Wonderful staff all around!…read more I am a volunteer, and I can honestly say the children here receive the best tutoring and are able to participate in fun after-school activities like: dodgeball, dance classes, arts and crafts, movie night with the family, etc!! The students are able to interact with children their age and get help from educated college students and adults with their homework! Children there also have access to Mar Vista's computer lab--a room filled with computers, so students who do not own computer's are able to do their research or simply browse if they'd like. Each classroom is separated by age and educational levels. I visited their high school level room and I learned that the students receive help with financial aid applications for college and college applications/questions in general! that is awesome if ya ask me! This establishment is located in a circle street at the end of the road on the right.

Awesome place. They have a bunch of programs and facilities…read morefor youth and families in/around the community and they host free 5v5 pickup soccer on Fridays from 5:30-8 (bring your indoor shoes.

This recreation center is really nice place to visit. It's right near the skating areas, including…read morewhere they do the trick skating in the bowls at the skate park. If you're in the area, I would recommend checking it out. There's always something happening and there's a new playground right next-door for kids.

What's not to love! From the muscle pit, to the skate park, to the bike lanes, to roller skate…read morearea, to the basketball courts, The calisthenic area that includes punching bag stands all in the sun with an ocean view! Venice gives the community a lot! The bathrooms are bad, and I guess that's to be expected with the high level of tourist!

How many hundreds of times have I driven by the Tarzana Community & Cultural Center? It has been…read moremany years, way back to the time there was a pottery store on the property. I finally had a chance to visit for a Tarzana Music Night last week. What a fun event! Because the weather was being forecasted to be cool with the potential of rain, the event was held indoors. Things were comfortable, but we were in close quarters with the other attendees. The sound was great and the performances were a lot of fun. I was primarily there to see a good friend perform, but I also had the chance to see some other talented musicians. I think each one was a singer songwriter, and I enjoyed each performance. Each one of the people that was working at the venue, which I imagine may have been on a volunteer basis, was friendly and a lot of fun. Normally the music nights are held outdoors, and I can imagine that most of the year, it is a lot of fun being in the open air.

What a cool place I never knew was here! Check out their events on their website! If you write them…read morethey will write you back too. They have a small outdoor stage with string lights hanging beautifully all around, a few picnic tables and fold out chairs for when there's an event to watch. When the chairs aren't there I imagine thats what they use for the outdoor dance floor under the stars, too! A few people brought their dogs on leash. I saw a few people brought in their own food, chilled out and ate while they watched the live band. They do have a very small amount of drinks, chips, and cookies for sale at a stand but thats it so if you don't want junk food def bring what you do want. They do have an indoor bathroom. PARKING - Def uber/LYFT to them. There are only a few spots in the back you can get to from the side street (not from Ventura blvd) and thats it! So do yourself a favor and get a ride. Lyft must know about this place because the driver knew exactly where to meet us in the back when we booked our return. For us it was a calm but fun summer evening hang outside! I don't know what its like without a band playing but hope I get a chance to check that out too.

When we were visiting Gary Goltz Judo, he recommend that we visit Venice Judo club while we were in…read morethe LA area. It has a rich history and was once One of the strongest Dojo's in the United States. Currently Sensei Trace holds Judo classes twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays from 7pm to 9pm (during the school year, Tuesdays end 1/2 hour early) at the Venice Japanese Community Center, Los Angeles. All of the Sensei's were amazing. Sensei Trace was very warm and welcoming. He took some time to evaluate my kid's favorite throws and correct their techniques. He was very insightful and helpful. If you live in the Venice or Santa Monica area, I would highly recommend trying this club out.

Lots of class offerings here. I decided their taiko group was not for me because they emphasize…read morerepetition and technique over having fun and learning whole songs.

I have fond memories from this rec center, in particular I loved Keith's approach to the youth…read morebasketball program. Kudos to the whole management team. I also enjoyed my volunteering as a coach to my then 6 and 7 year old sons.

This is not a dog park. Dogs must be kept on a leash. Children play in the grass area. There are…read moresenior activities, after school program and sports.

Playground gets 5 stars for whale theme, rock wall and overall space and flow, overall Rec center…read morepark gets 1 star for homeless, trash etc. about ten nanny's and children throwing a party which is fun for them but not for an outsider

Yikes! This is the kind of place that when you walk through you clutch your purse a bit tighter to…read moreyou. My kid is signed up for basketball here so as we walked through the park we got a pretty good feel for it. It's very dirty, run down, and had TONS of skaters all over the skatepark, parking lot, and sidewalks yelling, using vulgar language and pants hanging off their butts. It's like their parents dropped them off and abandoned them and they were allowed to run completely wild. There was also loud music, some people playing drums, homeless...really weird feel to this place. Very sketchy and unsafe. Really disappointing. They need a lot more security.

Community BBQ event to raise funds for community center. Plans include yoga, cooking classes, etc!…read more Great vibe, great staff, great awareness! This event was to celebrate the lease being signed so findraising could begin at a later date. You could meet your fellow neighbors and eat great food. Look forward to what the future holds.

I almost don't want to post....this is my go to place for fun activities. All the staff have been…read morefriendly and kind. My son also belongs and we are great supporters to all their events. You must join but the annual fee is reasonable. They have two major events and these help hem be low cost to the community. We do most of the summer events and folks that are not members can pay to do activities and just pay more than a member. pearl, Melissa, Tony and Kyle are great staff. I am forgetting some, sorry.

I've been a member of the Community Center for a few years now. They offer many different programs…read morefor all ages. But due to work, I have only been able to take a few classes throughout the years. But I do love the variety of classes that they offer and how constant their schedule is. If you are looking for a Japanese school for your child to attend, they offer that. If you would like to just learn more about the community through the different cultural classes, just sign up for the emails and you can be alerted for upcoming classes that they offer. I've taken amigurumi (crochet), ikebana (Japanese flower arrangement), and a cooking class. All of the instructors are great and mostly volunteers. So it just shows you what a great community there is. They have festivals through the year and also help put on the West Covina Cherry Blossom Festival. They also host the West Covina obon at the center but it is organized by the Buddhist church which is based out of the community center. So there is just a lot of activities that you can get involved with.