Robertson Writers Group at Robertson Branch Library, LAPL – In-Person & Online Hybrid Event
Calling all writers! The Robertson Writers Group meets every Monday. Get those creative juices flowing and join the group as everyone shares their work and gives feedback.
This group mostly meets in person, but email rbrtsn@lapl.org if you’d prefer to join via Zoom.
NOTE: See site for details.
Where: Robertson Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Monday the 22nd
Time: 11 am
Address: 1719 S. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035
Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/robertson-writers-group
Fairfax Book Club: A Walk in the Woods at Fairfax Branch Library, LAPL – In-Person Event
Book Club participants will discuss this month’s selection A Walk in the Woods, by author Bill Bryson.
Bryson’s acute eye is a wise witness to this beautiful but fragile trail, and as he tells its fascinating history, he makes a moving plea for the conservation of America’s last great wilderness. An adventure, a comedy, and a celebration, A Walk in the Woods is a modern classic of travel literature.
NOTE: See site for details.
Where: Fairfax Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Monday the 22nd
Time: 11 am
Address: 161 S. Gardner St., Los Angeles, CA 90036
Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/book-club-walk-woods-bill-bryson
Geographic Literacy Writing Workshop with Mike Sonksen at Cerritos Library – In-Person Event
Poet Mike Sonksen will give a presentation about the California State Parks. He will then lead a writing workshop focusing on geographical spaces. Notebooks and writing utensils will be provided, although participants are welcome to bring their own materials.
Poet F. Douglas Brown will be the featured poet at this event. Brown is a Black and Filipino poet, educator, curator of the Say Her Name series, and the author of ICON (Writ Large Press, 2018); and Zero to Three (University of Georgia Press, 2014), winner of the 2013 Cave Canem Poetry Prize.
This program is supported in whole or in part by funding provided by the State of California, administered by the California State Library. The program is offered as part of the California State Library Parks Pass project.
NOTE: See site for details.
Where: Cerritos Library
Date: Monday the 22nd
Time: 6 pm – 8 pm
Address: 18025 Bloomfield Ave., Cerritos, CA 90703
Website: https://calendar.cerritos.us/library/Detail/2024-01-22-1800-Geographic-Literacy-Writing-Workshop
ZINES Workshop with NOVA Community Arts at Chevalier’s Bookstore – In-Person Event
Come make your very own zine with the inimitable folks of Nova Community Arts!
“What’s a zine,” you ask? A small DIY magazine made by you about literally anything you want. And what better place to make your fresh new masterpiece than in LA’s oldest indie bookstore?
All supplies and materials provided. Snacks and fun also included.
NOTE: See site for cost and details.
Where: Chevalier’s Books
Date: Monday the 22nd
Time: 6 pm – 8 pm
Address: 133 N. Larchmont Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90004
Robert Cohen & Bisexual Married Men: Stories of Relationships, Acceptance, and Authenticity at Book Soup – In-Person Event
Robert Cohen will discuss his book, Bisexual Married Men: Stories of Relationships, Acceptance, and Authenticity.
Bisexual people make up a majority of the LGBT+ community, but they are still relatively hidden and misunderstood. Robert Brooks Cohen aims to address this invisibility by sharing a collection of interviews with Bi+ men who are or were married to women, helping readers find connection, understanding, and community.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: Book Soup
Date: Monday the 22nd
Time: 7 pm – 8:30 pm
Address: 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069
Website: https://www.booksoup.com/event/robert-cohen
At Skylight: Tyler Byas, with Guests, & I Done Clicked My Heels Three Times at Skylight Books – In-Person Event
Tyler Byas, with S. Fey, Dare Williams, & Dior J. Stephens, will present and discuss her book, I Done Clicked My Heels Three Times, a debut, full-length poetry collection inspired by The Wiz!
This booktakes its inspiration and concept from the cult classic film The Wiz to explore a Black woman’s journey out of the South Side of Chicago and into adulthood. The narrative arc of The Wiz—a tumultuous departure from home, trials designed to reveal new things about the self, and the eventual return home—serves as a loose trajectory for this collection, pulling readers through an abandoned barn, a Wendy’s drive-thru, a Beyoncé video, Grandma’s house, Sunday service, and the corner store. At every stop, the speaker is made to confront her womanhood, her sexuality, the visibility of her body, alcoholism in her family, and various ways in which narratives are imposed on her.
Dr. Taylor Byas, Ph.D. is a Black Chicago native currently living in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she is an Assistant Features Editor for The Rumpus, an Acquisitions Poetry Editor for Variant Literature, a member of the Beloit Poetry Journal Editorial Board, and a 2023-24 National Book Critics Emerging Fellow. She is the 1st place winner of the 2020 Poetry Super Highway, the 2020 Frontier Poetry Award for New Poets Contest, and the 2021 Adrienne Rich Poetry Prize. She is the author of two chapbooks, her debut full-length, I Done Clicked My Heels Three Times from Soft Skull Press, which won the 2023 Maya Angelou Book Award and the 2023 Chicago Review of Books Award in Poetry, and her second full-length Resting Bitch Face, forthcoming in 2025. She is also a coeditor of The Southern Poetry Anthology, Vol X: Alabama, published with Texas Review Press in December 2023, and Poemhood: Our Black Revival, a YA anthology forthcoming from HarperCollins.
Dior J. Stephens is a proud pisces hailing from Midwestern waters. He is the author of the chapbooks SCREAMS & lavender, 001, and CANNON!. Their debut full-length collection, CRUEL/CRUEL is out now with Nightboat Books. A Cave Canem, Lambda Literary, and Sewanee fellow, they happily serve as the Managing Poetry Editor of Foglifter Journal and Press. You can find their work in journals like HaveHasHad, Peach Mag, Somesuch Stories, and fourteen poems, among others.
S. Fey (they/he) is a Queer and Trans writer living in LA. Currently, they are the poetry editor at Hooligan Magazine, and co-creative director at Rock Pocket Productions. Their debut poetry collection, decompose, is forthcoming with Not a Cult Media. Their work has appeared in American Poetry Review, Poet Lore, The Sonora Review, and others. They love to beat their friends at Mario Party. They tweet @sofiafeycreates.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: Skylight Books
Date: Monday the 22nd
Time: 7 pm – 8:30 pm
Address: 1818 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027
Nikki Vargas, with Jeremy Tarr, & Call You When I Land: A Memoir at Vroman’s – In-Person Event
Nikki Vargas, in conversation with Jeremy Tarr, will discuss her memoir, Call You When I Land.
What begins with one freelance travel writing assignment escalates into a whirlwind, globe-spanning journey that would transform Nikki’s life. This memoir takes the familiar story of a woman going abroad to find herself and turns it on its head, as the act of traveling becomes, for Nikki, an exhilarating career path.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: Vroman’s Bookstore
Date: Monday the 22nd
Time: 7 pm – 8:30 pm
Address: 695 E Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101
Website: https://www.vromansbookstore.com/Nikki-Vargas-discusses-Call-You-When-I-Land
Monday Night Fiction Workshop at Beyond Baroque – Online Zoom Event
This free Monday Night Community Writing Workshop led by Raquel Baker is a workshop in which participants are asked to bring copies of 2-3 pages of fiction to read, and to use for critique and discussion. Registration is required.
Raquel Baker earned a PhD in English Literary Studies from the University of Iowa and an MFA in Creative Writing from Mills College. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Postcolonial and Transnational Literatures at California State University Channel Islands, teaching courses on creative writing and contemporary African literatures. Raquel has published poetry in Africology and The Arrow; fiction in Enculturation, The Daily Palette, The Womanist, and Crux; and non-fiction in Little Village; and has done readings with the Ventura County Poetry project. Raquel lives for talking about all things about the craft and social meanings of literature!
Where: Beyond Baroque – Online event
Date: Monday the 22nd
Time: 7:30 pm – 10 pm
Address: Zoom Online Event (see site)
Website: https://www.beyondbaroque.org/free_workshops or https://www.eventbrite.com/e/monday-night-fiction-workshop-tickets-794234846807
Celebration of Katherine Min Fellowship: Kayla Min Andrews and MacDowell & The Fetish at Village Well Books & Coffee – In-Person Event
Village Well welcomes Kayla Min Andrews, and McDowell for the launch of The Fetish, the final novel and first posthumous publication by the late PEN/Bingham Prize finalist, Katherine Min.
NOTE: See site for details.
Where: Village Well Books & Coffee
Date: Tuesday the 23rd
Time: 6 pm – 7 pm
Address: 9900 Culver Blvd., #1B, Culver City, CA 90232
Website: https://shop.villagewell.com/events/33205
Mystery Book Club: Moonflower Murders at Playa Vista Branch Library, LAPL – In-Person Event
Mystery Book Club participants will discuss this month’s selection Moonflower Mysteries, by author Anthony Horowitz.
NOTE: See site for details.
Where: Playa Vista Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Tuesday the 23rd
Time: 6:30 pm
Address: 6400 Playa Vista Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90094
Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/mystery-book-club-25
Kemper Donovan & The Busy Body at Diesel, A Bookstore – In-Person Event
Kemper Donovan will present and discuss his book, The Busy Body, a funny mystery.
