Literary-art Events in Los Angeles

Check out happening literary-art events all around Los Angeles, CA

Beach House Comedy Club | Playa del Rey

 Sat, 14 Mar 7053 Trolleyway S USD 23 to 34

Rainbow Rowell discusses CHERRY BABY at B&N The Grove

 Wed, 15 Apr at 07:00 pm Barnes & Noble The Grove USD 36

TJ Klune presents WE BURNED SO BRIGHT with Olivie Blake

 Sat, 02 May at 06:00 pm 245 Charles E Young Dr E USD 20 to 43

Writers Bloc Presents Annabelle Gurwitch and Bob Odenkirk

 Thu, 19 Mar at 07:30 pm The Ebell of Los Angeles - Lounge USD 0 to 47

LATINAFest 2026 UNSTOPPABLE: A Celebration of All Things Latina!

 Sun, 07 Jun at 11:00 am Jesse Brewer Jr. Park USD 0 to 87

Johnny Marr - California Calling Tour

 Fri, 27 Mar at 07:00 pm 104 N. Ave 56, Los Angeles, CA, United States, California 90042

Motherf*cker

 Wed, 08 Apr at 07:30 pm Lyric Hyperion Theater & Cafe USD 23 to 29

Brandy: In Conversation - Phases Book Tour

 Sat, 28 Mar at 04:00 pm Ricardo Montalban Theatre

John Doe, Dead Rock West

Sun, 29 Mar at 08:00 pm 2478 Fletcher Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90039, USA

Dear Steve Hansen

 Thu, 16 Apr at 07:00 pm Lyric Hyperion Theater & Bar USD 18

REP CLUB PRESENTS: Tayari Jones @ the California African American Museum

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm California African American Museum USD 0 to 36

Nicole LePera discusses REPARENTING THE INNER CHILD at B&N The Grove

 Sat, 28 Mar at 11:00 am Barnes & Noble The Grove USD 39

Good Friday w/ Amber Nelson & Ed Larson

 Fri, 03 Apr at 07:30 pm Lyric Hyperion Theater & Cafe USD 18 to 23

SPRING EQUINOX A Sound & Voice Celebration

 Sat, 21 Mar at 07:30 pm St John's Episcopal Cathedral USD 61 to 167

WET PAINT LA

 Sat, 21 Mar at 05:00 pm Secret Walls Free

Would You Rather w/ Tom Zawacki

 Sat, 04 Apr at 09:30 pm Lyric Hyperion Theater & Cafe USD 18 to 23

An Evening with Melissa Auf der Maur

 Sat, 18 Apr at 07:00 pm Philosophical Research Society USD 13 to 45

Cleo Wade discusses In a World of Sunrises

 Sat, 11 Apr at 07:00 pm First Congregational Church of Los Angeles USD 39

Elevate Worship Conference

 Sat, 09 May at 09:00 am 11311 Saticoy St USD 7 to 55

The Champagne Challenge: Fried Chicken Edition | DTLA: March 21st at 3:00pm

 Sat, 21 Mar at 03:00 pm The LearnAboutWine Loft USD 157 to 178

A Conversation with Brandy: PHASES Book Tour

 Mon, 30 Mar Ricardo Montalban Theatre

The Hottest Stand-Up Show in Town

 Wed, 01 Apr at 09:30 pm Lyric Hyperion Theater & Cafe USD 18 to 23

Phyllis Bennis: Understanding Palestine & Israel at Midnight Books

 Fri, 27 Mar at 07:00 pm Midnight Books Free

Dark Library: The Time Machine

 Sat, 04 Apr at 07:30 pm After Hours Theatre Company USD 50 to 129

Malik Elassal @ Bad Ladder Early Show April 17

 Fri, 17 Apr at 08:00 pm 1514 N Gardner St USD 23

The Moth Mainstage

 Tue, 14 Apr at 04:00 pm Orpheum Theatre - Los Angeles

Taylor Swift The Eras Tour (Drag Version) Los Angeles 6/20

 Sat, 20 Jun at 11:00 am Kalaveras USD 50

Luv&Laffs @ Leimert

 Fri, 27 Mar at 07:00 pm THE BARBARA MORRISON PERFORMING ARTS CENTER USD 13

Taylor Swift The Eras Tour (Drag Version) Los Angeles 6/21

 Sun, 21 Jun at 11:00 am Kalaveras USD 50

Live Podcast: For the First Gens and the In-Betweens

 Sat, 28 Mar at 05:30 pm Sueños Social Club USD 0 to 49

IN-PERSON: Tiny Shifts: A Conversation with Elisha Goldstein & Susan Kaiser

 Sun, 22 Mar at 03:30 pm Unplug Meditation | Santa Monica USD 43

Malik Elassal @ Bad Ladder EARLY Show April 18

 Sat, 18 Apr at 08:00 pm 1514 N Gardner St USD 23

The Second Annual McAdamy Awards

 Sat, 21 Mar at 07:30 pm Lyric Hyperion Theater & Cafe USD 18 to 23

Quality Time

 Sun, 19 Apr at 05:30 pm Lyric Hyperion Theater & Bar USD 18 to 23

Writers Bloc Presents A Celebration of Jane Austen

 Mon, 23 Mar at 07:30 pm The Ebell of Los Angeles - Lounge USD 0 to 29

Andrew Sean Greer discusses & signs Villa Coco

 Sun, 14 Jun at 04:00 pm First Congregational Church of Los Angeles USD 43 to 48

Collective Poetry Workshop

 Sat, 21 Mar at 02:00 pm Feminist Center for Creative Work Free

Lectures on Tap - "Archaeoacoustics: Time Travel Through Sound"

