Here is a little video I took on the 4th and 5th of July around our neighborhood with my Nikon s51.
I hadn’t planned on making an edited video while I was playing with the camera, so I had all of 20 shots or so to edit with. I was compelled to make this after posting the last video … my version of celebrating the good in Venice Beach with a little video “sage”. It is easy to show how great Venice is, especially with an awesome song loaned to us by sometime Venice local Eric Haller. Enjoy!
The G2 Gallery is always very good about letting us know what they are up to. For the past few months, they have held events for the First Fridays , and they’re doing it again this month…
Hi Keri-
I wanted to let you know that the G2 Gallery in Venice will be participating in Abbot Kinney First Fridays on July 11th and will stay open late until 9pm. The evening will feature photographer Frans Lanting as part of the new Boundless Vision exhibit. Lanting is a renowned nature photographer and has received top honors from the World Press Photo, the title of BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year and the Lennart Nilsson Award. His artwork, books, and publications have brought attention to environmental issues around the world.
The G2 Gallery is an environmentally conscious gallery that works to promote the appreciation and conservation of our natural world through the exhibition of photography. The gallery donates all proceeds from sales to environmental charities.
First Fridays is this week because of 4th of July - stop in to the gallery and check out this amazing show. I’ve been in to see it a few times and the photography is just breathtaking. I love this piece they sent us for our post. ("Cougar Face" is available at G2 Gallery. $1,350.)
We were walking home from the fireworks when a guy in a car took a right turn into a group of angry bicyclists. As I said to the cops … “six or so assholes on bikes took off after they dropped this guy to the ground” just ’cause he was in a car apparently .. his passenger looks all of 15 and in the video gets dropped to the ground by the bicycle guys.
Are these people known to you? Who are they? The first guy (George) has some anger management problems he should address. Bicycle riders are cool. These guys give a bad name to the scene from what we can tell.
(We are reposting this June 24th entry so everyone has the street closure and fireworks information handy! Thank YoVenice reader Erika for the reminder!)
Yo Venice reader Steve wrote to us inquiring about what would be happening with the 4th of July Fireworks around Venice. From the LA County Department of Beaches:
The traditional fireworks extravaganza over the main channel in Marina del Rey will be presented on Friday, July 4th, starting promptly at 9pm. This event is sponsored by the Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors. The fireworks are choreographed to patriotic music, which will be broadcast in sync with the pyrotechnic display over FM radio KXLU, 88.9 on the dial. The music will be relayed over loudspeakers in Chace Park for those watching there. Call 310-305-9545 for more information.
The street closures around Venice (which everyone should be aware of) are after the jump! [Read more →]
It is always nice to meet a tourist or two while out and about in Venice Beach and even nicer when the tourists go home and share what a little gem our city is. One such visitor we had here recently (we did not meet her) was Anna Kainberger, who wrote of our city
It is not plastic; it is colourful crystal glass; it changes colour the closer you look at it and gets more interesting the more time you invest in listening to people’s stories and watching them passing by.
as part of her seven month globe traveling write ups at travelbite. You can read more of her thoughts on Venice and Los Angeles by clicking here.