In this mystery a ghostwriter is chosen to collaborate on a presidential candidate’s memoir, only to discover just how much trouble a smart woman with time on her hands can get up to…
NOTE: See site for details.
Where: Diesel, A Bookstore
Date: Tuesday the 23rd
Time: 6:30 pm
Address: 225 26th St., Suite 33, Santa Monica, CA 90402
Website: https://www.dieselbookstore.com/event/Donovan-Kemper-Author-Signing
Conchas y Café Zine Writing Workshop via DSTL Arts – In-Person Event Conchas y Café
Conchas y Café is a DSTL Arts bilingual community writing workshop series for adults that produces a biannual zine by the same name, featuring artwork and creative writing produced by our community and program participants.
The goal of Conchas y Café is to bring together our community under the arts, building skills and arts-literacy, so that more adults may appreciate the cultural and economic value the arts bring to our lives. The content taught through this workshop series is primarily for new and emerging poets and writers, or people returning to creative writing after a long-term absence from the craft.
The Conchas y Café workshop series spans 15 weeks, and is an ongoing program offered every trimester. Our program participants write on a new theme for their zine every trimester and celebrate its release with a public reading.
Enrollment via Google Classroom required for workshop participation and full access to session handouts.
For any questions regarding Conchas y Café, feel free to contact us directly by email at Info@DSTLArts.org.
NOTE: See site for details.
Where: DSTL Arts
Date: Tuesday the 23rd (through April the 30th)
Time: 6:30 pm
Address: Online Event (see site)
Website: https://www.dstlarts.org/conchasycafezine
Zach Schonfeld, with Paula Mejía, & How Coppola Became Cage at Book Soup – In-Person Event
Zach Schonfeld, in conversation with Paula Mejía, will discuss his book, How Coppola Became Cage.
How Coppola Became Cage takes readers behind the scenes of the beloved cult movies that transformed unknown actor Nicolas Cage (born Nicolas Coppola) into an eccentric and uncompromising screen icon with a wild-eyed gift for portraying weirdos, outsiders, criminals-and even a romantic capable of seducing Cher.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: Book Soup
Date: Tuesday the 23rd
Time: 7 pm – 8:30 pm
Address: 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069
Website: https://www.booksoup.com/event/
At Skylight: Kyle Chayka, with Chris Black, & Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture at Skylight Books – In-Person Event
Kyle Chayka, in conversation with Chris Black, will present a timely history and investigation of a world ruled by algorithms, which determine the shape of culture itself.
Kyle Chayka shows us how online and offline spaces alike have been engineered for seamless consumption, becoming a source of pervasive anxiety in the process. Users of technology have been forced to contend with data-driven equations that try to anticipate their desires—and often get them wrong. He traces this creeping, machine-guided curation as it infiltrates the furthest reaches of our digital, physical, and psychological spaces. What happens when shareability supersedes messiness, innovation, and creativity—the qualities that make us human? What does it mean to make a choice when the options have been so carefully arranged for us? Is personal freedom possible on the Internet?
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: Skylight Books
Date: Tuesday the 23rd
Time: 7 pm – 8:30 pm
Address: 1818 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027
Website: https://www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-kyle-chayka-presents-filterworld-w-chris-black
Mark Eaton & Historical Fiction Now at Vroman’s – In-Person Event
Mark Eaton will discuss his book, Historical Fiction Now.
This book brings together prominent authors, scholars, and critics of historical fiction to explore the genre’s character, fortunes, and potential in the twenty-first century.
Gathering the voices of novelists, critics, academics, and several authors writing across these categories, the volume explores the nature of reading, writing, and writing about historical fiction in the present moment while meditating on some of the myriad contexts of the genre.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: Vroman’s Bookstore
Date: Tuesday the 23rd
Time: 7 pm – 8:30 pm
Address: 695 E Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101
Website: https://www.vromansbookstore.com/Mark-Eaton-discusses-Historical-Fiction-Now
The Virtual Cobalt Series & Open Mic + Featured Reader – Online Zoom Event
The Virtual Cobalt Poets Series, presented by Rick Lupert via Zoom, will feature an Open Reading and guest TBA.
NOTE: Details and Zoom link at event link.
Where: Cobalt Poets – Online Zoom Event
Date: Tuesday the 23rd
Time: 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Address: Online event (see site)
Website: http://poetrysuperhighway.com/cobalt/calendar
The Sunless Sea Open Mic: Poetry and Spoken Word Show – In-Person Event
The Sunless Sea Open Mic: Poetry and Spoken Word Show is offered every week at the Unurban Coffee House. Hosted by DeForest Wright, all are invited to attend.
NOTE: Details at event link.
Where: Unurban Coffee House
Date: Tuesday the 23rd
Time: 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Address: 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405
Website: https://www.facebook.com/groups or https://www.facebook.com/events/213407634459999/?active_tab=discussion
Da Poetry Lounge SLAM Open Mic at Greenway Court – In-Person Event
The nation’s largest weekly Open Mic event is 25 years strong. They hold open mic nights. At an open mic, all are welcome to share their poetry or sit in their audience.
Every Tuesday (except for 3rd Tuesdays and special events) they hold open mic nights.
NOTE: See sign-ups, details, and guidelines at website link.
$10 donation. Do NOT line up prior to 7:30 p.m. Free parking adjacent to theatre.
Masks are encouraged. All ages are welcome.
Where: Greenway Court Theatre
Date: Tuesday the 23rd
Time: 9 pm – 11 pm
Address: 544 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036
Website: https://www.instagram.com/p/ChLUBSRPCFb/ or https://www.dapoetrylounge.com/events/open-mic-night
Mystery Book Group: The Cloisters at Once Upon a Time – In-Person Event
Mystery Book Group participants will discuss the novel, The Cloisters, by author Katy Hays. This instant New York Times bestseller that is “captivating in every sense of the word” (Sarah Pearse, New York Times bestselling author) follows a group of researchers uncovering a mysterious deck of tarot cards and shocking secrets in New York’s famed Met Cloisters.
Whether you loved it, hated it, or haven’t finished it, we want to see you at our Mystery Book Group at America’s Oldest Children’s Bookstore!
We will be meeting to discuss the book outside of the shop in the circle in front of Star Cafe. You may still email your thoughts to share with our club if you are unable to attend in-person.
NOTE: See site for details.
Where: Once Upon a Time
Date: Wednesday the 24th
Time: 9 am
Address: 2207 Honolulu Avenue, Montrose, CA 91020
Website: https://www.shoponceuponatime.com/event/mystery-book-group-cloisters-katy-hays
Platt Writers Group at Platt Branch Library, LAPL – In-Person Event
The Platt Writers Group is a group of aspiring writers of both fiction and non-fiction who meet once a week to discuss the craft. Our group accepts new members twice per year and will be open to new participants from January 24th until the end of February 2024. The only requirements are a desire to write and a solid grasp of the basics of reading and writing in English.
If you are interested in joining the group, please email our librarian, Megan, at myoung@lapl.org for more information.
NOTE: See site for details.
Where: Platt Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Wednesday the 24th
Time: 3:30 pm
Address: 23600 Victory Blvd., Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/platt-writers-group
Marxist Feminist Study Group: Material Girl at North Figueroa Bookshop – In-Person Event
The new Marxist feminist reading group, MATERIAL GIRL, meets for the first time to start reading TRANSGENDER MARXISM, edited by Jules Joanne Gleeson and Elle O’Rourke.
NOTE: See site for details.
Where: North Figueroa Bookshop
Date: Wednesday the 24th
Time: 7 pm – 9 pm
Address: 6040 N. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90042
At Skylight: Elizabeth Flock, with Tania Rashid, & The Furies at Skylight Books – In-Person Event
Elizabeth Flock, in conversation with Tania Rashid, will present and discuss her book, The Furies.
The Furies investigates what few dare to confront, or even imagine: the role and necessity of female-led violence in response to systems built against women.
Author Elizabeth Flock examines how three real-life women have used violence to fight back, and how views of women who defend their lives are often distorted by their depictions in media and pop culture. These three immersive narratives follow Brittany Smith, a young woman from Stevenson, Alabama, who killed a man she said raped her but was denied the protection of the Stand-Your-Ground law; Angoori Dahariya, leader of a gang in Uttar Pradesh, India, dedicated to avenging victims of domestic abuse; and Cicek Mustafa Zibo, a fighter in a thousands-strong all-female militia that battled ISIS in Syria. Each woman chose to use lethal force to gain power, safety, and freedom when the institutions meant to protect them—government, police, courts—utterly failed to do so. Each woman has been criticized for their actions by those who believe that violence is never the answer.
Elizabeth Flock is a journalist, and the author of THE HEART IS A SHIFTING SEA: LOVE AND MARRIAGE IN MUMBAI. Her work has appeared in the New Yorker, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Atlantic, and on the PBS NewsHour, where her investigation into sexual harassment and retaliation in the U.S. Forest Service won an Emmy Award and was nominated for a Peabody Award. A PEN America fellow and IWMF grantee, she lives in Chicago and Los Angeles.
