Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Westside Calendar 03/09/2010Category: Calendar
Tuesday, March 9
3 p.m. — Farmers Market, Main Street, Culver City. Free two-hour parking at the Watseka Avenue parking garage.
Wednesday, March 10
7 p.m. — "In Defense of Planet Earth," a program by the Sierra Club of West Los Angeles at the Vets Auditorium, 4117 Overland Ave., Culver City. Free. Contact David Haake at 310.237.3447 or email to dhaake@ucla.edu
Friday, March 12
8 p.m. — Al Capp's "Lil Abner," presented by the Kentwood Players. Fridays and Saturdays, through Saturday, April 17. 8301 Hindry Ave., Westchester. 310.204.1838, 310.837.3609, 310.645.5156 and www.kentwoodplayers.org
Sunday, March 14
3 p.m. — "Mardi Gras," sponsored by the Friends of the Culver City Youth Health Center. Casino games, dinner and live auction at the Culver City Radisson Hotel. RSVP, Andy Alexander, 310.837.5012 or Diana Hauptman, 310.837.0862.
Wednesday, March 17
7:44 a.m. — "Good Morning, Culver City," Culver City Chamber of Commerce networking breakfast at the Four Points by Sheraton, 5990 Green Valley Circle. RSVP, Barbara Brody at 310.287.3850.
Thursday, March 18
5:30 p.m. — West Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce wine tasting event. Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel, 11461 W. Sunset Blvd., west of the 405 Freeway. 310.481.0600.
Fifty-nine Years Ago
The trial of suspected Communist spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg on charges of espionage began on March 6, 1951. They were tried along with Morton Sobell, who tried to escape prosecution by fleeing the country. Sobell allegedly was kidnapped by Mexican secret police and driven to the U.S. border where he was arrested by American authorities.
The Rosenbergs were executed 27 months later, on June 19, 1953. Their trial has been a source of historic controversy ever since. Recently decoded Soviet cables suggest Mr. Rosenberg was a recruiter and courier while casting doubt on how much Mrs. Rosenberg actually knew.
The Grand Jury testimony of 36 of the 46 witnesses at the Rosebergs' trial was released in 2008 over the objections of Mrs. Rosenberg’s brother. ...read