Women of the Beat Generation
Publisher, editor & writer Brenda Knight & friends present an evening celebrating the writers, artists, and muses at the heart of a revolution. Joanna McClure has been writing poetry since the 1950s and worked for 35 years in early childhood development. The author of several poetry collections, she continues to give readings and publish her(…)
Fri. March 14, 7pm
Jack Kerouac’s 92nd Birthday
Join us at the Beat Museum as we celebrate the life and work of Jack Kerouac. Event will feature a talk about Jack prepared by Brandon Loberg, and live performance by The Dharma Bums. Purchase the poster »
Wed. March 12th, 7pm
Celebrating Black History
with jazz poet Charles Curtis Blackwell, Gail Mitchell, Q.R. Hand Jr., James Martin, Ramu Aki, Brian Johnson, Larry Ware & Friends, with jazz accompaniment by Luis Cardenas (sax) & Toku Woo (guitar).
Fri. Feb. 21tt, 7pm
Burroughs@100
RE/Search Publications with V.Vale presents “William S. Burroughs at 100.” Join us as we celebrate William S. Burroughs on what would have been his 100th birthday. V.Vale will show rare slides, talk about his times with “Old Bull Lee” Bill Burroughs and there will be a surprise “presentation” too secret to reveal in advance.
Wed. Feb. 5th, 7pm
9th Annual Neal Cassady Birthday Bash
Our annual tribute to Neal Cassady, the “secret hero” of “Howl” by Allen Ginsberg and the inspiration for Jack Kerouac’s character ‘Dean Moriarty’ in On the Road. This event will feature his son, John Allen Cassady, sharing reflections and reminisces of his father, Neal, and his recently departed mother, Carolyn, and special guest Al Hinkle.
Tues. Feb. 4th, 7pm
Owsley & Me Booksigning
“Owsley ‘Bear’ Stanley met her in Berkeley in 1965, when LSD was still legal and he was the world’s largest producer and distributor of LSD. Rhoney found herself working in an LSD laboratory, and the third corner in a love triangle. We have all heard the stories from the ’60s—but never from the point of(…)
Friday, August 23rd, 7:30pm
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Re-Invent the Scroll
On Saturday, October 27th, The Beat Museum will be hosting guests from all over the world for an induction ceremony of the “Reinvented Scroll” of Jack Kerouac. Above: Kerouac’s original scroll. The ‘scroll’ being inducted into the Museum is an homage to Kerouac’s original, assembled from the contributions of Kerouac fans the world over. This(…)
Sat. Oct. 27th, 7pm
Passport 2012 – North Beach
For the first time, The Beat Museum will be one of the stops on PASSPORT, an annual DIY art-collecting event benefitting the SF Arts Commission Galleries. PASSPORT places Bay Area artists in select locations, and invites participants to embark on an afternoon art-walk through North Beach, collecting stamps created by each of the featured artists(…)
Sun. Oct. 14, Noon-4pm
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5th Annual Beat Museum Poetry Festival
Two days of poetry, presented in conjunction with100 Thousand Poets for Change Saturday, Sept. 29th: Beat Spirituality Featured presenters to include Mark Eckert, Raging Granny Vee, David James Randolph, Leah Lubin, Andrew Mayer, Marcia Moonstar, Gaetana Caldwell-Smith, Joan Gelfand, and others to be named. Hosted by David Madgalene 3-5pm Sunday, Sept. 30th: Psychedelic Sunday Featured(…)
Sept. 29th, 3-5pm — Sept. 30th, 1-6pm
Read ‘Til They Bleed! – Suzi Kaplan Olmsted, Peter Marti & Friends
Sparring With Beatnik Ghosts, Round 42 Celebrating the publication of Marti’s Elephants I Didn’t Ride & Kaplan Olmsted’s Electra’s Mouth. Spar hosted by Marc Olmsted. Plus: Open mic lottery. Suzi Kaplan Olmsted has appeared in The Sun, Blue Satellite, 51%, F.T.S, Big Scream, poetrysuperhighway.com, M.A.G., Lummox Journal, getunderground.com, and Napalm Health Spa. Suzi recently read(…)
Fri. Sept. 28th, 7pm
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Prankster Girl – Anne Murphy and Lynn Rogers
Sparring With Beatnik Ghosts, Round 41 A woman’s view of Neal and the Beats from two generations, featuring Anne Murphy and Lynn Rogers, plus speacial guests. Spar hosted by Daniel Yaryan. Plus: Open mic lottery. Anne Murphy has written the most controversial memoir on her adventures as the companion of Beat legend Neal Cassady and(…)
Thurs. Sept. 27th, 7pm
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Revolutionaries en Passant
A booksigning party featuring: “Al The Pirate” Havassy Copies of his novel will be available for sale and signing. Jessica Loos Poetry Momo Poetry and Art Paul K. Bach Reading from his novel Mark Schwartz Poetry Linsley Bock Poetry Art Exposé Please join us as these North Beach writers and artists share their work.
