Humanities West presents Summer of Love: San Francisco, 1967
Organization:
Humanities West
Category:
Cultural or Historical
Geographical Area:
San Francisco
Start
Date:
6/10/2017
End Date:
6/10/2017
Start Time:
6:30 PM
End Time:
10:00 PM
Event
Info:
Humanities West's unique lecture-performance event Summer of Love: San Francisco, 1967 takes a trip back to the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of the 1960's as it transformed into a center of counterculture inhabited by the Beats, the bohemians, and the hippies. Lectures by local historians trace the vibrant forms of cultural expression that burst forth, from rock music to poster art to freeform radio. The program includes a special live performance by The China Cats, a premier tribute band, celebrating the music of the Grateful Dead.
Mitchell Schwarzer (CCA) opens the program with Hippies in the Hood: Haight-Ashbury in the Summer of Love exploring why sixties counterculture coalesced in a small neighborhood on the eastern edge of Golden Gate Park and how hippies turned the Haight-Ashbury into an incubator for alternative lifestyles.
Peter Richardson (SFSU) follows with a talk discussing the arts and music scene of the 1950's that gave rise to the cultural confluence of the Summer of Love a decade later, with special attention to Beat writers, the bohemian culture at the California School of Fine Arts, Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters, and other influences.
Nicholas Meriwether (Center for Counterculture Studies) explores San Francisco's 1960's music scene. The music that flourished at that time was vibrant and eclectic a soundtrack forged by hundreds of musicians and bands that still attract a passionate audience today.
The evening ends with a live performance by The China Cats, the acclaimed Grateful Dead Tribute Band based in Santa Cruz. Players include Matt Hartle (lead guitar/vocals), Mike Owens (drums), Roger Sideman (bass), Scott Cooper (rhythm guitar / vocals), Steven Sofranko (keyboard / vocals). The China Cats are known for bringing new life to old favorites and their interpretations demonstrate a reverence and sophistication that has built a loyal following, establishing them as Northern California's premier Grateful Dead tribute band.
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