5:15-6:15pm Docent tours of the Marion Davies Guest House
6:30-8:30pm Readings

Beach=Culture and the Red Hen Poetry Series present a celebration of contemporary poetry in a seaside setting; the third of three readings this summer. Three poets will read from their acclaimed works: Douglas Kearney, recipient of a Cave Canem Fellowship, Caleb Barber, Pushcart Prize nominee, and Claudia Rankine, recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship.

About Red Hen Press
Now a national presence in independent publishing, Red Hen Press was founded in 1994 by Mark E. Cull and Kate Gale. As a nonprofit literary press that publishes twenty works of poetry, literary fiction, and autobiography each year, they are dedicated to supporting quality writing that is being ignored or overlooked by large or commercial publishers. The Press also donates books to schools, libraries and other institutions, and presents seven reading series in New York and Los Angeles showcasing current and backlist authors. The Red Hen Press is a place for writers’ work to be published and celebrated; a literary family for a diversity of voices that speak to what it means to be human and speak it well. The Red Hen Poetry series at the Beach House is cosponsored by American Composers Forum Los Angeles. http://www.redhen.org; http://www.composersforum.org/chapters_about.cfm?oid=1460.

Stop by early for Beach House tours by docents from the Santa Monica Conservancy before every evening event, first come, first served. 

Tickets are free but seating is limited and reservations are required. If you would like to attend, please reserve online. Please plan to arrive by 6:15pm to retain your reservation. Late seating, even for reservation-holders, is not guaranteed. To adjust or cancel your reservation for this event, email beachhouse@smgov.net. We appreciate your keeping in touch!

Directions: The Beach House is located at 415 Pacific Coast Highway, Santa Monica, CA 90402 on the west side of Pacific Coast Highway, a half mile north of the California Incline and a half mile south of Chautauqua Blvd. Plenty of public parking is available - enter off PCH at the Beach House Way traffic light. Parking: $8 for a day pass ($10/day on weekends). The facility is also easily accessible by foot or bike from the beach bike path, although the beach closes at sunset. There is ample bike parking at racks throughout the site - remember to bring your own lock.

Other events: To view & make reservations for future free Beach=Culture events, check http://www.eventbrite.com/org/199463539.

General Info: The pool and fitness center are open! For hours, rates and more, visit http://www.annenbergbeachhouse.com, or call 310-458-4904. Back on the Beach Café is open daily 8am - 8pm (8am - 3pm Mondays).