Sept. 15, 3-5pm
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Woody & Jack – a Conversation About Two American Heroes
2012 marks Jack Kerouac’s 90th Birthday and Woody Guthrie’s 100th. Our good friend Steve Edington (author of The Beat Face of God and past President of Lowell Celebrates Kerouac) will be in California in the next few weeks. Steve just completed a new book on Woody Guthrie and will be sharing his latest passion for(…)
Wed. July 25th, 7pm
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The Painted Word at Meridian Gallery
The Painted Word, on display at Meridian Gallery until July 14th, is an exhibition comprised of over 80 artworks by some of the Bay Area’s foremost poets and writers. This very special exhibition provides a rare glimpse into additional modes of reflection used by these individuals – whether drawing, painting or photography. Anne Trueblood Brodzky,(…)
Apr 28 – Jul 14, 2012
Shig Murao Anniversary + Allen Ginsberg’s 86th Birthday
Soon after Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Peter Martin opened the City Lights Pocket Book Shop in 1953, they hired Shigeyoshi “Shig” Murao as their first clerk. Shig was young and charismatic, with an infectious geniality that became as integral a part of the bookstore’s culture as the paperbound volumes on its shelves. Shig Murao was born(…)
Sun. June 3rd, 7pm
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Matt Theado: on the Road to Hollywood
It’s no secret we’re excited about the imminent release of On the Road in theatres. If you’re reading this, you’ve probably been reading along as we’ve done our best to provide you as many details as possible (you’re welcome), concerning the journey Kerouac’s beloved classic has made from book to film. That journey, however, is(…)
Sun. May 27th, 4:00pm
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Marc Olmsted & Jonah Raskin
Marc Olmsted (author of What Use Am I a Hungry Ghost?) and Jonah Raskin (author of American Scream) welcome the Beat Studies Association and its participation in the American Literature Association Annual Conference in San Francisco with a poetry reading at the Beat Museum, hosted by “Sparring with Beatnik Ghosts.”
