Beyond Baroque - View this location on map 'Immerse yourself in the local writing scene at Beyond Baroque (310-822-3006) for a reading. This venerable arts center in the rickety former city hall is part bookstore (specializing in magazines and poetry) and part performance space. Most Friday and Saturday nights pan-cultural poets, novelists and performers like Bruce Bauman and Amber Tamblyn read their work for a well-weathered literary crowd ($7). A calendar of coming events is at www.beyondbaroque.org.'' New York Times 681 Venice Boulevard, Venice, CA Cultural

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