A dating event for those who are thoughtfully approaching dating. Created by Allie Hoffman as part of her masters degree thesis work at Columbia University’s Spirit Mind Body Institute, ‘the feels’ is a 3-hour evening that includes an 80 minute facilitated experience.

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Join Ecstatic Dance for the first indoor event of 2026 on January 24th at Blank Spaces Venice!

We're excited to welcome the brilliant husband-and-wife duo QVLN & Sunny Z for an uplifting and vibrant musical night, filled with groovy/tribal house rhythms, soulful beats, and live added violin, percussion & vocals.

Come dance, connect, and celebrate the opening of our indoor season with a night of music, movement, and community alongside these amazing world-touring artists!

Drawing on insights from her book, "Creative Machines: AI, Art & Us," Dr. Maya Ackerman invites us to rethink the relationship between humans and machines, offering a path forward that uses AI not to overshadow us, but to elevate human imagination and expression. Practical dimensions of the current threats and opportunities will be discussed.

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Welcome to the first LIVE podcast experience built for founders who want more than surface-level success.

​Join Jeffrey Chernick, Alix Gitter, and founders behind over $200B in exits and IPOs as they go beyond the wins to unpack the emotional truth of entrepreneurship: the doubt, the breakthroughs, the mindset shifts that separate hustle from founder flow.

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A focused check-in around decisions, pressure, and direction for the year ahead

Jen will be onsite for informal, drop-in conversations for BLANKSPACES members and anyone interested in joining the space. Not goal-setting or resolutions, but a chance to think through what doesn’t need to come along into 2026.

Drop-ins welcome, with the option to reserve a 20-minute slot in advance. To get started, sign up for a 20 min slot during her Wednesday, January 21 office hours, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm at BLANKSPACES Venice.

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Jen Ottman, Associate Marriage & Family Therapist #153153
Supervised by Joni Lavick, LMFT #31244

Join AI LA for the official ComfyUI* Meetup in LA. ​Connect with fellow enthusiasts and dive deeper into the creators, models, and startups building on top of ComfyUI.

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Closed Monday, January 19, 2026.

Cognition will present their journey from research origins to Devin and the Windsurf acquisition, and how these pieces come together to enable code-aware, AI-driven development. The session will focus on Cognition’s approach to codebase understanding, why it is foundational for reliable agentic workflows, and what this means in practice for enterprise teams operating in large, long-lived systems.

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Join us for Morning Money Talks: Financial Planning for LA Professionals on January 14th at BLANKSPACES Venice. Hosted by Lone Cypress Wealth Management of Raymond James, this casual morning conversation will cover practical financial planning topics for LA professionals. Coffee and light breakfast will be served.

Join us for Morning Money Talks: Financial Planning for LA Professionals on January 12th at BLANKSPACES Culver City. Hosted by Lone Cypress Wealth Management of Raymond James, this casual morning conversation will cover practical financial planning topics for LA professionals. Coffee and light breakfast will be served.

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Closed Thursday, January 1, 2026.

Step into your power with a half-day experience designed to help you launch, lead, and level up your professional journey.

Welcome to the fifth annual #LongLA Holiday Party hosted with NRW.Global Business to celebrate our gratitude for the AI LA+ community. This special event is invite-only!

The LA Tech Holiday party is just around the corner, and trust us, you won't want to miss it!

A conversation with Richard and Lois Cole Professor of Law Jed Stiglitz

Join us for an unforgettable evening at our Holiday Mixer, hosted by BLANKSPACES, on Thursday, December 4th, from 5-7 pm. Enjoy a relaxed and stylish atmosphere while connecting with Venice Chamber members and prospective members. 

Join us for a powerhouse AI investor panel to recap the highs and lows of AI in 2025, what did we learn, AI investment trends, where the panelists invested and why: in infrastructure, in vertical apps, platforms, tools?... and which layer of the AI tech stack is likely to see the next wave of capital.

Mark your calendars for an unforgettable event showcasing the best of LA’s entrepreneurial spirit.

One-time, no-cost therapy consultation.

New & emerging leaders in high-growth LA companies invest in rising stars and new managers; ​Build confident, capable leaders from within; strengthen retention, team collaboration, and trust.

BLANKSPACES Culver City Member-Only Event

Join us for a casual morning conversation on living and retiring in Los Angeles on November 12th!

Writers, storytellers and songwriters come together to tell, read, sing and share stories–sometimes hilarious, often moving, frequently inspiring, always soulful–on a selected theme.

One-time, no-cost therapy consultation.

Celebrate Halloween at BLANKSPACES Venice.

Meet Recruiters. Explore Opportunities. Get Hired.

Join your fellow members for some Halloween fun!

Join us for an insightful panel discussion featuring speakers currently working in venture capital and AI who will explore the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence beyond large language models.

Join Concept Community & GetGenAI for an insightful panel during LA Tech Week as industry leaders explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping the marketing landscape — and the risks emerging alongside rapid innovation.