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Artist as Catalyst LA Open Mic Showcase
Please join us for a set of multi-disciplinary performances from LA's most talented artists ages 18-30!
Doors Open: 6:30 PM | Start: 7:00 PM
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Skulls & Stairs
Summer of Resistance is in full swing and the staircase of the original Venice city hall building will showcase another set of experimental, obscure, and punk poetry. This July features SFV punk novelist Facundo Rompehuevos, reading from his new book Children Chasing Tigers; zinester and emerging poet Dominic Xalli Anaya Gulaya @saintpsyop, whose poems have appeared in Drifter Zine, Transmuted, and LBRNTH; Brendan Constantine @brendanconstantine, one of the most prominent voices in the Los Angeles poetry scene; and Jeanetta Rich @jeanettaprich will be reading from her debut collection Black Venus Fly Trap with screenings of her short films before and after the readings.
Doors Open: 7:00 PM | Start: 7:30 PM
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Sugar Pine Volume VIII Launch & Open Mic
Help Sugar Pine Literary (produced by CSArts' Creative Writing) celebrate the launch of Sugar Pine Vol VIII on May 22nd! This issue of our student-produced literary journal is a beautiful one, full of incredible student work and some fun interviews, prompts, crosswords, and more. This launch will feature readings and art displays from contributors to the issue, followed by a traditional CW open mic-- the last of the year!
Doors Open: 7:00 PM | Start: 7:30
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Creative Writing Conservatory Senior Showcase
Join CSArts' Creative Writing Conservatory as we celebrate our graduating seniors and all of the work they’ve done over the last four years. Produced entirely by students from our senior class, the showcase will feature readings, screenings, and displays created entirely by our seniors!
Doors Open: 6:00 PM | Start: 6:30
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Drifter Zine Issue 9 Launch: Mi Casa, Su Casa
Issue 9 Mi Casa Su Casa launches at Stories Books & cafe Sunday April 6th; this is a free event! All proceeds of zines purchased at the reading will go to @aetnastreetsolidarity, a mutual aid collective based in the SFV committed to supporting unhoused communities, fighting for housing rights and liberation for all. Contributors will share poetry and stories speaking on realities and lived experiences where we make our living, and the many possibilities of what home could be.
Doors Open: 7:00 PM | Start: 7:45 PM
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8th Annual Festival of Mini Musicals
Join us this month for the 8th Annual Festival of Mini Musicals! The first two dates, April 3rd and 4th, THREE of the SIX shows will be presented for a discounted price, but it’ll be a surprise which shows you see on each day! On our three festival days, April 5th, 15th, and 16th, you’ll get a chance to see ALL SIX mini musicals with an extended break in between to partake in a Mini Musicals party, which will include food trucks, a bake sale, and other goodies!
Doors Open: 6:30 PM | Start: 7:00 PM
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Jacaranda Reading Series #2
Jacaranda Reading Series, a series that highlights our 11th and 12th graders and their favorite work, returns on February 28th! Alongside seniors Roy Defelice, Samson Khachatryan, and Dominic Xalli Anaya Gulaya, we are also excited to welcome our featured reader: owners of Re/Arte bookstore and founder/editor of sin cesar literary magazine Viva Padilla. Come hang with us at Underdog Bookstore June 8th!
Doors Open: 6:00 PM | Start: 6:30 PM
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The Time You Swore You Had: An Immersive Experience
Enter a dreamscape where time was never linear, a unique world of oddities and absurdities. A magic forest. A tea party. A liminal space. Experience this immersive show where you’re a character traveling through a world of dreams. ⏰🛌💭
The Time You Swore You Had celebrates the transformative power of imagination, and showcases the collaborative effort across California School of the Arts - San Gabriel Valley (CSArts-SGV)’s arts conservatories; the original script comes from students in the Creative Writing Conservatory, brought to life by the Production & Design Conservatory, and performed by students grade 7 through 12 from the School of Dance, Theatre, Visual Arts, Vocal Arts, and Integrated Arts. 🏫
The experience takes place in various classrooms and locations on the CSArts-SGV campus. We recommend wearing comfortable shoes. 👟
Doors Open: 7:00 PM | Start: 7:30 PM