Friday, December 2
3:30 PM – Oakwood Area ending at Oakwood Recreation Center (767 California)
4:45 PM – Olive St at Wilson Ave
5:15 PM – Shell Ave at Superba Ave
6:00 PM – Windward Circle (Pacific and Windward)
Monday, December 5
4:00 PM – Playa Del Rey Lagoon (Pacific Ave at Convoy Ave)
5:30 PM – 8030 Fordham Ave
6:00 PM – West 85th Pl, west of McConnell Ave
6:45 PM – 81st and Emerson Ave
7:30 PM – 7407 Agnew Ave
Tuesday, December 6
3:00 PM – Short Ave Elementary School
4:00 PM – Braddock Elementary School
5:00 PM – Mar Vista Gardens Boys and Girls Club
6:00 PM – Slauson Park / Mar Vista Family Center
7:00 PM – Mesmer/Beatrice Garden (Northwest corner)
8:00 PM – North Park between Marcasel Ave and East Blvd
Wednesday, December 7
3:30 PM – Penmar Park (Lake west of Walgrove)
4:15 PM – 2103 Walnut Ave
5:00 PM – St. Andrew’s Church (National Blvd and Federal Avenue)
5:45 PM – 3100 Colby Ave (Mid-block)
6:30 PM – 3500 block of Federal Ave
7:15 PM – 3270 Granville (Between Indianapolis and Rose)
8:00 PM – 11900 Victoria Avenue (Mid-Block)
8:30 PM – 3412 Keeshan Dr
Thursday, December 8
4:00 PM – Grandview Blvd at Mitchell Ave (Grandview Elementary School)
5:30 PM – Playa Vista (Concert Park on Runway Rd)
7:00 PM – Oxford Triangle (Thatcher Ave at Howard St)
8:00 PM – Kenyon Ave and Louise Ave
Monday December 12
4:30 PM- 5962 W 75th Street
5:00 PM- 8880 Earhart Ave
5:45 PM- Croydon Btwn 83rd St & 85th St Mid-block (Westchester)
6:45 PM- 8327 Reading Ave
7:45 PM- 63rd Ave and S. Fairfax Ave (North West Corner)
8:30 PM – 7414 MidfieldAve
Wednesday, December 14
2:00 PM – 3724 Cardiff Ave (Niko’s Pre-School)
3:00 PM – 3535 Overland Ave (Golden Manor Independent Living Home)
5:00 PM – N/W Corner of Vinton Ave, behind the Fire Station #43
(Evening of Community Neighborhood Watch)
5:45 PM – Clover Elementary School
(Westside Village Neighborhood Watch)
6:45 PM – 3500 Greenfield Ave
Marsha Hanscom, environmentalist, speaks to people gathered to hear about the Neighborhood Integrity Initiative at the Town Hall on Stoner. The initiative is on the March ballot. A few spoke of Venice and mentioned “re-gentrification” and the lack of integrity in the planning system. None spoke of the massive changes that will occur in Venice if the proposed Venice Median is rezoned from open space to R-3 and if the Thatcher Yard is rezoned from what it is to R1.5. For information on initiative go to https://veniceupdate.com/2016/11/19/13986/.
(Photo courtesy of Nick Antonicello.)
Venice sign-lighting happenings 4 December at Windward and Pacific.
(Photo courtesy of Anonymous.)
Councilman Mike Bonin, George Francisco, president of Venice Chamber of Commerce, and Robby Krieger of The Doors pull that switch for the lights to go green and red indicating the Holiday Season in Venice in “On.”
(Photo courtesy of anonymous.)
Robby Krieger of the Doors, who came to light the sign and decided to do an impromptu jam with line up of local Venice musicians. Pictured is Steve Sheraton of Urban Grass.
Fire trucks were called. Palm tree with electrical wires running through created a fire. Check your trees and the wires.
The Fifth Annual changing of the lights on the Venice Sign from white to red and green in celebration of the holidays is tonight, 2 December, from 6 to 9 pm at Windward and Pacific. Windward Avenue east of Pacific Avenue will be closed for the event. Who will be the special guest?
Venie the Venquin arrived earlier this week in Windward Circle for the event. This is the second time “it” has arrived signaling the upcoming “changing of the lights” ceremony for the Venice Sign. The event is sponsored by the Venice Chamber of Commerce.
Is it Venie, the Venquin, who arrives mysteriously before the sign lighting ceremony at Windward and Pacific. No one knows its name or why it comes. But this is its second year. It arrived under suspicious circumstances last year. Is this an annual visit? It appears as a duck out of water but obviously is a sign lighting fan. No Venetian will knock a fan of the sign lighting.
Update received photos of Venie, one from Kristen Bogart, and two from anonymous. One shown is from anonymous. Rather a dignified monumental pose, one would assume.
The Fifth Annual changing of the lights on the Venice Sign from white to red and green in celebration of the holidays is tonight, 2 December, from 6 to 9 pm at Windward and Pacific. Windward Avenue east of Pacific Avenue will be closed for the event. Who will be the special guest, other than Venie?
Mary Pickford will be the feature for the Venice Historical Society (VHS) evening 14 December, 7 pm at the Oakwood Recreation Center (California and 7th Ave). Award-winning documentary filmmaker Elaina Archer will show rare film clips of Pickford and comment on all.
Price is $8 for non members and $5 for members.
Jill Prestup, president of VHS, says:
This lecture is a tribute ti one of the most powerful and talented women in American cinema. Elaina will be presenting rare clips from Pickford’s films, discussing her life and entire career from 1909 to 1933. She will show clips from the films filed in Venice. Elaina will also share the work the Mary Pickford Foundation is doing.
Each year berms are constructed on the beach to protect from storm high tides. This one is at Venice Blvd.
Murals are on fencing in Abbot Kinney parking lot. Update comment is: What a nice touch for an ugly fence. As far as graffiti is concerned, these murals seem to fare better than murals exposed on Abbot Kinney