Poets & Writers Literary Roundtable Featuring Wally Rudolph

Please join Poets & Writers, the nation's largest nonprofit organization serving creative writers, for the next Santa Monica Literary Roundtable Meeting at the Camera Obscura Art Lab! This free, informal meeting is a great way to connect with fellow presenters, presses, teachers, and writers. Roundtable Meetings bring together people from all areas of the literary community to exchange ideas, news, and resources. It's also a chance to learn about P&W and their Readings & Workshops program for literary events. Notes from past roundtable meetings are publicly available online ([hidden]). We are pleased to welcome Annenberg Community Beach House Writer-in-Residence Wally Rudolph as our special guest. Rudolph, a multidisciplinary artist and diversity advocate, is the author of two novels, Four Corners (Counterpoint/Soft Skull, 2014) and MIGHTY, MIGHTY (Counterpoint/Soft Skull, 2015). He’ll talk about his journey as a writer, diversity and inclusion in the literary sphere, and his plans and projects as Writer-in-Residence. Please RSVP here or to [hidden] to reserve your seat, and feel free to share this event information with your networks. *** Poets & Writers is the primary source of information, support, and guidance for creative writers. Learn more at pw.org. Literary Roundtables are supported in part by the California Arts Council, a state agency. Learn more at [hidden]. *** More about Wally Rudolph and his Beach House residency: During his tenure as Beach House Spring 2018 Writer-in-Residence, Rudolph is working on a new novel, entitled The Ox, The Horse, & The Boar. A bold and unconventional account of our country’s fatal covenants with systemic racism, unchecked capitalism, and the destruction of our environment, the novel is the first in a planned trilogy. Rudolph is onsite working from an office in the Marion Davies Guest House, January 16 through March 20, 2019. His public office Hours at the Beach House: 11am-2pm: 1/18, 1/25, 2/1, 2/03, 2/15, 2/22, 3/03, 3/15. Public Conversations at the Beach House: 6:30-8pm, 1/29 with documentary producer Christine Yoo; 2/12 with artist Neha Choksi and 3/19 with choreographer Ana Maria Alvarez. Poets & Writers Literary Roundtable guest appearance: 10:30am-12:30pm, 2/20 (offsite at the Camera Obscura Art Lab, 1450 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica) From mid-January 2019 you can follow his progress on the Beach House Artist-in-Residence blog at beachhouseair.blogspot.com. Camera Obscura Art Lab and Beach=Culture programs are made possible by Santa Monica Cultural Affairs. [hidden] #ArtSaMo By registering for this program via this eventbrite page, you consent to receiving occasional email about Camera Obscura events from [hidden]. You can unsubscribe, or change your preferences at any time using the “unsubscribe” or “manage preferences” links on these emails. Camera Obscura Art Lab programs are made possible by Santa Monica Cultural Affairs, a division of the City of Santa Monica. #ArtSaMo Directions: The Camera Obscura Art Lab is at 1450 Ocean Ave on the west side of Ocean just north of Broadway.By Metro - 4th St. Santa Monica Downtown stop, walk two blocks west to Ocean and 1.5 blocks north from the Pier entrance.Parking is $6 or less for 3 hours in Parking Structure 6 (2nd between Broadway and Santa Monica), and $5 on weekends at the Civic Auditorium lot just down Main Street at 333 Civic Center Dr. Meters on Ocean Avenue; $2/hr maximum 3 hours. More info: [hidden]: visit bigbluebus.com or metro.net for more information.Bike share lockup just south of us in the park; for personal bikes remember to bring a strong lock. Presented by the City of Santa Monica, Cultural Affairs Division: The Cultural Affairs Division supports the arts and the artists of one of the world's most exciting coastal destinations. A division of the City of Santa Monica’s Community and Cultural Services Department, Cultural Affairs produces, presents and facilitates access to cultural events for residents and millions of annual visitors, helps anchor the diverse creative sector that enriches our cultural and economic base, and promotes Santa Monica as a major cultural destination. This includes managing the City’s extensive collection of public art ranging from murals to interactive installations, with new projects being developed in conjunction with most Santa Monica public works projects, as well as offering four grant programs for Santa Monica-based arts and culture organizations, schools and individual artists. arts.smgov.net #ArtSaMo Site: Camera Obscura Art Lab: Join the community of makers and movers at the Camera Obscura, 1450 Ocean Ave in Palisades Park. It's a place to learn salsa moves, enhance your blogging skills, design a font, mix a perfume, tile a mosaic and much more! It all happens at 1450 Ocean Avenue in Palisades Park, steps from the entrance to the Santa Monica Pier. This midcentury building houses the iconic Camera Obscura mechanism and offers lovely views of the ocean as well classes, cultural events, and Artist Residencies. After class check out the plethora of local restaurants, or even take a turn on the ferris wheel down on the Pier! [hidden] or check our current list of events. Visit us at 1450 Ocean Ave at Broadway in Santa Monica & [hidden] [hidden] & [hidden]Classes at [hidden] events at [hidden] our email list at [hidden] us at #ArtSaMo More Info below.