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The start of the 2022 Winter Olympics is right around the corner and we have A LOT of fun events planned to celebrate the occasion, share our love of the sport, and build community. Check out the schedule below and we look forward to seeing you at one of our events soon!

Event Dates

Saturday, February 5th | 10 AM | Olympic Day at Ice Cube Valencia

Get pumped for the 2022 Winter Olympics with Hollywood Curling and more! The Cube Ice and Entertainment Center in Valencia (formerly Ice Station Valencia) is hosting a “Go for Gold” Olympic Day Event on Sat Feb 5th. Hollywood Curling will have a booth at the Winter Games Celebration from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm. This is a free event for all who are interested.

Make sure to catch an on-ice demo of curling and try your hand at throwing a rock between 2:00 – 3:00pm inside the rink.

Saturday, February 5th | 5 PM | Mixed Doubles Watch Party at Boomtown Brewery

Cheer on Team USA Mixed Doubles Team, Chris Plys and Vicky Persinger, with fellow curling fans on Sat Feb 5th at Boomtown Brewery located at 700 Jackson St, Los Angeles, CA 90012.

The Watch Party begins at 4:30 pm with the game starting live on the big screen at 5:00 pm versus Team Czech Republic.

There will be raffle and auction opportunities including a chance to win a jersey from one of the members of Team USA.

Saturday, February 12th | 4:30 PM | Men’s USA vs. Canada Watch Party Fundraiser Event at SCCC

Join us for the epic Olympics round robin showdown as Team USA Men’s Curling team takes on Team Canada on Saturday February 12th. The event will take place at the Southern California Curling Center and in addition to inside the center, we’ll have an outdoor screen that will be projecting the game starting at 5:00 pm.

Your $30 ticket includes food and 2 raffle tickets.

Raffles will include – Team USA Curling Jerseys, Curling Equipment Gift Cards, Original Handmade items.

A special Silent Auction will include a signed Team Shuster jersey and a Team Canada jersey.

Draw to the Button 50/50 challenge – $5 per throw.  Prize will be half of the pool of money.

Per SCCC guidelines, proof of vaccination will be required for this event.

Saturday, February 19th | 2 PM – 5PM |Open House

For your $15 ticket you’ll get out on the ice to learn the basics of curling delivery and sweeping. Perfect for fans who have never tried the sport before!

Saturday, February 19th | 2 PM – 5PM|Pick up Games

Connect with New Teammates!

On February 19th we’ll also be hosting free “Connect with New Teammates” games for Hollywood Curling Members.  Are you new to the sport, but haven’t found a team yet? This is a perfect chance to meet potential new teammates through short pick-up games with fellow new curlers. We’ll form teams on site and have members on hand to answers questions during the games!

Saturday, February 19th | 5 PM | Women’s Gold Medal Watch Party

Stick around at the Southern California Curling Center to watch the Women’s Gold Medal Curling game live with your fellow curlers. We’ll also be auctioning off a Team USA member’s jersey! Free to all who want to attend. You don’t have to participate in the Open House to come join us for this event!

Sunday, March 13th | 5:30 PM | Open House Learn to Curl at Pasadena Ice Skating Center

Once you’ve watched the action at the Olympics, it’s time to head out to Pasadena to try your hand at curling! This $15 event runs on Sun Mar 13th from 5:30–7:15 pm at the Pasadena Ice Skating Center located at 300 E Green St, Pasadena, CA 91101.

Come learn the basics of the sport, throw some stones, and start your own road towards Olympic Curling glory!

Learn about Team USA and Where to Watch the Broadcast Olympic Curling Events

In light of the surge in COVID cases associated with the Omicron variant, plus the increased travel and family gatherings this year, we have decided to adopt a vaccination-plus-testing protocol.

For the Tournament of Rocks bonspiel next week, all participants and spectators are required to show proof of full vaccination (minimum two doses, with minimum 2 weeks time since second dose).  Additionally, we are requiring that all participants and spectators provide a negative COVID test.  This may be a PCR test taken within 48 hours of event start, or an antigen test taken the same day.

To save time at check in, you may opt to email your test results or vaccination record to SCCC at covid@curling.la.  All submissions to this email will be used to check off your name, then deleted.  SCCC will not keep your information on file. If you don’t choose to utilize this option, please be sure to bring your vaccination record (a digital option is fine), and your negative test result.

LA County offers free testing sites, regardless of insurance status.  Likewise, you can get free testing through most CVS, Walgreens, Albertsons, Wal Mart, Target, Ralph’s, etc… At-home antigen tests can be purchased at most pharmacies.

Thank you for your understanding and willingness to adapt as we work to keep our curling family as safe as possible! Please let us know if you have any questions.  Happy holidays!

We had a surprisingly competitive election this year, with 11 candidates running for 7 available seats. We are pleased to announce the 2022 Board of Directors:

Hannah Berg
Christopher Bruton
Richard Cruz
Amanda Landrian
Larry Lieberman
Marissa Messier
Nikole Rockwell
Cameron Ross
Cindy Wood

Three current directors will be leaving the Board at the end of 2021—Chad Finlay, Darius Hamilton-Smith, and Koren Hanson. We are sad to see them leave and are infinitely grateful for their hard work over the past several years.

We had a high turnout for this election, with 49% of eligible members casting a ballot. Thank you to everyone who voted or submitted nominations, and thanks especially to all of the nominees who chose to run.

Tis the season of giving, and that is why we are so excited to announce our first Hollywood Curling Gives Back event. Through the month of December, Hollywood Curling will be collecting non-perishable food and new or gently used clothing items to donate to local nonprofit organizations, such as The Trans Wellness Center, Downtown Women’s Center, LA Food Bank, and Project Ropa, who provide essential resources to the unhoused community and others in need across Los Angeles.

Donations will be accepted beginning this weekend (December 3) at our Holiday Bonspiel and through the end of our Tournament of Rocks Bonspiel (December 31). All items should be brought to the Southern California Curling Center and placed in the designated collection boxes.

Not sure what to donate? We’ve put together a helpful guide of both non-perishable food and clothing items that are most commonly in demand to get you started. For clothing items, we kindly ask that you only donate items that you would be willing to wear yourself, and to please be sure that all gently used items are clean and ready to wear (no holes or repairs needed). Also note that all undergarments must be new – used undergarments will not be accepted.

If you would like to volunteer to help sort and deliver items at the end of the event, please contact Amanda Landrian at amanda@hollywoodcurling.org.

Our first-ever New Year’s Eve bonspiel, the Tournament of Rocks, will be held on December 30-31, 2021. Come rock in the new year with Hollywood Curling – we’ll end early enough for you to still enjoy your evening (and beyond) plans! It’ll be a blast whether you’re a newer curler or vying to be the most skilled.

Registration opens on December 6th.