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Comics O'Clock Comic Reading

Kisskadee, Mas Guerrero, and thunderwerld Performance

Cupid&Psyche Performance + Screening of Nowhere (1997)

A group show of 19 Los Angeles based multi-disciplinary artists

Becoming: Los Angeles Group Show

The library works directly with artists and small publishers, with the goal of making overlooked, out of print, and hard to find media accessible.

Emily Yacina, Naomi Alligator, & Castle Pasture Show + Animation Screening

A reading + Screening Featuring D.A. Salier, Timothy Willis, Melissa Broder, and Pancho Espinosa, hosted by Peter BD

"Gathering of the Internet Legends" Reading Hosted by Peter BD

An introduction workshop for simple-stitch book binding instructed by local artist, Edwin Arzeta.

Simple-Stitch Book Binding Workshop (Instructed by Edwin Arzeta)

A screening of the technology documentary All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace + an artist talk by Maya Man

Screening + Artist Talk: All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace

An animation screening hosted by Loose Frames featuring animations by Arius Ziaee & Josh Burke.

Loose Frames Animation Screening: Arius Ziaee & Josh Burke

The third installment in our craft market will be an evening night market at Heavy Manners Library in Echo Park

LOVECRAFT night market by Craft Junction

Join us for a day long poetry reading at Heavy Manners Library

Lines & Rhymes: A Day of Poetry

A spring collection release and weekend pop up of ceramics and garments by SAMAVAI and Sooki Studio.

A Body Is a Bridge, a Body Is Water

A screening of Edo Bertoglio's Downtown 81 (based on the life of Jean-Michel Basquiat) plus a solo performance by Smooth Jas.

Downtown 81 Screening + Smooth Jas Performance

A comic reading featuring Ryan Pequin, Arantza Pena Popo, Alec Robbins, Fifi Martinez, Stephen P Neary, Katy Fishell, and Connor Brown.

Comics O'Clock: A Comic Reading

A screening of Love and Saucers accompanied by a solo performance by Jeffrey Davies

Love and Saucers Screening + Performance by Jeffrey Davies

Have artist and animator Seo Kim draw your portrait!

Seo Kim Charcoal Portrait Day One (4/9)

Seo Kim Charcoal Portraits Day Two (4/10)

A 3 hour life drawing session hosted by cartoonist and animator Seo Kim

Life Drawing at Heavy Manners Hosted by Seo Kim

 accompanied by a solo performance by March Adstrum

Pina Screening + March Adstrum Performance

A large scale exhibit of drawings by Seo Kim and launch of her new zine, Where's Jackie?

Where's Jackie?: A Drawing Exhibit by Seo Kim

Otis College of Art and Design Communication Arts Department BFA Graphic Design Junior Show

inter + connections: Otis College Graphic Design Junior Show

An intimate performance at Heavy Manners Library by Marina Allen and Glenrock

Marina Allen (Solo) + Glenrock

Featuring a performance by local legend Roger Parham-Brown, an improvised set by Blue Beretta, and a solo performance by Armand Paul

Roger Parham-Brown, Blue Beretta, & Armand Paul

Life Drawing at Heavy Manners Hosted by Seo Kim (5/9)

A comic reading featuring  Nicolette Wood, Luke McGarry, Seo Kim, Miranda Harmon, Nick Edwards, Nathan Bulmber, & Paige Weldon.

Featuring a performance by Maral (with visuals by Annapurna Kumar), an ambient set by Hott MT, and a performance by DPSD (Danny Perez)

Maral, Hott MT, & DPSD (Danny Perez)

A double feature presented by the Echo Park Film Center at Heavy Manners Library

Echo Park Film Center Presents: A Sound We See Double Feature

An animation screening hosted by Loose Frames featuring animations by Maddie Brewer & Nicole Ham.

Loose Frames Animation Screening: Maddie Brewer & Nicole Ham

Life Drawing at Heavy Manners Hosted by Seo Kim (5/23)

A film screening curated by Will Duncan of the most entertaining films and animated shorts from the Los Angeles area.

The Popcorn Project

Learn to multiply your plants and take home some new cuttings with this propagation workshop led by Katie Tilford (Tinyplants)

Tinyplants Houseplant Propagation Workshop

Life Drawing at Heavy Manners Hosted by Seo Kim (5/31)

A day long poetry reading with proceeds going to the Downtown Women's Center.

Lines & Rhymes 2: A Day of Poetry

A night of stand-up comedy, characters, comedic readings & more hosted by Greer Cohen & Jessy Morner-Ritt

Shh... It's a Library w/ Jessy Morner-Ritt & Greer Cohen

An exhibition featuring modular vessels that represent our connections to patterns by Canadian artist Kendra Yee. 

halfway between noon and midnight: An Exhibit by Kendra Yee

A 3 hour life drawing session hosted by cartoonist and illustrator Hellen Jo

Life Drawing at Heavy Manners Hosted by Hellen Jo (6/13)

At a Death Cafe people, often strangers, gather to share tea and discuss death.

