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Here's some of the photos from Sunday morning on the North Side of the Venice Pier. These were shot by Six12 Media.

You can find some more photos from this session, all full size and in high-resolution, in this photo gallery:

Venice Pier - North - Sunday 1-6-2019 - Photo Gallery

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Here's just a few photos from late in the morning on Sunday at the Venice Breakwater. These were shot by Six12 Media.

You can find a few more photos from this session, all full size and in high-resolution, in this photo gallery:

Venice Breakwater - Sunday 1-6-2019 - Photo Gallery

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Venice Skatepark and Venice Surf-A-Thon founder Ger-I Lewis will be reading from his first book 1978 Crashed Memories of an L.A PunK Rocker tonight at Beyond Baroque in Venice. 8:00pm !

Beyond Baroque
681 N. Venice Blvd.
Venice, CA 90291

A clip from the upcoming documentary on the Venice Surf-A-Thon Surf Contest.

Here's just a few of the photos from Thursday morning at the Venice Pier. These were shot by Six12 Media. These are just some of the photos from this session. If you were out there, you probably got some surfing shots in the complete photo gallery, check them out, the link is down below.

You can find over 100 more photos from this session, all full size and in high-resolution, in this photo gallery:

Venice Pier - Thursday 12-27-2018 - Photo Gallery

If you were out there, we probably got some cool surfing shots of you, go check them out!

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The 25th Annual Venice Surf-A-Thon was held on Saturday, December 8, once again taking place at the Venice Pier. The contest is a grassroots local tradition that has evolved from a mentorship gathering for youth beset by gang violence to an inter-generational celebration of community. The contest has been a labor of love for it's founder Ger-I Lewis .

Ger-I founded the Venice Surf-A-Thon in 1993 after returning home from military service. "I wished to do something for the children , young adults and the community in general that is fun and has a positive influence on everyone." says Ger-I. "For sure back in the day the contest was edgy as so was I! Instead of handing out trophies at the beach like most contests, I incorporated the awards party to give everyone a chance to shine. Inviting local talent as well the bikini contest was also a strategy to enhance and create a Venice culture showcase. Well times have changed and folks have mellowed, the bikini contest is no longer a part of the event as many of the original contestants are grandfathers now! The event has a generational community expectation and Surf-A-thon has taken on a family atmosphere. Many world class surfers, celebrities, have supported and donated to The Venice Surf-A-Thon including Mimi Miyagi,Peter Destafino, Perry Ferral, C.R. Stecyk , Danny Trejo, Robert Trujillo (of Metallica), Noah Budroe, Chris Ward, Tonan, Tina Cheri, DJ Muggs, Kid Frost, and Beowulf. Moreover the contest has provided a an opportunity for surfers to get a start in competition surfing."

Here's the contest recap/resullts from Ger-I:

The contest started off early with Body surfing. First place went Steve Shop, 2nd to Place Mike Wood, and in Third place was Johnny.

Two Groms Mixed Heats followed. The Groms Mixed Heat #1 winners were Logan in First, Kay got Second, and Third went to Parker.