Los Angeles Literature Events 5/22/17 –5/28/17
Asian Pacific Heritage at Valley Plaza Library, LAPL
All adults, kids, and pre-school ages are invited to join us to celebrate Asian-American & Pacific Islander Heritage month with a special morning story-time and craft activity.
Where: Valley Plaza Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Monday the 22nd
Time: 11 am
Address: 12311 Vanowen St., North Hollywood, CA 91605
Website: http://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/asian-pacific-heritage-storytime-craft
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Book Love: LitFest and Author Fair
by By Alysia Gray Painter
From: NBC4
‘Tis the season for beach-ready reads to pop up at the top of various web pages, those hot, upcoming picks readers can tear into while on vacation.
But book buffs, though they do love a juicy, ocean-close novel, are also reading while they’re packing their suitcase, and lining up the vacation hotel, and before they even decide to take a trip, too.
Los Angeles Literature Events 5/15/17 –5/21/17
Maria Felipe at Pico Branch Library, SMPL
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nspired, lively and fun, author Maria Felipe will discuss and sign , a real-world approach to living based on A Course in Miracles, to guide you toward a life released from fear and doubt and filled with joy and power.
Where: Pico Branch Library, SMPL
Date: Monday the 15th
Time: 6 pm
Address: 2201 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405
Website: http://calendar.smgov.net/library/eventsignup.asp?ID=23533
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IN [Los Angeles] LITERARY NEWS
by Daniel Olivas
From: Labloga.com
Life has been a bit busier than usual of late. Not only has my day job revved up a notch or two, I have the great fortune to have two books coming out this year. My short-story collection, The King of Lighting Fixtures, will be released by the University of Arizona Press in September. Here is the cover which incorporates a wonderfully evocative painting by the great Eloy Torrez.
Los Angeles Literature Events 5/08/17 –5/14/17
Asian Artists at Play Reading at Mar Vista Branch Library
LA Made-Artists at Play will perform The Untold Yet Spectacular Story of (a Filipino) Hulk Hogan by Victor Maog, the story of an immigrant boy who conjures a pro wrestling fantasy to escape his new life. Artists at Play is a collective of Asian-American creative professionals who curate quality theater in Los Angeles to reflect underrepresented communities, with a focus on the Asian American experience.
Where: Mar Vista Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Monday the 8th
Time: 6 pm
Address: 12006 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90066
Website: http://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/made-la-asian-artists-play-reading
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In Honor of National Poetry Month: Billy Burgos
by Brian Dunlap
Billy Burgos has an equal love for both poetry and drawing. A quick look at his Facebook page can tell anyone that. There are pictures of his black and white pen and ink portrait drawings of friends and fellow L.A. poets alongside posts of newly written poems.
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Los Angeles Literature Events 5/01/17 –5/07/17
The Big Read Finale at North Hollywood Regional Library
In our last branch library meeting to celebrate The Big Read this year, join us to read a poem by Emily Dickinson. Actors, poetry lovers, students, and children are invited to join us and participate.
Where: North Hollywood Regional Library, LAPL
Date: Monday the 1st
Time: 3 pm
Address: 5211 Tujunga Ave., North Hollywood, CA 91601
Website: http://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/read-emily-dickinson-poem
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MAYOR ERIC GARCETTI NAMES ROBIN COSTE LEWIS AS POET LAUREATE OF LOS ANGELES
From: L.A. Mayors Office
Award-winning poet is nationally recognized as a major figure of contemporary literature
LOS ANGELES — Mayor Eric Garcetti announced today that Robin Coste Lewis, winner of the National Book Award, is the new Poet Laureate of the City of Los Angeles.
As an official ambassador of L.A.’s arts community, Lewis will promote and celebrate the written word, and represent the city’s rich literary scene.
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Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
by Brian Dunlap
This past weekend as the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. The book festival has brought Angeleño book lovers together for over 20 years. This year at USC, some local independent presses and independent bookstores had booths, from Rare Bird and Prospect Park Books, to Skylight and Once Upon A Time, which bills itself as “America’s oldest children’s bookstore.”
Open Mic, Open Minds, and Dim Lights in Pomona
A Mic and Dim Lights “started as a few friends who felt they needed to open a safe space in the Inland Empire for artists to express themselves.” Continue reading Open Mic, Open Minds, and Dim Lights in Pomona
