Links to sites of General Usefulness which are not Venice
Paintings that could
be yours
Boardwalk Miscellaneous
Boardwalk Excerpts
from Call Someplace
Paradise
Aaron Waugh Draft-
Beach Vending
Coins of Venice
Future of Venice?
On the Boardwalk in 1909, you could have your picture taken against a background like this.
CONNECTIONS
to other Venice sites
ART
Time lapse sunset/moonrise Venice video
John Kilduff's Let's Paint TV #3 at Venice Beach and another one
Christopher Georgesco's Venice studio 1975
Ferus Gallery - the legacy lives on
Former Venice artist Raphael Sloane
Martha "Art Girl" Wilson - original oil and acrylic paintings
A piece by Skizz Cyzyk on the ultimate Venice film, Forbidden Zone. Another from the composer Danny Elfman, and yet another.
Photos by David Scott, who wrote the song "Moon over Venice"
Short films about issues, like the lottery, by Aaron Waugh
Short films by performance artist Tony Vera
This page from the good people at Dumb Angel Magazine has such a great collection of photos and old postcards
Venice Vandal's Photos photos by Eric Ahlberg: The Art Walk; boardwalk murals and grafitti; eroding poetry. Paintings of boardwalk people, by Bill Tompkins
Venice Arts Council - webmaster Eric Ahlberg says, "I try to link to everything that speaks to Venice's life and legacy as a beacon of counter-culture."
Rich Mann's Gallery - photographer who's been around forever
Great contemporary photo blog - enjoy many pictures here
3D Venice -a brilliant creation from Sal Chavez, almost virtual reality! Choose an avatar to represent you, and walk around Venice.
Bob Farrington - Venice paintings from the days of Beat
A People Palette - Diana Hobstetter's portraits of Venice folk; one of the coolest artist sites I’ve ever seen.
Go down this page a little to Wylder Flett's great photo "The Last Days of the Pavilion." And his paintings are gorgeous.
Very recent gallery of canal and bridge photos
Fred Burkhart's portrait of a beach person and other photos from the Venice of the late Sixties
Single Wing Turquoise Bird - madly creative visionaries, in the 60's and early 70's they did light shows for everyone who was anyone
Venice
* photos of opulent canal district homes, including one that I painted
a picture of, from a different angle
* Venice Boulevard and Muscle Beach
This appeals to my sense of the perverse. But I think you should buy my stuff instead.
The artwork of Mike Colt was seen on the boardwalk in the 1990s
Helen K. Garber's L. A. Noir series includes Venice by night
Angel at Venice Beach - great photo by Samuel Orutsa, of one of the many bizarre exhibitionists who have frequented the oceanfront scene over the years
FUN
Venice Beach Directory - lots of interesting stuff
HAPPENINGS
Gerry Fialka and Suzy Williams events
The I-Wish Project, born in Venice
Festival of the Chariots - this is a gorgeous event, fondly remembered by the webslave as her introduction to Venice.
Carnevale annual festival
The Other Venice Film Festival
HISTORY
Shanna Baldwin-Moore's great photo album of people and art from the Beat days
Venice
California History Site .......by
Jeffrey Stanton
Stanton says, "I read the Santa Monica Evening Outlook newspaper
straight through from 1887 to 1990; the Venice Vanguard from 1911
to 1940; and the Los Angeles Times from 1891 to 1912.... I also
own a large photo reference library which gives me some assurance that
what I wrote about really did exist."
* illustrated history articles
* Venice history time line
* historic maps
* lots of other great stuff
Ocean Park - A very promising site-in-progress about the community that Venice used to be part of
Another
Jeffrey Stanton site
* street performers
* amazing Venice facts
* many photos, special section on the canal district
* several visual artists
* history
Free
Venice
* Venice peace marches
* murals
* list of historic buildings
* poets
* and much more
Betsy
Sells Venice
* Venice history
* many great old postcards
* dozens of great Venice murals
* archives of Venice Vanguard newlsetter
* art and architecture photos
Quickly jump to a topic on this page: Art ...Fun... Happenings... History... Humans... Issues... Literature... Music... Press
HUMANS
Suzanne, of Leonard Cohen song fame, and a legend in her own right
Tamara Henry and her cat at Venice Beach
Boardwalk performer Ann Randolph raises consciousness about homelessness
John Cline's 18-minute video of Bob
Schmidt, "Alky Bob"
John Shannon Latex Configuration Specialist, makes balloon animals (well, what were you thinking?)
Love in Venice - a memorable 1982 article by Paul Ciotti, about a guy who just doesn't get it
Infiltration journalist Harmon Leon becomes a Venice Beach Guardian Angel
What longtime Venice resident Paul Krassner is up to these days.
Pieman Aron Kay activist formerly of Venice
Joe Funk - wonderful article by Keith Kirts about a master printer and sculptor
Blue House - Sixties memoirs from Roger Goodman
Darren Rieck, Venice model a person you could find only in Venice, who created a character and then lived it
Fire Eater Tony Vera is also a videographer. This goes to his films on YouTube.
ISSUES
Spirit of Venice very active in homelessness issues
The trailer for Venice Lobotomy,
a documentary by Erin Grayson about Lincoln
Place
Venice United Methodist Church - a very cool place
Imagine you're on the boardwalk as the mischievous satirists from Ooze magazine heckle Jingles
Yahoo! Group Venice CA - intense discussion
Grass Roots Venice Neighborhood Council
LITERATURE
Hunga Dunga a True Novel by Phil Polizatto partly takes place in Venice and all of it is wonderful.
Outlaw Poets - Be one, and recapture the Beat spirit
The complete story of Beyond Baroque, both magazine and foundation, from the prime mover George Drury Smith
Beyond Baroque Foundation - poetry and so much more
Chapter 3 of The Lover of Slum by Fred Burkhart
MUSIC
Harmonious Mayhem music of the Drum Circle
Suzy Williams and her Solid Senders
Renaissance Man Tupper Saussy used to live in Venice
Rocknrobert.com has some great stories from a longtime Venice musician
The blog of guitarist Vinnie Caggiano offers many Venice anecdotes
Robert Heinze - Venice music from the wayback machine
Freshly Baked - Jam band whose website features a comprehensive family tree of every permutation of the group ever. It's a thing of beauty.
The Red Elvises - Quintessential Venice Beach rock'n'roll, from Siberian transplants
Venice Beach Drum Circle - such an exceedingly cool site!
Lovely Venice page from a Jim Morrison tribute site
Zendik - I remember Wulf Zendik and family members playing music on the boardwalk. Though we've never met, these are some of my favorite people. It makes me happy just to know they exist.
Harry Perry - perhaps the most recognizable boardwalk musician
Venice Beach - from Medicine Bow Gallery, the finest in drum circle and other beachfront experience
Venice Paper .......Local news and commentary
Free Venice Beachhead ......In its 36th year!
KCRW radio show by Anthea Raymond