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
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), […]
CCM Anniversary / Ginsberg@100
A weeklong celebration of the CCM’s First Anniversary and Allen Ginsberg’s Centennial!
Allen Cohen & the SF Oracle
Ann Cohen with Jesse Block Fri. May 29th, 3pm Many people believe the birth of the counterculture can be traced back to the San Francisco Oracle, which is why we chose it as CCM’s first special exhibition. The Oracle spoke to three major constituencies: the local Haight-Ashbury community, the burgeoning counterculture spreading across the country, […]
“Neighbors Helping Neighbors”
The Haight-Ashbury Switchboard, the Free Clinic, and more — with Jim Siegel, Linda Kelly & Steve Heilig Fri. May 29th, 6pm Jim Siegel has been a Haight Ashbury resident since 1972. As a teenager he volunteered and lived communally with the Haight Ashbury Switchboard, a drop-in resource center for the counterculture offering advice on how […]