Death Cafe (6/14)

A screening of Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell accompanied by performances by local musicians covering Arthur Russell songs

Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell Screening + Cover Show

EPFC & El Cine co-present a free screenwriting class & screening at Heavy Manners Library

Demystifying LA: Free Screenwriting Workshop And Screening

A multi-media performance and screening presented by Pierce Campion featuring performances by Matthew Goldin and Christina Catherine Martinez, original music and 3d animation.

Pierce Campion presents DECLINE COMEDY: Millenarian Antholocene

A night of poetry featuring readings by Kelly Xio, Giulia Bencivenga, Ross J. Farrar, Jesse Michaels, and Tommy Pico

all that I lost, I still carry vol. 2 Los Angeles (Poetry Reading)

A comic reading featuring Reza Farazmand, Violaine Briat, Ron Rege Jr, Rose Feduk, Jack Sjogren, and Shan Horan.

Comics O'Clock: A Comic Reading (6/24)

A screening of 3 music videos and a Q&A with their directors.

Music Video Night (6/25)

Harmony Holiday in Conversation with Perwana Nazif

The LARB Quarterly: Writer's Salon (6/26)

A 3 hour life drawing session hosted by Ako Castuera and Rob Sato

Life Drawing at Heavy Manners Hosted by Ako Castuera and Rob Sato (6/27)

A tarot lecture and animatics screening hosted by artist Jesse Moynihan

Jesse Moynihan Tarot Lecture and Animatics Screening

Learn how to create your own envelopes and stamps from scratch using art paper and linoleum.

Envelope & Stamp Making Workshop

Celebrate the release of Naomi Alligator's new LP, Double Knot, with two nights of live performances by Naomi Alligator and friends

Naomi Alligator Record Release (Night 1) w/ Emily Yacina and Castle Pasture

Celebrate the release of Naomi Alligator's new LP, 

, with two nights of live performances by Naomi Alligator and friends.

Naomi Alligator Record Release (Night 2) w/ Shawn Marom and Glenrock

An exhibit of paintings based on Major Arcana Tarot by cartoonist, animator, and art director Jesse Moynihan

Major Arcana Tarot: An Exhibit by Jesse Moynihan

A comic reading featuring Steve Wolfhard, Louie Zong, Sarah Sobole, Nick Thorburn, Eunsoo Jeong, and Bridget Bilbo.

Comics O'Clock: A Comic Reading (7/22)

Learn tips and tool used by the most prolific Latinx video director Ambar Navarro.

El Cine presents "Bridging The Gap" Music Video Workshop ft Ambar Navarro

A 3 hour life drawing session hosted by cartoonist and animator Jesse Moynihan

Life Drawing at Heavy Manners Hosted by Jesse Moynihan (7/25)

A night of intimate live performances by musicians Karima Walker, Matt Bachmann, and Jacob Jaffe

Karima Walker, Matt Bachmann, Jacob Jaffe

Life Drawing at Heavy Manners Hosted by Ako Castuera and Rob Sato (8/1)

A 3 hour life drawing session hosted by artist and designer Kris Chau

Life Drawing at Heavy Manners Hosted by Kris Chau (8/7)

A 3 hour life drawing session hosted by Rob Sato

Life Drawing at Heavy Manners Hosted by Rob Sato (8/8)

The Feminist Synth Lab presents: Intro to Modular Synthesis with Naomi Mitchell.

Feminist Synth Lab: Intro to Modular Synthesis with Naomi Mitchell

A 3 hour life drawing session hosted by C.W. Moss

Life Drawing at Heavy Manners Hosted by C.W. Moss (8/15)

A comic reading featuring Taylor Dow, Alivia Horsley, Jordan Crane, Sam Spina, Richie Pope, and Iggy Craig.

Comics O'Clock: A Comic Reading (8/19)

Styling Workshop With Keyla Marquez, followed by a screening of "Zoot Suit"

Bridging The Gap "Styling" With Keyla Marquez & Zoot Suit Screening

A photo group show curated by Lily Spitz featuring work by Edwin Arzeta, Chloe Hamilton, Graham Holoch, Walker Olesen, Aaron Peters, Leah Rom, Lily Spitz, and Orr Swissa-Amran.

Emerging: Edwin Arzeta, Chloe Hamilton, Graham Holoch, Walker Olesen, Aaron Peters,  Leah Rom, Lily Spitz, and Orr Swissa-Amran (Curated by Lily Spitz)

Life Drawing at Heavy Manners Hosted by C.W. Moss (8/28)

At a Death Cafe people, often strangers, gather to share coffee + discuss death.

Death Cafe (8/30)

SUPER TIGHT is back - and this time as a mind-bending animation showcase with a beautiful musical opening.

