The first annual Venice Beach Pier Kite Festival.
Come out and support fundraising efforts that will help educate, promote, and support water safety and healthy aquatics activities for all — especially in vulnerable populations because everybody should enjoy water activities & nobody should drown.
May 6, 2023
2p - 6p
Jamaica Bay Inn
Marina Del Rey, CA
For more info and to register, Click Here
Join us in bringing back this historic event to celebrate Mexican American Heritage and our city’s cultural diversity.
Parade begins at 10:00AM. Route begins at Lincoln Blvd and California Ave.
Street Festival begins at 11:00AM on 7th Ave between California Ave and Broadway Ave in front of Oakwood Ark in Venice, CA.
Saturday, May 6, 2023
10:00AM to 6:00PM OAKWOOD PARK
767 California Ave
Venice, CA. 90291
Aztec Dancers
Grupo La Rosa Folklorico
Princesa donaji De Oaxaca
Charro
Mariachi
Venice High School Band
Straight out of Venice Rapper Baby Dog
Informational Booths
Vendor Booths
Face painter
Raffles
DJ
Food Truck
Authentic Mexican Food
Piñata
Santa Monica Cheerleaders
Classic cars
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Earth Day Beach Clean Up Santa Monica
On April 6 Malibu City staff cleared an encampment on vacant private property in Tuna Canyon where multiple fires attributed to homeless encampments have previously occurred. Lifeguard Tower 28
200 Ocean Front Walk
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Earth Day Beach Clean Up Santa Monica
Earth Day Beach Clean Up Santa Monica
In 2017 photographer Pep Williams had the opportunity to photograph inmates at the Chuckawalla Valley State Prison and Ironwood State Prison in Blythe, California. In his photographs, Mr. Williams portrays these men’s lives with dignity and humanity, even in a harsh setting and in the shadow of difficult pasts, and discovered a functioning social world and individual wisdom from men he met in prison.
Mr. Williams is a fine art photographer, video director, and third-generation DogTown skateboarder from South Central Los Angeles. He has traveled globally, creating materials for his photographic exhibitions, and has photographed spreads for magazines worldwide. The series, “Behind Bars,” is on permanent display at The Autry Museum.
"Behind Bars" is on display from March 27 to May 5, 2023 at the Malibu City Gallery (23825 Stuart Ranch Rd). Free admission and open to the public Monday - Friday, from 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM.
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On April 20, 2023, at approximately 7:43 PM, the Santa Monica Police Department received a 911 call of an assault at the California Pizza Kitchen located at 210 Wilshire Boulevard. Patrol officers assigned to the Department’s Downtown Services Unit were on scene within two minutes. In the outdoor seating area at the restaurant the officers found a table on its side and broken dishes and food on the floor. The victim of the attack was bleeding from cuts on his hand. The suspect was already gone from the area.
The victim and several witnesses told the officers that just a few minutes before, a male suspect, who was not known to the victim, without provocation approached the victim and his dining partner while they sat at their table, picked up two chairs, and slammed them down on the table. At some point during the altercation, the victim fell to the ground and cut his hand on broken dishware on the floor. The victim was transported to the hospital for treatment for the lacerations.
The suspect is described as male, White, 5-08, 180-200 pounds, unknown age, full beard, wearing a green or brown jacket, orange sweater, white undershirt, blue jeans, and blue framed glasses. The suspect appeared to be experiencing homelessness.
Anyone with any information pertaining to this incident or person(s) involved is strongly encouraged to contact SMPD Sergeant Goodwin during business hours at 310-458-8451, chad.goodwin@santamonica.gov, or the Watch Commander (24 hours) at 310-458-8427
Join us for an illustrated lecture on the history of Pacific Ocean Park with authors Christopher Merritt and Domenic Priore!
Pacific Ocean Park: The Rise and Fall of Los Angeles' Space Age Nautical Pleasure Pier - Lecture and Booksigning with authors Christopher Merritt and Domenic Priore
Friday, May 5 · 7pm
Philosophical Research Society
3910 Los Feliz Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Pacific Ocean Park -- or as it was commonly known in Los Angeles from the '50s through the '70s, P.O.P. -- was extraordinary in both its glamorous rise and spectacular fall. As a family-oriented attraction in the '50s with modernist-styled rides designed by Hollywood's best, P.O.P.'s attendance briefly surpassed that of Disneyland.
This illustrated lecture on the history of this Southern California icon with authors Christopher Merritt and Domenic Priore, whose spectacular book Pacific Ocean Park: The Rise and Fall of Los Angeles' Space Age Nautical Pleasure Pier includes hundreds of images, most of them unseen elsewhere, including original ride designs and illustrations, including Tiki-rich, space age, and nautical rides. P.O.P. was often widely seen in movies and television shows throughout the '60s. Its Cheetah auditorium hosted important early rock shows, including those by Ritchie Valens, The Doors, and Pink Floyd. P.O.P. was located at the dividing line between Santa Monica and Venice, the only spot during Prohibition-era Los Angeles where residents were allowed to dance and consort in a carnival-like atmosphere. The book also backgrounds the infamous "Dogtown" of the '70s in which surfers took advantage of big waves that rolled through P.O.P.'s rotting piers near homeless junkies.
Following the presentation, authors Christopher Merritt and Domenic Priore will sign copies of their book on Pacific Ocean Park, available right now on Amazon!
Ticket Price: $15 (in-person and Zoom options available)
For more info & to buy tickets, Click Here
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