Extra-Curricular Activities
Evening activities and some restaurants to make finding your dinner easier:
Friday Night at the Bar
8:30 P.M. – We have a special bar set up just for us. Come get a necklace that shows off the genres you write in or would like to conquer. Then, easily find other writers with your same interests.
Do you write in more than one genre? No problem. Wear many, and doll yourself up for the conference.
Colors:
GOLD—NOIR
SILVER-COZY, AMATEUR SLEUTH
RED- POLICE PROCEDURAL
GREEN-GUM SHOE PRIVATE DETECTIVE
PURPLE-SUSPENSE, PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER
BLUE-HISTORICAL
9 P.M. Don’t miss meeting Haris Orkin and meet his character James Flynn… Yes, we said James, James Flynn, Secret Agent of Her Majesty’s Service. Haris is a novelist, screenwriter, playwright, and an award-nominated game writer. His James Flynn character exceeds all expectations for the power to formulate a powerful figure for a series, action writing, and laugh-out-loud humor.
9:30 P.M. At The Bar finishes with a battle between Protagonists and Antagonists. As elements needed to create strong main characters are announced, players will offer their best examples.
Saturday Night
8 P.M. Come join us in the Campground Room for a showing of the documentary WOMEN OF MYSTERY! This one hour film features one of our founding members, Sara Paretsky (creator of PI VI Warshawski from Chicago); the late Sue Grafton (creator of PI Kinsey Millhone from the Santa Barbara/Santa Teresa area in her alphabet series); and Marcia Muller (creator of PI Sharon McCone from the San Francisco area). These writers definitely forever changed detective fiction and helped launch Sisters in Crime to give women writers a much needed boost in the genre. We’ll have a few surprises, too, so plan to attend!
Dining Options
Walking Distance
Dinah’s Family Restaurant
6521 Sepulveda Blvd, Culver City, CA 90045
http://www.dinahsrestaurant.com/
Viva Fresh Mexican Grill
6515 S Sepulveda Blvd, Culver City, CA 90045
https://vivafreshmexicangrilltogo.com/
Martini’s Pizzeria
6503 S Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045
https://www.martinispizzerialosangeles.com/menu
Drive or Walk (~half a mile)
The Promenade at Howard Hughes Center (Islands, Dave & Busters, Kabuki, Hummus Factory)
6081 Center Drive, Culver City, Los Angeles, CA 90045
Westfield Culver City (Olive Garden, California Fish Grill, Lucille’s BBQ, food court)
6000 Sepulveda Blvd, Culver City, CA 90230
https://www.westfield.com/culvercity/restaurants
Drive
George Paterilli’s Famous Steaks
5615 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City, CA
http://www.georgepetrellisteaks.com/home.html
5i Indochine Cuisine
5407 Sepulveda Blvd, Culver City, CA 90230
https://www.5iindochinecuisine.com/
Hidden Garden Thai Cuisine
4903 Sepulveda Blvd, Culver City, CA 90230
Sizzler
5801 Sepulveda Blvd, Culver City
https://www.sizzler.com/menu/sizzler-sepulveda-blvd
Pho Show
4349 Sepulveda Blvd, Culver City, CA 90230
Panera Bread
10990 Jefferson Blvd, Culver City, CA 90230
https://locations.panerabread.com/ca/culver-city/10990-jefferson-blvd.html
Tito’s Tacos
11222 Washington Place
Johnnie’s Pastrami
4017 Sepulveda Blvd, Culver City, CA 90230
https://www.laconservancy.org/locations/johnnies-pastrami
El Rincon Criollo
4361 Sepulveda Blvd, Culver City, CA 90230
Holy Cow BBQ
4130 Sepulveda Blvd, Culver City, CA 90230
Baja Catch and Grill (Mexican)
12219 Jefferson Blvd, Culver City, CA 90230
https://bajacatchandgrill.com/
HomeState (Tex-Mex)
12105 E Waterfront Dr., Suite B, Los Angeles, CA 90094
https://www.myhomestate.com/homestate-playa-vista/
Best restaurants in Culver City (Most on Culver, Venice, and Washington Blvds)
https://www.theinfatuation.com/los-angeles/guides/the-best-restaurants-in-culver-city
https://www.thrillist.com/eat/los-angeles/best-culver-city-restaurants-la
Groceries
Trader Joe’s
6150 Slauson Ave, Culver City, CA 90230
https://locations.traderjoes.com/ca/culver-city/251/
Sprouts Farmers Market
5660 Sepulveda Blvd, Culver City, CA 90230