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.

ART EXHIBITS PERFORMANCES & READINGS WORKSHOPS COMMUNITY EVENTS

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 Facebook Page, Twitter, or Instagram.


ADMISSION POLICY

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




3/27    

Apocalypse Thriving: L.A. Book Launch for Camille Hernandez's Motherlands

Friday, March 27, 7:30 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque and Live on YouTube

Beyond Baroque presents the Los Angeles book launch celebration for Camille Hernandez's debut poetry collection, Motherlands, a lyrical meditation on the parallel journeys of motherhood, immigration, and amputation, exploring how the severance of migration echoes the raptures of childbirth. Hernandez’s work explores the fluid intimacy and resilient survival found in relationships between unseen women.

 



3/29    

Talking Pictures: Jill Moser, Major Jackson, & Elena Karina Byrne

Sunday, March 29, 3:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque and Live on YouTube

Join us in celebrating New York painter Jill Moser’s latest project, Talking Pictures: Collaborations (H.J. Imprint). Poets Major Jackson and Elena Karina Byrne with artist Jill Moser will discuss collaboration as a process of reciprocity, outside traditional settings of ekphrasis and in relation to their associative experiences with visual media. After the conversation, there will be a Q&A with the audience.

 



4/2    

Earth Day Cabaret

Thursday, April 2, 7:30 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque and Live on YouTube

"Earth Day Cabaret has become a truly beautiful community tradition. Conceived and directed by Greg Bell, every year it synthesizes poetry, performance, and passionate environmentalism into a powerful and lovely work of poetic advocacy for the care of our planet." ––Quentin Ring, Former Executive Director, Beyond Baroque

 



4/3    

El peso de las palabras que llevamos / The weight of the words we carry

Friday, April 3, 7:30 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque and Live on YouTube

Curated by Carolina Rivera Escamilla, this panel brings together writers honoring the dignity for past and present human rights violations. "The weight of the words we carry" refers to the responsibility that accompanies the transmission of the principles of dignity acquired through community life, a responsibility bequeathed by those who have already died. Featuring: Juana M. Ramos, Adriana Briff, Carolina Rivera Escamilla, Susana Marcelo, Margarita Drago, and Alicia Partnoy.

 



4/9    

A Poetry Reading with Tim Seibles & Suzanne Lummis

Thursday, April 9, 7:30 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque and Live on YouTube

Join us for a reading with poets Tim Seibles and Suzanne Lummis. Visiting from Virginia, Seibles reads from With No Hat, a new collection that reflects the range and evolution of his long career. He is joined by Lummis, a central figure in poem noir, whose latest book, Crime Wave, moves through crime, desire, and power with style and precision. A chance to hear two renowned poets whose work continues to shape the literary field nationwide!

 



4/11    

The 2026 Linda J. Albertano Poetry Fellowship Reading & Celebration

Saturday, April 11, 2:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque and Live on YouTube

Beyond Baroque is proud to present a reading and reception celebrating the third annual Linda J. Albertano Poetry Fellowship, named in honor of the late Linda J. Albertano. The recipient of the 2026 Linda J. Albertano Poetry Fellowship will be announced in the coming days. To celebrate the fellowship, we will present readings by our fellow winner and the 2025 Linda J. Albertano Poetry Fellow Nikki Ochoa plus more TBA!