https://hotclubofla.com The Cinema Bar has been a Westside institution in Culver City for nearly 75 years, and family owned for the past 30 years. We are proud of our quaint ‘neighborhood-feel’ hangout offering reasonably priced drinks, live music most nights with no cover charge, an outdoor patio space, and on-street parking after 6:00PM. The vibe […]

Join Books and Cookies to read, sing, learn, and play with Musical Story Time and Kids Crafts on the Ivy Station lawn! We will read stories, sing, dance, jam with musical instruments, play with the parachute, and get crafty. Come by early to get settled and pop some bubbles. Stay a few minutes after to […]

Even through the roar and effervescence of the 1920s, everyone in New York has heard of Benjamin and Helen Rask. He is a legendary Wall Street tycoon; she is the daughter of eccentric aristocrats. Together, they have risen to the very top of a world of seemingly endless wealth—all as a decade of excess and […]

Artist Laureate Katy Krantz has developed two different types of art workshops—an interactive drop-in activity appropriate for events and 1.5—2 hour sit down ceramics hand-building class.  Both types of workshops are used to generate material for a large scale hanging sculpture to be displayed in a public place.  At the first type of workshop, participants are asked […]

On Wednesday, August 16, 2023, the Culver City Julian Dixon Library will offer “Carfree!” A series of videos from the online Carfree series, plus a Q & A Session with interviewees about living life in Southern California without a car. Co-sponsored by Bike Culver City, the premiere rollout of Carfree: Epiphany! produced by local author […]

The Cinema Bar has been a Westside institution in Culver City for nearly 75 years, and family owned for the past 30 years. We are proud of our quaint ‘neighborhood-feel’ hangout offering reasonably priced drinks, live music most nights with no cover charge, an outdoor patio space, and on-street parking after 6:00PM. The vibe of […]

For our next Volunteer Collective event, we're excited to welcome Sonali Kolhatkar for a reading to celebrate her new book, RISING UP: THE POWER OF NARRATIVE IN PURSUING RACIAL JUSTICE. Get your tickets on Eventbrite! Rising Up offers a timely exploration of how truthful narratives by and about people of color can be used to advance social justice […]

Free, family friendly live musical performance series will run every Thursday evening beginning July 27th until August 31st from 7 PM - 9 PM each evening at the Culver Steps in Town Plaza in downtown Culver City. Seating is limited and available on a first come first served basis for view of the stage. Small picnic […]

The Cinema Bar has been a Westside institution in Culver City for nearly 75 years, and family owned for the past 30 years. We are proud of our quaint ‘neighborhood-feel’ hangout offering reasonably priced drinks, live music most nights with no cover charge, an outdoor patio space, and on-street parking after 6:00PM. The vibe of […]

Geoff MacCormack was one of David Bowie’s oldest and closest friends. Starting in 1973, he joined Bowie on his tours as singer, percussionist, dancer, and photographer. As Bowie preferred not to fly, they travelled together by boat, train, and road. Later in 1973 they undertook a journey from Yokohama, Japan, back to England, traveling through […]

Kick off your weekend with salsa dancing at sunset! Dance instructor Pepe Gonzalez will teach an intro salsa lesson on the Ivy Station plaza on Friday, August 18th from 6:30-7pm before you dance the night away to live music from Fermin Fusion Salsa from 7-8:45pm. This event is outdoors, free, and open to the public! […]

Kick off your weekend with live music and salsa dancing at sunset! Dance instructor Pepe Gonzalez will teach an intro salsa lesson on the Ivy Station plaza on Friday, August 18th from 6:30-7pm before you dance the night away to live music from Fermin Fusion Salsa from 7-8:45pm. This event is outdoors, free, and open to […]

Vanderbilt University has a long literary tradition -- James Patterson, Robert Penn Warren, Roseanne Cash -- and tonight, we're celebrating two more amazing authors and their new books: A Most Agreeable Murder, by Julia Seales, and Kelcie Murphy & the Hunt For the Heart of Danu, by Erika Lewis. We'll have book signings, maybe some readings, and […]

Join us on the first three Fridays in July and August to watch family-friendly summer classic “Movies at The Steps.” Each movie will begin at sunset (8:30pm) and will be shown outdoors (weather permitting). Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets to sit on. Complimentary popcorn and water (while supplies last) will be provided. This event […]

The Cinema Bar has been a Westside institution in Culver City for nearly 75 years, and family owned for the past 30 years. We are proud of our quaint ‘neighborhood-feel’ hangout offering reasonably priced drinks, live music most nights with no cover charge, an outdoor patio space, and on-street parking after 6:00PM. The vibe of […]

Geoff MacCormack was one of David Bowie’s oldest and closest friends. Starting in 1973, he joined Bowie on his tours as singer, percussionist, dancer, and photographer. As Bowie preferred not to fly, they travelled together by boat, train, and road. Later in 1973 they undertook a journey from Yokohama, Japan, back to England, traveling through […]

The exhibition explores the multi-layered intersections of art, history, and memory in Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War – in Vietnam known as the American War – and national reunification. With its history of French colonialism, American imperialism, Soviet-style socialism, and relative economic liberalization during the doi moi period, Vietnam is a country of strong […]

