Allen Ginsberg Centenary Film Screening
Schedule
Thu May 28 2026 at 05:00 pm to 06:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Herman B Wells Library | Bloomington, IN
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The Writers Guild at Bloomington presents the first of its free film screening series to celebrate the Allen Ginsberg centennial. This series is curated by Joan Hawkins and Tony Brewer.FILMS:
- Allen Ginsberg and Lawrence Ferlinghetti
[Two short 60s commercials for in-between.]
- The Hippie Temptation (TV Movie 1967)
These screenings are part of the "You Probably Haven't Seen This" series, curated by Carmel Curtis, Interim Director of the IU Libraries Moving Image Archive.
Screenings will take place at the Moving Image Archive Screening Room, Herman B Wells Library 048, Indiana University Bloomington, and will be followed by a wine and cheese reception.
PARKING:
Several metered visitor parking spots are available in the Wells Library parking lot (45 min. per meter feeding). More visitor parking spots are available after 5 PM in the Eagleson lot across from the Musical Arts Center.
ALLEN GINSBERG (1926–1997) is a major poet of the Beat Generation. Copies of his HOWL poetry chapbook (City Lights, 1956) were seized by U.S. customs and the San Francisco police on 25 March 1957, provoking the cultural warfare that threatened to disrupt the placidity of postwar American suburban life. 70 years since the publication of HOWL, Allen Ginsberg is an established American cultural icon whose relevance is greater than ever.
More about Allen Ginsberg at the AG Poetry Project:
https://allenginsberg.org/
More about the Writers Guild at Bloomington:
https://writersguildbloomington.com/
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Where is it happening?
Herman B Wells Library, Disability Services for Students Wells Library, E 10th St, Bloomington, IN 47405, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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