BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20261017T190000Z DTEND:20261018T040000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Beyond Baroque: No Fest: Poetry Marathon Fundraiser DESCRIPTION:Fundraising for the future of Beyond Baroque! Poetry Marathon\, Book Fair\, Open Mic\, and more!\n\nJoin us for our fundraiser of the Fall season at Beyond Baroque!\n\nIn this marathon-style reading\, Beyond Baroque gathers poets and members of the Beyond Baroque family in the Wanda Coleman Theater for a full day of poetry and art. The event will also include a community Open Mic hosted by Joseph Paulson\, a Small Press Fair in the Poets' Garden\, the closing of the exhibition X: On The Road and At The Crossroads\, and a special performance by L.A. rock band Lawndale\, led by former Beyond Baroque Programming Curator\, Jack Skelley\, who organized readings and punk rock performances in the early 80s. Guests can purchase tickets for individual segments or as an all-day No Fest pass!\n\n\n\nBeyond Baroque started No Fest in 2025 as a way to help make up for the loss of grant funding and to bring our community together in support of Beyond Baroque. For the last couple of years\, we have continued to find ways to gather and raise the support needed to sustain our programs and mission to keep art\, community\, poetry\, experimentation\, and new literary work alive.\n\n\n\nThis year\, we are asking our community to come together not only to help sustain this work\, but to celebrate it. We hope you will join us for No Fest\, and we look forward to seeing you at our historic space in Venice!\n\n\n\nReading Segments in The Wanda Coleman Theater\n\n\n\n12 1 PM: Metaphors Be With You\n\nMichelle Bitting\, Laela Duncan\, Jeff Graham\, Richard Modiano\, Iv n Salinas\, Adam Stutz\, Duncan Cuervo\, Johanna Drucker\, Karen Kevorkian\, Lizeth de la Luz\, Zachary Jensen\n\n1 2 PM: Honoring Ancestors & Lineage\n\nCynthia Briano\, Teresa Mei Chuc\, Amy Shimshon-Santo\, Lynne Thompson\, Allison Hedge-Coke\, Grace Muller\, Harry Northup\, Brian Sonia-Wallace\, Xochitl Julisa Bermejo\n\n2 3 PM: Nearly Fatal Poets\n\nLaurel Ann Bogen\, Suzanne Lummis\, Brendan Constantine\, Nikki Ochoa\, Shelby Pinkham\, Amy Raasch\, Rhiannon Cielos Chavez\, Steven Reigns\n\n3 4 PM: Open Mic Hosted by Joseph Paulson\n\n4 5 PM: Lunch Break\n\n5 6 PM: QTPOC Power & Resistance\n\nJos Hernandez Diaz\, Elina Katrin\, Jeremy Ra\, Luivette Resto\, Mitchell Jacobs\, AJ Luxton\, Jen Cheng\, Anika Duenas\, Jos Enrique Medina\, Julian dela Cruz\n\n6 7 PM: Ghosts of Venice West\n\nGenesis Perez\, S.A. Griffin\, Tom Laichas\, Mike Sonsken\, Pam Ward\, Holaday Mason\, Rich Ferguson\n\n7 8 PM: Possibilities of Language\n\nJimmy Vega\, Amy Gerstler\, Joseph Mosconi\, Gail Wronsky\, Ivanna Baranova\, Larkin Higgins\n\n8 9 PM: Lawndale Performance\n\n\n\nFeatured Presses and Vendors TBA\n\n\n\nSponsorships\n\nIcon: $2\,500 - 4 free tickets\n\nCurator: $1\,000 - 3 free tickets\n\nDebut: $500 - 2 free tickets\n\nEmerging: $250 - 1 free ticket\n\n\n\nAbout Beyond Baroque\n\nBeyond Baroque is one of the United States' leading independent Literary | Arts Centers and public spaces dedicated to expanding the public's knowledge of poetry\, literature and art through cultural events and community interaction. Founded in 1968 as an experimental literary magazine\, Beyond Baroque is based out of the original City Hall building in Venice\, California. The Center offers a diverse variety of literary and arts programming including readings and workshops. The building also houses a bookstore with a large collection of new poetry books for sale. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Fundraising for the future of Beyond Baroque! Poetry Marathon\, Book Fair\, Open Mic\, and more!
