The Box

Barbara T. Smith “Outside Chance” at the Variety Arts Theatre (formerly the Friday Morning Club–a clubhouse for women) presented by
Sunday, February 15, 6pm until late

With PERFORMANCES by
Bunny Rogers , Lexee Smith , , , Harmony Holiday , Alicia Novella Vasquez  (x Maya Martinez ), Matt Hilvers , The War Pigs , & NEW YORK  

Plus an all-ages Coumba Samba coloring station  

On-site bookselling care of , with SIGNINGS
Shop BOOKS by
Bunny Rogers, Barbara T. Smith, Patty Chang, Harmony Holiday, Maya Martinez, Fiona Alison Duncan, Jason De León .de.leon, and Coumba Samba
Sunday, February 15, 6pm until late
Variety Arts Theater
940 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA, 90015

Free with RSVP

This special event is composed in concert with “What a Wonderful World: An Audiovisual Poem,” edited by Udo Kittelmann and presented by the at the Variety Arts Theater from February 6 to March 20, 2026

Hard to Read is organized by Fiona Alison Duncan 
Flyer art by Chloe Maratta .slipper , repurposing a Los Angeles Times paper from 1924 reporting on the Friday Morning Club, the women’s club that first erected what is now the Variety Arts Theater

SAVE THE DATE
WALLY HEDRICK: S*X POLITICS RELIGION
February 14 – April 4, 2026

OPENING RECEPTIONS
February 14, 2026

PARKER GALLERY | 3-6 PM
6700 Melrose Ave
Los angeles, CA 90038

THE BOX LA | 5-8 PM
805 Traction Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90013

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Image: Wally Hedrick, “Mojo: Electrosex Kit #10,” 1979. Courtesy of the Estate of Wally Hedrick, Parker Gallery, and The Box LA.

LAST WEEK: “BURN ME!” @ THE BOX

Burn Me! closes at 6pm this Saturday, July 19th. Link in bio for press release.

Open Wednesday-Saturday 11am-6pm
Stop by and see the show!

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Photo: Fredrick Nilsen Studio