The Summer Music Series in Marina del Rey's Burton W. Chace Park continues this Thursday, July 24, with a "symphonic celebration" featuring the Marina del Rey Summer Symphony playing "Violin Concerto" by Tchaikovsky, "Romeo and Juliet" by Prokofiev, and "Pictures at an Exhibition" by…

Mayor Eric Garcetti, in partnership with Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent John Deasy, JPMorgan Chase & Co., The California Endowment, and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, have launched of the Los Angeles Summer of Learning program, a citywide initiative to keep youth engaged in learning this summer. 



Los Angeles youth age 3 - 24 can access 100 valuable learning opportunities online and in person at City parks and libraries, LAUSD schools,…

A new show by Hikari Shimoda, "Fantastic Planet, Goodbye Man," will open this Saturday, July 19, at the Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City. The opening reception will run from 7 pm to 10 pm and -- as always -- is free and open to the public. 

Says the gallery about Shimoda's…

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 colorful wall is? If you know, enter your response in the comments box of this post.

If…

French chanteuse Jessica Fichot will perform at the the Culver City Boulevard Music Summer Festival this Thursday, July 17, at 7:00 pm. It's the second of six free concerts presented in the Culver City Hall Courtyard this summer. 

Here's…

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 group exhibition entitled Augment This (Meditations on the Image) will celebrate its opening this Saturday, July 12, from 4 to 6 om. The show, curated by Christopher Eamon, includes an international list of artists, including Jennifer Boysen, Gintaras Didziapetris, Gary Hill, Tobias…

LA.Racked points out that there's as real advantage to having the ultra-stylish shoe company Sole Society be headquartered in the Hayden Tract of Culver City --…

Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic will kick off the Culver City Boulevard Music Summer Festival this Thursday, July 10, at 7:00 pm. In the first of six free concerts presented in the Culver City Hall Courtyard, this Grammy-nominated artist will bring a mix of traditional Creole Music and…

Eight Los Angeles food experts have named Honey's Kettle in downtown Culver City the city's best fried chicken. The judges included Lesley Bargar-Sutur, the food editor of Los Angeles Magazine; Jason Kessler of FlyandDine.com; and Matthew Kang, the editor of EaterLA. 

Here's what Jason…

The Culver City Exchange Club’s 2014 fireworks show are being held at West Los Angeles College (at 9000 Overland Avenue) this July 4. 

Gates open at 4:00 pm and fireworks begin at dusk.

As in years past, guests are welcome to bring a picnic basket and a blanket. Because the main seating area will be artificial turf,…

Periodically, 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 these 'dirty parts' are?…

The Summer Music Series in Marina del Rey's Burton W. Chace Park -- a must for all music lovers in Culver City -- begins on July 10 this year. On three Thursdays over the next month, the 75-member Marina del Rey Summer Symphony will set up right on the Marina-front, in Burton W. Chace…

The Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles announces Voices of LA: The Krupnick Festival of the Arts, a citywide series of cross-cultural collaborations, bringing together award-winning Jewish artists with artmakers from diverse communities across Los Angeles, representing a broad range of ethnicities, cultures, and disciplines.  The free festival is a showcase of Los…

Eater LA is reporting that Ford's Filling Station -- one of the first wave of fine eateries that helped transform downtown Culver City -- has closed its doors. The…

Menchie’s (www.menchies.com), the fastest-growing frozen yogurt franchise, has officially opened a Culver City location on Main Street and Culver Blvd.

To celebrate, Menchie’s, will have a seven-day grand opening celebration starting this Saturday, June 28^th where they will be offering free yogurt from 11am-1pm (up to 8oz). In addition, the Saturday celebration will feature a balloon artist, free t-shirts for the…

A show of new mixed-media sculpture, photography, video, and installation by Chicago-based artist Cheryl Pope opens at Mark Moore Gallery this Saturday, June 28. The opening reception, which is free and open to the public, is from 6 to 8 pm. 

Says the gallery, Pope's latest…

The Culver City Reusable Bag Ordinance -- which effected supermarkets starting on December 28, 2013 -- expands today to affect smaller grocery stores today, June 27, 2014.  The ordinance, aimed at reducing the number of single-use plastic bags in the environment, requires a 10¢ charge for each…

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. 

Last week the question was: Do you know where in Culver City these "dirty parts" are?…

The Center Theatre Group (and artistic director Michael Richie) have announced the line-up for the 2014-2015 season at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. The new season, which begins July 13, 2014, and runs through August 9, 2015, will include:

• David Mamet’s explosive…