Thomas Bartlett’s Allen Ginsberg at 100 celebration in New York at Little Island continues today and through the weekend
Tonight, Friday September 4 – Thomas Bartlett (piano), Jason Burger (drums) Spencer Murphy (bass), Douglas Wieselman (woodwinds & guitar) Oren Bloedow (guitar), Jennifer Charles (vocals), Little Annie (vocals), Davóne Tines (vocals), Anne Waldman (vocals), Laurie Anderson – Special Guest – Gina Gershon
Saturday September 5 – as above – Special Guest: Taylor Mac
Then, Sunday September 6, 6.30 P.M. in the Glade – Thomas Bartlett, Laurie Anderson Morgan Bassichis, Adam Eli, Nile Harris, Slava Mogutin, Carmelita Tropicana, Tiresias, Janice A. Lowe, Ras Burnett, Tongo Eisen-Martin
& 8:30 P.M. in the Amphitheater – Thomas Bartlett (piano), Jason Burger (drums) Spencer Murphy (bass), Douglas Wieselman (woodwinds & guitar) Oren Bloedow (guitar), Jennifer Charles (vocals), Little Annie (vocals), Davóne Tines (vocals), Anne Waldman (vocals), Laurie Anderson – Special Guests: Elia Hunt, Eddie Stern and Marc Ribot
…not forgetting, 7.30 – T’ai Chi in the Play Ground with Master Ren Guangyi, Laurie Anderson, Sarth Calhoun
and 10.15 – till late – music and D-J-ing in the Play Ground with Laurie Anderson
In London (see yesterday) today and tomorrow – London Interzone – Burroughs and Beats Rewired, the multi-dimensional William Burroughs Celebration continues.
Tonight in San Francisco at the Counterculture Museum:
“Al Hinkle, childhood friend of Neal Cassady, stalwart friend and confidant to Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and the Cassady family, and key member of the Beat Generation circle was born September 4, 1926″ – so… another Centennial ! 6 p.m. tonight – an evening of stories, memories, and tributes with Al’s daughter Dawn, in celebration of his 100th birthday.
& tomorrow in Golden Gate park – Forever Grateful – An Exhibition of Sight and Sound.
Ken Kesey’s iconic psychedelic bus has been transported for the first-time (in nearly 60 years!) to the birthing grounds of the counter-culture, standing in as centerpiece to this celebratory event
Speaking of California – don’t miss this ( a niche treat) – from Bolinas Museum (up since August 22, and on show through to September 27) – “All This Every Day – Bolinas Community Publishing in the Seventies”
and, meantime far-away in Odisha, India
Simon Warner‘s always-intriguing Rock and The Beat Generation returned this week after a brief hiatus – see here – and see also (a sample item from that forum – Pat Thomas on Erik Mortenson‘s Ginsberg compendium, Allen Ginsberg in Context – here) – We’ll be featuring more about Mortenson and his project in the weeks ahead)
Today is the anniversary of the death of Marsden Hartley and the birthday of Antonin Artaud
& we note, of course, the passing of two sweet, very sweet, souls – Wendell Berry and Dolly Parton