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Beginning Friday, April 17 Buddy Powell's COMMERCIAL ACTING for ADULTS will be offered every Friday at Temple Akiba Conference Room. Temple Akiba is at 5243 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City. The class meets 1:30pm to 3:30pm. Classes are ongoing. Enrollment is open. Class Fee is $10 per weekly class. Nearly every day in Los Angeles television commercials are produced. Nearly every commercial produced is seeking new faces to promote products. Baby boomers currently comprise the largest demographic of...
The Culver City Chamber Orchestra presents "CELLO MANIA" on Sunday, April 12 at 5 p.m. at St. Anne Melkite Catholic Church 11211 Moorpark Ave, North Hollywood. Tickets are now available through www.ccchamberorchestra.org or for information by calling (310) 397-2490. MasterCard and Visa are accepted....
Kentwood Players will hold open auditions for Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs" on Saturday, May 16 from 10 am to 3 pm and on Sunday, May 17 from 7 pm to 10 pm. Callbacks will be held on Monday, May 18 at 7 pm. Auditions and performances take place at the Westchester Playhouse, located at 8301 Hindry Avenue in Westchester. Performance dates are July 10 through August 18 with performances on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm, Sundays at 2 pm. This is a non-equity, non-paid production directed by...
Culver City-based charity Shoes for the Homeless is holding its annual fundraiser at the Wende Museum on April 28....
By interweaving a Passover Seder with personal stories of addiction, Freedom Song poses one stark question-"WHAT ARE YOU A SLAVE TO?" Using song and dance, tears and laughter, and an intense post show discussion with its cast, Freedom Song opens eyes to the real life struggle against the 'bondage of self' that we all fight every day. Do you obsess over being the picture of perfection? Are you constantly trying to please your parents? Is your own self worth based on material things? Freedom Song...
By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist On April 26 the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences will finally honor Betty White with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 42nd annual Daytime Emmy Awards. The ceremony will take place at the Warner Brothers Studio in Burbank. She won her first Emmy in 1952, and she has been going strong ever since. I was relieved (and I bet you were, too) when we heard on television that crime in the City of Los Angeles is going down. Then I saw the Los...
Albert Vera, Jr. will tell the story of his father, Albert Vera, the founder of the Sorrento Market, at the general meeting of the Culver City Historical Society, Wednesday, April 15 at 7 p.m. in the Multi-Purpose Room in the Veterans Memorial Building at 4117 Overland Avenue, Culver City. Albert Vera, an immigrant who came to America to pursue the American Dream, created the famous market on Sepulveda Boulevard and the Vera Family holdings. He served time in the military, raised his family in...
Lori Fusaro of Culver City has teamed up with Laura T. Coffey for an article called "My Old Dog" in the Paws For Charity Magazine along with a new book. Fusaro is the photographer for the book. "MY OLD DOG: Rescued Pets with Remarkable Second Acts," is due to be released by New World Library in September 2015. The book will share success stories that show how blissful retirement can be for older dogs that get rescued, and how life-changing senior dog adoption can be for the humans who do the...
Please be advised that the Bike Path Access Ramp at Duquesne Avenue will be closed on the following days: March 30 - April 10 (intermittently) April 16 - April 20 (all day) *Nearby bike path access points are located at Overland Avenue and National Boulevard. The closure will allow for the restoration of the Rivers of the World (ROW) mural located on the ramp. BACKGROUND AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY BACKGROUND-The Rivers of the World mural is located at Duquesne Ave. on the bike path access ramp...
Now more than ever families, neighbors and community members need to come together to help one another - to prepare for any eventuality. The City of Culver City emphasizes the need for people to be prepared and to build a network of friends and families that are trained and able to help in a disaster. There are steps that everyone can take to help ensure their safety in these uncertain times: Make a plan, Build a kit, Get trained, and be informed. During the month of April, which is Earthquake Preparedness Month, the City of Culver City would...
The Culver City Chamber of Commerce has released the following statement on the City Council's action extending the public assistance housing program. Two weeks ago the Culver City Council voted to start funding, with $1.2 million from the city's General Fund, a unique 25-year-old housing voucher program that had been funded by the Culver City Redevelopment Agency before that agency was dissolved by state order. In most cases, this program has proven to be costly and has not returned the...
