Upcoming Events
Goth Prom Night: Fundraiser for the ARC
RESCHEDULE FOR FEB 27
Thursday, February 13
7:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque & Live on YouTube
Valentine's Day weekend full of dark wave music, zines, books, and more! This event is a community fundraiser for The Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC), an organization that works to end mass incarceration in California. Music performances in the Wanda Coleman Theater feature SFV's Surf-Punk band, The Martian Sunset, and the darkwave industrial sounds of Spiral Teeth and EAM (Empathic Assesment Module). Vendors will sell zines and other goth merch.
Fire Roulette: An L.A. Book Launch with Cahuenga Press
Saturday, February 15
2:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque & Live on YouTube
Celebrate the L.A. launch of Fire Roulette — poems of risk that “dance between rebellion and the norm” (Mariano Zaro, Decoding Sparrows). Joining author Jeanette Clough are Cahuenga Press members James Cushing, Phoebe MacAdams, and Harry Northup. Book signing and reception to follow after the readings in The Wanda Coleman Theater.
Memory, Resilience, & Regeneration: Vietnamese Writers in the Diaspora
Saturday, February 15
7:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque & Live on YouTube
Beyond Baroque and The Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network (DVAN) present Memory, Resilience & Regeneration. This special event marks the 50th anniversary of the conclusion of the Vietnam War, and offers a deep exploration of historical, present-day, and future journeys of the Vietnamese diaspora in an ongoing pursuit of liberation.
22nd Annual Venice Film Fest at Beyond Baroque
Sunday, February 16
6:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque & Live on YouTube
This year's festival features the award-winning documentary "The Sound of Paint" by Joshua Enoch Williams, a colorful and engaging portrait of Vincent Digaetani, a houseless painter and musician who has made art on Ocean Front Walk for over 20 years. Watch and marvel at both the struggles and triumphs of this Venice artist. Stick around for live music as well as additional screenings of short films like "Sponto Beats," and other historical shorts on the infamous Beachtown. Free entry but we suggest a $10 donation.
Venice Art Crawl Mixer at Beyond Baroque
Friday, February 20
8:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque
Is it part of your New Year’s resolution to connect with like-minded people and make more art? Join us for an evening of art and community at the Venice Art Crawl Mixer! This monthly event is an opportunity to connect with fellow artists and enthusiasts.
An Evening of International and Translated Poetry
Friday, February 21
8:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque & Live on YouTube
Featuring Polish poet Krzysztof Siwczyk, whose poems were recently translated into English by author Piotr Florczyk. Catherine Theis presents translations to English-speaking audiences of Italian poet Jolanda Insana. The authors and translators will be reading original and translated texts joined by David St. John.
L.A. Book Launch: Brute Entropy
Saturday, February 22
7:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque & Live on YouTube
jerry the priest's slender volume documents a range of spiritual quests and misadventures, by turns cringeworthy and hilarious, interspersed with a collection of highly transgressive poetry and short stories, all of which serve to illustrate first-hand, the ravages of unmedicated bi-polar disorder. It is at the same time, a work of blackest humor, a travel diary and an educational tome, as well as a cautionary tale. Joining the book launch are authors Richard Modiano, Dennis Cruz, and Richard Loranger.
More Upcoming Events
Upcoming Workshops
The Prose Poem: a Workshop with William Archila
Saturday, March 15
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM PT
In this workshop we will attempt to write prose poems, a marriage between the lyric and narrative between the image and discourse. To paraphrase William Blake, contraries need each other to exist, just like the narrative and the lyric need each other in the prose poem. We will look at examples of Baudelaire, Simic & Forche, to name a few, and focus on its economy and surprising element. We will then close our circle of prose and poetry by generating our own prose poems.
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.
Current Exhibitions
Ansel Krut
26 Random Words Arranged Alphabetically with 26 Unrelated Images
February 1 - April 5, 2025
The exhibition shows the progress of the book 26 Random Words Arranged Alphabetically with 26 Unrelated Imagesfrom its initial conception through the various trial runs at the designers and printers till the final printing. The exhibition includes the first texts, wet proofs, front and back cover options, original drawings and other leftovers as the book made its way towards publication.
Proxy Gallery Presents: Phyllis Green
February 1 - March 15, 2025
Reception, February 15, 2025, 3-5 pm
Proxy Gallery is happy to present Phyllis Green’s June 2024. Modeled from earthenware clay and colored with copper metallic surfacer and patina, the work nods to conventional busts and traditional techniques. Over the years Green has presented clothing without bodies, i.e. costumes for a constructed
persona, hair without heads, boobs without torsos, masks without faces. It is as if the revelation
of something is much less meaningful for her than the revelation of something not there. This is
another way to say that form is singularly foregrounded in her sculptures. For more information visit Proxy Gallery online here.
We have new merch for you!
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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