Join us for a discussion and related craft. You don’t have to have liked the book—just be ready to share your opinion.

Where: Mar Vista Branch Library, LAPL

Date: Monday the 7^th

Time: 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Address: 12006 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90066

Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/middle-grade-book-club-3

Inlandia Workshop: Writing for Children with Jose Chavez – Online Event

Alternating Mondays, 4/7, 4/21, 5/5, 5/19, and 6/2/25, 6:00-8:00 pm, on Zoom. (All Levels)

$50. Registration required. https://tinyurl.com/Spring2025CWW

This workshop is designed to meet the needs of those who wish to write or are writing for children. We’ll explore the writing voice for children, define a “picture book,” story arc, story introductions, appropriate vocabulary, children’s poetry, and more. There will be time to flex our writing muscles and develop the beauty and strength of our “voice” for children.

José Chávez is a retired bilingual teacher who dedicates his life to writing. His poetry has been published in the Multilingual Educator Journal, Acentos Review, and the Inlandia anthology, and he is the author of two award-winning bilingual poetry books for children. José lives in Riverside, California, is married, and has three grown children.

Where: Inlandia Online

Date: Monday the 7^th

Time: 6 pm – 8 pm

Address: Online Event (see site)

Website: https://inlandiainstitute.org/inlandia-writing-workshops-apr-june/

Robertson Readers Book Club: The Rosie Project at Robertson Branch Library, LAPL – In-Person Event

Join us for book club at Robertson Branch. We will discuss the book and share other interesting books we have been reading. New members are welcome!

Print copies of each book will be available for checkout in the branch beginning three weeks prior to the book club meeting date, while supplies last.

Upcoming meeting:

April 7: The Rosie Project by Graeme Simson

Where: Robertson Branch Library, LAPL

Date: Monday the 7^th

Time: 6:30 pm

Address: 1719 S. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035

Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/robertson-readers-book-club-5

NEW DATE: Adam Chandler, with Rina Raphael, & 99% Perspiration: A New Working History of the American Way of Life at Book Soup – In-Person Event

Adam Chandler, in conversation with Rina Raphael, will discuss and sign, 99% Perspiration: A New Working History of the American Way of Life.

An enlightening and entertaining interrogation of the myth of American self-reliance and the idea of hard work as destiny

“Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.” This phrase, arguably Thomas Edison’s most famous quote, has been drilled into the minds of generations of Americans. A fairly straightforward iteration of the idea that innovation, discovery, and ingenuity are the result of drive and grit above all, it has also come to represent much darker myths: that hard work always leads to success and that achievement is the product of individuals and not communities. In this model, those who come out on top are there because they earned it, and everyone else needs to buckle down, glove up, and, maybe one day, they’ll get there too.

As the wealth gap widens, communities crumble, and Americans work more for less, Adam Chandler raises the question: What happens when perspiration isn’t enough? To answer it, he crisscrosses the country interviewing mayors, teachers, generals, pastors, construction workers, and entrepreneurs, to reveal just how untenable relying on “perspiration” as a strategy has truly become. He also delves into America’s past to reveal how our government, education system, and culture at large have woven the idea of meritocracy deep into the fabric of American society and how some of history’s most famous so-called bootstrappers really built their wealth.

NOTE: See site for details.

Where: Book Soup

Date: Monday the 7^th

Time: 7 pm – 9 pm

Address: 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069

Website: https://www.booksoup.com/event/adam-chandler

R.U.P.O. Open Mic at Back to the Grind in Riverside – In-Person Event

RUPO Open Mic is every Monday Night at Back to the Grind in Riverside.

Every Monday at 7 pm to 9 pm. Sign-ups are at 6:30 pm and in person only, $4 cash admission. See you then!

NOTE: See site for link and details.

Where: Back to the Grind, Riverside

Date: Monday the 7^th

Time: 7 pm – 9 pm

Address: 3575 University Ave. Riverside, CA 92501

Website: https://www.facebook.com/backtothegrind

Stephen Witt & The Thinking Machine at Vroman’s – In-Person Event

Stephen Witt will discuss his book The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia, and the World’s Most Coveted Microchip.

The Thinking Machine is the story of how Nvidia evolved to supplying hundred-million-dollar supercomputers. It is the story of a determined entrepreneur who defied Wall Street to push his radical vision for computing, becoming one of the wealthiest men alive. It is the story of a revolution in computer architecture, and the small group of renegade engineers who made it happen. And it’s the story of our awesome and terrifying AI future, which Huang has billed as the ‘next industrial revolution,’ as a new kind of microchip unlocks hyper-realistic avatars, autonomous robots, self-driving cars, and new movies, art, and books, generated on command.

This is the story of the company that is inventing the future.

Stephen Witt is the author of How Music Got Free, which was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize, and the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, Financial Times, New York, The Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, and GQ. He lives in Los Angeles, California.

NOTE: See site for link and details.

Where: Vroman’s

Date: Monday the 7^th

Time: 7 pm – 9 pm

Address: 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101

Website: https://vromansbookstore.com/event/stephen-witt

April Continuing the Story Book Club: Sunrise on the Reaping at The Ripped Bodice – In-Person Event

Bookseller Taylor C. will lead the Continuing the Story Book Club todiscuss the novel Sunrise on the Reaping by author Suzanne Collins.

NOTE: See site for details. RSVP required.

Where: The Ripped Bodice

Date: Monday the 7^th

Time: 7:15 pm – 9 pm

Address: 3806 Main St., Culver City, CA 90232 

Website: https://www.therippedbodice.com/events-and-tickets

Monday Night Fiction Workshop via Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center – 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 Literary Arts Center – Online event

Date: Monday the 7^th

Time: 7:30 pm – 10 pm

Address: Zoom Online Event (see site)

Website: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/monday-night-fiction-workshop-tickets-1308023135409

Under Mic Influence: Featured Readings & Open Mic at LB Unified – In-Person Event

If you need an open mic, beautiful people, tasty eats, dope inspiration, good libations, and good vibrations, we have you covered!

Join host Kuahmel Alyeeus KuahAllah and @djkevjam for poetry, Open Mic, rare grooves, cocktails, tasty bites.

Every 1st & 3rd Monday of the month.

Featured guest TBA.

NOTE: See site for tickets and details.

Where: LB Unified

Date: Monday the 7^th

Time: 8 pm – 10 pm (Doors at 7:30 pm)

Address: 2222 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach, CA 90804

Website: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mic-influence-tickets-595266757897

Lit Angels: Healing Through Writing with Francesca Lia Block at Village Well Books & Coffee – In-Person Event

Let Francesca help you with all aspects of your writing!

Francesca Lia Block is the author of more than thirty books of fiction, non-fiction, short stories and poetry, and has written screenplay adaptations of her work. She received the Spectrum Award, the Phoenix Award, the ALA Rainbow Award and the 2005 Margaret A. Edwards Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as other citations from the American Library Association, and from the NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, and PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY. Currently she teaches creative writing at UCLA Extension, Antioch University, Pocket MFA, and numerous workshops across the country. Francesca also edits LIT ANGELS, a literary journal available on Substack. Her latest novel is HOUSE OF HEARTS now out in paper ack. https://www.francescaliablock.com/

Note: Please RSVP at site.

Where: Village Well Books & Coffee

Date: Tuesday the 8^th

Time: 10 am – 11 am

Address: 9900 Culver Blvd. #1B, Culver City, CA 90232

Website: https://shop.villagewell.com/events/1885820250408

Inlandia Workshop: Celena’s Scribes with Wil Clarke – Online Event

Alternating Tuesdays, 4/8-5/27/25, 11:30 AM-1:00 pm, on Zoom. (All Levels)

FREE Community Enrichment Workshop. Registration required. https://tinyurl.com/Spring2025CWW

Participants respond to prompts about universal themes related to the human condition and are encouraged to explore all genresof writing. Individual writing is shared with a friendly, supportive group who do their best to encourage each member’s success.

Wil Clarke was born in Africa to missionary parents. He has lived a total of 27 years in Africa. He is a career mathematician and enjoys writing memoirs of his various experiences. His motto is, “You only live life once, so you may as well enjoy it the first time around and do all the good you can.”

Where: Inlandia Online

Date: Tuesday the 8^th

Time: 11:30 am – 1 pm

Address: Online Event (see site)

Website: https://inlandiainstitute.org/inlandia-writing-workshops-apr-june/

Andy Griffiths & The Land of Lost Things at Children’s Book World – In-Person Kids Event

Andy Griffiths will read and discuss his newest book series, The Land of Lost Things and his new Tales From the Treehouse Collection.

Andy Griffiths is the New York Times bestselling author of The Day My Butt Went Psycho!, Zombie Butts from Uranus!, and Butt Wars! The Final Conflict, as well as the Treehouse Series and Killer Koalas from Outer Space. In 2007, he became the first Australian author to win six children’s choice awards in one year for Just Shocking! He is passionate about inspiring a love of books in his young readers, and works as an ambassador for the Indigenous Literacy Project, which provides books and literacy resources to remote indigenous communities around Australia. Andy is a big fan of Dr. Seuss and of cauliflower. He lives in Melbourne, Australia, and is Australia’s most popular children’s writer.

NOTE: See site for details.

Where: Children’s Book World

Date: Tuesday, the 8^th

Time: 4 pm – 6 pm

Address: 10580 1/2 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064 

A tenacious curator fights to save her beloved library and a new, groundbreaking archive in this epic Afrofuturist debut.

“But the Earth is falling (apart), not just the sky, but humans too. They are tuned out. Appear to have given up. Some are preparing to flee; some are preparing for war. Where I stand, I’m not quite sure.”

The year is 2035, and Los Angeles County is awash in a tangelo haze of wildfire smoke. Xandria Anastasia Brown spends her days deep in the archives of the Huntington Library as the curator of African American Ephemera and associate curator of American Historical Manuscripts, supported by an array of AI personal assistants and health bots. Descended from a family of obsessive collectors who took part in the Great Migration, Xandria grew up immersed in African American ephemera and realia: boots worn by Negro Troopers during the Civil War, Black ATA tennis rackets, bandanas worn by the Crips….

Although Xandria’s work may preserve collective memory, she is losing a grasp on her own. Evren, her new health bot, won’t stop reminding her that her symptoms of long COVID are worsening; not to mention that severe asthma, chronic fatigue, grief, and worrying lapses in reality keep disrupting progress on a new Octavia E. Butler exhibition, cataloging the new Diwata Collection, and organizing the Huntington against a stealth corporate takeover. Then, one morning a colleague Xandria can’t place calls to wish her a happy birthday—and the library goes into an emergency lockdown.

Sequestered in the archive with only her adaptive technology and flickering intuition, Xandria fears that her life’s work is in danger—the Diwata Collection, a radical blueprint for humanity’s survival. Up against a faceless enemy and unsure of who her human or AI allies truly are, she must make a choice.

Stacy Nathaniel Jackson is a trans poet, playwright, and visual artist whose work has appeared in Electric Literature, Georgia Review, and New American Writing, among other publications. He currently resides in Washington, DC.

Daniel Lewis is the Huntington Library’s Senior Curator for the History of Science and Technology. He holds the PhD in History and won an Emmy in 2020 for his work on women in aerospace. His fourth book, forthcoming from Liveright, is Lost: A Biocultural History of Extinction.

NOTE: See site for details.

Where: Octavia’s Bookshelf

Date: Tuesday, the 8^th

Time: 4 pm – 5:30 pm

Address: 1353 North Hill Ave., Pasadena, CA 91104

NOTE: See site for costs and details.

Where: The Poetry Lab

Date: Tuesday the 8^th

Time: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Address: Online Event (sees site) 

RSVP:

To receive a Zoom invitation, please contact wwood@lapl.org.

Where: Westwood Branch Library, LAPL

Date: Tuesday the 8^th

Time: 6 pm

Address: Online Event (sees site) 

$50. Registration required. https://tinyurl.com/Spring2025CWW

Discover the art and craft of writing poetry with generative prompts and other forms of poetic inspiration. Brief group feedback will help you uncover images and language that resonate for you and for your audience.

