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Our neighbors to the north in Santa Monica start up their Twilight Dance Series summer concerts tonight! The free concerts last all summer long and are from 7-10pm Thursday nights at the beach side of the pier.

June 26
Opening Night Dance Party!
The Bonedaddys - Worldbeatniks
Crown City Rockers - Hip-Hop Soullective
The rest of the schedule is [...]

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July 4th there will be a competition for Mr. and Mrs Venice Beach at the Venice Beach Rec Center. For 75 bucks you can enter as long as you are an amateur .. or enter your beer swilling friends for fun! We didn’t read the fine print but we assume hop and yeast lovers are [...]

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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 [...]

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It saddened us to hear that Venice Canal resident George Carlin died today. We grew up on Carlin’s comedy and he will be greatly missed by a society that could use more of his insightful humor. RIP George!
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian George Carlin, a counter-culture hero famed for his routines about drugs and dirty [...]

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