2017 / Little Tokyo: Program on Gardeners’ Poetry at The Escondite, Sept. 3

“Working Writers Brunch: Gardeners,” one of #90X90LA’s 90 readings in 90 days in Southern California, will be held at The Escondite  (Hideout),  410 Boyd Street, Los Angeles, 90013, on Sunday, Sept.  3, 12 noon to 2 pm.

The program will feature the writings of both Japanese American and Latino gardeners and their families, both historic and contemporary.

The program will include poet Jose Rios, shakuhachi player George Abe, poet and children’s book author Sunny Seki and social historian and writer Naomi Hirahara.

The event is free. Attendees are free to order food during the performance.

Parking is available next to the restaurant, which is located on the southern end of Little Tokyo near the Southern California Gardeners’ Federation.

For more information about the event, e-mail bachi@naomihirahara.com.

To learn more about the series, go to http://90x90la.com/.