DOWNTOWN CULVER CITY’S “BLOCK PARTIES” MAKE A RETURN AS “THIRD WEDNESDAYS” WEDS. 2/16
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Although it’s not quite Spring or Summer yet, the infamous sunny Southern California weather has got Angelenos in a “see-and-be-seen” kind of mood. Downtown Culver City’s “Third Wednesdays,” formally known as the Downtown Culver City “Block Parties”, are back just in the knick of time to save the day. These monthly events return to invade Downtown Culver City on Feb. 16th, 2011 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., over 25 businesses will be participating in this fun monthly event. Attendees can enjoy live musical performances under the stars, drink and dine on specials, receive freebies and samples, view art at gallery openings and take in one-of-a-kind entertainment.
“Third Wednesdays” begins Feb. 16, 2011 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Valet and free two-hour parking are available. For event details, directions and a PDF map of Downtown Culver City, visit www.downtownculvercity.com
Here are some photos from previous “Block Parties” (click on images to enlarge)
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This month’s fundraiser also doubles as a benefit the Culver City Education Foundation’s (CCEF) Garden Project—a project to help Culver City Unified School District children and their parents adopt better eating habits through nutrition education and hands-on gardening. In partnership with GrowingGreat, the CCEF launched a pilot nutrition program at El Rincon Elementary School three years ago. Last year, with the support of the Culver City Downtown Business Association (DBA) this program was expanded to Farragut Elementary School. Students in grades 3-5 received five classroom nutrition education lessons during the school year in addition to hands-on experience in the gardens located on the school grounds.
To participate and support CCEF, visit any participating Downtown business during “Third Wednesdays” on Feb. 16th and a portion of sales for the night will be donated to CCEF. The DBA hopes to raise enough funds to generously support this important cause.
List of Participating Businesses:
Akasha Restaurant
Bottle Rock
Cold Stone Creamery
Culver Hotel
Daphne’s Greek Café
Dr. Heidi Fahringer, O.D.
Ford’s Filling Station
Goda Yoga
Gyenari
Honey’s Kettle Fried Chicken
K-ZO
Kabab Bistro
Kay ‘N Dave’s Cantina
La Rocco’s Pizzeria
Le Saint Amour
Lundeens
Meet
Native Foods
Novecento Pasta & Grill
Pacific Theatres
Rush Street
Santa Maria Barbecue Company
Tender Greens
Ugo an Italian Café
Vanity Room
Wellness Spa
Out in TRAffIK – Artwalk Culver City Part II – THE ART: La Piece de Resistance
by: Maureen Shampine
Artwalk—Culver City
Lost and Found
Artist: Joe Black
Gallery: LaBasse Projects Gallery
Of all the forty galleries showing contemporary artists, one enigmatic piece caused crowds to gather all afternoon and into the evening of Saturday, May 30th at the LaBasse Projects Gallery. Lost and Found, by artist Joe Black, is a truly remarkable piece that provoked the average onlooker to look on for more than the obligatory thirty seconds that the Artwalk patrons deemed necessary for the other pieces displayed in the over forty galleries showing at the weekend’s festivities.
Tucked away in the back corner of its gallery, its magnetic appeal captured patrons as they crowded the piece, marveling at its originality, and soaking in the creative surge offered by the mixed media collage that recalled both the expressionist, pop art of the 80’s and the pointillism pieces rendered during the neo-impressionist movement.
In the vein of artists like Warhol and Basquiat, using other pictures—vintage, mini-buttons—the artist created (more…)
ARTWALK Culver City
ARTWALK Culver City
Saturday, May 30
12noon to 8pm
ARTWALK Culver City is a free, self-guided tour of local art galleries and exhibition spaces presented by the City of Culver City and sponsored by Sony Pictures Entertainment with participation from The MOCA Contemporaries of The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA). ARTWALK Culver City is intended to introduce a wider audience to the area’s growing art scene which includes spaces in Culver City as well as along its Los Angeles border. This event especially celebrates the Culver City Art District, a cluster of galleries exhibiting emerging and established artists, which has formed where Washington and La Cienega Boulevards intersect.
ARTWALK Culver City is a late spring event and the event hours are Noon to 8pm. All galleries and exhibition spaces are open from Noon to 6pm and selected galleries remain open until 8pm that evening. There are special promotions from neighboring restaurants, cafes and bars in the Culver City Art District and Downtown Culver City as well as live music in the Culver City Art District.
More information on ARTWALK Culver City is available by calling the Cultural Affairs Hotline at 310.253.5716.
Click Here for The 2009 Gallery Guide.