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.

826 LA & Beyond Baroque Present: Community Open Mic

Friday, July 18, 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.

Table Reading

Saturday, July 19, 11:00 AM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque

Join for a session of careful, attentive live reading and interpretation of “What is Freedom” from The School of Public Life by the late Fred Dewey. Table Reading sessions are hosted at Beyond Baroque's bookstore, led by Renee Petropolous and the Fred Rogers Dewey Legacy Project (FRDLP). No need to read anything ahead of time—the text will be passed out at the table. Just come, sit, and read with us. We look forward to your presence.

The LIT SHOW

Saturday, July 19, 7:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque

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.

Poets Say ICE out of LA: A Night of Resistance, Poetry, and Community

Wednesday, July 23, 7:30 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque

$20 donation. All proceeds from ticket and raffle sales will go directly to families impacted by ICE raids. The evening will feature organization resources and poems of solidarity by first and second generation immigrant poets: Janel Pineda, Pam Concepcion, Claudia Hernandez, Luivette Resto, Xóchitl-Julisa Bermejo, Marc J. Cid, Andy Sanchez, Taz Ahmed, and more.

Skulls & Stairs: Facundo Rompehuevos, Brendan Constantine, Jeanetta Rich, Dominic Xalli

Thursday, July 24, 7:30 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque

Join us for a showcase of experimental, obscure, and punk poetry! This July features SFV punk novelist Facundo Rompehuevos, reading from his new book Children Chasing Tigers; zinester and emerging poet Dominic Xalli Anaya Gulaya; Brendan Constantine, one of the most prominent voices in the Los Angeles poetry scene; and Jeanetta Rich, who will be reading from her debut collection Black Venus Fly Trap with screenings of her short films playing before and after the readings.

The Press, Shelter, and The Pact: Three Plays by David Lloyd

Friday, July 25, 8:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque & Live on Youtube

The evening opens with staged readings from The Press and The Pact, written by David Lloyd and directed by filmmaker Liza Johnson, known for her cinematic explorations of power and identity. Alexandra Poulain writes in the foreword, "the three plays, is no less than the dark secret of Western capitalist modernity: that it is grounded in violence, and always harbors the possibility of collapsing into fascism."

Punk Show: Rusty's Birthday Party, No Reaction! Sick Sense, Swingin Johnny

Saturday, July 26, 12:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque

No Reaction's lead singer, Rusty, will celebrate his 60th birthday at Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center. Join us for a day full of punk rock and art in the poets' garden! Featuring sets by No Reaction!, Sick Sense, The Right Handmen, F.H.M, Swingin Johnny, 1sm, and Clouds We Chase.