Handel’s Fundraiser

Tuesday, August 25, 2026, 5pm-7pm
4130 Sepulveda Blvd., Suite A, Culver City, CA

This might be the most fun way to support AVPA! Enjoy your treats at the Culver City store or stock up to take home.  Tell them AVPA sent you!

AVPA Welcome Back / Info Night

Monday, August 24, 2026, 7pm
Robert Frost Auditorium

All returning and new families are welcome to attend to get a refresher and/or get information about AVPA.

If you are interested in joining AVPA, go to the school page and contact the Creative Director of the program you are interested in.

Sunday, June 7 @6pm
The Wende Museum and Glorya Kaufman Community Center (10858 Culver Blvd)

WE ARE SOLD OUT! IF MORE TICKETS BECOME AVAILABLE, THEY WILL BE RELEASED ON THE TICKET SELLING SITE and ANNOUNCED HERE. THANK YOU!

Founded in 1996, AVPA celebrates its 30th year with our annual JAVA GALA Benefit at the Wende Museum. The evening features performances, presentations, and exhibits by our AVPA students. It concludes with a presentation by special guests, a chance drawing for multiple gift baskets, and an opportunity for you to help us raise funds for the next 30 years!

$20 - General admission
Includes entertainment, food & desserts, beverages (including beer & wine)

Bundle #1 option: $70
General admission plus 6 gift basket chance drawing tickets (5 tickets at $10 each and 1 FREE ticket)

Bundle #2 option: $120
General admission plus 12 gift basket chance drawing tickets (10 tickets at $10 each and 2 FREE tickets)

AVPA Awards & Graduation

Saturday, June 6, 1pm-3:30pm
Robert Frost Auditorium

1:00pm - AVPA Awards
Recognition for students in all grades in AVPA.

2:00pm - AVPA Graduation
Recognition of our Class of 2026 Seniors who will receive their graduation certificate and stole.

4:00pm - Screening of the Sony Films 6 films approximately 10 minutes each will be screened.

Open to all family and friends of our AVPA students.

2026 CCMS/CCHS Choral Concert & CCMS Musical Theatre Showcase

Friday, May 28, 2026 | 6pm
Robert Frost Auditorium

2026 Spring Music Concert #2

Friday, May 22, 2026 | 7pm
Robert Frost Auditorium

Featuring CCHS Concert Band, AVPA Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Combos, Vocal Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, String Quartet

2026 Music Tech Showcase

Friday, May 8, 2026 | 7pm
Robert Frost Auditorium

McComb Orthodontics Fundraiser
through April 2026

We’re so excited to partner with McComb Orthodontics! If you are considering braces or Invisalign, give them a call and tell them AVPA sent you! 

Those who sign up, will receive a $500 discount, and McComb will donate $300 to AVPA!

They’re accepting appointments all day on April 25, (but would be willing to work with you if you need more flexibility!) Offer extended through April!

https://mccomborthodontics.com/

Community Garage Sale
Saturday, April 25 | 9am-2pm

We’d love your gently used donations or for you to volunteer or shop at the CCHS Faculty Parking Lot (enter off of Huron) on April 25th!  

Donations accepted from 7am-9am and
Sale goes from 9am-2pm.

Questions? Contact Jane Lee at JWLEEWW@gmail.com. 

2026 Spring Music Concert #1

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 | 7pm
Robert Frost Auditorium

Featuring CCHS Concert Band, AVPA Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Combos, Vocal Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, String Quartet

Hadestown— Spring Musical

Sunday, March 15 | 2:00pm
Robert Frost Auditorium

Tickets:
$20 – General Reserved Seats
$15 – Faculty & Staff, Seniors, Students
$10 – CCHS student with ASB

Hadestown tells the intertwined Greek myths of lovers Orpheus & Eurydice and Hades & Persephone, reimagined with folk-jazz music in a gritty, industrial world where poverty and climate crisis mirror ancient struggles, as narrator Hermes guides the tragic, hopeful story of love, greed, and storytelling itself, focusing on the power of art and community to find beauty amidst despair.

