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Mitch Dobrowner's new exhibition of photographs, "Storms," opens at Kopeikin Gallery this Saturday, September 7, and runs through October 26. Dobrowner received the prestigious Sony World Photographer of the Year award in 2012 for this body of work. The opening reception - free and open to the public - is…
ContinueEvery other Friday, 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 doggy is?
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Los Angeles-based artist Heather Gwen Martin's third solo exhibition at the Luis De Jesus Gallery, "Pattern Math," opens this Saturday, September 7, and runs through October 12. This exhibition follows her strong presentations in Rogue Wave 2013 and at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego and the Torrance Art Museum.
The opening reception - which is, as always, is…
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Akasha Richmond makes her own hot sauce and jam for her Akasha Restaurant in downtown Culver City. Now an article in Los Angeles magazine details her newest homemade concoction: bitters.
The basic recipe is dead…
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Every other Thursday, 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 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 not! So more people can play, I'll hold all…
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The New School of Cooking in the Culver City Arts District is now offering two full-time professional programs -- in addition to its wide variety of seasonal classes for amateur cooking enthusiasts that focus on classic and ethic cuisines, baking and pastries, wines and knife skills.
For example, on Saturday the 24th, there's a class on chicken fundamentals as well as…
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I've been noticing the signs of construction around the light poles on the south side of Washington Place in West Culver City -- and hoping they wouldn't be removed and replaced with regular, standard light poles. Now I've discovered that on April 8, the Culver City Council awarded a contract to Unique Performance Construction to "replace and upgrade the existing streetlight…
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Contrary to my long-held belief that people don't tear down buildings to build parks, Los Angeles County is seriously considering demolishing an abandoned private school in the Blair Hills neighborhood of Culver CIty and constructing the Stoneview Nature Center. The nature center would consist of five acres of land, including a one-story, 4,000-square-foot building housing a…
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Fiesta La Ballona, Culver City’s annual “Party in the Park”, will be held this year on August 23 - 25, 2013, at Veterans Park, located at 4117 Overland Avenue in Culver City. The weekend will feature carnival rides and games, live performances, more than 100 booths featuring artisan wares, vendors and local groups, a petting zoo and pony rides, a beer and wine…
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Every other Friday, 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 tree is? …
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Area C, a 64-acre portion of the Uplands area of Ballona Creek Wetlands, is a pretty piece of open, Culver CIty-adjacent land owned by State of California – and a battleground between the esteemed Annenberg Foundation and local environmental groups. The foundation has put a $50 million proposal on the table that offers to make extensive improvements to the land but also…
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Qualified Runners Needed To Run in 2014 Osaka/Kaizuka Senshu International Marathon
Are you a serious marathon runner? Can you run a full marathon under 4 hours and 10 minutes?
The Culver City Sister City Committee, a non-profit international and intercultural community organization, will send one male and one female runner to the 21st Annual Osaka Senshu International Marathon scheduled for Feb. 16, 2014 and be hosted by our sister city…
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This summer, as always, Culver City is presenting a series of free concerts in the courtyard of Culver City City Hall. The 2012 2013 summer series offers rock, r&b, jazz, soul, and country acts on six consecutive Thursdays this July and August at 7:00 p.m. The festival is produced by Gary Mandell of Culver City’s…
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Last week, AOL CEO Tim Armstrong announced that the company plans to close or find partners for 400 of its 900 Patch local-news websites. It has not yet been announced which of the sites would be shut down, but the Culver City and Venice/Mar Vista Patch sites have both posted open letters to Armstrong on behalf of their readers pleading for them to…
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Chef Evan Funke and partner Ed Keebler's long-awaited Italian restaurant in the Helms Complex, Bucato, is now open. A recent LA Times feature described the restaurant's devotion to handmade…
ContinueEvery other Thursday, 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 stage 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 not! So more people can play, I'll hold all…
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Parents, PAW is now Gifting Scholarships for the Last Session of Summer Camp.
Performing Arts Workshops, VOTED 2010’s BEST SUMMER CAMP in LA Parent Magazine, is pleased to announce that through a generous donation, scholarships for the final session…
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On July 19 at 6 pm, Bill Fournell was riding his bike on the Ballona Creek Bike Path between Duquesne Avenue and Higuera Street when he was assaulted by three males in their late teens. One of them slung his bicycle under Fournell's tire as he was riding by, and Fournell went over the handlebars, breaking his collarbone and ribs and puncturing a lung. A tussle ensued for…
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Every Saturday and Sunday in August at 11:00 am in Media Park in Culver City, the Actors' Gang Theatre will present a kid-friendly version of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. These productions are always a lot of fun, full of music and tomfoollery -- the kids love them. Last August, for example, the troupe put on The Tempest: Star Wars Edition,…
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Every other Friday, 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 tree is? …
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