Artist Laureate Katy Krantz has developed two different types of art workshops—an interactive drop-in activity appropriate for events and 1.5—2 hour sit down ceramics hand-building class.  Both types of workshops are used to generate material for a large scale hanging sculpture to be displayed in a public place.  At the first type of workshop, participants are asked […]

Based upon William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing featuring lovable characters from Winnie the Pooh. Written by Ryan Vogel. Directed by Adam J. Jeffries This is a free event, but early registration is recommended. To do so click here: AudienceView Professional (ovationtix.com)

Join author Zabie Yamasaki on Saturday, July 15th at 11:00am for a children's storytime event. She will be reading from her upcoming book, Your Joy is Beautiful: The Magic of Remembering That You Are Enough, Just as You Are (released May 2023 through PESI Publishing). Children will be reminded of the joy that exists within and around […]

Venture beyond conventional narratives of the Vietnam War to uncover a vibrant "golden age" of Vietnamese artistic modernism. Amidst the familiar backdrop of socio-political unrest, art historian Thuy N.D. Tran will guide us through the flourishing art scene of South Vietnam, marked by hope, creativity, and a passionate drive for postcolonial nation-building. This talk will […]

Artist Laureate Katy Krantz has developed two different types of art workshops—an interactive drop-in activity appropriate for events and 1.5—2 hour sit down ceramics hand-building class.  Both types of workshops are used to generate material for a large scale hanging sculpture to be displayed in a public place.  At the first type of workshop, participants are asked […]

Alicia Gaspar de Alba, originally from El Paso, Texas, has been a professor of Chicana/o Studies, English, and Gender Studies at UCLA since 1994. She has published 13 books, among them award-winning novels, collections of short fiction and poetry, as well as academic books. Her noir novel, Desert Blood: The Juárez Murders, won the Lambda […]

Enjoy an immersive evening of live performance, dialogue, and connection as we examine our ever-changing personal and collective landscapes, and what it means to both adapt to, and be a driver of change. Changing the Landscape will be an intimate experience of live dance integrated with projection and dialogue. In a world where the sheer […]

The fabulous Bernie Pearl with the superb Mike Barry on bass. The blues is life itself to Bernie Pearl. A guitarist with an upbeat, finger-poppin’ picking style he learned at the elbows of bluesmasters Sam ‘Lightnin’ Hopkins, Mance Lipscomb, Mississippi Fred MacDowell, and others. Yet, Bernie Pearl is no hidebound traditionalist. As music critics and aficionados […]

The Cinema Bar has been a Westside institution in Culver City for nearly 75 years, and family owned for the past 30 years. We are proud of our quaint ‘neighborhood-feel’ hangout offering reasonably priced drinks, live music most nights with no cover charge, an outdoor patio space, and on-street parking after 6:00PM. The vibe of […]

Geoff MacCormack was one of David Bowie’s oldest and closest friends. Starting in 1973, he joined Bowie on his tours as singer, percussionist, dancer, and photographer. As Bowie preferred not to fly, they travelled together by boat, train, and road. Later in 1973 they undertook a journey from Yokohama, Japan, back to England, traveling through […]

The exhibition explores the multi-layered intersections of art, history, and memory in Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War – in Vietnam known as the American War – and national reunification. With its history of French colonialism, American imperialism, Soviet-style socialism, and relative economic liberalization during the doi moi period, Vietnam is a country of strong […]

Based upon William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing featuring lovable characters from Winnie the Pooh. Written by Ryan Vogel. Directed by Adam J. Jeffries This is a free event, but early registration is recommended. To do so click here: AudienceView Professional (ovationtix.com)

The ARC is Culver City's historical museum. One can trace the history of the area, the founding of the City by Harry Culver, the growth of the movie industry, the revitalization of the city into a vibrant center of cultural activity. See why the city motto "Heart of Screenland" aptly fits with movies like "Gone […]

Mestre Negoativo, from Minas Gerais, Brazil, is a cultural activist and an advocate of Afro-Brazilian traditions of Bantu and Vissungo origins. He is a talented musician, who has shared the stage with artists like Gilberto Gil and Milton Nascimento. He is also a respected craftsman in the art of making berimbaus. Today his main focus […]

The Potluck's mission is to facilitate human connection through spaces enriched by storytelling. Our core belief is that no one knows everything, and everyone knows something. Each space is carefully curated to evoke empathy and elevate marginalized voices. We invite you to pull up a chair, listen deeply, and share with humility. All hearts are […]

In this fierce and feverish comedy from breakout playwright Alexis Scheer, a gang of teenage girls gathers in an abandoned treehouse to summon the ghost of Pablo Escobar. Are they messing with the actual spirit of the infamous cartel kingpin? Or are they really just messing with each other? Intimate in nature yet universal in […]

In this fierce and feverish comedy from breakout playwright Alexis Scheer, a gang of teenage girls gathers in an abandoned treehouse to summon the ghost of Pablo Escobar. Are they messing with the actual spirit of the infamous cartel kingpin? Or are they really just messing with each other? Intimate in nature yet universal in […]