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August Beachhead - pdf file

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CONTENTS

PAGE ONE

Photo: Jim Morrison Mural - Greta Cobar

Venice Art Scene Heavyweights Square Off Over Proposed Mural Ordinance - Roger Linnett

Mural Ordinance - Anna Siqueiros and Lisbeth Espinosa

PAGE TWO

Staff Box, Mission Statement, Sustainers, Subscription rates

Thanks for your generous donations

Letters:

• Solomon - Carole Lee Walsh
• Venice is Bohemian - Sylvia Aroth
• Soul Kitchen - Paul Tanck
  • Olivia's Ad from Sept. 1969

Ads:

• Beachhead
• The Great Western Steak & Hoagie Company

PAGE THREE

The Fight to Save Our Post Office Continues - Greta Cobar

• Photo: Abandoned Property - Jim Smith

Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Future up in Smoke - Anna Alvarez & Greta Cobar

PAGE FOUR

VNC Meeting: A Study in Patience and Stamina - Roger Linnett

• Community Improvement Projects Approved at July VNC Meeting

Ads:

• 24-Hour Sleep Out
• 3rd Annual Beyond Baroque Poetry Contest

PAGE FIVE

Venice Is A Poem - Mary Getlein

Anonymous Talks to the Beachhead - By X

Ad: Electric Lodge

PAGE SIX

The Lit Show is a Hit, with Suzy Williams - CJ Gronner

• Photos: CJ Gronner

Ads:

• Dale Newman Design
• Cairo Cowboy
• Abbot's Habit
• Venice Auburn Haired Beauty Parade Poster

PAGE SEVEN

Venice - Where Art Meets Subline - CJ Gronner

• Photos: CJ Gronner

Chariots Coming to Venice - Greta Cobar

Ad: Maureen Cotter Show, "OMG" - Aug. 18, Beyond Baroque

PAGE EIGHT

A Philomene Rhapsody - Delores Hanney

Swami X Speaks

Tour de Venice - Katy Crenshaw

Ad: Fifth Annual Philomenian - Aug. 17, Beyond Baroque

PAGE NINE

Poetry

• An Ancient Race of Queens – Philomene Long, 1981
• For Phemomene – John Thomas
• It’s time –  Kalahani
• Working for Money – Mary Getlein
• Independence Day – Majid Naficy
• I Am No Longer Afraid – Philomene Long
• After Aurora – Hal Bogotch
• Venice Air – John Davis
• Fresh Out of the Oven –  Roger Houston
• Venice Beach Inferno – Larry Mintz

Ad: Sinners & Saints

PAGE TEN

Mural Ordinance - continued from page 1

Venetians Square Off Over Mural Ordinance - continued from page 1

Ads:

• Diana Lang, Attorney At Law
• Nutritional Warehouse
• Pilates On Venice

PAGE ELEVEN

Calendar

PAGE TWELVE

Venice Biennial - Photos by CJ Gronner, Collage by Greta Cobar