 Sun, 22 Mar at 05:00 pm Atwater USD 39

Stoners & Serpents: An Interactive Improv Adventure

 Fri, 20 Mar at 08:00 pm The Green Room on Ventura 21+ Events Space USD 13

HAHA ACADEMY: Spring 2026

 Sat, 21 Mar at 10:30 am 2502 Hyperion Ave USD 321

European Short Film Night

 Wed, 18 Mar at 07:00 pm Goethe-Institut Los Angeles Project Space Free

The Silver Lake Social Season: A Bridgerton Seder!

 Wed, 01 Apr at 07:00 pm Silver Lake USD 0 to 74

Meet & Greet with Mariam Daud

 Sun, 22 Mar at 02:00 pm Now Serving USD 0 to 43

Robyn Hitchcock “Live And Electric - Full Band Shows”

 Tue, 19 May at 08:00 pm 2478 Fletcher Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90039, USA

Disco Horses: A Sketch Revue

 Fri, 17 Apr at 09:30 pm Lyric Hyperion Theater & Cafe USD 18 to 23

Real Women Have Curves - ENGLISH

 Fri, 27 Mar at 08:00 pm Casa 0101 USD 23 to 29

Story Smash: The Storytelling Game Show

 Fri, 17 Apr at 07:30 pm Lyric Hyperion Theater & Bar USD 18 to 23

Marcus Kliewer and Judy Greer discuss THE CARETAKER at B&N The Grove

 Tue, 21 Apr at 07:00 pm Barnes & Noble The Grove USD 35

IN-PERSON: The Pause with Azita Nahai

 Thu, 09 Apr at 09:00 am Unplug Meditation | Santa Monica USD 45

Writers Bloc Presents Patrick Radden Keefe and Ava Kofman

 Wed, 15 Apr at 07:30 pm The Ebell of Los Angeles - Lounge USD 0 to 63

The Real Black Dahlia Downtown Los Angeles Walking Tour

 Sat, 06 Jun at 10:30 am Grand Central Market, Downtown Los Angeles

Fowler Films: Yáamay: An Ode to Blooming

 Sat, 28 Mar at 01:00 pm The Fowler Museum at UCLA Free

BOOK EVENT: The Edge of Space-Time: Chanda Prescod-Weinstein & Traci Thomas

 Thu, 16 Apr at 07:00 pm Reparations Club USD 0 to 39

Actors Framework · Craft+Career TV/Film · On Camera · Group Workshop/APRIL

 Mon, 06 Apr at 07:00 pm 2100 Beachwood Dr #209 USD 34 to 722

Plática - Mujeres Taking the Lead: A New Era in Film and TV | Free with RSVP

 Thu, 09 Apr at 07:00 pm 501 N Main St., Los Angeles, CA, United States, California 90012

Sheldon Simeon & Garrett Snyder in Conversation for Ohana Style

 Wed, 15 Apr at 07:00 pm Now Serving USD 14 to 41

Dark Ages&Desires

 Sat, 11 Apr at 07:00 pm 665 Heliotrope Dr USD 25 to 45

Speaker Event: Psychedelic Therapy Grounded in Mindfulness and Non-Duality

 Thu, 26 Mar at 06:00 pm USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology Free

Wine Camp: An Introduction to Wine ™ | Sun, April 12 --DTLA

 Sun, 12 Apr at 03:00 pm Learnaboutwine Classroom USD 158 to 420

Fine Arts Department Critic in Residence: Rachel Kushner

 Tue, 14 Apr at 07:00 pm Otis College of Art and Design Free

TRANS LOS ANGELES Community Screening - Saturday, March 28th @ 5pm

 Sat, 28 Mar at 05:00 pm Connie Norman Transgender Empowerment Center Free

Malik Elassal @ Bad Ladder April 16th

 Thu, 16 Apr at 08:00 pm 1514 N Gardner St USD 23

¿Con Qué Se Come?

