The Los Angeles City Council passed a resolution unanimously on February 29, renewing Beyond Baroque’s lease on the space at 681 Venice Blvd that it has occupied for many years.

But, five months later, the 25-year lease remains unsigned.

Beyond Baroque officials reported yesterday that they “have learned from sources inside City Hall that, contrary to the City Council resolution , the nationally recognized cultural institution may lose the historic theater, which has been the heart of its operation since 1979,“
According to the officials, “Loss of the theater would cripple Beyond Baroque’s control over its future and severely impair its capacity to represent and serve the community as it has for forty years.”

The Friends of Beyond Baroque have issued a call to “ all people who care about Beyond Baroque to contact Councilman Bill Rosendahl at (213) 473-7011 or Councilman.Rosendahl@lacity.org to urge him to uphold the Council Resolution awarding Beyond Baroque’s lease to all its historic space and protect this precious Venice institution intact. Please cc: FriendsByndBaroq@aol.com on your e-mails to Councilman Rosendahl.