Tania Rashid, born in Saudi Arabia and raised in Bangladesh, is an award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker with over a decade of experience. Her career is marked by covering conflict zones across South Asia, Latin America, and Africa, including Somalia. Tania’s compelling documentaries have been featured on globally recognized platforms such as VICE, NBC News, Al Jazeera English, CNN International, National Geographic, PBS NewsHour, and the UK’s Channel 4.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: Skylight Books
Date: Wednesday the 24th
Time: 7 pm – 8:30 pm
Address: 1818 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027
Website: https://www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-elizabeth-flock-presents-furies-w-tania-rashid
Book Release Event: Taylor Byas with Guests, & I Done Clicked My Heels Three Times at Stories Books & Café – In-Person Event
This event celebrates the release of I Done Clicked My Heels Three Times by Taylor Byas, with additional readings from Bryan Byrdlong, Lynne Thompson, Edwin Bodney, Danielle P. Williams, and Dior J. Stephens.
Inspired by The Wiz, this debut, full-length poetry collection celebrates South Side Chicago and a Black woman’s quest for self-discovery—one that pulls her away from the safety of home and into her power.
NOTE: See site for details.
Where: Stories Books & Café
Date: Wednesday the 24th
Time: 7 pm – 8 pm
Address: 1716 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90026
Website: https://storiesla.com/events
Sherri L. Smith, with Elizabeth Wein, & American Wings at Vroman’s – In-Person Event
Sherri L. Smith, in conversation with Elizabeht Wein, will discuss her book American Wings: Chicago’s Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky.
From the acclaimed author of Flygirl and the bestselling author of Code Name Verity comes the thrilling and inspiring true story of the desegregation of the skies.
In the years between World War I and World War II, aviation fever was everywhere, including among Black Americans. But what hope did a Black person have of learning to fly in a country constricted by prejudice and Jim Crow laws, where some previous Black aviators like Bessie Coleman had to move to France to earn their wings?
American Wings follows a group of determined Black Americans: Cornelius Coffey and Johnny Robinson, skilled auto mechanics; Janet Harmon Bragg, a nurse; and Willa Brown, a teacher and social worker. Together, they created a flying club and built their own airfield on Chicago’s South Side. As the U.S. hurtled toward World War II, they established a school to train new pilots, teaching both Black and white students together and proving, in a time when the U.S. military was still segregated, that successful integration was possible.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: Vroman’s
Date: Friday the 26th
Time: 7 pm – 8:30 pm
Address: 695 E Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91001
Website: https://www.vromansbookstore.com/Sherri-L-Smith-discusses-American-Wings
Vroman’s Fiction Reading Group & Cloud Cuckoo Land at Vroman’s – In-Person Event
The Vroman’s Fiction Reading Group meets the 4th Wednesday of every month at 7pm.
This event is free and open to the public.
January’s pick is Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: Vroman’s, The Atrium
Date: Wednesday the 24th
Time: 7 pm – 8:30 pm
Address: 709 E Colorado Blvd., Suite 120, Pasadena, CA 91101
Website: https://www.vromansbookstore.com/event/vromans-fiction-reading-group-4
Anansi Virtual Writers Workshop at The World Stage – In-Person Event
The Anansi Writers Workshop was founded in 1990 by Kamau Daáood, Akilah Oliver, Nafis Nabawi and Anthony Lyons. In 1993, Michael Datcher initiated the development of a three-part format for the workshop. Our tradition of a community workshop began in the late 1960s at the Watts Writers’ Workshop, where World Stage co-founder Kamau Daáood started his writing career. For general information and booking, contact V. Kali, the Anansi Writers Workshop Coordinator, at vkaliflowers@gmail.com.
- 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm — Formal workshop;
- 8:30 pm – 9:00 pm — Featured Guest: POETRI;
- 9:05 pm – 10:00 pm — Open mic.
Suggested: $5.00 Donation via PayPal: The World Stage Gallery.
NOTE: See site for further details, and any change in the schedule. Contact kaliflowers@gmail.com or call (323) 293-2451
Where: The World Stage
Date: Wednesday the 24th
Time: 7:30 pm – 10 pm
Address: 4321 Degnan Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90008
Website: https://www.instagram.com/anansiwritersworkshop/
Sasha Frere-Jones Reading & Conversation with Chris Kraus & Earlier at Poetic Research Bureau – In-Person Event
Poetic Research Bureau welcomes Sasha Frere-Jones on the occasion of the launch of his new memoir, Earlier. Following the reading, writer and Semiotext(e) editor Chris Kraus will join Frere-Jones in conversation.
Shuttling between his first year of life (1967) and the year he wrote the book (2020), Earlier is a glorious sequence of moments, a record of the experiences that set the shape of a life. Frere-Jones’s prose floats between clinically precise fragments and emotional impressions of revelations, pleasures, and accidents. It’s a book about how lives happen and sensibilities form.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: Poetic Research Bureau
Date: Wednesday the 24th
Time: 7:30 pm (Doors at 7 pm)
Address: 2220 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90057
Website: https://www.poeticresearch.com/events/sasha-frere-jones-with-chris-kraus
Wednesday Night Poetry Workshop at Beyond Baroque – Online Zoom Event
Beyond Baroque’s longest-running free poetry workshop is offered on Zoom and welcomes new and seasoned poets to share their work and provide feedback. Please be prepared to share one poem. This workshop will be hosted via the Zoom video-conferencing platform. Please sign up for each workshop session at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting, and you will be contacted with instructions on how to join the meeting.
The workshop facilitator this quarter is L.A. Johnson, the author of the chapbook Little Climates (Bull City Press, 2017). She holds an MFA from Columbia University and a PhD from the University of Southern California, where she is currently a Mellon Humanities and University of the Future postdoctoral fellow. The winner of the 2022 Mississippi Review Poetry Prize, the 2022 Greensboro Review Poetry Prize, the 2021 Arts & Letters Rumi Poetry Prize, her poems appear in The Atlantic, Poetry Magazine, and The Slowdown. She’s received support for her writing from Vermont Studio Center, Community of Writers, Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, Sewanee Writers’ Conference, and elsewhere. Find more about her at http://www.la-johnson.com
Please spend some time before the workshop learning how to share documents via Zoom. It will keep the session moving if you’re able to make your poem viewable quickly and easily. There’s an instructive video that might help.
The workshop can sometimes reach high levels of attendance, which means not everyone will get a chance to read every session.
NOTE: See site for further details, tickets, and information.
Where: Beyond Baroque
Date: Wednesday the 24th
Time: 8 pm – 10 pm
Address: Online event (see site)
Website: https://www.beyondbaroque.org/free_workshops or https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wednesday-night-poetry-workshop-tickets-796136153667
Poetry Reading & Open Mic by Two Idiots Peddling Poetry with Ben Trigg & Guest Feature Nadia Alamah at The Ugly Mug – In-Person Event
Host Ben Trigg and Two Idiots Peddling Poetry at the Ugly Mug on Wednesday Nights offers a Reading & Open Mic, with featured guest Nadia Alamah.
Nadia Alamah (she/they) is a second-generation Lebanese American visual/installation artist and writer from Flint, Michigan. Previously a Stone Street Resident Artist with Flint Public Art Project, Alamah created Flint Bedouin Tent, and facilitated/taught community-oriented arts workshops. Alamah also served as a Resident Live Painter for the We Can Do It! Open Mic in Long Beach, and most recently held their solo show, “From Lebanon to Long Beach,” supported by the Arts Council for Long Beach.
Alamah’s work combines textiles, paint, found materials and poetry, and prioritizes amplifying stories excluded from institutional gatekeeping in the modern era, with emphasis on MENA humanization in the Western world. In addition to the chapbooks “Yalla Habibi” and “baladi,” they have previously published with Pear-Shaped Press and Rachel Corrie Foundation.Their work can be found online at nadiathellama.com and on Insta @nadiaathellama
$4 cover fee, cash only.
NOTE: See site for further details.
Where: The Ugly Mug, Orange
Date: Wednesday the 24th
Time: 8 pm – 10 pm
Address: 261 N. Glassell St., Orange, CA 92866
Website: https://www.facebook.com/people/Two-Idiots-Peddling-Poetry/ or https://www.facebook.com/events/1794218944324222/?ref=newsfeed
We Love L.A. Book Club: The Big Sleep at Eagle Rock Branch Library, LAPL – In-Person Event
We Love L.A. Book Club examines some of the many talented Los Angeles-based authors who incorporate the diversity and unique history of our city into their work.
The selection for January is The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler, the classic noir crime novel that first introduced private detective Philip Marlowe in 1939.
The library will have copies to check out or check our e-media page for electronic access on Libby and hoopla. Please bring book suggestions for future meetings.
Note: See site for details.
Where: Eagle Rock Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Thursday the 25th
Time: 3 pm
Address: 5027 Caspar Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90041
Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/homers-odyssey-reading-group
Brentwood Writing Workshop at Donald Bruce Kaufmann – Brentwood Branch Library, LAPL – In-Person Event
Bring any project that you’re working on to our weekly writing group. Poetry, novels, short stories, memoirs, and essays are all welcome. You will have free time to write and even lots of support from our great group of local writers.
