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Entries in Venice (118)
"Crown of Peace"
Hat Designer Jaynee Novak sports her hand-made "Crown of Peace" Chapeau featuring a live white dove at Rose Avenue on Sunday, August 5, 2012. Novak shows her line of hats on the weekends at the Venice Boardwalk at Dudley Ave. "We have to make sense (cents) before we make dollars.Maybe PEACE is the answer," said Novak while while flashing the peace sign.




Festival of Chariots
Harre Krishna's hand-pull three fully decorated, 40-foot tall “chariots" along the Venice Boardwalk during the 36th Annual Festival of Chariots on Sunday, August 5, 2012. The Festival of the Chariots featured free feast for thousands, free entertainment, exhibits and booths all bringing together the finest in Indian culture. The festival celebrates Lord Jagannatha, the Lord of the Universe, and is put on by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). The Festival of the Chariots is now performed in every country across the world and dates back 5 thousand years to Jagannatha Puri, India.




Mardi Gras Parade
Mardi Gras revelers parade down the Venice Boardwalk on Saturday, February 18, 2012.





KING OF THE SEA
The Neptune Parade - Images by Fabian Lewkowicz
King Neptune, portrayed by David Frison, with his Royal Court parade at Venice Beach and proclaim the start of summer on Saturday June 18, 2011.




Muscle Beach Sumo Classic
Six-time US Sumo Heavyweight Champion Dan Kalbfleisch throws Omar Coronado out of the ring during the Muscle Beach Sumo Classic on Saturday, May 28, 2011. Kalbfleisch won first place in the Muscle Beach Sumo Classic. Muscle Beach Sumo Classic was presented by Joe Wheatley Productions.




Mardi Gras Parade
Mardi Gras Parade - Images by Fabian Lewkowicz
Revelers march along the Venice boardwalk during the 10th Annual Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday, March 5, 2011.




VENICE PENGUIN SWIM
Venice Penguin's New Years Day Swim - Images by Fabian Lewkowicz
Swimmers run into the chilly Pacific Ocean during the 51th Annual Venice Penguin Swim on New Years Day- Saturday, January 1, 2011, at the Venice Beach Breakwater. The 2011 Penguin Swim featured more than 80 participants, three-foot waves, and sunny 57° degree weather, with a water temperature of 58°degrees.




Seven lifeguard towers line up at Venice beach on Friday, October 29, 2010.



