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In October and November, the musical group The Definiens Project willpresent an Autumn Series of Musical Adventures for children and their families at the Culver City Julian Dixon Library. Each interactive Adventure consists of short musical pieces performed by the musicians and accompanied by participation from the audience. The children are introduced to the individual musical instruments and musical concepts. The stories are created to communicate positive messages about self-worth, growth, teamwork and friendship. All ages are welcome with...
MOVIE REVIEW: 3, 2, 1...FRANKIE GO BOOM It’s been a long time since an honest-to-goodness, madcap screwball comedy hit the big screen, but thanks to writer/director Jordan Roberts the void is now filled. Demonstrating great flair for comedic panache with his zany, crazy and oh-so-fun, 3, 2, 1...FRANKIE GO BOOM (can we get an “amen”?), at its core a love story of eclectic proportions, FRANKIE GO BOOM is rooted in honesty, sincerity and heart, but spreads its wings with a sometimes raunchy charm...
Education Foundation’s Annual Sip For Our Schools Is Coming The Culver City Education Foundation(CCEF) is a charitable, non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and enhancing quality educational programs for every student in the Culver City Unified School District. The CCEF is celebrating 30 years of enriching the educational experience of the students in the district through community and local business donations and support. CCEF’s mission is supporting and enhancing quality educational programs for every student in the Culver City Uni...
Major earthquakes may happen anywhere you work, live, or travel in California. With 37 million people living and working in California, a major earthquake could cause unprecedented devastation. What we do now, before a big earthquake, will determine what our lives will be like afterwards. The ShakeOut is our chance to practice together how to protect ourselves, and for everyone to become prepared. The goal is to save lives and prevent disasters from becoming catastrophes. There are two great opportunities to practice: At 10:18 a.m. on 10/18,...
Culver-Palms United Methodist Church will present a program on Proposition 34 at noon on Sunday, October 14. Learn about how the proposition seeks to replace California’s death penalty with life without possibility of parole. James Clark, an advocate for the “Yes on 34”campaign will present reasons for favoring the proposition. A light lunch will be provided, and all are invited whether they are for or against the proposition, or simply want to learn more about it. For more information, please call the church office at (310) 390-7717. Culve...
Community, Chamber and City Must Work Together Dr. Suzanne De Benedittis Processing the meta-communication of all the participants (Community, Chamber of Commerce, Council and Staff) at the Culver City Council's discussion regarding the formation of a City sponsored Fracking/Oil Field Safety committee, as a person of faith, the history of the Jews in Egypt comes to mind. I can imagine that they debated and struggled whether to accept their plight as slaves to the dominant powers. After all, the Egyptians controlled their economics and...
Focus Will Be On Measure Y Funds Last week the City Council rejected the idea of a citizens’ advisory committee on fracking. But Monday night the Council approved the formation of another citizens’ committee--a finance advisory committee that would primarily have the responsibility of overseeing the use of funds accruing from the sales tax that will be enacted if Measure Y passes. The Council’s direction to city staff is to create a committee of no more than nine members. Three members will...
The Independent Writers of Southern California will feature a Saturday Seminar: “How To Manage Your Social Media with HootSuite” Saturday, October 20 from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Building, 4117 Overland (at Culver Boulevard). Are you feeling overwhelmed trying to keep up with this thing called “Social Media”? Are you wanting to use Facebook and Twitter to get more readers but just don’t know how to do it all? Would you like one single computer program, that you could also have on your mobile phone, that would allow you to ma...
The Independent Writers of Southern California will present a Panel: “Ghost Stories: GHOSTWRITERS Emerge to Discuss Their Craft” on Monday, October 29, 7:30 pm a Veterans Memorial Building , 4117 Overland (at Culver Boulevard). There is free parking adjacent to the building; enter on Culver. Have you ever seen a ghost? For its October program, four “ghosts” will come out from the shadows to discuss why they sometimes trade visibility as a writer for the projects they receive—the ghostwriting of other people’s books. In addition to the upside...
