German photographer Katrin Korfmann's new show at Kopeikin Gallery, "Emsembles Assembled," opens this Saturday. Korfmann new work continues her exploration of people gathered together in celebration. The opening reception with the artist is this Saturday, September 13, from 6 to 8 pm. The opening is, as always, free and open to the public.…

Who doesn't love a dulcimer? Not me, man. That's why I'll be at the Culver Palms United Methodist Church this Saturday, September 13 -- if I possibly can. 

A free mid-day concert at the church will feature Janita Baker, a mountain dulcimer performer and teacher from Orange County, and Patti Amelotte (who plays hammer dulcimer and…

Let's see...David Mamet wrote a play called "Race," opening this Sunday, September 7 at 6:30, at the Kirk Douglas Theatre. I wonder if it's going to push anyone's buttons... Here's description of the play: "Mamet tackles America’s most controversial subject in this provocative tale of sex, guilt and bold accusations. In “Race,” two lawyers find themselves defending a wealthy…

The Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Festival presents Of Culture, of Self at the Ivy Substation on Friday, September 5^th at 8:00 p.m. The theme of the evening will be Of Culture, Of Self, featuring three of LAWTF’s favorite performers, as well as one artiste new to the Festival, including:

Karen A. Clark: In this spoken word excerpt from…

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…

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…

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 …

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 23^rd.  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,…

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:…

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…

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…

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,…

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 20^th century…

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…

Each Saturday and Sunday at 2:00 from this Saturday July 12 to August 17, the Culver City Public Theater will perform Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. The play, one of Shakespeare's most effervescent comedies, centers on the twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck and each end up in the court of Countess Olivia. Olivia falls in love…

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…

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.…

The Culver City Historical Society, with Samitaur Constructs, has organized a public art project at the iconic Samitaur Tower in the Hayden Tract area of Culver City from Sunset (around 8 pm) until 9:30.

Student artists from Savannah College of Art and Design and University of New Mexico were given the "canvas" of the 10 screens on the Samitaur Tower and asked to…

The City of Culver City received notification from Metro last week that the city has been awarded a $453,600 grant to host Culver City CicLAvia in July 2015. 

During these CicLAvia events, whole streets are shut down to car traffic, encouraging bicyclists and pedestrians to explore the city and participate in a space that is normally dominated by automobiles. Since it…