Monthly Archives: August 2011

On a routine visit to the Henry Miller Library, Hippie Sven stumbles upon “Howl,” and with it, the transforming power of poetry and “emotions.” He also discovers that Philip Glass will be accompanying poets at the Library on August 31st, … Continue reading →

When the Big Sur International Short Film Screening Series began six years ago, the films were shown, literally, on a projector screen on our old, sad-looking stage. The average attendance, at first, was something like, 15-20. Of course, it was … Continue reading →

Making fun of religion, particularly the Abrahamic ones, is like shooting fish in a barrel. I mean, after 4,000 years of theological heritage, the three major Western religions believe that God/Yahweh/The Trinity allowed 18,000 people to die in the recent … Continue reading →

The other day I was in Target and had a great sensation. There was a sign that said, “Back to School” sale or “End of Summer Sale” or something like that. Normally that would plunge my spirit into a deep … Continue reading →

This is how it works. Every year, we get, like, 600 submissions to our Big Sur International Short Film Screening Series from over 100 countries. We pick the best 30 or so and show them across Thursdays in July and … Continue reading →

I was fortunate enough to see Allen Ginsberg perform at NYU before he passed away. I was a Beat-freak teen and I took the train into the Big Apple back in the 90s; mind you, this was during the Dinkins … Continue reading →

OK, important stuff regarding the Big Sur International Short Film Festival. Basically, it’s almost over. Tomorrow, Thursday the 25th, we’ll be showing last year’s winners along with music from Lauren Shera (who’s also in Honeymoon.) Come hear her play her … Continue reading →

This Friday, the HMML will be hosting a wonderful show, triple-headed hydra, in which each head is a band: the Dodos, the Luyas and Sea of Bees. Gates at 6 pm. Ticket info here. We’ve heard good things about the … Continue reading →

…so says the San Jose Mercury. Money quote: The New York-based composer fell in love with this stretch of the Central Coast four years ago when he came out to perform a benefit concert at the Henry Miller Library in … Continue reading →

In many ways, the entire summer down here at the Library has been leading up to these two shows. A crescendo, if you will. And yes, the strained musical analogy is severely intended, because Philip Glass, one of the most … Continue reading →