Community
Electronic Waste Roundup – May 11
In response to the needs of our Culver City community, Public Works Refuse and Recycling Division, California Recycles, Inc. and Exceptional Childrens Foundation have partnered to manage the safe removal of electronic equipment and divert it from the landfill. This program provides for residential and business customers to dispose of electronic waste for free. Please mark your calendars for [...]
Jack Grapes on “Method Writing” – May 18 @ Vets
If you are a writer looking for a way to open more work in your world, save the date for “Method Writing: An Organic Approach to Writing” with presenter Jack Grapes this May 18. Sponsored by IWOSC, the workshop will be at the Vets Auditorium from 10:30 to 1 pm. Grapes is an award-winning poet, playwright, actor, teacher, and the editor and publisher of ONTHEBUS, one of the top literary [...]
Big Sunday @ CCMS – May 5
Come help this Sunday (May 5) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. as Culver City Middle School celebrates "Big Sunday" with a campus-wide clean-up effort. Volunteers from CCMS will join 200 volunteers from Turning Point School to help beautify the campus at 4601 Elenda Street. Bring the kids, bring the grandparents - it's a great way to give back to our wonderful community and work side by side with another [...]
Once On This Island – CCMS Student Musical May 4 & 5
How do you do that voudoo that you do? Her's your chance to find out- At 7 p.m. on May 4 and May 5, Culver City Middle School will present "Once on This Island," a bewitchingly charming musical at Robert Frost Auditorium. (Book and Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, Music by Stephen Flaherty, Based on the Novel "My Love, My Love" by Rosa Guy). Different from usual school productions where there may be a [...]
Just a Thought – Don’t Take the Test
It's that time of year again, when birds are singing, the aroma of flowers sweetens the breeze...and our kids are tying themselves into knots. Testing stress. The absolutely unneeded insanity that has invaded our children's lives and held our school systems hostage. Everyone hates this; parents, children, teachers, and administrators. I have a wonderful surprise for you. It's optional. Just [...]
Sierra Club – May 9th: “What is the Sierra Club?” with David Haake
It is often said that "The Sierra Club is the oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental organization." However, that statement hardly begins to scratch the surface. On Thursday, May 9th, we will cover the amazing range of things that make the Sierra Club what it is today, and how you can get involved and make a difference. If you were in the High Sierra on April 5th, you [...]
AVPA Soundscapes Installation @ Baldwin Hills May 1
AVPA presents SOUNDscapes, a multi-media installation on Wednesday, May 1, 6-8pm at the Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook by AVPA Film, Art, & Music. The event will include: Animated Soundscapes created in conjunction with Center Theater Group teaching artists, and commercials created with a commercial director and film teacher from Art Center College of Design with music provided by AVPA [...]
Gardening Class at CCHS Starts May 4
Are you looking around at all the gardens growing and wishing you could grow one too ? This weekend there's a class that's perfect for you, and close enough to walk ;Beginner Garden Class from the University California Cooperative Extension Learn all the basics of gardening in this exciting hands-on class taught by local certified Master Gardeners. Build garden beds, create your own seed starting [...]
Local Voices Make A Sound Heard ‘Round The World: Vox Femina Takes The Stage In Culver City
Vox Femina Los Angeles takes the stage at Culver City Presbyterian Church (11269 W. Washington Blvd.) this Sunday, April 28 at 3 p.m. Vox Femina is a Los Angeles-based women's choir that is making major contributions to world music as one of the foremost commissioners of new choral music in the 21st century. Vox Femina are full-circle in the arts - both patrons and performers - and provide a [...]
Heidi Duckler Dance Theater “At The Oasis” – May 4
Saturday, May 4th at Parcel B, next to the Culver City Hotel, Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre will show the company's new mobile work "At the Oasis." With choreography built into and around a 1961 vintage Oasis trailer, Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre’s "At the Oasis" showings will explore the idea of home as something one takes with them as they travel, move, and participate in daily life. [...]
