JUNE EVENTS

JUNE 28 7-11pm

MOCOMBO DANCE PARTY

JUNE 30 6-11pm

PRINT SHOP LA OPENING PARTY

LA's hottest new print collective is throwing a party. Press Friends, Heavy Gel, Michelle Miller and Dave Kloc show of their new set up, and latest work. A Beers, Music and Printmaking Party. Free.

PAST EVENTS

February 15, 2018

CHINESE NEW YEAR 7-10pm

All the Galleries on the road are open to welcome in the Year of the Dog and the newest neighborhood addition, the Joseph Gross Gallery. Yale street will be blocked off for the Temple celebration and it is always a lively time in the plaza! Don't miss it!

February 17, 2018

119TH ANNUAL GOLDEN DRAGON PARADE AND PARTY 1pm- 8PM

America's oldest and longest running celebration of its kind, takes over Hill street. The central Plaza will also host the LA Weekly Live Music Stage, a craft beer garden and the Far Bazaar.

February 22, 2018

CCA ALUMNI EVENT  (Private Party) 5-8pm

The California College of Art descends on the store to fete it's area alumni.

Crying 4 Kafka

Called the pundits of punk by the LA Weekly, Crying 4 Kafka is a mythopoetic punk band dedicated to a creative vision that explores social and psychological insights, conveyed through the medium of quasi punk rock music.

Crying 4 Kafka has opened for Bad Religion, briefly toured with the Meat Puppets, composed a musical (The Saint of Fucked Up Karma) with Robin Finck of Nine Inch Nails. C4k has performed in clubs, art galleries, theaters, and warehouses, on top of a water tower and more, from Los Angeles, to Las Vegas, to Vancouver Canada

"Crying 4 Kafka tunes come out punching". (Robin Finck, Nine Inch Nails)

 @c4kafka

crying4kafka.com

facebook.com/Crying4Kafka/

PRESS FRIENDS 2nd Annual Print Exchange

Press Friends and Heavy Gel are proud to announce their 2nd Small Press Print Exchange!

December 16th 7-9pm

A.G. Geiger Main Room

If you are interested in joining this exchange please RSVP at [email protected]

This is a free event and we ask that all participants bring 25 prints for trade and 4 prints for the house. Non LA residents are welcome to participate for a small mail in fee! Please get in touch if you wanna mail your prints in!

All print mediums and styles are acceptable. No prints larger than 18×24

$10 Donation Appreciated

We will be doing a live print demonstration on our 16×20″ etching press, please feel free to bring your Lino and woodcut blocks and get a print made!

Meet and greet at 7pm. Please hang out for a show and tell!

Sunday November 19th at 7pm

Clive Matson, the last Original Beat w/ Cellist Gael Alcock , and Poets Joe Pasquale, Martine Algier and Julienne Johnson

Fresh from their recent performances at the symposium on Beat Poetry in Paris France, Clive brings the third part of his recent trilogy to the A.G. Geiger main room. Joined by his accomplished friends, this afternoon is a rare opportunity enjoy these unique artists and the pearls they drop from the seminal Beat Generation movement. 

CLIVE MATSON began his career as a poet among the Beats in 1960s Greenwich Village.  He was mentored and influenced by Allen Ginsberg, John Wieners, Diane di Prima and Herbert Huncke.  He is the author of nine volumes of poetry and has been a creative writing teacher for 30 years. 

GAEL ALCOCK cellist, has played in symphony orchestras, chamber music groups, world, folk, and jazz bands.  Her interest in accompanying poets, dancers and live theater began at Bennington College, and continued in San Francisco in the '70s.

 MARTINE ALGIER is a cultural catalyst with a background in theatre, transpersonal psychology and the healing arts.  She is the instigator of mythopoetic events combining vocal play and intuitive movement to create a context for the emergence of creative fun & community building.

JOSEPH A. PASQUALE is an American author who writes in a variety of literary genres, including poetry, short story, film, novel and autobiographical fiction. His mentor is best-selling author Ken Eulo and Pasquale is also is an active playwright for Eulo’s New York Acting Ensemble in New York City.

Sunday August 20th at 1pm

The Window: Literary Series Co-Produced by Susan Hayden and Alexis Rhone Fancher

Poets Larry Colker, Tresha Haefner-Rubinstein, Julayne Lee, Lynne Thompson and Thomas R. Thomas. Music by Mason Summit and special musical guest Stephen Feldman.

