"Witness to the Human Be-In, Forum"
People who were actually there January 14th 1967
8:00 PM August 24th
Produced by the “Summer of Love 40th” Council of Light and 2b1 Multimedia inc.

“Lets Set the Record Straight”

WHO:
Country Joe McDonald-Country Joe & The Fish
Rock Scully-Grateful Dead Manager
Terence Hallinan-60s' Pot Lawyer & Former San Francisco DA
Scoop Nisker-KFOG Radio
Lenore Kandel-Beat Poet and author of the censored "Love Book"
Bruce Brugmann-Guardian of The Bay
Dr. David Smith-Founder of the Haight/Ashbury Free Clinic
Dr. “Hip” Eugene Schoenfeld-Physiatrist-Author
Boots Hughston-Producer of the 40th anniversary Summer of Love
Eric Christensen-Immoderator and Veteran KGO Television Producer

Entertainment by the Eyewitness Blues Band with KGO's Greg Jarrett, Joe Vazquez, CBS5 Anchor (singer) Zach Heene CBS5 photographer (drummer) Patrick Sedillo CBS5 photographer (lead guitar), Doug Sovern KCBS reporter (bass)

WHAT: Several hundred members of the Council of Light (presenters of the 40th anniversary of the Summer of Love) will interact with the 12 person panel of actual witnesses of the January 14th, 1967 Human Be-In which started San Francisco's Summer of Love.

WHERE: 2b1 Multimedia 3075 17 Street (at Folsom)

Free to the public:

Bring a Flower Get in Free - San Francisco's “Official” Summer of Love 40th anniversary celebration will be held at Speedway Meadows in Golden Gate Park on September 2nd 2007 from 10am to 6pm.

Over One Hundred Musicians Will Take The “Official” Summer of Love Stage On September 2

Next Update: August 27th
San Francisco - Most of San Francisco's largest musical icons have agreed to perform at the Summer of Love 40th anniversary event. According to SOL producer Boots Hughston; “The bill is impressive, hundreds of musicians have confirmed, come September 2nd San Francisco is in for a real musical treat. There are also several additional acts on the bill that cannot be advertised due to contractual obligations. Musicians are flying in from all over the world to participate in this historic event.”

CONFIRMED ACTS INCLUDE (August 8th, 07): Country Joe McDonald, Moby Grape reunion (all original members), Jefferson Starship, Charlie Musselwhite, Taj Mahal, Lester Chambers (from Chambers Brothers), Canned Heat, Lydia Pense and Cold Blood, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Jerry Miller Band (from Moby Grape) featuring Tiran Porter and Dale Ockerman (from the Doobie Brothers) and Fuzzy John Oxendine (from the Sons of Champlin), Banana (from the Youngbloods), Michael McClure and Ray Manzarek (from the Doors), San Francisco's First Family of Rock (TBA), Brian Auger, Nick Gravenites Band with David Laflamme, Dickie Peterson of Blue Cheer, Chris and Lorin of the Rowan Brothers, The Alameda All Stars (from Gregg Allman band), Brad Jenkins, Terry Haggerty (from the Sons of Champlin), Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks, George Michalski - Pete Sears “Dueling Keys,” Freddie Roulette, Ron Thompson, The Charlatans, Liegh Stephens (Blue Cheer), Greg Douglas (from Steve Miller), Pete Sears (Jefferson Starship), Essra Mohawk (from Mothers of Invention), Barry “The Fish” Melton, All Night Flight featuring David Denny and Steve McCarty (from Steve Miller), Jack King (from Cold Blood) and Dale Ockerman (former Doobie Brothers), Merl Saunders (supporting the event), Hair (reunion Original Cast), Squid B. Vicious with Buddy Miles, Jim Post (Friend and Lover, Siegel Schwall Blues Band), Charles Lewis - Harmonica, David Harris, Fayette Hauser and the Cocketts, Cindy Sheehan (political activist), Jack Hirschman (Poet Laureate of San Francisco), Scoop Nisker, Terrance Hallinan (former SF DA) Ruth Weiss (Beat Poet), Richard Eastman (marijuana initiative), Lenore Kandel (Beat Poet), Paul “Lobster” Wells, Dr Hip (Eugene Schoenfeld), Artie Kornfeild (Producer of Woodstock), Wavy Gravy, Mouse man (Bagpipes), David E. Smith (Height Ashbery Medical Clinic), Bruce Latimer (Bruce Latimer show), Rabbi Joseph Langer, Bruce Barthol (Mine Troup), Stephen Gaskin, Doug Green, Howard Hesseman (schedule permitting), Benjamin Hernandez (Harts hands and Elders), American Indigenous people's, Agnes Pilgrim and 13 Grandmas (schedule permitting), Lakota War Pony's, Merle Tendoy (6th generation of Sacagawea) Shonie, Albert Tenaya, Harry Riverbottom (Chippewa), Chief Sunne Reyna, Iroquois Tribe, Dakota Tribe, Seminole Tribe, Emit Powell and the Gospel Elites. We are unable to pre-announce certain San Francisco heritage musicians because of their 60-mile/60-day contractual obligations and non-compete clauses.

What began 40 years ago in San Francisco is being celebrated worldwide this summer. Other events across the nation and around the world are also honoring the "Summer of Love 40th Anniversary," including; Canada, England, France, Germany, the Czech Republic and in Monterey and San Diego, California. All these events recognize and support the principals of the 60's generation and the birth of the counter-culture.

A web cast of San Francisco's Golden Gate Park 40th Anniversary Concert will be streamed throughout the day on the Apple QuickTime website.

Pop artist icon Peter Max said, "I am so happy to see that a concert is being held in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Summer of Love. It's important there is a historical legacy to the message that this time period represents. We need to always celebrate the universal values of compassion, peace and love." Peter Max is also doing a poster celebrating the event as well as the official backdrop for the main stage.

There is a 26 poster series that has been printed commemorating this event in the classic 60's style.

Artist included in the series: Mark Henson, Hunter, Donovan (Fire House), J. Kosa, John Seabury, M. Dolgushkin, T. Tweleves, Crowbar, P. Ryan, L. Lamb, L. Conklin, M. Mot, L. Graves, A Annengerg, Hamersfield, Ferris, Houston, Kerrigan, Howard, Moskowitz, Olson.