Romaine Washington, M. Ed., is the editor of These Black Bodies Are…A Blacklandia Anthology and the author of Purgatory Has an Address and Sirens in Her Belly. She has been published in various anthologies and periodicals. Ms. Washington is a graduate fellow of The Watering Hole, South Carolina, and the Inland Area Writing Project at the University of California, Riverside. She was a public school educator for over twenty years. The proud mother of two sons, Romaine Washington is a native Californian from San Bernardino who resides in the Inland Empire.

Where: Inlandia Online

Date: Tuesday the 8^th

Time: 6 pm – 8 pm

Address: Online Event (see site)

Website: https://inlandiainstitute.org/inlandia-writing-workshops-apr-june/

Memoir Launch: Edward H. Carpenter & Blue Helmet at Village Well Books & Coffee – In-Person Event

Join us at Village Well Books & Coffee for an eye-opening discussion with Edward H. Carpenter, former U.S. Marine, UN peacekeeper, and acclaimed author, as he dives into the urgent and complex realities of war and peace – from the controversial idea of peacekeepers in Ukraine to South Sudan’s escalating international conflict.

But this conversation isn’t just about geopolitics. It’s also about the stories we tell ourselves about war—why nations fight, how conflicts are framed, and the dangerous trajectory of U.S. foreign relations.

Carpenter will also explore the craft of writing about conflict, offering a behind-the-scenes look at how storytelling shapes our understanding of war and peace. This is a conversation you won’t want to miss.

Reserve your tickets on EVENTBRITE!

Blue Helmet: My Year as a UN Peacekeeper in South Sudan tells the story of a country, a conflict, and the institution of peacekeeping through the eyes of a senior American military officer working on the ground in one of the most dangerous countries on the planet. South Sudan is rich in natural resources, and its fertile soil could make it the breadbasket of East Africa. Yet it remains the poorest and most corrupt country in the region, plagued by disease, famine, and ethnic strife. Abductions, sexual violence, death, and displacement affect tens of thousands of people each year.

Edward H. Carpenter pulls readers into his world, allowing them to experience the powerful, poignant realities of being a peacekeeper in South Sudan. In the process, the author reveals how the United Nations really conducts its missions: what it tolerates and how it often falls short of achieving the aims of its charter—equal rights, justice, and economic advancement for all people—with the use of armed forces limited to serving those common interests by keeping the peace and preventing the scourge of war. It is a story that is eye-opening, unsettling, and always compelling.

Global leaders may fairly claim that they have done everything they can to help South Sudan help itself: they’ve dispatched thousands of peacekeepers and provided billions of dollars in aid. So why is the UN still struggling to fulfill its mandate to protect civilians and safeguard the delivery of humanitarian assistance? What could be done better? Bringing the reader to the forefront of action, Blue Helmet answers these questions and raises others about how modern peacekeeping missions are organized and overseen, shedding light on some of the contradictions at the heart of peacekeeping.

Edward H. Carpenter is a retired lieutenant colonel, a veteran of America’s “Long Wars” who served in the U.S. Army and Marines for a total of twenty-nine years, from Afghanistan to Japan, Indonesia to Saudi Arabia. He has written for the Washington Post and is the author of Steven Pressfield’s “The Warrior Ethos”: One Marine Officer’s Critique and Counterpoint. Carpenter is the founder of the nonprofit organization World Without War, to which he is donating his royalties from Blue Helmet.

NOTE: See site for details.

Where: Village Well Books & Coffee

Date: Tuesday the 8^th

Time: 6 pm – 7:30 pm

Address: 9900 Culver Blvd. #1B, Culver City, CA 90232 

Website: https://shop.villagewell.com/events/2339220250408

Book Club Tuesday: Educated at Hollydale Library, LACL – In-Person Event

Join participants to discuss Educated by author Tara Westover.

Copies of the current title are available to check-out at the customer service desk while supplies last. New members are always welcome! For adults.

Where: Hollydale Library, LACL

Date: Tuesday the 8^th

Time: 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Address: 29901 Ladyface Ct., Agoura Hills, CA 91301

Website: https://visit.lacountylibrary.org/event/13289748

Conchas y Café Bilingual Writing Zine Workshop via DSTL Arts – Online Event

Our Conchas y Café bilingual community writing workshop series is a 15-week virtual course that explores skills in poetry and other forms of creative writing. Writers of all skill levels are welcome to join.

The SPRING 2025 SEMESTER will culminate with the publishing of Conchas y Café Zine; Vol. 10, Issue 2.

The theme we will be exploring during this series and zine is the concept: “TBD.”

Days and Times: Tuesdays (weekly); 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

To enroll in our series, visit: https://classroom.google.com

Nuestra serie de clases bilingües comunitarias de escritura ‘Conchas y Café’ es un curso virtual de 15 semanas que explora técnicas poéticas y otras formas de escritura creativa. Autores de todo nivel técnico son bienvenidos a participar.

Where: DSTL Arts

Date: Tuesday the 8^th (through May 6, 2025)

Time: 6:30 pm – 8 pm

Address: Online Event

When couples therapist Emma Moskowitz is unceremoniously dumped by her fiancé six months before their wedding, her world comes crashing down: her thriving private practice, her status as a popular online creator, even her book deal all hinge on the fact that Emma is an expert when it comes to romantic relationships. Not to mention her heart is ripped in half.

It isn’t fair. She worked so hard to be ready for marriage. If only Emma could find a different groom by her planned wedding day, nothing would have to change….

Date: Tuesday the 8^th

Time: 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Address: 327 Manhattan Beach Blvd., Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

Website: https://www.pagesabookstore.com/event/2025-04-08/special-author-event-allison-raskin

Open Mic Readings Every Tuesday at the Aftermath Bar, Sherman Oaks – In-Person Event

CALLING ALL WRITERS! Every Tuesday we’ll be having Open Mic Readings open to the public! Read your poems, fiction, and spoken word at our open mic reading EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT from 7 pm – 10 pm!

Read your poetry, fiction, spoken word, or lyrics.

Free event. 21+

Note: Please RSVP at site.

Where: The Aftermath Bar

Date: Tuesday the 8^th

Time: 7 pm – 10 pm

Address: 14537 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

Website: https://www.instagram.com/p/DDniBCVy64L/

Viet Thanh Nguyen — To Save and to Destroy: On Writing as an Other at the ALOUD Reading Series, Central Library LAPL – In-Person Event

Celebrate the book release of Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen’s new collection of moving essays, To Save and to Destroy: On Writing as an Other.

Through an unflinchingly personal meditation on the literary forms of otherness, Nguyen explores the idea of being an outsider through lenses that are literary, historical, political, and familial. These essays—originally delivered as the prestigious Norton Lectures—offer a new answer to a classic literary question: What does the outsider mean to literary writing?

Note: Please RSVP at site.

Where: ALOUD, Central Library, Mark Taper Auditorium, LAPL

Date: Tuesday the 8^th

Time: 7 pm – 9 pm

Address: 630 W. 5^th St., Los Angeles, CA 90071

Website: https://lfla.org/event/vietthanhnguyen-tosaveandtodestroy/

Debra Silverman & I Don’t Believe in Astrology at Book Soup – In-Person Event

Debra Silverman will present her book I Don’t Believe in Astrology.

In a chaotic, confusing, and divisive world, Debra Silverman introduces astrology as the medicine for accepting our human nature—its idiosyncrasies and dilemmas. Through an application of both therapy and astrology, this breakthrough guide equips readers with the tools that release self-judgement, inner criticism, negativity, and misunderstanding. Every sign struggles with psychological issues. Understanding the unique topics relative to your sign, it’s no surprise you are quirky. Learning how to accept who you are and love yourself unconditionally through the lens of astrology is at the heart of this book.

Debra Silverman teaches you how to step away from the struggle of your ego and see yourself with the calm objectivity of your soul. You will learn how to love what you see—not just your best qualities but everything about you. She shows you how to aim for the high road of your personality. Most of all, you will cultivate compassion or all the other signs in the zodiac. Learn the meaning of the sun, moon, rising sign, Mercury, and Saturn. Using Debra’s method, combining the wisdom of astrology and psychology, readers will remember the truth of their soul’s expression, seen through the eyes of self-love.

Debra Silverman will present her book I Don’t Believe in Astrology.

Where: Book Soup

Date: Tuesday the 8^th

Time: 7 pm – 8 pm

Address: 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069

Website: https://www.booksoup.com/event/debra-silverman-discusses-signs-i-dont-believe-astrology-therapists-guide-life-changing-wisdom

Open Mic Poetry at The Library House Long Beach – In-Person Event

Hosted by Chad Brian Poetry. Sign-ups at 6:45 pm. All ages.

Where: The Library Coffee House

Date: Tuesday the 8^th

Time: 7 pm – 9 pm

Address: 3418 E. Broadway., Long Beach, CA 90803

Website: https://www.lbpoetry.com/

Adult Book Group: Miss Bunckle’s Book at Once Upon a Time – In-Person Event

Participants will discuss Miss Bunckle’s Book by author D.E. Stevenson.

Whether you loved it, hated it, or haven’t finished it, we want to see you at our Adult Book Club that has been going strong for 40+ years at America’s Oldest Children’s Bookstore!

Where: Once Upon a Time

Date: Tuesday the 8^th

Time: 7 pm – 8 pm

Address: 2207 Honolulu Ave., Montrose, CA 91020

William Archila is the winner of the 2023 Philip Levine Prize for Poetry for his collection S is For.

His first collection The Art of Exile was awarded the International Latino Book Award, an Emerging Writer Fellowship Award from the Writer’s Center and was selected for The Fifth Annual Debut Poets Round Up in Poets & Writers. The Gravedigger’s Archaeology, Archila’s second book, received the Letras Latinas/Red Hen Poetry Prize.

He has been awarded the Alan Collins Scholarship from the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference and the Fighting Fund Fellow Award from the University of Oregon. He was also awarded the 2023 Jack Hazard fellowship.

His work has been published in Poetry Magazine, The American Poetry Review, AGNl, Copper Nickle, Colorado Review, The Georgia Review, Kenyon Review, Los Angeles Review of Books, The Missouri Review, Pleiades, Poetry Northwest, Prairie Schooner, Indiana Review, TriQuarterly and the anthologies Latino Poetry: The Library of American Anthology, The BreakBeat Poets Vol. 4: LatiNext, and The Wandering Song: Central American Writing in the United States. He has work forthcoming in Ploughshares.

He is an associate editor at Tía Chucha Press. He lives in Los Angeles, on Tongva land.

Where: Cobalt Poets – Online Zoom Event

Date: Tuesday, the 8^th

Time: 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Address: Online event (see site)

Website: https://www.poetrysuperhighway.com/cobalt/calendar.html

Communicator Series #11 at Poetic Research Bureau – In-Person Event

Communicator Series no. 11 invites you to unravel in the aftermath, destabilizing lineages of personal and collective loss through irreverent temporalities, wry vulnerability, and gestural discord.

Presenting transdisciplinary performances by Sasha Forests, Miguel Gutierrez, and Sebastian Hernandez.

Communicator Series highlights queer and trans* performance artists whose practice is situated in-between. We’re here for work that is switchy, vers, and language-curious. Work that can’t resist approaching the potential of failure, that the teases the edges of form as a poetic strategy of becoming otherwise, that fucks around and sometimes finds out, or at least challenges you to.