Fri. May 25th, 7:00pm
The Collected Poems of Lenore Kandel Book Release
North Atlantic Books presents the first-ever publication of The Collected Poems of Lenore Kandel. You really don’t want to miss this one. Readers will include: Peter Coyote ruth weiss Brenda Knight (Women of the Beat Generation) Lindy Hough (poet, Wild Horses, Wild Dreams) Dan Langton (SF Poetry Center) Lenore Kandel (1932-2009) was a member of(…)
Thurs. May 10th, 7:00pm
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The Lost Coast Spoken-Music Ensemble
Back by popular demand, the Lost Coast Spoken-Music Ensemble returns to the Beat Museum. Join us for this unique performance with very special guests Toby Lurie, Toni Orans, and Motherbear. This new form of spoken music and improvisation needs to be experienced. Come prepared to participate in orchestrations. “When language becomes music, becomes poetry, becomes(…)
Fri. April 20th, 7:00pm
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National Haiku Poetry Day
The Beats introduced the English-language haiku to much of America. What better place to celebrate the haiku poetry form than the Beat Museum! During National Poetry Month! The history of the Beat poets’ interest and experiments in haiku, and how the traces of their work manifests itself in poetry today will be provided. Notable Bay(…)
Thurs. April 19th, 7-9pm
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Dharma Bums: An Evening of Beat Zen with Mel Ash
This three-hour participatory workshop with Zen teacher and Beat Spirit author Mel Ash is an entertaining and enlightening introduction to our rich local Zen history and heritage, as introduced by the Beat Generation. Wear confortable clothing, bring your original mind, a notebook/sketchbook, pen/pencil, and cushion (Zafu or pillow) if desired. A perfect way to meet(…)
Wed. April 18th, 7-10pm
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Tony Serra’s Prison Camp Chronicles
Tony Serra will be reading from his new book, Prison Camp Chronicles published by Grizzly Peak Press. The book is a collection of poems, prose and essays written while doing time in Lompoc Prison Camp for refusal to pay taxes during the second Bush administration. Liv Zutphen will be performing poems about Los Angeles and(…)
Sat. April 14, 7-9pm
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Frank Albers, author of Beatland
Frank Albers, Belgian Professor of literature and author of the book
Mon. April 9th, 5-7pm
Sparring With Beatnik Ghosts: Round 34
The reading series that packs a punch returns to the Beat Museum, with performances by both established poets and talented newcomers. JERRY KAMSTRA was born in a mining camp in a shack buried under thirty-five feet of snow. His father, a Dutch immigrant, made his living as a hard-rock miner. His mother was the daughter(…)
Thurs. April 5th, 7:00pm
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Jack Kerouac Birthday Bash
Brenda Knight, (author of Women of the Beat Generation) & Cleis Press present the Jack Kerouac Birthday Bash—a celebration of the eternal spirit of the birthday boy himself on this, what would have been his 90th birthday. More details to be announced.
Mon. March 12, 2012, 7:00pm
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Jack Hirschman Presents: “A Leap Forward”
The Beat Museum, in solidarity with the World Poetry Movement presents A Leap Forward, a leap-year’s day open mic to celebrate all that’s going on all over the world. Readings by the following poets: Jimmy Mankind Sharon Doubiago Agneta Falk Bobby Coleman Gary Hicks Yolanda Catzalco Dottie Payne Jack Hirschman Everyone is welcome to participate.(…)
Wed. February 29th, 2:00pm
Gerald Nicosia: One and Only – The Untold Story of On the Road
Beloved by both Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady, Lu Anne Henderson’s story has never been told. Lu Anne was a beautiful 15-year-old girl in Denver in 1945 when she met Neal, a fast-talking hurricane of male sexuality and vast promises. The two married, and soon they were hanging out with a group of would-be writers,(…)
Thurs. Dec. 8th 7:00pm
Alan Kaufman: Drunken Angel Booksigning
Son of a French Holocaust survivor, Alan Kaufman was an alcoholic so mauled by his indulgences it’s a marvel he was alive enough to get into recovery. Drunken Angel, published in November 2011 by Viva Editions, is the story of how he climbed up from the abyss of a life pickled in self-pity, self-loathing and(…)
Thurs. December 1st 7:00Pm
ruth weiss: can’t stop the beat
Beat Poet ruth weiss returns to the Beat Museum to celebrate the release of her newest book of poems, can’t stop the beat. Percussionist Hal Davis will join her. ruth weiss is one of the last living poets of the Beat Generation. Born to a Jewish family during the rise of Nazism, she eventually made(…)
Thurs. November 3rd 7:00Pm
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The Revolutionary Poets Brigade Presents: In Your Face Again
The Revolutionary Poets Brigade presents passionately engaged and provocatively attuned poems of and for our challenged and challenging times. Readers include: Jorge Argueta, Mahnaz Badihian, Virginia Barrett, Kristine Brown,Giancarlo Campagna, Bob Coleman, Edward Frank, Richard Gross, Jessica Loos, Jimmy Mankind, Sarah Menefee, Francisco Orrego, Arthur Sheridan, with music by George Long and hosted by Jack(…)
