Another busy week full of literary events: readings, open mics, book clubs and workshops and a few kids and YA events. Local writers reading this week include: Donato Martinez, Priyanka Mattoo, Deborah Harkness, Margaret Elysia Garcia, Jireh Deng and Audrey Kuo, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 07/03/23 – 07/09/23
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
Another busy week full of literary events: readings, open mics, book clubs and workshops and a few kids and YA events. Local writers reading this week include: Vickie Vértiz, Kristen Huizar, Marianne Wiggins, Luis J. Rodríguez, Nikolai Garcia and Ivan Salinas, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 05/29/23 – 06/04/23
A busy week full of literary events with another annual event: LitFest Pasadena Saturday 12:30pm – 7pm and Sunday 12:30pm – 6pm. A literary festival featuring local SoCal writers. There are also the usual events as well: readings, open mics, book clubs and workshops and a kids and YA event or two. Local writers reading this week include: Gerda Govine Ituarte, Mark Cid, Tod Goldberg, Nancy Lynée Woo, Julayne Lee, Terry Wolverton, Ernesto Cisneros, Angela Penaredondo, Anaheim Poet Laureate Wendy Van Camp and Donato Martinez, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 05/01/23 – 05/07/23
Another busy week full of literary events: readings, open mics, book clubs and workshops and a few kids and YA events and the 7th Annual L.A. Get Down Festival continues on the weekend in the Fairfax District. Local writers reading this week include: Justine Pucella Winans, Ed Mabrey, Maurene Goo, Hannah Pachman, Iris de Anda, Andy Sanchez, Brian Dunlap and Amy Shimshon-Santo, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 04/10/23 – 04/16/23
Another busy week full of literary events: readings, open mics, book clubs and workshops and a kids and teen event or two. Local writers reading this week include: Victoria Chang, Tracy Badua, Jose Hernandez Diaz, Mauricio Moreno, Yxta Maya Murray, Michelle Brittan Rosado and F. Douglas Brown, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 04/03/23 – 04/09/23
Another busy week full of literary events: readings, open mics, book clubs and workshops and a kids and YA event or two. Local writers reading this week include: Pastiche Queen, Shonda Buchanan, Rosalilia M. Mendoza, Molly McGarry, A.K. Toney, Nancy Lynee Woo and Sarah Thursday, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 03/27/23 – 04/02/23
Another busy week full of literary events: readings, open mics, book clubs and workshops and a kids and YA event or two. Local writers reading this week include: Vickie Vertiz, Cory Cofer aka Besskepp, Teresa Mei Chuc, Allen Aquino, Leslie Ortega, Angela Peñaredondo and Bryn Wickerd, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 03/20/23 – 03/26/23
Another busy week full of literary events: readings, open mics, book clubs and workshops and a kids event or two. Local writers reading this week include: YXTA Maya Murray, Jonathan Santa Maria, Victoria Lynn NcCoy, Brian Sonia-Wallace, Antoineta Villamil, Cory Cofer and Jeffrey Martin, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 03/13/23 – 03/19/23
Peter Merts & Ex Crucible: The Passion of Incarcerated Artists at Chevalier’s Bookstore – In-Person Event
Prison Arts collective will have an art auction and author and photographer Peter Merts will present and discuss Ex Crucible: The Passion of Incarcerated Artists. The photographs of Ex Crucible show incarcerated men and women creating artworks with a talent, passion, and authenticity that illuminate the humanity of the artists. These intimate photographs demonstrate the importance that creativity can have in these bleak, controlled spaces.
Peter Merts has been a photographer for 40 years, focusing on documentary, portrait, and fine arts projects. Peter has documented California’s Arts in Corrections program, both as a volunteer, and under contract with the California Arts Council. He has photographed in all 36 of California’s adult state prisons and serves on the advisory board of the Prison Arts Collective, a provider of prison arts programming. Peter co-published, with Dr. Larry Brewster, the book Paths of Discovery: Art Practice and Its Impact in California State Prisons (now in its 2nd edition); in 2022, he published a monograph of his prison arts work, Ex Crucible: The Passion of Incarcerated Artists (Daylight Books).
NOTE: See site for free tickets, guidelines, and details.
Where: Chevalier’s Bookstore
Date: Monday the 10th
Time: 6 pm – 7:30 pm
Address: 133 N. Larchmont Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90004
Website: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-auction-book-talk-ex-crucible-by-peter-merts-tickets-428745418087
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