Sasha Forests is a multi-hyphenate artist writing and creating across genres within music, film, memoir, fiction, and more in Los Angeles, for the time being. Her work is about desire, nature, violence, survival, cults, and covers a lot of ground in form and feeling. There’s something messy about Sasha that betrays discomfort and anxiety within performance, and something clear and axial supporting her whole endeavor.

ig @sashaforests

Miguel Gutierrez (he/him) is an artist and educator living between Lenapehoking/Brooklyn, NY and Tovaangar/Los Angeles. Recent performance work includes Super Nothing, a dance blueprint for queer survival developed through the Randjelović/Stryker Resident Commissioned Artist program at New York Live Arts, and a music project called sueño. His work has been presented internationally for over twenty years in venues such as Festival D’Automne in Paris, REDCAT, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Festival Universitario in Colombia, and as a selected artist in the 2014 Whitney Biennial. His writing has appeared in BOMB online, Small Press Traffic’s The Back Room, InDance, and most recently in SLUTS anthology from Dopamine Press and in Entanglements, a monograph on work by collaborative artists Luke George and Daniel Kok. His podcast, Are You For Sale? examines the ethical entanglement between dance making and funding.

miguelgutierrez.org

ig @aboylikethat

Sebastian Hernandez (b. 1990, Los Angeles) is a multi-disciplinary artist and DJ. They hold a B.A. in Art Practice and Dance & Performance Studies from UC Berkeley. Hernandez explores mediums like movement, sculpture, performance, photography, creative writing, and DJing, often through feminist, queer, indigenous, and gender theoretical frameworks. Their work examines Mexican and Chicano narratives, drawing from their Mexica (Aztec) heritage, queer club culture, and the history of the brown body in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands. Hernandez’s movement practice blends danza Mexica, Vogue, and modern dance techniques like GAGA and Afro Modern. They have collaborated with artists in various fields, presenting work at venues like REDCAT, MOCA, ICA LA, and Performance Space New York. In 2020, Hernandez received the Rema Hort Mann Emerging Artist Award.

oneneverrememersalone.com

ig @brownskinhazel

Where: Poetic Research Bureau

Date: Tuesday, the 8^th

Time: 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Address: 2220 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90057

Website: https://www.poeticresearch.com/events/communicator-series-11

Da Poetry Lounge Open Mic Night at Greenway Court Theatre – In-Person Event

The nation’s largest weekly spoken word Open Mic event is 26 years strong. DPL is a community space for every poet to be heard. They provide a platform to celebrate poetry while using it as the foundation for creativity, innovation, and expression across an array of media outlets.

$10 donation. Do NOT line up prior to 7:30 pm Free parking adjacent to the theater.

Masks are encouraged. All ages are welcome.

Where: Greenway Court Theatre

Date: Tuesday, the 8^th

Time: 9 pm – 11 pm

This book club is held on the second Wednesday of each month in-person at the library.

Participants will discuss The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb. Copies are available for check out at the circulation desk. For Adults.

Where: West Valley Regional Branch, LAPL

Date: Wednesday the 9^th

Time: 10:30 am – 11:30 am

Address: 19036 Vanowen St., Reseda, CA 91335

Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/mystery-book-club-2

Wednesday Book Club: The Lost Girls of Paris at Westchester – Loyola Village Branch Library, LAPL – In-Person Event

Participants will discuss The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff. Copies are available for check out at the circulation desk. For Adults.

Where: Westchester – Loyola Village Branch Library, LAPL

Date: Wednesday the 9^th

Time: 12 pm

Address: 7114 W. Manchester Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90045

Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/wednesday-book-club-18

Artesia Book Club: The Women at Artesia Library, LACL – In-Person Event

Join us for the discussion of The Women by Kristin Hannah. For adults.

Where: Artesia Library, LACL

Date: Wednesday the 9^th

Time: 1 pm – 2 pm

Address:18801 Elaine Ave., Artesia, CA 90701

Website: https://visit.lacountylibrary.org/event/13250677 

Poets Café via KPFK 90.7 FM – Live On-Air Event

Poets Café celebrates Poetry. This program is a weekly half-hour literary arts discussion and reading program featuring guest authors and their works.

Poetry From Around the World is a segment of this series offered monthly on the 2^nd Monday of the month on KPFK Los Angeles 90.7 FM.

NOTE: See site for details.

Where: KPFK 90.7 FM

Date: Wednesday, the 9^th

Time: 2 pm – 2:30 pm

Address: On-air Event (live)

Website: https://www.kpfk.org/on-air/poets-cafe/

Good Trouble Reading Group: Palestinian Poetryat Edendale Branch Library, LAPL – In-Person & Online Hybrid Event

Join Dr. Andrea Liss on Zoom for our next Good Trouble Reading Group. We’ll be discussing a selection of poems by two Palestinian poets.

Musab Abu Toha was born in the Al-Shati refugee camp in 1992 and went on to attend the Islamic University of Gaza, where he also founded the Edward Said Library. Abu Toha’s first collection of poetry won the Palestinian Book Award and was nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award. In October 2023 he and his family evacuated Gaza just before their neighborhood was destroyed; he now writes poetry and journalism covering the conflict from abroad. As Jacob Appel wrote, “What makes Abu Toha’s work resonate so strongly is his gift for the particular. By avoiding panoramic generalizations, he hones in upon evocative images that capture the larger plight of his people.” We’ll be reading a selection of poems from his newest collection, Forest of Noise.

Mahmoud Darwish (1941-2008) is considered the Palestinian national poet, one of the most important voices of his people. Darwish spoke many languages, including Arabic, French, English and Hebrew, and had a long career as a poet, journalist, and the editor of several literary periodicals in Egypt and Lebanon. His work highlighted the plight of refugees and exiles and advocated for a Palestinian state. In 1988 he wrote a manifesto which was adopted as the Palestinian Declaration of Independence. Darwish was good friends with many Israeli poets, and his literary career was dedicated to the hope of someday attaining peace and reconciliation between the two closely linked cultures. When this happens, he wrote, “the Jew will not be ashamed to find an Arab element in himself, and the Arab will not be ashamed to declare that he incorporates Jewish elements.” We’ll be reading poems from I Don’t Want This Poem to End, a posthumous anthology that is his first book to be translated into English.

Where: Edendale Branch Library, LAPL

Date: Wednesday the 9^th

Time: 4 pm

Address: Online Event (see site) 

Please RSVP to amy@pagesabookstore.com

Where: pages: a bookstore

Date: Wednesday the 9^th

Time: 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Address: 904 Manhattan Ave., Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

Website: https://pagesabookstore.com/event/2025-04-09/2nd-3rd-grade-book-club

Malibu Library Book Club: Rain of Gold at Malibu Library, LACL –Online Event

Join Book Club participants for the discussion of the novel Rain of Glod by Victor Villasenor.

For adults.

In Rain of Gold, Victor Villasenor shares with us a true-life saga of love, family, and destiny that pulses with bold vitality and sweeps from the war-ravaged Mexican mountains of Pancho Villa’s revolution to the days of Prohibition in California.

The Malibu Library Bookclub is now available on Zoom. Participate from the comfort of home! Contact the librarian at cfischer@library.lacounty.gov or call 310.456.6438 to be added to Zoom participation.

Where: Malibu Library, LACL

Date: Wednesday the 9^th

Time: 5 pm – 6;30 pm

Address: Online Event (see site)

Website: https://visit.lacountylibrary.org/event/13329472

Reading in Bed with Jessica: L.A. Poet Society via 101.5 FM – Live On-Air Event

Reading in Bed with Jessica hosts poets and writers in conversation and is aired weekly on 101.5 FM.

Jessica Wilson Cardenas is the founder of the Los Angeles Poet Society.

Guests: TBA

This program is offered weekly on radio in Los Angeles 101.5 FM.

NOTE: See site for details.

Where: 101.5 FM

Date: Wednesday the 9^th

Time: 6 pm – 8 pm

Address: On-air Event (live at 101.5 FM)

Website: https://www.lapoetsociety.org/events

Inlandia Workshop: All Genres Workshop with Victoria Waddle – Online Event

Alternating Wednesdays, 4/9, 4/23, 5/7, 5/21, and 6/4/25, 6:00-9:00 pm, on Zoom. (Int.-Adv.)

In this multi-genre workshop, participants submit poetry and prose for biweekly critiques and receive feedback from other group members. Discussions include the craft of writing and the challenges writers face. The workshop leader provides biweekly articles and links related to participants’ work, particularly to problems that were discussed in the previous session.

Victoria Waddle is a Pushcart Prize-nominated writer, with fiction and nonfiction published in literary journals and anthologies, including in Best Short Stories from The Saturday Evening Post Great American Fiction Contest. A collection of her short fiction, Acts of Contrition, is available from Los Nietos Press and her chapbook, The Mortality of Dogs and Humans, is available from Bamboo Dart Press. Her YA novel about a teen escaping a polygamist cult is coming from Inlandia Books. Previously the managing editor of Inlandia: A Literary Journey, she helped to establish a yearly teen issue. In a previous life, she was a high school English teacher and librarian.

Where: Inlandia Online

Date: Wednesday the 9^th

Time: 6 pm – 8 pm

Address: Online Event (see site)

RSVP:

Email pcoima@lapl.org to receive the Zoom link.

Where: Pacoima Branch Library, LAPL

Date: Wednesday the 9^th

Time: 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Address: Online Event (see site)

Kylie firmly believes that nutrition and health tips should be easy, realistic, and fun. Drawing on her upbringing in Hawaii and inspired by Asian flavors, So Easy So Good is packed with simple, accessible, and nutritional advice throughout,

Where: Diesel, A Bookstore

Date: Wednesday the 9^th

Time: 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Address: 225 26^th St., Ste. 33, Santa Moncia, CA 90402

Website: https://www.dieselbookstore.com/event/Kylie-Sakaida-Apr-9-Author-signing

Poetry at DiPiazza’s Long Beach – In-Person Event

Time: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Address: 5205 Pacific Coast Hwy., Long Beach, CA 90804

Boz Scaggs has always been a musical artist of complexity.

Lowdown: The Music of Boz Scaggs examines the uniqueness of these contradictions and Boz Scaggs’s sixty-plus-year career and his rich and diverse musical catalogue. Over the decades, Scaggs collaborated with an array of talented heavies, from the Steve Miller Band to the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section (which included a young Duane Allman) on Boz Scaggs (1969), from the session players on Silk Degrees (1976) who would form the hit band Toto to Donald Fagen and Michael McDonald on the Dukes of September’s 2010 Rhythm Revue tour.

Where: Book Soup

Date: Wednesday the 9^th

Time: 7 pm – 8 pm

Address: 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069

Website: https://www.booksoup.com/event/jude-warne-conversation-david-paich-and-aj-eaton-discusses-signs-lowdown-music-boz-scaggs 

RECESS Open Mic is at SIPA HQ, Palms Up Academy – In-Person Event

RECESS Open Mic is at SIPA HQ on Wednesdays.

This dynamic open mic is the most accessible public program in the Palms Up Academy curriculum and manifests their mission statement in a physical (and digital) space.

Join them at the intersection of Historic Filipino town & The World: Search to Involve Pilipino Americans.

NOTE: See site for RSVP, cost, guidelines, and details.

Where: SIPA HQ

Date: Wednesday, the 9^th

Time: 7 pm – 9:30 pm (Doors at 6:30; Open Mic at 8 pm)

Address: 3200 W. Temple St., Ste. 100, Los Angeles, CA 90026

A fiercely-argued, deeply-informed, examination of why defunding the police is the only way to support a model of security and protection that increases public safety overall

Over the last few years, in response to videos demonstrating the brutal and often deadly tactics of law enforcement officers, calls to “defund the police” have increasingly rung out across the world. But this is not a trendy new movement: Black activists have been sounding the alarm on the dangers of policing for decades. Time and again history has watched as officers respond to minor calls with escalation, wrongful arrests, and even murder. Yet policymakers continue to fund and endorse reform programs that have proven ineffective at curbing these actions. Why? Because most of what we know about policing is wrong.

In Defund, longtime activist Sandy Hudson examines the origins of commonly held ideas about police and safety to show how police-related social policies are based more on a sensationalized idea of safety than on outcomes and data. She demonstrates the destructive effects of policing on scores of people, arguing that investment in community resources and infrastructure rather than law enforcement is the key to making us safer. Clear-eyed and hopeful yet incisive and pragmatic, Defund paves a clear path forward and demonstrates that a future without police is not only entirely possible, but necessary.

