Venice Culture Salons VCS#3 -Venice Heritage Museum by Gerry Fialka
Venice Culture Salons VCS#3 -Venice Heritage Museum by Gerry Fialka
VCS#3 continues Sunday June 30, 2024 at VHM 228 Main St, #5, Venice, CA 90291 at 4pm. Free admission.
Updates:
Historian & author William McNally will speak as a recurring 15 minute segment “VENICE VIGNETTES”
at each VCS, right after Gerry’s 15 minute intro.
McNally (aka Sweet William) has published two books:
“Venice of America: The American Dream Come True” (1976)
and “JFK & RFK MADE ME DO IT: 1960–1968” (2021)
.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tytyXtByTJw
PLEASE support VHM — Our mission is to preserve, showcase, and nurture Venice’s diverse cultural heritage and history
Here’s some VCS#1 updates for OCEAN FRONT WALK MUSIC:
Carrington Macduffie (PK Dwyer back-up singer)
Cedric Lamont Stokes (Big Toe Bass)
Drum Circle (est 1972)
Jordan B. Wilson aka The Lone Sound Ranger
Melody Platt (PK Dwyer back-up singer)
Martin Yarbrough
Matthew Dowd
Michael Trevor
Oliver
Patrick Lary Austrian guitarist
Patrick Liberty
Ruben Hall (aka Flattop aka Groovin’ Ruben)
Sunset Robert
Tony Vera
Correction Gregory Stanford is Staford
VCS#2 UPDATES (INCLUDES some who lived in Venice and maybe not played on CFW) =
Garland “Miles” Jackson — sax with Abraham
Billy Childs
Carl Anderson
Sal Marquez
Kristina Olsen
Jeff Goldbloom
Derek Rath
Diane Reeves
Eric Ahlberg
Francisco Lupika
Rickie Lee Jones
Sam Taylor
Tina Catalina
Val Garey
Lauren Wood (aka Chunky, Ernie & Novi)
Maxine Nightengale
Gregory Hines
Harold Payne
Jackson Brown
Jeannie Hawke
Jesse Barish
John (flute, house parties)
Jim Plante
Jimmie Spheeris
John Nau
Larry Kelin
John Vester
Lee Curreri
Kenzo
Kev Mo
Vessy Mink
Randy Newman
Joni Mitchell
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Thanks to Margaret Malloy for reminding us that Arthur Reese started the N’Awlins parades in Venice in 1930
SPECIAL THANKS TO MARTY LIBOFF, check his article on the Cheetah Club
.http://www.freevenice.org/Beachhead-21st/Beachhead-Nov2014.pdf
I welcome and NEED your help, corrections, additions, THANK YOU,
Gerry Fialka pfsuzy@aol.com 310–306–7330
“The best way to predict the future is to create it” — Abe Lincoln
“Gerry Fialka is the Studs Terkel of Venice, California — nurturing active participation for common ground.” — Michele Raven, Writer/Producer
“Gerry Fialka is one of the most giving impresarios that ever landed in Venice, California. He continues to fulfill Venice founder Abbott Kinney’s dream of Chautauqua’s influence on people. Fialka is the glue of the Venicessance. “ — Jeffrey Solomon, Historian
Join us for VENICE BEATS IV at Venice West in 2025
