folks are welcome!*
The purpose of the East Venice Neighborhood Association is to preserve and promote neighborhood character and
diversity including affordable housing, health and safety, and the compatibility of new development with the built
environment for the East Venice Neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Join Zoom Webinar
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88999646162
Or One tap mobile
+16699006833,,83319722914# US
+12532158782,,83319722914# US
Or Telephone:
Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
US: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 253 215 8782 or
+1 312 626 6799 or +1 929 436 2866 or +1 301 715 8592
Webinar ID: 889 9964 6162
International numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdZRnDhlST
Virtual Meeting Instructions:
To join the meeting simply click on the link: "Join Zoom Meeting"
You may be asked to wait until the Zoom administrator gives you access. Guest speakers will share the screen via video but attendees will not be seen on screen. Your microphone will be muted throughout the meeting, except during the Q&A portion of the meeting, when 'questioners' mics will be un-muted.
For those wishing to ask questions during the Q&A period, please raise your hand in the zoom portal (at the bottom of your screen) and the zoom administrator will un-mute you for comment. Please lower your hand after your turn.
The questions will be taken on a first come first serve basis. Due to the limited time for our Q&A, we will most likely not have enough time for all the questions you might have. We apologize in advance to those who will not be able to comment. If you have time, please submit your question in advance, so that guest speakers will have the opportunity to include them in their presentation.
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Venice Love Fest Saturday, February 19, 2022 12:00-6:00 PM Venice Blvd between Centinela & Grand View Blvd. (*Look for the VHM pop-up tent!) This new local street fest is becoming a monthly staple on the westside. We've been having fun connecting with new and old friends at our VHM pop-up tent, sharing our project, and bringing Venice history to life! Stop by this Saturday, Feb. 19 to check out our booth's latest feature: A mini-museum exhibition on the origins of Venice, and the history of Mardi Gras in Venice, a tradition begun in 1912 by African-American community leader, Arthur Reese, and revived in the last couple of decades 🎉👑⚜️ There's also great food, live music, local vendors and a pet adoption at this weekend's event!
Saturday, October 9, 2021
7:00-10:00 PM Hama Sushi, 213 Windward Ave, Venice, CA 90291 Join us at the new secret garden at Hama Sushi for a night featuring music by Cousto with DJ Jacques and DJ Tegan. Featuring iconic Venice images on giclée prints by Josh "Bagel" Klassman — with all sales benefiting the Venice Heritage Museum. Free entry! 21 and over. Don’t miss this! |
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Boardwalk Through the Ages: a group photo exhibition & silent auction
Saturday, September 25, 2021 3:00-9:00 PM VICE Media, 589 Venice Blvd, Venice, CA 90291 On Saturday, September 25 from 3-9 pm, the Venice Heritage Museum is hosting a group photo exhibition and silent auction outdoors at VICE Media in Venice, highlighting the history of our city's famed Boardwalk through the ages from its founding era through the present day. We are thrilled to have the generous support of an incredible group of photographers who have contributed to the silent auction and show including: Gerry Beckley, Henry Diltz, Estevan Oriol, Josh "Bagel" Klassman, Paulo Freire Lopez, Dotan Saguy, David Scott, and Pep Williams, and among many others. Starting now, you can view the Silent Auction images and bid online at www.32auctions.com/veniceheritage through Saturday, Sept. 25. This means for those of you who aren't in LA or can't make it, you'll still have the chance to participate! Prints and swag will also be for sale with all proceeds from the event directly funding our mission to build Venice's first-ever museum at this crucial phase in the project's launch. Featuring an acoustic performance by Chris Abbott (aka Kid Caviar), tunes by DJ Buck, taco carts, and more, this is going to be an epic event—don't miss it! VIP tickets for a meet-and-greet with Henry Diltz. |
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Venice Heritage Museum @ Venice Art Crawl
Thursday, August 19, 2021 6:00-10:00 PM Winston House, 23 Windward Ave Come visit Venice Heritage Museum's Venice-of-America Booth at the Venice Art Crawl! Step right up & take a walk back in time at the Venice Heritage Museum's Venice-of-America Booth. Celebrate Venice history — from its amusement town roots through its influence on surf, skate, music, art, architecture, design, and more to the present day. Snag some Venice swag and find out more about the project to build out city's first-ever museum! |
