In front of the Senior Center

on Culver Blvd.& Overland?

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 smiling face is? If you know, enter your response in the comments! I'll reveal the answer in two Fridays, when I post a new game.

Last time, I posted this swirl of color:…

The Culver 7 Theater Building is due to be demolished over the weekend, but according to a representative of the artist, Ed Massey's mural will be saved. The mural, entitled "Syncopation," will be taken down as early as Friday morning and will be moved to the Playa Vista campus of the Westside Neighborhood School. Our loss is Playa Vista's gain.

Here's some more views of Ed Massey's incredible mural, and be sure to…

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…

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…

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 --…

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:…

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…

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…

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…

("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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The California State Supreme Court has upheld the legality of ABx1-26 -- California Governor Jerry Brown's bill to abolish redevelopment agencies statewide. The move puts at risk many Culver City projects that are funded all or in part by the city's redevelopment agency.

Former Culver City Councilman Soctt Malsin attributed much of the city's revitalization over…

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 swirl of color is? If you know, enter your response in the comments! I'll reveal the answer in two Fridays, when I post a new game.

Last time, I posted this charming hand-painted…

A woman identified as "petite and stylish, in her 50s, wearing a skirt and a beret" walked into the Toys R Us in Culver City and paid for about 50 people's purchases. According to reports, the woman, who would identify herself by name, had one Amex card, and she encouraged people to back and forth between two lines swiping and signing

“People were excited and crying,"…

My favorite movies in 2011

Melancholia (Lars von Trier, 2011)

The Clock (Christian Marclay, 2011)

Attack the Block (Joe Cornish, 2011)

Le Quattro Volte (Michelangelo Frammartino, 2011)

Nostalgia for the Light (Patricio Guzman, 2011)

50/50 (Jonathan Levine, 2011)

Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2011)

The…

1) Wayne White's show at Western Project in May

Wayne White -- who won three Emmys for his set and puppet design on Pee Wee's Playhouse and served as Art Director on Peter Gabriel's memorable video for "Big Time" -- brought his detailed and…