Community Events

Hello VSA members and friends. Please accept my
apology as to not being able to be at the last sk8
contest or the CPR/First Aid course. Unfortunatly I
was hospitalized with a very high fever at the V.A.
I’m 100% now and will reschedule the CPR/First Aid
course for sometime in March. I want to thank Daniel
and Mr. Williams and all the sk8rs for stepping up and
running the contest in my absence. Big Special thanks
VSA homie Fireman S.Shelp and the Firemen at Fire
Station 14 over on Central Ave for showing up to the
contest.Beginer 1st Wild Bill, 2nd David Smith 3rd J.J

Dear Friends and VSA members I will be conducting a
Red Cross First Aid and CPR certification course and
exam Feb 10 (Sun) 2008. The course including material
is only $40.00 and includes a one year membership to
the VSA (includes a T-shirt and membership card)What a
deal! The Red Cross charges $50.00 just for a
certification course.Please contact me if you want to
participate. In other news the VSA will hold a
skateboard contest at Gilbert Lindsay sk8park on Feb
9th.Finally I was mulling over what we have gone
through to get a skatepark in Venice,We have
represented our cause to state officials( California

The Venice Paparazzi have some great pictures from the Oakwood BBQ held yesterday. Many thanks to all of the organizers, voluneers and participants who made this a great day!

http://www.venicepaparazzi.com/Pages/Oakwood_BBQ_and_Cook-off.html

Please note the following upcoming events info for:

7 Dudley Cinema – Venice ongoing film series www.81x.com/7dudley/cinema DOCUMENTAL – Santa Monica ongoing film series www.myspace.com/sevendudleycinema Suzy Williams – live music events: July 23 & more http://www.puddingbench.com/suzy.htm Sponto Gallery – art, poetry and music events: July 8 MESS (Media Ecology Soul Sessions) – live interview series: TBA www.beyondbaroque.org PXL THIS Film Festival – toy camera screenings: Nov 17 www.indiespace.com/pxlthis

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Local Abbot Kinney merchants, the Venice Neighborhood Council, business advocates, and Venice residents have joined together to organize and promote “1st Fridays on Abbot Kinney.” 1st Fridays successfully kicked off on June 1st, and will continue on Friday, July 6th, and thereafter on the first Friday of every month, between July and November, from 6-10 p.m.

In a nutshell, 1st Fridays will feature Abbot Kinney businesses offering promotions and serving refreshment and appetizers to patrons, Abbot Kinney style. 1st Fridays will promote and preserve the uniqueness of Abbot Kinney’s and Venice’s local businesses through a recognizable and regularly scheduled event, similar to widely successful events in Austin, TX, Portland, OR and elsewhere throughout the country.

LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Los Angeles will offer more than 10,000 jobs to
teens and young adults this summer, up from 7,500 jobs that were offered last
summer, city officials said today. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said studies show that one out of five youths
aged 18-24 in Los Angeles are unemployed and not attending school. ``Remember, I was working every summer on my own, shining shoes and
selling newspapers, but I first started working for the public sector … for
Caltrans,’‘ Villaraigosa said. ``I worked on the freeways, landscaping on the
freeways with my orange jacket on.’‘

The merchants of Abbot Kinney and the Venice Neighborhood Council are proud to announce the inaugural “1st Fridays on Abbot Kinney” event. Beginning on June 1, 2007, and continuing on the 1st Friday of every month through November, participating Abbot Kinney businesses will be open until 10pm. The late summer nights will feature Abbot Kinney’s typical fabulous finds with the added addition of each merchant’s respective Venetian desires; drinks, snacks, entertainment, discounts and specials.

* Friday, June 1st * Friday, July 6th * Friday, August 3rd * Friday, September 7th * Friday, October 5th, and

The Pacific Resident Theatre Presents
The 2nd Show Of The 21st Season

Arthur Schnitzler’s “Anatol”

One Man, Seven Women…Vienna, Freud, Klimt – a dizzying time. Sexual fulfillment promises always to be just around the next corner in this sensual and psychological kaleidoscope.

OPENING MARCH 16TH!
($12 Previews on March 10 & 15 at 8 pm
and Sunday March 11 at 3 pm)

Reservations: 310 822-8392

see www.pacificresidenttheatre.com

Dear board: If you remember, Senior Lead Officer Robin Richards attended our last meeting and among other things announced a drive to collect gifts for kids for the holidays. He needs them next week. Can everyone bring at least one gift for a child on Tuesday night? Or, can you take one (or more) to Venice Community Housing Corporation on Rose, just W. of Lincoln, OR to Pacific Division LAPD OR to Beach Patrol office at the end of Windward?

It would be very cool if we could collect on Tuesday night AND send an eblast to our list and list on our home page.

Ho-ho-ho and holiday cheers. LL

The MPNA held our Annual Meeting the evening of November 30th at the Westside Leadership Magnet School. We wish to thank all of the concerned citizens who attended and those who spoke up. Hopefully, it was an enjoyable and informative time for everyone. To view the PowerPoint presentation, you may go to the website (http://www.marinapeninsula.org/MPNA.2006.3-2.ppt ), or if you are an MPNA Yahoo Groups member, it is also posted there as a new file.

WE ARE ACTIVELY SEEKING NEW BOARD MEMBERS FOR THE MPNA. There are many of you who are yearning to get more involved. Here is your chance. We can really make a difference in procuring services and protecting our environment. It just takes some people who will write letters and meet and most importantly, listen to your neighbors. Here is the procedure to become a Board Member: