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'Somos Los Angeles: Chicano Hearts'

Friday, August 9, 2024 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
  • William Turner Gallery, 2525 Michigan Ave., E-1, Santa Monica
$20-$30
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Hands holding a heart made with veins and flowers
(Courtesy of Word Theatre)

Word Theatre brings their brand of immersive storytelling to work by Chicano authors at this special event at Bergamot Station. Actors Richard Cabral, Diana Maria Riva, and Remy Ortiz will perform stories from Daniel Olivas’s new book My Chicano Heart: New and Collected Stories. Former Poet Laureate of Los Angeles Luis Rodriguez and writer and poet Estella González will also be featured at the event; books (and tacos!) will be available for purchase.