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Monthly Archives: February 2011
Philip Glass establishes annual arts fest in Carmel – and will play the HMML!
Philip Glass, one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century, will launch an eclectic annual arts festival in August, with music, dance, theater, poetry and film offerings at Hidden Valley, an arts training center near Carmel. But … Continue reading
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Announcing 2011 Vinyl in the Woods! Best Vinyl Fair Ever! (BVFE)
Yes it’s true. We are now accepting vendor registrations for 2011′s Vinyl in the Woods at the Henry Miller Library! Saturday, May 28th, from 11 am (ish) – 4 pm. It’s the coolest vinyl fair ever. And it’s free to … Continue reading
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Friday May 27th – “The Wrecking Crew” movie. Bigger (better?) than the Beatles
Sometimes the blogs just write themselves. We can’t imagine our good fortune. We won the blog lottery! On Friday, May 27th, we’ll be showing “The Wrecking Crew.” It’s a documentary about, yep, “The Wrecking Crew,” a loose group of about … Continue reading
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Bored? Become a walking HMML billboard with a nice t-shirt
I was driving through Santa Cruz the other day and there had one of those dudes on 41st Ave. “wearing” one of those full-body flip-signs advertising Little Caesar’s pizza. It was sad. Just staying on the highway all day, trying … Continue reading
The Henry Miller Library Stage is Dead; Long Live the Henry Miller Library Stage
As you may have heard, the Henry Miller Library stage bit the dust. It was a great stage whose time had sadly passed. To paraphrase The Lion King: it was some “circle of life” stuff. You see, when the stage … Continue reading
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Film discussion & appreciation class tomorrow at the Henry Miller Library!
We’re excited to be kicking off our weekly film discussion and appreciation class tomorrow, Feb. 21st at the Henry Miller Library, 6-10 pm. The class will be taught by the esteemed Mike Harrington. He’s the guy you saw at the … Continue reading
The Henry Miller Library Stage, synonymous with wonderful live music for over a decade, burns down to a smoldering, ashen pile in Big Sur, CA
The Henry Miller Library Stage, the fabled stage that hosted over 10-years worth of incredible live performances, including Arcade Fire, Yo La Tengo, Phillip Glass, Band of Horses, Animal Collective, and countless others, methodically ascended to the great fire pit … Continue reading
Tonight at the Henry Miller Library! CJ Boyd!
Aural alchemist CJ Boyd plays a rare indoor show tonight at the Henry Miller Library in Big Sur. A suggested donation of $10. It’s an early-ish show – 7:30 pm – so plenty of time to go out afterwards and … Continue reading
Henry Miller and Scott Walker: Awkwardly forced comparisons
I’m a huge fan of Scott Walker. Former Ohio-boy-genius-turned-Righteous Brothers-wanna-be and English pop sensation, via the Walker Brothers, Scott Walker is amazing! He quit the Walker Brothers and went on to make a series of strange, terrifying, surrealistic MOR-y, and … Continue reading
Is arrogance a prerequiste for being a good writer?
Or, is “arrogance a prerequisite to being a good artist?” The answer, of course, is “no.” But it doesn’t stop people from asking that question. Actually, um… no one explicity asked that question. I just did, because I was reading … Continue reading