Wednesday, November 20, 2024 | 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. PT
2024 is a year of possibilities and perils, and it’s more important than ever for writers to share their thoughts on imagining and building restorative communities.
Read More …WeHo Reads: Creating Queer Families and Communities
Wednesday, October 9, 2024 | 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. PT
Let’s celebrate National Coming Out Day with an exploration of queer families by Meliza Bañales, Lane Igoudin, and Hazel Kight Witham!
Read More …19 Jessamyn Violet interview
Jessamyn Violet, author of Secret Rules to Being a Rockstar and musician, shares her musings on the power of creative inspiration, music, and more. In conversation with host Cody Sisco, Jessamyn discusses the rock and roll lifestyle, writing a true-to-life Hollywood coming-of-age novel, and the power of being an outsider.
Photo credit: Erin Naifah
Jessamyn Violet is a writer and musician based in Venice Beach. Originally from Boston, she has a BFA from Emerson College and an MFA in Creative Writing from California College of the Arts. She’s published a book of poetry called Organ Thieves (Gauss PDF, 2017) as well as short fiction in Ploughshares and more. Her debut novel Secret Rules to Being a Rockstar was published in 2023. She is also the drummer for the band Movie Club.
WeHo Reads: Asian Pacific Diaspora Talk Story
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 | 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. PT
Hear from a panel of poets and writers as they share their stories and discuss what it means to be Asian American during AAPI Heritage Month
Read More …WeHo Reads: Poetry Spa 2024
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 | 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. PT
Celebrate National Poetry Month and lounge with a poet at the City’s 2nd annual Poetry Spa Day!
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