7 events found.
Week of Events
L.A. Artist Guild Monthly Assembly
The Guild brings together visual, literary and performing artists to build community and collaborations across disciplines. The Guild aims to make the arts community more connected, accessible, and collaborative through monthly Assemblies, artist spotlights, professional development, critiques, gallery meetups, film screenings, spoken word/poetry, exhibitions, community partnerships, and an ongoing exchange of opportunities. The Guild brings together visual, literary and performing Read More ...
Banned Book Club
Every other Sunday: Banned Book Club at RagTag Art Haus. Currently reading 1984. In-person & virtual. Readers and non-readers welcome. Banned Book Club meets every other Sunday to dig into books that someone, somewhere, decided you shouldn't read. We're currently working through 1984 by George Orwell — no pressure if you haven't finished the pages, and no pressure to have Read More ...
Monday, September 28, 2026
No events on this day.
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
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September 29, 2026 -Ke Huy Quan in conversation with Octavia Spencer (Virtual Event)
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September 29, 2026 -Author Talk: Black. Fat. Femme. with Doctor JonPaul
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September 29, 2026 -Ari Emanuel with Kara Swisher
Ke Huy Quan in conversation with Octavia Spencer (Virtual Event)
Live Talks Los Angeles presents a virtual event. Ke Huy Quan in conversation with Octavia Spencer, discussing his memoir "Never Say Die." Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 6pm PT / 9pm ET. The Oscar-winning star of Everything Everywhere All at Once, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and The Goonies tells the story of his journey from Vietnamese refugee to Read More ...
Author Talk: Black. Fat. Femme. with Doctor JonPaul
Join us for a conversation with Jonathan P. Higgins, Ed.D and Dr. James Simmons at Octavia's Bookshelf on Tuesday, September 29th at 6pm. Join us on Tuesday September 29th at 6:00pm as we welcome Jonathan P. Higgins, Ed.D also known as Doctor JonPaul as they discuss their book, Black. Fat. Femme. with Dr. James Simmons. We are so excited to Read More ...
Ari Emanuel with Kara Swisher
Ari Emanuel in conversation with Kara Swisher discussing his memoir, "Roll the Calls" Please note: -- Tickets cannot be re-sold on re-seller platforms. Re-sold ticket will not be honored. -- Tickets are non refundable and are not transferable. -- All ticket holders should be ready to show ID at the event. -- The name(s) you provide during registration will be Read More ...
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
No events on this day.
Thursday, October 1, 2026
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October 1, 2026 -Climate Fiction Book Talk: Open the Floodgates by Nina Schuyler
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October 1, 2026 -Unquiet: A Night of Creative Resistance (Poetry Show/ Open Mic)
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October 1, 2026 -Malcolm Gladwell with Larry Wilmore
Climate Fiction Book Talk: Open the Floodgates by Nina Schuyler
Nina Schuyler discusses her new novel Open the Floodgates in conversation with the LA Times' Rosanna Xia. Join us for a conversation with Nina Schuyler in celebration of her new novel Open the Floodgates! Nina will be joined by Rosanna Xia (California Against the Sea) to discuss how stories about the changing climate can help shape the stakes, generate empathy, Read More ...
Unquiet: A Night of Creative Resistance (Poetry Show/ Open Mic)
A night of poetry and art that confronts, resists silence, and reimagines the world. Unquiet: A Night of Creative Resistance Thursday October 1st Doors - 7:30pm // Show - 8:00 PM $8 For Non-Performers /// $5 To Perform For Open Mic Slot UNQUIET: A Night of Creative Resistance is a gathering for poets, artists, and anyone drawn to the kind Read More ...
Malcolm Gladwell with Larry Wilmore
Malcolm Gladwell discussing his book, "The American Way of Killing: The Invention of an Epidemic" Please note: -- Tickets cannot be re-sold on re-seller platforms. Re-sold ticket will not be honored. -- Tickets are non refundable and are not transferable. -- All ticket holders should be ready to show ID at the event. -- The name(s) you provide during registration Read More ...