Note: See site for details.
Where: Brentwood Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Thursday the 25th
Time: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Address: 11820 San Vicente Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049
Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/brentwood-writing-workshop
Sci-Fi Short Story Club: The Future Is Female with special guest Lisa Yaszek at Mark Twain Branch Library, LAPL – In-Person Event
Author and editor Lisa Yaszek will discuss and explore selections from The Future Is Female:Classic Science Fiction Stories by Women Volume Two: The 1970s with sci-fi lovers from across the universe via Zoom. The discuss will be with the anthology’s editor, Lisa Yaszek. Available in print and eBook from LAPL.
RSVP:
For the Zoom link, please email to christopher.taylor@lapl.org
Note: See site for details.
Where: Mark Twain Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Thursday the 25th
Time: 6 pm – 7 pm
Address: Online Event (see site)
Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/sci-fi-short-story-club-future-female-special-guest-lisa-yaszek
Cover to Cover Book Club: The Art Thief at Mid Valley Regional Branch Library, LAPL – In-Person Event
Cover to Cover Book Club participants will discuss The Art Thief, by author Michael Finkel.
Copies of each month’s selection will be available for check out at the Reference Desk. New members are always welcome.
Note: See site for details.
Where: Mid Valley Regional Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Thursday the 25th
Time: 6 pm – 7 pm
Address: 16244 Nordhoff St., North Hills, CA 91343
Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/cover-cover-book-club-3
LGBTQ Book Club: The Female Man at Cellar Door Bookstore – In-Person Event
LGBTQ Book Club participants will discuss The Female Man, by author Joanna Russ.
Living in an altered past that never saw the end of the Great Depression, Jeannine, a librarian, is waiting to be married. Joanna lives in a different version of reality: she’s a 1970s feminist trying to succeed in a man’s world. Janet is from Whileaway, a utopian earth where only women exist. And Jael is a warrior with steel teeth and catlike retractable claws, from an earth with separate-and warring-female and male societies. When these four women meet, the results are startling, outrageous, and subversive.
Nebula and Hugo Award winner Joanna Russ is the author of The Adventures of Alyx, Extra(Ordinary) People, and To Write Like a Woman, among many other books.
NOTE: See site for details.
Where: Cellar Door Bookstore
Date: Thursday the 25th
Time: 6 pm
Address: 473 E. Alessandro Blvd., Suite B, Riverside, CA 92508
Website: https://www.cellardoorbookstore.com/event/lgbtq-book-club-female-man
Poetry Night! The Long Freeway: Poets Read Los Angeles at Chevalier’s Bookstore – In-Person Event
This event is a night of poetry featuring 5 incredible poets, moderated by Elizabeth Metzger & Liz (L. A.) Johnson!
L. A. Johnson is a writer from California. She is currently a Mellon Humanities postdoctoral fellow at the University of Southern California. The winner of the 2021 Rumi Prize in Poetry from Arts & Letters, her poems appear in Best New Poets, Poetry Magazine, The Slowdown Podcast, and elsewhere.
Elizabeth Metzger is the author of Lying In (Milkweed, 2023), as well as The Spirit Papers, winner of the Juniper Prize for Poetry, and the chapbook Bed, recipient of The Sunken Garden Chapbook Prize. She is a poetry editor at the Los Angeles Review of Books and she lives in California.
Natalie Shapero is a writer whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, The London Review of Books, The New York Review of Books, The Paris Review, The Nation, and elsewhere. She is the author of the poetry collections Popular Longing (2021), Hard Child (2017), and No Object (2013), and she has performed at The Pulitzer Arts Foundation, The Poetry Project at St. Mark’s, and elsewhere. She lives in Los Angeles and teaches at UC Irvine.
Morgan Parker is the author of Who Put This Song On?, a young adult novel; and the poetry collections Other People’s Comfort Keeps Me Up At Night, There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé, and Magical Negro, which won the 2019 National Book Critics Circle Award. Her debut collection of nonfiction, You Get What You Pay For, will be released in March (and is now available for preorder from your favorite local bookshop).
Prageeta Sharma is the author of five poetry collections, most recently Grief Sequence (Wave, 2019), a narrative reflection on grief over the loss of a loved one; Undergloom (Fence, 2013); and Infamous Landscapes (Fence, 2007). She is the founder of the conference Thinking Its Presence: An Interdisciplinary Conference on Race, Creative Writing, and Artistic and Aesthetic Practices. A recipient of the 2010 Howard Foundation Award and a finalist for the Poetry Society of America’s 2020 Four Quartets Prize, she has taught at the New School for Social Research, Goddard College, the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and the University of Montana-Missoula, and is now the Henry G. Lee ’37 professor of English at Pomona College.
Kien Lam is the author of “Extinction Theory,” winner of the 2021 National Poetry Series (University of Georgia Press). He received his MFA from Indiana University and is the Kundiman SoCal co-chair. Poems have appeared in Poetry, The New Republic, The Nation, and elsewhere. He lives in Los Angeles where he is currently working on a novel.
Dean Rader has authored or co-edited twelve books, including the poetry collection Self-Portrait as Wikipedia Entry and Works & Days, which won the T. S. Eliot Prize. Before the Borderless: Dialogues with the Art of Cy Twombly, appeared in 2023 from Copper Canyon. He is a professor at the University of San Francisco and a 2019 Guggenheim Fellow in Poetry.
NOTE: See site for details.
Where: Chevalier’s Books
Date: Thursday the 25th
Time: 6 pm
Address: 133 N. Larchmont Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90004
Matt Severson, with Peter Debruge, & Agnès Varda: Director’s Inspiration at Book Soup – In-Person Event
Matt Severson, in conversation with Peter Debruge, will discuss his book, Agnès Varda: Director’s Inspiration.
This book presents the first English-language visual showcase for Varda’s inspirations, art and personal life, incorporating original materials from her personal archive on rue Daguerre. The book covers Varda’s “three lives”—as photographer, filmmaker and visual artist—and features a previously unpublished interview Varda gave to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on the eve of receiving her Honorary Oscar in 2017. Essays by author Sasha Archibald and film critic Peter Debruge examine facets of Varda’s creative lives, and personal reflections by friends and colleagues illustrate what it was like to collaborate with and be inspired by her.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: Book Soup
Date: Thursday the 25th
Time: 7 pm – 8:30 pm
Address: 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069
Website: https://www.booksoup.com/event/matt-severson
Lyrical Flames Open Mic & Readings with Lida Parent Harris at Something Poetic – In-Person Event
Lida Parent Harris hosts Lyrical Flames Open Mic and Readings by Phil Bell, Haza Bustamante, Boog J Ghost & Bill Cushing at Something Poetic – In-Person Event
Lyrical Flames Open Mic and Readings, hosted by Lida Parnet Harris returns to Something Poetic! Featured readers include:
Phil Bell is the author of The Elfin Child, The Elfin Child II, The Hayley Effect, and Penglewissle Poetry, a paperback collection of Family Friendly poetry making some fun reading for all ages, among others.
Haza Bustamante N/A
Boog J Ghost N/A
Bill Cushing is the author most recently of The Commies Come to Waterton (short stories), Just a Little Cage of Bone (poetry), Time Well Spent (collected short non-fiction memories), and an illustrated non-fiction narrative Heroic Brothers of the Civil.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: Something Poetic
Date: Thursday the 25th
Time: 7 pm – 8:30 pm
Address: 201 W. 7th St., Los Angeles, CA 90014
Website: N/A
Poems, Poems, Poems Event Hosted by Spaceons Magazine at The Pop Hop – In-Person Event
Poems, Poems, Poems will be an intimate night of poems and short stories. Bring a poem to share and/or support local writers as an active listener. Drinks and snacks are provided, we are asking for a $10 suggested donation to cover food/wine costs. Seating is limited so don’t forget to RSVP. Also, please consider supporting our incredible hosts The Pop Hop by giving them a $5 donation or purchasing an item on the way out.
If you would like to read a poem/short story, please be sure to sign up via the link at site.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: The Pop Hop
Date: Thursday the 25th
Time: 7 pm – 9 pm
Address: 5002 York Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90042
Website: https://www.thepophop.com/calendar/2024/1/25/poems-poems-poems-hosted-by-spaceonspace-magazine
At Skylight: THE COMMON Issue #26 at Skylight Books – In-Person Event
Join The Common magazine for a celebration of writing and art from the seasonal, migrant, and immigrant farmworkers who power California’s vast food and agriculture systems, co-edited by Miguel M. Morales.
Essayist Amanda Mei Kim writes about the ways that collective power, racism, and nature weave through the lives of rural Californians of color, through the lens of her experience growing up on her family’s tenant farm just outside LA.
Poets Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, Aideed Medina, and Oswaldo Vargas write about the struggle and the beauty of work in the fields and on farms. Their work highlights the nuance and diversity of that experience—queer discovery, activism and protest, shared labor and community.
