A homey, bright and colorful coffee shop patronized by everyone from local parents and their toddlers to Santa Monica College kids soaking up free wi-fi along with the caffeinated drinks, the Talking Stick is a virtual community center. There's live music just about every evening, an open mic night on Wednesdays and showcases at least every month, but the artsy medium-sized venue enjoys a recreational ...
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The Talking Stick is an independent coffee shop on Ocean Park that hosts a different event every night of the week. I hate that about most of the coffee shops around here. What if I want to talk, or read, in relative quiet after work? I'm SOL. Literati Cafe is blissfully event-free, but it's not usually quiet and it's too big and shiny to have that authentic coffee shop feel. Cacao is also eventless ...
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