Another week of live streamed literary events in L.Á. Readings sponsored by local bookstores like Book Soup, Vroman’s and Once Upon A Time. Open mics, book clubs, a couple of kids events and workshops, among other events. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 01/25/21 – 01/31/21
Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
2021 MLK Day Celebration via California African American Museum (CAAM) – Online
Celebrate Marin Luther King Jr. Day immersed in music, culture, and community. This year’s virtual festival highlights MLK’s dedication to labor and workers’ rights, and these movements’ continued importance today.
See site for complete schedule, including a 2:30 pm event: Family Storytime and Poetry Workshop with author Alice Faye Duncan reading her children’s book, Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop, followed by a haiku writing workshop.
Where: CAAM – Online Facebook event (see site)
Date: Monday the 18th
Time: 10 am – 3:30 pm
Address: CAAM – Online event
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/190941376010094/
Continue reading “Los Angeles Literature Events: 01/18/21 – 01/24/21”
All Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Learning Circle: The 1619 Project via John C. Fremont Branch Library – Online Event
A Learning Circle is an opportunity to learn together. Join us as we study The 1619 Project, an ambitious undertaking by The New York Times to reexamine the legacy of slavery and the repercussions that exist to this day.
Email jcfrmt@lapl.org for participation details and related book list.
Where: John C, Fremont Branch Library, LAPL – Online event (see site)
Date: Monday the 30th
Time: 1:30 pm
Address: LAPL – Online event
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/learning-circle-1619-project
Continue reading “Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/30/20 – 12/06/20”
Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
South to Freedom & Professor Alice L. Baumgartner via Huntington-USC Institute – Zoom Online Event
Join us as Professor Alice L. Baumgartner, in conversation with historian Albert Brossard and Institute Director William Deverell, discusses her new book, South to Freedom: Runaway Slaves to Mexico and the Road to the Civil War.
Where: Huntington-USC Institute – Zoom & Facebook Online Event (see site for further details)
Date: Monday the 16th
Time: 12 pm
Address: Huntington-USC Institute – Zoom Online event
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/1706751046153577
Continue reading “Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/16/20 – 11/22/20”
Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Immigrant Writing Workshop with Restless Books via Studio City Public Library – Online Event
Join us for a Immigrant Writing Workshop with Restless Books. Each workshop has three sessions, so please register for only one. Join us for an offering of the Innovation Lab’s ”Belonging” series, taught by Restless Books publisher Ilan Stavans, which is designed to help immigrant communities develop their voices, self-confidence, and self-esteem. See details at site.
To register for this event, email Emilie at eaaronson@lapl.org
Where: Studio City Public Library – Online Event (see site for further details)
Date: Monday the 9th
Time: 5 pm
Address: Simi Valley Public Library – Online event
Continue reading “Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/09/20 – 11/15/20”
Los Angeles Literature Events: 10/26/20 – 11/01/20
Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Magical Feminism: An Editorial Discussion via Electric Literature – Zoom Online Event
Halimah Marcus, executive editor of Electric Literature talks to Marie-Helene Bertino (Parakeet, 2 a.m. at the Cat’s Pajamas, Safe as Houses) and Elissa Washuta (White Magic, My Body Is a Book of Rules,, Shapes of Native Nonfiction) about coping with trauma and subverting expectations at the intersection of magic and reality. They will discuss how magic works in practice and as a rhetorical device in fiction. Q&A will follow.
Where: Electric Literature – Online Event (see site for further details)
Date: Monday the 26th
Time: 3 pm – 4 pm PST
Address: Electric Literature – Online event
Website: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/acqg3qqk or contact Halimah Marcus, halimah@electricliterature.com
Continue reading “Los Angeles Literature Events: 10/26/20 – 11/01/20”
Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Cover to Cover Reading Club for Kids, from October 5th – November 13th – Kids Event
Stop by the Orange Public Library & History Center to sign up for the In-N-Out Cover to Cover Reading Club, which will run until November 13th. Kids ages 4-12 are eligible to participate. For every five books read, each child will receive a Cover to Cover Achievement certificate redeemable for one hamburger, cheeseburger, or gilled cheese. Earn up to three certificates per child, while supplies last.
NOTE: Details available at website link.
Where: Orange Public Library & History Center – Zoom Online Event
Date: Monday the 12th
Time: 10 am – 7 pm
Address: 407 E. Chapman Ave., Orange, CA
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/2399363487036106
Continue reading “Los Angeles Literature Events: 10/12/20 – 10/18/20”
Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Philosophy Discussion Group & Critique of Pure Reason via Arroyo Seco Regional Branch Library, LAPL – Online Event
Join Arroyo Seco Regional Branch Library’s Zoom link as we continue our discussion of Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason. Newcomers are welcome.
NOTE: Email ayosco@lapl.org for participation details. Confirm at site due to holiday.
Where: Arroyo Seco Branch Library, LAPL – Online event
Date: Monday the 7th
Time: 6:30 pm
Address: Online event (see site)
Website: https://lapl.org/whats-on/events/philosophy-discussion-group-1
Continue reading “Los Angeles Literature Events: 9/07/20 – 9/13/20”
Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Japanese Storytime via Little Tokyo Branch Library Instagram Online – Kids Event
Join us on Little Tokyo Branch Library’s Instagram for Japanese Storytime for children, to enjoy books and activities, such as singing and learning origami, in Japanese.
Where: Little Tokyo Branch Library, LAPL Instagram online
Date: Monday the 17th
Time: 10:30 pm
Address: Online event (see site)
Website: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/japanese-storytime
Continue reading “Los Angeles Literature Events 8/17/20 – 8/23/20”
Los Angeles Literature Events 8/10/20 – 8/16/20
Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Julian E. Zelizer & Burning Down the House at Book Soup – Crowdcast Online Event
Join author Julian E. Zelizer, in conversation with David Cross, to discuss his new non-fiction book, Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker, and the Rise of the New Republican Party.
When Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, President Obama observed that Trump “is not an outlier; he is a culmination, a logical conclusion of the rhetoric and tactics of the Republican Party.” In this book the author pinpoints the moment when our country was set on a path to bitterly partisan and ruthless politics: an era ignited by Newt Gingrich and his allies in 1989. This is the story of how they created a new normal in Washington D.C.
NOTE: Details and ticket information available at website.
Where: Book Soup – Crowdcast Online Event
Date: Monday the 10th
Time: 6 pm
Address: Crowdcast Live
Continue reading “Los Angeles Literature Events 8/10/20 – 8/16/20”
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