vendredi 21 août 2009

Yony Leyser and Th!nkArt Salon : William S. Burroughs' Naked Lunch 50th Anniversary This Week-reminder


5:30 - 9:30 Friday, August 28, 2009
TH!NKART SALON 1530 N. Paulina, Suite F, Chicago, IL

Documentary Website

Please join Academy Award Nominee, actor Peter Weller for an evening of art, readings, happenings and performances to support the new documentary William S. Burroughs: A Man Within directed by Yony Leyser.
It will feature a rare exhibition of William Burroughs' paintings and drawings on paper, and a special preview screening of the documentary trailer.
5:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Friday, August 28, 2009
TH!NKART SALON 1530 N. Paulina, Suite F, Chicago, IL Map it!
Live music by Maya Jensen
Sumptuous cuisine catered by Chef David Leigh
Open bar serving Burroughs' special elixirs

FEATURING LIVE PERFORMANCES AND READINGS BY:

- Peter Weller
Star of David Cronenberg's film Naked Lunch (1991)
- Penny Arcade
Andy Warhol Superstar, Performance Artist and Writer
- Anne Waldman
Poet & Co-Founder (with Allen Ginsberg) of The Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics
- Hal Willner
Musical Director, Saturday Nigh Live,
recorded Burroughs, Dead City Radio (1990)

- James Grauerholz
William S. Burroughs Estate Executor and Editor
- John Giorno
Poet, Giorno Poetry Systems
- John Long
Author, Drugs and the Beats
- Kurt Hemmer
Author, Encyclopedia of Beat Literature
- Tony Trigilio
Author, Allen Ginsberg's Buddhist Poetics
- Dr. Bill Ayers
Distinguished Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago
- Davis Schneiderman
Editor, Retaking the Universe: Williams S. Burroughs in the Age of Globalization,
AFTER PARTY WITH LIVE MUSIC
9:30 pm
Penny Arcade, David Daniell & Douglas McCombs (Tortoise, Thrill Jocky, FPP), and DJs at the
STOP SMILING Storefront
Open Bar
1371 N. Milwaukee Ave. Chicago, IL
Just Around the corner from Th!nkArt in Wicker Park
The spirit of William S. Burroughs will come to escort you over.
FILM FUNDRAISER
TICKETS !

Donations in support of the documentary, accepted online at http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102678203199&s=7732&e=001NTfIlgAgj1KUlFcNuOSpNGz2aaAw6H9oWPJ_5-L4DHPspjAY2xZBkGpdv6eFLT06VjMTbVpbhx0OnI7pEvaZ6YKg03iNV486jDQiBejm9gmdg4vRIuQaSw==for $60 or at the door for $75. Price includes main event and after party.
For more information call 773.252.2294.
SPACE IS LIMITED, RESERVE YOUR TICKETS TODAY!


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