As usual, another busy week full of literary events: readings, open mics, book clubs, workshops, a few kids and teen events. Local writers reading this week include: Soul Stuf, Arthur Kayzakian, Lory Bedikian, Shannon Watters, Jeffrey Bryant and Caesar K. Avelar, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 08/07/23 – 08/13/23
As usual, another busy week full of literary events: readings, open mics, book clubs, workshops, a few kids and teen events. Local writers reading this week include: Donato Martinez, Nancy Lynée Woo, James Coats, Andrés Sanchez, Naomi Hirahara and Long Beach Youth Poet Laureate Claire Beeli, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 07/31/23 – 08/06/23
As usual, another busy week full of literary events: readings, open mics, book clubs, workshops and a few kids events. Local writers reading this week include: Ruth Madievsky, Mauricio A. Moreno, Ron Dowell, Benin Lemus, Mireya Serrano Vela and Soul Stuf, among others.
Donato Martinez, Priyanka Mattoo, Deborah Harkness, Margaret Elysia Garcia, Jireh Deng and Audrey Kuo, among others. Get out there in-person or virtually L.Á. and support your local literary community! #losangelesliterature Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 07/10/23 – 07/16/23
Another busy week full of literary events: readings, open mics, book clubs and workshops and a few kids events. Local writers reading this week include: Arthur Kayzakian, Lynell George, Brian Sonia-Wallace, Jen Cheng, Lou Mathews, Sheila J. Sadr and Tanya Ko Hong, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 06/19/23 – 06/25/23
Another busy week full of literary events: readings, open mics, book clubs and workshops, a couple of LGBTQIA events and a few kids and YA events. Local writers reading this week include: Michael C. Ford, Héctor Tobar, Daniel Jose Ruiz, Mona Simpson, Brian Sonia-Wallace, Jackie Chou and Carribean Fragoza, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 06/12/23 – 06/18/23
NOTE: There Are Both Online and Virtual Events Listed Here
Community Bridges: I Am, a civil rights-inspired workshop at Barnes & Noble Montclair – In-Person Event
As part of our “Community Bridges” workshop series, this 4th session will focus on the history and impact of the Chicano Movement, a movement inspired by the Civil Rights Movement, which advocated for equal rights and cultural pride among individuals of Latin American descent.
During this workshop, we’ll discuss the use of poetry in expressing the concept of “Chicanismo”, and how the poetry of Rudolfo “Corky” Gonzales empowered generations of artists and communities. Participants will be guided through the process of crafting an “I Am” poem influenced by the Civil Rights Era and the concept of self-pride and empowerment.
All participants are invited to submit their creations for consideration to our “Community Bridges” print anthology, a book featuring artworks inspired by the Civil Rights Era and its impact on our community today. Individuals whose work is published will receive a free copy of the anthology upon its release in late-Summer/early-Fall 2022.
To learn more about submission requirements, visit https://DSTLArts.org/creativeimpact.
NOTE: See site for details.
Where: DSTL Arts at BN-Montclair
Date: Monday the 11th
Time: 5 pm
Address: 5183 N. Montclair Plaza Lane, Montclair, CA 91763
Website: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/community-bridges-i-am-tickets-373450238717
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NOTE: There Are Both Online and Virtual Events Listed Here
Teen Book Bites: Neurodiversity in Young Adult Fiction via Central Library, LAPL – Online Teen YouTube & FB Event
Teens may join our librarians online as they share books for teens that celebrate neurodiverse characters in YA literature.
Watch past episodes on YouTube for more book recommendations.
NOTE: See site for RSVP & event details.
Where: Central Library, LAPL – Online YouTube & FB event
Date: Monday the 25th
Time: 3 pm
Address: LAPL – Online (see site)
Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/teen-book-bites-neurodiversity-ya
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Many/Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Daniel Barban Levin, with Selina Fillinger, & Slonim Woods 9: A Memoir via Book Soup – Online Event
Join us to hear Danile Barban Levin, in conversation with actress and playwright Selina Fillinger, discuss his book, Slonim Woods 9: A Memoir.
In September 2010, a sophomore named Talia Ray asked her roommates at Sarah Lawrence College if her father could stay with them for a while. No one objected,
Talia’s father. Larry Ray, was just released from prison after three years for a custody dispute. He arrived from a communal house called Slonim Woods and stayed for the whole year. Over time, the forceful and intense Ray convinced the young women he alone could help them “achieve clarity,” and eventually they moved to an apartment in Manhattan, beginning years of manipulation and abuse.
Danile Barban Levin was one of the original residents of Slonim Woods 9, and Ray coached him through a difficult break-up, slowly drawing him into his web. After two years of escalating physical, psychological, and sexual abuse, Daniel found the strength to break away.
In April 2019, a New York Magazine story, “The Stolen Kids of Sarah Lawrence,” exposed Ray’s crimes to the world, and in February 2020 he was finally indicted on charges of extortion, sex trafficking, forced labor, and money laundering.
This brave, lyrical and redemptive memoir spans the two years Daniel Barban Levin spent in the grip of a megalomaniac, and reveals how a group of friends were led from a campus into a cult without the world even noticing.
NOTE: See Site for details and registration.
Where: Book Soup – Online Event
Date: Monday the 13th
Time: 6 pm
Address: Online (see site)
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By Brian Dunlap
In 2012 poet Luis Antonio Pichardo founded the arts mentorship organization DSTL Arts. He had ambitious goals. From the start, he wanted to inspire, teach, and hire emerging artists from underserved communities. This idea was born at his house in Glassell Park. Northeast L.Á.
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