As part of its literary cabaret tribute to Women?s History Month, the Pacific Palisades Branch Library will host various readings on March 29 at 2 p.m. at the library, 861 Alma Real Dr. Eric Vollmer hosts ?What?s She?s Up To Now,? a Voice in the Well production that kicks off with singer/songwriter Dafni, who will set the mood with a tribute to women. Heidi Swedberg, star of stage and screen, presents the theater monologue “Mrs. Sorken” by playwright Christopher Durang (?Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All To You?). Author /actress Diane Luby Lane will introduce her young Get Lit Players to read poems by and about women through the ages. Lane created this after-school program for junior high students to inspire a love for the art of reading. Performers will include Yani Pohl, Chyna Griffin, Jenice Morua, Jazmine Williams, Daniela Rocha Alma Alegria, Kim Morena and Azure Antoinette (artistic director). Psychologist Jahan Stanizai will consider the Persian wisdom found in Rumi’s poetry. Finally, Swedberg and actress Connie Chase will present “Waiting For Goo Goo,? the story of an expectant mom by filmmaker Natasha Maidoff. Voice in the Wall thanks John Frank and the Friends of Palisades Library for making this program possible. Call (310) 459-2754.
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