Sun. October 23rd 7:00Pm
Henry Miller Slept Here: The Ping-Pong Anthology Release Party
Ping-Pong is a journal of art and literature published annually by the Henry Miller Memorial Library in Big Sur, CA. The event will feature MC Maria Garcia Teutsch, with readings by recent contributors. Two films from the Verruckter Schwanz cinepoetry festival will be shown. Come by and plant yourself at the intersection of film and(…)
Sat. October 22nd 7:00Pm
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Voices of North Beach: A Literary Tour
Join us for a literary walking tour of North Beach, starting at The Beat Museum on Broadway. Along the way, we’ll hear famous, (or would that be infamous?) voices in passages embodying what San Francisco means to its denizens. The tour ends at Tosca just in time for the Mean Streets event. Please note: Comfortable(…)
Sun. October 9th 4:30Pm
Queer North Beach and Beyond 1930 – 1965
Michael Flanagan will trace the history of queer North Beach from its beginnings to the period in the 60s when the community moved (in large part) to other parts of the city and answer these questions. By reading from the biographies and memoirs of Jack Spicer, Sam Steward, Elsa Gidlow, Allen Ginsberg, James Broughton and(…)
Wednesday, June 15th – 7:30Pm
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The Revolutionary Poets Brigade
“In Your Face Again”
with Jorge Argueta
Mahnaz Badihian
Virginia Barrett
Kristine Brown
Giancarlo Campagna
Bob Coleman
Edward Frank
Richard Gross
Jessica Loos
Jimmy Mankind
Sarah Menefee
Francisco Orrego
Arthur Sheridan
music by George Long
hosted by Jack Hirschman.
Sun. October 23rd, 2011
Henry Miller Slept Here:
The Ping•Pong Anthology Release Party
Maria Garcia Teutsch, with readings by recent contributors.
Two films from the Verruckter Schwanz cinepoetry festival.
DJs Graham Gustafson and Dan Guerra.
Sat. October 22nd, 2011
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Sparring with Beatnik Ghosts: Round 24
with A.D. Winans
Pam Benjamin
James Cagney
Ana Elsner
Bill Gainer
David Gollub
Marc Olmsted
Pablo Rosales
Keith Savage
Jonathan Siegel
Mike Sonksen
and mikel weisser
Hosted by Yaryan.
Thurs. Oct. 13th, 2011
LITQUAKE PRESENTS
Voices of North Beach
A Literary Tour
Sun. October 9th, 2011
Arthur & Kit Knight
The Unspeakable Visions of the Individual
Sun. October 2, 2011
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The San Francisco/New York Connection
Performance by David Amram
Mon. September 26, 2011
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4th Annual
North Beach Art Walk & Poetry Festival
with Leah Lubin
part of “100 Thousand Poets for Change”
Sat & Sun – Sept. 24th & 25th, 2011
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Blues & the Word
Kim Addonizio & friends
Fri. September 9, 2011
The Art of Howl: A Slide Lecture by Eric Drooker
Wed. September 7, 2011
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Queer North Beach and Beyond 1930 – 1965
Michael Flanagan
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
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The Questions Out Loud
with Clara Hsu
Vince Storti
Don Brennan
Jane Green
Peter Sherburn-Zimmer
Anna Boothe
Steve Mackin
Ana Elsner
Richard Hack
Marlene Aron
Jehanah Wedgwood (Read by Clara Hsu)
Paul Landry & Susan Birkeland (Read by Bill Mercer)
Music by Chuck Bernstein
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
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The Beat Atlas: A State by State Guide to the Beat Generation in America
with Bill Morgan
Thursday, April 28, 2011
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Toby Lurie’s Lost Coast Word Music Ensemble
Thursday, April 21, 2011
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Dharma Bums: An Evening of Beat Zen with Mel Ash
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Psychedelics, Consciousness, and Counterculture with Ralph Metzner
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
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Spring Bird Beats
with Clive Matson
Jayne Lyn Stahl
Harold Adler
H.D. Moe
Ava Bird
Sunday, March 27, 2011
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Beat Spirit: The Way of the Beat Writers as a Living Experience
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
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Beatniks and Hippies: A Compatible Geneology of Cigarettes and Brown Rice
John McCleary, author of ‘The Hippie Dictionary’
Sunday, March 6, 2011
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Dharma Bums: An Evening of Beat Zen with Mel Ash
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
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6th Annual Neal Cassady Birthday Bash
with Al Hinkle
Friday, February 4, 2011
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A Regent Press Showcase
with Barry Spector
Marcelline Krafchick
Lawrence H. Stotter
La Tigresa
Joseph Arthur
Renee Blitz
Richard Alther
Robert Balmanno
Marianne Robinson
Thursday, February 3, 2011
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A Workshop in Beat Cinema
with Dominic Angerame
Sunday, Nov. 14th
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Ping Pong Release Party
Henry Miller Memorial Library quarterly magazine release
with Kim Addonizio and special guests.
