Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Brad Garrett has had a career that many performers would envy. He became an A-list stand-up comedian after winning on “Star Search” and, after several years at the top as a professional stand-up, moved into television, performing in nearly 250 episodes of situation comedy. He is best known for his roles of Robert Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond (for which he won three Emmy ® Awards and a SAG Award) and as Eddie Stark on Till Death. He was also nominated for an Emmy® and a SAG Award for his portrayal of The Great One in th...
Eat|See|Hear Presents: Edward Scissorhands Outdoor Movie Event June 20th, 5:30pm - 10:30pm Eat|See|Hear, a premier LA outdoor movie series presented by SHOWTIME, will be showing Edward Scissorhands at Santa Monica High School. The event will also include live music beforehand and the following food trucks: The Schmuck Truck, Let’s Roll It, Rounds Burger, LuckDish Curry, The Chili Philosopher, Seoul Sausage, Postcards CAS, Peaches Smokehouse BBQ, No Toros Mexican Kitchen, Crepe de Ville, Coolhaus and Brasil Kiss. $12 a...
Center Theatre Group Artistic Director Michael Ritchie has set the 12th season at the CTG/Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. “I am pleased to announce a season with the range and imagination and talent that have come to define the Kirk Douglas Theatre,” said Ritchie. “In 2005, Center Theatre Group opened the Kirk Douglas Theatre with the promise of adventurous, boundary-pushing fare – tantalizing, thought-provoking, moving and witty work that is making its mark on the local and national theatrical scene. With our 2015-20...
The world premiere production of "How to be a Rock Critic" opened Wednesday, June 17 at 8 p.m. and continues through June 28 in a limited engagement of 12 performances at the Center Theatre Group/Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. Based on the writing of Lester Bangs, the rock critic who reached iconic status in the 1970s with his passionate, intellectually honest writing, "How to be a Rock Critic" will be performed in the theatre's rehearsal space, Upstairs@KDT. Presented...
Kentwood Players will hold open auditions for Don Nigro’s Gothic thriller “Ravenscroft” on Saturday, July 11 from 10 am to 3 pm and on Sunday, July 12 from 7 pm to 10. Callbacks will be held on Monday, July 13 at 7 pm. Auditions and performances will take place at the Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Avenue in Westchester. Performance dates are September 11 to October 17 with performances on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm, Sundays at 2 pm. This is a non-equity, non-paid production directed by Sheridan Cole Crawford and p...
The Santa Monica College Emeritus College Art Gallery is pleased to present its 40th Anniversary Art Exhibition from May 12 through June 16. The exhibit includes a Silent Benefit to support classes and programs at Emeritus College. The opening reception for the exhibit and the start of bidding for the Silent Benefit will be from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, in the Emeritus College Art Gallery, located at 1227 Second St., Santa Monica. Parking is available next door in...
Orchestra Santa Monica believes in the future of classical music and in their goal to nurture an appreciation of classical music in children and youth. Recently, with the support of a grant from Santa Monica's Cultural Affairs Department, OSM engaged Latin percussionist Kassandra Kocoshis for a music workshop at the Virginia Avenue Park Teen Center. Youth at the center enjoyed learning about and playing a variety of percussion instruments. The OSM Woodwind Quintet also...
Kentwood Players will hold open auditions for Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs" on Saturday, May 16 from 10 am to 3pm and on Sunday, May 16 from 7 pm to10. Callbacks will be held on Monday, May 18 at 7 pm. Auditions and performances will take place at the Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Avenue in Westchester. Performance dates are July 10 through August 15 with performances on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm, Sundays at 2 pm. This is a non-equity, non-paid production...
Want to take a little time to get away from it all? You can go INTO THE WOODS with Culver City's foremost children's theater company on May 14, 15 and 16. Fulfill your appetite for fairy tales with a feast that offers Cinderella, Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk and more in one setting. With unforgettable songs by Sondheim, the ever-popular musical will have you looking at your favorite tales from a whole new perspective. INTO THE WOODS, Jr. will be presented at the Vet's...
OUR HOUSE Grief Support Center, one of the most respected non-profit grief centers in the nation, hosted its sixth Annual Run For Hope 5K Festival on Sunday, April 26 at the West Los Angeles Civic Center. The Run For Hope was a day dedicated to celebrating and honoring the memory of loved ones who have died. This year's presenting sponsors were The Hollander Family and Best Friends Animal Society. The Run For Hope, deeply rooted in the community, drew close to 1,600 participan...
A work-in-progress presentation of Lucy Alibar’s “Throw Me on the Burnpile and Light Me Up” will commence at the CTG/Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City on Thursday, May 21 and will continue through May 31 as part of CTG’s DouglasPlus programming. Written and performed by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Alibar, “Throw Me On the Burnpile and Light Me Up” blends a lecherous goat, Pentecostals on the radio, Daddy’s .38 special and a house full of dogs, cats and Febreze, and countless other rich ingredients into a delicious and...
A very limited engagement of 24th STreet Theatre’s award-winning production of “Walking the Tightrope” will be presented at the Kirk Douglas Theatre with four public performances only, May 2 and 3 at 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. (Student performances will take place April 28 through May 1.) Written by Mike Kenny and directed by Debbie Devine, “Walking the Tightrope” features a cast of Mark Bramhall, Tony Duran and Micaela Martinez as well as live music by Michael Redfield. This play is produced in association with Jack Black. Ke...