Artist Narsiso Martinez creates moving portraits and scenes of farmworkers in the fields, painted on flattened cardboard produce boxes discarded from grocery stores. This work is drawn from the nine seasons he worked in the fields of Eastern Washington state, to fund his undergraduate and graduate studies. Narsiso writes, “When I nest images of farmworkers amidst the colorful brand names and illustrations of agricultural corporations, I hope to help the viewer make a connection, or a disconnection rather, and start creating consciousness about the people that farm their food.”
This event will be hosted by the magazine’s managing editor Emily Everett.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: Skylight Books
Date: Thursday the 25th
Time: 7 pm – 8:30 pm
Address: 1818 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027
Website: https://www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-common-issue-26
Africanfuturist Book Launch: Tlotlo Tsamaase & Woom City at Village Well Books & Coffee – In-Person Event
Author Tlotlo Tsamaase will discuss the debut novel, Woom City.
The first novel from award-winning author Tlotlo Tsamaase, Womb City, has earned much praise with two starred reviews from Foreword Magazine and Publishers Weekly, who called it a “thrilling and thought-provoking page-turner…Tsamaase is a writer to watch.” This genre-bending Africanfuturist horror novel blends The Handmaid’s Tale with Get Out in an adrenaline-packed, cyberpunk body-hopping ghost story exploring motherhood, memory, and a woman’s right to her own body.
The author will read from xer novel, take questions, and sign copies for readers.
Tlotlo Tsamaase (xe/xem/xer or she/her/hers) is a Motswana writer. Xer novella, The Silence of Wilting Skin, is a Lambda Literary Award finalist, and was the first Motswana nominee for the Rhysling Award. Tlotlo received support from the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative, and xer story “Behind Our Irises” jointly won the Nommo Award. Xer short fiction has appeared in multiple best-of anthologies, Africa Risen, New Suns 2, Chiral Mad 5, and other venues. Womb City is Tlotlo’s debut novel.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: Village Well Books & Coffee
Date: Thursday the 25th
Time: 6 pm – 7 pm
Address: 9900 Culver Blvd., #1B, Culver City, CA 90232
Website: https://shop.villagewell.com/events/33362
Creative Writing for Teens with Sarah Hamilton at Playa Vista Branch Library, LAPL – In-Person Teen Event
Playa Vista author Sarah Hamilton will talk about her journey in storytelling and self-publishing, starting from when she was just a teenager.
Sarah Hamilton was only seventeen years old when she published her first novel. Since then, she has actively written/directed/produced multiple books, short films, and web series. Sarah is excited to help other young creatives follow their dreams!
NOTE: See site for details.
Where: Playa Vista Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Friday the 26th
Time: 4 pm
Address: 6400 Playa Vista Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90094
Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/creative-writing-teens-author-sarah-hamilton
Poetry Reading & Open Mic at Bookman Bookstore – In-Person Event
Bookman Bookstore in Orange presents a Poetry Reading and Spoken Word Open Mic every fourth Friday of the month.
Feel free to come and read your work or just listen.
NOTE: See site for details.
Where: Bookman Bookstore
Date: Friday the 26th
Time: 6 pm – 7:30 pm
Address: 320 E. Katella Ave., Suite M, Orange, CA 92867
Website: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057313695880&locale=ku_TR
Black Lit Book Club: Black Cake at Cellar Door Bookstore – In-Person Event
Black Lit Book Club participants will discuss Black Cake: A Novel, by author Charmaine Wilkerson.
Charmaine Wilkerson’s debut novel is a story of how the inheritance of betrayals, secrets, memories, and even names can shape relationships and history. Deeply evocative and beautifully written, Black Cake is an extraordinary journey through the life of a family changed forever by the choices of its matriarch.
Charmaine Wilkerson is an American writer who has lived in Jamaica and is based in Italy. A graduate of Barnard College and Stanford University, she is a former journalist whose award-winning short fiction has appeared in various magazines and anthologies. Black Cake is her first novel.
NOTE: See site for details.
Where: Cellar Door Bookstore
Date: Friday the 26th
Time: 6 pm
Address: 473 E. Alessandro Blvd., Suite B, Riverside, CA 92508
Website: https://www.cellardoorbookstore.com/event/black-lit-book-club-black-cake
QT Open Mic Night at Café con Libros, Pomona – In-Person Event
Join hosts Liam and Charlie every 4th Friday for a fun LGBTQ+ meeting. Share in a poem (serious, fun, or saucy) or enjoy a fun round of BEST STORY WINS!
NOTE: See site for details.
Where: Café con LIbros, Pomona
Date: Friday the 26th
Time: 6:30 pm – 8 pm
Address: 280 W. 2nd St. Pomona, CA 91766
Website: https://cafeconlibrospress.org/event-calendar/
The Nervous Ghost Press Open Mic at Brewjeria Co., Pico Rivera – In-Person Event
Nervous Ghost Press in Pico Rivera presents a Poetry Reading and Spoken Word Open Mic every fourth Friday of the month.
Community guest emcee: Freddy Mendoza.
NOTE: See site for details.
Where: Brewjeria Co.
Date: Friday the 26th
Time: 6:30 pm
Address: 4937 Durfee Ave., Pico Rivera, CA
Website: https://www.facebook.com/photo
Dr. Jen Gunter, with Kim Elsesser, & Blood: The Science, Medicine and Mythology of Menstruation at Book Soup – In-Person Event
Dr. Jen Gunter, in conversation with Kim Elsesser, will discuss her book, Blood: The Science, Medicine and Mythology of Menstruation.
Not knowing how your body works makes it challenging to advocate for yourself. Consequently, many suffer in silence thinking their bodies are uniquely broken, or they turn to disreputable sources. Blood is a practical, empowering guide to what’s typical, what’s concerning, and when to seek care—recounted with expertise and frank, fearless wit that have made Dr. Jen today’s most trusted voice in gynecology.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: Book Soup
Date: Friday the 26th
Time: 7 pm – 8:30 pm
Address: 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069
Website: https://www.booksoup.com/event/dr-jen-gunter
Book Launch: Emily Wibberly & Austin Siegemund-Broka, & The Breakup Tour at The Ripped Bodice – In-Person Event
Emily Wibberly & Austin Siegemund-Broka will discuss The Breakup Tour.
This is a ticketed event. A book signing will follow the discussion.
NOTE: See site for tickets, guidelines, and details.
Where: The Ripped Bodice
Date: Friday the 26th
Time: 7 pm – 9 pm
Address: Main Street, Culver City, CA 90323
Website: https://www.therippedbodicela.com/events-and-tickets
Slanguage Poetry Show: Open Mic Edition with AKoldPiece OfWork at Sims Library of Poetry – In-Person Event
This event is all about celebrating the beauty of spoken word poetry. Whether you’re a seasoned poet or someone who has never shared their work before, this is your chance to take the stage and express yourself. We welcome poets from all backgrounds, styles, and experiences.
Expect an electric atmosphere as our talented performers captivate you with their lyrical prowess. From heart-wrenching narratives to thought-provoking social commentary, our poets will leave you spellbound. And if you’re feeling inspired, feel free to sign up for the open mic session and share your own piece!
We will have Chef Lee with her amazing food for sale.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: Sims Library of Poetry
Date: Friday the 26th
Time: 7 pm – 10 pm
Address: 2702 West Florence Ave., Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90043
Website: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/slanguage-poetry-show-open-mic-edition-tickets-788859950347
Becky Nicolaides, with Naomi Hirahara, & The New Suburbia at Vroman’s – In-Person Event
Becky Nicolaides, in conversation with Naomi Hirahara, will discuss her book The New Suburbia.
America’s suburbs have been transforming. The conventional story of suburbs as bastions of white, middle-class homeowners no longer describes the suburbs of America’s cities. Today they house a more typical cross-section of the nation—rich, poor, Black American, Latino, Asian, immigrant, the unhoused, the lavishly housed, and everyone in between. Stories of everyday suburban life, in the process, have taken on new inflections.
Nowhere are these changes more vivid than in Los Angeles. Historian Becky Nicolaides explores a range of community experiences, from internal resegregation to suburban poverty, an embrace of law-and-order culture to police brutality, friendly neighbors to social withdrawal. Based on a half-century of quantitative data and unpublished oral histories and interviews, The New Suburbia explores vital landscapes where the American dream has endured, even as the dreamers have changed.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: Vroman’s
Date: Friday the 26th
Time: 7 pm – 8:30 pm
Address: 695 E Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101
Website: https://www.vromansbookstore.com/Becky-Nicolaides-with-Naomi-Hirahara-The-New-Suburbia
All Women’s Open Mic with Kate Burns at Village Well Books & Coffee – In-Person Event
Village Well is partnering with local poet and author Kate Burns to provide a platform for female poets, musicians, storytellers, and comedians. While all are welcome to attend, this is an event that aims to amplify women’s voices only.
Acts are limited to 3-5 minutes in length. Sign-ups begin at 7:00 pm and conclude at 7:30 pm!
