You can participate for free in a couple of different ways.

First, the festival organizers have sifted through more than 400 independent video game entries to select the best games.…

Starting this Saturday, Cherry and Martin in Culver City is presenting its second solo exhibition of works by Robert Heinecken, who died in 2006. The exhibition focuses on a number of works from the second third of Heinecken's career, including color cibachrome print-throughs, videograms and the major installation, Waking up in News America.…

Head to Helms Walk, the Helms Bakery pedestrian plaza on Helms Avenue, this Saturday, the 28th, at 7:15 pm for the last of four fun movies with musical themes. You already had your chance to see Pitch Perfect, Bride and Prejudice, and Enchanted, and this Saturday they're showing Mamma Mia!

Bring your friends and family for a night at the movies and under the stars. They’ll provide the chairs and a few surprises…

Every other Friday, 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 lettering is? 

I really thought this was the one that stumped everyone. Until 5:30 am this…

Los Angeles-based artist Kristian Burford makes life-size, hyperrealistic sculptures -- often of figures enacting shadowy narratives within Burford's immersive ‘sets’. Last year, Nye + Brown offered a particularly creepy example of Burford's work -- one that insisted the viewer peek into dimly lit a hotel room containing a nude figure with his back turned. It put the view in…

On November 5, 2013, Culver City citizens will elect three new Culver CIty School Board members. There are seven candidates running this year, and the Culver CIty Real Estate Voice is offering brief video interviews of three of them -- Sue Robins, Steve Levin, and Karlo SIlbiger. Here is a brief excerpt from each:…

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly called Obamacare or the Affordable Care Act, was signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. Together with the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, it represents the most significant regulatory overhaul of the country's healthcare system since the passage of Medicare and Medicaid in…

LA Eater recently featured an interview with The Corner Door owner Todd Jerry, who reflected on the bar's first year. The article calls the Corner Door "one of the most underrated tables in the city," and (correctly, I think) attributes much of the bar's…

The 7th Annual Earthfest LA is coming to West Los Angeles College in Culver City this Saturday, September 15. The event offers free educational panel discussions and demonstrations on environmental topics as well as fun activities for youth. Demonstrations begin at 11a.m. in front of the Student Services Building. A concert featuring chart-topping smooth jazz and R&B…

Zayde Naquib and partner Jereme Pitts are transforming a 3400 square foot warehouse space in the Hayden Tract area of Culver City into a specialty coffee wonderland. Bar Nine Collective, a new roastery and cafe, is expected to open at 3515 Helms Ave. in mid-October. Says…

The Ballona Creek Cleanup is the City of Culver City's contribution to Coastal Cleanup Day -- this Saturday, September 21, from 9:00 a.m. till noon.

To participate, just show up at one of these locations, where there are gates affording access to Ballona Creek:

• Syd Kronenthal Park at Washington Blvd. and McManus Ave. (at the bike path…

Every other Thursday, I'll post a picture of something in Culver City that is 'hiding in plain sight.'

This time, the question is: Do you know where in Culver City this lettering 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 not! So more people can play, I'll hold…

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In July of 2013, the Actors' Gang premiered OY!, the work of author, professor, theorist and critic Hélène Cixous, best known as a playwright of epic work with Le Théâtre du Soleil. Now the play is returning to the Actors' Gang, starting September 19 and running through October 20.

The story of two German Jewish sisters who compare memories of their experiences…

Sang Yoon, the chef behind both Father's Office and Lukshon in Culver City, was eliminated from the show Top Chef Masters last week. He (and his sous chef Ted Hopson) survived into the top five, but Yoon was eliminated during a tricky Mexican food challenge.

Yoon won several challenges over the course of his run, and the way the judges praised his dishes really…

Ballona Wetlands Land Trust has filed suit against the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to resolve a months-long dispute over access to public records.  The suit is related to the Annenberg Foundation's proposal to construct a large facility in "Area C" of the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve. [Editor's Note: You can read much more about this project…

Blaze Pizza has announced the opening of its new 35-seat restaurant in Culver City -- and to celebrate is offering free pizza to its Facebook fans tomorrow, September 17th, between 6:00 pm and 9:00 pm. Just "like" the Blaze Pizza page on Facebook, and print out a screen shot or present it on your mobile device to obtain a free pizza at the Culver…

Every other Friday, 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 futuristic sign is? 

I was worried that this one would be too hard for you people. After…

The Wende Museum in Culver City is offering what it calls a "virtual exhibition," entitled Living in a Socialist City, now online at the Museum's website. This exhibition explores the…

Last December, downtown Culver City was transformed into a Winter Wonderland (am I overstating this?) with the installation of an ice skating rink in the empty space next to the Culver Hotel, known as Parcel B. However, Bietak Productions has informed Culver City staff that they will not be operating an ice skating rink on Parcel B this year as they were unable to raise…