Upcoming Events
23rd Venice Film Festival
Sunday, January 11, 2026
5:30 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque
The 23rd Venice Film Fest is happening at Beyond Baroque! Celebrate live music, films, and funk poetry. Suzy Williams & Friends will perform Venice-related songs, and short films by Jeremy Kagan & Sam Ray Wilson will be screened. Stick around for the feature film, "FRANCISCO LETELIER - I WRITE YOUR NAME," a compelling portrait of Venice resident, Chilean-American muralist, and poet and art activist Letelier. Co-sponsored by the Venice Heritage Museum. Free admission.
L.A. Book Launch: E by Noa Micaela Field
Thursday, January 15, 2026
7:30 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque and Live on YouTube
Join us for a book signing and poetry reading celebrating E, the debut collection by Noa Micaela Fields. The evening will feature readings by Fields and special guests, féi iká shumarí, Raquel Gutiérrez, and imogen smith. Accessibility note: This reading will be fully accessible and will include ASL interpretation by poet and ASL interpreter Mona Jean Cedar.
Becoming Ghost and We Were the Scenery: A Poetry Reading and Film Screening
Friday, January 16, 2026
7:30 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque
Join us for an evening of poetry and film, featuring Cathy Linh Che's poetry book Becoming Ghost, a finalist for the National Book Award, and the short documentary film We Were the Scenery, winner of the Sundance Jury Prize for Nonfiction Short Film, shortlisted for the 98th Academy Awards; as well as Elizabeth Ai's book New Wave: Rebellion and Reinvention in the Vietnamese Diaspora and feature length documentary, New Wave.
¡Gente! A Reading & Panel Discussion with Chicana Authors
Friday, January 23, 2026
7:30 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque and Live on YouTube
Four writers across literary genres read their work and discuss the impact of words with communities under assault. Featuring Désirée Zamorano, Matt Sedillo, Rosanna Alvarez, and Veronica Gutierrez.
L.A. Double Book Launch: Robbi Nester & Jane Rosenberg LaForge
Saturday, January 24, 2026
3:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque and Live on YouTube
Join us for an afternoon of poetry celebrating the launch of two poetry collections: About to Disappear by Robbi Nester and The Exhaust of Dreams Adulterated by Jane Rosenberg LaForge. The poets will read from their new collections in The Wanda Coleman Theater followed by a reception and book signing.
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Intensive Workshops
Writing from the Fragments We Keep with Jami Macarty
Saturday, January 24, 2026, 11:00 AM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque
This three-hour generative workshop led by award-winning author, Jami Macarty, teaches writers of all genres how to mine their notebooks for golden images and ideas to inspire new writing and revision techniques. To our maker-space, bring an already-filled up notebook, a new notebook, and a pen full of ink!
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 Martin Jago via Zoom. Registration required.
Exhibitions
Víctor Mortales: Language is a Place
January 17 – March 7, 2026
Reception: January 17, 3:00 - 5:00 PM
Performance:
Thursday, February 19, 7:30 PM
Language is a Place is a solo exhibition by Oaxaca-based visual artist Víctor Mortales. The exhibition takes its conceptual starting point from the book Language is a Place: 14 Voices that Change Language to Explore Literature and Life in Different Contexts a publication that gathers reflections by writers who explore the conditions, transformations, and possibilities of language across cultures and identities. Víctor Mortales (born 1985, Oaxaca, México) is a visual artist with a background in linguistics whose site-specific practice examines the ephemeral nature of creative processes and the relationships between space, language, and materiality.
More information here.
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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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