# Event Details - **Event Name**: Salsa, Sabor, & Sonnets - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 25 Jul, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Sat, 25 Jul, 2026 at 11:00 pm - **Event Description**: Help raise funds for Beyond Baroque with a fun night of salsa and poetry!About this EventBeyond Baroque's summer fundraiser is here! Join us for a night of dancing, poetry, and community as we transform our Poets' Garden and Wanda Coleman Theater into beat-thumping dance floors! Dj Suena will be taking over our Wanda Coleman Theater and turning it into a Bad Bunny-themed dance room and lounge.The night will feature a lineup of five dazzling poets, including Holaday Mason, Angela Peñaredondo, James Coats, Whittier Poet Laureate Alejandra Roggero, and Jesenia Chavez.During the festivities, salsa and bachata lessons will be provided by Dancer University instructors David and Bere. Then, we'll have solo salsa and bachata performances by Henry Salazar and Vianey Cariño of Solina Entertainment, featuring music by Dj Manny. And to close out the night, a series of off-the-charts dance parties!We'll also have food vendor Casa De Lola stationed throughout the night providing Dominican and Boricua cuisine (with vegan options), so that you can keep your energy up to dance all night long. Plus, one free mocktail with the purchase of a $50 ticket!Schedule5:30 PM - Doors Open6:00 PM - Salsa & Sonnets with Holoday Mason + Salsa Lesson7:00 PM - Bachata & Ballads with Angela Peñaredondo + Bachata Lesson8:00 PM - Step & Stanza with James Coats + Dance Party8:15 PM - Solina Entertainment Performance 19:00 PM - Dance & Diction with Alejandra Roggero + Dance Party9:15 PM - Solina Entertainment Performance 210:00 PM - Rythm & Rhyme with Jesenia Chavez + Dance PartyTickets$45: Presale Tickets$50: 2 Lessons + Dance Party (2 rooms) + Poetry + 1 Free Mocktail (6-11 PM)$40: 2 Lessons + Dance Party (2 rooms) + Poetry (6-11 PM)$25: Dance Party (2 rooms) + Poetry (8-11 PM)$30: At the door Dance Party (8-11 PM)About the ArtistsHoladay Mason’s sixth full length collection of poetry, As If Scattered was published by Giant Claw/What Books Press in 2024; other collections include, Towards the Forest, Dissolve, The Red Bowl: A Fable in Poems, The “She” Series: A Venice Correspondence (with Sarah Maclay), The Weaver’s Body. Her work has appeared in Hotel Amerkia, Spillway, Solo, Pool, Poetry International, The Laurel Review & more. Co-editor for Beyond Baroque’s Echo 68 she is currently poetry editor for Furious Pure. Ms. Mason is also a fine art photographer focusing on the surrealism within nature & the beauty of humans as a part of nature. www.holadaymason.com Instagram @holaday.masonANGELA PEÑAREDONDO is an interdisciplinary writer, poet, artist and educator. They are the author of nature felt but never apprehended (Noemi Press), All Things Lose Thousands of Times (Inlandia Institute, Winner of Hillary Gravendyk Prize) and Maroon (Jamii Publications). Peñaredondo’s work has appeared in The Academy of American Poets, Pleiades, Michigan Quarterly Review, Southern Humanities Review and elsewhere. Peñaredondo has received fellowships and awards from Storyknife, Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity, Hedgebrook, Baldwin for the Arts, and Kundiman among others. They are an Associate Professor of Creative Writing.James Coats is an award winning author, poet and educator from Southern California. As a creative change agent he believes the arts can inspire the youth and influence positive change in the world. He is the winner of the 2021 San Gabriel Poetry Slam, and has been featured nationally. You can find him attending poetry readings throughout California or follow his poetry via his Instagram @MrLovingWords. He became the Artist in Residence at The Garcia Center for the Arts in 2022. Additionally, you can take a poetry workshop with him through his organization Lift Our Voices Education which hosts an award winning workshop monthly called Be The Change: Social Justice Writing Workshop. He is a 2023 Poetry Pushcart Prize nominee.Alejandra Roggero is a Whittier College graduate and the author of four collections of prose and poetry, including The Town and La Matriarca. She is one of the founders of Poetry for the Masses, a monthly workshop and collective in South Pasadena open to writers of all levels. Her work seeks to soften readers — perhaps even to the point of dissolution. Her forthcoming book, soft serve, is set to be published in 2027. She is the City of Whittier’s first Poet Laureate.Jesenia Chavez she/her is a Chicanita, poet, public school teacher, and storyteller. She is inspired by the borderlands, and her parents’ migration to Los Angeles from Chihuahua, México. She is the author of the poetry