Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder

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Date:

Tuesday, August 06, 2013

Time:

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Event Type:

Screening

Organizer/Author:

Melanie Samay

Location Details:

WHERE: Contemporary Jewish Museum
736 Mission Street (between Third and Fourth streets)
San Francisco, CA 94103

This documentary reveals Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s role as catalyst for numerous literary careers and for the Beat movement itself. His City Lights Bookstore remains an iconic literary institution that embodies social change and literary freedom. Directed by Christopher Felver and featuring Ferlinghetti, Allen Ginsberg, Gary Snyder, Dennis Hopper, Billy Collins, Dave Eggers, Anne Waldman, Bob Dylan, Bill Morgan, and many more (73 min, 2009).

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Beat Memories: The Photographs of Allen Ginsberg.

Free matinee screenings are presented in conjunction with the Museum’s admission-free first Tuesdays of the month.

INFO: thecjm.org, info [at] thecjm.org, or call 415.655.7800.

TICKETS: FREE

For more information: http://www.thecjm.org/programs/film-video-...

Added to the calendar on Thu, Jul 18, 2013 9:43AM

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