Beyond Baroque
681 Venice Blvd., Venice, 310.822.3006, beyondbaroque.org, cover is $7/$5 students and seniors/members free
March 30, 7:30pm–Fred Moten and Claudia Rankine read from their works
March 31, 7:30pm–Aya and David Meltzer read from their works
April 1, 5pm–Open Reading with Rachel Kahn and Douglas Richardson (sign-up 4:45), free
Dutton’s Brentwood Bookstore
11975 San Vicente Blvd., 310.476.6262, duttonsbrentwood.com, free
March 30, 7pm–Score! Educational Centers presents a Student Poetry Reading
April 4, 6pm–Author Event: Senator John Kerry and Teresa Heinz Kerry: This Moment on Earth
April 4, 7pm–Author Event: Michael Collier: Over the Mountains
April 5, 7pm–Author Event: Dana Sachs: If You Lived Here
Rusty’s Surf Ranch
256 Santa Monica Pier, 310.393.7437, rustyssurfranch.com, free Sun-Thurs
March 30, Battle of the Bands Semi_Finals: 8:30pm–Soul Cloud, 10pm–Ultra, 11:30pm–Retro Transit Authority, call for cover
March 31, 8:30pm–Ghost Town, 10pm–The Quick Six, 11:30pm–Untapped Fury, call for cover
Santa Monica
College
1900 Pico Blvd., 310.434.3000, SMC Concert Hall, smc.edu
April 1, 4pm–SMC Jazz Band, $10
Santa Monica Pier
Pier’s Central Plaza, 310.458.8900, santamonicapier.org, all concerts are held from 2-4pm, free
April 1, 2-4pm–The Rhythm Kings
