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1 SEPTEMBER 2015 — tuesday

    CENTRAL:
  • The Poetry Society of America and Red Hen Press present a poetry reading featuring Kim Dower, Tom Janikowski, Nicelle Davis, and Laurel Ann Bogen, Beach=Culture at the Annenberg Community Beach House, 415 Pacific Coast Highway, free online Eventbrite reservations required, arrive fifteen minutes early, parking 6:30-7:30 (310/458-4904, smbeachculture@gmail.com, annenbergbeachhouse.com )
  • Da Poetry Lounge Open Mic, largest open reading in town, attracting 200-300 people, hip hop oriented though all poets welcome, Greenway Court Theater, 544 N. Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, 9:00 (213/390-7072)
  • The Redondo Poets, present Julia Horwitz, L.A. Youth Poet Laureate, hosted by Jim Doane and Larry Colker, this weekly poetry reading always includes an open mic, Coffee Cartel, 1820 S. Catalina Avenue, Redondo Beach, sign up 7:50, readings 8:10 (310/316-6554, www.redondopoets.com)
  • Ottessa Moshfegh, currently a Wallace Stegner fellow at Stanford, reads from her new novel, Eileen, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 7:30 (www.skylightbooks.com)

2 SEPTEMBER 2015 — wednesday

    CENTRAL:
  • Two Idiots Peddling Poetry presents featured reader Eric Morago, hosted by Ben Trigg and Steve Ramirez, this weekly poetry reading includes an open mic, Ugly Mug Caffé, 261 N. Glassell, Orange, $3, 8:00 (714/997-5610, a target="_blank" href="http://www.poetryidiots.com/">www.poetryidiots.com)
  • Red Hen Press presents "Fluid," a formal reading series featuring novelist Louise Wareham Leonard, fiction writer Tom Janikowski, Scottish writer and artist MacGillivray, and poets Kim Dower and Nicelle Davis, The Edison, 108 W. 2nd Street, #101, Los Angeles; Dress Code: sophisticated, no athletic wear or uncollared shirts, free, two-drink minimum, 7:30 (rsvp required: https://www.facebook.com/events/1607975216122242; a target="_blank" href="http://www.redhen.org/">www.redhen.org)
  • Vu Tran, Whiting Award-winner, reads from his debut novel, Dragonfish, with Tod Goldberg, author of several books of fiction and director of the Low Residency MFA program in Creative Writing at the University of California, Riverside, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 7:30 (www.skylightbooks.com)

3 SEPTEMBER 2015 — thursday

    CENTRAL:
  • Novelist Nina Revoyr reads from her new novel, Lost Canyon, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 7:30 (www.skylightbooks.com)
  • Viento y Agua Open Mic, hosted by Dana, is open to music or poetry: one song or two poems, three-minute limit, no comedy or vulgarity, audience votes at the end of night, winner receives gift certificate and invitation to participate in Open Mic Champ Showcase, Viento Y Agua, 4007 East 4th Street, Long Beach, one drink minimum, 7:00-10:00 (Dana Benedict: vientoyaguaevents@gmail.com)
    NORTH:
  • The EP Foster Library presents featured reader Diane Frank at its weekly poetry series hosted by Phil Taggart, an open mic follows, Topping Room, EP Foster Library, 651 East Main Street, Ventura, 7:30 (805/648-2716 www.vencolibrary.org)

4 SEPTEMBER 2015 — friday

    CENTRAL:
  • Jennifer Pashley, author of two short story collections, reads from her novel, The Scamp, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 7:30 (www.skylightbooks.com)
  • The Ruskin presents a rare U.S. visit by poet/lecturer Clive Wilmer, Master of the Guild of St. George, the charity founded by John Ruskin in 1871, Emeritus Fellow in English at Sidney Sussex College Cambridge, Honorary Fellow of Anglia Ruskin University, and Honorary Patron of the William Morris Gallery, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $10/ $6 students and seniors, members free, 8:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org)

5 SEPTEMBER 2015 — saturday

    CENTRAL:
  • Cecil Castellucci launches her new middle grade novel, Journey to Star Wars the Force Awakens Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 2:00 (www.skylightbooks.com)
  • Gatsby's Book Club: Discussion + Potluck, Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee discussed, Gatsby Books, 5535 E. Spring Street, Long Beach, 1:00-2:30 (www.gatsbybooks.com)
  • Digital poet Christian Georgescu sets off verbal pyrotechnics in The House of ME, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, 8:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org)