Anais Mitchell | Book, Music & Lyrics
Lee Margaret Hanson | Director
Kaneen Moodie & Kacey Oschack | Assistant Directors
Carol Zee | Choreographer
Tony Spano | Orchestra Director
Brian Felker | Vocal Director
Nick Caisse | Set Design Mentor
Laura Loo | Costume Design Mentor
Bosco Flanagan | Lighting Design Mentor
Hope Parish | Props Design Mentor
Will Schuessler | Sound Design Mentor

Cast

Annabelle Andreone
Isaac Cobb
Lina DeRosa
Blake Done
Zoe Fey
Benjamin Flenner
Annie Francuz
Tabby Gentz
Maia Goldman
Charlotte Hamil
Iris Harmon
Josh Herscovitz
Emerson Jurentkuff
Cassie Kay-Smith
Ella Kendall

Hadestown— Spring Musical

Saturday, March 14 | 7:00pm
Robert Frost Auditorium

Tickets:
$20 – General Reserved Seats
$15 – Faculty & Staff, Seniors, Students
$10 – CCHS student with ASB

Hadestown tells the intertwined Greek myths of lovers Orpheus & Eurydice and Hades & Persephone, reimagined with folk-jazz music in a gritty, industrial world where poverty and climate crisis mirror ancient struggles, as narrator Hermes guides the tragic, hopeful story of love, greed, and storytelling itself, focusing on the power of art and community to find beauty amidst despair.

Anais Mitchell | Book, Music & Lyrics
Lee Margaret Hanson | Director
Kaneen Moodie & Kacey Oschack | Assistant Directors
Carol Zee | Choreographer
Tony Spano | Orchestra Director
Brian Felker | Vocal Director
Nick Caisse | Set Design Mentor
Laura Loo | Costume Design Mentor
Bosco Flanagan | Lighting Design Mentor
Hope Parish | Props Design Mentor
Will Schuessler | Sound Design Mentor

Cast

Annabelle Andreone
Isaac Cobb
Lina DeRosa
Blake Done
Zoe Fey
Benjamin Flenner
Annie Francuz
Tabby Gentz
Maia Goldman
Charlotte Hamil
Iris Harmon
Josh Herscovitz
Emerson Jurentkuff
Cassie Kay-Smith
Ella Kendall

Hadestown— Spring Musical

Friday, March 13 | 7:00pm
Robert Frost Auditorium

Tickets:
$20 – General Reserved Seats
$15 – Faculty & Staff, Seniors, Students
$10 – CCHS student with ASB

Hadestown tells the intertwined Greek myths of lovers Orpheus & Eurydice and Hades & Persephone, reimagined with folk-jazz music in a gritty, industrial world where poverty and climate crisis mirror ancient struggles, as narrator Hermes guides the tragic, hopeful story of love, greed, and storytelling itself, focusing on the power of art and community to find beauty amidst despair.

Anais Mitchell | Book, Music & Lyrics
Lee Margaret Hanson | Director
Kaneen Moodie & Kacey Oschack | Assistant Directors
Carol Zee | Choreographer
Tony Spano | Orchestra Director
Brian Felker | Vocal Director
Nick Caisse | Set Design Mentor
Laura Loo | Costume Design Mentor
Bosco Flanagan | Lighting Design Mentor
Hope Parish | Props Design Mentor
Will Schuessler | Sound Design Mentor

Cast

Annabelle Andreone
Isaac Cobb
Lina DeRosa
Blake Done
Zoe Fey
Benjamin Flenner
Annie Francuz
Tabby Gentz
Maia Goldman
Charlotte Hamil
Iris Harmon
Josh Herscovitz
Emerson Jurentkuff
Cassie Kay-Smith
Ella Kendall

Hadestown— Spring Musical

Thursday, March 12 | 7:00pm
Robert Frost Auditorium

Tickets:
$20 – General Reserved Seats
$15 – Faculty & Staff, Seniors, Students
$10 – CCHS student with ASB

Hadestown tells the intertwined Greek myths of lovers Orpheus & Eurydice and Hades & Persephone, reimagined with folk-jazz music in a gritty, industrial world where poverty and climate crisis mirror ancient struggles, as narrator Hermes guides the tragic, hopeful story of love, greed, and storytelling itself, focusing on the power of art and community to find beauty amidst despair.

