The Fourth Annual VENICE SPRING FLING will kick off springtime at the beach in Venice with a free, full day of art and music in Windward Plaza Park on Saturday, May 31, 2014
Full day of music, dance, and arts, featuring Barry “The Fish” Melton, Rated X, Meet Me at the Pub, members of Sublime and Zen Robbi, samba and belly dancers, Dr. Bronner’s Magic Foam Experience, and more in the heart of Venice!
VENICE, CA – Back for a fourth year of fun, Venice Spring Fling music and arts festival returns to the beach to rock the heart of Venice with a free, full day of art, music, and dance on Saturday, May 31, 2014, from 11 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. at Windward Plaza (1 Windward Avenue, between the boardwalk and the bike trail). The festival features musical entertainment, an art show, food trucks, Dr. Bronner’s Magic Foam Experience, and more. The festival is free and open to the public. An after-show immediately follows at Danny’s Venice.
This year’s festival features musicians aged 17 to 73! Samba Da Mudança dance and drum troupe leads a samba parade down Ocean Front Walk to kick off the festivities at 11 a.m., and a non-stop day of music follows on the Ocean Stage featuring a range of local and international talent, including: Allie Kay Band (high school-age female rocker); Roots Collective (multi-genre world beat); Jelly of the Month Club (children’s band founded by members of Sublime and Zen Robbi); Missus Jones (Amy Winehouse tribute); Rated X (tribute to the punk band X); Meet Me at the Pub (local ska/surf-punk favorites); and Barry “The Fish” Melton (of Country Joe and The Fish) with an all-star band that features Lowell Levinger (AKA “Banana”) from The Youngbloods, David and Linda LaFlamme from It’s a Beautiful Day, bassist Tony Saunders (Merl Saunders and the Rainforest Band), Grammy-winning drummer and producer Andy Kravitz, and saxophonist Brad Jenkins (Lester Chambers Band). The show closes with Venice’s finest experimental band, the Venice Philharmonic Orchestra featuring Tovi Khali (also featuring guitar virtuoso Michael Jost and Milo Gonzalez of Insects Vs. Robots). Musical sets will be interspersed with dance performances by Samba Da Mudança, Ya Harissa Bellydance Theater, and ATS (American Tribal Style) Bellydance and Drums.
Visit www.venicespringfling.com for details on VSF4 performers.