Also, please note that not all material may be considered “family-friendly” so please use discretion when deciding whether or not to bring children.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: Village Well Books & Coffee
Date: Friday the 26th
Time: 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Address: 9900 Culver Blvd., #1B, Culver City, CA 90232
Website: https://shop.villagewell.com/events/30981
Celebrating 25 Years of Poetry international at Beyond Baroque – In-Person Event
This reading celebrating 25 years of Poetry International and Issue 27/28 features a rich and exciting array of new work from Kevin Prufer, and newly translated work, presented in English as well as their original language, from Elena Salamanca, Louis-Philippe Dalembert, Mariano Zaro, and poets of the Armenian diaspora, among many others.
Sandra Alcosser‘s poems have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Paris Review, Ploughshares, Poetry, and the Pushcart Prize Anthology. She received two individual artist fellowships from National Endowment for the Arts, and her books of poetry, A FISH TO FEED ALL HUNGER and EXCEPT BY NATURE, received the highest honors from National Poetry Series and Academy of American Poets and Associated Writing Programs, as well as the Larry Levis Award and the William Stafford Award for Poetry. Her four artist book collaborations with Brighton Press have been exhibited internationally and reside in museums and special collections including The National Museum of Women in the Arts and Musee d’art Americain Giverny. She was the National Endowment for the Arts’ first Conservation Poet for the Wildlife Conservation Society and Poets House, New York, as well as Montana’s first poet laureate and recipient of the Merriam Award for Distinguished Contribution to Montana Literature. She founded and directs SDSU’s MFA each spring and is the Editor-in-Chief of Poetry International.
Sarah Maclay is the author of Nightfall Marginalia (What Books Press, 2023), her fifth poetry collection. Her poems and essays, supported by a Yaddo residency and a City of Los Angeles Individual Artist Fellowship and awarded the Tampa Review Prize for Poetry and a Pushcart Special Mention, among other honors, have appeared in APR, FIELD, Ploughshares, The Tupelo Quarterly, The Writer’s Chronicle, The Best American Erotic Poetry: From 1800 to the Present, Poetry International, where she served as Book Review Editor for a decade, and beyond. She teaches at Loyola Marymount University and offers workshops at Beyond Baroque, roaming between L.A. and her native Montana.
Mariano Zaro is the author of six books of poetry, most recently Decoding Sparrows (What Books Press), finalist of the Housatonic Book Award, and Padre Tierra (Olifante). His poems and short stories have been published in anthologies and literary journals in Spain, Mexico, and the United States. His translations include Buda en llamas (by Tony Barnstone) and Cómo escribir una canción de amor (by Sholé Wolpé). He is a professor of Spanish at Rio Hondo Community College in Whittier, California. Website: http://www.marianozaro.com.
NOTE: See site for costs, tickets, guidelines, and details.
Where: Beyond Baroque
Date: Friday the 26th
Time: 8 pm
Address: 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, CA., 90291
Book Club for Middle Grade Readers: Maizy Chen’s Last Chance at Sun Valley Branch Library, LAPL – Online MG Event
Middle-grade readers are invited to participate in our fun monthly book discussions. This month, we will be reading Maizy Chen’s Last Chance, by author Lisa Yee.
NOTE: See site for RSVP and details.
Where: Sun Valley Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Saturday the 27th
Time: 10:30 am
Address: Online Event (see site)
Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/book-club-middle-grade-readers-20
Mystery Book Club: Harlem Shuffle at Westwood Branch Library, LAPL – In-Person Event
Mystery Book Club Participants will discuss the novel Harlem Shuffle, by author Colson Whitehead.
NOTE: See site for RSVP and details.
Where: Westwood Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Saturday the 27th
Time: 11 am
Address: 1246 Glendon Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90024
Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/mystery-book-club-14
Poetry Workshop at Central Library, LAPL – In-Person Event
Join this inclusive, in-person poetry workshop where poets of all levels can come together, share their work, and foster a vibrant poetry community. Participants are invited to bring a poem, no longer than one page, to read and receive valuable feedback from fellow poets. Engage in thoughtful discussions and provide your own insights on the work of others. Whether you’re a seasoned poet or just starting out, this workshop offers a supportive environment to refine your craft, connect with like-minded individuals, and celebrate the power of words.
NOTE: See site for RSVP and details.
Where: Central Library, LAPL, Literature & Fiction Study Rooms
Date: Saturday the 27th
Time: 11 am – 1 pm
Address: 630 W. 5th St., Los Angeles, CA 90071
Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/poetry-workshop-1
Cuentos y Cafecito: Ernest Cisneros with Katelyn Brazer Aceves at LibroMobile at Bristol Food Court, Santa Ana – In-Person Kids/Family Event
Join LibroMobile at the Bristol Food Court to welcome and hear author Ernesto Cisneros, in conversation with Katelyn Brazer Aceves, (Santa Ana Board Member, Trustee Area 4), read and discuss his children’s books: Efren Divided and Falling Short.
NOTE: See site for details. RSVP
Where: LibroMobile at Bristol Food Court, Santa Ana
Date: Saturday the 27th
Time: 11 am – 1 pm
Address: 1180 S. Bristol St., A3, Santa Ana, CA 92704
Website: https://www.libromobile.com/event-details/cuentos-y-cafecito-con-katelyn
Programmed to Paint Storytime & Craft with Mauricio Abril at Once Upon a Time – In-Person Kids Event
Celebrate the creative spark with a special story time and craft with local author-illustrator Mauricio Abril for his new picture book Programmed to Paint. Mauricio will read his story, lead a craft, and then sign books. Best for young artists and robots ages 4+.
NOTE: See site for RSVP and details.
Where: Once Upon a Time
Date: Saturday the 27th
Time: 11 am
Address: 2207 Honolulu Ave., Montrose, CA 91020
Website: https://www.shoponceuponatime.com/event
Vroman’s Special Storytime: Barney Saltzberg & Arlo Needs Glasses at Vroman’s – In-Person Kids Event
Author Barney Saltzberg will read his children’s book, Arlo Needs Glasses.
One out of four kids either wears or needs glasses, and their parents will want their child to feel that glasses are awesome because they’re cool, fun, and enable us to do all the things we want to do. That’s where Arlo steps in. He’s a shaggy, free-spirited dog who loves to play catch, until one day he can’t see the ball anymore. He needs glasses!
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: Vroman’s
Date: Saturday the 27th
Time: 11 am – 12 pm
Address: 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91001
Website: https://www.vromansbookstore.com/Barney-Saltzberg-presenting-Arlo-Needs-Glasses
Felicia’s Free-Form Drop-In Writing Sessionvia Sims Library of Poetry – Online Event
This free drop-in writing session is held 12 pm PT-1:30 pm PT on the last Saturday of every month. This month’s theme is: Renewal.
Suggested donation: $5-15
1.5 hr of cranking out, creating, or finishing a writing goal or idea for 2024
Felicia will provide a prompt or you can use your own
Virtual on Zoom
Connect with community
Gain writing accountability & support
Felicia Taylor E. is a poet, actress, author, writer, and arts educator. She’s performed with the Award-winning companies, Deaf West Theater and Dallas Children’s Theater. And toured with companies in California performing Shakespeare, Contemporary plays and Poetry. As an Arts Educator, she’s worked within the community creating worksho9ps and performances for museums, schools, libraries, and colleges. Her belief is that “writing and journaling is healing.” Her book “Southern Spiced: A Brown Girl’s Tale,” is a Reader’s Choice Book Award Finalist.
NOTE: See site for details. RSVP
Where: Sims Library of Poetry
Date: Saturday the 27th
Time: 12 pm
Address: Online Event (see site)
Website: https://www.simslibraryofpoetry.org/event-details/felicias-free-form-drop-in-writing-session-13
Open Mic Poetry with Toti O’Brien at Eagle Rock Branch Library, LAPL – In-Person Event
Share your original poems, lyrics, spoken word or just enjoy listening. Each poet will have five minutes to read an original work. If you wish to read, sign up when you arrive.
Our featured speaker will be Toti O’Brien. She is known as the Italian Accordionist with the Irish Last Name. Toti is the author of Other Maidens (BlazeVOX, 2020), An Alphabet of Birds (Moonrise, 2020), In Her Terms (Cholla Needles, 2021), Pages of a Broken Diary (Pski’s Porch, 2022), The Past, Ineffable (Cholla Needles Press, 2023), Odd Arcana (Cholla Needles, 2023) and Alter Alter (Elyssar Press, 2024).
NOTE: See site for RSVP and details.
Where: Eagle Rock Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Saturday the 27th
Time: 1 pm
Address: 5027 Caspar Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90041
Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/open-mic-poetry-3
Fourth Saturdays Poetry: Marsha De La O & Lisa C. Kruegar at Helen Renwick Library, LAPL – In-Person Event
Fourth Saturdays Poetry features Marsha De La O and Lisa C, Kruegar reading and discussing their work.
Marsha De La O’s most recent and fourth book, Creature, came out in January 2024, and Every Ravening Thing was published in 2019. She has published extensively in journals and anthologies and her work was featured by Tracy K. Smith in The Showdown.
