Events

Sunday, February 8th at 6:30 pm, in San Francisco, California:

An evening of film, art and music inspired by Timothy Leary and his archives.

When:    February 8, 2009
Where:   111 Minna Gallery
2nd Street Between Howard and Mission
San Francisco, CA 94105
415-974-1719
http://www.111minnagallery.com

Time:     6:30pm-8:30pm – Reception
9:00pm-10:30pm – Premiere of “The Terrestrials” film by Rene Daalder
10:30pm-2am – Party back at 111 Minna Gallery

This evening reception is for the press and a collection of special people we are bringing together for this event.

Confirmed guests include: Ralph Metzner (Colleague of Tim’s at Harvard and co-author of “The Psychedelic Experience”), Joi Ito (Tim’s Godson, CEO Creative Commons), Denis Berry (Futique Trust Trustee), RU Sirius (Collaborator, Author), John Perry Barlow (Friend of Tim, EFF Co-Founder, Grateful Dead Lyricist), Michael Horowitz (Tim’s Personal Archivist), Lisa Ferguson (Grew up at Millbrook, Director of “Children of the Revolution”), Zach Leary (Tim’s Stepson, Leary.com), Joey Cavella (Leary.com, Retinalogic), Chris Graves (Leary.com, Retinalogic) and many more!

Brewster Kahle will also be on hand to give a little tour of the Internet Archive’s recently launched: Timothy Leary Video Collection.

Please RSVP via our contact form.

We’ll be announcing the launch of several creative projects that use material from the archives, such as “The Terrestrials,” a documentary premiering right after the reception, and “The Leary Virtual Experience,” a 3-D site in the virtual world Second Life, courtesy of The Wishfarmers.

The Terrestrials,” Directed by filmmaker Rene Daalder, is a feature-length scifi documentary that follows 6 students of UC Santa Cruz as they digitize Tim’s video archives. The film will be premiering immediately following the reception, at 9pm, just a few blocks away from the gallery, at Obscura Digital:

Obscura Digital
460 Bryant St.
San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 227-9979
http://obscuradigital.com

After the screening, there will be a party back at the 111 Minna Gallery, featuring DJs and dancing, and visuals by TikiTV – in collaboration with the Timothy Leary Video Collection. (The party starts at 9:30 — feel free to just stay over for the party after the reception, if you don’t feel like going to the movie.)

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The Terrestrials - A Film By Rene Daalder - 8pm - Sunday, February 8, 2009

The Terrestrials - A Film By Rene Daalder - 9pm - Sunday, February 8, 2009