Friday, October 2, 2026
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October 2, 2026 -Palm Tree Punk Book Launch + Open Mic Night
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October 2, 2026 -CHANCLA at Vroman’s Bookstore
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October 2, 2026 -Mariano Zaro and Blas Falconer, A Night of Poetry in Translation
Palm Tree Punk Book Launch + Open Mic Night
Celebrate the book launch of Palm Tree Punk, M. Lopes da Silva’s debut poetry book from Alien Buddha Press, with a night of food, fun, and poetry at the North Figueroa Bookshop! Karla Lamb will be hosting our open mic, so be sure to sign up on the list when you arrive if you want to read! Featured poets Tiffany Read More ...
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CHANCLA at Vroman’s Bookstore
Join author Leslie Priscilla & Julissa Arce Friday, 10/2, for a plática all about Leslie's new book, CHANCLA, at Vroman's in Pasadena, CA 🚨RSVP through Vroman's using the link below to order your signed copy of CHANCLA: vromansbookstore.com/event/2026-10-02/leslie-priscilla CHANCLA: Healing Our Families, Ourselves, and Our Culture Through Nonviolent Parenting by Leslie Priscilla A parenting guide that speaks directly to Latinx Read More ...
Mariano Zaro and Blas Falconer, A Night of Poetry in Translation
A Reading in celebration of Mariano Zaro's "Padre Tierra" translated by Blas Falconer. Beyond Baroque celebrates the book-length poem, Padre Tierra (Artepoetica Press), by Mariano Zaro, translated from the Spanish by Blas Falconer. A bilingual edition that moves between the rooms of a childhood home in rural Northern Spain and the body of a father becoming, by degrees, the land Read More ...
Saturday, October 3, 2026
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October 3, 2026 -Learned Ladies and Notorious Whores: The Women of the Scandalous Memoir
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October 3, 2026 -Poetry & The Archive: Creating Poetry from Photographs
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October 3, 2026 -L.A. Book Launch: 88 Unashamed Black Mental Health Stories
Learned Ladies and Notorious Whores: The Women of the Scandalous Memoir
Presented by Rare Books LA at Los Angeles Union Station: ejected from polite society, three generations of courtesans turned the scandalous memoir into a genre of their own, exposing the hypocrisy of the men around them and reclaiming the worth of women that history tried to erase. This one-hour talk traces how these "learned ladies and notorious whores" wrote themselves Read More ...
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Poetry & The Archive: Creating Poetry from Photographs
Poetry & The Archive: A Workshop on Creating Poetry from Photographs Poetry & The Archive: Creating Poetry from Photographs is a generative workshop on the use of photographs from historical (and personal) archives to create poetry. Participants will generate new work through a series of prompts and be invited to use their own photographs to create new (or revise existing) Read More ...
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L.A. Book Launch: 88 Unashamed Black Mental Health Stories
Join us for an evening with contributors of this newly anthology published by Inlandia Institute’s Blacklandia Beyond Baroque presents a poetry night highlighting resilience and mental health journeys within the Black community with contributors of 88 Unashamed Black Mental Health Stories. Published by Inlandia Institute’s Blacklandia, the evening features readings by anthology editor, Romaine Washington, and contributors: Brandon Allen, Akilah Read More ...
Sunday, October 4, 2026
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October 4, 2026 -Book Soup Presents: Benny Blanco signs F*ck Failure
Book Soup Presents: Benny Blanco signs F*ck Failure
Benny Blanco, signs his latest book F*ck Failure in-store at Book Soup! From Grammy Award-winning producer, artist, actor, and New York Times bestselling author Benny Blanco comes a book that teaches you how to achieve your wildest dreams by seizing the most powerful opportunity you'll ever be handed: failure. You want success? You gotta fail better. I fail constantly--small everyday Read More ...
