Read 'Moby Dick' on the Beach in Venice

A complete reading of Herman Melville's book Moby Dick will take place Saturday and Sunday on the beach in Venice.

Staged by the Venice Oceanarium, a museum sans walls, the Moby Dick reading has been held annually on the sand since 1995. Volunteers may sit and listen or read a chapter or two aloud, according to the organization's website.

The reading begins at 8 a.m. Saturday, lasting until around 9 p.m. or so when the halfway point is reached. The second half of the book is read on Sunday beginning at 8 a.m. and lasting until around 9 or 10 p.m., according to a blog. It is held near the breakwater rocks at the end of Windward Avenue.

Visitors are advised to bring blankets, sun screen and water.

The nonprofit's mission is to "impart a better understanding of the ocean and life within it, and in so doing, to lead us to a better understanding of ourselves."