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 was 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 (Urban and Architectural Historian, California College of the Arts) 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 (American Studies, SFSU) follows with a talk on Situating the Summer of Love. Richardson will discuss 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 the San Francisco Renaissance and Beat writers, the bohemian culture at the California School of Fine Arts, Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters, and other influences.
Nicholas Meriwether (Director, Center for Counterculture Studies) explores San Francisco’s 1960’s music scene in his talk The Soundtrack of the Summer of Love. 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. This lecture will discuss the major and many of the minor voices whose music defined the Summer of Love, from the Grateful Dead and the Jefferson Airplane to the Charlatans and the Mystery Trend.
The evening event concludes with a live musical performance by The China Cats, the acclaimed Grateful Dead Tribute Band based in Santa Cruz. Players include Matt Hartle (lead guitar and vocals), Mike Owens (drums), Roger Sideman (bass), Scott Cooper (rhythm guitar and vocals), Steven Sofranko (keyboard and 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. The performance is presented with a Liquid Light Show by Analog Soup.
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Mitchell Schwarzer (Urban and Architectural Historian, California College of the Arts) 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 (American Studies, SFSU) follows with a talk on Situating the Summer of Love. Richardson will discuss 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 the San Francisco Renaissance and Beat writers, the bohemian culture at the California School of Fine Arts, Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters, and other influences.
Nicholas Meriwether (Director, Center for Counterculture Studies) explores San Francisco’s 1960’s music scene in his talk The Soundtrack of the Summer of Love. 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. This lecture will discuss the major and many of the minor voices whose music defined the Summer of Love, from the Grateful Dead and the Jefferson Airplane to the Charlatans and the Mystery Trend.
The evening event concludes with a live musical performance by The China Cats, the acclaimed Grateful Dead Tribute Band based in Santa Cruz. Players include Matt Hartle (lead guitar and vocals), Mike Owens (drums), Roger Sideman (bass), Scott Cooper (rhythm guitar and vocals), Steven Sofranko (keyboard and 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. The performance is presented with a Liquid Light Show by Analog Soup.
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 was 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 (Urban and Architectural Historian, California College of the Arts) 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 (American Studies, SFSU) follows with a talk on Situating the Summer of Love. Richardson will discuss 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 the San Francisco Renaissance and Beat writers, the bohemian culture at the California School of Fine Arts, Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters, and other influences.
Nicholas Meriwether (Director, Center for Counterculture Studies) explores San Francisco’s 1960’s music scene in his talk The Soundtrack of the Summer of Love. 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. This lecture will discuss the major and many of the minor voices whose music defined the Summer of Love, from the Grateful Dead and the Jefferson Airplane to the Charlatans and the Mystery Trend.
The evening event concludes with a live musical performance by The China Cats, the acclaimed Grateful Dead Tribute Band based in Santa Cruz. Players include Matt Hartle (lead guitar and vocals), Mike Owens (drums), Roger Sideman (bass), Scott Cooper (rhythm guitar and vocals), Steven Sofranko (keyboard and 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. The performance is presented with a Liquid Light Show by Analog Soup.
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Mitchell Schwarzer (Urban and Architectural Historian, California College of the Arts) 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 (American Studies, SFSU) follows with a talk on Situating the Summer of Love. Richardson will discuss 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 the San Francisco Renaissance and Beat writers, the bohemian culture at the California School of Fine Arts, Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters, and other influences.
Nicholas Meriwether (Director, Center for Counterculture Studies) explores San Francisco’s 1960’s music scene in his talk The Soundtrack of the Summer of Love. 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. This lecture will discuss the major and many of the minor voices whose music defined the Summer of Love, from the Grateful Dead and the Jefferson Airplane to the Charlatans and the Mystery Trend.
The evening event concludes with a live musical performance by The China Cats, the acclaimed Grateful Dead Tribute Band based in Santa Cruz. Players include Matt Hartle (lead guitar and vocals), Mike Owens (drums), Roger Sideman (bass), Scott Cooper (rhythm guitar and vocals), Steven Sofranko (keyboard and 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. The performance is presented with a Liquid Light Show by Analog Soup.
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