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Horst Spandler Donates ‘On the Road’ Collection
The poet ruth weiss was the first person to ever tell us about Horst Spandler. Soon after we moved to San Francisco in 2006, ruth mentioned she had this amazing friend who lived in Nuremberg, and that he was instrumental in the translation and publication of her poetry in Germany. Later I was told by […]
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Photos from Beat Not Beat Release
On Friday, January 13th, the Beat Museum hosted a reading/release event for the new Beat Not Beat anthology, edited by Rich Ferguson, S.A. Griffin, Alexis Rhone Fancher, and Kim Shuck. It was a packed house as contributors read selections from the book. A big thank you to all the readers, and to everyone who came […]
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A Conversation with Jim Sampas
We caught up with Jim Sampas to talk about the proposed new Jack Kerouac Center in Jack's hometown of Lowell, Massachusetts.
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Kerouac on Cape Cod
In 1966, Kerouac bought a home for he and Mémère in Hyannis, on Cape Cod.
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St. Peter’s University, Jersey City
When Allen Ginsberg appeared with his father Louis Ginsberg at a Jesuit College in Jersey City, NJ in 1969 there was no predicting what was about to unfold. So, in 2022, when The Beat Museum on Wheels was invited by the school’s librarian, Mark Graceffo, we knew we had to go in memory of Allen. […]
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Beat Angel Gets Its Due at LCK
Amongst the festivities at Lowell Celebrates Kerouac 2022, Brian Hassett gave a presentation on the many portrayals of Jack on the silver screen.
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Our Presentation in Lowell
Wherein we present to our most knowledgeable (and formidable) audience yet...
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Jack Kerouac’s Lowell
The Beatmobile arrived in Jack's hometown, just in time for Lowell Celebrates Kerouac.
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Lowell Celebrates Kerouac – Centennial Year
There hasn’t been a year in the world of Kerouac like there was in 2022. So it stands to reason that Lowell Celebrates Kerouac, having been around since 1985, would have its biggest year ever for Jack’s Centennial. In addition to the single largest group of Kerouac fans Lowell has ever seen there were numerous […]
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
We rolled into Cleveland for a presentation at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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American Writers Museum
We presented 'Kerouac@100: The Man vs The Myth' at the American Writers Museum in Chicago.