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Center Theatre Group Receives $1 Million Grant Center Theatre Group, which includes the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City, has been awarded a four-year, $1 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The grant will make possible a program focusing on collaboratively created contemporary work from ensembles, devisers and writers, supporting the creative arc from commissioning through development and production; the program will build on the work generated by a multi-year 2009 Mellon Foundation grant supporting the development of...
City Manager's Update July 19, 2013 City Manager’s Office · Cultural Affairs Foundation Fundraiser – On Wednesday, July 31 Akasha Restaurant will donate 10% off its receipts between 4 pm and 8 pm to the foundation to support the arts in Culver City. Proceeds from this “dine, drink, and donate” fundraiser will specifically benefit the City’s Music in the Chambers Program, a free classical chamber music concert. Friends and family are invited to enjoy happy hour from 4 pm to 7, ½ off Wine Wednesdays, dinner and/or wine tasting. For more inform...
Transfer Boosts Culver Quarterback Depth Culver City High will enter the upcoming football season with roles well defined at quarterback. David Handler, a 6-foot-5 transfer from Palisades High, is expected to be the starter. Junior Sam Funches and sophomore Xavier Ryan will be the backups. Both have gained valuable experience in the Centaurs’ summer passing league games. A newcomer has recently arrived to make the depth even greater. Ahmari Rogers, a 6-foot-4 sophomore who attended Culver C...
When Fear Knocks, Let Faith Answer The Door It was right up there with the most heartwarming moments I’ve ever experienced in sports. Robin Roberts, the ESPN sportscaster and more recently co-anchor of Good Morning America who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007, then endured a bone marrow transplant in 2012, received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPY awards last week at the Nokia Theatre across the street from Staples Center. Looking superb, she was introduced by LeBron James, who...
Coach Explains Success Of Culver Girls Basketball (EDITOR’s NOTE: This is Part 1 of a 2-Part interview with Julian Anderson, Culver City High Girls Basketball coach) I’ve been coaching girls’ basketball at Culver City High School for eight years. I started out as the JV coach for the first four years and this is going to be my fourth year as head coach of the girls varsity team. In total, I’ve been coaching basketball for about 18 years. I’m only 36 years old so I began coaching when I was very...
Westchester Babe Ruth Teams Advance To Regional Championship Westside Baseball’s Westchester Babe Ruth’s 15U and 14U teams have won their respective State Championships and each advance to the Pacific Southwest Regional Championships in Arizona. Westchester Babe Ruth encompasses players from Culver City, Westchester, Hawthorne, Ladera, Inglewood, Playa del Rey, Santa Monica, Venice, and various areas in Los Angeles. The 15U team, managed again by John Lopatto, bested Torrance in a doubleheader to win the State title. Last year, as the 14U rep...
