The purpose of Kerouac Fest 2013 is to educate, entertain, and enlighten the public. Whether you're familiar with Kerouac's writing or just have a passing notion of what the Beat Generation is, you'll find something to appreciate at Kerouac Fest.
Produced by Tanyia Johnson of Make.Play.Speak and poet Stephen Gros, Kerouac Fest will include a rich lineup of performances, readings, panel discussions and in depth analysis of the Beat Generation. Scheduled for the day include:
- Youth poetry performance
- Biographical Timeline of Kerouac: infographics and highlights
- Kerouac panel discussion
- Live poetry showcase
- Poetry buskers and twitter aggregate poem
- Selected readings from On the Road
- Live jazz performances
The complete schedule for the event is as follows:
3:00 pm - Reception with DJ Black Slacks
3:40 pm - MetaFour performances
4:00 pm - Panel discussion
4:45 pm - Cory Wilson Trio
5:00 pm - Reading 1
5:15pm - Cory Wilson Trio performs
6:00 pm - Reading by Tracy Lyall
6:15 pm - Reading by Dean Liscum
6:30 pm - Poetry by BGK
6:45 pm - Reading by Gerald Cedillo
7:00 pm - Poetry by Chris Wise
7:15 pm - Reading by Stephen Gros
7:30 pm - Poetry by Salvador Macias
7:45 pm - Poetry by Marie Brown
8:00 pm - Poetry by Seth Walker
8:30 pm - DJ Black Slacks
9:00pm - Free Radicals
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