Los Angeles Literature Events: 03/14/22 – 03/20/22

Many Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS

World Literature Book Club: Story Selections via Central Library, LAPL – Online Event

Join us for a spirited discussion of the world’s best short stories! All selections are from The Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story (New York, 2021) ed. John Freeman. This month’s selections are:

March 14: The Hermit’s Story by Rick Bass (1998)

March 21: A Temporary Matter by Jhumpa Lahiri (1998)

NOTE: See site for event details and Zoom link.        

Where: West Valley Regional Branch Library, LAPL – Online event

Date: Monday the 14th

Time: 10 am

Address: LAPL – Online Event

Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/world-literature-book-club-28

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Los Angeles Literature Events: 04/12/21 – 04/18/21

Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS

Indre Viskontas & How Music Can Make You Better via CalTech Live: Behind the Book – Online Event           

Indre Viskontas combines a passion for music with scientific curiosity. She is a Professor of Sciences and Humanities at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of San Francisco, is a working opera singer, and serves as the Creative Director of Pasadena Opera.

Dr. Viskontas will be interviewed by Maya Jasper White, CalTech’s Director of Chamber music, about her book, How Music Can Make You Better, where she investigates what music is, and how it can change us for the better—from deep in our neurons to across our entire society.

NOTE: See site for details, and to register for this free event.     

Where: CalTech’s Behind the Book Series – Online event

Date: Monday the 5th            

Time: 5 pm                                

Address: Online event

Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/events/1096485427429412

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