Bravo "My California!"

Way back in July (2004) my son and I attended an event hosted by Village Books in Pacific Palisades that included readings by Carolyn See and David Kipen from "My California." What makes this my April 2005 posting, some nine months later, is this: All of the contributing authors have donated their work so that proceeds from this special anthology can benefit the ongoing embattled California Arts Council.

The very recognizable cover of "My California" is "Pearblossom Hwy. 11-18th April 1986 (second version) 1986," graciously donated by David Hockney and the J. Paul Getty Museum of Art, Los Angeles.

Purchase "My California."


Upcoming "My California" events:

April 10: The Glendale Public Library:" Join Aimee Liu and Carolyn See and Angel City Press Publisher Paddy Calistro at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 10 at the Glendale library, 222 E. Harvard St.

April 10: The Long Beach Museum of Art: join contributors Edward Humes, D.J. Waldie and David Kipen and anthology editor Donna Wares at The My California salon at the museum, 2300 E. Ocean Blvd.

April 24: The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at UCLA. Sunday, April 24. join T. Jefferson Parker (11 a.m.), Carolyn See (11:30 a.m.), Hector Tobar (noon), Chryss Yost (12:30 p.m.), Pico Iyer (1 p.m.), D.J. Waldie (1:30 p.m.), Aimee Liu (2 p.m.) and other My California contributors at the Angel City Press booth (#317) on the plaza near Royce Hall.

June 12: The El Segundo Author Fair hosted by the El Segundo library. JoinMy California authors Edward Humes, David Kipen and D.J. Waldie on the California panel.