Sandy Hudson is a multidisciplinary creative, writer, and activist. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, Toronto Star, and HuffPost, among other publications. Hudson holds a JD from the UCLA School of Law and a MA in social justice education from the University of Toronto. She co-hosts the podcast Sandy and Nora Talk Politics and is co-author of the bestselling anthology Until We Are Free: Reflections on Black Lives Matter in Canada. Hudson is a co-founder of Black Lives Matter Canada, as well as the Black Legal Action Centre, a specialty legal aid clinic that services Black communities in Ontario. She is currently based in Los Angeles and is co-executive producer of the eight-part CBC documentary series Black Life: Untold Stories, an official selection of the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.

Artist, cultural researcher, and administrator Onyx Mandelbrot works as a Visual and Performance artist as well as an administrator unearthing the possibilities of an indigenous-arts lead future. With a background in Theater Arts, Arts Administration/Arts Education and a studio practice in Film, Video, New Media and photography they place the needs of society for social, cultural and emotional change squarely on the shoulders of artists, organizers, provocateurs, and citizens. Onyx Manelbrot (They/Them) co-directs Performing Statistics as an Arts Administrator and Youth Advocate. As Project Director with Performing Statistics, they maintain a studio practice that centers surveillance culture in America and how it intersects with the growing incarceration of BIPOC youth. Their background in Art Therapy and Arts Administration has placed them in many roles managing teams and campaigns across the nation that center abolition as the only option. “FREE THEM ALL”.

Patrisse Cullors is an artist, organizer, and visionary abolitionist committed to building a world rooted in care, dignity, and justice. A co-founder of Black Lives Matter and a leader in the modern abolitionist movement, Cullors has spent over two decades challenging systems of incarceration, surveillance, and state violence. Through her work with organizations like Reform LA Jails, Justice LA Dignity and Power Now and Crenshaw Dairy Mart, she has developed transformative models of community-based safety and healing.

Her abolitionist framework extends into her art and storytelling, weaving together history, spirituality, and radical imagination to reframe justice beyond punishment. From immersive installations to public performance, her creative practice amplifies the urgency of liberation work while offering tangible alternatives to carcerality. Cullors’ impact spans grassroots organizing, policy change, and cultural production, making her one of the most influential voices shaping the movement for Black freedom today.

Where: Skylight

Date: Wednesday the 9^th

Time: 7 pm

Address: 1818 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027

Website: https://www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-sandy-hudson-presents-defund-w-onyx-mandelbrot-patrisse-cullors

Jennifer E. Smith, with Elissa Sussman, & Fun for the Whole Family at Vroman’s – In-Person Event

Jennifer E. Smith, in conversation with Elissa Sussman, will discuss Fun for the Whole Family.

The four Endicott siblings—Gemma, Connor, Roddy, and Jude—were once inseparable, a bond created by the absence of their dazzling, mercurial mother, who would return for a few weeks each summer to whisk them off on sprawling road trips around the country.

Decades later, the unthinkable has happened: the Endicotts haven’t spoken in years…until an out-of-the-blue text arrives from Jude, now a famous actress, summoning them to a small town in North Dakota. They’re each at a crossroads: Gemma, who put her own ambitions aside to raise the others, now isn’t sure if she wants to be a mother herself; Connor, a celebrated novelist, is floundering after his recent divorce and suffering from an epic case of writer’s block; and Roddy, at the tail end of a professional soccer career, is dangerously close to losing his future husband for the chance at one last season.

Jude is the only Endicott who seems to have it all together—but appearances can be deceiving. As the weekend unfolds, and the siblings wrestle with their shared past and uncertain futures, they’ll discover that Jude has been keeping three secrets…each of which could change everything.

NOTE: See site for details.

Where: Vroman’s

Date: Wednesday the 9^th

Time: 7 pm – 8 pm

Address: 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101

Website: https://vromansbookstore.com/event/2025-04-09/jennifer-e-smith-conversation-elissa-sussman-discusses-fun-whole-family

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 — Kuahmel Soul Brother No, 7 B-day Set;
• 9:05 pm – 10:00 pm — Open mic.

Suggested: $10.00 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 9^th

Time: 7:30 pm – 10 pm

Address: 4321 Degnan Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90008

Website: https://www.instagram.com/p/DH_iBedvp6E/

Wednesday Night Poetry Workshop with Tom Laichas via Beyond Baroque – Online Event

The West Coast’s longest-running free poetry workshop is offered by Beyond Baroque 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 be prepared to share one poem.

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. An instructive video is available at the site.

The workshop can sometimes reach high levels of attendance, which means not everyone will get a chance to read every session.

Tom Laichas is author of four books of poetry, including Three Hundred Streets of Venice California (FutureCycle Press, 2023) and the forthcoming Landscapes From An American Afterlife (The Los Angeles Press, 2025). His work has appeared or is forthcoming in Plume, BarBar, The Los Angeles Times, the Irish Times, The High Window Review (UK), and elsewhere. He is the winner of poetry prizes from Jabberwock Review, Puerto del Sol, and Prime 53, and has been shortlisted in competitions sponsored by The Moth (Ireland), Aesthetica, Arts & Letters, New Letters and Gunpowder Press. He lives with his family in Venice, California.

NOTE: See site for further details, tickets, and information. 

Where: Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center

Date: Wednesday, the 9^th

Time: 8 pm – 10 pm

Address: Online event (see site)

Website: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wednesday-night-poetry-workshop-tickets-1311843893399

Poetry Nights with East Los Soul at East Los Angeles Rising Youth Club – In-Person Event

East Los Soul presents Poetry Nights every Wednesday from 8 pm – 9:45 pm at East L.A. Rising Youth Club. Poetry starts at 8:15 pm.

This week’s event is titled Ghosts & Echoes,

Hosted by John White, with vibes by DJ Hennytee.

Where: East Los Angeles Rising Youth Club

Date: Wednesday, the 9^th

Time: 8 pm – 9:45 pm (Doors at 7:30)

Address: 324 N. McDonnell Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90022

New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before distills her key insights into simple truths for living with greater satisfaction, clarity, and happiness…

Gretchen Rubin is one of today’s most influential observers of happiness and human nature. She’s the author of several books, including the New York Times bestsellers Outer Order, Inner Calm; The Four Tendencies; Better Than Before; and The Happiness Project. Her books have sold more than 3.5 million copies worldwide, in more than thirty languages. She hosts the top-ranking, award-winning podcast Happier with Gretchen Rubin, where she explores practical solutions for living a happier life.

The right idea, invoked at the right time, can change our lives. Drawing from her long studies of happiness, and also from the challenges she’s faced herself, writer Gretchen Rubin has discovered the “Secrets of Adulthood” that can help us manage the complexities of life. To convey her conclusions, she turned to the aphorism—the ancient literary discipline that demands that a writer convey a large truth in a few words.

Perhaps you’re paralyzed by indecision, struggling to navigate a big change, fighting a temptation, or puzzled by the behavior of someone you love; whatever you face, the right aphorism can help. From procrastination to the pursuit of happiness, Secrets of Adulthood is filled with witty and thought-provoking reflections.

For anyone undergoing a major life transition, such as graduation, career switch, marriage, or moving, or for those just encountering everyday dilemmas, these disarming aphorisms will inspire you by articulating truths that you may never have noticed but instantly recognize.

Adam Felber is a writer, performer, and a regular panelist on NPR’s “Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me.” He spent 11 season’s on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher,” and has written several screenplays and books, including the recent “Confessions of a PuppetMaster” (HarperCollins). He’s the co-host of the long-running podcast “Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone,” and the director/co-writer of the new eco-comedy YouTube series, “Unf***ing the Planet.”

NOTE: See site for further details.

Where: Glorya Kaufman Performing Arts Center at Vista Del Mar

Date: Wednesday, the 9^th

Time: 8 pm – 10 pm

Address: 3200 Motor Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90034

(Free Parking available at the venue)

Website: https://livetalksla.org/events/gretchen__rubin/

Poetry Reading & Open Mic by Two Idiots Peddling Poetry with Ben Trigg and Guests: Brendan Constantine and Amy Gerstler at The Ugly Mug – In-Person Event

Host Ben Trigg and Two Idiots Peddling Poetry at the Ugly Mug on Wednesday Nights and this event is Other People’s Poetry with Brendan Constantine and Amy Gerstler.

Hello everyone! Other People’s Poetry Night is back, curated by the marvelous Brendan Constantine and Amy Gerstler! Come bring your favorite poems written by others and celebrate the writers that inspire you the most!

$4 cover fee, cash only

NOTE: See site for further details.

Where: The Ugly Mug, Orange

Date: Wednesday, the 9^th

Time: 8 pm – 10 pm

Address: 261 N. Glassell St., Orange, CA

Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/2322214275547521/

Lit Angels: Heal Through Writing with Francesca Lia Block at Village Well Books & Coffee – In-Person Event

Let Francesca help you with all aspects of your writing!

Do you want to write professionally or for personal satisfaction and healing but aren’t sure where to start and need some inspiring tips and support? Do you have a project that needs revision? Are you feeling stuck creatively? Join acclaimed author and writing instructor Francesca Lia Block for a discussion of her 12 Questions followed by free writing and Q&A. Come be a part of the supportive Lit Angels writing community.

Francesca Lia Block is the author of more than thirty books of fiction, non-fiction, short stories and poetry, and has written screenplay adaptations of her work. She received the Spectrum Award, the Phoenix Award, the ALA Rainbow Award and the 2005 Margaret A. Edwards Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as other citations from the American Library Association, and from the NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, and PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY. Currently she teaches creative writing at UCLA Extension, Antioch University, Pocket MFA, and numerous workshops across the country. Francesca also edits LIT ANGELS, a literary journal available on Substack. Her latest novel is HOUSE OF HEARTS now out in paper back. https://www.francescaliablock.com/

About Lit Angels Writing Studio:

There are so many fitness classes available for the body, but what are you doing to exercise your creative mind?

Lit Angels offers classes that provide just that—a fun and freeing way to work out the creative muscles and eliminate the stumbling blocks that might be holding you back, not only in your writing, art, or performance projects, but in all areas of your life—uplifting and refreshing your mind and soul, improving relationships, work, and your outlook on the future. Taught by top-level working professionals, Lit Angels classes cultivate community and connection, something we all desperately need in these challenging times.

Come make some magic at the Village Well! All genres and levels are welcome!

Reserve your tickets on EVENTBRITE!

Where: Village Well Books & Coffee

Date: Thursday the 10^th

Time: 10 am – 11 am

Address: 9900 Culver Blvd. #1B, Culver City, CA 90232

Website: https://shop.villagewell.com/events/1880320250410

A Poetry Reading with Mejdulene Bernard Shomali at Scripps College – In-Person Event

Mejdulene Bernard Shomali is a queer Palestinian poet and Associate Professor in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Williams College. She received a PhD in American Culture from the University of Michigan in 2015 and an MA in Women’s Studies from Ohio State University in 2009. She is the author of Between Banat: Queer Arab Critique and Transnational Arab Archives (Duke University Press Feb 2023) and the poetry chapbook agriculture of grief: prayers for my father’s dementia (Finishing Line Press August 2024).

NOTE: See site for details.

Where: Scripps College, Vita Nova 100

Date: Thursday, the 10^th

Time: 12:15 pm

Address: 1030 Columbia Ave., Claremont, CA 91711

Summary provided by the publisher:

“Nothing brings an estranged family together like a murder next door. High-powered businesswoman Lana Rubicon has a lot to be proud of: her keen intelligence, impeccable taste, and the L.A. real estate empire she’s built. But when she finds herself trapped 300 miles north of the city, convalescing in a sleepy coastal town with her adult daughter Beth and teenage granddaughter Jack, Lana is stuck counting otters instead of square footage—and hoping that boredom won’t kill her before the cancer does. Then Jack—tiny in stature but fiercely independent—stumbles upon a dead body while kayaking near their bungalow. Jack quickly becomes a suspect in the homicide investigation, and the Rubicon women are thrown into chaos.”