1pm

$10 at the door

The Window: Sunday September 17th at 4pm

Join us for a great way to spend your Sunday afternoon. We'll be presenting the newest edition of our monthly literary series  The Window Co-Produced by Susan Hayden and Alexis Rhone Fancher. This installment is themed "Touch of Evil" and features writers Grace Singh Smith, Eric Trules, Roger Taus & Lisa Segal. Also featuring an excerpt from a new play by Sharon Yablon, performed by Lisa Denke Littman, Gregory Littman, Jesse Fair & Meg Coffee. Music by Mason Summit. There is beer and wine included w/ admission. Seating is limited so come early!

4pm    $10 at the door

Blockbuster Poetry Double Header

Sunday, July 23: 1pm & 4pm

Original Beat Poet Clive Matson at 1pm then Michael C. Ford at 4pm

THESE ARE REAL BANG-TAIL GONE CATS! DIG IT!

Sunday June 25,  2pm

"The Window" Literary Series

Co-Produced by Susan Hayden and Alexis Rhone Fancher. Details soon

$10 includes beverages. Limited seating. Parking lots available north of Chung King Plaza. Metered street parking. Metro Gold Line Chinatown station is directly two blocks east.

Sunday June 25,  4-6pm

Juxtapoz Magazine Presents the A.G. Geiger Art Book Swap sponsored by Tito's Handmade Vodka

Think cocktail party with Art Books! Bring a book to swap; meet fellow bibliophiles, make new friends and find that rare title you never thought you'd find!

Saturday May 20, 4pm

Film Screenings from the Los Angeles Art Film Festival

4 short films will loop continuously from 4pm. Sacrifice from director Yaron Dotan (USA), Variations from director Ziye Liu (USA), Come to the Edge from director Sophis Pegrum (USA) and Light Sight from director Said M. Tabatabaei (Iran).  In the A.G. Geiger Downstairs gallery.

Saturday May 20, 5-7pm

Juxtapose Magazine presents the A.G. Geiger Art Book Swap sponsored by Tito's Handmade Vodka.

Think cocktail party with books!

Saturday May 207-10pm

Hollywood& Fine exhibition closing party

Sunday May 21,  2pm

"The Window" Literary Series: (What's so funny 'bout) PEACE, LOVE & UNDERSTANDING

Co-Produced by Susan Hayden and Alexis Rhone Fancher, this edition of the show which goes off every third Sunday afternoon* features an all poet line up: ELIZABETH ADWIN EDWARDS, ART CURRIM, REBECCA GONZALES & GEORGE WALLACE. Music by "THE CLOWNS WILL EAT ME"

$10 includes beverages. Limited seating. Parking lots available north of Chung King Plaza. Metered street parking. Metro Gold Line Chinatown station is directly two blocks east.

* PLEASE NOTE SPECIAL TIME FOR THIS PERFORMANCE: 2PM

Sunday February 26, 2pm

"The Window" Literary Series

Co-Produced by Susan Hayden and Alexis Rhone Fancher, this edition of the show which goes off every third Sunday afternoon*, is titled " Accomplice" showcases playwright/ essayist Guy Zimmerman, poet Pam Ward, monologist Jim Turner & Poet Kelly Grace Thomas. With music sets by Mason Summit and Sofia Wolfson.

$10 includes beverages. Limited seating. Parking lots available north of Chung King Plaza. Metered street parking. Metro Gold Line Chinatown station is directly two blocks east.

* PLEASE NOTE SPECIAL TIME FOR THIS PERFORMANCE: 2PM (shows are usually 4pm)

Sunday, January 22, 4pm

Chinatown Firecrackers: Co-Producers Susan Hayden an Alexis Rhone Fancher present:

"Stop! In the Name of Love"

Featuring poets Jackie Bang and Brandon Jordan Brown; writer director Tommy Swerdlow and artist/ writer Jon Pearson. Music sets by Mason Summit & Bliss Bowen.

$10.  Host beverages. Limited seating. Parking lots available north of Chung King Plaza. Metered street parking. Metro Gold Line Chinatown station is directly two blocks east.

