Nan Rae Gallery at Woodbury University

Join a panel discussion with three of Los Angeles’s stellar literary voices, who engage in a conversation about their craft, their sense of history, and the influence of Southern California on their work. To be followed by book sales and signings and an informal reception in the Biltmore’s Gold Room.

This tour explores the hidden histories of Los Angeles’ beaches, including the history of African American beach access and discrimination, the environmental history of the shores, the life, death and rebirth of world-famous Muscle Beach, and the repression of gay cruising at Crystal Beach.