Where: Culver City Julian Dixon Library, LACL

Date: Thursday the 10^th

Time: 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Address: 4975 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA 90230

Website: https://visit.lacountylibrary.org/event/13021338

Poetry Reading with jerry the priest and Dennis Cruz at North Figueroa Bookshop – In-Person Event

Join jerry the priest and Dennis Cruz as they read from their collections: Brute Entropy and The Beast is We.

Dennis Cruz is a poet whose work inhabits the voice of the perpetual outsider and the purely American dissident. He has been writing, performing and publishing for over thirty years. His most recent collection of poetry, The Beast is we, is out now on Punk Hostage Press.

jerry the priest has been creating material for exhibition, publication and live presentation since 1979, when he studied experimental music at the University of Redlands. A vocal performer since early childhood, his formal study of music began with his first trombone lesson in 1967.

Essays, poems, stories and illustrations have appeared in Beat Not Beat, Coagula Art Journal, Moon and Sun, La Quadra, the Nervous Breakdown, Bombay Gin and many others, and his guitar/vocal/trombone work and lyrics are featured on Cheap Disaster (’92), Stark Aloe Vera (’95), Lovely Children (2011), Never a Dull Blundr (2023) and Sharp Toothe Sissy (2024).

He’s lived and taught in Katmandu Nepal, Istanbul Turkey, Boston Massachusetts, Boulder Colorado, Portland Oregon, San Francisco/San Leandro/Los Angeles California, and written in Banaras, Bodhgaya, Konya, Damascus, Petra, Jerusalem, Mexico City, San Cristobal de las Casas, Antigua, Buenos Aires, Seattle, New Orleans, Chicago, Denver, Santa Fe, Bar Harbor, Vancouver, Halifax, Atlanta, Asheville and Manhattan, among other locales.

His latest collection of writing, Brute Entropy, is out now on Redhawk press.

Where: North Figueroa Bookshop

Date: Thursday the 10^th

Time: 5 pm

Address: 6040 N. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90042

In 2021, Amanda Jones was named School Library Journal’s School Librarian of the Year. In 2022, she was receiving harassment and death threats for defending her students’ right to read. Not content to idly let that fly, Amanda took her harassers to court and sued them for defamation, and while her case was dismissed, her cause carries on.

Amanda will discuss the inspiration behind her book, the importance of libraries in fostering access to information, and why unrestricted access to ideas and information is crucial for a healthy democracy. With firsthand experience of the challenges librarians face in today’s polarized climate, Amanda will offer a candid look at the intersection of censorship, education, and the right to explore ideas freely. Whether you’re passionate about literature, education, or protecting intellectual freedom, this conversation will offer vital insights into the fight to preserve the core values that libraries represent.

Where: Virtual Program, LACL

Date: Thursday the 10^th

Time: 6 pm – 7 pm

Address: Online event (see site)

A sweet and spicy multicultural romantic comedy that that blends the rich tapestry of Filipino courtship rituals with the modern complexities of love, family, and cultural expectations, written by #1 New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz.

Evan Saatchi can’t keep his eyes off his new co-worker, Dalisay Ramos.

Newly arrived from Manila to lead their travel app’s Asia division, nothing matters more to Dalisay than tradition and family. When Evan asks her out, she soundly rejects him for his cheek.

Evan learns from his Filipino friends that Dalisay expects more from potential suitors. If he wants a chance with her, he’s going to have to go through the Five Stages: the courtship ritual that lovers in the Philippines have performed for generations.

At first, Evan is skeptical—what, exactly, does “servitude” entail? And he has to sing?! But when Dalisay bets Evan that he doesn’t have the nerve to make it through the stages, the game is on.

As Evan attempts to prove to Dalisay that he can win her heart—and the bet—Dalisay is driven to distraction by Evan’s sexy labors, and soon their “courtship” turns into a sizzling secret.

But when modern love and family expectations collide, Dalisay and Evan must find a way to carry a rich history into a shared future.

Melissa de la Cruz is the #1 New York Times, #1 Publishers Weekly, and #1 IndieBound bestselling author of Isle of the Lost and Return to the Isle of the Lost, as well as many critically acclaimed and award-winning novels for readers of all ages. Her books have also topped the USA TODAY, Wall Street Journal and Los Angeles Times bestseller lists and have been published in more than twenty countries. Today she lives in Los Angeles with her family.

Where: Cellar Door Bookstore

Date: Thursday the 10^th

Time: 6 pm – 7 pm

Address: 473 E. Alessandro Blvd., Suite B, Riverside, CA 92508

Where: Hot Java

Date: Thursday the 10^th

Time: 6 pm – 8 pm

Address: 2101 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA 90803

Website: https://www.lbpoetry.com/

Let’s Link: with Tembi Locke at Village Well Books & Coffee – In-Person Event

Get ready for a fun, inspiring night of storytelling and connection with Tembi Locke—executive producer of Netflix’s From Scratch and bestselling author!

Experience the magic as Tembi shares her journey from the pages to the screen, inspiring book lovers, writers, and creatives alike. This is an event you won’t want to miss—get your tickets now and secure your spot for an exciting conversation that promises creativity, community, and a whole lot of fun! Don’t miss an exciting discussion on the adaptation process from page to screen. Dive into behind-the-scenes stories and explore the magic of bringing a beloved book to life on screen. Bring your questions and immerse yourself in the world of storytelling with Tembi Locke. See you there!

Where: Village Well Books & Coffee

Date: Thursday the 11^th

Time: 6 pm – 9 pm

Address: 9900 Culver Blvd. #1B, Culver City, CA 90232

Supplies provided – but bring extras to share!

The final zine will be hosted on our website.

Check out other LA Climate Week events here: https://lu.ma/LAClimateWeek

Where: Underdog Bookstore

Date: Thursday the 10^th

Time: 6:30 pm – 8 pm

Address: 312 South Myrtle Ave., Monrovia, CA 91016

Website: https://www.underdogbookstore.org/events/zine-making-for-climate-change

Paul Rappaport, with Cynthia Fox. & Gliders Over Hollywood at Book Soup – In-Person Event

Paul Rappaport, in conversation with Cynthia Fox, will discussGliders Over Hollywood:Airships, Airplay, and the Art of Rock Promotion.

Paul Rappaport enjoyed a storied thirty-three-year career at Columbia Records, where he was instrumental in the careers of everyone from Bob Dylan to Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd to The Rolling Stones, Elvis Costello to Billy Joel, Judas Priest to Alice In Chains, and many, many more.

The music business from the late 60s through the 90s was an exciting time that mirrored the music and the musicians making it. It was also a time of new and creative ideas on how to market this groundbreaking cultural phenomenon. Eccentric characters were everywhere, and often the managers, promoters, disc jockeys, and record company staff were just as big a show as the performers themselves.

This dynamic, entertaining memoir captures the magic of these times and the people who made it happen, revealing the never-before-heard secrets of the promotion and marketing that turned the music industry on its head. From creating the Pink Floyd airship to sword-fighting with Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden and receiving a guitar lesson from Keith Richards, it’s a book packed full of extraordinary adventures with some of the biggest names in rock.

Where: Book Soup

Date: Thursday the 10^th

Time: 7 pm – 8 pm

Address: 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069

Website: https://www.booksoup.com/event/paul-rappaport-conversation-cynthia-fox-discusses-signs-gliders-over-hollywood-airships

At Dynasty Typewriter: Jennifer Beals, with Tracy Gilchrist, & THE L WORD: A PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNAL at Skylight – In-Person Event

Jennifer Beals, in conversation with Tracy Gilchrist, will discuss The L Word: A Photographic Journey.

Since its debut in 2004, The L Word has been a milestone of popular and queer culture. For six seasons, this iconic show broke barriers and brought on-screen visibility to the experiences of the LGBTQ+ community through the lives of a diverse group of women. Viewers followed the stories of beloved characters like Bette, Tina, Shane, Kit, and Alice, and their dynamic journeys with love, heartbreak, friendship, and triumph. Now, for the first time, Jennifer Beals invites you behind the scenes to witness the magic that took place during the making of this iconic show.

The L Word: A Photographic Journal showcases more than 400 rarely seen, extraordinarily candid photographs taken by Jennifer Beals on the set and behind the scenes of The L Word. These exquisite photographs, offer an intimate look into every aspect of the show, highlighting the real friendships, emotions, and creativity that contributed to its massive success. Also featuring a foreword and reminiscences from Jennifer, cast commentary, and intriguing ephemera such as scripts, call sheets, notes between actors, and production memos, this extraordinary book is the definitive portrait of the life, the laughter, and the love that was The L Word.

Jennifer Beals is an American actress, photographer, and activist. She received critical acclaim for her role in Flashdance, the third highest-grossing film of 1983, for which she won the NAACP Image Award for Actress and was nominated for a Golden Globe. Jennifer attended Yale University, receiving a B.A. in American Literature in 1987; she deferred a term so she could film Flashdance. Jennifer has appeared in several notable films and is also well known for her support of women’s and gay rights.

Tracy E. Gilchrist (she/her) is VP, Editorial and Special Projects for equalpride, the parent company of The Advocate and Out magazines. She was the editor in chief of The Advocate from March 2020 to August 2022. As EIC, she led The Advocate print team to win the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage for 2021 and 2022. A media veteran who went viral in 2024 with her Wicked “holding space” interview with Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Her cover stories for The Advocate and Out include profiles of artists including Erivo, Brandi Carlile, Ariana DeBose, Harvey Guillen, and Janelle Monáe.

Gilchrist co-created The Advocates podcast in 2017 and the virtual talk show Inside With the Advocate in 2020. A go-to moderator, she’s helmed discussions with the casts and directors of Love Lies Bleeding, The Favourite, Euphoria, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Mother Play on Broadway, and more. In 2019, she hosted the official red-carpet livestream for Showtime’s The L Word: Generation Q premiere. Gilchrist has delivered her talk, Pandora’s Box to Pose: Game-changing LGBTQ+ Visibility in Film and TV, at universities throughout the country.

NOTE: See website link for tickets and details.

Where: Skylight Off-site at Dynasty Typewriter

Date: Thursday the 10^th

Time: 7 pm

Address: 2511 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90057

Where: Page Against the Machine

Date: Thursday the 10^th

Time: 7 pm – 9 pm

Address: 2714 E. 4^th St., Long Beach, CA 90814

Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/1894242624727811

LiveTalks LA Presents: Maria Shriver, with Simon Sinek, & I Am Maria at I Am Maria: My Reflections and Poems on Heartbreak, Healing, and Finding Your Way Home – In-Person & Online Hybrid Event

Join us for an evening of meditation, music, poetry, and intimate conversation as we explore life’s defining moments and uncover what it truly means to find our way back to ourselves. I Am Maria reminds readers there is strength and love on the other side of all of our hardest days.

The evening will feature a special meditation led by Devi Brown, music, and intimate discussions about life’s defining moments—the heartbreaks that shape us, the healing that transforms us, and the journey back to ourselves.

Drawing from her own life experiences, I Am Maria tells the story of how Maria emerged from heartbreak and uncertainty—universal moments in every life lived fully—with renewed clarity and strength. The poems in this collection speak to timeless themes of love, loss, longing, and healing, offering readers a comforting reminder that hope can be found even after the most difficult moments.

Maria’s legacy is built on social impact, deep empathy, and a profound understanding of human connection. Through her leadership, activism, and media presence, she continues to inspire and uplift others.

With the release of I Am Maria, she offers these deeply personal poems as a guide for those navigating their own life journeys. Through her intimate reflections, Maria invites readers to shed self-criticism, embrace every part of themselves, and discover the profound healing that comes with forgiveness and self-compassion. The book encourages readers to rediscover poetry as a tool for self-exploration, paving the way to uncover a deeper version of themselves.

To learn more about Maria’s work and to sign up for her digital newsmagazine, Maria Shriver’s Sunday Paper, visit her website.

Maria Shriver is a mother and grandmother, a Peabody and Emmy Award-winning journalist and producer. She is the author of seven New York Times bestselling books, the former First Lady of California, an NBC News Special Anchor, founder of Shriver Media, The Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement, co-founder of the brain health brand MOSH, and the publisher of The Open Field.