6 SEPTEMBER 2015 — sunday

    CENTRAL:
  • Beyond Baroque presents First Sunday monthly reading series, hosted by Steve Goldman, five-minute limit, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, free/donations, sign-up 4:45, reading 5:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org)
    NORTH:
  • Poetry at the Steynberg presents a reading by Lauren Henley, Jonathan Mayle, and Dian Frank, open reading follows, Steynberg Gallery, 1531 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, 3:00 (www.steynberggallery.com)

7 SEPTEMBER 2015 — monday

8 SEPTEMBER 2015 — tuesday

    CENTRAL:
  • Da Poetry Lounge Open Mic, largest open reading in town, attracting 200-300 people, hip hop oriented though all poets welcome, Greenway Court Theater, 544 N. Fairfax Avenue,
Los Angeles, 9:00 (213/390-7072)
  • The Redondo Poets presents featured reader Sherman Pearl, hosted by Jim Doane and Larry Colker, this weekly poetry reading always includes an open mic, Coffee Cartel, 1820 S. Catalina Avenue, Redondo Beach, sign up 7:50, reading 8:10 (310/316-6554, www.redondopoets.com)
  • Jane Ward, Associate Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies at the University of California, Riverside, discusses her new book, Not Gay: Sex Between Straight White Men, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 7:30 (www.skylightbooks.com)

9 SEPTEMBER 2015 — wednesday

    CENTRAL:
  • Two Idiots Peddling Poetry presents featured reader Sonia Greenfield, hosted by Ben Trigg and Steve Ramirez, this weekly poetry reading includes an open mic, Ugly Mug Caffé, 261 N. Glassell, Orange, $3, 8:00 (714/997-5610, a target="_blank" href="http://www.poetryidiots.com/">www.poetryidiots.com)
  • Pen Center USA presents a reading for the Los Angeles literary journal The Rattling Wall Issue 5, featuring David Ulin, Cecil Castellucci, Rita Williams, David Francis, Julianne Ortale, and Susan Berman, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 7:30 (www.skylightbooks.com)

10 SEPTEMBER 2015 — thursday

    CENTRAL:
  • Robert Guffey reads from his new book, Chameleon: A Strange But True Story of Invisible Spies, Heroin Addiction and Homeland Security, Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 7:30 (www.skylightbooks.com)
  • Gary Koz Mraz's launch party for his new travel exploration, Motorcycle Mysteries: Twisted Tales on Two Wheels, an entertaining tour of unique destinations by the author of over 200 travel stories and articles, Gatsby Books, 5535 E. Spring Street, Long Beach, 7:00-8:30 (www.gatsbybooks.com)
  • Viento y Agua Open Mic, hosted by Alyssandra, is open to music or poetry: one song or two poems, three-minute limit, no comedy or vulgarity, audience votes at the end of night, winner receives gift certificate and invitation to participate in Open Mic Champ Showcase, Viento Y Agua, 4007 East 4th Street, Long Beach, one drink minimum, 7:00-10:00 (Dana Benedict: vientoyaguaevents@gmail.com)
    NORTH:
  • The EP Foster Library presents featured reader Sharon Chmielarz at its weekly poetry series hosted by Phil Taggart, an open mic follows, Topping Room, EP Foster Library, 651 East Main Street, Ventura, 7:30 (805/648-2716 www.vencolibrary.org)

11 SEPTEMBER 2015 — friday

    CENTRAL:
  • The Monday Night Poetry Posse: Salon Reading, after more than a decade, David St. John's celebrated workshop posse presents its first-ever group reading with Marjorie Becker, Jeanette Clough, Paul Lieber, Sarah Maclay, Holaday Mason, Jim Natal, Jan Wesley, Brenda Yates, Mariano Zaro, and there in spirit from Dubai, Dina Hardy, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $10/ $6 students and seniors, members free, 8:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org)

12 SEPTEMBER 2015 — saturday

    CENTRAL:
  • Book Signing Party with Robyn McGee, editor of Dear Nana: An Anthology of Stories about Grandma!, featuring writers Reese Charleswell and Theresa Elders sharing stories of love and memory, Gatsby Books, 5535 E. Spring Street, Long Beach, 3:00-4:30 (www.gatsbybooks.com)
  • Skylight Books presents an off site event with novelist Jonathan Franzen reading from and discussing his new novel, Purity, The Aratani Theater, 244 South San Pedro, Los Angeles, required tickets include a copy of the book and sales tax, $33/$30 Friends with Benefits members, online via Brown Paper Tickets, doors open 6:30, event 7:00 (www.skylightbooks.com)
  • Viento y Agua Open Mic Champ Show, Viento Y Agua, 4007 East 4th Street, Long Beach, 7:00-10:00 (Dana Benedict: vientoyaguaevents@gmail.com)

