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'Count of Passaic County' is gone, but his art will live on, thanks to a local professor
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA Paterson staple, Beat Generation artist Don Kommit, has more to give. The city native, who died in...
Howl! Palm Beach Photographic Centre to feature images of leading Beat Generation writers
The Palm Beach Post via Yahoo News· 9 months agoNewly discovered photographs of leading figures from one of the United States’ most distinctive...
Alan Watts, Beat Generation Philosopher And Seminal Counterculture Figure, Gets His Recorded Works...
Deadline via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe late Alan Watts, a philosopher, scholar, speaker, writer, and seminal figure in the...
National and International Beat Poetry Festival in CT features new generation of poets, writers,...
Hartford Courant via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe original Beat movement of the 1950s and ‘60s gave us Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road,”, Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl,” Michael McClure’s play “The Beard” and reams of other lively radical writings ...
Music 'haven of freedom' Tangiers hosts global jazz festival
AFP via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoThe Moroccan city of Tangiers, which has a long history as a haven of inspiration for American jazz...
A ‘mecca for jazz musicians,’ Lexington’s Narco Farm influenced the culture of the city
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe Narcotic Farm’s effort to offer innovative drug treatment brought a unique array of patients:...
John Sinclair, Detroit poet, cannabis activist and counterculture icon, dead at 82
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 1 month agoGleefully proclaiming the joys of rock ‘n’ roll, drugs and sex in the streets, John Sinclair reigned...
This opera explores the legacy of a revolutionary musician who left a big imprint on Indy
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA moment between life and death is the entry point to Charlie Parker's story in the opera...
Best hotels in California 2023: From glamorous Hollywood to family-friendly Disneyland
The Independent UK via AOL· 1 year agoCalifornia is one of the USA’s classic travel destinations, with stunning hotels and resorts going...
Rolly Crump, Disney designer who helped define the look of Disneyland, dies at 93
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRolly Crump, seen here in 2019, in his Carlsbad home surrounded by some of his designs for the...