SUPER TIGHT Presents: Antics Animation + Music by Asy Saavedra

Hosted by Arya Davachi with speakers from Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights, The Eyes and Ears Agency, and composer & environmentalist Andre Corea

Guardians of the Climate

Join us for music by Janelane, March Adstrum and Nina Nepa.

Janelane, March Adstrum and Nina Nepa Performance

Screening of The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz and performance by Mas Guerrero.

The Internet's Own Boy Screening + Mas Guerrero Performance

A comic workshop taught by biologist Thea Wang and artist Aidan Koch

Kangaroo Rat Perspective Comics Thea Wang & Aidan Koch (IFIAAR Workshop #2)

An animation screening hosted by Loose Frames featuring animations by Jenny Nirgends, Audrey Densmore, & Somer Stampley.

Loose Frames Screening: Jenny Nirgends, Audrey Densmore, & Somer Stampley

A 1.5 hour life drawing class featuring a live raptor facilitated by falconer Adam Baz

Raptor Life Drawing with Adam Baz (IFIAAR Workshop #1)

A 3 hour life drawing session hosted by Kris Chau

Life Drawing at Heavy Manners Hosted by Kris Chau (9/11)

A 3 hour life drawing session hosted by Lamar Abrams

Life Drawing at Heavy Manners Hosted by Lamar Abrams (9/19)

Join us for a screening of the 1980 film Babylon followed by a Q&A. Hosted by Black Image Center.

Babylon Screening Hosted by Black Image Center

A conversation on artist-dog collaboration with Andy Bennett, Sarah M. Rodriguez, and Nina Sarnelle, moderated by Zachary Korol Gold.

Dog People: A Conversation on Artist-Dog Collaboration (IFIAAR Workshop #3)

A screening of the new home-improvement mockumentary Walker-Upper, accompanied by a building tutorial and three stand up performances.

Walker Upper Screening + Tutorial

Why Look at Animals? Film Screening (IFIAAR Workshop #4)

el cine and Angle on Producers Podcast present a film budgeting workshop hosted by Carolina Groppa, featuring a screening of Gina & Jules

Bridging The Gap "Budgeting" with Carolina Groppa + Gina & Jules screening

An exhibition and residency from the Institute For Interspieces Art And Relations (IFIAAR)

Institute For Interspecies Art And Relations September Residency

An outdoor life drawing session at Echo Park Lake hosted by Aidan Koch

Life Drawing at Echo Park Lake Hosted by Aidan Koch (IFIAAR Workshop #5)

Life Drawing at Heavy Manners Hosted by Lamar Abrams (9/26)

A comic reading featuring Mabel Ye, Sophie Yanow, Ryan Cecil Smith, Abby Magno, Aminder Dhaliwal, Graham Chaffee, Dave Mercier

Comics O'Clock: A Comic Reading (9/30)

A day long book fair featuring 14 local cartoonists at Heavy Manners Library in Echo Park

Heavy Manners Comics Fair (10/1)

A day long poetry reading with proceeds going to the Downtown Women's Center

Lines & Rhymes 3: A Day of Poetry

A 3 hour life drawing session hosted by Carta Monir

Life Drawing at Heavy Manners Hosted by Carta Monir (10/3)

A 3 hour life drawing session hosted by Lili Todd

Life Drawing at Heavy Manners Hosted by Lili Todd (10/9)

Life Drawing at Heavy Manners Hosted by Carta Monir (10/11)

A collaborative musical performance by Gregory Uhlmann and Dustin Wong with opener Super Hit

Dustin Wong & Gregory Uhlmann, Super Hit (10/15)

A large scale exhibit of stuffed animals by Jacob Berendes.

Animal Year: works in fabric by Jacob Berendes

Echo Park Film Center presents a screening of film works on LaserDisc from their library

Laser Rot: Selections from the EPFC LaserDisc Library

Life Drawing at Heavy Manners Hosted by Hellen Jo (10/17)

A comic reading featuring Carta Monir, John Pham, Kris Mukai, John McNamee, Melinda Tracy Boyce, Em Hagen, and Micah Fluellen

Comics O'Clock: A Comic Reading (10/21)

One night with two back to back performances by Little Wings

Little Wings: Haunted Autumn (10/22)

Life Drawing at Heavy Manners Hosted by Lili Todd (10/23)

Celebrarte 10 years of the Califorina small press Tiny Splendor! 

Tiny Splendor 10th Anniversary Exhibit

An artist talk with Cynthia Navarro, Max Stadnik, and Sanaa Khan from Tiny Splendor

Tiny Splendor Artist Talk and Q&A

A night of music featuring performances by Terminator, Red Ribbon, and Glenrock

Red Ribbon, Terminator, Glenrock

Join us for a screening of the 1977 horror film House accompanied by a performance by Harmony Index