13 SEPTEMBER 2015 — sunday

    CENTRAL:
  • Children's book author Jennifer Dameshek signs The Great Gunner Lucci Begins Third Grade, Gatsby Books, 5535 E. Spring Street, Long Beach, 3:00-4:00 (www.gatsbybooks.com)
  • Soap Box Open Reading for one and all, hosted by Jessica Wilson, five-minute limit, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, free/donations, sign-up 1:45, reading 2:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org)

14 SEPTEMBER 2015 — monday

    CENTRAL:
  • Cadence Collective's Monthly Poetry Party, Open Mic plus featured poets Mona Jean Cedar, Elmast Kozolan, hosted by Murray Thomas and Sarah Thursday, Gatsby Books, 5535 E. Spring Street, Long Beach, sign up 6:45, reading 7:00 (www.gatsbybooks.com)

15 SEPTEMBER 2015 — tuesday

    CENTRAL:
  • Da Poetry Lounge Open Mic, largest open reading in town, attracting 200-300 people, hip hop oriented though all poets welcome, Greenway Court Theater, 544 N. Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, 9:00 (213/390-7072)
  • The Redondo Poets presents featured reader Joe Gardner, hosted by Jim Doane and Larry Colker, this weekly poetry reading always includes an open mic, Coffee Cartel, 1820 S. Catalina Avenue, Redondo Beach, sign up 7:50, reading 8:10 (310/316-6554, www.redondopoets.com)

16 SEPTEMBER 2015 — wednesday

    CENTRAL:
  • Two Idiots Peddling Poetry presents featured reader Jon Wesick, hosted by Ben Trigg and Steve Ramirez, this weekly poetry reading includes an open mic, Ugly Mug Caffé, 261 N. Glassell, Orange, $3, 8:00 (714/997-5610, a target="_blank" href="http://www.poetryidiots.com/">www.poetryidiots.com)

17 SEPTEMBER 2015 — thursday

    CENTRAL:
  • Public Works Improvisational Theater salutes the Noir detective genre with a presentation of works by Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett and Woody Allen, also visit the History of Art in Venice exhibit upstairs in the Mike Kelley Gallery as part of the Venice Art Crawl, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, exhibit free, Public Works show $10/$6 students and seniors, members free, 7:30 (www.beyondbaroque.org)
  • Viento y Agua Open Mic, hosted by Alyssandra, is open to music or poetry: one song or two poems, three-minute limit, no comedy or vulgarity, audience votes at the end of night, winner receives gift certificate and invitation to participate in Open Mic Champ Showcase, Viento Y Agua, 4007 East 4th Street, Long Beach, one drink minimum, 7:00-10:00 (Dana Benedict: vientoyaguaevents@gmail.com)
    NORTH:
  • The EP Foster Library hosts an Open Mic with featured reader Diana Blackburn as part of its weekly poetry series hosted by Phil Taggart, Topping Room, EP Foster Library, 651 East Main Street, Ventura, 7:30 (805/648-2716, www.vencolibrary.org)

18 SEPTEMBER 2015 — friday

    CENTRAL:
  • Jazz & Words presents Grammy-winning performance poet Michael C. Ford and short-fiction writer Peter Cherches, who has been singing jazz and writing lyrics since the 1980s; at this Beyond Baroque show he will be accompanied by a group of L.A.-based musicians led by saxophonist David Leech, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $10/$6 students and seniors, members free, 8:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org)

