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
On the Boardwalk in 1909, you could have your picture taken against a background like this.
CONNECTIONS
to other Venice sites
ART
Cynthia Wylie - paintings to die for, and one of the most gorgeous websites I've ever seen
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"
Venice Contemporary gallery
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
Photos by Arun Jain of many Venice Beach murals. Be sure to follow on to the detail shots of Cronk's "Venice Reconstituted"
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
Aaron Waugh paintings, some of which have been seen on the boardwalk
Arun J. Jain Venice photos
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
David Hinnebusch on the life of a boardwalk artist and pictures of that life
FUN
Very "now" and very promising - Venice Paparazzi
Venice Beach Puzzle from Medicine Bow Gallery
Venice Beach Directory - lots of interesting stuff
The Venice Walk - Three webisodes, of drama in the life of a probation officer and his clients. Or The Venice Walk's MySpace page, which has six webisodes.
HAPPENINGS
Carnevale annual festival
7 Dudley Cinema - alternative film showcase
The Other Venice Film Festival
Underground Dogtown - "It was a full night of partying in Venice and no one fell off the roof and no one got arrested." Koping Killer Skateboards featuring First of Fury, at Juice Magazine
PXL THIS film festival celebrates toy camera moving image art since 1991
HISTORY
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
Vastly researched and eminently readable Venice history articles from the multi-talented Paul Tanck. Don't miss the page on Transportation
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
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
A vignette by Mark Whalen takes place in Venice
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
Animal Freedom Fighters display maintained by Jingles on the boardwalk
Imagine you're on the boardwalk as the mischievous satirists from Ooze magazine heckle Jingles
A medical marijuana activist is hassled
Yahoo! Group Venice CA - intense discussion
Arhata Osho on boardwalk censorship and many other interesting topics
The Venice WatchDawg - Essential e-mail newsletter. Subscribe here by writing editor Rick Feibusch
The Battle for the Boardwalk clips from the movie
Venice Neighbors Cooperative - discussion of issues; no connection to the Grass Roots Venice Neighborhood Council.
The Venice Forum - Discuss community issues here
Grass Roots Venice Neighborhood Council
Norman Ingram on the Boardwalk - The Urantia Book
Records of 1997 court case, Harry Perry and Jingles against the state
LITERATURE
AltScreenplay meets at Beyond Baroque for independent and documentary films, readings and writer feedback. Free in Venice since 2002.
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
Longtime boardwalk regulars David and Roselyn
Suzy Williams and her Solid Senders
Renaissance Man Tupper Saussy used to live in Venice and you'd never believe what he's doing now.
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.
Professeur de Percussion - formerly of Venice, now in France
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
a zine called the Venice Vulture