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Originally published in 1843, Charles Dickens’ “ A Christmas Carol” is believed to be one of the greatest Christmas stories ever told. And I have to agree. Next to “Oliver Twist”, “A Christmas Carol” is my favorite Charles Dickens novel. I still remember on reading it back in my elementary school days, how I was drawn to the darkness and grit of story and the characters, and how from the darkness sprang a beautiful hopeful light and joy. And it seems that I am not the only one touched by the tal...
The Culver City Exchange Club in conjunction with the Disability Advisory Committee hosted the Seventh Annual Carnival for Children with Disabilities and their families at the Culver City Senior Center. Disabled children played carnival games run by Girl Scout volunteers and won prizes while Exchangites and the Senior Citizens Association served families pizza, hamburgers, and hot dogs. Entertainment included Hula dancers, Karaoke, a magician and a clown. In celebration of Disability Awareness Month, the Disability Carnival is one of the many...
The Culver City Observer has learned that after serving for the past two years in the newly created position of Chief Financial Officer Jeff Muir has submitted his resignation and plans to return to the City of Inglewood as the Assistant City Administrator/Chief Financial Officer. Muir joined the City of Culver City in December, 2007 after working for 14 years with the City Of Inglewood, working in the areas of finance, information technology, human resources and city administration. Prior to joining Culver City, Muir held the position of...
Actress Kim Kardashian will be making an appearance at Westfield Culver City Saturday from 1 p.m. to 4, giving guests fashion tips and talking about her favorite trends. The first 100 guests in line will be able to have their photo taken with Kim and receive an autograph. Also throughout the weekend Hollywood Stylist, Laurie Graham will be on site to provide tips on how to dress for less. Three customers will win a personal consultation with Laurie along with a $1,000 shopping spree at Westfield Culver City. There will also be a contest where...
Tonight at 7 p.m. Culver City CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) meets in the Rotunda Room at the Veterans’ Memorial Building.. On the agenda will be CERT business and announcements, update on the December 7 and the Sony drills, and guest speaker Jee Kim, MPH, County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Program. For additional information contact Perry Waldow, President, Culver City CERT Coordinator, Disaster Awareness Training at (310) 349-6575. Happy (but it doesn’t feel like) winter bir...
Gabriela Guefen can’t play her beloved sport of soccer at the moment. But, that doesn’t mean the 16-year-old is not applying the rules of that game to her life: when heading towards your goal, move around obstacles, change course if you have to, make constant adjustments to your strategy. To that end, when Gabriela was diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis at the age of 14 and told that she will need to avoid contact sports, she decided to join the volleyball team instead, and got involved with other extracurricular activities like Mod...
DR. JAMES BARTH – SR. FELLOW, MILKEN INSTITUTE Speaking as a guest lecturer to West students on the timely issue of global recession, Dr. James Barth remarked, “If the U.S. economy continues along this current path, it is inevitable for both China and possibly India to overtake us as the world’s largest economy.” Barth is a Senior Fellow at the Milken Institute and the Lowder Eminent Scholar in Finance at Auburn University. The Milken Institute is an internationally renowned independent economic think tank. Prior to joining the Institute, Barth...
Rabbi Emeritus Allen Maller will conduct a discussion based on his most recent African travels on Sunday, November 8 at 6:30 p.m. at Temple Akiba. Admission is a dessert that serves 4-6. The location is 5249 So. Sepulveda Blvd. For Information call (310) 398-5783...
The Culver-Palms Family YMCA announces that Cherylann Frasso (“Miss Cherylann”) is now conducting dance classes for children ages 2-9 years old on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at the YMCA, 4500 So. Sepulveda Blvd. Miss Cherylann, whose off-Broadway credits include “Tony ‘n Tina’s Wedding” as well as several television specials, is also a composer of children’s music and lyrics and personally created the children’s dance program now available at the branch. Originally from the East Coast, she has been teaching children for more than 20 ye...
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic-Southern California (RFB&D-SoCal) announces that their upcoming free, one-hour fundraising Dream Builders Brunch, “Access to Success,” will be held at the Kayne Eras Center on Saturday, November 14th at 10:30 a.m., 5350 Machado Road. Speakers will include Kayne Eras students and their teachers who have found RFB&D’s services truly change students’ lives, giving them “Access to Success!” The Master of Ceremony will be RFB&D student member Jason Gross, who is blind. Kayne Eras, serving “at-risk” students who fa...
A troop of young actors from Culver City High School's Academy of Visual and Performing Arts (AVPA) attended the DTASC Fall Theatre Festival (Drama Teachers Association of Southern California) on Saturday, October 24 at Carson High School. Actors Jesse Pilchin, Conor Murphy and Kevin Mitchell, directed by Louie Chavez, won a first place trophy for their performance in a scene from The Lonesome West by Irish playwright Martin McDonagh. All first place winners will perform at "Salute to the Winners" on Sunday, November 15 at the Barnsdall...
The Actors' Gang WTF?! Festival continues with sScheduled events including Documentary Tuesdays, Film Wednesdays, Theater Thursdays, Fun Fridays, and Music Saturdays. All proceeds benefit The Actors' Gang's community outreach programs. Visit the website at www.wtffestival.comfor the most up-to-date schedule and line-up. This week: Thursday, November 5 at 8 pm (Bar opens at 7 pm) - Dance troupe, MENTAL HEAD CIRCUS and HOOPDAWGZ, create an intoxicating vaudeville circus that pulses with dance, humor, hula hoops and bawdy allure. - $15 Friday,...
The Culver City High School Academy of Visual and Performing Arts (AVPA) Theatre Department presents their first production of the season production calendar: Nicholas Nickleby, based on the novel by Charles Dickens and directed by AVPA’s new Creative Director of theatre, Sheila Silver. The show runs Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, November 12 to November 21 at 7 p.m. with 1 p.m. matinees Sundays, November 15 and 22 at the Sony Pictures Theatre (The Blackbox), behind the Robert Frost Auditorium, 4401 Elenda Street in Culver City. Tickets a...
