Join us the weekend of April 17-19 to celebrate the centennial of Bob Kaufman.
His official birthday is Friday April 18th.
All of the events listed below are free to attend. They will not be livestreamed but will be recorded for eventual posting.
Thursday April 17 @ 7pm
Live Worms Gallery
1345 Grant Ave.
Words by Will Alexander
Followed by rare film clips including a screening of HEARTBEAT by Will Combs.
Also a screening of Bob’s first reading, after an extended period of silence, in San Francisco in December, 1974 by filmmaker Horace Washington.
Horace and Will are scheduled to appear.
Friday April 18 @ 5pm
Golden Sardine
362 Columbus Ave.
Poets reading Bob Kaufman include: James Cagney, Garrett Caples, Kevin Dublin, Tongo Eisen-Martin, Erica Lewis, & French translations w/ Quentin Jeanroy.
Friday April 18 @ 7pm
SunnyCo Studio
480 Francisco St.
Raymond Foye and Tate Swindell discuss the Collected Poems of Bob Kaufman, moderated by John Geluardi.
Words by devorah major to follow.
Saturday April 19 @ 6pm
Lion’s Den Bar and Lounge
57 Wentworth Pl.
Group reading of SECOND APRIL by Stellar Cassidy, Kevin Dublin, S.A. Griffin, J. Brandon Loberg, Jessica Loos, Sarah Menefee, Andrew Paul Nelson, Michael Stewart, Tate Swindell, Niko Van Dyke, Cara Vida, Michael Young. With additional words and music by Eric Mingus.
The talented Nicholas James Whittington, of Impart Ink has produced another stellar letterpress broadside for the occasion.
Limited edition of 100 copies featureing Bob’s BONSAI POEMS.
All sales of the broadside go directly to Robert Parker Kaufman.
Hope to see you at the events!
Click below to buy the centennial poster.
Click below to buy the centennial broadside.