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Lawrence Ferlingetti & Beat Generation Films
The Ferlinghetti Exhibition will be open prior to the Beat Cafe from 4 pm - 6 pm. The event begins 6:00 pm with Local Poets reading their beat poetry, an open mic for sharing literary works. Bring your bongos & wear your beret to get into the spirit. Vallejo poet Jeff Kingman will read from his first book of poetry, "Off the Road," inspired by Jack Kerouac. Aspiring beats are invited to share their poetry, or read from Ferlinghetti, Ginsburg, Kerouac, Snyder, Hand, Di Prima, or the Beat of your choice! Join us for a screening of three movies representing the beat generation: Pull My Daisy - 26 minutes in duration is a an American short film directed by Robert Frank and Alfred Leslie and adapted by Jack Kerouac from the third act of his play Beat Generation. Ferlingetti: A Rebirth of Wonder - 73 minutes in duration. In this definitive documentary, director Christopher Felver crafts an incisive, sharply wrought portrait that reveals Ferlinghetti's true role as a catalyst for numerous literary careers and for the Beat movement itself. One-on-one interviews with Ferlinghetti, made over the course of a decade, touch upon a rich mélange of characters and events that began to unfold in postwar America. These events include the publication of Allen Ginsberg's Howl, William S. Burroughs' Naked Lunch, and Jack Kerouac's On the Road, as well as the divisive events of the Vietnam war, the sexual revolution, and this country's perilous march towards intellectual and political bankruptcy.
Lawrence Ferlingetti & Beat Generatio...Date and Time
Friday Jun 3, 2022
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM PDTJune 3, 2011 - 6:00 pm
Location
Empress Theatre 330 Virginia Street Vallejo, CA 94590
Fees/Admission
$17 General Admission
Contact Information
JoAnn Wray Empress Theatre Box Office 707552-2400
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