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Ray Bradbury 100th Birthday Celebration w/ Friends of Venice LibrarySaturday, August 22, 2020
2:00 PM 5:00 PM The Friends of Venice Library plans to celebrate Ray Bradbury and his 100th anniversary by the following Zoom activities on his birthday, August 22, 2020. For more info and Zoom links go to: https://friendsofvenicelibrary.weebly.com/bradbury-8222020.html 2:00pm - Showing of the classic Twilight Zone episode written by Ray, "I Sing the Body Electric" with permission from CBS Annual Mtg of the FoVL following the episode 3:00-5:00pm - LAPL Zine Workshop for kids and teens Later that evening, the Ray Bradbury Readathon will go live on Facebook, YouTube, etc. with a reading of Fahrenheit 451. Alley Mills Bean, longtime resident of Venice and supporter of The Friends of Venice Library, will represent us and our city as a reader for the marathon reading of Bradbury's classic. For more info: https://friendsofvenicelibrary.weebly.com/bradbury- readathon.html FoVL have also created an educational packet for middle and high schools including a Bradbury Bio Page with a little history about his time in Venice, an activities page, and a Reader's Theatre Script of Bradbury's short story, "All Summer in a Day." |
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Support the Venice Heritage Foundation by dining at neighborhood dockside restaurant Tony P’s!Sun, Jan 19, 2020 - Thu, Jan 23, 2020
Bring your coupon with you and present it to your server when you eat, and Tony P’s will donate 20% of the value of your order to the Venice Heritage Museum project! Where: Tony P’s Dockside Grill, 4445 Admiralty Way, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292 Share this coupon with your friends and bring a group with you to increase the impact of your meal! |
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A History of Venice ExhibitionTue, Sep 3, 2019 - Mon, Sep 30, 2019
Venice Institute of Contemporary Art and Venice Heritage Museum present “A History of Venice” A People/Place/Art/Word/Sound Exhibition September 3-30, 2019 Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd, Venice, CA 90291 The Venice Institute of Contemporary Art and Venice Heritage Museum present “A History of Venice” — a People/Place/Art/Word/Sound Exhibition opening September 3 at Beyond Baroque in Venice, CA, and continuing through September 30. The lobby and mezzanine galleries will showcase installations that highlight the divergent and influential histories of Venice through the lens of its inhabitants — from the indigenous Tongva population, to the historic Oakwood neighborhood, the Japanese-American community that was forcibly removed from Venice during WWII, Discoteca Batalla where newly-arrived Central Americans and norteamericanos found a second home, the second generation of Dogtown set against the strife and the glory of the 1980s, and the boundary-pushing artists and activists who have made their home in Venice and their mark over generations.
The displays, interpreted by a diverse array of guest curators, honor a sampling of the many groups that have contributed to the cultural depth of this immensely influential beachside community. In particular, the exhibition seeks to center the Venetians whose influence may be known to insiders but whose legacies are at risk of being forgotten during this time of rapid cultural change. “Venice was… (and still is) a last stop-off at the edge of America …oceans and outlaws. Its setting is a perfect balance for poetry. Beauty and danger. Agony and rapture.” -Philomene Long “Nobody’s out of place in Venice” – Ronald Shusett Public viewing hours: Friday 4:00-10:00 pm, Saturday 3:00-10:00 pm, Sunday 2:00-7:00 pm. Lobby/Top of Stairs: A History of Venice in Pictures, Words and Mixed Media from the Tongva to the ’00s Theatre: Lectures, Film Screenings, Talks, Performances To buy tickets or RSVP to all Theatre + Reception events visit: https://linktr.ee/ahistoryofvenice A Night of Storytelling – Thursday, September 5, 8:00-10:00 pm Cost: $10 GA | $6 Seniors | Free for Beyond Baroque members Opening Reception – Saturday, September 14, 2:00-6:00 pm Cost: FREE A Night of Literature & Art – Saturday, September 14, 8:00-10:00 pm Cost: $10 GA | $6 Seniors | Free for Beyond Baroque members A Night of Film – Thursday, September 19, 8:00-10:00 pm Cost: $10 GA | $6 Seniors | Free for Beyond Baroque members Closing Ceremony – Sunday, September 29, 2:00-3:00 pm Cost: FREE Variety Show – Sunday, September 29, 3:00-6:00 pm Cost: $10 GA | $6 Seniors | Free for Beyond Baroque members Mike Kelley Gallery: Curated selection of Art from the 1800s – present by ViCA Bookstore: The Archives – The history of poetry and literature in Venice Patio: Weather resistant works, objects, receptions, gatherings, meetings For more information and private viewings, please contact: Juri Koll | 310-957-7037 | ahistoryofvenice@gmail.com |