PREVIOUS PROGRAMS AT 228 MAIN STREET
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Local Photographers Speaker Series:
Paulo Freire Lopez Sunday, November 24, 2024 1:00 pm Venice Heritage Museum 228 Main Street, Venice 90291 Free Event Join us for the continuation of our Local Photographers Speaker Series, highlighting those who help us see Venice. This second event features the work of Paulo Freire Lopez, a documentarian focused on the Westside's deep-rooted communities. A committed street photographer, Lopez's images present the people and events that define Los Angeles, with a strong emphasis on the fight against cultural erasure in the face of gentrification. Lopez will be in discussion with Marilyn Ramirez and Anthony Carfello from VHM. |
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3rd Annual VHM Film Festival
Sunday, October 20, 2024 7:00 pm Venice Heritage Museum 228 Main Street, #5, Venice 90291 The VHM Film Festival returns for our third annual night of films and fun in support of the museum! Enjoy an outdoor screening under the stars & food from All Chill Ice Cream, Davy Jones Liquor Locker, and Zavalas Pies. Featuring a curated selection of shorts that highlight the people and places of Venice across eras, including: The Sound of Paint (2024; excerpt) directed by Joshua Enoch Williams; Venice America (2024) directed by Stanley Mitchell; Where Has All The (affordable) Housing Gone (2023–24) directed by Judy Branfman; Wade in the Water: A Journey into Black Surfing and Aquatic Culture (2023; shortened) directed by David Mesfin; and the IN VENICE Trilogy (2022) directed by Sarah Niemann and Svenja Albers. |
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Oral History Speaker Series #2:
David Hertz, Steven Ehrlich, Thom Mayne Sunday, September 22, 2024 4:00 pm Venice Heritage Museum 228 Main Street, #5, Venice 90291 Free Event Join us as we continue our series of live conversations with participants in the VHM Oral History Program. This second event highlights the work of three world-renowned architects whose practices have defined the spaces and places of Venice throughout recent decades. The discussion will be moderated by Andrew Perchuk of the Getty Research Institute. |
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The Story of the 1915 Venice Grand Prix
Sunday, August 18, 2024 6:30 pm Venice Heritage Museum 228 Main Street, #5, Venice 90291 Free Event Harold Osmer has studied the history of Southern California auto racing and found that, in terms of sheer venue numbers, more auto racing has taken place in the region than any other place in the world. Join us on August 18th when he shares the history of Venice's famous Grand Prix. Osmer is the author of Where They Raced, Santa Monica Road Races (1909–1919), and the Saugus Speedway Scrapbook. His books have garnered awards from automotive enthusiast groups including the Motor Press Guild, American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association, and Society of Automotive Historians. He is on the Board of Directors for the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame. |
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Venice Culture Salons #4 with Gerry Fialka
Sunday, July 28, 2024 4:00 pm Venice Heritage Museum 228 Main Street, #5, Venice 90291 Free Event Venice-based curator, filmmaker, and interviewer Gerry Fialka hosts the fourth event in a series of Venice Culture Salons that he is presenting at VHM on the last Sunday of each month. July's salon continues the interactive discussion focused on the performers of Venice's Ocean Front Walk that began in April and will feature an introduction by historian and author "Sweet" William McNally. Bring your stories and tales to add to the conversation and help with the growing list of performers that Fialka is developing with each event. |
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Venice Premiere: Of All the Gin Joints
Thursday, July 25, 2024 Doors: 8:00 pm | Screening: 8:30 pm Venice Heritage Museum | Outdoors in the Parking Lot 228 Main Street, Venice 90291 Tickets $10 Join us for a Venice film premiere: Of All the Gin Joints, a new documentary by David Kornfield that shares the story of Venice's famed Mexican seafood restaurant, Casablanca. Both a much-loved, family-run restaurant and a DIY museum dedicated to the classic Humphrey Bogart film of the same name, Casablanca was founded in 1980 by Carlos Haro, Sr., who had opened several local dining establishments by then after coming to Venice from Guadalajara. This feature-length work celebrates the dedication of the Haro family in keeping this Venice institution open to the community while the surrounding neighborhood has seen great change. Proceeds from ticket sales support VHM's programming. |
