Events

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...

Thank You for Celebrating the Beats at the Top of the Mark!

We'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone—poets, musicians, the Top of the Mark, and of course, all who attended—for making this series a tremendous success!

Photos: Alejandro Murguía at Top of the Mark

Last night, San Francisco Poet Laureate Alejandro Murguía performed with jazz accompaniment at the Top of the Mark, the inaugural engagement of our ongoing series, Celebrating the Beats, happening Tuesdays this March and April, 2015. Check out the photos from Alejandro’s performance at the InterContinental Mark Hopkins Flickr page » Next Tuesday, join us again at […]

Panel Discussion: Herbert Huncke Centennial

Our Herbert Huncke Centennial event in January featured a panel discussion with Hilary Holladay, author of Herbert Huncke: American Hipster; Dennis McNally, author of Desolate Angel; Tate Swindell, record producer of Herbert Huncke: Guilty of Everything, Ben Schafer, editor of The Herbert Huncke Reader; Brenda Knight, author of Women of the Beat Generation; and Laki […]