Allen Ginsberg Centennial

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Mon, 11 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

777 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110-1734, United States | San Francisco, CA

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Just Announced! 🌟 Join us on Monday, May 11th for an intimate evening of poetry and music celebrating Allen Ginsberg's Centennial and the 70th anniversary of Howl and Other Poems, culminating in a rare performance of Kronos Quartet’s Howl.
Tickets for this very special night are on sale this Friday at 12pm. 🎟: thechapelsf.com
Music Director:
Joel Robinow
Musicians:
Kronos Quartet
Merrill Garbus (Tune-Yards)
Andy Cabic (Vetiver)
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
Oliver Ray & No Land
Readers:
Kim Stanley Robinson
Peter Coyote
Tongo Eisen-Martin
Dominique DiPrima
Brontez Purnell
Eleni Sikelianos
Curated and produced by Peter Hale and Jesse Goodman, in collaboration with the Allen Ginsberg Estate & (((folkYEAH!))).
Part of the Ginsberg Centennial, a global program of events across poetry, music, film, and performance.
Art: @madalynstefanak
#thechapelsf #allenginsberg #allenginsbergcentennial #howl #KronosQuartet
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