Sumo on Venice Beach:

The U.S. Nationals amateur sumotori competition took place at Venice Beach on Saturday, June 13, with men and women of all weight classes competing. Sumo, Japan’s national sport, is growing in popularity around the world, with amateur sumo participants from over 80 countries. The International Sumo Federation is recognized by the International Olympic Committee, with hopes of sumo becoming an Olympic sport in 2012.

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March 13, 2016

Santa Monica’s Keith Emerson Suicide:

Keith Emerson, an innovative keyboardist with the 1970s supergroup Emerson, Lake & Palmer, was found dead at his Santa Monica home of a shotgun wound to the head that was apparently self-inflicted, police said.

News June 8, 2016

haleARTS S P A C E invites you to the opening reception of a Pop Art Pop Up:

haleARTS S P A C E invites you to the opening reception of a Pop Art Pop Up show featuring works by Tamara Martin and Emily Bright, better known as Idiot Box. An opening reception will be held Friday, June 10th, from 5-8 PM. The show will be available for purchase through June 22nd, 2016.