News/Events
San Francisco's Wild History Groove will be shown at the Docutah International Film Festival that takes place in the spectacular setting of southwest Utah in mid-September. Screenings will be 9/17/10 in St. George and 9/21/10 in Kanab.
Another September screening of this documentary will take place at Agder University in Norway.
Artist Deborah Remington died on April 21st of lung cancer. She plays an important part in San Francisco’s Wild History Groove.
I met her in the early 60’s when she showed her work at the Dilexi Gallery in San Francisco. In the 50s she was one of the original members of the avant-garde 6 Gallery.
There has been several obituaries--New York Times (5/21), Boston Globe (5/21) and Philly. Com (4/28).
Deborah was a very talented, uncompromising painter. I'll miss her intelligent, sharp comments about the art world, politics and life—an unique individual.
We had a Sneak Preview Screening of San Francisco’s Wild History Groove on December 13, 2009 at the San Francisco Art Institute. It was an appropriate venue to have this “fine cut” showing at the school where so many artists during the 50s learned from exceptional instructors, influenced one another and started on their own creative path.
Susan Landauer, who wrote “The San Francisco School of Abstract Expressionism” and Ron Loewinsohn, Retired Professor of English at UCB made the introductions before screening, giving enlightening background information of the period. After the screening, poetry performed by ruth weiss, Jack Foley and David Meltzer brought out the interaction between poetry and art that was such an important element during the Beat Era milieu.
The audience gave the documentary a very enthusiastic response. Because of the positive feedback and comments, we are now proceeding with the last, polishing touches. But we do need to raise more money for this expensive technical work--getting this project ready for possible broadcast. (See paragraph below for more details on artwork available for sale as well as contributing towards the completion of San Francisco’s Wild History Groove.)
THE BEACH was shown at San Jose Museum of Art during their exhibition, “The Culture of Spontaneity” from January through May 2009.
VENICE WEST AND THE LA SCENE was screened at the Moderna Museet in Stockholm during the weekend of December 13th through January 6th. This screening was in conjunction with their exhibit, “Time and Place: Los Angeles, 1957-1968.”
Congratulations to Jack Foley, poet and participant in San Francisco’s Wild History Groove. His "ALL A James Broughton Reader" won first place in the National Gay Book Awards this year. Foley edited the book, adding his comments on the sheer variety and encompassing range of work from this wonderful, effervescent California poet and filmmaker. You can get a copy by contacting the publisher, White Crane Institute www.gaywisdom.org.
Memorial from Philomene Long was held December 7th at Beyond Baroque in Venice. We shared our poems, video and memories of this extraordinary poet—“The Queen of Bohemia”. Philomene was the Poet Laureate of Venice and played an important part in Venice West and the LA Scene. It’s sad to know that she is gone—much too soon.
Tribute for Tony Scibella was held on October 28th at Beyond Baroque in Venice. He was a first-rate, unique poet and an important participant in Venice West and the LA Scene. David Meltzer and others who have read The Kid in America, Scibella’s long prose poem of his coming-of-age in Venice, claim that it is equal to Kerouac’s On the Road. Several excerpts from this were used in the documentary. If you would like to obtain a copy, email us. We can give you the publisher’s contact number. A couple of short poems and photos from the event can be viewed here.
The art auction on September 7th at the 8 gallery was very successful. Several outstanding pieces were auctioned. Images of the unsold items will be on this website by the beginning of October and can be purchased by clicking on the “Donation” button. If we can sell these donated items, we will much closer to achieving our goal of raising the necessary funds for completion of the documentary. Images of the unsold items are now on this website and can be purchased by clicking here.
Swinging in the Shadows is now in a critical stage where funds are necessary to finish the final edit. Any assistance is greatly appreciated. It will mean that we can reach our goal of completing the documentary by the end of this year, preserving this time in California history.
You can contribute by purchasing a copy of The Beach for $30 or by donating $100 and receive a preview copy of Venice West and the LA Scene, the first part of Swinging in the Shadow.
Donations to the non-profit CA Palm are tax deductible. Contributions go directly to the completion of Swinging in the Shadows. Thank you for your interest and support.
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