JULY
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Thursday, July 8, 7 p.m.
ED CRAY
Ramblin’ Man: The Life and Times of Woody Guthrie
A recognized scholar of the folk music revival movement, Cray illuminates one of the most controversial, mythical, and intensely American lives of the 20th Century.
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Sunday, July 11, 3 p.m.
EAST L.A. DAYS / FELLINI NIGHTS
A Musical Memoir by Marisela Norte, with music by Josh Kun
An autobiographical journey through one woman's cinematic East L.A. imagination. With a DJ by her side, Norte moves from East LA to Ciudad Juarez and Mexico City, from Lenny Bruce to Jimi Hendrix to Pedro Infante.
Co-sponsored with Poets & Writers, Inc., celebrating 15 years of California programming, through a grant from The James Irvine Foundation.
Tickets: $8 general admission; $5 Library Associates and students with I.D., payable at the door. Cash or check only.
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Tuesday, July 13, 7 p.m.
KHALED HOSSEINI
The Kite Runner
In conversation with David L. Ulin.
A passionate story of betrayal and redemption framed by Afghanistan’s tragic recent past. Hosseini, born in Afghanistan and now a doctor in California, has written the first Afghani novel in English.
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Thursday, July 15, 7 p.m.
ANNE TAYLOR FLEMING AND JIM PAUL
A Conversation
Two writers known for their nonfiction and journalism discuss their recent novels. In her eloquent debut novel, Marriage: A Duet, Fleming (CNN Commentator) examines how spouses can genuinely love each other yet decide to test the boundaries. Paul, author of Elsewhere in the Land of Parrots, offers a tender witty romance with an ornithological spin.
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Sunday, July 18, 3 p.m.
DANCING NAKED
A Song Cycle by Weba Garretson
Garretson, Steve Stewart and others perform songs about the people—family, friends and foes—as well as the places one cannot forget, embracing a range of musical styles from Pop song to Art song.
Tickets: $8 general admission; $5 Library Associates and students with I.D., payable at the door. Cash or check only.
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Tuesday, July 20, 7 p.m.
AMY STEWART
The Earth Moved: On the Remarkable Achievements of Earthworms
From a passionate writer inspired by Charles Darwin and Rachel Carson, a fascinating journey through an underground world. “Earthworms of the world can stand a little taller.” (Kirkus) Note: Earthworms in attendance.
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Thursday, July 22, 7 p.m.
A'LELIA BUNDLES
On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker
Bundles traces her ancestor's quintessentially American transformation from an impoverished washerwoman into one of early twentieth-century America’s wealthiest, self-made businesswomen. Presented in conjunction with Central Library’s exhibit “Enterprising Women: 250 Years of American Business.”
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Wednesday, July 28, 7 p.m.
DAVID L. ULIN
The Myth of Solid Ground: Earthquakes, Prediction, and the Fault Line Between Reason and Faith
A personal and scientific journey through the physical—and psychic—state of California by way of earthquakes and earthquake prediction by Ulin, Los Angeles journalist and editor of Writing Los Angeles: A Literary Anthology.
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AUGUST
We're on hiatus for the month of August. ALOUD resumes in September
Unless otherwise noted, all programs are FREE.
All programs are held in the Mark Taper Auditorium.
Reservations: (213) 228-7025 or Online Request. Reservations will be held until 10 minutes before the start of each program.
Stand-By's are welcome. Ticket numbers are handed out at check in, starting one hour before event.
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All programs are subject to change.
A book signing follows each author program.
Books available for purchase courtesy of the Library Store, at the door or in advance (213) 228-7550
(10% discount for Library Associates).
PARKING:
524 S. Flower St. Garage
$6.60 maximum weekdays after 4 p.m.
$1.00 all day Saturday and Sunday with Library Card validation.
Aloud Archive
Made possible through the generosity of The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation. Additional support provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities, contributors to the Stay Home and Read a Book Ball™ and Donna and Martin J. Wolff. Media support provided by KKJZ 88.1 FM, the official jazz radio station of the Los Angeles Public Library. Presented by the Library Foundation of Los Angeles. To support the Los Angeles Public Library, call (213) 228-7500 or visit www.lfla.org.
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