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Local Photographers Speaker Series:
Josh "Bagel" Klassman & Marilyn Ramirez Sunday, July 21, 2024 4:00 pm Venice Heritage Museum 228 Main Street, Venice 90291 Free Event Join us for the start of our Local Photographers Speaker Series, highlighting those who help us see Venice. This first event features two photographers whose work figures prominently in our current exhibition, This is some place. Josh “Bagel” Klassman’s images are widely known for documenting Venice’s skate culture in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Marilyn Ramirez shoots the scenes and landscapes of Venice today that are charged with both stillness and action. The discussion will be moderated by Anthony Carfello from VHM. |
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Menudo Madness on a Sunday Afternoon
Sunday, July 21, 2024 8:30 am–3:00 pm Venice Heritage Museum | Parking Lot 228 Main Street, Venice 90291 Suggested donation of $10 per car Join us at the Venice Heritage Museum for the first Menudo Madness on a Sunday Afternoon. This car show in the museum's parking lot also features homemade menudo by Chef Paul Baca, as well as music by Jimmy Jams and shirts sold by Venice Native. Details: Classic Cars roll in at 7:30am. Only thirty-five spaces available inside parking lot. Classic cars only, no exceptions. |
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Venice Culture Salons #3 with Gerry Fialka
Sunday, June 30, 2024 4:00 pm Venice Heritage Museum 228 Main Street, #5, Venice 90291 Free Event Venice-based curator, filmmaker, and interviewer Gerry Fialka hosts the third event in a series of Venice Culture Salons that he is presenting at VHM on the last Sunday of each month. June's salon continues the interactive discussion focused on the performers of Venice's Ocean Front Walk that began in April and will feature an introduction by historian and author "Sweet" William McNally. Bring your stories and tales to add to the conversation and help with the growing list of performers that Fialka is developing with each event. |
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Oral History Speaker Series #1:
Dolores Deluce, Karen Rosenhoover & Daniel Samakow Saturday, June 15, 2024 4:00 pm Venice Heritage Museum 228 Main Street, #5, Venice 90291 Free Event Join us for the start of an ongoing series of live conversations with participants in the VHM Oral History Program. This first event occurs during Pride Month and highlights Venetians whose lives and stories have been intertwined with the local LGBTQ+ community. The discussion will be moderated by Andy Sacher from The Lavender Effect. |
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Venice Culture Salons #2 with Gerry Fialka
Sunday, May 26, 2024 4:00 pm Venice Heritage Museum 228 Main Street, #5, Venice 90291 Free Event Venice-based curator, filmmaker, and interviewer Gerry Fialka hosts the second event in a series of Venice Culture Salons that he is presenting at VHM on the last Sunday of each month. May's salon continues the interactive discussion focused on the performers of the Venice Boardwalk that began in April and will feature an introduction by historian and author "Sweet" William McNally. Bring your stories and tales to add to the conversation and help with the growing list of performers that Fialka is developing with each event. |
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Venice Culture Salons #1 with Gerry Fialka
Sunday, April 28, 2024 4:00 pm Venice Heritage Museum 228 Main Street, #5, Venice 90291 Free Event Venice-based curator, filmmaker, and interviewer Gerry Fialka hosts the first of a series of Venice Culture Salons that he will present at VHM on the last Sunday of each month. This first event features an interactive discussion focused on the performers of the Venice Boardwalk. Bring your stories and tales to add to the conversation! |
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VHM Holiday Party Fundraiser
