Encore, the new Culver City Middle School Show Choir will give its first performances at 7 p.m. on Saturday, January, 26 and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, January 27 at the Willows Community School Theater, 8520 Warner Drive, in Culver City. Tickets are $10 and will be available at the door. Twenty-seven vibrant Culver City Middle School students chosen by audition comprise the…

WWA Gallery's new show offers selected works from seven artists whose work can be described as "Creepy Cute" -- Peter Adamyan, Jonathan Bergeron, Dee Chavez, Desiree Fessler, Kelly Hutchison, Larkin, and Chase Tafoya. The gallery reception is from 7  to 10 pm this Saturday, January 12, 2013 and will be on display until February 9, 2013.

WWA Gallery is located at 9517…

"Points of Entry," the new solo exhibition of large-scale paintings and an audience interactive sculpture by Martin Durazo opens at the Luis De Jesus Gallery in Culver City this Saturday, January 12th. An artist's reception will take place this Saturday, January 12th, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. As always, the public is welcome.

According to the…

Artist Hugh Scott-Douglas's show, "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" opens at Blum & Poe Gallery in Culver City this Saturday, the 12th. The opening reception will take place from 6 to 8 pm (and the public is welcome as always).

It is the Canadian's first exhibition with Blum & Poe and his first solo-presentation in Los Angeles. Inspired by the highly stylized…

Unveiling of Plaque Commemorating 50 years as a Sister City

Saturday, January 12, 2013 10:00am

Corner of Duquesne and Culver Blvd.

Honored guests and attendees include

The Mayor Andrew Weissman and the Culver City City Council

His Worship, Mayor Rajko Dodic, Lethbridge, Canada

Nadia Scipio del Campo, Consul for Foreign Policy and Diplomacy from the Canadian Consul General’s Office

Rocio Ortiz Corza – Director of…

The Los Angeles Times recently ran a story about how cities throughout California had until December 21 to turn over funds raised by now-defunct redevelopment agencies for affordable housing. According to Culver City Economic Development Manager…

Jersey Mike's Subs -- known for its "fresh sliced/fresh grilled East Coast-style subs" -- will open its new location at 4114 Sepulveda Boulevard in Culver City this Wednesday, January 9. 

To celebrate, franchise owner Alvaro Garcia will circulate 5,000 coupons throughout the community, offering a free regular sub from Wednesday, January 9, to…

Every other Friday, 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 ancient sign is? If you know, enter your response in the comments box of this post! I'll reveal the answer in two weeks, on Thursday. Then the next day, I'll post a new game.…

Every other Friday, I post a picture of something in Culver City that is 'hiding in plain sight.' Two weeks ago I asked: Do you know where in Culver City this underwater scene is?

Culver City Times member Luis Lopez…

This morning in a quiet Culver City neighborhood near Culver Boulevard and Sepulveda, I spotted this mind-boggling, spray-painted silver Volvo, the "Dub Robot." Painting the tires was genius.…

7. The Expo Line Opens

On June 7, the Expo Line connecting Culver City to downtown Los Angeles (and points in between) opened, the first step in a new era of public transportation on the West side. I've been (happily) taking the line to and from…

Early last week, a new restaurant -- called Muddy Leak -- opened at the former home of Batch restaurant in the Culver CIty Art District. The brain-child of caterer Bon Melange and chef Whitney Flood, the restaurant has been described as "super-seasonal." The inaugural menu offers duck with kumquat relish ($25), juniper-venison with foraged mushrooms (438), and wild-caught alaskan halibut with (aforementioned) melted leeks ($26). Thanks to LA Eater, you can peruse the whole…

I've compiled my favorite Culver City stories of the year, but before I post them on Monday, December 31st, tell me yours in comments section of this post!

The Culver City Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department is sponsoring a special free screening of the Marx Brothers' "A Night at the Opera" at Veterans Auditorium this Saturday afternoon at 3:00. Certainly the best of movie of the Marx Brothers' MGM period, the movie has tons of laughs, including two bits for the ages: Chico and Groucho negotiating a contract, and…

Culver City residents with curbside recycling service may place their cut-up tree in their yard waste collection container. Please remove tinsel, ornaments, and stands from the tree.

If you live outside Culver City limits you should call the City of Los Angeles Christmas Tree Recycling Hotline: (800) 5-TREE-56 for information about recycling in your neighborhood. Or try…

I may not find the opportunity to show it too often on Culver City Times, but music means a great deal to me -- so I thought I'd share some of my favorite albums this year. Click on each title to hear a song from the album on YouTube. Please share what you loved this year -- music. movies, books, tv programs, events, anything!!…

Every other Friday, 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 underwater scene is? If you know, enter your response in the comments box of this post! I'll reveal the answer in two weeks, on Thursday. Then the next day, I'll post a new game.…

Every other Friday, I post a picture of something in Culver City that is 'hiding in plain sight.' Two weeks ago I asked: Do you know where in Culver City this taco sign is?

Someone on the Culver CIty Times…

Last Monday a three-judge panel, convened by California's 2nd District Court of Appeal, ordered the removal of more than 100 digital billboards across Los Angeles. 

In fact, the panel declared that the Los Angeles City Council never should have allowed Clear Channel and CBS Outdoors to erect the signs in the first place, since a 2002 ordinance banned their installation except in certain districts. Yet in 2006 the city council granted the companies exclusive rights to…

Public School 310 in downtown Culver City officially opened last week at the corner of Culver Boulevard and Main Street, the location formerly occupied by Fraiche. When my wife and I checked it out last Thursday, the gastropub -- owned by the same people who brought you The Daily Grill -- was packed with young people checking out the scene.…