Los Angeles hip hop dance company, Antics, is performing an new full length hip-hop dance performance on July 8 and 9 at the Ivy Substation in Media Park in downtown Culver City. A collaboration with spoken word artist, Mark Gonzales, Sneaker Suites delves into the diverse and personal relationships that street dancers have with one of the most highly-purchase fashion items in…

Critical Mass Dance Company presents AmaTerra: A Work of Blacklight Dance Theatre at the Ivy Substation in Culver City this Saturday, June 25 at 6 pm. 

Using CMDC's unique fusion of dance, circus arts and aerial arts performed under a blacklight, AmaTerra is a story of personal transformation and environmental stewardship using illuminated wings, hoops…

Friend of CCT Jay Garacochea brings us this chilling news:

"I would like to invite you all to a developer's community meeting at Vet's Auditorium on June 21st at 7pm regarding a new project being proposed at 11281 Washington Place, at the intersection of Washington Place and Sawtelle Blvd. 

"I have been working with a number of local residents…

"After leaving Paris in 2012, Reine Paradis moved to Los Angeles and began visualizing her series JUNGLE. Shot on location, the surreal photographs utilize different techniques to achieve the vibrant colors and situations. Each object is meticulously designed and placed within the scene, along with Paradis herself as the central figure."

So says Kopeikin Gallery…

Got my vote in!

‪#‎YourVoteYourVoice‬ ‪#‎SPMGMedia…

The LA Weekly recently ran down the Top Ten ice cream and gelato shops in Los Angeles, and Culver City's Coolhaus made the list.

Here's what the article has to say about Coolhaus:

True to its name, everything is cool about…

Do you know an individual, business, or organization in Culver City that deserves recognition for their services to people with disabilities?

Culver City Council and the Culver City Disability Advisory Committee, through the Parks, Recreation & Community Services Department, would like to honor one individual and one business during activities planned for…

Join the Culver City Fire Department for free sidewalk CPR event on Thursday, June 2, from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm at the Starbucks Coffee Courtyard at 9718 Washington Blvd. in downtown Culver City.

Can you spare 5 minutes to learn how to save someone’s life? Since 88% of cardiac arrests occur at home, the life you save with CPR is likely to be someone you know and love.…

It's finally happening. Starting today, May 20, you can ride from Culver City (or from downtown LA if you want to look at it that way) to Santa Monica. 

Go ride it now! Or if you want to get a sneak peek at how it feels to take the train to Santa Monica, click on the video above. Whee!

Tomorrow, Saturday,…

Culver City, CA - Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Mu Lambda Omega Chapter in conjunction with Los Angeles City Council President Herb J. Wesson, Jr. and the West Adams Neighborhood Council will host the AKA 1908 Playground Clean Up at Rancho Cienega Sports Complex on Saturday, May 21, 2016 from 1 pm – 4 pm located at 5001 Rodeo Road, Los Angeles, CA  90016. The AKA 1908 Playground Project…

What a Fabulous way to show the Admired Men in your Life how much they mean to you. Whether it is Father, Brother, Husband, Friend or Grandfather - or Father's Day - let him know that he is An Admired Man.

Available at:…

Mu Lambda Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and The Ivy Centennial Foundation will bring “The Hot Pink Affair:  Pretty In Paris” to Culver City,…

There are many volunteer opportunities in the Culver City community, including: the L.A. Film Festival; Culver City Rain Garden restoration; L.A. Goal and the Teens & Adults with Disabilities Advancing Autonomy, Advocacy and Awareness (TADAA Program); and Food Forward gleanings at the Culver City’s Farmers Market. For information on volunteering, contact Jill Thomsen in…

The Annual Cruisin' Back to the 50's Culver City Car Show is this Saturday, May 7th, from 9 am to 3 pm. As in the last eleven years, downtown Culver City will be shut down to display hundreds of classic cars and hot rods from all across California. The event is always a huge success - attracting car enthusiasts from across the city and beyond -…

On April 15, more than 100 Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) volunteers participated in Sony Global Volunteer Day, an annual event in which Sony employees around the world give back to their communities.  This year the volunteers took their shovels, paint brushes, and elbow grease to Linwood E. Howe Elementary School in Culver City to complete several projects, including:…

The Los Angeles Times recently highlighted two Culver City galleries openings this Saturday, April 23: those at Kapeikin Gallery & Luis De Jesus Los Angeles.

Here's what Times writer Carolina A. Miranda said about…

Many remember scoring that goal or winning a race fondly from childhood. But growing up doesn’t have to mean the end of team sports! Two swimmers, Rossella Pescatori and Chris Wall, have kept competing as adults, which helps them both remember how they fell in love with the water in the first place.

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Citizine just published a really nice guide to the Culver City Arts District written by Bill Burman. The guide highlights district highlight such as Cognoscenti Coffee, Father's Office & Lukshon, Pinches (!), and cool furniture store Room & Board.

Here's…

 Gloria Berlin, the former starlet who was a mainstay with Frank Sinatra and close friends with Michael Jackson is having a film produced on her life. Berlin, an actress during her era, caught Frank Sinatra's eye when she wrote for the Times in Hollywood. Sinatra had lost Ava Gardner and he fell in love with Berlin. After two and a half years, Gloria lost Sinatra to another lady and as a result ended up meeting Elvis Presley at a party near the Beverly Hills Hotel. Years later she  became a…

The internationally renowned German muralists and street artists known as Herakut are currently working on a (pretty magnificent) new mural on the grounds of Culver City High School.

UPDATE: An associate of Herakut contacted me to let me know, "The German graffiti artist duo is in town to not only promote the high school’s…