Simon Sinek is a trained ethnographer who may best be known for his TED Talk on the concept of “Why,” which has been viewed 60 million times. His book, Start With Why, was a bestseller internationally. The founder of the leadership learning and development company, and a sought-after speaker and consultant on the topic, Sinek is also the host of the podcast, “A Bit of Optimism.” He publishes other inspiring thinkers and doers through his publishing partnership with Penguin Random House called Optimism Press.

Where: Ann and Jerry Moss Theatre at New Roads School

Date: Thursday the 10^th

Time: 8 pm

Address: 3131 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90404

(Free Parking available at the venue)

Website: https://livetalksla.org/events/maria-shriver/ 

How a Book Changed My Life Student Essay Contest: Letter to an Author at Diamond Bar Library, LACL – In-Person Teen Event

If you’re a book lover, you’ve likely read something, fiction or non-fiction, classic or contemporary, that has left its mark on you. Now’s your chance to express your appreciation to the author with an essay in the form of a letter.

In this letter, you’ll describe how the author’s work has altered your worldview or personal life. Who knows—the author may even read it!

Don’t miss out on the opportunity.

Three (3) winners will be chosen and will each be awarded $300.

Pick up an entry form at Diamond Bar Library or download a form here. You can submit the completed entry form and essay by dropping it off or mailing it to Diamond Bar Library.

The deadline for submission is April 15, 2025. Winners will be announced on April 26, 2025.

Prizes: $300 (3)

Contest Rules:

* Open to students ages 13-18

* Entries must be 1,000 words or less

* Must be mailed or dropped off at Diamond Bar Library

* All entries become the property of LA County Library

* A completed entry form must accompany all essay submissions

Sponsored by the Diamond Bar Friends of the Library

NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details. 

Where: Diamond Bar Library, LACL

Date: Friday the 11^th

Time: All Day (see site)

Address: 21800 Copley Dr., Diamond Bar, CA 91765

Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning at 8:30 AM come join acclaimed author and writing instructor Francesca Lia Block for a brief intro and 40 minutes of free writing on any topic without judgement. Afterwards, you will be able to share a bit about your process and ask Francesca questions about your writing.

About the instructor:

Francesca Lia Block is the author of more than thirty books of fiction, non-fiction, short stories and poetry, and has written screenplay adaptations of her work. She received the Spectrum Award, the Phoenix Award, the ALA Rainbow Award and the 2005 Margaret A. Edwards Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as other citations from the American Library Association, and from the NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, and PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY. Currently she teaches creative writing at UCLA Extension, Antioch University, Pocket MFA, and numerous workshops across the country. Francesca also edits LIT ANGELS, a literary journal available on Substack. Her latest novel is HOUSE OF HEARTS now out in paperback. https://www.francescaliablock.com/

About Lit Angels Writing Studio:

There are so many fitness classes available for the body, but what are you doing to exercise your creative mind?

Lit Angels offers classes that provide just that—a fun and freeing way to work out the creative muscles and eliminate the stumbling blocks that might be holding you back, not only in your writing, art, or performance projects, but in all areas of your life—uplifting and refreshing your mind and soul, improving relationships, work, and your outlook on the future. Taught by top-level working professionals, Lit Angels classes cultivate community and connection, something we all desperately need in these challenging times.

Come make some magic at the Village Well! All genres and levels are welcome!

Where: Village Well Books & Coffee

Date: Friday the 11^th

Time: 8:30 am – 9:30 am

Address: 9900 Culver Blvd. #1B, Culver City, CA 90232

Website: https://shop.villagewell.com/events/2491220250411

Pajama Storytime at Once Upon a Time, Montrose – In-Person Kids & Family Event

Our most popular story time is ready to delight and dazzle! This is also the prime time to see Pippi Longstocking, our bookstore cat in action.

Open to all ages. Free to attend.

There is a large FREE parking lot off Florencita Dr. as well as metered parking along Honolulu Ave. and Montrose Ave.

NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details. 

Where: Once Upon a Time, Montrose

Date: Friday, the 11^th

Time: 9:30 am

Address: 2207 Honolulu Ave., Montrose, CA 91020

Website: https://www.shoponceuponatime.com/event

Bilingual Storytime at Village Well Books & Coffee – In-Person Event

Bilingual Storytime! Exposing your children to multiple languages is highly beneficial for their learning and development, and what better way to do it than through this fun activity where we will read a wonderful story in both English and Spanish.

¡Hora de cuentos bilingüe! Exponer a tus hjijos a varios idiomas es de gran beneficio para su aprendizaje y desarrollo, y qué mejor que hacerlo en esta divertida actividad en donde leeremos un maravilloso cuento en inglés y en español.

Where: Village Well Books & Coffee

Date: Friday the 11^th

Time: 11 am

Address: 9900 Culver Blvd. #1B, Culver City, CA 90232

Website: https://shop.villagewell.com/events/2070820250411

Current Events Nonfiction Book Club: The rent collectors: exploitation, murder, and redemption in immigrant LA at Studio City Branch Library, LAPL – In-Person Event

Join participants to discuss The rent collectors: exploitation, murder, and redemption in immigrant LA by Jesse Katz.

NOTE: See site for RSVP, guidelines, and details. 

Where: Studio City Branch Library, LAPL

Date: Friday the 11^th

Time: 12 pm

Address: 12511 Moorpark St., Studio City, CA 91604

Throughout your life, you’ve been slowly indoctrinated to believe that money is the only type of wealth. In reality, your wealthy life may involve money, but in the end, it will be defined by everything else.

After three years of research, personal experimentation, and thousands of interviews across the globe, Sahil Bloom has created a groundbreaking blueprint to build your life around five types of wealth: Time Wealth, Social Wealth, Mental Wealth, Physical Wealth, and Financial Wealth. A life of true fulfillment engages all five types—working dynamically, in concert across the seasons of your journey.

Sahil Bloom is an inspirational writer and content creator, captivating millions of people every week through his insights and biweekly newsletter, The Curiosity Chronicle. Bloom is a successful entrepreneur, owner of SRB Holdings, and the managing partner of SRB Ventures, an early-stage investment fund. Bloom graduated from Stanford University with an MA in public policy and a BA in economics and sociology. He was a four-year member of the Stanford baseball team.

Where: Cellar Door Bookstore

Date: Friday the 11^th

Time: 6 pm – 7 pm

Address: 473 E. Alessandro Blvd., Suite B, Riverside, CA 92508

We’re calling all poets, musicians, comedians, storytellers for another magical night. Performers and artists of all kinds, come through!

Swing Set isn’t just about performance—it’s about real connection and finding mirrors in the people all around you. We’re so excited to share space with y’all again.

Where: The Center Long Beach

Date: Friday the 11^th

Time: 6 pm – 8 pm

Address: 2017 E. 4^th St., Long Beach, CA 90814

Where: Confidential Coffee

Date: Friday the 11^th

Time: 6 pm – 8 pm

Address: 137 W. 6^th St., Long Beach, CA 90802

Website: https://www.lbpoetry.com/

NEW DATE: Trina Calderon & Once Upon a Time on Grateful Dead Tour at Book Soup – In-Person Event

Trina Calderon presents her new book, Once Upon a Time on Grateful Dead Tour.

A short story collection about the absurd and often hilarious adventures on the Grateful Dead tour. Based on true stories of the thriving counterculture during the notorious U.S. federal “war on drugs” campaign, experience the magic of driving across the country to get to the next show. Follow the kids from one hotel room to the next, from Haight Street to Vermont, for a strong dose of the real American Dream: sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll!

Where: Book Soup

Date: Friday the 11^th

Time: 7 pm – 8 pm

Address: 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069

Website: https://www.booksoup.com/event/trina-calderon

At Skylight: E.A. Hanks, with Sam Wasson, & THE 10 at Skylight – In-Person Event

E.A. Hanks, in conversation with Sam Wasson, will discuss her book THE 10.

From Vanity Fair and The New York Times contributor comes a beautifully written, deeply felt memoir recounting the solo, cross-country journey she made along the Ten across the American southwest: a mission to uncover both what harrowing violence may or may not have happened to her late mother, but also, to look within and discover who she herself is—where her mother ends and she begins.

In her trusted loaded-up minivan “Minnie,” E.A. Hanks follows the same route as a long-ago road trip with her mother in an attempt to better understand the complicated woman who gave her life. Along the way, as she follows her mother’s diaries and her own recollections of the route, she begins to uncover secrets—some unexpectedly wonderful, and others darker and more violent than she ever imagined—that bring more questions than answers.

From the quiet expanses of White Sands National Park to the bustling streets of New Orleans, and the Texas-Mexico border to the swamps of the Florida panhandle, she interacts with the amazing breadth and diversity of the people that call these places home. Reckoning with the past, the present, her memories, and herself, Hanks brings us along a beautiful voyage towards understanding how the stories we tell about the places we’re from ultimately become the stories we tell about the people we are.

E.A. Hanks lives in Los Angeles, California. Formerly a staffer at Vanity Fair, she has contributed to Time, The Guardian, The New York Times, and others. Follow her on Instagram @EAHanks.

Sam Wasson is the New York Times Best Seller author of Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, and the Dawn of the Modern Woman , Fosse, Improv Nation: How We Made A Great American Art, The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood and most recently, The Path to Paradise: A Francis Ford Coppola Story.

Where: Skylight

Date: Friday the 11^th

Time: 7 pm

Address: 1818 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027

Website: https://www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-ea-hanks-presents-10-w-sam-wasson

Audacious Pages Reading & Open Mic: Carlos Ornelas & Villain’s Vernacular at Sims Library of Poetry – In-Person Event

Audacious Pages is a reading and open mic event at Sims Library of Poetry.

This event features Carlos Ornelas reading his collection titled Villain’s Vernacular.

Where: Sims Library of Poetry

Date: Friday the 11^th

Time: 7 pm – 9 pm

In honor of LA Climate Week, celebrate, mourn and uplift Mother Earth through poetry, music and storytelling. Join us for a free, all-ages open mic where we share our love, grief and hope for the planet.

Whether you perform or just listen, your presence is part of the movement.

Sign-ups open online and at the event.

Check out other LA Climate Week events here: https://lu.ma/LAClimateWeek

Where: Underdog Bookstore

Date: Friday, the 11^th

Time: 7 pm – 9 pm

Address: 312 S. Myrtle Ave., Monrovia, CA 91016 

Sign ups for performers are at the door, day of, 30 minutes prior to the event. Sets are limited to 5-10 minutes. All performances must be family friendly. We will provide two microphones and two mic stands. Please bring any other equipment you will need. This event is free, no registration is required!

Where: Village Well Books & Coffee

Date: Friday, the 11^th

Time: 7 pm – 9 pm

Address: 9900 Culver Blvd., 1B, Culver City, CA 90232 

Website: https://shop.villagewell.com/events/1342820250411

Walton Well Press Double Book Launch: Karen Kevorkian, Gail Wronsky & Gronk at Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center – In-Person & Online Hybrid Event

Join us or a double book launch with poetry and special performances by Walton Well Press published authors.

Celebrate the release of two new poetry collections: Karen Kevorkian’s Here In My Body It Feels Crowded, and Born In A Barn On Venus, a collaborative book between poet Gail Wronksy and artist Gronk. The authors will read from their new collections in The Wanda Coleman Theater accompanied by Logan Metz—former band member of Lukas Nelson’s group, Promise of the Real—and L.A. based musician Lincoln Mendell.

Karen Kevorkian is a native of San Antonio who moved to San Francisco but detoured to the east coast before returning to California and working as an editor for the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, teaching poetry and fiction writing workshops at UCLA, and before that at the University of Virginia. Here in My Body It Feels Crowded is her fourth poetry collection. Her poems are recently published in New American Writing, Volt, Four Way Review, Taos Journal of Poetry, and many other journals. She has been awarded fellowships from the Djerassi Resident Artist Program, the Ucross Foundation, the Millay Colony for the Arts, MacDowell, and the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation. In Los Angeles she was a board member for seven years of Beyond Baroque literary arts center and is a founding member of the Glass Table Collective, publisher of What Books Press.