Thursday, January 26 7:00pm

Juxtapoz Magazine presents the A.G. Geiger Art Book Swap

Think cocktail party with art books! Bring an art book(s) to trade with other bibliophiles. Titles covering mid 20th century to present California based artists are preferred but not required - no pressure. Meet other art lovers, make new friends and maybe score that book you can't find anywhere else!  Tito's Vodka hosts the bar with cocktails, wine and beer. (21+) 

Saturday January 21, 7pm

Fotofolio.La Magazine Fundraiser with Founder Gusmano Cesaretti and Editor Naheed Simjee

International photographer, GUSMANO CESSARETTI and Fotofolio.la Editor, NAHEED SIMJEE will present their 2017 vision for their on-going project: Fotofolio.la.  They will also be joined by HENRY HOPPER who will discuss the art of DENNIS HOPPER, specifically the photographs appearing in Issue #10.

Hosted Bar. Suggested door donation: $5

Proceeds go directly to Fotofolio.la a 501c.

NOVEMBER 13, Sunday 4-5pm

Book Launch/ Reading : Knights of the Straight Table by Hal West.  Introduction by Special Guest, Bruce Wagner, writer of the feature film "Maps to the Stars"

Host Bar

FREE

NOVEMBER 6, SUNDAY 4-5pm

Susan Hayden, AKA Library Girl Presents Kukoff & O'Neil

Producer, Screenwriter, Producer and Author of Children of the Canyon,  David Kukoff together with Patrick O'Neil author of Gun, Spoon and Needle and contributing editor to Sensitive Skin Magazine will read in a lively expose' of personal trial.  

Opening is award winning poet Alexis Rhone Fancher, author of How I Lost My Virginity to Michael Cohen and Other Heart Stab Poems.

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Music By Singer Songwriter JEFF TURMES and Singer Songwriter, Mason Summit.

OCTOBER 22, SATURDAY  11AM - 7PM

ART BOOK FAIR

The A.G. Geiger Art Book Fair is an open air festival set in Chinatown’s Historic Plaza west of Hill street. There are great restaurants, galleries and bars nearby providing a fantastic atmosphere in which to browse one-of-a-kind art books, meet the artists and attend special artist interviews and talks. 

AUGUST 28, SUNDAY 4PM

AN AFTERNOON OF NOIR POETRY

Alexis Rhone Fancher hosts three reknown LA poets Brendan Constantine, Tony Barnstone and Suzanne Lummis for LA noir themed reading so appropriate to the store and its historic location. Join us! 

Suggested $10 donation

AUGUST 20, SATURDAY 5PM

KCRW CHINATOWN SUMMER NIGHTS

Jason Bentley Dj's the party in the historic central plaza. Food Trucks, Restaurants, Bars, Booths and bands. We're open till 10. 

JULY 31, SUNDAY 4PM

THREE LA POETS

MICHELLE BITTING, LAUREL ANN BOGEN & ALEXIS RHONE FANCHER

These well recognized poets will be dropping pearls on the Geiger bookstore main floor. Seating is limited but there is some SRO with good sigh lines.

Suggested $10 donation

JULY 9, SATURDAY 8-10pm

THE FIBONACCIS

For the first time in 30 years the seminal rockers reunite to torch Chung King Rd. Part of the Coagula Curatorial exhibit of work by the beloved LA punk scene fixture, Mark Gash, curated by performance/ rocker Johanna Went, the show is sure to please.

FREE

JUNE 25, SATURDAY 5pm-10pm

ROOM XYZ, A Virtual Reality Experience

SuperArchitects Devin Gharahkasian, Nels Long and Team transform the Geiger downstairs gallery space into an exploration of architecture as storytelling in an installation inspired by our own historic Chinatown location.  

FREE

JUNE 18, SATURDAY 5-10PM

KCRW SUMMER NIGHTS, CHINATOWN

DJ's, Food Trucks and a night out under the Chinese lanterns. We're offering free shipping so you don't have to carry your awesome new book around the party

We'll be showcasing some of the world's best talent, be they artists, poets, filmmakers, writers of all stripes, actors musicians, architects even comedians. Naturally we'll focus on California based folk. We'll be ramping up our slate of events in the Fall but here's what's on tap so far for the summer:

SEPTEMBER 25, SUNDAY 4PM

LIBRARY GIRL PRESENTS

An afternoon of  storytelling, poetry, music and all around feel good, Susan Hayden AKA Library Girl is adding an "Eastside Pop Up" edition of her popular show at the Ruskin Theater Group in Santa Monica.