The Muscle Beach International Classic and Armed Forces Championship is being held on Memorial Day. Admission is free and open to the public.  Check below for schedule,  fee to enter is $80.00. 1800 Ocean Front Walk, Venice CA 90291 For more info visit: www.musclebeachvenice.com _________________________________________________ Be in the know of upcoming Venice events, local deals and more by visitingVenicePaparazzi.com or by joining the Venice Paparazzi facebook fanpage and twitter. Click on the “like” button on our Facebook Fanpage and join us on twitter.com/venicepaparazzi. Thank you. Hire Venice...more

Come out to the Muscle Beach RAW Bench Press n Saturday May, 26th.  Free Admission and open to the public. $50.00 registration fee if you would like to enter! Weigh-in's are 7:30am-9:30am and lifting begins at 10am. 1800 Ocean Front Walk, Venice CA 90291 For more info visit: www.musclebeachvenice.com _________________________________________________ Be in the know of upcoming Venice events, local deals and more by visitingVenicePaparazzi.com or by joining the Venice Paparazzi facebook fanpage and twitter. Click on the “like” button on our Facebook Fanpage and...more

The Sumo Classic is Saturday May 26th at The Venice Recreation Center. Registration is at 11:30am , starts at 1pm and the entry fee is $40. 1800 Ocean Front Walk, Venice CA 90291 For more info visit: www.musclebeachvenice.com _________________________________________________ Be in the know of upcoming Venice events, local deals and more by visitingVenicePaparazzi.com or by joining the Venice Paparazzi facebook fanpage and twitter. Click on the “like” button on our Facebook Fanpage and join us on twitter.com/venicepaparazzi. Thank you. Hire Venice Paparazzi to be your photographers! Venice Paparazzi...more

Singer/songwriters Shane Cooley (VA) and Adam Smith (AZ) will be passing through Los Angeles on their fourth tour together in two years.  The two solo artists are musically kind red spirits, creating distinctive, edgy folk rock music.  They will be performing at Venice's WitzEnd Live on Thursday, March 1 at 7:30pm. Shane Cooley is a prolific songwriter who's confessional lyrics are easily relatable. He recently won 2nd Place for "Best Male Artist" in  the International Acoustic Music Awards,...more

The Venice Young Professional Society Presents 2nd Annual Winter Throwdown Dodgeball Tournament Come partake in good old childish fun! There will be trophies and prizes for the winning team and most creative team uniform, raffles, and food!  Happy hour will be at Brennan's Pub after the event located at 4089 Lincoln Blvd. 16 Team Tournament - Double Elimination!  Teams must have a minimum of 6 players and maximum of 10 players. Teams can be co-ed. Fee: Early bird special before Feb...more

ABOUT: The Brickhouse Kitchen is the coolest little artist cafe and daytime joint in Venice. The neighborhood hang. The scene away from the scene. A place to relax and enjoy a hot meal and friendly chat with your people.We serve up a prolific menu of treats and eats, from delicious pancakes and breakfast fare to chicken and pasta dishes to specialty soups and salads. Try our delicious Texas-style Chili con Queso, or one of our...more

About YOGATHON  Cancer Support Community-Benjamin Center is delighted to be holding the Westside's first ever YOGATHON! Our yoga classes are some of the best attended of our cancer support programs, and we offer seven yoga classes a week, all free of charge for people impacted by cancer. It makes sense that we honor this ancient mind-body practice which brings us all so much benefit in this fast paced, busy modern world of ours!In exchange for your fundraising efforts, we...more

On Saturday, February 25th from 7pm to 9pm, at 685 Venice Blvd, Venice, CA (Old Venice Police Station), SPARC’s historic headquarters since 1977, SPARC’s “Planet Siqueiros Event Series” presents a night of socially relevant, depression-era music featuring blues and jazz vocalist Viva Vinson with spoken word performances. Thank you, Felipe M. Sanchez Operations Manager Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC) 685 Venice Blvd. Venice, CA  90291 Phone: 310/822-9560 x10 Fax:       310/827-8717 Email: felipe@sparcmurals.org Website: http://www.sparcmurals.org SPARC:  Creating Sites of Public Memory Since 1976...more

Yoga for KIDS:   SATURDAY   February 25, 2012  4:00pm Bring your towel/mat and come listen to a story and  practice Yoga at the Library.   For ages 5 and up.  Parents welcome…………. ADULT Yoga: Thursday  Feb 23 at 6pm. Bring a mat/towel Brought to you by the Friends of the Venice Library. About: The Friends of the Venice Library is a non-profit 501c(3) organization support group for the Library. From that humble beginning, in the 1970’s...more

The 1st Official Beach Tennis Tournament is Saturday February 25th. Registration and Open Play from 9am - 10am. First Matches begin at 10AM sharp. Men's and Women's Doubles will take precedence. Mixed Doubles will take place after all Men's and Women's matches are completed. $10/person (includes free Mixed Doubles entry).  Over $500 in Prizes.  Paddles will be available to borrow or purchase. Directions: take Venice Blvd. all the way down to the beach. Next to the...more