Anais Mitchell | Book, Music & Lyrics
Lee Margaret Hanson | Director
Kaneen Moodie & Kacey Oschack | Assistant Directors
Carol Zee | Choreographer
Tony Spano | Orchestra Director
Brian Felker | Vocal Director
Nick Caisse | Set Design Mentor
Laura Loo | Costume Design Mentor
Bosco Flanagan | Lighting Design Mentor
Hope Parish | Props Design Mentor
Will Schuessler | Sound Design Mentor

Cast

Annabelle Andreone
Isaac Cobb
Lina DeRosa
Blake Done
Zoe Fey
Benjamin Flenner
Annie Francuz
Tabby Gentz
Maia Goldman
Charlotte Hamil
Iris Harmon
Josh Herscovitz
Emerson Jurentkuff
Cassie Kay-Smith
Ella Kendall

Hadestown— Spring Musical

Sunday, March 8 | 2:00pm
Robert Frost Auditorium

Tickets:
$20 – General Reserved Seats
$15 – Faculty & Staff, Seniors, Students
$10 – CCHS student with ASB

Hadestown tells the intertwined Greek myths of lovers Orpheus & Eurydice and Hades & Persephone, reimagined with folk-jazz music in a gritty, industrial world where poverty and climate crisis mirror ancient struggles, as narrator Hermes guides the tragic, hopeful story of love, greed, and storytelling itself, focusing on the power of art and community to find beauty amidst despair.

Anais Mitchell | Book, Music & Lyrics
Lee Margaret Hanson | Director
Kaneen Moodie & Kacey Oschack | Assistant Directors
Carol Zee | Choreographer
Tony Spano | Orchestra Director
Brian Felker | Vocal Director
Nick Caisse | Set Design Mentor
Laura Loo | Costume Design Mentor
Bosco Flanagan | Lighting Design Mentor
Hope Parish | Props Design Mentor
Will Schuessler | Sound Design Mentor

Cast

Annabelle Andreone
Isaac Cobb
Lina DeRosa
Blake Done
Zoe Fey
Benjamin Flenner
Annie Francuz
Tabby Gentz
Maia Goldman
Charlotte Hamil
Iris Harmon
Josh Herscovitz
Emerson Jurentkuff
Cassie Kay-Smith
Ella Kendall

Hadestown— Spring Musical

Saturday, March 7 | 7:00pm
Robert Frost Auditorium

Tickets:
$20 – General Reserved Seats
$15 – Faculty & Staff, Seniors, Students
$10 – CCHS student with ASB

Hadestown tells the intertwined Greek myths of lovers Orpheus & Eurydice and Hades & Persephone, reimagined with folk-jazz music in a gritty, industrial world where poverty and climate crisis mirror ancient struggles, as narrator Hermes guides the tragic, hopeful story of love, greed, and storytelling itself, focusing on the power of art and community to find beauty amidst despair.

Anais Mitchell | Book, Music & Lyrics
Lee Margaret Hanson | Director
Kaneen Moodie & Kacey Oschack | Assistant Directors
Carol Zee | Choreographer
Tony Spano | Orchestra Director
Brian Felker | Vocal Director
Nick Caisse | Set Design Mentor
Laura Loo | Costume Design Mentor
Bosco Flanagan | Lighting Design Mentor
Hope Parish | Props Design Mentor
Will Schuessler | Sound Design Mentor

Cast

Annabelle Andreone
Isaac Cobb
Lina DeRosa
Blake Done
Zoe Fey
Benjamin Flenner
Annie Francuz
Tabby Gentz
Maia Goldman
Charlotte Hamil
Iris Harmon
Josh Herscovitz
Emerson Jurentkuff
Cassie Kay-Smith
Ella Kendall

Hadestown— Spring Musical

Friday, March 6 | 7:00pm
Robert Frost Auditorium

Tickets:
$20 – General Reserved Seats
$15 – Faculty & Staff, Seniors, Students
$10 – CCHS student with ASB

Hadestown tells the intertwined Greek myths of lovers Orpheus & Eurydice and Hades & Persephone, reimagined with folk-jazz music in a gritty, industrial world where poverty and climate crisis mirror ancient struggles, as narrator Hermes guides the tragic, hopeful story of love, greed, and storytelling itself, focusing on the power of art and community to find beauty amidst despair.

Anais Mitchell | Book, Music & Lyrics
Lee Margaret Hanson | Director
Kaneen Moodie & Kacey Oschack | Assistant Directors
Carol Zee | Choreographer
Tony Spano | Orchestra Director
Brian Felker | Vocal Director
Nick Caisse | Set Design Mentor
Laura Loo | Costume Design Mentor
Bosco Flanagan | Lighting Design Mentor
Hope Parish | Props Design Mentor
Will Schuessler | Sound Design Mentor

Cast

Annabelle Andreone
Isaac Cobb
Lina DeRosa
Blake Done
Zoe Fey
Benjamin Flenner
Annie Francuz
Tabby Gentz
Maia Goldman
Charlotte Hamil
Iris Harmon
Josh Herscovitz
Emerson Jurentkuff
Cassie Kay-Smith
Ella Kendall

Hadestown— Spring Musical

Thursday, March 5 | 7:00pm
Robert Frost Auditorium

Tickets:
$20 – General Reserved Seats
$15 – Faculty & Staff, Seniors, Students
$10 – CCHS student with ASB

Hadestown tells the intertwined Greek myths of lovers Orpheus & Eurydice and Hades & Persephone, reimagined with folk-jazz music in a gritty, industrial world where poverty and climate crisis mirror ancient struggles, as narrator Hermes guides the tragic, hopeful story of love, greed, and storytelling itself, focusing on the power of art and community to find beauty amidst despair.

