By Amy Dewhurst

To live in a 60 degree & sunny city means the coming of summer can be quite quiet. So to remind us of the significance of Solstice (June 21) here are the top rated activities for Sunshine Daydreams and Summer Fun (offered up by your fellow Venetians):

* Skateboarding

* Concerts at the pier

* Hitting the breakwater at night

* Beach volleyball

* Late night concerts on my roof

* Fourth of July Mayhem

* First Fridays

* Practicing on the rings

* Watching the skate park be built

* Dancing with those skate guys

* Big Deans

* Fireworks

* Hula Hooping

* Dancing to Peace Frog

* Playing my guitar on the beach

* Third Fridays (at Westminster)

* Watching the sunset

* Making out under the pier

* Paddleball

* Pub crawls down Main Street

* Graffiti Walls

* Daybeers & burgers at Hinanos

* Walking along the ocean from pier to pier

* Fishing

* Kite surfing

* Puffing with my friends

* The climbing wall on the boardwalk

* Getting slimed

* Basketball at the courts

* Stargazing

* The grunion run

* Just Venice, I love being in Venice