REGULAR ADMISSION
$10 General Admission, $6 Students/Seniors, Members free
Selected events will have a special admission price.

COMMUNITY EVENTS
Suggested Donation $5-10,
no one turned away for lack of funds.

L.A. Book Launch: In the Thaw Of Day by Cynthia Good

Friday, November 22, 8:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque & Live on YouTube

In The Thaw of Day, a new collection of poems by Cynthia Good, chronicles the speaker’s recovery and life after leaving an abusive marriage, and coming to terms with trauma experienced over the course of a lifetime, and her journey to heal while finding humor, as well as deep meaning and joy in the smallest things. The author will be reading in the Wanda Coleman Theater alongside poets Kim Addonizio, and Michelle Bitting.

Midnight in America: Open Poetry Reading in Response to the Election

Saturday, November 23, 2:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque & Live on YouTube

Hosted by S.A. Griffin, this open poetry reading invites community members to share a poem or two in response to election results in the U.S. Sign up upon arrival to read for five minutes or less!

Indie-Pendent Voices: A Celebration of Authors and Zines

Saturday, November 23, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM PT
Los Angeles Central Library in DTLA

Beyond Baroque will be tabling at the Los Angeles Central Library in DTLA for Indie-Pendent Voices. Join us for a day of panel discussions, workshops, and other activities celebrating the written word, self-expression, and DIY culture! Visit our booth full of zines, merch, and a ton of books by local and independent presses! Be sure to sign up for “Poetry for Commuters” a poetry workshop led by poet and BB Programs Manager, Iván Salinas. The workshop will take place in Meeting Room A, 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM.

100 Venice Stories: Book Signing with Jason Hill & Film Premiere

Friday, December 6, 7:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque & Live on YouTube

Each month for the past ten years, Venice Stories has been published monthly in LA’s westside weekly, The Argonaut. For the first time, this new anthology compiles all 100 Venice Stories pages into one book. Included are first-person accounts in their own words by local Venice icons, including Beyond Baroque founder, George Drury Smith, photographer Josh 'Bagel' Klassman, punk artist Ric Clayton surfboard shaper Guy Okazaki, skateboard legend Ray Flores, and many more. The series has covered historical figures in Venice like founder Abbot Kinney, actor Charlie Chaplin, director Orson Welles and author Ray Bradbury. Copies of the book will be available for purchase with a book signing by Venice Stories founder, Jason Hill. Attendees will get a first look at Episode 1 of the all-new Venice Stories Video Magazine, with a 1/2 hour film screening in The Wanda Coleman Theater at 8 PM.

Table Reading: What Is Freedom?

Saturday, December 7, 11:00 AM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque & Live on YouTube

Join us for a session of careful, attentive live reading and interpretation of “What Is Freedom?” from Between Past and Future by Hannah Arendt. This reading is the 17th installment of a series of Table Reading sessions as part of the Fred Rogers Dewey Legacy Project (FRDLP), hosted by Renée Petropoulos. No need to read anything ahead of time—the text will be passed out at the table. Just come, sit, and read with us!

La Di DADA: The West Coast Launch of MAINTENANT 18

Friday, December 13, 7:30 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque & Live on YouTube

Join us for the West Coast launch of the internationally-renowned MAINTENANT 18: Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing and Art (2023, Three Rooms Press), which features more than 246 visual and literary works by artists and writers from six continents. Costumes encouraged. Come as you aren’t. The line-up features DADA artists Mahnaz Badihian, Mona Jean Cedar & Jeff Boynton (Circuitry & Poetry), Alejandro Escude, Rich Ferguson, Kathleen Florence, S.A. Griffin, Bibiana Padilla Maltos, Bronwyn Mauldin, Richard Modiano, Mike M. Mollett, Harry E. Northup, Travis Richardson, Neal Skooter Taylor, Jimmy Vega and Daniel Yaryan. Three Rooms Press co-founders and MAINTENANT editors Peter Carlaftes and Kat Georges host.