Upcoming Events
Skulls & Stairs: Shelby Pinkham, Wes Weisbaum, CD Eskilson
Thursday, June 26, 2025
7:30 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque & Live on YouTube
Skulls & Stairs reading series is back for the Summer and Fall at Beyond Baroque! To kick off the season, this June features CD Eskilson reading from their new book Scream Queen, a horror-inspired debut poetry collection. Also reading is Bakersfield-based Chicanx poet Shelby Pinkham, and Wes Weisbaum, the 2023 Reef Resident Artist at California Institute of the Arts. Before and after the readings, short films by Wes Weisbaum will be screening in The Wanda Coleman Theater!
An Evening of Poetry: Michael C. Ford, Jeffrey Graham, & Paul Cummin
Friday, July 11, 2025
7:30 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque & Live on YouTube
Lawyer and poet Jeffrey Graham and renowned educator and activist Paul Cummins will read from their respective books and from new works! Their writings compile decades worth of dedication to the art of poetry. Legendary L.A. poet Michael C. Ford will also be reading new and selected work.
Voice in the Well Presents: Snapshots, A Classic Saturday Matinee
Saturday, July 12, 2025
7:30 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque & Live on YouTube
Hosted by Eric Vollmer and Frank Strasser, this lively event will showcase a talented ensemble of performers inspired by Hollywood silver-screen classics. Dramatic readings and storytelling will be brought to life by Dalia Vosylius, Judd Angel, Ginger Otoole, James Tripp, Jeffrey Lebeau, and Frank Strasser. Musical performances will feature chanteuse Christina Linhardt, guitarist Leon Rubenhold, and accordionist Tuba Heatherton. Plus a touch of theatrical charm and humor with Cathrine Allison as a clown!
826 LA & Beyond Baroque Present: Community Open Mic
Friday, July 18, 2025
6:30 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque & Live on YouTube
Beyond Baroque and 826LA welcome you to showcase your talents on stage! Youth and community members will have a chance to share their poetry, music, storytelling, and creative energy. Students from 826LA's summer writing workshops will be featuring new work, so be sure to come join them on the mic or support our future creatives! The event will be MC'ed by Ariadne Makridakis Arroyo. Sign-ups start at 5:45.
The LIT SHOW
Saturday, July 19, 2025
6:30 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque & Live on YouTube
Join us for the 18th annual LIT SHOW! L.A.’s Diva Deluxe Suzy Williams and pianist/composer Brad Kay lead an unforgettable celebration of literature-inspired songs, featuring new pieces based on Tennyson, Joyce, Zelda Fitzgerald, and more, alongside past favorites based on Whitman, Pynchon, and Hughes. With a stellar band and special guests, this beloved event blends music, wit, and the written word. Seating is first come, first serve (arrive early!). Admission: $20. Free parking available. For more info visit laughtears.com or reach out to Gerry Fialka at 310-306-7330 or pfsuzy@aol.com.
More Upcoming Events
Upcoming Workshops
Poetry and Memory with Kim Dower
Saturday, June 21
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque
This workshop provides an opportunity to mine our memories to awaken new, startling poems. We will explore the rich territory of ideas, people, places, and emotions from our past, and examine how memory can inform and affect our writing. The 3-hour workshop will be a mixture of lecture, reading contemporary poetry based on poets’ memories, and practicing “fever writing” or “automatic writing.
Ongoing Free Workshops
Monday Night Fiction Workshop with Raquel Baker
Mondays 7:30 PM PT
Via Zoom
A community writing workshop in which participants are asked to bring 2-3 pages of fiction to read and receive feedback. Facilitated by Raquel Baker via Zoom. Registration required.
Wednesday Night Poetry Workshop
Wednesdays 8:00 PM PT
Via Zoom
The West Coast’s longest-running free poetry workshop welcomes new and seasoned poets to share new work and provide feedback. Please be prepared to share one poem. Facilitated by Tom Laichas via Zoom. Registration required.
Exhibitions
SEVEN
April 12 - July 26, 2025
Mike Kelley Gallery at Beyond Baroque
Beyond Baroque presents “Seven” an exhibition for the Mike Kelley Gallery. “Seven” is an exhibition by seven Los Angeles based artists. These seven women have been making work for many years and while Los Angeles, per se is not the theme or subject of their pieces, their surrounds play an important role in their creations. On view are paintings, drawings and mixed media works by Lorraine Bubar, June Edmonds, Linda King, Robin Mitchell, Pam Posey, Fran Siegel & Jody Zellen.
Proxy Gallery Presents
Margaret Morgan: Laocoön
May 9 - June 21, 2025
In the winter of 2024 Morgan exhibited at "Not There Gallery" her work with found twigs and found language. The exhibition was called "Please Try Again." On the wall, made of twigs combined, were words and phrases taken from the various WIFI networks that appeared in her cell phone as she drove around her neighborhood. Morgan then fashioned the twigs into letters and words. The sticks she found on the ground started as natural objects and ended up as symbolic language, but the language itself was also found, floating in the digital air and attaching to nature in unconvincing harmony. This installation, made specifically for the proxy Gallery, spells “Laocoön” with twigs.
For more information visit Proxy Gallery online here.
For past Proxy Gallery shows at Beyond Baroque click here.
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New arrivals include our new tote bags, zip bags, journals, candles, and of course, our classic Metaphors Be With You shirt. All proceeds support Beyond Baroque programming!
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