Culver City News

11/15/2024

Local genre-blending group Talkin’ Treason performs at the Cinema bar at the weekend, so founding member Bob Ricketts told the News about what they have in store for Culver City.

Local genre-blending group Talkin’ Treason performs at the Cinema bar at the weekend, so founding member Bob Ricketts told the News about what they have in store for Culver City… When did you start playing and performing? Twelve years ago. I wanted to work with an old friend, Laura Smith. I recr...

11/11/2024

Stanley (Brad Koed) confronts Blanche (Lucy Owen) with the truth about her past in Tennessee Williams’ landmark play A Streetcar Named Desire presented by The Streetcar Project in an airplane hangar and a warehouse.

New York-based The Streetcar Projectrecently brought its much discussed, sold-out version of Tennessee Williams’ landmark play A Streetcar Named Desire to Los Angeles for six performances only: three in a Frogtown airplane hangar and three in a Venice Beach warehouse, using Williams’ complete,...

11/08/2024

Pricey Diggs performs at 4 p.m. on Sunday, November 10 at the Cinema Bar. Read all about it, and be there.

Husband and wife duo Pricey Diggs performs at the Cinema Bar on Sunday, a 4 p.m. matinee show. One half of the pair, Mark McMillen, told the News about what they have in store for Culver City… When did you start playing and performing? I have been playing for most of my life, and my […]

11/07/2024

Culver City Garden Club will host a free hands-on workshop on "How to Create Kokedama: DIY Japanese-Style Houseplant Display with Moss Balls" at its November meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 7:00 PM.

It'll be in the Garden Room, Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 4117 Overland Ave., Culver City, 90232.
There will also be a "Show, Tell & Ask", refreshments and a Raffle.
RSVP for the materials list at [email protected].
The meeting is free and open to all.
More information can be found at Culver City Garden Club.

11/04/2024

The highly skilled Cirque du Soleil KOOZA ensemble takes The Innocent on a wild ride through a bizarre and exotic world on the way to self-discovery.

The thrilling, internationally-acclaimed Cirque du Soleil KOOZA production is now entertaining audiences under its iconic Big Top adjacent to the Santa Monica Pier through December 1, returning to this much-loved location since its first show there in 2014. The signature Cirque du Soleil experience....

10/28/2024

Kimberly and Seth accept a wild ride from her father Buddy. (L-R) Carolee Carmello, Miguel Gil and Jim Hogan in the National Tour of Kimberly Akimbo.

Kimberly Akimbo, based on the play by David Lindsay-Abaire who wrote the musical’s book and lyrics, with music by Jeanine Tesori, won five 2023 Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Score, the most critically-acclaimed musical during its Broadway season. And now is your chance to see it duri...

10/25/2024

Blues guitarist and songwriter Johnny Moezzi performs at the Cinema Bar this week, playing songs from his recent Funky Papu album.

Blues guitarist and songwriter Johnny Moezzi performs at the Cinema Bar this week, playing songs from his recent Funky Papu album. He sat with the News to talk about what he has in store for Culver City… When did you start playing and performing? I started singing and playing in high school at aro...

10/23/2024

Denice Renteria is one of the challengers for City Council in the forthcoming election, and she told the News about her accomplishments, qualifications, and policies.

Denice Renteria is one of the challengers for City Council in the forthcoming election, and she told the News about her accomplishments, qualifications, and policies… What accomplishments and experiences make you a great candidate for City Council? I grew up in Culver City after my parents immigra...

10/21/2024

ASL actor Daniel Durant (center) performs as Johnny with the cast of Green Day's American Idiot at the Mark Taper Forum.

A perfect way to welcome ROCKtober and celebrate the re-opening the Mark Taper Forum is now happening thanks to multi-awarding winning Center Theatre Group joining Tony Award-winning Deaf West Theatre to present a new production of Green Day’s legendary Tony and Grammy Award winning punk rock oper...

10/18/2024

Sons of the Engineers performs at 9 p.m. on Saturday, October 19 at the Cinema Bar. Will you be there?

Train/railroad-themed group Sons of the Railroad perform at the Cinema Bar on the third Saturday of every month, which means that they’re there this coming Saturday. Guitarist and vocalist Bobby Ricketts told the News about what they have in store for Culver City… When did you start playing and ...

10/17/2024

The nachos at El Abajeno are quite incredible. Crisp and full of flavor, not too greasy and with a wonderfully earthy tone, they both work alone as a chip and they hold the ingredients of this dish together with admirable resilience.

It’s all too easy for those of us not from Mexico to think of “Mexican food” as a monolith, to throw a blanket over the whole country and assume that there’s just one type of food associated with this huge, diverse and culturally rich nation. Of course, that’s not true. “Here at El Abaje...

10/14/2024

Middle school teacher Anna is questioned by two police detectives about a school shooting in which she used her own gun to kill the shooter in A Good Guy by Rogue Machine.

Rogue Machine is presenting the World Premiere of A Good Guy expertly written by David Rambo and brilliantly directed by John Perrin Flynn at the Matrix Theatre on Melrose. The play centers around Anna, a middle school Math teacher who has never wanted to do anything else. But when she uses her own....

10/11/2024

As the election gets ever closer, the News will be speaking to the candidates for City Council in Culver City over the coming weeks. There are seven in total, including two incumbents, and the News is aiming to profile them all. First up is an incumbent: former Mayor and current City Council Member Albert Vera.

Councilman Vera’s resume includes leadership, vision and experience As the election gets ever closer, the News will be speaking to the candidates for City Council in Culver City over the coming weeks. There are seven in total, including two incumbents, and the News is aiming to profile them all. F...

10/11/2024

Just Clark plays the Cinema Bar tonight. Don't miss out.

Humbly-monikered Americana artist Just Clark performs at the Cinema Bar this week, and he told the News about what he has in store for Culver City… When did you start playing and performing? I picked up guitar in high school and, with an ungifted voice, started writing bad songs. The urge to make ...

10/07/2024

Aaron Ellis gives a tour-de-force performance as Edgar in Bat Boy: The Musical.

With the arrival of the Halloween Season, an abundance of vampire-themed productions are now being featured on Los Angeles stages. I recently attended the musical-comedy-horror show Bat Boy: The Musical, based on a story in The Weekly World News about a half boy/half bat creature who is discovered i...

10/04/2024

Did you catch Yeah Buddy at the Cinema Bar?

Outlaw rockers Yeah Buddy play the Cinema Bar this week, so founding member Jacob “Jacobilly Jakebrake” Davis told the News about what they have in store for Culver City… When did you start playing and performing? Based in Los Angeles, Yeah Buddy Band are three stage hands that took the stage!...

09/30/2024

The world of advertising does not appeal to Jon in Tick, Tick… BOOM! at Theatre Palisades. (L-R) Ian Riegler, Destin Bass, Katherine Rogers, Charlotte Nevins.

Every so often, I am fortunate to witness an actor paired with a part they seem born to play. Such is the case at Theatre Palisades for Destin Bass who totally commands the stage for 90 minutes as Jon in Jonathan Larson’s musical Tick, Tick… BOOM!From the moment he takes the stage, Destin brilli...

09/27/2024

Who caught Stetsonwolf at the Cinema Bar?

Dusty country rockers and “good ol’ boys” Stetsonwolf perform at the Cinema Bar this week, as they celebrate the release of a single which was released in the summer. They told the News about what they have in store for Culver City… When did you start playing and performing?  Stetsonwolf st...