The  Venice Sign Summer Lighting & Venice Birthday Cake and Sing-A-Long.  Happy 108th birthday Venice!

Did you know that July 4th is also Venice, California’s birthday?  In celebration of this day and the beginning of summer, the Venice Sign shined  for the first time  the colors red, white and blue on July 3, 2013.  Also on that night, Venice celebrated Venice’s 108th birthday as a community.   There was a birthday cake, toast & sing-a-long at various venues in Venice.  Thanks to the following venues for participating the first annual Venice birthday cake, toast and sing-a-long.

7:15 p.m.  YAS Fitness.  Workout and eat cake too!  Nice!  Local deal for first time YAS’ers –  5 classes for $50.  1101 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice  90291 www.go2yas.com

7:30  The Sidewalk Cafe.  1401 Oceanfront Walk. www.thesidewalkcafe.com

7:45 p.m    Complimentary Bourborn shot for everyone in the house to celebrate at the Townhouse Venice.   52 Windward. Ave.   townhousevenice.com

8:00 p.m.  Venice Sign lights up red, white and blue 

8:00  Bank of Venice.  80 Windward Ave.  http://www.bankofvenicepublichouse.com

8:30 p.m. Danny’s Venice.   Drinks specials and band!  Jessica Sugar Shack!  23 Windward Ave‎.  dannysvenice.com

9:00 p.m.  Hama Sushi. 213 Windward Avenue”on the circle”.  www.hamasushi.com

9:30 p.m. Canal Club.  DJ starting at 9 p.m.  at 2025 Pacific Ave.    canalclubvenice.com

10:00 p.m.    Barlo Kitchen and Cocktails.  1697 Pacific Avenue.  www.hotelerwin.com

10:30 p.m.  James Beach. 60 North Venice Blvd.  JamesBeach.com. 

11:00 p.m.  Nikki’s. DJ at  72 Market St.  nikkivenice.com

Next year, we will do it bigger.  Contact Edizen at [email protected] if you would like to be part of next year’s Happy birthday sing-a-long, toast and cake crawl.   Check out the Venice Sign event photo highlights below.

Venice Originals’ Cesario “Block” Montana &  Angelina Starr Bordeaux

Photo right:  Venice Ale House and Bank of Venice’s Thomas Elliot

Complimentary birthday cake for all.

Jeffrey Solomon, Jeff, Deborah and Daniel Samakow

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Venice 108th birthday cake, toast and sing-a-long photo highlights:

Complimentary birthday shot of bourbon for guests at the Townhouse.

Photo right:  Hama Sushi’s Esther Chaing

Danny’s Venice’s Ravi

The Venice Sign is a perfect backdrop for a must have photo while in Venice!  Be part of the Venice Sign!   If you would like to sponsor a bulb on the Venice Sign, please contact Venice Chamber of Commerce at [email protected].  Visit www.VeniceChamber.net for more info.

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