19 SEPTEMBER 2015 — saturday

    CENTRAL:
  • Mavericks & Masters Mini Workshop: The Opening Line and Beyond, with Jawanza Dumisani, native Detroiter, his first full-length collection, Black Raising Cane Over Red, celebrates his hometown from street-wisdom to dope dealing with beautifully spun narratives, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $50/$35 members, $20 audits, tickets at Eventbrite or email carlye@beyondbaroque.org, 9:00 a.m.-2:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org)
  • Red Hen Press presents The Poetry Circus, part performance, ride, dance, and creations, hosting thirty poets, featuring Los Angeles Poet Laureate Luis J. Rodriguez, Nicelle Davis, Jacqeuline Derner Tchakalian, Douglas Kearney, Laurel Ann Bogen, Terry Wolverton, Kate Gale, Kim Dower, Ron Koertge, Sholeh Wolpé, Jessica Piazza, Magdalawit Makonnen, Katie Manning, Maggie MK Hess, Eric Morago, and more, merry-go-round seating, literary booths housing organizations such as The Los Angeles Review and The Los Angeles Poetry Society, child-friendly activities, Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round, 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, free, 5:50 (www.redhen.org)
  • Voices from the Margin presents the screening of writer/producer Jon Hess' American History X, a film introducing his 1990s classic examination of white skinhead racism as played out in the suburbs of Los Angeles, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $10/$6 students and seniors, members free, 2:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org)
  • Voices from the Margin: Former Inmate Panel, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $10/$6 students and seniors, members free, 4:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org)
  • Voices from the Margin: The Poetry of Incarceration, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $10/$6 students and seniors, members free, 8:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org)

20 SEPTEMBER 2015 — sunday

    CENTRAL:
  • Jon McMaster reads from and signs Snails are Nocturnal, a book of short stories and poems from his life of wearing many hats: English teacher, coach, business owner, public speaker, storyteller, Gatsby Books, 5535 E. Spring Street, Long Beach, 5:00-6:30 (www.gatsbybooks.com)
    NORTH:
  • Corners of the Mouth monthly poetry presents a reading as part of the National Beat Poetry Festival featuring Michael C. Ford, Lisa Coffman, Kevin Patrick Sullivan, and Leslie St. John, Linnaea's Café, 1110 Garden Street, San Luis Obispo, 7:00 (www.languageofthesoul.org)

21 SEPTEMBER 2015 — monday

22 SEPTEMBER 2015 — tuesday

    CENTRAL:
  • Da Poetry Lounge Open Mic, largest open reading in town, attracting 200-300 people, hip hop oriented though all poets welcome, Greenway Court Theater, 544 N. Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, 9:00 (213/390-7072)
  • The Redondo Poets presents Hustle Diva, hosted by Jim Doane and Larry Colker, this weekly poetry reading always includes an open mic, Coffee Cartel, 1820 S. Catalina Avenue, Redondo Beach, sign up 7:50, reading 8:10 (310/316-6554, www.redondopoets.com)

23 SEPTEMBER 2015 — wednesday

    CENTRAL:
  • Two Idiots Peddling Poetry presents Amelie Frank, hosted by Ben Trigg and Steve Ramirez, this weekly poetry reading includes an open mic, Ugly Mug Caffé, 261 N. Glassell, Orange, $3, 8:00 (714/997-5610, a target="_blank" href="http://www.poetryidiots.com/">www.poetryidiots.com)

24 SEPTEMBER 2015 — thursday

    CENTRAL:
  • Viento y Agua Open Mic, hosted by Alyssandra, is open to music or poetry: one song or two poems, three-minute limit, no comedy or vulgarity, audience votes at the end of night, winner receives gift certificate and invitation to participate in Open Mic Champ Showcase, Viento Y Agua, 4007 East 4th Street, Long Beach, one drink minimum, 7:00-10:00 (Dana Benedict: vientoyaguaevents@gmail.com)

25 SEPTEMBER 2015 — friday

    CENTRAL:
  • Poet Alicia Partnoy reads from and signs Flowering Fires/Fuegos Florales, with the translator, Gail Wronsky; Partnoy is a survivor of the secret detention camps where about 30,000 Argentinian citizens "disappeared," she is currently associate professor at Loyola Marymount University where she presides over Proyecto VOS-Voices of Survivors, an organization that brings survivors of state sponsored violence to lecture at U.S. universities, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $10/$6 students and seniors, members free, 8:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org)

