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The Not So Wimpy Film Festival Is Coming!
If you know a young filmmaker, grades 4-9, who would like to participate in the Culver City Friends of the Library One Book, One City Jr film festival, the time to be working on the film is NOW! Inspired by the book, The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary by Jeff Kinney and the Culver City Centennial, this Not So Wimpy Film Festival is looking for student entries. These films must be no longer than 75 [...]
‘1988’ Third Installment “Technicolor Drip” – Heidi Duckler Aug. 6 @ Platform
The third performance in the 1988 series will be on Sunday, August 6, 2017 in and around Technicolor Drip, the permanent artwork by Jen Stark located at PLATFORM in Culver City. This dance performance by Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre will take place in 12-minute intervals between 1-3PM. An outdoor projection screening of Technicolor Drip, the performance, will be shown from 8-9PM that same evening [...]
King of the Yees @ KDT
Center stage there is a large door, painted a color known as Chinese Red. The ornate gold markings are Chinese characters. The King of the Yees takes us through this door and into a mulitverse of concepts about family, identity, history and politics. Lauren Yee has created a charming play; a tribute not just to her own father - the royalty of the title - but to her ancestors, all the 'cousins' [...]
MCLM – Black Talkies ‘Cabin in the Sky’
This month Black Talkies on Parade presents one of our favorite classic films, the iconic musical Cabin in the Sky. This classic has an all-star cast that includes Ethel Waters, Lena Horne, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, and Louis Armstrong. The film tells the story of Little Joe Man, who after a deadly night of gambling is given six more months on earth to redeem his soul in order to enter heaven. [...]
CC Symphony Offers New Score for Chaplin’s “The Kid” – July 20
The figure of Charlie Chaplin's The Tramp was known globally in Chaplin's day, and remains one of the most iconic figures in movies. Few have reached as many people as Chaplin did with The Tramp. A Chaplin/Tramp costume character strolls Hollywood Boulevard today. We know the figure, but do we know the character? The Tramp seems to always be in the midst of some crisis which is resolved [...]
Romeo and Juliet (with a Happy Twist) Celebrates CC Centennial in Carlson Park
It’s been 19 years since a group of folks banded together to entertain the community in Carlson Park with free plays performed in the summer heat. This year, they’re paying Culver City back for its support by presenting five original plays scripted to celebrate its Centennial. “I thought Romeo and Juliet would reflect the heart of Screenland for the mainstage performance,” said CCPT [...]
One Book, One City, Jr. Filmmaking Workshop – July 22
The One Book, One City, Jr program, sponsored this summer by the Culver City Friends of the Library and based on the book Wimpy Kid Movie Diary by Jeff Kinney, is off to a great start! The first of three movie making workshops, conducted by Josh Blake, was well-attended and well-received. The second workshop, for kids grades 4-9, will be held on Saturday, July 22 at 2 pm in the meeting room of [...]
DeeLightful Does “The Little Mermaid” This Weekend
Looking for some summertime fun and family entertainment? Come under the sea with us in the dee-Lightful Production of "Disney's The Little Mermaid, jr" at the Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, running July 12th- 15th. Three lovely actresses playing the mermaid Ariel, ages 9, 11, and 16, head up the three excellent casts of local kids singing, dancing and and floating through one of Disney's [...]
CCDAC Wants to Give Your Business an Award
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 “Disability Awareness Month” in [...]
IWOSC Book Marketing Intensive
Last year, IWOSC offered an intensive, all-day seminar on the foundations of marketing your writing, organizing yourself for success, putting together a realistic marketing plan, treating a platform that engages your audience and sells books. This year, we want to dig deeper and focus on some actual book marketing case studies. Why has book marketing radically changed in just the past year? [...]
