Beyond Baroque announces The Fred Dewey Legacy Project

Fred Dewey (1957-2021) was Beyond Baroque's longest-serving executive director. In his time at Beyond Baroque, he produced over 1400 literary events, secured a new long-term lease from the City of LA for our space in the Old Venice City Hall, curated the Venice Beach Poets' Monument, and launched Beyond Baroque Books in 1998. 

Fred had a fierce commitment to creating public spaces for intellectual and political engagement. To ensure that this legacy continues at Beyond Baroque and elsewhere, we're launching the Fred Dewey Legacy Project, which aims to raise funds for several initiatives that extend Fred’s work, including an annual series of public lectures and seminars at Beyond Baroque devoted to key works of political, literary, and social theory.  

Additional initiatives of the project include preservation of Fred’s considerable library; continuing to publish Fred’s writing; furthering public inquiry in “Around the Table” discussion groups through Fred’s texts; and following through on projects started by Fred. In partnership with Beyond Baroque, the Fred Dewey Legacy Project (FRDLP) is made up of an international team of stakeholders who aim to preserve Fred’s legacy by promoting the efforts of a cultural leader whose published texts and political activism only recently began to gain their much deserved reception. 

Brooks Roddan, publisher of IFSF Publishing is part of the creative team behind the Fred Dewey Legacy Project. The project fund will directly underwrite new programming at Beyond Baroque in Fred’s honor, and will help preserve his legacy elsewhere. Donate here, or send checks to Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Boulevard, CA  90291.