Upcoming Events
L.A. Book Launch: LABOR: The Testimony of Ted Gall by Cecilia Woloch
Thursday, January 30
8:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque & Live on YouTube
Join us for Cecilia Woloch’s book launch, Labor: The Testimony of Ted Gall, an extended poem in the voice of coal miner and activist Ted Gall, weaving one man's personal story into the history of work and justice in America, featuring readings by Cecilia Woloch and Harry Northup presenting an immersive multimedia performance that includes archival images and musical interludes.
Find Me When You’re Ready: Perry Janes, Jackson Burgess, Elena Karina Byrne
Friday, January 31
8:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque & Live on YouTube
Poet and filmmaker Perry Janes celebrates his recently-published poetry collection Find Me When You’re Ready. The poet will be joined by Jackson Burgess, author of Atrophy, winner of Write Bloody Publishing’s 2017 Submissions Contest and a 2016 National Poetry Series Finalist. After the readings, Elena Karina Byrne will moderate a conversation with the authors in the Wanda Coleman Theater. Reception with light refreshments and book signings to follow after the reading & conversation.
Gunpowder Press: 10 Years and Counting of Dynamite Poetry
Saturday, February 1
2:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque & Live on YouTube
Gunpowder Press celebrates its 10th anniversary at Beyond Baroque! Published poets by Gunpowder Press read from new and selected work. Featuring Catherine Hodges, Nan Cohen, Nicholas Reiner, Crystal AC Salas, Amelia Rodriguez, and Susan Kelly-DeWitt. Co-editors David Starkey and Chryss Yost are interviewed by George Yatchisin about the press’s origins, its mission, and accomplishments in the literary community it has fostered in its first decade.
Phantom Histories: Transborder Poetics in Video Art
Saturday, February 1
7:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque & Live on YouTube
Curated by poet and Chicana/o/x Studies Professor at Cal. State Northridge, Ramón García, a screening of various short films by Chicana/o/x and Mexican multidisciplinary artists: Harry Gamboa Jr., Rita Gonzalez, Raul Baltazar, Berta Jottar and Victoria Delgadillo. Calling into question the stability of cultural iconographies and the significance of geographical location, the films reimagine history as the key to a liberatory future. Following the screenings, the artists will be in conversation, moderated by Joshua Javier Guzmán, Vice Chair in the Department of Gender Studies at University of California, Los Angeles.
On The Edge of Reason: Carine Topal & Jan Wesley
Thursday, Febryary 6
7:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque & Live on YouTube
Beyond Baroque invites our community to a special reading celebrating Jan Wesley and her new book of poetry It Wasn't Always Like This. She will read alongside Carine Topal, author of Beyond Baroque Books' In Order of Disappearance. Topal is celebrating her own newest book, Dear Blood. After the readings in the Wanda Coleman Theater, join us for a reception with light refreshments and book signings by this wonderful poetry duo!
More Upcoming Events
Current Exhibitions
Ansel Krut
26 Random Words Arranged Alphabetically with 26 Unrelated Images
February 1 - April 5, 2025
Reception, February 1, 2025, 4-7 pm
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, 4-6 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.
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.
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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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