Events

An Exhibition of Ferlinghetti Paintings in Vallejo

'Generation: Beat! The Art & Literary Genius of Lawrence Ferlinghetti' brings together poetry, films, music, art walks and other happenings in a monthlong festival centered around Ferlinghetti and other things Beat.

Recapping Our Kerouac@100 Open House

On Saturday, March 12th, the Beat Museum held an Open House in celebration of Kerouac@100. Not only did this event mark an historic occasion—the centenary of Jack Kerouac’s birth—it was also our first large gathering since closing our doors in March of 2020 on account of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was truly wonderful to see […]

Interview with Joe Lee

Lee's collection of Beat Generation artworks will soon be on exhibit at John Natsoulas Center for the Arts in Davis, California. The exhibition, The Beat Goes On: Poets as Painters opens on November 10th.

North Beach Remembers Jack Hirschman

On Saturday, a multitude from North Beach and beyond came out to pay their respects to our dearly departed poet, Jack Hirschman. Beginning at Specs’, a second line procession featuring the North Beach Brass Players marched north up Columbus to Grant Ave, pausing at the Caffe Trieste for readings from the Revolutionary Poets Brigade. The […]

Video: “Ferlinghetti: His Life and His Work” Panel Discussion

  Video by Tate Swindell Lawrence Ferlinghetti, legendary poet, painter, and cofounder of the City Lights Booksellers & Publishers, celebrated his 100th birthday on March 24th, 2019. The Beat Museum hosted a panel discussion of Ferlinghetti’s life and work with SF Poet Laureate emeritus Jack Hirschman; poet and Ferlinghetti biographer Neeli Cherkovski; poet and artist […]

Thanks to Everyone Who Attended ruthFest!

We'd like to thank everyone who joined us on Saturday for ruthFest: Celebrating ruth weiss at 90, and the Women of the Beat Generation.

North Beach Stories with Ray Hanna

From the streets of North Beach and beyond—all the sleaze, drugs, trailblazing strippers, and punks acting out, Timothy Leary performing at a Broadway nightclub, sheer rock-and-roll madness at the Mabuhay—all in a night’s work in Hanna’s world.

Harold Adler’s Photos of Demonstrations for The Living Theatre

As a photographer for the Berkeley Barb, Harold Adler covered protests on behalf of imprisoned members of The Living Theatre in Union Square.

The Beat Museum Presents: The Living Theatre

Founded in 1947 by Julian Beck and Judith Malina, The Living Theatre brings their powerful performance of "Seven Meditations on Political Sadomasochism" to SF.

The Beat Museum Presents: Harold Norse Centennial

The Beat Museum Presents: ruth weiss

ruth weiss, "Goddess of the Beat Generation" live with jazz at Monroe - June 15th