Alabaster Anniversary: Celebrating 37 Years of the Santa Monica Review
featuring readings by contributors to the magazine
Saturday, November 22, 2025 | 2 p.m.
Join us at the legendary Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center for readings by four frequent contributors to mark a special anniversary. Founded by writer/ teacher Jim Krusoe and sponsored by Santa Monica College in 1988, we celebrate our commitment to the Southern California community of writers.
With readings by,
Jeffrey Bills-Solomon
Kareem Tayyar
Lisa Alvarez
Stephen Cooper
Emcee: Andrew Tonkovich, SMR editor
Books by authors for sale. Refreshments.
Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center
681 N. Venice Blvd., Venice, CA 90291
$10 General Admission. $6 Student/Senior. Free for BB members
The Santa Monica Review is a national literary arts journal sponsored by Santa Monica College.
Thank you to Don Girard, Linda Sullivan, Ming-Yea Wei, Rob Rudolph, Dagmar Gorman,
and Vivian Chu.

Jeffrey Bills-Solomon
Kareem Tayyar
Lisa Alvarez
Stephen Cooper
Andrew Tonkovich