Gail Wronsky is the author, coauthor, or translator of fifteen books of poetry and prose. The recipient of an Artist Fellowship from the California Arts Council, she is a founding member of the Glass Table Artists Collective and lives in Topanga, California.

Gronk is a Los Angeles painter, printmaker, muralist, and theater and performance artist. A founding member of ASCO, Gronk collaborates with the LA and Santa Fe Operas and the Kronos Quartet. His work is found in the Corcoran, Smithsonian, LACMA, and Riverside Art Museum’s Cheech Marin collection.

NOTE: See site for details.

Where: Beyond Baroque

Date: Friday, the 11^th

Time: 8 pm – 9:30 pm

Address: 681 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90291

New members are always welcome.  Copies of the Book Club books will be available for pick-up at the Ask Us Desk one month prior to the book club meeting date.

Upcoming selection: The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai.

Where: Hacienda Heights Library, LACL

Date: Saturday, the 12^th

Time: 10:30 am – 11:30 am

Address:16010 La Monde St., Hacienda Heights, CA 91745 

Website: https://visit.lacountylibrary.org/event/12955805

VROMAN’S ED: Fiction Writing Class with Diana Wagman at Vroman’s Meeting Room – In-Person Event

This Fiction Writing Class is for writers interested in working on short stories or a novel. There will be an optional weekly exercise and suggested readings, but it is predominately a workshop to discuss and advance each other’s work, concentrating on the elements that make fiction compelling: character, point of view, setting and description, conflict and resolution. Each writer will share work twice, the ultimate goal being a complete short story or a novel chapter.

Diana Wagman is the author of six novels. Her second, Spontaneous, won the 2001 PEN West Award for Fiction. Her fourth, The Care & Feeding of Exotic Pets, was very briefly a best-seller. She has had many short stories and essays published, most recently in Conjunctions and Prairie Schooner, and is an occasional contributor to the Los Angeles Times. She has taught as adjunct faculty across southern California, from Loyola Marymount to CalArts to Cal State San Bernardino.

TO SIGN UP FOR THIS WRITING CLASS, PLEASE CALL CUSTOMER SERVICE AT (626)449-5320 BY 4/11/25.

*This class will be held on the following dates – 4/12, 4/19, 4/26, 5/3, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24 & 5/31. All classes will take place in the Vroman’s Meeting Room located next door to Vroman’s Main Store in the Atrium at 709 E. Colorado Blvd. Suite 120.

If for any reason you cannot attend this set of classes you have signed up for, please give 24 hour notice, before the first class, of your cancelation in order to receive a refund.

Note: See site for cost and details.

Where: Vroman’s Meeting Room – In the Atrium

Date: Saturday, the 12^th (through May 31)

Time: 10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Address: 709 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101

Website: https://vromansbookstore.com/event/2025-04-12/vromans-ed-fiction-writing-class-diana-wagman-8-weeks(thorugh

Adult Book Club: IVOE at Littlerock Library, LACL – In-Person Event

Celebrate National Poetry Month with Littlerock Library’s Book Club as we discuss this months selection LVOE by Atticus. This program is for adults.

LVOE. is a collection of short, impactful poems and prose that delve into the depths of the human experience. Atticus explores themes of self-love, meditation, meaning, loss, and romance, prompting readers to look inward and find hope amidst the complexities of life.

If you would like to participate, please visit Littlerock Library to pick up a copy or use Libby for a digital version.

Where: Littlerock Library, LACL

Date: Saturday, the 12^th

Time: 11 am – 12 pm

Read the book and join our lively discussion!

Participants will discuss Island Beneath the Sun by author Isabelle Allende.

Where: Westwood Branch Library, LAPL

Date: Saturday, the 12^th

Time: 11 am

Address: 1246 Glendon Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90024

Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/book-club-3

Perfect Storytime and Drawing: R.W. Alley & Paddington and Breezy Valley at Once Upon a Time, Montrose – In-Person Event

Spring into the new season with a story time featuring the beloved Paddington character illustrated by R.W. Alley and his new series Breezy Valley at Work. He will do a live drawing that will be auctioned off for relief effort. After the story time, Bob will be available to sign books. Best for ages 3+.

Where: Once Upon a Time

Date: Saturday, the 12^th

Time: 11 am

Address: 2207 Honolulu Ave., Montrose, CA 91020

Website: https://www.shoponceuponatime.com/event/rw-alley-paddington

Kids’ Graphic Novel Launch: Outsider Kids at Village Well Books & Coffee – In-Person MG Event

Join us at Village Well Books & Coffee for a middle grade graphic novel launch!

Author and illustrator Betty C Tang (Parachute Kids) will present her brand-new sequel, Outsider Kids. The launch will consist of a conversation with Betty about writing the book, a drawing demo, a Q&A session with the audience, and a book signing. Come meet Betty at the coziest bookstore in town!

Get your tickets on EVENTBRITE!

Can one spoiled cousin upend three kids’ hard-won happiness and stability? Find out in this hilarious, big-hearted, high-stakes companion to the award-winning bestseller Parachute Kids!

After seven months on their own as undocumented immigrants, the Lin siblings have settled into their new lives in California. Jia-Xi (Jesse) has a new job, Ke-Gang (Jason) has a new crush, and Feng-Li (Ann) is excited to celebrate her eleventh birthday with her new friends. Their parents still await visa approval in Taiwan, so the trio is trying to take better care of one another and stay under the radar of immigration authorities. But when their stuck-up cousin Josephine—a violin prodigy—arrives with her privilege and demands, suddenly their world is in turnaround. Will they have to give up the life they worked so hard to achieve?

Betty C. Tang is the creator of the graphic novel Parachute Kids, a 2023 National Book Award Longlist selection an ALA Asian/Pacific American Award Honor Book, and an instant Indie bestseller. She has also illustrated the New York Times bestselling Jacky Ha-Ha series of graphic novels by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein. Before becoming a full-time graphic novelist, Betty worked for various Hollywood animation studios, including Disney and DreamWorks Animation, and codirected an animated feature called Where’s the Dragon? Betty is a fourth-degree black belt in aikido. She immigrated to California as a parachute kid when she was ten and currently lives in Los Angeles.

Where: Village Well Books & Coffee

Date: Saturday, the 12^th

Time: 11 am – 12 pm

Address: 9900 Culver Blvd., 1B, Culver City, CA 90232 

Website: https://shop.villagewell.com/events/2313320250412

Vroman’s Storytime: Ann Whitford Paul & If Animals Celebrated Easter at Vroman’s – In-Person Kids Event

If Animals Celebrated Easter is another charming picture book in the bestselling If Animals Kissed Goodnight series that imagines springtime celebration from creatures all across the animal kingdom – making it a perfect gift for Easter baskets.

What if animals did what YOU do?

Colt would weave a basket of hay. Calf would splat-splatter his eggs with spots. Mama and Lamb would lead their friends in a parade. All the farm animals would celebrate Easter in their own special way.

Don’t miss the other books in this adorable series: If Animals Kissed Good Night, If Animals Said I Love You, If Animals Celebrated Christmas, If Animals Went to School, If Animals Gave Thanks, If Animals Tried to Be Kind, If Animals Trick-or-Treated, and If Animals Went to Work.

Note: See site for cost and details.

Where: Vroman’s

Date: Saturday, the 12^th

Time: 11 am – 12 pm

Address: 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101

Play: A Reclamation of Soul – Learning to Play with Your Poems is hosted by Soulstuf.

NOTE: Check Link for full schedule.

Where: LA Get Down Festival

Date: Saturday, the 12^th

Time: 12 pm

Address: 544 North Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90036

All Momo wants for her twelfth birthday is an ordinary life—like everyone else’s. At home, she has to take care of her absentminded widowed mother. At school, kids ridicule her for mixing up reality with the magical stories her mother used to tell her.

But then Momo’s mother falls gravely ill, and a death hag straight out of those childhood stories attacks Momo at the mall, where she’s rescued by a talking fox…and “ordinary” goes out the window. It turns out that Momo’s mother is a banished Shinto goddess who used to protect a long-forgotten passageway to Yomi—a.k.a. the land of the dead. That passageway is now under attack, and countless evil spirits threaten to escape and wreak havoc across the earth.

Joined by Niko the fox and Danny—her former best friend turned popular jerk, whom she never planned to speak to again, much less save the world with—Momo must embrace her (definitely not “ordinary”) identity as half human, half goddess to unlock her divine powers, save her mother’s life, and force the demons back to Yomi.

Misa Sugiura’s ancestors include a poet, a priestess, a samurai, and a stowaway. She was born and raised in Chicagoland but eventually found her way to her true home in Northern California, where she lives and writes under a giant oak tree with her husband, two sons, and a cat named Mouse. Momo Arashima Steals the Sword of the Wind is her first middle-grade novel and was inspired by the gods and monsters of her parents’ home country, Japan.

Where: Cellar Door Bookstore

Date: Saturday the 12^th

Time: 1 pm

Address: 473 E. Alessandro Blvd., Suite B, Riverside, CA 92508

Website: https://www.cellardoorbookstore.com/event/kids-book-club-momo-arashima-steals-sword-wind

Saturday Afternoon Book Club: The Sons of El Rey at Vermont Square Branch Library, LAPL Library – In-Person Event

Join us for lively discussions on great literature!

This month, we’re diving into The Sons of El Rey by Alex Espinoza. Don’t miss the chance to share your thoughts and connect with fellow book lovers!

Where: Vermont Square Branch Library, LAPL

Date: Saturday, the 12^th

Time: 1 pm

Address: 1201 W. 48^th St., Los Angeles, CA 90037

Through this annual fellowship, Beyond Baroque seeks to support emerging women and non-binary poets interested in developing their artistic practice.

To celebrate the fellowship, we present readings by a set of dynamic poets including Susan Hayden and more TBA! We will also be introducing the winner of the fellowship at this event. More details here soon.

Where: Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center

Date: Saturday the 12^th

Time: 2 pm – 3 pm (Doors at 1:30 pm)

Address: 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, CA 90291

Website: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/to-the-pacific-introducing-the-2025-linda-j-albertano-poetry-fellow-tickets-1297989925809?aff=oddtdtcreator

Creative Writing Group at Central Library, LAPL Library – In-Person Event

Calling all writers of fiction, screenplays, poetry, etc. Get feedback on your writing in a fun, supportive environment! The Central Library Creative Writing Group meets every other Saturday for fellowship, feedback, and snacks. Meetings start out with a short writing prompt exercise, then writers are invited to share up to five pages of their work for feedback from the group. Whether you are just starting out or well on your way to glory, join us and banish (at least temporarily) those Lonely Writer Blues!

RSVP:

Please RSVP by emailing fiction@lapl.org.

Where: Central Library, LAPL

Date: Saturday, the 12^th

Time: 3 pm – 5 pm

Address: 630 W. 5^th St., Los Angeles, CA 90071

Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/calendar?page=11

Everything Book Club: I’m Glad My Mom Died at Lancaster Library, LACL – In-Person Event

For Join us to discuss Jennette McCurdy’s memoir, I’m Glad My Mom Died. For adults.

In the Everything Book Club we read a variety of genres; we wish to expand our horizons and try to include many perspectives.

In this memoir, McCurdy details the struggles she experienced as a child actor with a narcissistic mother. From a young age, her mother pinned her hopes on grooming McCurdy to stardom, leading to eating disorders, abuse, and addiction. These issues did not improve on her mother’s death, but only after quitting acting and committing to therapy.

Attendance is limited, and advance registration is required. Please register every individual in your party, including kids. This will be used to save your spots in the program. We cannot guarantee availability for any unregistered attendees.