Saturday, December 9, 2023 6:00-9:00 pm @ Main Street Design Center 228 Main St. Venice, CA 90291 Attendance is Free with RSVP | Music by DJ Krye RSVP HERE To gear up for the public opening of the museum’s first physical location this coming Spring 2024, the VHM wants to celebrate this major milestone with you—the community who made it possible! What better housewarming than a sneak peek at what we have planned for the year ahead + a night of music and fun with the Venetians who share our belief that this incredible city deserves a museum to match. This event will feature an exhibition of rarely seen photographs by Rod Bradley, revealing moments from life in Venice in the 1970s. Bradley’s work will be presented in the VHM’s central gallery alongside material from our growing archival collection and our Oral History Project. With your support, the next year ahead will see the VHM open a robust permanent exhibition in our new space with regular activities and programming for all. |
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2nd Annual VHM Film Festival
Saturday, October 7, 2023 7:00-10:00 pm @ Main Street Design Center 228 Main St. Venice, CA 90291 Following last year's debut sold-out event, join the VHM team for a night of fascinating films, fabulous food, and funky family fun! Featuring content from : The Academy Film Archive, Christopher Merritt, David Kornfield, Laughtears Productions, Venice Heritage Museum, and more. To find out more & buy tickets: tinyurl.com/vhmfilm (Youth ages 17 & under attend for free!) This year's event is generously sponsored by the following local businesses: Millán Architect Studio, Belles Beach House, Davy Jones Liquor Locker, Hotel Erwin, The Penmar, The Brig, Hinano Cafe, RSFLA, JOJX, and The Venice West. Food & beverages by: The Empanada Factory, Pinche Guero Tacos, Firestone Walker, Skyduster & Sapere Wines, plus candy and popcorn concessions. |
SELECTED COMMUNITY PROGRAMS PRIOR TO FALL 2023
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BREEZEFEST 2023
Saturday, August 12, 2023 Breeze & Speedway Ave 12:30-4:00 pm Join us for the longest running annual block party in Venice! Don't miss The Crop Circle Dusters and friends, in addition to DJ Petey Pete, plus drinks and BBQ. Check out our featured nonprofit booth at this epic neighborhood block party! Thanks to our Board Treasurer and BREEZEFEST co-organizer, Justin Yoshimaru, the Venice Heritage Museum team will be popping up again this year with a table exhibition in the early part of the afternoon for this fun summertime tradition. IMPORTANT: As always, there will be kegs and food on the grill, but the organizers can't feed hundreds of people & the kegs always run out so they ENCOURAGE EVERYONE to: **Bring your own drink and feel free to add to the food tables **Bring your swimwear + towel because, by popular demand, the DUNK TANK is back!! **Cash to tip the bands & DJ |
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GRLSWIRL SWIRL SURFSKATE FEST 2023
Saturday, August 5, 2023 8 am-10 pm (Check out the event schedule for info about the day + to buy tickets) On Windward Ave by the Venice Sign Get ready for GRLSWIRL SURFSKATE FEST 2023, a day of surf and SurfSkating to pay homage to this creative, free flowing style that changed the world. The Venice Heritage Museum will feature rare vintage Venice skate and local historic images from the Venice Lagoon on the GRLSWIRL stage at the festival! Enjoy an exciting day filled with live music, food trucks, and of course, a surfskate competition! The festival will take place on Windward Avenue and will be open for anyone to join. Tickets on sale now! 2nd Annual Art & Music Street Expo
Saturday, July 29, 2023 12-6 pm Oakwood Park ☆ FREE EVENT ☆ Reggae, Hip Hop & the always popular PUNK ROCK! Come out for the get down!! Help celebrate RuSTy's Birthday & show that appreciation for bringing us all together & keeping it real. The VHM team will be onsite with our booth sharing updates about the Museum project and selling our t-shirt inventory for discounted prices. Great deals on all previous styles in various sizes! Join us in the park for a fun day of local music, art, and a celebration for our friend Rusty of No Reaction! — the seminal Venice punk band that featured at our 'History of Punk' show last year. Venice Cinco de Mayo Parade & Festival
Saturday, May 6, 2023 Parade: 10 am-11 am starting @ Lincoln Blvd & California Ave. Festival: 11 am-6 pm @ Oakwood Park We're honored to feature Casablanca, Garcia's Market, Hoagies, La Cabaña, La Fiesta Brava, La Playita, and other legacy Mexican-American restaurants in Venice for our exhibit at this year's Venice Cinco de Mayo Parade & Festival! Join us this Saturday, May 6 🇲🇽💙 to check out our float in the parade celebrating Mexican-American heritage in Venice & join us at our exhibition booth at the festival following the parade throughout the afternoon! |
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Join VHM for the Venice premiere of "UNZIPPED" + benefit on Saturday, March 25th!