\nJoin us for our fundraiser of the Fall season at Beyond Baroque!
\nIn this marathon-style reading\, Beyond Baroque gathers poets and members of the Beyond Baroque family in the Wanda Coleman Theater for a full day of poetry and art. The event will also include a community Open Mic hosted by Joseph Paulson\, a Small Press Fair in the Poets'\; Garden\, the closing of the exhibition X: On The Road and At The Crossroads\, and a special performance by L.A. rock band Lawndale\, led by former Beyond Baroque Programming Curator\, Jack Skelley\, who organized readings and punk rock performances in the early 80s. Guests can purchase tickets for individual segments or as an all-day No Fest pass!
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\nBeyond Baroque started No Fest in 2025 as a way to help make up for the loss of grant funding and to bring our community together in support of Beyond Baroque. For the last couple of years\, we have continued to find ways to gather and raise the support needed to sustain our programs and mission to keep art\, community\, poetry\, experimentation\, and new literary work alive.
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\nThis year\, we are asking our community to come together not only to help sustain this work\, but to celebrate it. We hope you will join us for No Fest\, and we look forward to seeing you at our historic space in Venice!
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\nReading Segments in The Wanda Coleman Theater
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\n12&ndash\;1 PM: Metaphors Be With You
\nMichelle Bitting\, Laela Duncan\, Jeff Graham\, Richard Modiano\, Ivá\;n Salinas\, Adam Stutz\, Duncan Cuervo\, Johanna Drucker\, Karen Kevorkian\, Lizeth de la Luz\, Zachary Jensen
\n1&ndash\;2 PM: Honoring Ancestors &\; Lineage
\nCynthia Briano\, Teresa Mei Chuc\, Amy Shimshon-Santo\, Lynne Thompson\, Allison Hedge-Coke\, Grace Muller\, Harry Northup\, Brian Sonia-Wallace\, Xochitl Julisa Bermejo
\n2&ndash\;3 PM: Nearly Fatal Poets
\nLaurel Ann Bogen\, Suzanne Lummis\, Brendan Constantine\, Nikki Ochoa\, Shelby Pinkham\, Amy Raasch\, Rhiannon Cielos Chavez\, Steven Reigns
\n3&ndash\;4 PM: Open Mic Hosted by Joseph Paulson
\n4&ndash\;5 PM: Lunch Break
\n5&ndash\;6 PM: QTPOC Power &\; Resistance
\nJosé\; Hernandez Diaz\, Elina Katrin\, Jeremy Ra\, Luivette Resto\, Mitchell Jacobs\, AJ Luxton\, Jen Cheng\, Anika Duenas\, José\; Enrique Medina\, Julian dela Cruz
\n6&ndash\;7 PM: Ghosts of Venice West
\nGenesis Perez\, S.A. Griffin\, Tom Laichas\, Mike Sonsken\, Pam Ward\, Holaday Mason\, Rich Ferguson
\n7&ndash\;8 PM: Possibilities of Language
\nJimmy Vega\, Amy Gerstler\, Joseph Mosconi\, Gail Wronsky\, Ivanna Baranova\, Larkin Higgins
\n8&ndash\;9 PM: Lawndale Performance
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\nFeatured Presses and Vendors TBA
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\nSponsorships
\nIcon: $2\,500 - 4 free tickets
\nCurator: $1\,000 - 3 free tickets
\nDebut: $500 - 2 free tickets
\nEmerging: $250 - 1 free ticket
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\nAbout Beyond Baroque
\nBeyond Baroque is one of the United States'\; leading independent Literary | Arts Centers and public spaces dedicated to expanding the public'\;s knowledge of poetry\, literature and art through cultural events and community interaction. Founded in 1968 as an experimental literary magazine\, Beyond Baroque is based out of the original City Hall building in Venice\, California. The Center offers a diverse variety of literary and arts programming including readings and workshops. The building also houses a bookstore with a large collection of new poetry books for sale.
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