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The screening will be followed by a conversation with award-winning journalist Bill Moyers and Academy Award winner Tim Robbins on Monday, May 15The Actors’ Gang Theater is hosting a special benefit screening of Rikers: An American Jail, on Monday, May 15 at 8 pm at The Actors’ Gang Theater in Culver City. A conversation with award-winning journalist Bill Moyers, who oversaw the documentary, Academy Award® winner Tim Robbins, and Chris Bisbano, a former Prison Project student, will follow the screening. The event is the second of Acto...
The Los Angeles Sparks raised the franchise's third WNBA championship banner and began their quest for another title as they beat the Seattle Storm 78-68 last Saturday afternoon at Staples Center. Last season the Sparks defeated the Minnesota Lynx in five games for the 2016 WNBA Finals. They now have a chance to become the first team to win back-to-back WNBA titles since they claimed consecutive championships way back in 2001 and 2002. But Coach Brian Agler warned against fan and player...
It was encore performance for the team, the seniors and the school. With a burst of unbridled energy the entire Culver City High baseball team raced from the dugout and engulfed teammate Jason Zeidman in a mass celebration just beyond first base and into right field. The Centaurs had just defeated visiting Oxnard High 3-2 in the 11th inning in the 2017 CIF Playoff play-in game on Tuesday, May 16. For the solid fan base it was nervous time from the first to the very last pitch. For the players...
The Culver City Observer has learned that Culver City Planning Commissioner Scott Wyant died Thursday morning after a long battle with cancer. Wyant was an unsuccessful candidate for city council last year and had announced his intention to run in the 2018 race. Shortly thereafter he was diagnosed with brain cancer. Services are pending. Follow the Culver City Observer next week for the full story....
The Third and Final Installment of Block Party Will Run For 11 Performances OnlyCenter Theatre Group's Block Party continues with the opening of The Echo Theater Company production of " Dry Land" this Sunday, May 14 at 6:30 p.m. at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. Written by Ruby Rae Spiegel and directed by Alana Dietze, " Dry Land" will begin previews May 12 and continue for 11 performances through May 21. Block Party highlights some of the remarkable work being done in other, more...
For Mother’s Day Petrelli’s will be offering a special brunch menu designed for every taste. The three course champagne brunch starts with a choice of appetizers: Caesar Salad, The Wedge salad, Shrimp Cocktail or a fruit dish. Petrelli’s has expanded their Mother’s Day offerings to include a mouth watering choice of Filet Mignon, Prime Rib, Salmon, Pork Chops and Eggs, Honey Cured Ham or Baked Lamb Shank. A delicious Grilled Salmon with rice pilaf and vegetables will satisfy the fish lovers. Top it all off with a dessert. You can choose from Cr...
When you are traveling between Savannah, Georgia and Jacksonville, Florida take a small detour and visit the Mildred Huie Plantation and Museum for an appointment and personal tour, (912) 638-8425. You will be amazed at the art collection and St. Simon’s Island. I am activating a contest Theo and I had several years ago. Perhaps you remember our “Where is Herman Cain These Days?” contest. The person to get to the newspaper office (4346 Sepulveda) with the correct answer could win a 2017 De So...
We live in uncertain times but of one thing you can be sure: Sunday, May 7, 2017 the Culver City Senior Center was clearly the place to be for an entertaining and exciting display of lovely ladies exuding charm and elegance. The nine contestants, collectively dubbed The Fan-tastics, lit up the packed room as they competed for the title of Ms. Culver City Elegance. With the co-sponsorship of Culver City Senior Citizens Association (CCSCA) and Culver City Exchange Club, this new tradition that...
By Mailee Johnson, fifth grader at Linwood E. Howe, and KidScoop Media Scooper. Our schools are very important, they provide an education that helps all the children get inspired for the future. Well, on May 6th, 2017 the Culver City Education Foundation held their thirty-fifth annual Tribute to the Stars at the Culver Studios. They were honoring teachers, volunteers, staff and those who pushed the limit for complete awesomeness. I interviewed Leslie Adler., Executive Director of CCEFQ: Ms....
It was a true cliffhanger at Culver Studios: rain and cold threatened to doom a spectacular effort of verve by CCEF, Culver City's non-profit dedicated to helping students in Culver City. Could the lawn party, held where the grounds survived making "Gone With The Wind," still happen? Would anyone show? Would a year's worth of planning be a washout? "I changed the whole event within 24 hours," Leslie Adler confessed. "Friday morning, we saw the weather and reformatted completely. It's not just a...
This wasn’t supposed to be a special year for the Yankees, who have had so many of them in the past. But they’ve been winning a lot in the early part of the 2017 season and last weekend they captured my attention. They were in Chicago to play the defending champion Cubs. I watched all three games on television and was so impressed that I decided to devote my weekly column to them. You probably know by now the Yankees swept the series, including the six-hour, 18 inning win on Sunday night which w...
The mission: win at Beverly Hills or risk abruptly ending the season two days later in Culver City. Accomplished: the Centaurs of Culver High stepped up to the plate for a 6-3 clincher over the Normans of Beverly High to secure a 2017 CIF Baseball Playoff berth. The win brings Culver's Ocean League record to 6-3 with one home game remaining against Beverly Hills. They are currently tied for second place with Santa Monica and two games behind virtual league champs El Segundo (8-1) as league play...
After an extensive interviewing process among a pool of national caliber candidates Culver City High is pleased to announce the hiring of Reggie Morris, Jr. as its new Head Boys Basketball Coach. Morris has been an Assistant Coach for Division I Loyola Marymount University the past year, after successfully leading Redondo Beach High, St. Bernard High and Leuzinger High to a combined three CIF Championships and one State Title over the course of 14 celebrated years of head coaching success in...
On April 29 Culver Studios had its first spring carnival. It was open to the public for a $5 admission fee. All profits from ticket sales went to the Culver City Backpacks For Kids Program, which provides children and their families with a backpack of food to eat over the weekend. The carnival was amazing. They had a rock climbing wall, a mechanical bull, and so much more. The Adopt And Shop brought their ‘ CattyWagon’ with cats and dogs needing a home. I was able to hold a beautiful cat named Angel, it was so much fun. I went to the car...
For more than a century, much of the world has turned a blind eye to the events that transpired in 1914-1915 leading to the onset of the Ottoman Empire's systematic extermination of what would become more than 1.5 million Armenians during world War I and thereafter. As of April 24, 2015, there were more than two million Armenians within the Empire. By 1922, fewer than 400,000. During that time period Armenians were murdered, starved, led on death marches under guise of "deportation". Although...
One of the most anticipated movies of the year is finally here - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. The live-action version of the beloved 1991 Disney animated classic of the same name, the first animated feature to ever receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture (as opposed to Best Animated Feature), BEAUTY AND THE BEAST is brought to life under the leadership of director Bill Condon and producers Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman. The result is magnificent breathtaking beauty! Truly a...
