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
Time and Poetic Structure: A Workshop with L.A. Johnson
Saturday, July 12
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque
Poems are concerned with time—the recounting of events and experience—but are also outside of time, existing in a place beyond the limits of linear time. Our lives are made up both by what is happening in the moment, what has happened in the past, and what will happen in the future, but how do we write poems that capture this experience of time? In this three-hour workshop, we will explore how to layer multiple scenes within a poem, and how a poem can capture nonlinear time. This workshop will be a mix of lecture, guided close readings of poems, and generative writing. In considering time, we will focus on poetic structure, considering the many ways the container of the poem can capture at once the past, present, and future. - L.A. Johnson
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.
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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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