beyond baroque calendar
Beyond Baroque offers a wide variety of workshops, readings, performances, art exhibits, and community events and meetings. Click on one of the calendar links below to find something to enjoy.
Welcome to Beyond Baroque's Performances & Readings calendar. Note that the event schedule may change without prior notice. The best way to stay up to date is to sign up for our newsletter or follow us on
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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. |
Upcoming Events
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11/20 |
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Three Omnidawn Poets Celebrate New Books
Thursday, November 20, 7:30 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque & Live on YouTube
Join us in the Wanda Coleman Theater for an evening celebrating three new Omnidawn book releases. Featured poets are Molly Bendall, reading from her collection Turncoat, Jennifer Hasegawa, reading from NAOMIE ANOMIE: A Biography of Infinite Desire, and Martha Ronk, reading from CLAY bodies+matter. Reception and book signings to follow.
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11/21 |
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Fall of Freedom: Reading Aloud: What Is Power? by Fred Dewey
Friday, November 21, 2:30 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque
Join us for a screening of Reading Aloud: What Is Power? by Fred Dewey at Beyond Baroque, followed by a discussion of the making of the film and Fred's ideas about democracy and people's power with filmmaker Dana Berman Duff and Renée Petropolous, along with participants from the film: Dorit Cypis, Trinidad Ruiz, Jody Zellen, Dakota Higgins, Brendan Constantine, and democracy activist Wayne Leibman. This program is in participation with Fall of Freedom, a platform empowering the arts community to stand in defiance against authoritarianism.
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11/21 |
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An Evening With What Books Press & Giant Claw
Friday, November 21, 7:30 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque & Live on YouTube
Welcoming What Books Press and their imprint, Giant Claw, at Beyond Baroque, join us for an evening showcasing the release of four new collections. Readings from authors Stephen Cooper, Patty Seyburn, Suzanne Lummis, and jimmy vega in The Wanda Coleman Theater.
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11/22 |
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Alabaster Anniversary: Celebrating 37 Years of The Santa Monica Review
Saturday, November 22, 11:00 AM -2:00 PM PT
LA Central Library
Join us at the Central Library on Saturday, November 22 for Indie-Pendent Voices! A celebration of the written word, self-expression and DIY culture. Beyond Baroque will be tabling at the festival from 11 AM–1 PM. Check out our pop-up booth featuring books and zines from L.A. authors and beyond, as well as Beyond Baroque's original merch!
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11/22 |
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Alabaster Anniversary: Celebrating 37 Years of The Santa Monica Review
Saturday, November 22, 2:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque & Live on YouTube
Join us at Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center for readings by four frequent contributors to The Santa Monica Review to mark a special anniversary. Founded by writer/teacher Jim Krusoe and sponsored by Santa Monica College in 1988, The Santa Monica Review celebrates its commitment to Southern California community of writers. Featuring Jeffery Bills-Solomon, Kareem Tayyar, Lisa Alvarez, and Stephen Cooper. Hosted by Andrew Tonkovitch.
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12/4 |
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Poets of Place & Body
Thursday, December 4, 7:30 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque & Live on YouTube
Poets of Place & Body is a reading in celebration of Teresa Dzieglewicz’s Something Small of How to See a River (University of Chicago Press, 2025). Poets Meghann Plunkett, Jessica Abughattas, and T Bambrick will read in the Wanda Coleman Theater, exploring strength, care, and radical joy through lyric rooted in the environments they inhabit. A reception and book signings will follow the readings.
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12/6 |
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Magra Books Inaugural Reading & Book Signing
Saturday 6, 2:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque & Live on YouTube
With chapbooks by notable American and European poets, from 2016 to 2025, Magra Books embarks on a new course of independent publishing. The debut at Beyond Baroque features readings and discussion by Dennis Phillips, Bill Mohr, and Jessie McCarty, along with introductory remarks by Magra editors S. E. Pessin and Paul Vangelisti. Books will be available for signing by the authors following the readings in The Wanda Coleman Theater.
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12/12 |
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¡LA DI DADA! 12, West Coast Launch of MAINTENANT 19
Friday, December 12, 7:30 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque & Live on YouTube
An evening of provocative, exuberant, eclectic performance and poetry is slated to hit the stage as Three Rooms Press and Beyond Baroque present the Ninth Annual ¡LA DI DADA! Salon: a wild ride of contemporary DADA performance and poetry by leading LA-area maverick artists. The event includes the West Coast launch of the internationally-renowned MAINTENANT 19: Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing and Art (2023, Three Rooms Press), which features more than 230 visual and literary works by artists and writers from six continents. Costumes encouraged. Come as you aren’t!
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