Venice Post Office Mural Dedication - November 15, 2007
Betsy Goldman, Penny Muck, Stephen Pouliot, Paul Tanck, USPS District Manager William Almarez, Edward Biberman Niece Anne Strick, Venice Postmaster Art Santana
Edward Biberman Estate Representative Suzanne Zada
2008 Venice Mural Calendar creators Stephen Pouliot (left) and Paul Tanck (right) with calendar co-sponsor Betsy Goldman
Betsy Goldman, Stephen Pouliot and Brandon Maggart under Edward Biberman mural in Venice post office lobby
Brandon Maggart reciting his poem "Diversity in Venice"
"Venice! O Venice!" - Venice anthem with lyrics and music by Brad Kay under the direction of Andrew Cheeseman and performed by Dan Barnett, Alison Elder, Paul Greengross, Indira, Rory Johnston, Lynn Jordan, Nathania Stambouli and Brian Wold
Diversity in Venice by Brandon Maggart
Venice Beach, California, carnivale by the sea Venice Beach, California,where the freaks are you and me Venice Beach, California, for some good ol' weird ass fun Come to Venice California 90291
Venice Beach, California, see the never ending flow We're tall and short and thin and fat in the boardwalk people show It's up and down the boardwalk until the sun goes down We're people watchin' people watchin' people walk aroun'
Lookit'em stroll on down the boardwalk. Lookit'em look. What do they see? Lookit'em stroll back up the boardwalk. Lookit'em look at you and me Venice Beach, California, it's a circus every day Venice Beach, on the boadwalk, California, USA
Venice Beach, California, it's a boardwalk people show There's preachers, sinners, losers, winners, lookie-loos on the slow Strollin' up and down the boardwalk, some are pink and some quite brown Yes, we're people watchin' people watchin' people walk aroun'
Look at that shimmy-shake down the boardwalk, look at that shimmy, look at that shake Some just shimmy-shake down the boardwalk, some will swim, then shake-and bake Come on out to California, have a mudslide, have a quake Have a grand time on our boardwalk and watch our shimmy shake
We love freedon here in Venice, we're diverse in what we do We know our flag of red and white goes with our state of blue Our vegans here in Venice, sit with carnivores - no joke Serving leafy plants in Venice, some they eat and some they smoke
It's my home in California, sure, it's a circus every day But there's paradise in Venice, when the crowds all go away And I hear the waves go crashing in the stillness of the night I have family, I have Venice, I have something, I'm alright
Venice! O Venice - music and lyrics by Brad Kay
By the blue Pacific waters At the edge of the Golden West Come our nation's sons and daughters To the place they love the best
No, it's not Topeka, Kansas Heidelberg or Rome It's Venice of America The place we call our home
Venice! O Venice! O hear our voices ring Where music reigns triumphant And art is king
Venice! O Venice! Where we work and live and play We hail to thee, O Venice! The pearl of the USA
Recitation a la Franklin Roosevelt by Brad:
Venice of America - a peaceful home to every race, creed and color under the sun. Venice - where art and commerce mingle freely, as nowhere else. Many a city was founded because it was where two rivers crossed, where a battle was fought, where business was good. But only Venice of America exists because one man, Abbot Kinney, dreamed of a place where the highest artistic and intellectual aspirations ofhumanity could not only be imagined, but realized.
There was nothing here but swampland When with brick and steel and steam Came a man named Abbot Kinney To construct his golden dream
Toiling on thru sleepless weekends Here he built thru sweat and tears A home for art and poetry Canals and gondoliers
Venice! O Venice! We lift our voices to thee Where rents are somewhat pricey But the air is free
Venice! O Venice! Though it's now part of LA We hail to thee, O Venice! And to hell with Marina Del Rey!
