Upcoming Events
The Clarinet in My Life: Brian Walsh & Strings
Thursday, May 8, 2025
8:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque and Live on YouTube
Clarinetist and Brightwork Ensemble member Brian Walsh is one of Southern California’s most dynamic and adventurous performers. He seeks to redefine the role of clarinets in contemporary classical music, jazz, and world music, working with such diverse groups as Wild up Modern Music Collective, gnarwhallaby, The New Century Players, The California E.A.R. Unit and is a member of Creative Underground Los Angeles.
From Venice to Venice Anthology Celebration with El Martillo Press
Friday, May 9
8:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque and Live on YouTube
Join us in a celebration of El Martillo Press's international anthology, From Venice to Venice (Da Venice a Venezia) edited by Mark Lipman & Anna Lombardo. The program features contributors from both sides of The Atlantic. From Venice, California, Harry E. Northup, Pam Ward, Bill Mohr, Richard Modiano, and Susan Hayden will be reading brief selections from the anthology and new work, joined by italian poets virtually.
Somos Xicanas: Anthology Celebration with Riot of Roses Publishing House
Saturday, May 10
2:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque and Live on YouTube
This wildly anticipated, multi-genre anthology illuminates both the enduring and the new Xicana identity, presence and culture through the voices of 80 Xicanas. For this celebration at Beyond Baroque's Wanda Coleman Theater, contributors from Southern California: Briana Muñoz, Angelina Sáenz, Gaby Moreno, Dr. Irene M. Sanchez, & Brenda Vaca will be reading selected works for an afternoon of poetry and prose.
Viggo Mortensen, Margarita Pintado Burgos, & Omar Pimienta
Saturday, May 10
7:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque and Live on YouTube
Join us for an evening of poetry in Spanish with Viggo Mortensen, Omar Pimienta, and Margarita Pintado Burgos. Poet, actor, multidisciplinary artist, publisher, and longtime friend and supporter of Beyond Baroque, Mortensen makes his return to the space to present new and selected poetry. He will be joined by Tijuana-born poet and UC Santa Barbara professor Pimienta, and Puerto Rican writer Margarita Pintado Burgos. Readings will be in Spanish.
More Upcoming Events
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 - June 7, 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.
Proxy Gallery Presents
Margaret Morgan: Laocoön
May 9 - June 21, 2025
Opening Reception
Saturday, May 10, 3-5 pm
In the winter of 2024 Morgan exhibited at "Not There Gallery" her work with found twigs and found language. The exhibition was called "Please Try Again." On the wall, made of twigs combined, were words and phrases taken from the various WIFI networks that appeared in her cell phone as she drove around her neighborhood. Morgan then fashioned the twigs into letters and words. The sticks she found on the ground started as natural objects and ended up as symbolic language, but the language itself was also found, floating in the digital air and attaching to nature in unconvincing harmony. This installation, made specifically for the proxy Gallery, spells “Laocoön” with twigs.
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For past Proxy Gallery shows at Beyond Baroque click here.
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