Counterculture is all about bringing people together. Because when we have each other, we can accomplish far more than any of us can do on our own. So in the spirit of the movements that came before us, we believe that given our location at the corner of Haight & Ashbury, it’s our privilege and responsibility that the Counterculture Museum should be a gathering place for our community. From readings and book events to art, music, history, discussions, and a lot more, there’s something for everyone.
Past Events
The Road to the Last Great Dream
with Dennis McNally Tues. June 2nd, 8pm Dennis McNally has spent a lifetime covering counterculture history — often from the vantage of being right in the middle of it. Himself a resident of the Haight in the 1960s, he can tell you firsthand what the scene was like in those days, and all about the […]
Ginsberg Live in Graz 2-LP Release
with Tate Swindell Sun. May 31st, 3pm In 1980, Allen Ginsberg toured Europe accompanied by his long-term partner, and poet in his own right, Peter Orlovsky, along with the young musician Steven Taylor. On November 10, they performed at Forum Stadpark in Graz, a small venue in a small Austrian town. The entire performance was […]
Susana Millman: Alive with the Dead
with special guest Dennis McNally Sun. May 31st, 6pm Bay Area photographer Susana Millman is best known for her photography of Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead from the mid-80s through later jam band incarnations and generations (like Sam Grisman and Grahame Lesh). In addition to shooting world music, especially Zakir Hussain and Indian classical […]
Beats, Black Panthers, and Yippies with Pat Thomas
Sun. May 31st, 8pm Pat Thomas is the author of Listen, Whitey! The Sights & Sounds of Black Power 1965-1975, Did It! Jerry Rubin: An American Revolutionary, and co-editor of Invitation to Openness: The Jazz & Soul Photography of Les McCann 1960-1980. In co-operation with the Estate of Allen Ginsberg, Thomas edited the visual tome […]
Zines, Punk, & the Importance of Subcultures
with V. Vale & Marian Wallace Sat. May 30th, 6pm V. Vale and Marian Wallace have been documenting counterculture for over 40 years, becoming something of a legend in it themselves. Join us for an evening with the publisher of seminal SF punk zine Search & Destroy and RE/Search Publications as they discuss the journey […]
The Trips Festival
with Eric Christensen & George Walker Sat. May 30th, 8pm Sixty years ago, when the three-day Acid Test called the Trips Festival was held at the Longshoremen’s Hall at Fisherman’s Wharf, Eric Christensen and George Walker were there. Eric Christensen was just 14 at the time, and decades later made The Trips Festival Movie (2007), […]