Upcoming Events
Poe-Etic License: See Edgar Allan Poe as You Never Have Befo'
Thursday, October 16, 2025
7:30 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque
Beyond Baroque presents an Edgar Allen Poe-inspired variety show full of 19th century American gothic and tragicomedy, starring Dr. Bradley Bobbs! Cast includes Alayah Aquarian as The Raven and live band performance led by Musical Director Daniel Collins.
Double Book Launch: Rich Ferguson & Kathleen Florence
Friday, October 17, 2025
7:30 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque
Join Beyond Baroque for a special night of poetry, film and music celebrating the launch of two new poetry collections by Rich Ferguson and Kathleen Florence. Featured alongside are poets Aruni Wijesinghe, Bill Mohr, David A. Romero, Harry E. Northup, Jeremy Ra, Nicelle Davis, S.A. Griffin, and Susan Hayden. Music by Jeremy Toback and a short film by Mark Wilkinson will also be featured as we celebrate the power of words and connection.
Flexing The Soft Power of Women Who Submit
Saturday, October 18, 2025
2:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque
An afternoon of resilience for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Join poets Angela M. Franklin, Jessica Gallion, Sharon Langley, Ronna Magy, Pam Ward, and Romaine Washington. These poets—four from Women Who Submit, a literary collective championing women and non-binary writers—bring their voices to The Wanda Coleman Theater.
Blast Bones Zine Launch + Dead Poets Open Mic & Costume Contest
Thursday, October 23, 2025
7:30 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque and Live on YouTube
Join us for the launch of Blastbones Zine, featuring poetry sets from poets in Bakersfield and Los Angeles including Mateo Perez Lara, Shelby Pinkham, Mylo Lam, CJ Wheelan, and you! In addition to the main features, we’re having a horrific open mic! Come dressed as your favorite dead poet/author and read a piece from them or in their poetic style, or simply come as you aren't! The winner of the best costume will receive a treat from the bookstore!
L.A. Double Book Launch: An Evening with What Books Press & Giant Claw
Fridat, October 24, 2025
7:30 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque and Live on YouTube
Welcoming What Books Press and their imprint, Giant Claw, join us for an evening showcasing the release of two new collections of poetry. Erik Manuel Soto's poetry collection, Inside the Umber Iris, and Judith Pacht's poetry collection, Precarious. Authors Katharine Haake and Chuck Rosenthal will also be joining to present new work in The Wanda Coleman Theater.
Voice In The Well Presents: Chinatown Revisited
Saturday, October 25, 2025
2:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque
Join us for an afternoon that turns back the hands of time through classic film and song. Experience a lively scene reading from His Girl Friday performed by Amy Marcs and Jeff, followed by Frank Strasser and Ginger O’Toole presenting memorable moments from Chinatown. Judd Angel, Sue Gisser, and Sandra Cruze will bring The Big Sleep to life on stage, while Suzy Williams and Tuba Heatherton perform the playful duet “Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better and more! Curated and hosted by Eric Vollmer.
Double Book Launch: Ramón García & Mariano Zaro
Saturday, October 25, 2025
7:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque
Beyond Baroque presents an evening featuring Ramón García and Mariano Zaro as they present new books published by Walton Well Press. A neo-baroque, lyrical treatise on encountering the Other, García's poems in Strange Signatures reverse the colonial gaze and transform it into scenes of conflicted recognition. Zaro’s The Weight of Sound features language rich in texture and syntax, allowing the reader to feel every verse on the page.
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Upcoming Workshops
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 Jose Hernandaz Diaz via Zoom. Registration required.
Exhibitions
East of Western: Close Ups of Charles Bukowski by Joan Ganny
October 11 - December 20, 2025
Gallery Tour with Joan Ganny:
October 11, 4:00 PM
Opening Conversation with Joan Ganny & Mike Sonksen:
October 11, 5:00 PM
East of Western: Close Ups of Charles Bukowski by Joan Ganny, an extraordinary photography exhibition offering an intimate portrait of the legendary Los Angeles poet.
More information here.
Proxy Gallery Presents
Leo Mondor: Just a Short Distance from Here to the Convenience of Abstraction; rendered four times.
October 18 - November 29, 2025
Opening Reception:
October 18, 2025, 3:00-5:00 PM
It is common to assert that form and content are inseparably intertwined, but with this work, the artist launches them into dialogue by presenting a fragment of language, a phrase without a verb. Without other context we cannot know whether abstraction is the opposite of the real, the opposite of representation, or the opposite of “here;” and, what is “convenient” about it.
Language is by definition an abstract system, so its material form becomes singularly important; like a head with an open mouth, the Proxy Gallery pours forth a cascade of letterforms and words repeated and entangled with each other, that in their resistance to being read, call attention to their presentation in a way that is in dialogue with graphic design and communication design.
For more information visit Proxy Gallery online here.
For past Proxy Gallery shows at Beyond Baroque click here.
We have new merch for you!
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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