Kentwood Players announces auditions for the Tony-Award winning comedy thriller "The 39 Steps" on Saturday, November 10 from 11 am to 3 pm and Sunday, November 11 from 6 pm to 9 at the Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Avenue in Westchester . If necessary, callbacks will be held on Monday, November 12. The production is directed by Ben Lupejkis, and produced by Lori A. Marple-Pereslete and Tony Pereslete by special arrangement with Samuel French. Performances will take place from January 11 to February 16, 2013 on Fridays and Saturdays at 8...
For several years I have requested public documents from Culver City City Hall and Sacramento. I was amazed to discover the following for the year ending on December 31, 2011: 1. 20 active Culver City employees had wages and benefits totaling over $250,000.00. 2. 6 active employees had wages and benefits totaling over $300,000.00. 3. 58 employees received between $40,000.00 and $50,000.00 from Culver City for their retirement account. 4. 20 employees received between $50,000.00 and $60,000.00 for their retirement account. 5. 2 employees...
The Metro Board of Directors has authorized placing Measure J on the November ballot. If approved, Measure J will extend for 30 additional years the existing one-half cent sales tax that was approved in 2008 and is currently set to expire in 2039 (Measure R). The additional funds will be used to secure bonds, which will allow Metro to accelerate construction of transportation improvements. The Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation reports that the projects accelerated by Measure J will advance the creation of 250,000 new local...
Bob, born April 27 1931, passed away September 24 in Oceanside. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War, and was a former member of the El Segundo Police Department. He retired as Sergeant on the Culver City Police Department, followed by a term as Chief of Security for Culver City High School. Bob was a 40-year member of the Culver City Exchange Club who loved life and loved Culver City. He leaves behind his wife, Darlene Wassertheur, three sons, Robert, Randy and Jim and granddaughter Audrey as well as stepsons Dan and Michael and...
With jobs and salaries on the line it came as no surprise that Culver City’s municipal unions have made sizable donations to the Culver City sales tax increase known as Measure Y. The committee, known as the Committee to Save Our Services; Yes on Measure Y, had received $6,769.95 in contributions as of September 30. The largest contribution was from the Culver City Employees’ Association Political Action Committee (PAC), which donated $1000, followed by the Culver City Firefighters for Qua...
Lakers’ Jordan Hill Injured Jordan Hill, a productive reserve for the Lakers last season, suffered a herniated disc in the team’s first exhibition game last week. Hill, who had scored 10 points in the loss to the Golden state Warriors, isn’t likely to be available for the Lakers’ remaining exhibition games and may miss the season opener Oct. 30 against Dallas at Staples Center....
It was the rarest of Sundays for me on October 7. I declined all invitations to do things because I wanted to watch all four major league baseball playoff games on television. What a treat I expected. The A’s and Tigers at 9 am leading to three more games until nearly midnight. Playoff baseball is far different than the regular season, from the fans’ enthusiasm to the intensity of the players, with a lot riding on every pitch. Well, the ballgames were terrific, but an unexpected development mad...
Hawthorne Routed, 47-0 Coming off a tough loss to Southern California power Bishop Amat two weeks ago, the Culver City High football team was in need of a confidence-boosting game. The Centaurs got just what they needed in their Ocean League opener as they routed lowly Hawthorne, 47-0, at home last Friday night. Culver City, which improved to 4-2 overall, gained 404 total yards — including 289 rushing — while holding the Cougars (1-5) to just 54 total yards on 49 plays. “Our defense was terrific,” Centaurs coach Jahmal Wright said. “We wer...
The public is invited to gather at the intersection of National Boulevard and Wesley Street for a vigil tonight, October 14 at 5:30 p.m. It follows the death of another pedestrian National Boulevard and Wesley Street recently. This event has been organized by Bike Culver City, the vigil aimed to honor the victims who have been lost to traffic collisions in the area, which has seen multiple deaths and injuries over the years. Participants will march from the vigil site to Culver City Hall to...
