The Talking Stick

Considered one of the premier music, art, and community showcase venues in Southern California, The Talking Stick has hosted nationally touring, as well as local, artists. The business has operated in both Santa Monica and now in Venice. The biggest goal is to continue to grow and develop as a place for community. Writers, artists, musicians, stude... nts, families, commuters, business people and neighborhood residents of every ilk come here because this is the living room of a community. It's a place to gather, to have a WI-FI study session, to see an evening of live music, to attend an art opening, and much, much more. The Talking Stick, is an instrument of aboriginal democracy in Native American culture used by many tribes. The Talking Stick may be passed around a group or used only by leaders as a symbol of their authority and right to speak in public. a Talking Stick is passed around from member to member allowing only the person holding the stick to speak. Talking sticks have high ceremonial and spiritual value, and have proved to be exceedingly useful during current implementations. This is a place for artists, visual, music, poets and for people in conversation sharing their lives; just a place where everyone has a voice everyone can speak and be heard at the same time. Our goal and dreams for the future is to see that to continue to develop, more people come and more people join in that conversation and be more apart of the community.Read More