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Come hear, share, and maybe write stories about old and new San Pedro as poet and professor Christian Hanz Lozada talks about the town by the sea where world famous writer Charles "Hank" Bukowski spent his last, and most prolific, years. He will highlight places Hank frequented, share poems that depict the author's interaction with the harbor area, and read from an upcoming hybrid book Not a Bukowski Statue.
Join us for this PV Writes Together event. Learn more about how you can be a part of the anthology.
AGE GROUP: | Teen | Senior | Adult |
EVENT TYPE: | Writing Program |
The original 32,000 sq. ft Peninsula Center Library built in 1967 was designed by pioneers in “green” design, A. Quincy Jones and Frederick E. Emmons. With vertical wood louvers to control sunlight, the original steel and reinforced concrete building also included coffered slab ceilings with recessed lighting, glass walls, and local Palos Verdes stone and white columns. All furnishings were contemporary with many pieces designed by Jones and Emmons specifically for the Library.
In 1995, architects Zimmer, Gunsul, and Fransca (ZGF) renovated and expanded the space, nearly doubling its size. Using the existing concrete-frame building, the building maintains the original entrance on Deep Valley and added the new entrance on Silver Spur. The building also features major public artworks such as the Stellar Axis by Lita Albuquerque, the bronze cheetahs with the stone column by Gwynn Murrill, and the Light in the Forest mural by Myrna Shiras which are integral parts of the building.