Saturday, March 25, 2023 Mishkon Tephilo - 206 Main Street, Venice, CA 90291 Doors open at 7:30 pm | Film starts at 8:00 pm Purchase tickets at: tinyurl.com/unzippedvenice We’re thrilled to invite you to the Venice premiere of "UNZIPPED: An Autopsy of American Inequality", an award-winning feature documentary about the growing affordable housing crisis in America told through the lens of Venice, California's struggle with the housing divide. This special Venice private screening is a joint fundraiser for our organization, Venice Family Clinic, and Unzipped’s affordable housing impact campaign, #RaiseTheRoof. The Venice Heritage Museum is also honored to serve a small role in the production — our Board President, Kristina von Hoffmann, is interviewed about Venice history in the film. All ticket purchases are tax-deductible and proceeds will be donated directly to these three organizations! Beverages, popcorn, and parking are available to purchase in advance with your tickets. Don’t miss this unforgettable evening, community gathering & benefit! Venice Mardi Gras Parade + Exhibition
Saturday, February 11, 2023 Rose Ave & Ocean Front Walk | Parade @ 12:00 pm The Sidewalk Cafe | Afterparty & Exhibition @ 2:00 pm 12:00-4:00 pm This year's parade kicks off at Rose & Ocean Front Walk outside The Waterfront. The Beaucoup Brass Band will lead the festivities down the Boardwalk to The Sidewalk Café for an afterparty featuring The Gumbo Brothers. Our pop-up exhibit will celebrate the history of Venice Mardi Gras 💜💚💛 Free and all ages event — costumes highly encouraged! History of Punk Show + Exhibition Sunday, November 20, 2022 Pre-party @ Hoagies — 12:00 pm-5:00 pm | Free! Concert @ The Venice West — Doors: 6:00 pm | Show: 8:00 pm VHM is stoked to present LUICIDAL at The Venice West, joined by Neighborhood Watch, Entropy, and No Reaction! We're celebrating the history of punk in Venice with these original hardcore bands. All ticket sales benefit the Venice Heritage Museum thanks to The Venice West with support from Highway Cannabis Company. The pre-party & concert will feature a community photo exhibition with fliers, photos, and more from the decades of the underground scene that shaped a piece of Venice's heritage and culture. Think teenage bedroom wall style... Buy your tickets now before they sell out 🎟⚡️ tinyurl.com/vhmluicidal |
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1st Annual Venice Classic ft. VHM Community Photo Exhibition
Saturday, August 27, 2022 10:00 am-5:00 pm 1800 Ocean Front Walk, Venice, CA 90291 Free for all attendees! Join the VHM team at this first annual classic car show and festival at the beach. Stop by our booth to check out a pop-up exhibition about car culture in Venice, our new swag drop, and more! Presented by Dogtown Devils, City of LA Dept. of Rec & Parks, and Council District 11. VHM Film Festival + Exhibition
Saturday, August 13, 2022 7:00-10:00 pm Vice Media OUTDOORS, 589 Venice Blvd. Venice, CA 90291 VHM is proud to launch our first-ever film festival celebrating Venice heritage and history + interviews from our VHM Oral History Project! Featuring content from: UCLA Film & Television Archive, Venice Arts, Venice Heritage Museum, Venice Institute of Contemporary Art, and Sherman Paramount Pathe News. Join us for a multigenerational program on this epic night under the stars, with an accompanying exhibition celebrating the history of film in Venice. Concessions available onsite include empanadas from local favorite, The Empanada Factory, beverages from Bev, Cann, Firestone Walker, and more! See the press release here: https://flypr.bmeurl.co/E1AA52F Venice Pride Festival + Exhibition Sunday, June 6, 2022 12:00-10:00 PM Venice Beach Recreation Center The Venice Heritage Museum team is honored to have been asked to take part in the annual Venice Pride Festival! Join us on the parade route on Sunday morning to catch our rolling exhibition celebrating LGBTQIA+ history in Venice. Plus, the mobile exhibit will be on display alongside a collection of community photo submissions at our exhibit table in the festival plaza following the parade. Stop by to view the exhibition, and enjoy the festivities throughout the weekend! Venice Cinco de Mayo Parade + Altar Exhibition Sunday, April 30, 2022 10:00 AM-6:00 PM Lincoln Blvd + Oakwood Park The Venice Heritage Museum team is honored to join the Venice Cinco de Mayo Parade and Festival celebrating our city's Mexican American cultural heritage. We have gathered together an incredible exhibition of 90+ community photo submissions to build an altar (pictured right) which will be featured in the parade. Join us for the parade featuring Aztec and Folklorico dancers, classic cars, Venice High School's marching band and dance team, and more beginning at 10 am on Lincoln Blvd & California Ave. The parade will conclude at Oakwood Park, where our altar and additional exhibit images will be on display at our booth. Benefit Dinner + Windward Circle 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 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. |
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"VENICE of AMERICA" screening @ The Penmar + Mardi Gras exhibition
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 attendees are encouraged to come dressed in your best festival attire! Be sure to stop by our table to view our exhibition celebrating the history of Mardi Gras in Venice, brought here by Louisiana native and Venice's first African-American resident, Arthur Reese. 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 giclée prints by Josh "Bagel" Klassman — all sales benefit the Venice Heritage Museum! Free entry — 21 and over. Don’t miss this one! The prints will sell out. |
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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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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 | [email protected] |
