kimcooper

Kim Cooper is a Los Angeles-based writer, event promoter and

preservationist. Her bus adventure company Esotouric specializes in

offbeat explorations, from true crime (Black Dahlia) to literary lions

(Chandler, Bukowski), Route 66 to rock and roll lore. Many tours

feature unusual snacks, like Bacon-Caramel gelato (provided by Tai Kim of Scoops for a Raymond Chandler tour) or a pairing of dim sum and French wines (at Wing Hop Fung for The New Chinatowns). With her husband Richard Schave, she ran successful grassroots campaigns to Save the 76 Ball and to protect the LA Public Library's endangered budget. Her Explosive PR publicity lite agency offers stripped down publicist's services helping other independent creatives reach the masses. Every second Thursday, join Kim on the Hippodrome, the free downtown LA Art Walk shuttle and floating salon.