 Fri, 17 Apr at 07:30 pm UCLA Kaufman Hall Free

Green Schools Symposium 2026

 Tue, 21 Apr at 07:30 am Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County USD 0 to 151

BOOK EVENT: When Home Is A Photograph w/ Leigh Raiford & Essence Harden

 Sun, 19 Apr at 03:00 pm Reparations Club USD 0 to 32

Overground Railroad: The Green Book & the Roots of Black Travel in America

 Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm Mark Taper Auditorium - Central Library USD 0 to 42

Wild Honey Backyard Shows Present Leslie Mendelson and Skylar Gudasz

 Sun, 19 Apr at 04:00 pm Wild Honey Foundation Backyard Amphitheatre USD 23 to 45

Intro to Comedy Writing | One-Day Workshop

 Tue, 21 Apr at 07:00 pm 2732 Griffith Park Blvd USD 22 to 42

Central Library Centennial Festival

 Sat, 11 Jul at 10:00 am 630 W 5th St Free

April 25th Story Building Salon Supper w Jared Sayet

 Sat, 25 Apr at 05:00 pm Sweet Antelope USD 189

Strange Creatures Los Angeles Premiere with Cast QnA

 Wed, 25 Mar at 06:30 pm Regal North Hollywood USD 15

How to Poop in an Outhouse at -72°F

 Sun, 14 Jun at 07:30 pm Lyric Hyperion Theater & Cafe USD 18 to 23

Wine Camp: An Introduction to Wine ™ | Sun, May 3rd

 Sun, 03 May at 03:00 pm Learnaboutwine Classroom USD 158 to 420

Sikhs in Storytelling: Los Angeles

 Sat, 25 Apr at 03:00 pm The Fowler Museum at UCLA USD 34

Rain Parade with special guest Russ Tolman

 Sun, 17 May at 04:00 pm Wild Honey Foundation Backyard Amphitheatre USD 30 to 45

The Diaspora Spice Co. Cookbook Author Event

 Thu, 19 Mar at 07:00 pm Now Serving USD 14 to 43

MTO Zendeh Delan Presents: The Conference of the Birds

 Thu, 28 May at 07:00 pm Wilshire Ebell Theatre USD 89 to 303

Actors Framework · Craft+Career TV/Film · On Camera · Group Workshop/JUNE

 Mon, 01 Jun at 07:00 pm 2100 Beachwood Dr #209 USD 34 to 722

Seijun Suzuki's TAISHŌ TRILOGY: YUMEJI (1991)

 Sun, 29 Mar at 06:00 pm Philosophical Research Society USD 15 to 30

PRNCX Avatar WALKshop

 Sat, 21 Mar at 07:00 pm Angels Gate Cultural Center USD 0 to 1,187

Drafthouse Movie Book Fair @ Video Vortex

 Sat, 21 Mar at 01:00 pm Video Vortex - DTLA Free

Poetry for the People: The June Jordan Experience

 Sat, 31 Jan at 08:00 pm Fountain Theatre

Godlike: Richard Hell at Beyond Baroque

 Thu, 19 Mar at 07:30 pm Beyond Baroque USD 0 to 11

Talking Pictures: Jill Moser, Major Jackson, & Elena Karina Byrne

 Sun, 29 Mar at 03:00 pm Beyond Baroque USD 0 to 11

Champions of Free Speech Presented by Look What SHE Did! at the Ebell

 Sun, 29 Mar at 02:00 pm The Ebell of Los Angeles Events Venue USD 82

Intro to Improv : 6 Wk Course + Showcase (World's Greatest Improv School)

 Wed, 18 Mar at 07:00 pm WGIS - World's Greatest Improv School USD 269

Eileen G'Sell Presents Lipstick

 Sat, 21 Mar at 03:00 pm ARTBOOK @ Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles Free

Christine Sterling and Leo Politi: Angels of Los Angeles walking tour

 Sat, 04 Apr at 10:30 am Olvera Street

Embrace Your Divine Feminine a workshop with Penny Slinger

 Sun, 03 May at 04:00 pm Philosophical Research Society USD 32

Embrace Your Divine Feminine a workshop with Penny Slinger

 Sun, 05 Apr at 04:00 pm Philosophical Research Society USD 32

UN World Poetry Day: A Celebration in the Poets' Garden

 Sat, 21 Mar at 06:00 pm Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center Free

Brooke Averick celebrates PHOEBE BERMAN’S GONNA LOSE IT at B&N The Grove

 Sat, 30 May at 02:00 pm Barnes & Noble The Grove USD 34

Bunker Hill, Dead and Alive Walking Tour

 Sat, 21 Mar at 10:30 am Grand Central Market

Alana's Open Mic - Mar Vista

 Fri, 20 Mar at 07:00 pm Alana's Coffee Roasters USD 7

2nd Annual A Day of Going SOLO!

 Sat, 21 Mar at 10:00 am Theatre 68 USD 0 to 10

Women in Film: Trailblazers of the Silent Film Era with Mary Mallory

 Sat, 21 Mar at 12:00 pm Campo De Cahuenga Free

Sitar Sound Bath : Harmonics of the Omnipresent

 Wed, 18 Mar at 07:00 pm Sound Bird Center USD 47

Joy in the Belly of a Riot: A Book Celebration at Beyond Baroque

 Fri, 20 Mar at 07:30 pm Beyond Baroque USD 0 to 11

Unreliable Narrators | A Comedy & Reading Series

 Sun, 22 Mar at 08:00 pm nico's USD 10

Clare Crespo: Oralee Book Launch

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:00 pm Philosophical Research Society USD 13