Where: Lancaster Library, LACL

Date: Saturday, the 12^th

Time: 3 pm

Address: 601 W. Lancaster Blvd., Lancaster, CA 93534 

Website: https://visit.lacountylibrary.org/event/13021470

Saturday Afternoon Poetry: Deep Critique Writing Workshop via Saturday Afternoon Poetry – Online Event

Join us for a Deep Critique Writing Workshop led by DKC. (Submit up to 3 poems totaling no more than 150 lines including the subject of or at least mentioning point or up for Four Feathers Press online edition: Point Up by emailing donkingfishercampbell@gmail.com by 11:59 pm, April 18th).

Don Kingfisher Campbell hosts and curates these events.

Where: Saturday Afternoon Poetry

Date: Saturday, the 12^th

Time: 3 pm – 5 pm

Address: Online Zoom Event (see site)

Allies in Arts founded Transchool to empower the voices of trans writers ages 18-24. Transchool: Volume 1 is an anthology featuring the multifaceted work—poetry, fiction, nonfiction, screenplays, genre-defying writing—by the first class of Transchool creative writers and their mentors. All proceeds from the sale of Transchool: Vol. 1 at this event will go directly to Allies in Arts!! You can also make a monetary donation to the organization in lieu of/ in addition to purchasing the anthology!

Panelists include:

Thomas Page McBee (Transchool Mentor)

Jaclyn Moore (Transchool Mentor)

Eleanor Jean (Transchool Advocate)

Park Walters (Transchool Student)

Ren Heintz (Transchool Director)

Moderated by Emily St. James, author of WOODWORKING Allies in Arts is a queer and trans-led 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization that supports women, BIPOC, and queer* artists in all mediums through education, grants, exhibitions, and partnerships. Artists from our communities face barriers as a direct result of race, gender, sex, and sexual orientation. We seek to break down those barriers by awarding grants, curating exhibitions and screenings, and connecting artists with the decision-makers who can hire them.

(*We define queer to mean anyone under the LGBTQQIA2S+ umbrella.)

To RSVP, please fill out the form at website link.

Where: Chevalier’s

Date: Saturday, the 12^th

Time: 6 pm – 7:30 pm

Address: 133 N. Larchmont Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90004

Angel City Review’s Ten Years of Poetry in L.A. anthology brings together 44 Los Angeles-based and connected poets that have been in the journal over the past decade serving both as a best of poetry collection as well as a focused survey of the city’s poetry in the last decade.

Contributors to the anthology will read their texts in The Wanda Coleman Theater, including Teka Lark, Douglas Manuel, Marcus Clayton, & Lizeth De La Luz. Other readers TBA, hosted by Managing Editor Zachary C. Jensen.

A complimentary copy of the anthology is included with your ticket purchase, including Beyond Baroque members!

Where: Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center

Date: Saturday the 12^th

Time: 7 pm – 8:30 pm (Doors at 6:30 pm)

Address: 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, CA 90291

Avery Jensen is almost thirty, fresh off a breakup, and she’s tired of always being so uptight and well-behaved. She wants to get a hobby, date around (especially other women), flirt with everyone she sees, all the fun stuff normal people do in their twenties. One problem: Avery doesn’t know how to do any of that. She doesn’t have a lot of dating experience, with men or women, and despite being self-assured at work, she doesn’t have a lot of confidence when it comes to romance.

Enter Taylor Cameron, Napa Valley’s biggest flirt and champion heartbreaker. Taylor just broke up with her most recent girlfriend, and her best friend bet her that she can’t make it until Labor Day without sleeping with someone. (Two whole months? Without sex? Taylor?!?!) So, she offers to give Avery flirting lessons. It will keep her busy, stop her from texting people she shouldn’t. And it might distract her from how inadequate she feels compared to her friends, who all seem much more settled and adult than Taylor.

At first, Avery is stiff and nervous, but Taylor is patient and encouraging, and soon, Avery looks forward to their weekly lessons. She tells herself it’s because the lessons are fun, not because she kind of might have a little bit of a crush on Taylor. Taylor doesn’t even try to deny that she’s intrigued by Avery, but she’s still got a bet to win. With Taylor’s help, Avery is finally doing what she wants to do: flirting with lots of women, making friends, having fun! But after a while, it becomes impossible for Avery and Taylor to ignore their attraction to one another, despite them both insisting to themselves and everyone else that it isn’t serious. When Taylor is forced to confront her feelings for Avery, she doesn’t know what to do, how to deal with it, and most importantly, if she’s already ruined the best thing she’s ever had.

Jasmine Guillory is a New York Times bestselling author; her novels include The Wedding Date, the Reese’s Book Club selection The Proposal, and By The Book. Her work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Cosmopolitan, Bon Appetit, and Time, and she is a frequent book contributor on The Today Show. She lives in Oakland, California.

Alanna Bennett is a screenwriter and culture writer living in Los Angeles. Born in Hollywood and raised in Portland, Oregon, she’s written for film and television, notably Roswell, New Mexico; The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy; and the Emmy-nominated XO, Kitty. Through her published work for BuzzFeed News, The New York Times, Teen Vogue, The Cut, Vulture, Refinery29, Glamour, Eater, and more, she’s tackled topics as diverse as homelessness, celebrity culture, and the cultural touchpoint that was Captain America’s butt. She also runs writing classes through her company, The Spring School. This is her first novel, but as with all her creative pursuits, Alanna is only just getting started.

NOTE: See site for tickets and details.

Where: Reparations Club

Date: Saturday, the 12^th

Time: 7 pm

Address: 3054 S. Victoria Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90016 

Website: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launch-flirting-lessons-w-jasmine-guillory-tickets-1249438808109?aff=oddtdtcreator

Obsidian Tongues Event: Open Mic + Book Release: Josue Munoz & Xicana Soup from Le Soul at Café con Libros, Pomona – In-Person Event

Join us for the book launch of Josue Munoz’s bookXicana Soup from Le Soul, hosted by Caesar Avelar and Consuelo de Verano.

CLI Pomona Chapter presents this event in collaboration with Obsidian Tongues.

NOTE: See site for details.

Where: Café con Libros, Pomona

Date: Saturday, the 12^th

Time: 7:30 pm

Address: 280 W. 2^nd St., Pomona, CA 91766 

Palms Up academy: Gold Standard is hosted by Arianna Basco.

NOTE: Check Link for full schedule.

Where: LA Get Down Festival

Date: Saturday, the 12^th

Time: 8 pm

Address: 544 North Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90036

Website: https://greenwaycourttheatre.org/2025-la-get-down/

Melrose Trading Post Event & L.A. Poet Society at Greenway Arts Alliance at Melrose Trading Post at Fairfax H.S. – In-Person Event

The Melrose Trading Post is a pioneering arts-based marketplace held every Sunday at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, CA with 275 local creative small business vendors, delicious food booths and local live music.

MTP was founded in 1997 with a mission to champion small businesses, art and community. The market funds Greenway Arts Alliance’s arts education programming and provides employment and leadership development opportunities for students at Fairfax High School.

JOIN us in space R18 each Sunday, from 11 am – 5 pm.

All poems are donation based, so you name your price.

NOTE: Check every Sunday for story time and reading events

Where: Melrose Trading Post, Greenway Main Stage at Fairfax HS

Date: Sunday, the 13^th (Every Sunday)

Time: 10 am – 5 pm (market); 11 am – 5 pm (poets on demand)

Address: 7850 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90046

Website: https://www.instagram.com

OC Poet Laureate Gustavo Hernandez: Office Hours at LibroMobile, Santa Ana– In-Person Event

Calling all writers and poets.

OC Poet Laureate, Gustavo Hernández, will be hosting office hours Sunday, April 13th!

Feel free to stop by.

Can’t make it into LibroMobile? Need a zoom link? Email libromobile@gmail.com.

Where: LibroMobile

Date: Sunday, the 13^th

Time: 12 pm – 2 pm

Address: 1150 S. Bristol St., Santa Ana, CA 92704

Website: https://www.libromobile.com/event-details/oc-poet-laureate-office-hours-with-gustavo-hernandez-1-2025-04-13-12-00

Second Sunday Poetry Series Presents: at Village Well Books & Coffee – In-Person Event

Join host Alex M. Frankel to hear readings from guests:

Suzanne Jones Weisberg grew up in Miami Beach and Coral Gables, Florida. She attended the University of Miami on a full academic scholarship and earned a B.A. in art and art history. She attended Mexico City College, the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, and Boston University, where she earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in painting.

She was a founding member of the Women’s Art Center in Philadelphia where she co-edited a poetry anthology titled The Woman Poet. She was active in the feminist art movement in New York in the 1970s and was a founding member of the Soho 20 Gallery in New York City. She exhibited her paintings in many galleries and museums. Later, she attended Loyola Law School in Los Angeles and subsequently practiced law in trusts and estates. She lived in Pacific Palisades, California, until the recent devastating fires, and now resides in Westwood with her husband, Howard.

Called the “blue collar poet” by classmates after serving in the Navy and later working on commercial vessels before returning to school at 35, Bill Cushing’s work has appeared in anthologies, journals, magazines, even newspapers.

Now retired after over 20 years, he continues teaching part time. Bill has four previous poetry collections: A Former Life (Kops-Fetherling International Award), Music Speaks (San Gabriel Valley Poetry Festival Award; New York City Book Award), “…this just in…,” and Just a Little Cage of Bone (American Writing Award finalist).

Where: The Studio Theatre at St. Denis Building

Date: Sunday the 13^th

Time: 5 pm – 7 pm

Address: 3433 Cahuenga Blvd West, Los Angeles 90068

(Near Universal Studios) 

Travel expert Matt Kepnes has been traveling the world since 2006 and has shared his expertise and insights with countless globe-trotters on his blog and in print. In this new, updated edition of How to Travel the World, you’ll be able to benefit from practical, detailed, exhaustively researched travel advice that will help you get on the road better, cheaper, and smarter.

Matt Kepnes has been traveling the world on a near continual basis since 2006. In 2008, he launched his site NomadicMatt.com. Matt’s travel writing has also been featured by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Time, BBC, Huffington Post, The Guardian, Lonely Planet, Forbes, The Daily Beast, NPR, Associated Press, FOX, Sydney Morning Herald, The Independent, Daily Mail, Irish Times, and National Geographic. He’s a regular speaker at conferences and universities about travel.

Reserve your tickets on EVENTBRITE! 

Where: Village Well Books & Coffee

Date: Sunday the 13^th

Time: 5 pm – 6 pm

Address: 9900 Culver Blvd., 1B, Culver City, CA 90232

Ray Abruzzo, Ingrid M. Calderon-Collins, Fante’s daughter Victoria Fante Cohen, Fante’s biographer Stephen Cooper, Margaret Elysia Garcia, Tony Gilkyson, S.A. Griffin, Suzanne Lummis, + Mike Sonksen.

SUN Night April 13th, 7 pm, Ruskin Theatre. Tix available NOW at ruskintheatre.com – Go to top of page, click Shows, look for Library Girl icon.

Collage: Ingrid Calderon Collins.

NOTE: Reserve your tickets at Ruskin Group Theater link. 

Where: Ruskin Theatre Group

Date: Sunday the 13^th

Time: 7 pm – 9 pm

General Manager Taylorwill lead our discussion of: I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom Com by author Kimberly Lemming.

Where: The Ripped Bodice

Date: Sunday the 13^th

Time: 7:15 pm – 9 pm

Address: 3806 Main St., Culver City, CA 90232

Website: https://www.therippedbodice.com/events-and-tickets

Poetik LA: Community Art & Poetryat The Hyperion – In-Person Event

PoetiK LA Community Art & Poetry is offered every second Sunday of the month with iamaustinalexander.

The theme for this event is “Resurrection.”

 ALL THEMES ARE MERELY SUGGESTIONS

2nd Sunday is an all-skill level donation based event held for the community by our collective.

Charitable proceeds from Sunday’s show go to support @americancancersociety.

$10 Donation

Please DM us at @poetikla if you’d like to sign up.

Where: The Hyperion

Date: Sunday the 13^th

Time: 8 pm

Address: 2930 Hyperion, Silverlake, CA 90027

Website: https://www.instagram.com/p/DH7esWkxjbN/