In an effort to make its roads safer the Culver City Police Department is deploying extra traffic enforcement officers on April 8 & 22 to stop distracted driving. The Culver City Police Department is spreading the message that distracted drivers are not only a danger to themselves, but everyone else on the road. Using an electronic device while driving is a serious safety problem. Most drivers know that texting while driving is a dangerous behavior, but many still use their cell phones and...
Center Theatre Group welcomes playwright Sheila Callaghan, a recipient of CTG's Fadiman Award for Playwriting, and local feminist scholars Sue-Ellen Case (UCLA) and Dr. Tiffany Ana López (UC Riverside) to the rehearsal room at the Kirk Douglas Theatre for a special one-night-only DouglasPlus event, Sandbox@CTG: "Feral Drives, Fierce Women" on Tuesday, April 14, at 8 p.m. The evening will begin with a reading of a scene from Callaghan's play "Elevada" with actors Satya Bhabha ("Scott Pilgrim...
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor So many times during the Lakers' feat of winning 16 NBA championships I've been in the building, feeling the excitement, eager to do my work and being thankful I'm in the sportswriting profession. On Tuesday night those years came back to me as I watched the Golden State Warriors, who have the best record in this NBA season, outlast the Clippers, 110-106 before a raucous sellout crowd in Staples Center. The playoffs haven't started yet but you wouldn't know it ju...
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor When John Wooden was coaching 10 UCLA basketball teams to national championships there was no ESPN. Times have certainly changed. Now the schools best identified with the network rule college baskrtball. The conferences that have Duke, North Carolina, Kentucky etcetra have a big advantage in recruiting. High school stars want to be seen nationally, getting the exposure that will help them be recognized by NBA teams. That's the reality of the situation. Steve Alfo...
By Fred Altieri Sports Reporter While the majority of the Culver City High students have been enjoying Spring Break 2015 at the many entertainment spots, beaches, mountains and deserts of Southern California and beyond the school's track and field team has been training and competing as the season accelerates past the preliminary stage. The Centaur sprinters, runners, hurdlers, jumpers and throwers took a short ride to Manhattan Beach to participate in Mira Costa High's 21st Mustang Relays on...
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor UCLA’s loss to Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 last week was the final game for Chris Roberts, who has broadcast Bruin football and basketball for the last 23 years. Roberts recently announced he would retire after the Bruins conclude play in the NCAA Tournament....
by debbie lynn elias This week, I want to shed light on some indie gems that everyone should be on the lookout for, be it in the smaller art house-type theatres or on VOD. Each bodes strong female voices and performances, the latter two - MAN FROM RENO and APARTMENT TROUBLES - find directors pushing the envelope and developing their own skill sets and storytelling techniques, while, EFFIE GRAY, takes us back in time to 19th century London and the story of a scandalous female historical figure....
In the early morning hours of Monday March 23, Culver City Police Officers stopped a subject riding a bicycle in a residential neighborhood on the west end of Culver City. The subject was found to be in possession of burglary tools and property that police officers believed to be stolen. It was later confirmed that the subject stole some of the property from a vehicle in the neighborhood. Some of the property has not been identified. If you recognize any of the property in the photo the CCPD...
It's been a half century since "The Munsters" first appeared on black & white TV' sets across America. Though many a schoolyard critic carped that Herman, Lily and their ghoulish parody of the family Cleaver – Beaver not Eldridge - was a goofy rip-off from a competing network - the silly sweetness of this short-lived sitcom (1964-66) has made The Munsters an enduring fan favorite. Like most TV shows of its era, cars were integral to the look and feel of The Munsters. Not surprisingly, Cruisin's...
This week, I want to shed light on some indie gems that everyone should be on the lookout for, be it in the smaller art house-type theatres or on VOD. Each bodes strong female voices and performances, the latter two - MAN FROM RENO and APARTMENT TROUBLES - find directors pushing the envelope and developing their own skill sets and storytelling techniques, while, EFFIE GRAY, takes us back in time to 19th century London and the story of a scandalous female historical figure. EFFIE GRAY Leave it...
