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
Interview with Allen Ginsberg’s Psychiatrist, Dr. Philip Hicks
Wed. June 3rd, 6pm In 1955, Allen Ginsberg began attending weekly therapy sessions at the Langley Porter Clinic in San Francisco. His therapist was a young psychiatrist named Dr. Philip Hicks. It was in these sessions that Allen related to Hicks his dissatisfaction with his job in advertising, and his desire to write poetry instead; […]
SF Poets Read Allen Ginsberg
In Celebration of his 100th BirthdayHosted by Steve Heilig Wed. June 3rd, 8pm Allen Ginsberg’s life and work continues to inspire generations of creative people. As we mark the poet’s centenary, we’ve reached out to some local poets to lend their voices and read some of Allen’s work.
The Source: A Beat Generation Documentary
by filmmaker Chuck Workman Tues. June 2nd, 6pm When Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs met at Columbia University in the 1940s, they spawned a movement, then called the Beats, that set precedents for the political, hippie and spiritual movements of the 1960s and ‘70s. This comprehensive portrait of the Beat Generation includes interviews […]
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 […]
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 […]