The Pacific Art Guild will meet Wednesday, May 6 at 7 pm in the Community Room, Westchester Civic Center, 7166 W. Manchester Avenue. Guests are welcome. The guest demonstrator for May will be Iris Carignan. Born in Georgia, Iris attended art school and took lessons primarily in California. The vibrant colors of her impressionistic style express both passion and tranquility. Many of her paintings have water as a subject, hence the name of her studio, Still Water. Iris will demonstrate a landscape in pastel....
Santa Monica College is pleased to host a Kanin Family Film Series May 15-17. SMC Film Studies professor Josh Kanin will introduce the films, and will join SMC Political Science professor Alan Buckley for an audience discussion after each screening, offering unique insights into the life and works of the Kanin Family. The classic film series is sponsored by the SMC Associates (www.smc.edu/associates). All screenings are FREE and are held in Room 165 of the SMC Humanities & Social Science building, 1900 Pico Blvd., Santa...
Do you enjoy reading the Fancy Nancy books by Jane O’Connor? Do you like to dress fancy? Then join us at the Main Library on Wednesday, May 6th at 3:45 pm for a Fancy Nancy Tea Party where we will read stories, eat snacks and enjoy other activities in honor of the 10thanniversary of the Fancy Nancy series. For children ages four and up. This free, 45 minute program will be held in the Children’s Activity Room of the Santa Monica Public Library at 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica CA. This is a free event. For more inf...
The Verdi Chorus pulled out all of their "Hidden Gems" for their Spring performances at the acoustically-sound First United Methodist Church in Santa Monica. In their 32nd year, the chorus continues to be one of the jewels of the Los Angeles opera scene and showed the audience why as they presented two flawless performances. Over the years, the chorus has grown and developed to a level of professionalism led by Music Director Anne Marie Ketchum and her accomplished, Julliard-t...
Assemblyman Sebastian Ridley-Thomas will be speaking on Legislative issues at the May 13 General Meeting of the Culver City Democratic Club. The meeting starts at 7 pm and is free and open to the public at the Rotunda Room of Veterans Memorial Building, 4117 Overland Ave. Refreshments will be served at 6:45. Sebastian Ridley-Thomas was elected in December 2013 to represent California's 54th Assembly District. Ridley-Thomas previously served as public policy director for State...
The Little Mermaid April 18 - May 17 Sunday, Saturday, 2:00 – 3:00 PM Come join us in the classic Hans Christian Anderson tale of the teenage mermaid who falls in love with a human prince. She is willing to give up her life under the sea to become a human but finds out making a deal with the sea witch can lead to trouble! This adventure is audience interactive and will have children from ages 4 to 90 singing along, cheering for the hero’s and booing for the villains! The show begins at 2pm and runs for 60 minutes. Stay aft...
Center Theatre Group, in collaboration with the Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA, will present the West Coast premiere of Young Jean Lee’s newest work, the acclaimed play “Straight White Men,” November 20 to December 20 at CTG’s Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. In his “Best Theater of 2014” list in The New York Times, Charles Isherwood wrote, “Is there anything Young Jean Lee cannot do?,” and described Lee as a “remarkably versatile and inquisitive playwright.” In “Straight White Men,” written and directed by...
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“Wiley & the Hairy Man,” a play for children and the child in everyone, takes the stage in West Los Angeles College’s Black Bok Theater on May 7 and 8 at 7 pm and May 9 at 2 pm. Tickets are $2 for children and $5 for adults. The play is part of “WestFest” which will spotlight the theater, dance, film writing and production, art and music programs throughout May at the college. There will also be a celebration and information on Latin American Culture as well as a unique display of academic learnings at the Poster Showcase....
The Verdi Chorus takes great pride in announcing the continuation of its 32nd year with their spring concert entitled Hidden Gems. On April 25 and 26 they will present a gala recital of some wonderful, but infrequently done works, along with a few familiar favorites at the First United Methodist Church of Santa Monica. Hidden Gems is an apt title for their latest program because they'll be performing pieces that have been popularized by other media, mostly from film and...
The Habitat Restoration and Creek Cleanup will be held on Saturday, April 25 at 303 Culver Blvd. Playa Del Rey. The main parking lot is behind Gordon’s Market. Group Registration is required. For information and to register call (310) 306-5994 or dial www.ballonafriends.org. Gloves, tools, water and refreshments will be provided, Don’t forget to bring your reusable water bottle....
Insomnia April 12 - 26 Sunday, 5:30 PM Join modern conjuror Derek Hughes in a private suite at the illustrious Hotel Casa Del Mar for his mind blowing new work: INSOMNIA! Loosely inspired by the short fiction of Jorge Luis Borges. INSOMNIA is a comedy and magic experience that explores the line between waking and dreaming. Ticket includes show admission & valet parking. (310) 581-5533 Hotel Casa del Mar 1910 Ocean Way Admission: $55 The Little Mermaid April 18 - May 17 Sunday, Saturday, 2:00 – 3:00 PM Come join us in the c...
Following its successful inaugural season, Tongva Park presents an exciting second season of cultural programming beginning with a Bollywood-style community dance class. On Wednesday, April 22nd, from 7:30 - 9:00pm, the community is invited to join an energetic and colorful dance lesson inspired by the classical and contemporary dance of India. Achinta S. McDaniel, Artistic Director and Founder of Blue13, a Los Angeles-based contemporary Indian dance company, will lead the...