Hosted by Magnus Torren.
Friday, Nov. 12th, 2010
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Revolutionary Poets Brigade
Anthology Release
Jack Hirschman and the Revolutionary Poets Brigade
Thursday, Nov. 11th, 2010
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An Evening with Wavy Gravy
Wednesday, Nov. 10th, 2010
Linda King & Company
Readings by Jack Hirschman, Neeli Cherkovski, and A.D. Winans
Sunday, Nov 7th, 2010
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Toby Lurie’s Lost Coast Word Music Ensemble
Friday, Nov. 5th, 2010
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Elias Schneitter & Heinz D. Heisl
Translations read by Jimmy Flynn.
Thursday, Oct. 28th, 2010
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Mel Ash
Beat Spirit Workshop
Wednesday, Oct. 27th, 2010
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uphook press presents
Hell, Strung & Crooked
Anthology Release
Wednesday, Oct. 20th, 2010
Sparring with Beatnik Ghosts: Round IX
David Meltzer, San Francisco Poet & Beat Icon
Ellyn Maybe & Her Band, from Los Angeles
Steve Arntson, Berkeley Poet
Jerry Ferraz, San Francisco Poet
Martin Hickle, Marin Poet
Richard Loranger, Oakland Poet
Whitman McGowan, San Francisco Poet
Ginger Murray (Guest Host), San Francisco Poet
Julie Rogers, Bay Area Poet
Margery Snyder, San Francisco Poet
Chris Vannoy, San Diego Poet
Thursday, Oct. 14th, 2010
‘Beat’ by Stephen Jay Schwartz
with Kim Dower, reading from ‘Air Kissing on Mars’
Wednesday, Oct. 13th, 2010
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The Beat Museum
Third Annual Poetry Festival
& North Beach Art Walk
Terry Adams
Marie Chang
Danny Goldberg
Dan H.
Philip Hackett
Katherine Hastings
Gary Horsman
Mary Hower
Leah Lubin
Kirk Lumpkin
Carl Macki
David Madgalene
Tom Mariani
Jym Marks
Juanita Martin
Clive Matson
Andrew Mayer
Peter Sherburn-Zimmer
Rick Tutunjian
Margo van Veen
Bill Vartnaw
Musicians
Dan H.