Lisa C. Kruegar is a clinical psychologist. Her poems have appeared in various journals and with Red Hen Press, where her fifth book of poetry, Floriography Child, was released in 2023. Through Rampant Trees: A Book About Grief and Still Life/Life Still were published in 2023. She maintains a practice in Pasadena.
NOTE: See site for RSVP and details.
Where: Helen Renwick Library, Claremont
Date: Saturday the 27th
Time: 2 pm – 4 pm
Address: 208 N. Harvard Ave., Claremont, CA 91711
Website: https://www.facebook.com/fourthsaturdayspoetry/
Miriam’s Garden Poetry Reading: Luis J. Rodriguez, Angelina Saenz, Bri Stokes at Hyde Park Library, LAPL – In-Person Event
Please join host Yago Cura on Saturday, January 27 from 2:00-3:30 for “Miriam’s Garden,” a poetry reading series in the garden of the Hyde Park Library. We kick off the year with Luis J. Rodriguez (@lrodrig555), Angelina Sáenz (@saenzwriter), and Bri Stokes (@bri_stokes_writes).
NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details.
Where: Hyde Park – Miriam Matthews Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Saturday the 27th
Time: 2 pm – 3:30 pm
Address: 2205 W. Florence Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90043
Website: https://www.instagram.com/p/C1-1YXWJv4a/
Keepers of Culture: Poetry Reading Series at Northridge Branch Library, LAPL – In-Person & Online Hybrid Event
Join us for a multinational spoken word event that will take place on the fourth Saturday of each month on-site at the Northridge Branch and online via Zoom. There will be an open reading included.
RSVP:
Please email Emily at eaaronson@lapl.org for the Zoom link.
NOTE: See site for RSVP and details.
Where: Northridge Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Saturday the 27th
Time: 3 pm – 5 pm
Address: 9051 Darby Ave., Northridge, CA 91325
Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/keepers-culture-poetry-reading-series
Saturday Afternoon Poetry: Publishing Workshop & Four Feathers Press Poets at Singer Park– In-Person Event
Publishing Workshop led by BECOMING (Savannah Hernandez, Ammanda Selethia Moore & Cls Sandoval) + Poets published in Four Feathers Press PLAYTHINGS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: TOY POETRY.
Don Kingfisher Campbell hosts and curates these events.
Where: Saturday Afternoon Poetry at Singer Park
Date: Saturday the 27th
Time: 3 pm – 5 pm
Address: California Blvd & St. John Ave., Pasadena, CA
Website: http://saturdayafternoonpoetry.blogspot.com/
Biennial Orange County Poet Laureate Celebration: Gustavo Hernandez at LibroMobile, Santa Ana – In-Person Event
Join LibroMobile for the 2nd Orange County Poet Laureate Inauguration & Celebration for Gustavo Hernandez.
Gustavo Hernandez is the newly selected Poet Laureate of Orange County and the author of Flower, Grand, First (Moon Tide Press 2021) and the two micro-chapbooks Form His Arms (Ghost City Press 2020) and Little Fleece (Ghost City Press, 2023). He was born in Jalisco, Mexico and lives in Southern California.
4pm – 6pm: Biennial Inauguration & Poetry Reading @Bristol Food Court
6pm – 8pm: Celebratory Reception @LibroMobile
NOTE: See site for details. RSVP
Where: LibroMobile, Santa Ana
Date: Saturday the 27th
Time: 4 pm – 8 pm (Two-part event)
Address: 1150 S. Bristol St., A3, Santa Ana, CA 92704
Website: https://www.libromobile.com/event-details/biennial-orange-county-poet-laureate-inauguration
Historical Fiction Book Club: He Who Drowned the World at Cellar Door Bookstore – In-Person Event
Historical Fiction Book Club participants will discuss He Who Drowned the World: A Novel (The Radiant Emperor Duology #2) (Hardcover), by author Shelley Parker Chan.
He Who Drowned the World is the sequel and series conclusion to She Who Became the Sun, the accomplished, poetic debut of war and destiny, sweeping across an epic alternate China. Mulan meets The Song of Achilles.
Shelley Parker-Chan is an Asian-Australian former international development adviser who worked on human rights, gender equality and LGBTQ rights in Southeast Asia. Their debut historical fantasy novel She Who Became the Sun was a #1 Sunday Times bestseller and has been translated into 12 languages. Parker-Chan is a winner of the Astounding Award, and the British Fantasy Awards for Best Fantasy Novel and Best Newcomer. They have also been a finalist for the Lambda, Locus, Aurealis, Ditmar, and British Book Awards. They live in Melbourne, Australia.
NOTE: See site for details.
Where: Cellar Door Bookstore
Date: Saturday the 27th
Time: 5 pm
Address: 473 E. Alessandro Blvd., Suite B, Riverside, CA 92508
Website: https://www.cellardoorbookstore.com/event/
Book Launch: Julian Tepper, with Uzoamaka Maduka, & Cooler Heads at North Figueroa Bookshop – In-Person Event
Julian Tepper, in conversation with Uzoamaka Maduka, will present his fourth novel, Cooler Heads.
Cooler Heads is a story about modern love. With a triangulation of lovers and spouses, young children and careers struggling to get off the ground, in Celia and Paul we encounter two people in that pocket of life when the fight to figure out who we are and what we want burns brightest. This book is a meditation on the limits of what we can and cannot have, set in a city—New York—that would have us think that we can have it all.
Julian Tepper is the author of three previous novels, Between the Records, Balls, and Ark. His writing has appeared in The Paris Review, Playboy, The Brooklyn Rail, Zyzzyva, The Daily Beast, and elsewhere. His essay, “Locking Down with the Family You’ve Just Eviscerated in a Novel” was a “Notable Essay of 2022” in Best American Essays 2022. As a member of the band, The Natural History, he co-wrote the song “Don’t You Ever,” which was later turned into a hit by the legendary band, Spoon. He was born and raised in New York City and lives there still.
Uzoamaka Maduka is an actress and writer living in California. Twice named to the Forbes 30-Under-30, she is formerly the editor-in-chief of the American Reader and has written and edited extensively on literature, culture, and the arts.
NOTE: See site for RSVP and details.
Where: North Figueroa Bookshop
Date: Saturday the 27th
Time: 5 pm – 7 pm
Address: 6040 N. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90042
Website: https://northfigbookshop.com/event/#calendar-8a0f87f6-17d6-4f10-9815-04df4c8251ba-event-lq5v434f
Heartbeats Open MIc: Teresa Mei Chuc, CongaPoet, Miguel Lopez & Mauricio Moreno, presented by Los Angeles Poet Society at The Libros, Lincoln Heights – In-Person Event
Join us for an unforgettable night of music, poetry, and spoken word at The Libros Lincoln Heights! Our open mic event is the perfect platform for aspiring artists and performers to showcase their talent and connect with a vibrant community of creatives.
Hosted by LA Poet Society, Heartbeats Open Mic, is held on the last Saturday of each month, showcasing literary talent of all levels; from emerging Writers to published Writers, and welcoming all genres of creative expression!
Poet, Educator, and Publisher, Teresa Mei Chuc is the author of three full-length collections, and most recently of the chapbook Incendiary Takes.
CongaPoet is a fuse of conga drumming along with fierce activism poetics.
Angel Miguel Lopez is a Playwright, Poet, Actor, and Emcee.
Mauricio Moreno aka Soul on Fire is a Columbian American Poet, and author of Anatomy of a Flame.
+Open Mic 4 the People! 4 minutes/ person, or as time permits.
RSVP to secure your admission through Event Brite.
NOTE: See site for details.
Where: The Libros, Lincoln Heights
Date: Saturday the 27th
Time: 6 pm – 8 pm
Address: 3422 North Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90031
Website: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/heartbeats-open-mic-tickets-797206134007
DeForest Park Poetry and Ecology Event with Nancy Lynee Woo: River Session #1 / Mile 10 – In-Person Event
Explore art, culture, and place along the LA River in a monthly series of guided walks where the River is the lead artist and teacher. First in a series exploring the interconnection of nature and self.
Transforming 51 miles of the LA River/ Paayme Paxaayt with ART, NATURE, and COMMUNITY.
Each month we visit new sites along the River with artists, Indigenous Culture Bearers and local experts: Look for surprises around the bend!
Last year, in our first series of River Sessions, we visited sites along the River in the spirit of Hyonaayn’ar—a Tongva word that means both teacher and student. We learned creative tactics from many artists and Indigenous Cultural Practitioners who were our guides. What emerged is that the River is trying to heal herself—and our communities need healing too.
Our reflection is our connection—the River is both a metaphor and a literal indicator of our own health and self-awareness.
Our first River Sessions of 2024 will focus upon the emotional impact that the channelized River has upon us, led by poet Nancy Woo, our 2024 Creative Corp collaborator. Co-organized by Nancy Woo and LA River Arts, these sessions are part of a community-led, multi-disciplinary art project that invites participants to reflect upon the LA River, climate change, social justice, and the emotional interconnectivity of these phenomena, culminating in a printed zine and public performance.
