Saturday, February 1, 2025
8 pm - 12 am
Los Angeles Central Library
630 W. 5th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
$15 general admission, $75 VIP
Presented by the Library Foundation of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Public LIbrary, LAist, and the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. In association with LA Phil Insight.
The library is closed, but you’re invited to step into an immersive after-hours world of stories, with interactive art pop-ups, surprising performances, conversations with diverse storytellers and artists, live music and DJs, drinks, and bites throughout the historic Central Library in Downtown Los Angeles. The night will include performances by BodyTraffic, Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs’ Distance Duet presented by LA Phil Insight, dublab, Bob Baker Marionette Theater, Yesika Salgado, and Urban Voices Project, among others. Get creative with drawing classes offered by Heavy Manners Library, a photo booth with the Black Image Center, and screen printing with Color Compton. And yes, you can get a library card at the event!
Celebrate the art and magic of storytelling at this late-night party presented by Los Angeles institutions invested in the power of storytelling: the Library Foundation of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Public Library, LAist, and the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art.
This event is open to ages 21 and up. Artists and lineup subject to change.
Other participating artists and organizations:
Angel City Press
Braille Institute
City of West Hollywood Drag Laureate, Pickle
Golden Apple Comics
Joey Terrill in conversation with LAist reporter Cato Hernández
Mister and Mischief
Narsiso Martinez in conversation with LAist host Brian De Los Santos
PLUS ME
RENT Poet, Brian Sonia-Wallace
Sims Library of Poetry
And more to be added!