collection, This Poem Might Save You (Me), and has an MFA from UCR, Palm Desert. Find more at jeseniachavez.comDj Suena, aka Julio, is a Salvadorian dj who loves reggaeton, merengue, cumbias, and all Latin music. His favorite artists are Feid and Bad Bunny to name a few. By day, he’s a day labor center coordinator. He loves playing fútbol, being active in community events and organizing. #fuckiceDavid y Bere & Dancer UniversityLearn Bachata with David and Bere at Dancer University’s Westwood and West LA locations. View the full schedule at DancerUniversity.com. @davidyberebachata @danceruniversitySOLINAS ENTERTAINMENTWith over 15 years of entertainment, industry experience; Solina Entertainment provides excellent industry services, ranging from talent booking and management, leading end-to-end productions across film, television, live events, and creative directing. Solina Entertainment has the utmost trust amongst top industry, clientele working with networks, including ABC, FOX, TNT, bravo, Meta, and Amazon to name a few. @caro_loveslaHenry Salazar is the Owner and Founder of The Artwork Dance Academy. A former two-time World Latin Dance Cup soloist Champion, he has also been recognized as a finalist at prestigious competitions, including the Euroson Latino World Salsa Championship in the Salsa On2 Pro Couples Classic division. Henry has traveled throughout the United States and internationally as both a performer and instructor, sharing his passion for salsa while inspiring dancers of all levels through his teaching, choreography, and artistry. @henry_the_artworkVianey Cariño is a versatile contemporary and Latin dancer based in Los Angeles, California. Her formal training began at a dance studio in South Gate California. Over the past 10 years, she has performed and competed throughout several local, state, and international stages. She has been named dancer of the year, along with many trophies landing in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place. When she is not rehearsing, competing or dancing Vianey is extremely focused in her studies landing top 10 with honors and advanced students in CCUSD earning her recognition by Culver City City Hall! @vianeys_danceCasa De LolaDominican and Boricua cuisine named after our abuela Lola. Special menus curated by @chefvicramos and @gabimariposa! @casadelola.laAbout Beyond Baroque is one of the United States' leading independent Literary | Arts Centers and public spaces dedicated to expanding the public's knowledge of poetry, literature and art through cultural events and community interaction. Founded in 1968 as an experimental literary magazine, Beyond Baroque is based out of the original City Hall building in Venice, California. The Center offers a diverse variety of literary and arts programming including readings and workshops. The building also houses a bookstore with a large collection of new poetry books for sale.Ticket purchase is required. Tickets will be available at the Beyond Baroque bookstore on the day of the event, but we recommend registering in advance through Eventbrite. Masks are encouraged while inside our center. Please arrive early.Event attendees are expected to behave in a respectful and considerate manner while in our space. Beyond Baroque reserves the right to remove individuals from our events, virtual or otherwise, if they are not respecting the space, staff, fellow attendees, or performers. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/los-angeles/salsa-sabor-and-sonnets/100001992670081856 - **Event Categories**: fitness, Art, literary-art, Entertainment, dance, Workshops, Nonprofit, Sports, Theatre, food-drinks, performances, fine-arts - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 5 hours - Location: Beyond Baroque - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 27.24, max: 53.49, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Los Angeles - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: Beyond Baroque - **lat**: 33.9913623 - **long**: -118.4588369 - **full address**: Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Salsa, Sabor, & Sonnets - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/33b3cad0a79327f5c032a90e7e9d2da38fa8a5c5f4b1d1b75c923f7965c1e8d0-rimg-w1200-h600-dc673a00-gmir.jpg?v=1783482426 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Salsa, Sabor, & Sonnets being held? - **A:** Salsa, Sabor, & Sonnets takes place on Sat, 25 Jul, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Sat, 25 Jul, 2026 at 11:00 pm at Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Salsa, Sabor, & Sonnets? - **A:** Salsa, Sabor, & Sonnets is organized by Beyond Baroque Literary | Arts Center. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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