January 2012 Blog Posts (32)

The New York Times Profiles Culver City's Museum of Jurassic Technology

Describing a feeling of "shock, marvel, delight and confusion" that Culver City's Museum of Jurassic Technology  regularly engenders, New York Times reporter Edward Rothstein spends some lines of his January 9 article describing the museum's many marvels (or perhaps "marvels:):

"I had never been in a museum where the persistent question…

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Added by Scupine on January 11, 2012 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Actor Tim Robbins Makes Special Guest Appearance at Culver City Town Hall

One of the strange perks of living in Culver City -- as opposed to, say, Des Moines -- is that celebrities sometimes show up at the city's Cultural Affairs Commission meetings. Last night, for example, actor Tim Robbins appeared at the city's annual Cultural Affairs Town Hall to speak on behalf of the Actors' Gang Theatre, of which he is Artistic Director. 

Robbins…

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Added by Scupine on January 11, 2012 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. with a Staged Reading of "The Dreamers"

Culver City's 7th Annual Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Sunday, January 15, will include a staged reading of the award-winning play "The Dreamers," written and directed by Christina Harley (above). The play follows a poor African-American family in the south and begins the day that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated. 

The celebration --…

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Added by Scupine on January 11, 2012 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Japanese restaurant K-Zo Tops Zagat's Top 5 List of Culver City Restaurants

Japanese restaurant K-Zo topped Zagat's Top 5 List of Culver City restaurants, posted December 21, 2011

Number 1: K-Zo

At K-Zo, says the guide, "master chef Keizo orchestrates a divine experience of beautiful sushi and Japanese small plates with impeccable sauces."

Number 2:…

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Added by Scupine on January 10, 2012 at 6:00am — No Comments

Culver City's Improv for the People Offers Free First Class

 

Improv for the People in Culver City is offering a free comedy improv class for first-timers. Classes are every monday night from 7:00 to 9:30, and the cost is normally $100 a month. 

Ray M. at Yelp recommends it:

This is such a great class to take…

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Added by Scupine on January 8, 2012 at 6:00pm — 2 Comments

Only Two More Chances to See the Atomic Holiday Free Fall at the Actors' Gang: Click Here for Discount Tix

Due to popular demand, The Actors' Gang Theatre in Culver City has extended its Atomic Holiday Free Fall show for two more days -- January 7 and 17 at 8 p.m. You can buy tickets on-line at here. Use the special discount code REPEAT to get tickets for only $20 (normall they're $35!). The Actors' Gang Theatre is…

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Added by Scupine on January 6, 2012 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Seen on the Streets of Culver CIty: Jam in the Van

Jam in the Van, which is described on this web site as "a mobile live music showcase" apparently had some transmission problems in West Culver City in December. The vehicle was gone a few days later, so hopefully Paul's Transmissions was able to get the Jam back on the road. 

I'm quite sure that's John Lennon…

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Added by Scupine on January 6, 2012 at 6:00pm — No Comments

13 Galleries To Celebrate Openings at the Culver City Art Crawl This Saturday

("Head Above Heart" from Tim Bavington's show, opening this Saturday, January 7, at Mark Moore Gallery in Culver City)

Many of the galleries up and down Washington Blvd. and La Cienega Blvd. in the Culver City will celebrate new openings this Saturday, January 7, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.  As always, these openings are free and…

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Added by Scupine on January 5, 2012 at 6:30am — No Comments

A Cool Video of the Culver City Skate Park

Here's a short, fun video posted on Vimeo a couple of days ago, showing off one of Culver City's real treasures: the Culver City Skate Park.

Opened in October of 2007, the 1,300-square-foot skate park was designed through a series of community workshops, and local skateboarders got all of the features they asked for, including a Trog…

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Added by Scupine on January 5, 2012 at 6:00am — No Comments

MEGHAN SAHLI-WELLS ANNOUNCES CAMPAIGN FOR CULVER CITY COUNCIL

The Culver City community leader is running for one of four City Council seats up for election on April 10, 2012.

Meghan Sahli-Wells will officially declare her candidacy for Culver City Council at a “Campaign Kick-off” event on Sunday, January 8, 2012, 3 PM – 5 PM at Gregg Fleishman Studio, 3850 Main Street, Culver City, 90232 (NE corner of Culver and…

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Added by James Klein on January 4, 2012 at 3:01pm — No Comments

New Mural by Dabs Myla at National and Washington in Culver City

In the week between Christmas and New Years, street art duo Dabs Myla painted a new work on the BrandedArt Building on Washington Boulevard, just west of National. The work took four days to complete and was inspired by the couple's Christmas tradition of donating bags of essential supplies including fruit and toothpaste to the homeless in and around…

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Added by Scupine on January 3, 2012 at 6:00pm — No Comments

First Walk of the New Year

I wanted to start the year off right, with a walk through my favorite town in Los Angeles,  Culver City.  Not much happening this morning most business closed for the holiday but a few were ready and open forcutomers..  As I walked I reflected on the end of another holiday season in Culver City.  The lights that were strung with care will be coming down all too soon in my mind.  I love the holiday lights and decorations that the residents put up annually so glad to see the holiday spirit…

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Added by Evlynne Braithwaite Householder on January 2, 2012 at 10:11am — No Comments

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