Events

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

Maggie’s Riff at FaultLine Theater

"...hopeful and laughing, mournful and wary as the wash of Big Sur beckons."

Celebrating the Beats at Top of the Mark, 2016

Every Tuesday this April, our poetry and jazz series returns to the Top of the Mark.

Jack Kerouac Birthday Events on 3 Different Coasts!

On March 12th, Jack Kerouac would have been 94 years old. Here are three ways on three different coasts to celebrate his life and work.

And now…our new speaker series!

An ambitious speaker series featuring luminaries, poets, writers, musicians, artists, and more...