Teen Poetry Workshop
April 9, 4 p.m.
West Hollywood Library
Community Meeting Room
625 N. San Vicente Blvd.
In celebration of National Poetry Month, join poet Rae Shaw and discover poetry at the West Hollywood Library. Listen, read, and discuss. Then use words and images to create a poem collage of your own. For teens 12-18. Snacks Provided. Sponsored by Friends of the West Hollywood Library.
Girl Rising Viewing
April 10th, 7:30 p.m.
West Hollywood Library Theater
Community Meeting Room
625 N. San Vicente Blvd.
The film tells extraordinary stories of girls from around the globe fighting to overcome impossible odds to realize their dreams. It features voice overs by Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Kerry Washington and Selena Gomez. $15.00. For more information or to purchase tickets, click here.
MOCA Talk: Petrula Vrontikis
Creative Director, Vrontikis Design Office
April 14, 3 p.m.
MOCA Pacific Design Center
8687 Melrose Ave
Find out how graphic design has evolved into a transmedia practice with design professor and professional Petrula Vrontikis, in conjunction with Stefan Sagmeister: The Happy Show, on display at MOCA PDC until June 7. For more information, click here.
EMP Los Angeles Pop Conference Kick-Off
April 17, 8-11 p.m.
West Hollywood Library Council Chambers
625 N San Vicente Blvd
Experience Music Conference's opening event will feature authors, performers and musicians active in the independent music scene spawned by the all-ages venue Jabberjaw (1989-1997), moderated by musician, Allison Wolfe and featuring Michelle Carr, editor of the forthcoming anthology, It All Dies Anyway: L.A. For more info
Living in Limbo: Lesbian Families in The Deep South
Opens April 19
West Hollywood Library
625 N San Vicente Blvd
Presented as part of the One City One Pride LGBT Arts Festival, this was the first full exhibition about the LGBT community to be shown at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute in Alabama. These bold but intimate portraits by photographer Carolyn Sherer which explore a largely hidden world. Admission is free. For more information, visit www.weho.org/pride
Women's Leadership Conference
April 19 and 20
West Hollywood Library &
Auditorium and Pacific Design Center
625 N San Vicente Blvd
The 7th Annual Women's Leadership Conference willkick off on Friday, April 19, at 7: p.m. at the Silver Screen Theatre in the Pacific Design Center with a free screening of The Invisible War with Geena Davis giving an opening address. The conference will continue the following day, Saturday, April 20, 9 a.m. at West Hollywood Park and Library. For more information, please visit www.weho.org/wlc
Earth Day Film Screening of "A Delicate Balance"
April 22, 7 p.m.
West Hollywood Library
Community Meeting Room
625 N San Vicente Blvd
Come celebrate Earth Day, 2013 at the West Hollywood Library with a screening of "A Delicate Balance." "A Delicate Balance" is a film that features candid interviews with some of the world's leading experts on health and the environment, including researchers, doctors, nutritionists, cattle ranchers, environmentalists and politicians. For more information please call the West Hollywood Library at (310) 652-5340.
An Evening with L.A. City Poet Laureate Eloise Klein Healy in Conversation with Writer Pat Morrison
Monday, April 22, 7 pm
West Hollywood Library Council Chambers
625 N San Vicente Blvd
During April, as part of National Poetry Month, Eloise Klein Healy will sit down with writer Patt Morrison for a conversation about Healy's appointment as the first poet laureate of Los Angeles City, her LA-focused poetry and the impact of poetry in our lives. For more information please call 323-929-2359 or email westhollywood.friendsoflibrary@gmail.com
World Book Night 2013
April 23, 6:30-8 p.m.
Location: It's a secret.
Volunteers will be handing out free books as part of West Hollywood's celebration of World Book Night.The purpose of this event is to reintroduce light readers to books in unexpected places, so we can't reveal the exact locations that volunteers will be handing out books ahead of time. Follow us on twitter at @artbeatweho to receive hints and updates on our whereabouts.