Anais Mitchell | Book, Music & Lyrics
Lee Margaret Hanson | Director
Kaneen Moodie & Kacey Oschack | Assistant Directors
Carol Zee | Choreographer
Tony Spano | Orchestra Director
Brian Felker | Vocal Director
Nick Caisse | Set Design Mentor
Laura Loo | Costume Design Mentor
Bosco Flanagan | Lighting Design Mentor
Hope Parish | Props Design Mentor
Will Schuessler | Sound Design Mentor

Cast

Annabelle Andreone
Isaac Cobb
Lina DeRosa
Blake Done
Zoe Fey
Benjamin Flenner
Annie Francuz
Tabby Gentz
Maia Goldman
Charlotte Hamil
Iris Harmon
Josh Herscovitz
Emerson Jurentkuff
Cassie Kay-Smith
Ella Kendall

Panda Express Fundraiser

Friday, February 27, 9am-11:30pm
Culver Center Panda Express
3812 Midway, Culver City, CA 90232

Due to a snafu with the Panda Express manager, we can only order online using code 3856198 in the fundraiser code box. You can do it in advance and pickup or do it at the store.

You don’t need an excuse to get some Orange Chicken, but now you have one!

Panda Express has generously offered to donate 20% of all dining proceeds at the Culver Center location to AVPA.   

2026 Jazz Festival & Workshop

Friday, February 13, 2026 | 6pm
Robert Frost Auditorium

More info to come.

2026 CCUSD District Music Festival

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 | 6:30pm
Robert Frost Auditorium

More info to come.

Dine Out Fundraiser at Pitfire Pizza

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 | 5-9pm
Pitfire Pizza Mar Vista (12924 Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90066)

Dine In / Phone Orders:
Show the flyer (paper or phone) at the register. Place your receipt in the designated bucket for your fundraiser.

Order Online:
Before payment, enter AVPAF in the promo box. If you have any issues with your promo code please contact the restaurant and we will assist. Please note that online orders are takeout only, we do not take dine-in orders in advance. 

2025 Winter Music Concert

Friday, December 12, 2025 | 7pm
Robert Frost Auditorium

Pre-Concert Music at 6:30pm featuring:
AVPA Brass Ensemble , String Quartet, and Jazz Combos

Concert featuring:
CCHS Concert Band, AVPA Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combos.

Admission is free!

2025 Culver City Tree Lighting

Thursday, December 4, 2025 | 5pm-8:30pm
Culver Steps

This year is extra special as the Celebration highlights 30 years of the local Academy of Visual and Performing Arts (AVPA) – Culver City High School’s innovative arts program for young musicians, dancers, filmmakers, theatre folk, and visual artists that nurtures their creativity and creates life-long commitments to the arts.

2025 Fall Music Concert

Wednesday, October 29
Carnival begins at 5:45pm
Music Concert begins at 7pm | Robert Frost Auditorium

More info coming soon!

Culver City Art Walk & Roll Festival 2025

AVPA Visual Art will be displaying work and the Marching Band will perform.
More info to come.

AVPA Welcome Back / Info Night

Monday, August 25, 2025, 7pm
Robert Frost Auditorium

All returning and new families are welcome to attend to get a refresher and/or get information about AVPA.

If you are interested in joining AVPA, go to the school page and contact the Creative Director of the program you are interested in.

AVPA Awards & Graduation, Sony Films Screening

Sunday, June 8, 11am-3pm
Robert Frost Auditorium

11:00am - AVPA Awards
Recognition for students in all grades in AVPA.

12:00pm - AVPA Graduation
Recognition of our Class of 2025 Seniors who will receive their graduation certificate and stole.

12:15pm - Pizza lunch

1:00pm - Screening of the Sony Films
6 films approximately 10 minutes each will be screened. More info on the Sony Screening >

All are welcome!

Java Gala 17

Saturday, May 31, 2pm-5pm
CCHS Campus + Robert Frost Auditorium