August 2014 Blog Posts (14)

New Beats by Dre Headquarters in Culver City Draws Praise for Being Cool

The new headquarters that Beat's By Dre just opened in the Hayden Tract area of Culver City isn't too much to look at from the outside -- just a couple of industrial-looking buildings. But according to some design sites on the web, the inside of the two buildings -- home to 650 employees -- is another story altogether.

Says designboom.com, Beats president Luke Wood told…

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Added by Scupine on August 29, 2014 at 6:30am — No Comments

Art Show to See this Saturday: Corey Helford Gallery's "2nd Annual Art Collector Starter Kit"

The new show at Corey Helford Gallery features all new 12" x 12" works by 36 of artists on the gallery's roster of "New Contemporary" artists, including pieces by Sas Christian (see above), Carlos Ramos (see below), and Lola (see farther below. The show's opening celebration is this Saturday, August 30th, from 7 to 10 pm and is, as always, free and open to the public (and…

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Added by Scupine on August 26, 2014 at 6:30am — No Comments

Where Am I in Culver City? Game 80 Solution

Periodically, I post a picture of something in Culver City that is 'hiding in plain sight.' Last week I asked: Do you know where in Culver City this doggie is?

Three sharp-eyed Culver City Times members -- including …

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Added by Scupine on August 21, 2014 at 6:30am — No Comments

See Shakespeare Remixed in Carlson Park in Culver City This Saturday

Rogue Artists Ensemble will present a free family performance of HYPERBOLE: bard in Culver CIty's Carlson Park at 11 a.m. this Saturday, August 23rd.  Here's how Rogue Artists describes their take on Shakespeare:

"HYPERBOLE: bard takes Shakespeare’s best characters, poetry and plot devices and shuffles them up,…

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Added by Scupine on August 20, 2014 at 6:30am — No Comments

Fiesta La Ballona in Culver City is This Weekend

Fiesta La Ballona presents three days of carnival rides, live music, food trucks, games, and a beer and wine garden for the adults this August 22 - 24 -- Culver City’s annual “Party in the Park” at Veterans Park.  Veterans Park is located at 4117 Overland Avenue in Culver City and complimentary parking is available. Fiesta hours are:…

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Added by Scupine on August 18, 2014 at 6:00am — No Comments

#MyDayInLA revolved around #CulverCity history in Marina del Rey

What is there to do on a Sunday in Los Angeles? Any day is a good day for the beach. So we loaded up the bikes in the El Camino and drove to the  Duquesne Street bridge to catch the Ballona Creek bike path to PDR and MDR - a nice six mile ride with no cars.



But first lunch. An inspired choice, we headed to the little-known but always busy Jackson's Market…

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Added by Culver City Times on August 17, 2014 at 6:53pm — 1 Comment

Where Am I in Culver City? Game 080

Periodically, I post a picture of something in Culver City that is 'hiding in plain sight.' -- asking Culver City Times members if they know where it is. 

Today the question is: Do you know where in Culver City this doggy is? If you know, enter your response in the comments box of this post.

If your answer fails to appear in the comments section immediately, fear…

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Added by Scupine on August 14, 2014 at 6:30am — 3 Comments

Actors' Gang Performs Kid-Friendly Verision of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in Media Park in Culver City All August

It has become quite the tradition: each Saturday and Sunday in August, the Actors' Gang theater troupe performs a family-friendly adaptation of Shakespeare play in Media Park in Culver City. In 2011, it was a vampire vs. zombie version of Romeo & Juliet. In 2012, we got a Star Wars version of The Tempest, with Obi Wan Kenobi as Prospero,…

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Added by Scupine on August 13, 2014 at 6:00pm — No Comments

The Dustbowl Revival Perform at the Culver City Music Fest This Thursday

The Dustbowl Revival will perform at the the Culver City Boulevard Music Summer Festival this Thursday, August 14, at 7:00 pm -- in the Culver City Hall Courtyard. The Dustbowl Revival is a Venice-based roots music collective (including guitar, fiddle, mandolin, accordion, tuba, washboard, and trumpet) that performs early 20th century…

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Added by Scupine on August 12, 2014 at 6:00am — No Comments

Inaugural Culver City Film Festival Now Accepting Submissions

The organizers of the fledgling Culver City Film Festival have sent out a call for film submissions, calling the festival "a fantastic opportunity for filmmakers from all over the world to showcase their work to a wide audience located in the 'Heart of Screenland.'"

To submit a film to the 2014 Culver City Film Festival, send a DVD screener to: Culver City Film Festival…

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Added by Scupine on August 11, 2014 at 6:00am — No Comments

YeeHaw - it's National Rootbeer Float day at Tub's Fine Chili!

Are the dog days of summer getting to you? Cool down with an American classic treat at Tub's.

Come celebrate National Root Beer Float day on Thursday/August 6!

  Purchase a medium float and we will upgrade it for y'all to the large 32 oz. size!…

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Added by margie hodges on August 5, 2014 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Hear Movie Themes in Marina del Rey's Burton W. Chace Park This Thursday

This Thursday, August 7, the Summer Music Series in Marina del Rey's Burton W. Chace Park continues as Frank Fetta conducts the Marina del Rey Summer Symphony in music from Star Wars, Titanic, and The Wizard of Oz. Also: Gerwhin's "Rhapsody in Blue," and Richard Addinsell's "The Warsaw Concerto" from Dangerous…

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Added by Scupine on August 4, 2014 at 6:00am — No Comments

See Blue Oyster Freakin' Cult for Free in Marina del Rey This Saturday

Blue Oyster Cult, the geniuses behind “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” and “Burnin’ for You” will play a free outdoor concert at Burton Chace Park in Marina del Rey this Saturday, August 2, at 7 pm.

Bring your own cowbell.…

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Added by Scupine on August 1, 2014 at 6:00am — No Comments

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