26 SEPTEMBER 2015 — saturday

    CENTRAL:
  • 100 Thousand Poets for Change annual reading presents a day of poetry and action; over eighty countries worldwide celebrate the movement toward a sustainable future: Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, 11:00 a.m.-7:30 (www.beyondbaroque.org)
  • 100 Thousand Poets for Change: Soapbox Poets Open Reading hosted by Jessica Wilson, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, 11:00 a.m.-3:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org)
  • 100 Thousand Poets for Change: Saturday Afternoon Poetry Workshop Reading, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, 3:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org)
  • 100 Thousand Poets for Change: Wednesday Night Workshop leaders, teachers, and facilitators in a special reading, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, 4:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org)
  • 100 Thousand Poets for Change: Green Poets in a special reading, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, 5:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org)
  • 100 Thousand Poets for Change: acclaimed poets Laurel Ann Bogen and James Ragan read for the new anthology, Wide Awake: Poets of Los Angeles and Beyond, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, 6:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org)
  • 100 Thousand Poets for Change: Charles Harper Webb reads from his new book, Brain Camp; he is winner of many poetry prizes and recipient of fellowships from the Whiting and Guggenheim foundations, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, 7:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org)
  • WeHo Reads celebrates Banned Books Week with a full day of literary events, including panel discussions and programs for adults and children, Autocourt of the West Hollywood Library, 625 N. San Vicente Blvd., West Hollywood, noon-6:00 (310/652-5340, www.weho.org)
  • WeHo Reads 2015: Banned Books features a Red Hen Press panel discussion on "The Books You Should Not Write," featuring poets Ron Koertge, Douglas Kearney, Nicelle Davis, moderated by Kim Dower, West Hollywood Library, 625 N. San Vicente Blvd., West Hollywood, free, 2:00-2:45 (310/652-5340, www.weho.org, www.redhen.org)
  • Award-winning political cartoonist and graphic novelist Ted Rall signs and discusses his graphic novel Snowden, Gatsby Books, 5535 E. Spring Street, Long Beach, 3:00-4:30 (www.gatsbybooks.com)
  • Jacqueline Derner Tchakalian launches her poetry book, The Size of Our Bed, in a reading with fellow poets Ramon Garcia, Nicelle Davis, and Kate Gale, refreshments include Armenian mezze, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $10/$6 students and seniors, members free, 8:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org)

27 SEPTEMBER 2015 — sunday

    CENTRAL:
  • Beyond Baroque and the Pacific Coast Poetry Series host the Poetry Stage at the Abbot Kinney Festival, a day of readings by poets from its new anthology, Wide Awake: Poets of Los Angeles and Beyond, following the Festival's Banned Book Week kick-off reading of selections from Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 by the NoHo Short Fiction series writers, the Spoken Word Stage is off site at the Abbot Kinney Festival, Abbot Kinney Blvd. at Milwood, Venice, 11:00 a.m.-3:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org, www.abbotkinney.org)
  • 7 Dudley Cinema presents "An Evening with Pablo Frasconi," a maker of films about the U.S. bicentennial, gentrification, childhood literacy, public art, creativity, civil liberties and poetry, including Towards the Memory of a Revolution, The Woodcuts of Antonio Frasconi, Survival of a Small City, and The Longing, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, free/donation, interview 7:00, screening 8:30 (www.beyondbaroque.org)
  • La Poesia Festival bilingual open mic, hosted by Antonieta Villamil, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $5, 6:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org)
  • Nebraska Girl Open Reading with featured reader Rolland Vachine, hosted by Wyatt Underwood, five-minute limit open mic, Mike Kelley Gallery, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $5, sign up 1:45, reading 2:00 (www.beyondbaroque.org)

28 SEPTEMBER 2015 — monday

    CENTRAL:
  • California State University at Long Beach MFA Creative Writing Student Showcase #1, readers to be announced, Gatsby Books, 5535 E. Spring Street, Long Beach, 7:00-9:00 (www.gatsbybooks.com)

29 SEPTEMBER 2015 — tuesday

    CENTRAL:
  • Da Poetry Lounge Open Mic, largest open reading in town, attracting 200-300 people, hip hop oriented though all poets welcome, Greenway Court Theater, 544 N. Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, 9:00 (213/390-7072)
  • The Redondo Poets presents Lummox 4 Anthology Reading, hosted by Jim Doane and Larry Colker, this weekly poetry reading always includes an open mic, Coffee Cartel, 1820 S. Catalina Avenue, Redondo Beach, sign up 7:50, reading 8:10 (310/316-6554, www.redondopoets.com)

30 SEPTEMBER 2015 — wednesday

    CENTRAL:
  • Two Idiots Peddling Poetry presents the Cadence Collective reading from their Year Two Anthology from Sadie Girl Press, hosted by Ben Trigg and Steve Ramirez, this weekly poetry reading includes an open mic, Ugly Mug Caffé, 261 N. Glassell, Orange, $3, 8:00 (714/997-5610, www.poetryidiots.com)

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