Gary Horsman
Judy Madgalene
Mystic Cowboy
Nkechi
Rick Tutunjian
The Word-Music Continuum
Presentations
Michael Flanagan
David James Randolph
Anna Wolfe
Saturday & Sunday
Sept. 25th & 26th, 2010
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Harold Norse Record/CD Release
“Live in Amsterdam 1984”
Sunday, July 11th, 2010
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The Artwork of Don Ed Hardy and Their Influence on Popular Culture
Sun, Dec. 13th, 2010
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Jon Michael Turner reads from his new book ‘Eat the Apple’
Friday, March 12th, 2010
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Suel D. Jones
Meeting the Enemy: A Marine Goes Home
Sunday, May 2nd, 2010
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St. Valentine’s Day
Henry Valentine Miller
with Magnus Toren
of the Henry Miller Memorial Library
Feb 14th, 2010
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5th Annual Neal Cassady Birthday Bash
Feb 7th, 2010
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Diamond Tumbleweeds
book release party
Kate Abarbanel and Stellar Cassidy
with Charlie Getter
Shye Powers
J. Brandon Loberg
Nicole Alea
Jonathan Siegel
Dusty Rose
Pam Benjamin
and Guinevere Q
Jan 23rd, 2010
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Dig Lord Buckley!
Lord Buckley impersonator Rod Harrison
Thursday, June 18th, 2009
Harold Norse Memorial Tribute
Neeli Cherkovski
Mel Clay
a.d. winans
Sunday, July 12 @ 2pm
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Boulevard
by Stephen Jay Schwartz
Wed. Sept. 23, 2009
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Sparring with Beatnik Ghosts: Round II
featuring Charles Curtis Blackwell, Steve Arntson,
Jennifer Barone, Craig Easley, Ana Elsner,
Gail Mitchell, and special guests Alfonso Texidor,
Lunation with Clara Hsu & Bill Mercer,
and music by Black Earth & The Laughing Childe
Produced and hosted by Daniel Yaryan & Bob Booker
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
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4th Annual Neal Cassady Birthday Bash
Carolyn Cassady – Off the Road booksigning
Sun. February 8th, 2009
William S. Burroughs
95th Birthday Party
Charles Gatewood and V. Vale
May 5, 2008
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Travis Shane Brandon
May 4th, 2008
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Booksigning: Legends of the Chelsea Hotel by Ed Hamilton
April 24th, 2008
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Reading of Beat a play by Yale Cabaret Hollywood
April 20th, 2008
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Linda King: Bukowski Undigested
April 19th, 2008
Harold Norse
Sun. March 16th, 2008
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San Francisco Museum and Historical Society present
Beats, Broadway & Beyond
Jerry Cimino + John Allen Cassady
Tues. March 11th, 2008
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Combat Paper
with Iraq Veterans Against the War
Sun. March 9th, 2008
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Lou Rowan & Michael McClure
Thurs. March 6th, 2008
poor magazine produkshuns
in collaboration with the sf bay guardian & sf bay view presents:
The Poetry Battle of (All) the Sexes
on Valentine’s Day
Thurs. Feb. 14th, 2008
3rd Annual
Neal Cassady Birthday Bash
with Al Hinkle
Sat. & Sun. – February 9th & 10th, 2008
Eyé séyedre (‘to your health’)
Hungarian poet Gabor Gyukics and Jack Hirschman
Sun. Jan. 27th, 2008
To Beat or Not Быть
An Evening of Russian Poetry
Jack Hirschman, Alex Galper and Roman Gadzhilov
Thurs. Jan. 3rd, 2008
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The Beat Museum Poetry Series
ruth weiss
Janet DeBar
Thursday, Nov. 15th, 2007
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The Beat Museum Poetry Series
Jack & Adelle Foley
Thursday, Nov. 8th, 2007
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Ira Cohen & Michael Rothenberg
Sunday, Nov. 11th, 2007
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‘Screwed Pooch’ by Jan Millsapps
Presentation & Book Signing
Sunday, Nov. 4th, 2007
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Marathon Reading of On the Road
at the Phoenix Theatre in Petaluma
John Cassady, Jonah Raskin, Gerald Nicosia, Joanna McClure
Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 3rd & 4th, 2007
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The Beat Museum Poetry Series
Monique Marquisa de Magdalena
Thursday, Nov. 1st, 2007
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The Beat Museum Poetry Series
Cameron McHenry
Jennifer Barone
Ruebi Freyja
Thursday, Oct. 25th, 2007
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The Foundation for Creative Expression & Vesuvio Cafe
present “The Ragged Promised Land”
being the second installment of On the Road
Sunday, Oct. 21, 2007