Participants will learn about river ecosystems and site histories from the perspective of poets, artists, Indigenous Culture Bearers, and ecologists. Poet Nancy Woo and Kathryn Dressendorfer from the Surfrider Foundation will lead the 0.5-mile stroll on mostly flat terrain, we’ll pause at various points to connect with the surroundings and craft poems under the guidance of Nancy Woo, a published poet and Creative Corps collaborator. If visual expression is more your style, there will be prompts for photography and drawing.
NOTE: See site for tickets, guidelines, and details.
Where: DeForest Park
Date: Sunday the 28th
Time: 11 am – 1 pm
Address: Chestnut Ave. & De Forest Ave., Long Beach, CA 90805
Local Writers Day: Young Readers Edition: Chris Wieland & The Body on the Beach at Vroman’s – In-Person Kids Event
Chris Wieland will present his book The Body on the Beach.
In Crabtree, Michigan, winter can be murder.
Thirteen-year-old girl detective Kat Dylan and her little brother, Alec, are back.
Even after cracking the case of the century, Kat and Alec are still stuck in Crabtree, and suffering through a long, cold winter. When a middle school mean girl approaches her with a problem, Kat can’t imagine it’s worth her time-or that there’s a chance it will lead to the next big mystery. But then Gabby becomes the focus of the local police, especially Kat’s Grandpa Nick. Before Kat can get to the bottom of things, she finds Gabby dead.
NOTE: See site for RSVP and details.
Where: Vroman’s
Date: Sunday the 28th
Time: 12 pm
Address: 695 E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91001
Website: https://www.vromansbookstore.com/Vromans-Local-Author-Day-Young-Readers-Edition-Jan-2024
Los Angeles Times Book Club: Dean Koontz & The Bad Weather Friend at UC Irvine – In-Person Event
Dean Koontz, in conversation with La Times Managing Editor Samantha Melbourne Weaver, will present and discuss The Bad Weather Friend.
In his new book, Koontz introduces an affable Newport Beach real estate agent who mysteriously loses his job, his reputation and his fiancée. As the agent’s life crashes, a terrifying seven-foot-tall “bad weather friend” arrives at his home in a giant crate and kicks the thriller into high gear.
“We are living in such dark and dangerous times that I believe readers need what this story has to offer,” Koontz told his editor about the novel.
Koontz is the author of the Odd Thomas and Jane Hawk series, as well as many standalone suspense novels, most recently After Death and The House at the End of the World. His books have sold more than 500 million copies and are published in 38 languages. Koontz lives in Orange County with his wife, Gerda, and their golden retriever, Elsa.
NOTE: See site for RSVP, tickets, and details.
Where: UC Irvine, Crystal Cove Auditorium
Date: Sunday the 28th
Time: 1 pm
Address: A311 Student Center Irvine, CA 92697-2050
Latinx Book Club: Family Lore at Cellar Door Bookstore – In-Person Event
Latinx Book Club participants will discuss Family Lore, by author Elizabeth Acevedo.
NOTE: See site for RSVP and details.
Where: Cellar Door Bookstore
Date: Sunday the 28th
Time: 2 pm
Address: 473 E. Alessandro Blvd., Suite B, Riverside, CA 92508
Website: https://www.cellardoorbookstore.com/event/latinx-book-club-family-lore
La Palabra Reading Series: Brenda Vaca & Carlos Ornelas at Avenue 50 Studio – In-Person & Online FB Hybrid Event
La Palabra Literary Reading Series is hosted by Chloe Diaz every fourth Sunday, and this month will feature:
Benda Vaca is a Xicana poet, author, and independent publisher from Sejatnga, Unceded Tongva Territory, known as South Whittier, CA.
She earned her B.A. in English at U.C. Berkeley with a Minor in Creative Writing and went on to graduate school in Berkeley earning a Master of Divinity and a Master of Arts in Biblical Languages from the Pacific School of Religion and Graduate Theological Union. Poetry and writing have been lifelong passions. Riot of Roses is her debut collection of poetry published by her indie house, Riot of Roses Publishing House. She is currently working on her first children’s book, Buttonz Finds His Mojo, under the imprint Oh My Gatos Books. She is the host of the weekly Instagram live series “Friday Fire” and the monthly co-host of “The Post Up” open mic at Uptown Plants Casa Verde LA in Uptown Whittier, CA.
Carlos Ornelas is a Mesoamerican artist and author from Lynwood, California. His poetry is a vivid representation of the smiles and cries experienced growing up in Los Angeles as an underpriviledged youth. His first book, Ketchup: Sopa de Gato, has been a part of classrooms in underserved communities throughout southern California. His upcoming poetry collection, Villains Vernacular, is to be released in 2024 by Riot of Roses Publishing House
NOTE: See site for RSVP and details.
Where: Avenue 50 Studio
Date: Sunday the 28th
Time: 2 pm – 4 – pm
Address: 130 N. Avenue 50 Los Angeles, CA 90042
Website: https://www.instagram.com/p/C2GfWp7PHCM/?next=%2Faliokumu%2F&hl=af
Nikki Mark & Tommy’s Field: Love, Loss and the Goal of a Lifetime at Diesel, A Bookstore – In-Person Event
Nikki Mark will present and discuss her book, Tommy’s Field: Love, Loss, and the Goal of a Lifetime.
In April 2018, Nikki and Doug Mark’s perfectly healthy twelve-year-old-son Tommy went to sleep one night and never woke up. They’re still not exactly sure why. Devastated, Nikki embarked on an unconventional journey to heal her heart.
Nikki Mark founded the TM23 Foundation to honor her eldest son who was 12 years old when he unexpectedly passed away in 2018. After a 20+ year career developing Los Angeles-based startups, Nikki embarked on an unconventional journey to heal her heart. She doesn’t wish her loss upon anyone, but she wishes for everyone all that she has learned from it. Nikki’s “inspirational debut memoir,” is entitled Tommy’s Field: Love, Loss and the Goal of a Lifetime.
NOTE: See site for RSVP and details.
Where: Diesel, A Bookstore
Date: Sunday the 28th
Time: 3 pm
Address: 225 26th St., Suite 33, Santa Monica, CA 90402
Website: https://www.dieselbookstore.com/event/Nikki-Mark-January-28-Author-signing
Local Writers Day: Chantal Donnelly, Roger Parham-Brown, Marcia Arrieta at Vroman’s – In-Person Event
Chantal Donnelly presents Settled: How to Find Calm in a Stress-Inducing World
Are you constantly on a stress rollercoaster, jumping from frantic to collapsed without ever finding a place of comfort?
In SETTLED, physical therapist Chantal Donnelly searches for ways to help her patients and ends up delving into the fascinating science behind stress. She discovers it’s not just a mental or emotional issue, but a physical one too.
Roger Parham-Brown presents The Song of Sylvia and Marcia Arrieta presents Perimeter Homespun.
NOTE: See site for RSVP and details.
Where: Vroman’s
Date: Sunday the 28th
Time: 4 pm
Address: 695 E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91001
Website: https://www.vromansbookstore.com/Vromans-Loca-%20Author-Day-Jan-2024
Earthseed Symposium Book Club: Octavia E. Butler’s Pattern Master at North Figueroa Bookshop – In-Person Event
Earthseed Symposium Bool Club is a speculative fiction book club event.
In the spirit of Octavia E. Butler—and starting with her first published book Pattern Master – we’re teleporting to the distant and not-so-distant future, to Earth and other planets alike, to magick realms and ancient prophecies, to try to chart the boundless possibilities of speculative fiction. Calling all alien-friends, dragon-riders, robot sympathizers and time travelers looking for an other-worldly meeting of minds.
NOTE: See site for RSVP and details.
Where: North Figueroa Bookshop
Date: Sunday the 28th
Time: 6 pm – 8 pm
Address: 6040 N. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90042
Website: https://northfigbookshop.com/event/#calendar-8a0f87f6-17d6-4f10-9815-04df4c8251ba-event-lr11phzt
P-Valley Showcase/Open Mic: Poetry in the Valley Features & Open Mic at Blaqhaus NoHo – In-Person Event
Poetry in the Valley Showcase & Open Mic is hosted by Karima J”K2” Sphere and features include:
Maestro Gamin, Carlton the Messenger, Jay Jay, and DJ Mark Cartel.
NOTE: See site for RSVP and details.
Where: Blaqhaus NoHo
Date: Sunday the 28th
Time: 7 pm
Address: 11671 Victory Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91606
Website: https://www.instagram.com/karimashowtell/
Historical Romance Book Club at The Ripped Bodice – In-Person Event
January’s Historical Romance Book Club participants will discuss The Duke Gets Desperate, by author Diana Quincy.
Orders Manager Katie S. leads this book club on all eras of romance novels, and everyone is welcome.
No membership is necessary, feel free to show up!
NOTE: See site for tickets, guidelines, and details.
Where: The Ripped Bodice
Date: Sunday the 28th
Time: 7:15 pm – 8:30 pm
Address: Main Street, Culver City, CA 90323
Website: https://www.therippedbodicela.com/events-and-tickets
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