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Buddy, Can You Spare a Job?By John Cohn @ 12:00 PM July 02, 2009Found in: Op-Ed We knew it was going to get worse before it got better. But it doesn’t make it any easier swallow. read |
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The Fourth of July — Then and NowBy Mike Hennessey @ 11:00 AM July 02, 2009Found in: Op-Ed This weekend we will celebrate the Fourth of July, the birthday of our country. Even with all our problems, we have a great country. Things will improve. They always have, they always will, just not as fast as many of us would like. read |
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Nostalgia Can Be for the Young, TooBy My Opinion @ 11:00 AM July 02, 2009Found in: A & E From Holly E. Landfield His alluring wit, attractive looks and undeniable charm have marked Tony Curtis as one of Hollywood's most admired actors in film history. read |
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Outrage Over VA Spying on Veterans in Their 60s,70s and 80sBy Robert L. Rosebrock @ 10:00 AM July 02, 2009Found in: Op-Ed Last Sunday, June 28, 2009, is a day that will live in both infamy and honor in the lives of America's Military Veterans and We the People. read |
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A Tale of the Second BernieBy Ross Hawkins @ 9:00 AM July 02, 2009Found in: Op-Ed So Bernie Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison for bilking investors out of billions of dollars in a Ponzi scheme. read |
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Campbell’s Case to be the Next Guv: His Expertise, Experience and IntellectBy Thomas D. Elias @ 8:00 AM July 02, 2009Found in: Op-Ed Maybe California voters have had enough of a celebrity fix for awhile. Back in 2003, they elected Arnold Schwarzenegger governor largely on the strength of his movie stardom. Not even his admitted personal peccadilloes could bother the bulk of the voters who wanted to get rid of the grayest governor this state might ever have seen, Gray Davis. read |
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My Son and Black FirefightersBy Ari L. Noonan @ 3:00 PM July 01, 2009Found in: Editor's Essays One of my sons was adopted — prior to his birth, if you wish to know. When he was entering the first grade of a private school in the Valley, I explained to the teacher that my son’s birth mother had lived all of her life in Massachusetts. And you know how different East Coast lifestyle is from ours. When testing, please consider this anomaly. read |
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Saving Ka-lee-for-ne-yaBy John Cohn @ 11:00 AM July 01, 2009Found in: Op-Ed One out of every eight Americans lives California. Its economy comprises 18 percent of the domestic gross national product. read |
THE LOWDOWN
Lineup for the nine Thursday nights of the Summer Music Festival, produced by Gary Mandell, in the Courtyard of City Hall. The music officially begins at 7 o’clock.
July 9
Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca:
The groovin’ hot 10-piece Afro-Cuban/Salsa band.
July 16
The Young Dubliners:
The Celtic Rockers performing Irish folk with a rock twist.
July 23
Katia Moraes and Sambaguru:
A repertoire of Brazilian music with Asian and African influences.
July 30
Barbara Morrison:
The legendary jazz blues vocalist, her band plus Big Mama Thornton musical cast members.
Aug. 6
John Jorgenson Quintet:
Hot Gypsy jazz guitar with an all-star Nashville band.
Aug. 13
Blue Breeze Band:
Celebrating Motown’s 50th with classics by the Temptations, Stevie Wonder, and Junior Walker.
Plus The Bonedaddys:
World Music/R&B from the ultimate Westside party band.
Aug. 20
Cedric Watson and Bijoux Creole:
Grammy-nominated, Louisiana-based Cajun/Zydeco artist and band.
Aug. 27
The Folk Collection:
Kingston Trio and other hootenanny classics with singalongs/humor
Plus Cow Bop:
Western Swing with some bop plus country classics.
Sept. 3
The Surf City Allstars:
Beach Boys/Jan & Dean hits by perhaps the best beach party band around.
See:
http://a10.video2.blip.tv/3380001491854/MoDMaN60-CulverMusicFest746.mov
COMMUNITY UPDATE
Friends’ members Gerald Sallus, Aileen Zeidman
The height of political efficiency, former Mayor Alan Corlin has delivered the following news about his favorite group:
The Culver City Friends of the Library is holding a Pippi Longstocking essay contest.
Prizes for the best essays will be awarded at Pippi's birthday party on Saturday, July 18, at 5 o’clock at the Julian Dixon Library.
Contestants should write a short essay on the following questions by Tuesday, July 7:
Pippi lives alone in a house with a basement full of gold, her own horse and a pet monkey.
Do you think Pippi would be a good friend to have?
What does it take to be a good friend?
Describe one of your friends. Or, describe ways you are a good friend to others.
Send contest entries to info@ccfol.org
Answers also may be dropped off at the library.