“The Beats” Book Signing with author Mike Evans
Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007
Opening Art Reception with Wavy Gravy
Friday, Oct. 12, 2007
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The Beat Museum Poetry Series
H.D. Moe
Thursday, Oct. 11, 2007
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The Beat Museum Poetry Series
George Tsongas
A.D. Winans
Thursday, Oct. 4, 2007
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The Beat Museum Poetry Series
Sharon Doubiago
Neeli Cherkovski
Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007
An Evening in Appreciation of Allen Cohen
creator the San Francisco Oracle
underground newspaper
Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007
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BBC Scotland Presents
50 Year Celebration of On the Road
Live performance by UK favourite Russell Brand
Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2007
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Local Poets Reading
Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2007
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Opening Reception – Jerry Garcia: Paintings & Drawings
& Robert Altman: The Sixties book signing
Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007
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On the Road 50th Anniversary Reading
Hosted by Vesuvio Cafe
Wesdnesday, Sept. 5, 2007
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Summer of Love Pre-Party
Friday, August 31, 2007
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Broadway North Beach: The Golden Years with Dick Boyd
Thursday, August 23, 2007
San Francisco International Poetry Festival:
Cletus Nelson-Nwadike & Agneta Falk
Sunday, July 29, 2007
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Chris Chandler
Friday, July 20, 2007
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Harold Norse 91st Birthday
Sunday, July 15, 2007
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George Wallace
Award-winning poet and journalist, and Suffolk County, New York’s first Poet Laureate. Co-host of PoetryBrook, a SUNY StrongBrook poetry radio show, and founded online poetry publication Poetry Bay.
Also reading is A.D. Winans, a native San Francisco poet and photographer whose work has appeared internationally, and has been translated into eight languages.
Friday, June 15, 2007
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Extracting the Teeth of Wisdom
Featuring Tony Vaughn and Michael Koch
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
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Jonah Raskin: “The Personal Relationship Between Jack Kerouac & Allen Ginsberg”
Thursday November 9th, 2006
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Beat Museum Bi-Weekly Poetry Showcase
Jack Micheline Birthday Celebration
Wednesday November 8th, 2006
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“This is The Beat Generation” – Live Performance
with John Allen Cassady and Jerry Cimino
Thursday October 26th, 2006
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Beat Museum Bi-Weekly Poetry Showcase
Poets q.r. hand Jr. and Charles Curtis Blackwell with musical accompaniment
Wednesday October 25th, 2006
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The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill: Mark Bittner and Judy Irving
Tuesday October 24th, 2006
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Beat Angel Movie Screening with Vince Balestri
Sunday October 22nd, 2006
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The Dog Walked Down the Street: An Outspoken Guide for Writers Who Want to Publish by Sal Glynn
Thursday October 19th, 2006
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East meets West: Russian Poet Alex Galper, and Jack Hirschman
Thursday October 12th, 2006
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Beat Museum Bi-Weekly Poetry Showcase
Wednesday October 11th, 2006
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Grand Opening
Michael McClure – Beat Poet
Jack Hirschman – Current SF Poet Laureate
Wavy Gravy – (aka Hugh Romney) – Beat Poet & Merry Prankster
Al Hinkle – friend & character Big Ed Dunkle in Kerouacs On The Road
Magda Cregg – Companion to Lew Welch
John Allen Cassady – Son of Neal & Carolyn Cassady
Stanley Mouse – famed 1960s Poster Artist
Wednesday September 27th, 2006
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“SHE SPEAKS” a night of all-female music and poetry!
ruth weiss, Jennifer Barone, Bast, Elz, Nicole Henares Ingrid Keir, E.K. Keith, Jessica Loos, Monique Marquisa De Magdalena, Maria Medina Serafin Tatiana Molinar, Delia Tomino Nakayama, Imaya Sage and Cara Vida
Saturday, December 2, 2006
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An Evening with Carolyn Cassady
Friday, December 29, 2006